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A BRIEF HISTO RY O F THE BIS HO PRIC K O F S O M ERS ET

M I T Y R 1 1 4 FRO S FO U N DATI O N TO THE EA 7 .

II .

H E S O B F D C O X . C ART R FR M THE LI RARY O R . MACRO

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BY TH E E . JO S EP H H U N TE P . S . A . R V R ,

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P RI NTED FO R T H E C AM D E N S O C I ET Y ,

N I C H O L S S O N . B Y J O H N BOW YE R AND , PARLIAMENT STRE ET

XL M . DC C C . .

C O U N C I L

THE C AM DEN S O C I ETY,

E LE T E D M AY 1 3 . C 2 , 8 9

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HO N . LO F S ON M . P. THE RIGHT RD RANCI EGERT ,

. R s . S A Dir YO T F . S . r a . . ector AS AM S . e . THOM , E Q T

REV . P P BLI THE HILI SS, Registrar of

h ni t f xf t e U versi y o O ord .

H BRU C E S . F . S . A . Tr easur er . JO N , E Q

N P Y OLLI S . P . A . O H . S J A NE C ER, E Q

C PU O O S F . R. S P . S .A . . RTON C PER, E Q.

Y. RT . THO M AS P E U . HON ER GRINE CO RTENA T F OK ES . CRO TON CR ER, Q .

REV . D DY THE ALEXAN ER CE . H Y LL K . . A S E I S ec . S . . IR H NR E S, , R E H EV . O S P N P S .A . THE J HU TER, . HN O S F S . A . J HERMAN MERIVALE, E Q . . R KE O HN A O WO DE S i to S . A. J G GE , E Q . D rec r H AS S TAPLETO N S F . S . A . T OM , E Q . WI LLI AM J . O S P S . A . S ecr etar . TH MS, E Q . . y TH M O AS I S . A F S A WR GHT, E Q M . . . .

A D V E R S E T l M E N T.

TH E only connexion between th e two porti on s of this Volume li es in this ; that b oth relate to affair s of th e i early Engl sh C hurch .

In their character there is this differen ce : th e first is a small chronicle or historical remain th e sec on d consists of documents prepar ed with all th e formali ties of legal in trument and w ic were actua inten e for th e s s, h h lly d d d finin efence and u o f r o fr i e ort o ert r anc e . g, d , s pp p p y h s

The first ortion re ate to a articu ar see th e name p l s p l , of w ic h as un er on e man fluctuation s b ut w ic h h d g y , h h b ecame in th e twe ft centur w at we n ow see it the l h y h , Bishopri ck of Bath an d Wells : while the sec on d relates to c urc e in variou di oce e or to mona tic foun h h s s s s, s

ation th e eat and ecure a um of the eac efu the d s, s s s syl s p l,

iou an d th e earn e . p s, l d

Whatever it is n ecessary to say respecting th e deposits of th e ori ina i b e found in the I ntro uction w ic g ls, W ll d s h h ar e r f h p efixed to each p ortion o t e work .

C O N E N T T S .

O F B K O F I . A BRIEF HISTORY THE ISHOPRIC SOMERSET FR OM ITS FOU N DAT I O N TO THE YEAR 1 1 74

C H ART ERS RELATING TO ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS : viz .

G rant by Gilber t Tyson of Land an d Tythe to th e C hurch

of b I n the t of th e C on eror o r his e o Sel y . ime qu succ ss r .

on firmation b obert B sh o of L d of a r n t of 2 . C y R i p on on G a

n in o th M n ter in his see . I n th e re n of te h en La ds S u i s , ig S p .

3 D oc ent r e t n to th e b e t on o f the H o e of S t. . um s la i g su j c i us s

M ar o f D ubli and o f B as in werk to th e H o e of y n , g , us — . D . 1 1 . Buildwas A . 1 56 1 76

r n t b th e Ab o t and on ent o f nt 4 . G a y b C v Sai W andrages ilus to

th e B ho of b r of th e C h rche of h tch rch is p Salis u y , u s W i u

and her ton and T the at Wivele sford I n th e t of S s y . ime

Richar d th e F irst .

I ro r t on of th e C h rch o f o th e nham to the 5 . mp p ia i u S u R y

M k s of A re ett n ber h I n th e on c lately s l ed at N orma s g .

t e of ch r th im Ri a d e F irst .

Joh n 6 . Gran t by B ish op of Norw ich to Ralph Roman of

ert n h o e in nn e wh h had b e on e to I c a Jew c ai us s Li ic l g d saa ,

o f N orw h at th e re e t of n J h . A . D . 1 21 4 . ic , qu s Ki g o n viii CONTENTS .

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e e om S ir eter de A to B o co to th e H o of S t. 7 . R l ase fr P l s use \ B ennet at H olme of all righ t in th e S tewardship of th e said

H ouse .

nt b H enr D e of Lothier to his n e h ew M tth ew de 8 . Gra y y uk p a

w c o f th e H ur of E e . A D . Lo vaine of th e Baili i k ono y . — l 224 l 226 .

