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Grant from Henry, Earl of Huntingdon, lord Hastinges, Hungerford, Botreaux, Molyns, to Arthur Gregorie of Styvechall, gent., for his good counsel and his services, both at the courts of the King at Westminster, the court of the Duchy of Lancaster, and at the manors of the said Earl in the counties of Leicester, Nottingham and Derby, of an annuity of 20 pounds, the said Arthur having the right of distraint on the Manor of Evington, co. Leicester, if the said annuity is unpaid or in arrears. Dated in the Feast of St. Michael, 10 Elizabeth. Signed: H. Huntyngdon Seal on tag: circular, red; armorial. A bull's head erased, gorged with a ducal coronet. Legend: IN VERITATE VICTORIA Witnesses: Thomas Sampson, Richard Scudamore, Robert Bennett Endorsed: The Earle of Huntingtons annuitie of 20 supl; supi;. [AG]