the   deputy    of  them  th.e  faid  Edward   Sherman    and  John
Sherman,  and  ihould  have  the  profits  and  iflucs  thereof  to

his


Mandamus  and  Returns  thereto,

fit'-  ^oVi's"^"'  ^'^  ^''^""  P^^?^^  "^^?   ^"^  '^h^^  ^^  t'^^  ^^''l  Nicholas  for  his

own  uie       deputation   of  the  laid  office  (o  to   be  had,    (hould  pay  to

smd  fhould    the  faid  Edward  Sharman  and  John  Sherman  by  the  month,

pay  the        for  every  month  in  which  he  the  faid  Nicholas  Ihould  have

SheTm:ins     jjjg^  office  the  film  of  61. 13s. 4d. and  *  thereupon  he  the

"•  539-  faid  Nicholas  had  and  occupied  the  faid   office  for  twelve

"  \li'      '  rroaths,  and  hi    performance    of  the   agreement  laft  afore-

which  he      ^^id,  paid  to  the  faid  Edward  Sherman  and  John  Sherman*

<iid  atrainfl  6I. 1 3s. 4d. for  every  month,  to  wit,  at  the  city  of  Exeter

theftaiute. aforefaid,  which  61. 13s. 4d. for  every  month  of  the  twelve

months  aforefaid,  they  the  faid   Edward  Sherman  and  John

Sherman  from  the  faid  Nicholas  for    his  deputation  to  the

faid  office  there,   had  and  received,  again  ft  the  form  of  the

statute  aforefaid  ;   atid    afterwards,  to  wit,  on   the    13th  day

of  February,    in   the    26th   year  of  the  reign  of  the  lord

Charles  the    2d,  the   now   king  of  England,   &c. they  the

faid  Edw?rd  Sherman   and  John   Sherman   then  pretending

that   they  were   feized  of  the  office  of  regifter  of  the  arch-

tieaconrv  of  Totnes,  in   the  county  of  Devon  and  diocefs

of  Exeter,  a  certain  other  agreement   was  made,  to  wit,  at

Several  cor-  the  city  of  Exeter  aforefaid,  between  them   the  faid  Edward

rupt  agree-  s[ierman  and  John  Sherman  and  the  faid  Nicholas  Eveielgh,

jnent?;  upon. ^,.fj(,|g5  bctu'eea  them   made  and  feaJed,  that  one  Philip

granting  -  ,  n         ,  1  •  n       r       r  -c

deputation?  Atherton  gent,  lliould  receive  annually  for  leven  years,  ir
of  the  faid     the  faid  Philip  and  the  faid   Nicholas   ftioijld    fo  long  live,
ofHce  of  re-  out  of  the  profits  and    emoluments  of  the  faid  offices   of
gifterof  the  j.ggj{^gj. 