De concessione ad vitam Nicholao Laniere et aliis. 1
A.D. 1626. 2 Car. 1mi.
CHARLES by the grace of God, &c. To the treasurer and undertreasurer of our Exchequer nowe being, and that hereafter for the tyme shall be, Greeting,
Whereas wee have beene graciously plesaed, in consideration of service done, and to be done unto us by sundrie of our musicians, to graunt unto them the severall annuities and yearly pensions hereafter following, (that is to say) to Nicholas Laniere master of our musick two hundred poundes yearly for his wages, to Thomas Foord forescore pounds yearly for his wages, that is, for the place which he formerly held, fortie poundes yearely, and for the place which John Ballard late deceased held, and now bestowed upon him the said Thomas Foord fortie poundes yearly, to Robert Johnson yearely for his wages fortie poundes and for stringes twentie poundes by the yeare, to Thomas Day yearely for his wages fortie pounds and for keeping a boy twenty fower poundes by the yeare, also to Alfonso Ferabosco, Thomas Lupo, John Laurence, John Kelly, John Coggeshall, Robert Taylor, Richard Deering, John Drewe, John Lanier, Edward Wormall, Angelo Notary and Jonas Wrench, to everie of them fortie poundes a peece yearly for their wages, and to Alfonso Bales and Robert Marshe, to each of them twentie poundes a perce yearely for their wages.
Theis are therefore to will and commaund you, out of our treasure in the receipt of our exchequer, to cause payment to be made to our said musicians above mentioned, and to every of them severally and respectively, the said severall annuities and allowances, as well presently upon the sight hereof for one whole year ended at the feast of the annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, last past before the date hereof, as alsoe from the feast hitherto, and soe from tyme to tyme hereafter at the fower usuall feastes or termes of the yeare, (that is to say) at the feast of the Nativitie of St. John Baptist, St. Michaell the Archangell, the Byrth of our Lord God, and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by even and equal portions, during their naturall lives, and the lives of everie of them respectively, together with all fees, profitts, commodities, allowances and advantages whatsoever to the said places incident and belonging, in as large and ample manner as any our musicians in the same places heretofore have had and enjoyed the same ; and theis presents, or the inrollment thereof, shalbe your sufficient warrant and dischardge in this behalfe.
In Witnes, &c.
Witnes our self at Westminster the eleaventh day of July.
Per Breve de Privato Sigillo, &c.
De Concessione Denizationis Francisco Cleyne et Philippo de Maecht. 3
A.D. 1625. 1 Car. 1mi.
REX omnibus ad quos, &c. Salutem.
Sciatis quod nos, de gratia nostra speciali, ac ex certa scientia ct mero motu nostris, concessimus, ac per presentes pro nobis, heredibus et
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