[1] The hatred which the townesmen had conceiued [page 438] against the abbat and conuent of S. Albons, was s [...]erlie great, and manie deuises they had to haue sa|ued, those that were executed. And where as well the townesmen, as other of the abbats and conuents tenants, both of Hertfordshire, and Buckingham|shire, had gotten of the abbat and conuent letters of discharge, from dooing anie bound seruice, the king directed his letters vnto certeine commissioners, as to Iohn Ludowicke, Iohn Westwicombe, Iohn Kenting, Richard Perers, Walter Saunford, Ri|chard Gifford,The king calleth in by proclamation all [...]uch let|ters of manu|mission, as the abbat of saint Albons had grante [...] to his bondmen. Thomas Eidon, and William Ec|cleshall, commanding them to cause proclamation to be made in all such townes and places as were thought necessarie, through the whole countries of Buckingham and Hertford, that all and euerie per|son and persons that ought and had beene accustomed to doo or yeeld anie manner of seruices, customes, or duties, whether they were bondmen or free, vnto the said abbat and couent of S. Albons, should doo and yéeld the same seruices, customes, and duties, in such l ke forme & manner, as they had beene used to doo, be|fore the time of the late troubles, & not to chalenge or claime any libertie or priuilege which they inioied not before the same troubles, vpon their faith & allegi|ance in which they stood bound to him, and vpon paine to forfeit all that they might forfeit: and in case anie were found to doo contrarie thervnto, the same com|missioners had authoritie, and were commanded to arrest and imprison them, till for their further punish|ment, order might be taken and agreed vpon in that beha [...]e accordinglie.