C h rter o f n H enr th e Th r to th e C h r h of N orw c h a Ki g y i d u c i ,

rec t n an d c onfirmin a C h r ter o f n John and i i g g a Ki g ,

r th er r e e . A e 1 6 H en . gran tin g fu p ivil g s nn . III

C harter by which th e P ri oress and Nuns of Grace D ieu bin d th emselves to presen t e ach succ essive Pr ioress for approval

u de er on and his h e r . C c A . D . to t V d i s ir a 1 250 .

r nt of l de F errar n s E r of D erb to th e A bbe G a Wi liam , a l y , y

A nte A . . . of Tutbur y. D 1 253

G ran t of Richar d son of C hristinus de G ome rsal of an annu al

oh Pension to th e B reth ren of S t. J n of Jeru salem at N ew

n . . land . Anno 38 H e III

B ull of P o pe U rban appo in tin g a C ommission to h e ar and determine a question betw een th e C onven t of E v e sham an d

n th e . r A . D . c ertain par tie s r espec ti g Ty C i ca 1 262 .

r nt o f ob ert de F errar iis E r of D erb to th e Abb ot G a R , a l y ,

nd a C onvent of M ir avalle of th e C hur ch of O verton . A . D .

1 264 .

B ull of Pope Gregory grantin g to th e A bbot and C o nven t of Eve sham th e r ivi e e of co ectin and tr ansmi ttin th e ' p l g ll g g

eter en e o f h e er on o n o wn de e e . D t th e r n A . P P c p s s i m s . 1 274 ?

Letter of Philip Abbo t of Wigmore c ertifyin g that S ir R oger CONTENTS . ix

Tro myn and D ame Joan h is w ife are admi tte d to c er tain

r i e e in th e o . A D . 1 1 3 . p vil g s H use . 7

L e tter c ertifyin g th at Proclamation h as b e en mad e in c ertai n C hur ch es for th e app earan c e of all p erson s in tere ste d in a c on template d division of th e P reb en d of Ec clesal in th e

fi d . h h of Lich el A . C ur c . D 1 332 .

Indenture b e tw een Th omas Bish op of N or wic h and th e

M or h er ff and C o on t of th e C t re t n to ay , S i s , mm al y i y , la i g

’ th e e x emption of th e Bish op s palac e from th e juri s dic tio n

of the M o r . n I ay 2 1 H e r y V .

r t n e r G r an t from th e Sup er ior of th e H ouse of S t. R obe a

n re bor o h to Tho P o le tt n h im to K a s ug , mas p y , admi i g

ert n r e . . . c ai p ivil ges of th e O rd er A D 1 47 3 .

2 A N otar ial In tr n t n o f o e t th e 0 . s ume t r eci i g a B ull P p Six us

F o rth b Wh h th e re e n t a nd n ht o f th e C o e e u , y ic P sid K ig s ll g

o f th e ar ter an d th e D e n C non & c . o f n or are G , a , a s; Wi ds

e ow mp ere d to ch oo se a C on fe ssor . A . D . 1 479

etter o f Edmu d h o of L d to th e D e n an d L n Bis p on on , a

’ C h ter o f S t. c o n t n ette r of n ap Paul s , mmu ica i g a L Ki g

H enr th e E h th to th e A r hb h o o f C n terb r y ig c is p a u y ,

’ r esp e c tin g c ertain Pr ayers to b e said in E n glish th rough

o u th e e 36 H enr . t R alm . y VIII

INDEX

A BRIEF HISTORY

O F THE BIS HO PRIC K O F S O M ERSET

F R O M I TS F O U N D ATI O N

1 1 TO THE YEAR 74 .

I N T RO D U C T I O N .

TH E h tor of th e h o ri o f th e ro nce of o er et th e is y Bis p ck p vi S m s ,

e t of wh h w as or n at We tr n e re ro th en e to s a ic igi ally lls , a sf r d f m c

B th w h er e for h or t t e it re n e an d th en rr e b to a , a s im mai d , ca i d ack

e ro th e t e of h o o w n own w r has b een W lls , f m im Bis p G d i , d a ds ,

chic fl er r th r r n o r e y d ive d f om ee o igi al s u c s .

F r t in n t and c er t n in n t t b e e th e i s , dig i y , ai ly a iqui y , may plac d

’ ' ' s e c tion D e Ep iscop zs Wellens zbus in th e D e Gems P ontificum Anglorum o f o f M e b r * w h o w rot e e r in th e tw e th entur . William alm s u y , a ly lf c y N e xt in age is to b e plac e d a sh ort ac c oun t p rin te d by Wharton

i “ o e to b h w r n in th e Angl a S aer un supp s d e t e o k of a ca on of W ells .

