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Dr William Hardman's Researches of Nonington and other Parishes File 1 1548-1649   Page 33

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Agreement for removing Wardship 12 October 1633 (9 Charles I)

Parties – 
   The Right Honourable Sir Robert Naunton, Knight, Master of the King’s Majestys Court of Wards and Liveryes and Sir Beniamyn Rudyerd Knight, Surveior of the same Liveryes for and in the name and behalf of our said soveraigne lord the Kinge on the one part and Anthony Hamond Esquire cosen and next heire of Edward Hamond Esquire deceased on the other part.

   Witnesseth that whereas our said soveraigne lord the Kinge is agreed to graunte unto the said Anthony Hamond one ousterlemayne to be had of and into certaine lands and tenements holden of our said soverainge lord the Kinge as of his [?Castle of Dover] by Knight service which to the said Anthony Hamond in lands and tenements descended and came in use possession or [blank] from the said Edward Hamond as Cozen and heire unto the said Edward Hamond as in the said ousterlemayne more plainly it is conveyned

   Nevertheless for that our said soveraigne lorde the Kinge should not be deceaved but that his grace should have perfect knowledge and understanding of the true value of the said lands and tenements and all other hereditaments The said Anthony Hamond lately delivered to the daie of the date hereof unto the said Sir Robert Naunton Knight
and Sir Beniamyn Rudyerd Knight a writeinge in parchment indented hereunto annexed wherein he coveyned and specified All the lands and tenements and the true yearelie value of the same which the said Anthony Hamond willeth and intendeth to have or shall have out of the Kinge’s Majesty’s hands or possession by the said Ousterlemayne

   And over that the said Anthony Hamond covenanteth and graunteth for him his heires and executors to and with the said Sir Robert Naunton Knight and Sir Beniamyn Rudyerd Knight that one Auditor or Auditors of the said soveraigne lord of the Kinge to be asssigned or any Auditor of the Kinge’s Court of Wards and Liveryes for the tyme beinge shall at the coste and chardges of the said Anthony Hamond and at such tymes as it shall please our said soveraigne if it can be proved that any Mannors lands tenements and other hereditaments whereof the said Anthony Hamond or any other person or persons for him or in his name or by his consent taketh or which hereafter shall or maie lawfullie take any advantage benefitt profitt or comoditie by reason or culler of the said Ousterlemayne holden of our said soveraigne Lord the Kinge by Knight service in cheife or in Soccage in cheife be of more better or larger yearelie value then in the same writeinge is conteyned Then our said soveraigne Lord the Kinge shalbe by the said Anthony Hamond his heires or assignes trulie answered and satisfied of the concealment and offence in that behalfe the said Anthony Hamond shall content and paie unto our said soveraigne lord the Kinge into his grace’s Court of Wards and Liveryes the double of one yeares value of all the lands and tenements so omitted or undervalued.

   And our said soveraigne lord the Kinge shall and may receive and take the yssues and profitts of the lands and tenements soe omitted or undervalued from the death of the said Edward Hamond untill the said Edward Hamond [sic] his executors or assignes shall have agreed to and with the said Sir Robert Naunton Knight and Sir Beniamyn Rudyerd Knight or other the Masters of the Kinge’s Court of Wards and Liveryes and Surveior of the same Liveryes for the tyme beinge for the value and overplus of the lands tenements and hereditaments of money as by the agreement of the Master of the King’s Court of Wards and Liveryes and Surveyor of the same Liveryes shalbe taxed assigned or appointed anything herein conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding
Executed by Ben Rudyerd. 

  Note: The form of the above deed is a general form and the name etc. of the accountant has been filled in later. The Extend in Latin is attached to the deed.
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