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 186 ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. lave, and place, artificially substantially durably and decently in or on y« uppennost p'te of v' said Tunibe, and on ye South side of y= churche of Somerton afForesaid, a very faire decent and well p'portioned picture or portrature of a gentleman representing y* said Thomas Fermor w** furniture and ornamentes in armour, and about his necke a double cheyne of gold w*"" creste and helmette under his head, w'*" sword and dagger by his side, and a lion at his fecte and in or on the uttemioste parte of the uppermost parte of the said Tumbe a decent and p'fect picture or portraiture of a faire gentlewoman w'** a Frenchehood, edge and abilliment, w"" all other apparell furniture Jewells ornamentes and thinges in all respectes usuall, decent, and semely, for a gentlewoman. And y' they y* said Richard and Gabriell Roiley their execut' or assignes or some one of them shall and will devise worke and sett upp artificially in or on v« utteraiost syde of y^ said Tombe decent and usuall pictures of, or for, one Sonne or (gic) two daughters of y^ said Thomas Fennor w'*" their severall names of Baptism over or under y' said pictures, severally and orderly' w"' scutcheons in their handes, wherof y' said sonne to be pictured in armour and as liveinge, and y* one of y* said daughters to be pictured in decent order and as liveinge, and y' other daughter to be pictured as dieinge in y^ cradle or swathes, and y' they y^ said Richard and Gabriell Roiley their execut' or assignes or some of them shall devise, engrave, worke and sett up artificially durably and substantially in, on, or about y' said Tombe fower sheildes or escutcheons, y^ one thereof to conteyne and represent y' very trewe armes of ye said Thomas Fermor onely, the second y"^ trew armes of y' said Thomas Fermor w'*' the trewe armes of Fraunces y^ firste wifFe of y" said Thomas, the third they trewe armes of y' said Thomas and Bridget his second wife, and the fouerth y"= trewe jiniies of ye said Bridgette onely. And y^ same to be done in such places of y^ said Tumbe as moste maie serve for y^ shewe and settinge forth of y^ same Tombe ; and Further y' they y«' said Richard and Gabriell their execut' or assignes or some of them, shall and will as well worke make ingrave and sett out w'*" good and conveuable oiles golde and colours round about ye edge and creste of y^ said Tumbe w''' or in one rowe of great and faire gilte engraven letters, ye epitaph and sentence hereafter ensueing. That is to saie : — Thomse Fermor armigero, viro animi magnitudine contra hostes, benificentia erga doctos, dementia et bonitate erga suos pietateerga omnes admirahili Domino huius territorii benignis- simo et novae scolae Fundatori optimo in p'petu' sui sua;q' coniugis Brigittas Feminae letissims memoriam ex testamento executores sui hoc monumentum flentes erexerunt. Obiit veroanno domini millesimo quingentesimo octogesimo, die augusti octavo. As also all y' and all manner of y^ devisinge coloringe gildinge garnishinge workmanshippe cariage conveyinge settinge up and full finishinge of y' said Tumbe, and all other thinges whatsoever conceminge y^ said Tumbe, shall bee all throughley at or by th'only perill paines travell costes and charges of y'' said Richard and Gabriell their execut' admiuistrats' and assignes in all thinges and respectes, (Savinge aud excepted) That y' said George Shirley his execut' and assignes w'^'in one month next after request to them or any of them to bee made by y' said Richard and Gabriell or either of them or the executs' or assignes of either of them shall appointe find and send to Burton afforesaid convenable and sufficient waines cartes and cattle to drawe leade carye and bring all ye peeces and p'tes of y' said Tumbe and all thinges therunto belongeinge and necessarie, to y' church of Sommerton afForesaid, and also to cause y"^ foundacion of y' said Tumbe to be made by a masonne, at y^ costes and charges of y* said George Shirley his execut' and assignes. And the said George Shirley covenaunteth and graunteth for him his heires executs' administrats' and assignes and every of them, to and with y"^ said Richard Roiley and Gabriell Roiley and cither of them, and y^ executs' and assignes of either of them, by these p'iitcs, that he y"^ said George his execut' or assignes, for and in consideration of all and singulery'^ former covenauntes grauntes and agreementcs, by y' said Richard and Gabriell made as afForesaid by these p'uts, and for the said Tumbe to be well made and fully finished accordinge to y^ trewe intente of these p'nts, shall and will well and truly paie or cause to be paid to ye said Richard and Gabriell Roiley or to one of tiiem, or to y"^ e.xecuts' or assignes of either of them, y*" full somme of Forty poundes of lawefuU mony of England in manner and forme followinge. That is to saie. Five poundes win eight daics next after th'ensealinge herof, other Five poundes win twenty daies then next after, tenne poundes at or before y*^ Feast daie of y"^ nativity of our Lord God next cominge after y' dtte herof, other x.li at or before y^ Feast of Ester there next after followinge, and other J.li bein y' rest and residue of y^ said Forty jioundes at such tyme and when y' said Tumbe shalbe made and fully Finished accordinge to y"= trewe entent of these p'nts. In AVitnes wherof they p'ties First above named to these Indentures Interchaungeably and ether to ether have put their bandes and scales, y* daye and yeare First above written. Sealed and Delivered by y^ w'''in named Richard Roiley unto Thomas Poole to y« use of y' w"'in named George Sherlcy y^ xxvii daye of October in y* presence of WiU'm Tortone and John Toplines and Thomas Nodine.