My Lord _Fitzwater_. My Lord _Ambrose_. Sir _Anthony Brown_. Sir _William Cobham_. Mr. _Cary_. Mr. _Warcop_. On _Riche_’s side My Lord _Fitzwarren_. Sir _Robert Stafford_. Mr. _Courtney_. _Digby._ _Hopton._ _Hungerford._ All these fought two to two at Barriers in the Hall. Then came in two apparelled like _Almains_, the Earl of _Ormond_ and _Jaques Granado_, and two came in like Friars, but the _Almains_ would not suffer them to pass till they had fought; the Friars were Mr. _Drury_ and _Thomas Cobham_. After this followed two Masques, one of Men, another of Women. Then a Banquet of 120 Dishes. This day was the end of _Christmas_. _January 3._ The Emperor’s Ambassador moved me several times that my Sister _Mary_ might have Mass, which with no little reasoning with him was denied him. _January 22._ The Duke of _Somerset_ had his Head cut off upon _Tower-hill_, between eight and nine a Clock in the morning. COMMISSION FOR CONTINUANCE OF SCHOOLS, PREACHERS, ETC., AND PENSIONS (JUNE 20, 1548). (_Under Chantries Act, 1 Edward VI._) =Source.=--Patent Roll, 2 Edward VI. Part iv., _m._ 22 (_d_). (A. F. Leach: _English Schools at the Reformation_. Part ii., p. vii.) Edward the Syxt, etc. To oure trustie and welbelovyd Walter Mildmay, Knyght, one of the General Surveyours of oure Courte of the Augmentacions and revenues of oure Crowne, and Robert Kelwey, Esquyer, Surveyoure of our lyveries in oure court of Wardes, greatyng. Where in the Act of Parliament made in the first yere of oure Reign, by the wich diverse Colleges, Fre-chappells, Chauntries, Guyldes, Fraternities and Stipends of priestes, ar dissolved and the landes and tenementes, and possessions of the same mencyoned in the same acte, ar come to our handes and possession, it is expressed and declared that at oure Will and pleasure we might direct our Comission or Comissions, under our great seale of England, to suche persons as it shulde please us, for the assignement and appoyntment of landes and tenements for and towarde the sufficyent fynding and maynetenaunce of Scolemasters and preachers in such places where the same were founded or ordened to be kepte....