Th on t n e to th e t e of ho ar ll w h in 1 86 H ew e o e 3 . is is c i u d im Bis p , di d

Th e th r m h r er o nt r nte in th e e o e t on i d is a uc la g ac c u , p i d sam c ll c i , 1 in Wh ch th e h tor on t n e to th e e r 1 423 W h en N ch o i is y is c i u d y a , i las

w s h o Th e b e c e th e His tori a M inor and Bubw ith a B is p . es may all d

’ t r M a or h r ton r n te ro o ern tr n r t in th e His o ic j . W a p i d f m a m d a sc ip

C otton n br r e b F r n Th n n e ro c o e b ren e ia Li a y, mad y a cis y f m pi s y Lau c

Now e wh ch h e o n a t the h o e of Lamb arde the ent h n t ll , i f u d us K is a i

u ar : bu t h e o e n oth er o wh h in r e te r of th e q y als us d a c py , ic is a gis the h r h o f e c u c W lls . " Th ere w as in th e fifteen th c en tu ry a C han c e llor of We lls wh o h as l e ft seve ral trac ts some o f which are histo rical ; and wh o may h ave

53 l. i . 5 . S cr i or s B d m ol 1 01 1 53 1 54 . Fol. 1 691 . V o . p t e p os t e a , f . 6 , p . , f p V — ol. i . 554 5 1 . 1 p . 7 ’ S ee r n r in o . V e E . v . re e . nne 5 his P fac , p xxxviii . Thy s t a sc ipt is C tt it llius , 4 INTRODUCTION .

r f h t r M or o f h r ton Th w as b een th e auth o o t e H is o ia aj W a . is

T o h n er wh o w a s s o r en o f n h e ter C o e e . H e h mas C a dl , al Wa d Wi c s ll g

or r w th B h o ec n ton to wh o h e n r be w as c on temp a y i is p B ki g , m i sc i s

h re t e e nt t e D e laudibus daur am civitatum et s ediam Balkan . et is t a is i l d ,

Well A on te or r n r t on t n n th an d o th er en. c mp a y ma usc ip c ai i g is

tre t e b h im in th e br r o f Tr n t C o e e C mbr e . a is s y is li a y i i y ll g , a idg I h ave h ad th e go od fo r tun e to disc over a f ourth or igi nal and

h or t I t h as n o t far now e er b een i nd e pen d ent aut i y . , as as I k , v

n ot e an d et it c on t n o e ct wh ch ar e e r to ts e ic d , y ai s s m fa s i p culia i lf,

to o e tr n c t o it ve ffe ren t o o r n an d on th e s m a sa i ns gi s a di c l u i g , ,

w h o e it ma b e to o e w th e n o t er or th o r t l , y said c m i qual if sup i au i y to any of th e th re e on wh o se ap th ority hith erto th e w r iters on this h u b e t h ve ro e e e . N o o b t t e wh o e w h h it con t n s j c a p c d d d u , l ic ai s

r e e ct n th e e on of I n a and h is rr e w th e en sp i g succ ssi , ma iag i Qu

E th e b r e en r and r o n t c bu t wh en th e h tor a l u ga , is l g da y ma i ; is y p

ro ac hes the t of th e C on e t it e er th en t c h r c p ime qu s , assum s a v y au ic a a ter ; it is minute an d par ticular ; an d s o c on tinu e s in r espec t o f th e

to e e te b the w r ter to th e r e n of Kin H en r th e econ pics s l c d y i , ig g y S d , ’

in Wh ch it w as o o e . B ut wh t e i t its h e e th t i c mp s d a giv s c i f valu is , a th e un k n own auth or h as in tro duc ed a l on g quotation from a treatise

w r tten b h o G so h e wh o w as n o n te to th B h o r i y Bis p y ims lf, mi a d is is p ick

b E w r th e on e or and wh o c on t n e in th e s ee an b e an d y d a d C f ss , i u d a l z ealous p relate to n e ar th e end o f th e reign of th e C on qu eror ; a for e

t te h e it of a r er tre t e wh h h e n ten e to o e on as , as calls , la g a is ic i d d c mpil .

th e en ow en t e on his ch r h b r o b en e tor an d th e d m s mad u c y va i us fac s , di s tributi on of th e profits o f its posse ssion s be tw een th e Bish op an d

th e C non . h t h e re o te 18 co n en e o nt of th a s W a is qu d , a d s d ac c u e

e f r b ut r e t n ore e e to h e an d to wh t w as sam af ai s , la i g m sp cially ims lf a

on e in his ow n t me n r e ect of th e rec e er o wh en it w as d i . I sp p is p i d

w r tten b G so it b e ob er e th t th e de o tion of t n i y y , may s v d a p si S iga d ,

265 h n r . N o . of t e M a usc ipts I N R D I T O UCT ON . the A rchb sh o of C a n te rb r an e ve n t n t o ne i n it th i p u y , is me i d , e date

of th tr n t on b n A . D . 1 06 9 s e e no re on at a sac i ei g . I as to suspe c t

f th tt e e e of e r to - b o r h th e ge nuin e n e ss o is li l pi c a ly au i g ap y . W e shall find that its statemen ts are curiously suppor te d by th e te sti

n oo in o e n tan e a nd of ch r t r in mo y o f D ome sday B k s m i s c s , a e s o th r so t h ere er t e his c e in the en r c e s . G y mus aft ak pla sl de atalo gu e of on h or Sax aut s . That th e tre atise in w hi ch th is valuabl e fr agment o f Bisho p G ys o is i ncorpor ate d w as w ritte n as e ar ly as the reign o f Kin g H e nr y th e

e on b e r e e su ffi c ie ntl rob b e n e ren e ro S c d , may gard d as a y p a l i f c f m t e e c on e r t on Th er e c o n c en e in its t te e nt w th h s sid a i s . is a i id c s a m s i th e o pin ion s w hich are k n ow n to h ave prevail ed at that time amon g th e r e ligious o f S omerse t c on c ern in g I n a and Eth elbur ga th e n ar rative ends w ith the c onse c r ation of Bish op R e gin ald in 1 1 7 5 ; an d trac e s may be perc eive d of a pr e fere n c e of Kin g S te ph en to his

