Grant by the dean and chapter of the free chapel royal of St. Mary, the Virgin, and...

Grant by the dean and chapter of the free chapel royal of St. Mary, the Virgin, and St. Stephen within the palace of Westminster, to Nicholas Ludforth, verger (virgebajulantem) of the said chapel both in chanting and organ-playing (tam in arte cantandi quam organa perstrependi), of the office of verger (officium rirgebajulantis) and the office of organist (officium organa perstrependi) for life, in accordance with the statutes, etc., with a salary, as verger, of 9l. 2s. 6d., payable at the end of every month, at the rate of 6d. a day; for his livery, to wit, his cloak (toga) 13s. 4d. yearly at Christmas; as organist, of 40s. at the four quarters usual, by the hands of the treasurer; and distributions of obits (distributionesque obituum) as the other vergers; when absent, with the dean's permission, he shall find a deputy at his own expense. Middlesex. 30 September, 1527. At foot, 9 November, 2 Edward VI. Allowance was made to the said Nicholas Ludforde by decree of court of the yearly sum of 12l. in full of the above, with arrears thereof from Easter last. Signed Ry: Sakevyle, Thomas Moyle, Wa: Mildmay. Endorsed: Intratur coram me Hugone Losse supervisore domini regis ibidem.