Warrant: It is granted, enacted, ordained and established by authority of parliament that letters patent be made to William [Sherwood], bp Meath and others, to found a chantry of one chaplain in the church of St John the Baptist of Persetown Laundey otherwise Loene, with leave to acquire lands [etc.] up to the value of 100s p.a. without writ of ad quod damnum., in the form that follows:

Whereas William [Sherwood], bp Meath, Roland fitz Eustace kt, lord of Portlester, C. and T. of Ire., Walter Kerdyef of Dowth, esq., Robert Cusak of Cosynestown, esq., Robert Kerdyef, gentleman, William Whitbery, vicar of St John the Baptist of Piercetownlaundey of the diocese of Meath, Thomas Laundey, Edmund Tankard, William Lawless, William Mody, George Whithede and John White, chaplains, inflamed with the fervour of devotion and charity purpose to enter into anew and found a certain perpetual chantry of one chaplain in honour of God, BMV and St John the Baptist for celebrating divine service in the church of St John the Baptist of Piercetownlaundey, otherwise Lecno, for the K.’s state and the souls of the founders, their relatives and friends and also for the souls of John Kerdyef kt, and Anne his daughter who was the late wife of Robert Cusak and the souls of all the faithful departed: whereupon they besought the K. that he should deign to grant to them his royal licence therefor so far as in him lies. The K. commending the pious and salutary purpose of the same William, bp Meath [etc.], and desiring that divine worship should be increased in his time, and willing for that consideration to condescend the more favourably to their prayer, so that he may be made as far as possible a participator in the charity, has granted and given licence to William, bp Meath, [etc.] that they and every of them may enter into anew, found, make, institute, and appoint for ever such chantry; and that William, bp Meath, [etc.] and every of them may give and grant to William Whitbery, chaplain in the chantry, in the said form by force and authority of the presents founded, lands, tenements, rents and services, with their appurtenances, up to a value of 100s p.a. beyond the charges and reprises thereof, whether they be held of the K. or others, without any writ of ad quod damnum, to have and to hold to William Whitbery, chaplain, in the chantry as given, established and to his successors, chaplains successively for ever in such chantry established, without any other licence of the K., his heirs or successors to be obtained or sued therefor. And further, the K. has granted and given licence that the chaplain in the chantry so established and his successors may purchase and acquire lands, tenements, rents and services, with their appurtenances, to the value of 100s p.a. beyond the charges and reprises thereof, whether they be held of the K. or of others, to have and to hold to him and his successors for ever without any writ of ad quod damnum in this behalf to be purchased or obtained; the Statute against putting lands and tenements in mortmain or whatsoever other statute, act, ordinance or provision, thing or matter to the contrary thereof enacted, made, provided or ordained, or had, notwithstanding. And moreover, the K. has granted and given special licence for him and his heirs that the chaplain and his successors in the chantry established may receive, occupy and enjoy all the lands, [etc.] to them given and granted, to him and his successors for ever without any other licence therefor to be purchased or obtained from the K., his heirs or successors. And further, the K. grants to the bishop and his successors for ever that every of them successively, of defects, culpable causes, bad conduct, negligence, ignorance, or for example on account for deficiency of knowledge, death, resignation, translation, surrender, with the assent of Robert Cusak and twelve of the parishioners of the parish, by the bishop for the time being for that purpose to be summoned and sworn to declare the truth as to every of the premises, may exonerate, depose and remove such chaplain in the chantry established from such service, and, so often as it shall be necessary and expedient from time to time, may make, ordain and constitute another fit chaplain in the place and name of him so exonerated, deposed and removed with the assent and will of Robert Cusak and twelve parishioners of the parish; not willing that William, bp Meath, [etc.], or the chaplain for the time being, or any of them or their heirs or the heirs of any one of them or (their successors), or similarly the parishioners for the time being or their successors by reason or occasion of the premises or of any of them, by the K., his heirs or successors shall be troubled, troubled or in any manner aggrieved. Provided always that William Whitbery shall be chaplain in the chantry found during his natural life, without any exoneration, deposition or removal.