A nde avin e cc e or . I t o t o nt to rt z n h Th g su ss alm s am u s pa i a s ip . e au th or w r ite s as if th e embers w ere n o t quite cool ed of th e animo sity b etw een o re the ho an d n H enr th e F rs t * an d G df y Bis p , Ki g y i , as if h e h ad e tere nto th e ee n o f h o ob r t th e r e ec e o r o f n d i f li g Bis p R e , p d ss

e n wh o h ad b een one of th e o t c t e rt z n o f te h en R gi ald , m s a iv pa i a s S p , an d wh o h ad suffere d p er sonally gre at inconven ience in c on sequence of s h r to im hi ad e ence h .

- Th e ob e t of th e wr ter w as two o . F r t to e th e b e t j c i f ld i s , giv s

n t h o c o e c t of th e o r n of th e see . Th h e te u s ac cou e c uld ll igi is , lls

i n e in th e ro o e w as his r n c nten t on . B ut it s t th t p l gu , p i ipal i i ma if s a

I n my Disserta tion on th e perio d to which the earliest Roll in the serie s of the t be referr ed I e n er en e the n e of e er o of the Pipe is o , hav i adv t tly stat d that am v y Bish p

e o r in it e e of th e o of r e . I n ow fin d ere no tim ccu s , xc pt that Bish p Ca lisl But that th is n otice of th e Bish op o f Bath and Wells and the dispute between hi m an d King H enry th e r w I e e e firs t ro to i in hi n rr e o n for Fi st , hich is , b li v , b ught l ght t s a ativ , may acc u t h n n The ere was e lo e ween the o t e abs e ce of his am e . fact that th this j a usy b t Bish p and the n er be en o e d on roo of the o n w Ki g, may , p haps , tak as s m a diti al p f p i t hich it is the of er i on to e aim that Diss tat stablish . C 6 INT RODU TION .

t fix ed on th e r e e n e of th e C h rch an d h e h ad his eye c onstan ly up v u s u , m h t b e that h e w as i n ten t on producin g a w or k to which re feren c e ig

m e h o e t on r e h e t on w ere e r e t ad , s uld qu s i s a is , as suc qu s i s p p ually

r s n r e ect n the or t on wh h w ere s e t e for the or t a i i g , sp i g p i s ic asid supp

h o I n th e o f th e canon s an d th os e which r emain e d to th e B is p .

o n o f th e s e e n er th h o no t ce b him w e h ve ac c u t u d e later Bis ps i d y , a

er itt e e e t w h t re te to th e te or o e on an d v y l l , xc p a la s mp al p ss ssi s dis

putes c onc ern i n g th e m .

Th e th o r w as in ro b b t c n on o f e . I n on e au , all p a ili y , a a W lls

hr e w e h ve e rb on or t w th th e His tor ia M inor wh h p as a a v al c f mi y i , ic seems to sh ow that this tre atise w as k n ow n to th e auth or of th at

e re er or n ce o r th t b o th in th t r t of th e r n rr t e m ag p f ma , a use d a pa i a a iv

n a c omin on origi al . This little piece o f histo r y h as b een pr eserve d in a R egister of th e

r or of th wh h now in th e br r o f th e H on o r b e P i y Ba , ic is li a y u a l ’ o et of n o n wh o er ob n ow e th e C en S ci y Li c l s Inn , v y ligi gly all d amd

oc e t to e th e tr n r t ro wh h the h e r n te . B S i y mak a sc ip , f m ic y av p i d y

w h t e n th e o et obt n e o e on o f th e ter wh ch a m a s S ci y ai d p ss ssi is R gis , i

18 on e of or th n or n r c r o t an d e n n ow n b u t m e a di a y u i si y valu , is u k ;

th er e n o r e on to o e o e h e one th t it or e r t is as supp s , as s m av d , a f m d pa

of th e munificent b ene c t on o f S ir M tth ew H e to th t br r fa i a al a li a y , wh en w e fin d th at it is n ot men tioned w ith h is o th er manusc ripts in

o f th e e rne Ju e an d th t it b en t o ro th e the w ill l a d dg , a is a s als f m ’ of th e n cr t in th e n o n I nn br r de i n c atal o gue ma us ip s Li c l s li a y , ma Th e R egiste r con tain s th e r ec ord of th e tran sac tion s of th e

200 to A D D . 1 . 1 3 h o e ro b o t A . . 60 w th few th n n te r us f m a u , i a i gs i f h t er e of wh h th e e o or o ne . Th e h r cter in w h ch sp s d , ic is pi c is y is c a a i it w r tten th t o f th e b e n n n o f th e o rte en th n t r is i is a gi i g f u c e u y .

Th e en o e t are ob e to M r E A on o f th e r t h C . . . amd S ci y lig d B d , B i is

M e for the r c w ith wh h th e tr n cr t w as e b us um , accu a y ic a s ip mad y him .

