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Lastlie, the said Senena dooth vndertake and pro|mise (Bona fide) to see and procure the full perfor|mance of all the premisses, and that the said Griffin hir husband and his heires shall allow and performe the same, and thereof shall deliuer his instrument in writing to the king in forme aforesaid. To this char|ter both parties put their seales, Griffin and Senena to that part which remained with the king, and the K. to that part which remained with Senena.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Finallie, for the performance of the articles in this instrument or writing conteined the [...]aid ladie in name of hir husband, procured diuerse Noble men to become suerties or pledges, that is to saie, Ralfe de Mortimer, Walter de Clifford, Roger de Monthualt seneshall of Chester, Mailgun ap Mail|gun, Meredoc ap Robert, Griffin ap Maddoc of Bromefield, Houwell and Meredoc brethren, Griffin ap Wenuwen: which persons vndertooke for the said ladie, that the couenants on hir part should be per|formed, and thervpon they also bound themselues by their writings obligatorie vnto the said king, in forme following.

8.1. Omnibus hoc scriptum visuris Rogerus de monte alto senescallus Cestriae salutem. Sciatis quòd ego me constitui plegium, &c.

Omnibus hoc scriptum visuris Rogerus de monte alto senescallus Cestriae salutem. Sciatis quòd ego me constitui plegium, &c.

_TO all and singular, to whome this writing shall come, Roger de monte alto the steward of Chester sendeth greeting. Know yee that I haue con|stituted my selfe pledge for Senena the wife of Griffin the sonne of Leolin, sometimes prince of Northwales, and haue vndertaken for hir to our souereigne lord Henrie king of England, that the said Senena shall accomplish and per|forme all and singular those couenants and ar|ticles, agreed vpon betweene our said soue|reigne lord and the said Senena, for and con|cerning the deliuerance of the said Griffin hir husband and Owen his sonne out of the prison of Dauid his brother, and the portion of inhe|ritance due vnto the said Griffin, which the said Dauid keepeth from him by force. In wit|nesse whereof to this present writing I haue put my seale. Dated at Salop, the mondaie before the feast of the Ascension of the blessed virgin Marie, in the 15 yeare of his reigne.

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