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 1589-93] Deeds and Associated Documents. 93

[1589] Lease by John ffytz, armiger, Charles Grills, William Houghton, generosus, Thomas Lybbe, Edward Denys, and Richard Drake, of tenement and garden — tenement of Earl of Bedford east, of William Drake west, meadow of the Earl lately known as the Mawdelyn Trunche south, highway from Tavistock towards late mawdelyn Chaple north — which John Collyn, defunct, lately held ; to John Leyman and Christina his wife for life ; then to Joan their daughter for life. Attornies — Thomas Boles and John Collyn. May 17. 31 Elizabeth.

[Signed by ffytz, Houghton, Lybbe, Drake, and Denys. One of the seals, apparently intended from the position as that of Drake, has a merchant's mark and E D, the initials of Denys. But Denys has no such seal in the preceding deed of 1581, and the one there attached to Drake's name has ' R K.']

Endorsement of surrender by John Leyman, Jan. 28, 161 5. Witnesses — Henry Vosper, Thomas Edgecombe.

[1593] Lease by Thomas Mohun, Richard Drake, John Edgecomb, Peter Edgecomb, and Richard Sawell, of close at Waddon to Roger Sowton. Witnesses include — Nicholas Glanville, Robert Moore, William Grylls, John Pdyaux. March 25. 35 Elisabeth. [Imperfect]

[1593] Lease by Thomas Lybbe, Richard Drake, and Thomas Mohun, of messuage and tenement within the 'vyllage' of Tavistock — tenement of Queen east, heirs of John melett west, garden of Earl of Bedford north, East street south — to Nicholas Smyth, Elizabeth his wife, and John their son, for their lives. Recital that the said with other properties was conveyed by John Glanfyld, merchant, now dead, March 3, 7 Elisabeth [1565] to John ffytz, Richard Servyngton, William Houghton, John Gyll, John Coche, William Kedlye, William Grylls, John Cornyshe, John Glanvili att Wille, John Glubbe, John Badge, William Nychole, Edward Denys, John Skirrett, John Nuton, Walter Glubbe, ' Ewstys Drake,' all now deceased, and to the grantees, for the benefit of the poor people in the two almshouses adjoining the churchyard, and for lack of such to other poor. March 26. 35 Elisabeth.

[Signed and sealed ; neither Drake's nor Lybbe's seal has any personal device ; Mohun's has ' T M,' with ornament.]

[1593] Counterpart of above, less imperfect. Witnesses to both — Nicholas Glanvyle, Robert Moore, Wm. Grylls, Jn. Pdyaux, Edward Lybbe.

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