' l ’ C u H iberni a fol. 6 . 1 . S ee a ta l. M S S . A zw et 1 g , 97 u 79

HISTO RIO LA

P R I M O R D I I S E P I S C O P A T U S

S O M ER E TEN S S I S ,

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C r onagr ap korum. — S L A T I N . n e o en w en e n on e o w I e TR A N O Si c ft , h m ditati g this subj ct , ab ut hich hav n ow for on e een r o I e e a n e rn e e re to now fo r w re on a l g tim b cu i us , hav f lt a st d si k hat as , w n e i n w n ner w en an d w o the Pontifical e was r n by hat cha c , hat ma , h , by h m S at t a s o e o er e and how in ro e of e w ferred to WE LL S from s m th plac , p c ss tim it as removed to

A T H n e n or o n on e e o n n ot b een er o e on n B , si c i f mati th s p i ts has hith t mad public c sulti g th wr n of th e nna an d th e n rr e of the n en er w e o to e iti gs a lists , a ativ s a ci t fath s hich th y t ld 1 th eir son s fo r the in formation o f another generatio n ; the facts which I then c e c ol lected I e ere rown n o on e n rr e w I e o e to wr n in hav h th i t a ativ , hich hav c mmitt d iti g , o r e r n er on now the r an d our o er see d that future ge ati s may k t uth , that p st ity may

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er th e n er of e n o e e w en the wa o f flesh . He e Humb , umb his days b i g c mpl t d , t y all l ft n o e r e n : w ere on i n th e n o w h e o erne , ere ro e h i b hi d him h up , ki gd m hich had g v d th a s e on o f the n r on of e and w n e ; so n o ro o was a c ssati admi ist ati justic , ith it i justic that m e for h n man on e ne th e the ro n l ft either peace o r e quity . T e u just c d m d just ; st g

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et ut d a ur tren uu m eu m feceru n t com vi eb t valde s , sibi Regem, b miss o sibi regn o et o mn ibus quae ad regnum p ertin eb ant : et a e is i n s p cop s co ecratu s est statim . Et dum hae c geruntur ven it qui Regi diceret Regem tran s Hum

nu er obis s n i m filiam AD E L B U R H n o in bram p e et u ca suam, m e , h aeredem reli uis s on re ii s n un tiis q e . Quo d Rex audi s, missis g ,

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n rofuturu m t arri uit et f n nu n de s se melius p , i er p , acie s se Regis b ad Adelb ur a m erven it n untian s ei et tium, g usque p , verbum

r au di r n ichilominu s sicut ti n m e at . At lega o e quam ipsa p ius illa ,

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ni . I n a o convivii a o n a in n o reg sui ver , die , juss s d mi e pra di fer

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i n m n C hm ue in tem es ‘1 n t d ce te c og ovit . q p tae n octis sile i o secum s ecretiu s a eren t I na denu o le ation em Adelbur ae a eruit i g , g suam g p b d m A elbur a . I n Ie estca . A elbur a . D eceba tur . g g p

e e it an d S rne th e o of rr e w th e n e e was d spis d , pu d th ught ma iag ith Ki g , b caus it said h e re e e re n n h w th e son of n n . n I n a w en , e as a husba dma Ki g , h c iv d this ply thi ki g

er e e er ne to o i n er o n ; an d , re that he sh o uld hims elf have bett succ ss , d t mi d g p s p

n er of th e n e to Adelb ur h and re e e th e ten ding that he w as a m e sse g Ki g , cam g , p at d to h r she n e er e e e ore p roposals which b efore had been made e . But , v th l ss , as b f , ’ w re e e th e ro o l o n th e ro n the n er was n n ; , j ct d p p sa , g u d that Ki g s fath a husba dma hich w n r n n n o w h e o do o e e n or he th e Kin g h ea d , thi ki g a xi usly hat sh uld , that by s m m a s and e en on o er h e ee b e e er n e o re n w her o e , , th might succ d , d t mi d t mai ith s m days v m ths h N ow ene Adelb ur h in the character o f a servan t w aiting up on er . it happ d , that g

f h er re . I na o n th e appoi nted a feast to b e h eld fo r th e chief p erso n s o alm , day of th e e the offi ce ne re of n the e f stival , had assig d him by his mist ss placi g dish s o n th h n e he was er or n e n re e i n e table at t e ba que t . Whil p f mi g this duty , b i g d ss d ro re an d e r n to far re er n e n th e o er er on wh o were yal appa l , app a i g g at adva tag tha th p s s ‘ an re en the l n and n m r n e e e ee n l en o re , d p s t , ady , agai agai ad i i g him , b cam xc di g y am u d e re o rdered a co uch to be p repare d fo r him at n ight in her o wn apartme nts . In a s c t 3 i nterview in the ee en e o f th e n I na a n o ene e to Adelbur h . , d p sil c ight , () gai p d his mbassy g 1 4 H I S T O R I O LA DE P R I M O R D I I S

n ullatenus exau diri t den i u e ci uisn am t s et merui , dum q rex q esse n t et s c ro o s uit . n i n t i dicavi , Regem esse p p U de lla veheme er a dmiran s ob stu uit et etitionib us lib en s ac ui evit . Q uo , p , p suis q

