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J have rekynnyd yer-apon@ soo yt y J ye forsayd Thomas Oyttes is Att ye datt off yis present wrytyng off ye Age off Lxvj 3erys compleet & mor~ als myche
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hytt Apon mye sawll qwen@ J depart wt yis present lyve Mor . ouer qwer~ hitt is sayd & opynd yt willam Oyttes mye fadyr~ qwos sawll god keeppe suld
have mad A Chartyr~ in Tayll off certan landes & tenementes qwyche hee had in schypden~ in ye Tonschypp off southonrom@ ye qwiche Chartyr~
specyfyes y to ye heerys mall in ye qwiche Chartyr~ J ye forsayd Thomas Oyttes schuld bee specyfyed in And Alsoo in A wyll off ye forsayd willam
Oyttes yt is Annexyd to ye forsayd Chartyr by ye qwiche will J . ye forsayd Thomas Oyttes suld have certan gwdes beewytt ye qwyche Chartyr~
nor wyll J ye forsayd Thomas Oyttes neuer knawe nor herd tell off nawthyr~ in my fadyr~ lyve nor sythyn@ vn-to nowe off latt nor off non
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& To Thomas Oyttes hys brodyr~ And os for yt statt J mynd & thynkys Apon@ ryghtt well For all yt Tym J was betwyx vij 3er~ & viij off Age os
my fadyr~ & modyr~ tellyd mee And And Att all yes premissys Abovyn@ wrytyn@ Ar~ lell & trwe wt-out feynyng or frawd nawthyr~ sayd for meed ne for
favir~ off Anee Creatur or Creators nor for malys nor evyll wyll off Anee creattur or Creaturys bott evyn by ye waye off Ryght & Consciens os J wyll
Answer~ Afor . god And for ye mor . stedfast es off trawthe J . ye forsayd Thomas Oyttes to yis present wrytyng puttes to mye seall And for mor
Credens heroff All wee vndyr~ wrytyn@ recordys & wittnes yt wee herd ye forsayd Thomas Oyttes in Audians off hws & monye moo yus saye
& doo Att hawworthe yt is for to saye we syr~ Denyse Scherpp~ ye parysche Prest off hawworth John@ Pyghhyls laurens Dyns<?> willam .
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puttes too our seallys Gyvyn@ ye xviij daye off Feuyr3ere in ye Reygn@ off kyng Edward ye iiijte ye viij 3er~ .