to n dis ces sit et in atriam re res su s n o fac , rex i de , p suam g , cum mag

aratu n untios ro ea t : n t ad t n c app p direxi quam, ubi ve i villam u is a C ides ton n n t vocatur s olem n iter tempor qu e , u c au em Wella , p desp on savit ; episco po Da ni ele min isterium despon s ation is felici n su mman te za n n t im etravit ter c o qui , Regi a media e, p a Rege dari b an d m a d tran sferen du m illu m sibi villam e e c sedem pon tificale . ’ Dan iel vero sin e m o ra de Kunigresb uri zi tran stulit ad W ellam fi i cath edram pon ti c s . au dis tis oh u o t on Ecce jam quam causam, q casu, qua ra i e,

n o et tr an s tulit ca th edram ad W ellam n o cum qua d quis . Da iel ver ,

nn u adra inta tr s edis set in on tificatu relicta t t o n a is q g es p , e ra m rie rram viven tiurn u tium tran s ivit ad te . Cui s cces serun t plurimi s u cces sores in o n tifices su bs cri ti S I G A R U S AL W YN U S Wella , p p , , qui s ubplan tavit S igarum ah epis copatu ; p o st cujus obitum cum C im x iij dieb u s vixis s et epis c0 pu s e x spiravit ; B R I T H E L M U S B URTH b C ons umman tem. Tra ns f erandum.

not ow e er re to be e r n en t h e e re to h er who h He co uld , h v , p vail h a d , u til , at l g h , d cla d e w as and he e f was th e n w en sh e won er n e ee n l w , that hims l Ki g h , d i g xc di g y at hat had

ene w as e an d w e r o o w l e e i n ro o happ d , amaz d , , ith h a ty g d i l , acqui sc d his p p sal . This

n e e th e n de r e and b eln re rn e n o his ow n o n r en b ei g s ttl d , Ki g pa t d ; , g tu d i t c u t y, s t a h t splen did embassy to co nduct t e lady o him . When she arrived at the town which 4 en e C ides ton now e l e were ere o e nl h w as th call d , () but W l s , th y th s l m y mar rie d . T e o ffice o f th e e o was l er or e n el the o wh o th e e sp usals happi y p f m d by Da i bish p , , by m dia

o n o f th e Q een o ne o f the n the town o be en to e ti u , btai d Ki g that sh uld giv him , that thith r h e r an er th e e o e an d n e c or n might t sf pisc pal s at , Da i l a c di gly transferre d immediately ’ ir ro on re r to e s the Bisho p s cha f m C g sbu y W ll .

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re e o er the see o r and ree e r e n th e n o f the n had p sid d v f ty th y a s , l avi g la d dyi g , passed to th e n o f o e i e . To w o ere were n e or ell la d th s that l v h m th ma y succ ss s at W s , as — th e o w o e n e o o w S I G A B U S ALW Y N U S wh o e bish ps h s am s f ll , displac d , by u n der

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volun tarium a d eorum astruxi adin stauration em ibidem, me .

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' Ead id u adminu culo et tion h oc ad efi ectu m n t g , c jus sugges e ve i ,

te d t a a t rk n et M oddesleh par m ejus em err e qu e sui juris era , Me e ah in coli s n uncu atam fideli b en ivolentia ad adau xit . p , idem Vil

dein de a W n esh am a ellatur u odam an teces sorum lam qu e y pp , a q meorum raestitam s et multorum an n orum r p , per cu ricula absque obaudition e succ es s oribu s reten ta m u odam Als ie n o n a , a q mi e t n tem ori s in o n o h ab en te t o u c p eam d mi i , cepi repe ere quem crebr cano nice ammon itu m et t i Provin cialiu m u o i , pos judic um , q lle excludi et e o deb eb am n t o re u n an tem n on t g i r duci, armis p g , imui anathema iz are Haroldum t ducem ecclesiam i t . e iam , qui mich c ommis sam s oliaverat n n to n n c orrectum [ p ] , u c secre u c palam , ' S t defun cto w o n nt c o itab am r . e pari se te ia g fe ire , Rege Ed ard , 0 n m . lv n u ann o ah I n carn atione D omi i , cum ille reg i g ber

rf d .

1 e w r or re e or 5 I set e o n r to the re r on b ing ithout a cloiste f ct y , ( ) mys lf v lu ta ily p pa ati 16 of e e n our o er to wh o w as n er or to n o on e in e th s . I m en ti o ed this p v ty him , i f i pi ty , ( ) 1 7 d n th o e o n w e e ore or e re ner on an obtai edfrom hi m e p ss ssi hich is call dW dm ,( ) f th mu ati of an e ern re o en e for the n re e and en on of the re ren ere er n t al c mp s , i c as sust tati b th th s vi g d e on i was effe e n re e God . een d o w o e n e an , Qu E ith als , by h s assista c sugg sti th s ct d i c as d f th e n elon n to the gi ft with faithful b enevolence by giving th e part o said la ds b gi g 1 3 en th e own e e w was e the n n M er en and M odesle . h rs lf, hich call d by i habita ts k y ( ) Th t w l e W n esh am w een r n e for er o e one of hich is ca l d y , hich had b g a t d a t m by s m my n er e re e e or for n e r e ro e or w o a . I p d c ss s , but ma y y a s k pt f m his succ ss s ith ut y s vic i n een fre n er oo to re o er r n Alsie wh o e e it . u d t k c v f om o e , at that tim h ld Him hav g b n en e n e and re in or e er ere een e quen tly can onically admo ish d , sist g by f c aft th had b a s t c

r e and was e re I o to be of the Provin cials by which h e w as dep iv d , it d cla d that ught 19 I e en e e to r e n o o e on I n ot e e to n e e . ) v m ditat d st ik put i t p ss ssi , did h sitat a ath matiz ( l an d the e w o I o e e r e b y th e same kin d of sentence Harold duk , h m s m tim s p ivat y w he e on the r o e to sometimes Openly rebuked for the attacks hich mad chu ch c mmitt d

s o c . 8 D C A M D . . 1 8 I I I S T O R I O L A DE P R I M O R D I I S

n acula s u sce is set n o n ol ea a tulerat redditurum p , s um qu e se , um Praeo ccu an te t verum etiam ampliora sp opon dit datur . p au em

illum o divinae ultion is o t victoriam otitu s e s t judici , p s qua p de fi o o su o N orwe n ien siu m xx . r to ex ercitu equiv c Rege y j die, repa a , con tra Willielmu m B a cem N orman n oru rn qui jam m eridian am ° terrm e us la am inva s erat r corri uit et n x . re n i j p g , a ma p , me se g duo b u s fratribu s et m o l t sui, cum suis, axima p pu i sui s rage,

r itu s n n o c ub uit. o to ot c Dux ve Vic ria p , cum reg i guber acula um su sce iss et et n t u erim o p o st e p , a me de i juria michi illa a q

n a udis set W n esham a resi n avit i o con iam , y ecclesi e g , priv legi

firma it e a c on t on u t t in D eo s acrificiu m v , di i e, fra res eadem

' n fi eren tes ro s u oru m u e an teces s oru m et o la dis o , p sua q success

t r h aereditario in violabili ter o rum perpetua salu e, eam ju e p ssi

t n t et on t O s waldi additurum citiu s de e m as erium se , cum o t s o on dit E o dein de u t am li ficarem ae mem p sse , p p . g p ecclesi

adhu c b en eficia ra o n un cu atur u odam , p edium qu d Cumbe p , a q meo arochian o Ars ere to o n n p dic , cum c se su Regis Wilhelmi, em tum uibu s dam aliis Wurmeston et Litton e n un cu p , cum q ,

n e in th my charge . But King Edward havi g di d e year of the Incarn ation of our r o ne o n and - five on a n the re n o f o ernmen he rom e Lo d th usa d sixty , t ki g i s g v t , p is d

t on to re ore w h e en w als o to e re no ly st hat had tak a ay , but giv f sh But the judgm ent o f divine ven gean ce overtakin g him on the tw en ty - firs t day after the or w he o ne o er n e e the n o f the orwe n h e vict y hich had btai d v his am sak , Ki g N gia s , n re r e r en e in le w l e o f o r n wh o havi g c uit d his a my , gag d batt ith Wil iam Duk N ma dy , n e the o ern r o f n and en in th e en on of re n had i vad d s uth pa t his la d , th t th m th his ig ,

w two ro er and re er of eo e e in t e . M oreo er ith his b th s a g at slaught his p pl , f ll bat l v , the e er h e o ne the o r an d en o n the o ern en Duk , aft had btai d vict y , had tak up him g v m t o f the n o an d had e r r me o n f th e n w e n ki gd m , h a d f om my c mplai t o i jur y hich had b en do e

to m e rren ere W nesh am to th e ur and c onfirmed o e n r er to , su d d y ch ch ; it by a s l m cha t , the e ffe the re ren o ffer n in the r the sacrifice of r e to Go d o ct that b th i g chu ch p ais , sh uld

r for th e fe o f e n e or an d e or an d so o e n p ay sa ty hims lf, his a c st s , succ ss s , p ss ss it i vio

labl ere r He r y , as by h dita y p o mised also that as so on as h e was able h e wo to th e f the on s er of I en in or er I uld add gi t m a t y th , d that might still

r er en r e the ro er of r o n e r e ro on fu th la g p p ty my chu ch , btai d by pu chas f m e of my

r oner e Ars ere w the on en of i the in th e r pa ishi s call d , ith c s t Will am K g , fa m which is le o e w er i n o er n calleq rmeston ‘ and Littone 2 5 w cal d C mb ith c ta th la ds G) , ( ) hich I E P I S C O P A T U S S O M E R S E T E N S I S . 1 9

ti ad au mentum et su stentation em e us velud raen o pa s, g cleri j , p a n t a s si n avi . A o Kulmeton e ocatum u mi a a, g liud qu que , v , q o d b n cta t h aeredita rio roven erat Bln edou sibi, defu ma re, jure p , Glas tin en si t ae meae on t S et illud g abba e, ecclesi d ari, impe ravi . , dia o u u m t n ti n c s da o e s on n on t n . H ita ue b lica j p i vasi e, diu e ui iis q man sionibu s ad su sten tation em fratrurn liberalitat , Regum e,

a l t t a dele atis e orum n um erum cum summ iber a e ecclesi e, g , a dauxi et o e et in hon este n n eces sa ; qu s, public vivere me dicare, riorum n o n t c oe erat n on di tato s in s truxi ob e i pia a ea g , ca icali, , dien tia t o . Claustrum vero et refectoriu m e d rmito rium illis

rae aravi et o n i a a d a n et co m eten tia or p p , m a qu e h ec ecessaria p f e

c o novi a d o tr ae meae lau dabiliter advocavi . n g , m dum pa i , U um o i sis Ys aac n o n velud a caeteris es t t et n ver ex p , mi e, pr e a e se su

n t o doneum n n ele erun t on eorum mi is eri y , u a imes g , qui b is ext ri ri n r t nt fra ri u i m e o bu s im e de et e t b s . ent nt a curam p , i erius S e an ath ematis infli x n n illos in stitutionem i i o m es , qui vel meam can on ice factam in ali u o laederent o s ses sion ibu s q , vel de p , vel i i ll n o a o s t s to er n t . per me vel a tecessores me s pp , aliquid e b i h r di a assignav t . e e tari .

ne o e i for the en on of the non and for eir ort . assig d as ab v sa d , augm tati ca s th supp 5 n l Kulmeton 2 re a e w Elnedou o o f on to A other estate als o cal ed ( ) I p v il d ith , abb t Glast , e to r to w o e en e ere r r on th e e of giv my chu ch , h m it had d sc d d by h dita y ight d ath his o er : ow n to the ol n er eren e of er ai n ower l er on m th but this , i g diab ical i t f c a c t p fu p s , I n i e e e e e e n en for th e en n did ot hold for an y long t m . Th s stat s thus b i g giv sust tatio of the re ren ro the o n of n o e er w th e o er e er b th , th ugh b u ty Ki gs , t g th ith m st p f ct lib ty of the r en r e th e n er o f e : an d o e w o the w n of th e chu ch , I la g d umb th m th s h m a t n ecessaries o f life had b efore compelled to live among the peo ple an d to b eg in

e n nn r e n enr e ro to e i n re r or er in n on a m a ma e , b i g thus ich d , I b ught liv gula d ca ical r n d or or an d e o e en e . r f r e o o er re e o a b di c I p epared o th m als a cl ist , f ct y d mit y , I add d , in o r nner all o er n w e re re or n to th e n ner a satisfact y ma , th thi gs hich th y qui d , acc di g ma f o n e n n o l o e o ne o f e e e n e o my wn cou try . Th y u a im us y ch s th ms lv s , Isaac by am , as

fit r h e r a e and n e r n n who was to e re of e r te fo r the oth ee than t est by g u d sta di g , tak ca th i n e en en e e or on ern w t o and of the re ren w i n . ron o e th t mp al c c s i h ut , b th ith I p u c d s t c of an athema agai nst all wh o sh ould in an y thing violate th e arran gemen t thus c a n onicall e o r o e w an r of the o e on ro r e y mad , sh uld tak a ay y pa t p ss ssi s thus app p iat d by m r re e o my p decessors . 2 0 H I S TO R I O L A DE P R I M O R D I I S

Hu u s raelib atio n em o m mis i u t chm in se uen tibu s j rei p ide p , , q de is tis et omn ibus qu fe ad epis copalem pertin en t dignitatem terris on e tractavero a ad n on o m a ad o c fus , qu e usum ca ic ru , qu e episc pi

o n dis en sation em o e inn otes cat et o s terita s d mi ium vel p , pr pri , , p , ah ambi uitate a termin o s u o n t n t i n n on g liber , s s i fra habi a es, al e a

n d u s s r s o o fratern ae dil nis afie m i va at . S cce o e ver me s e ctio c

on o et de rec or u t a hu us t anteces m e , p , supra ecclesi e j per me e

o o o s itam flL b en eficii sui s arcin am unu s u is u e s res me s p , q q rem

au eat u t fru ctum recom en sa tion is o t h u u s tae tran sit um g , p p s j Vi a

h r to o s sideat cu uslibe t o nis C is gl ri o sus p o . Si quis j rdi decreti

h u us o to exstiterit ordin ation is mem t t n j vi la r , qui vel s a um i ver

t o s ses sion ibu s an on o de u tatis uamlibe t ere, vel de p c ic rum usui p q r a d tran sferre rae sum serit illu m e is c0 us a pa um aliud p p , p p p t r n ammonitio ne et o n o t et re oc et n at e a c sili rega v , vel i dur um divinaa ultion is s everitate com escat me a entem n e p , , dum male g g li enter t olleraverit n on n ad o g , a se sed aliu de m dum Hely, ” dam n atio ni in cu rat p r .

u p osit m.

e en ore a e of e w en ere f er I hav thus giv a f t st this subj ct , that h h a t I shall have tre e o f e e an d 27 at d th s all the lan ds ( ) which pe rtain generally to thi s ep is c opal s ee b e now n w lo n , it may k hat be gs p eculiarly to th e use of the canon s and

w to the e e n e an d o l o f th e o and so er n hat d m s disp sa bish p ; , po st ity b ei g

ree ro n er n on e o ne r n ot en roa f d f m all u c tai ty this subj ct , pa ty may c ch upo n the r o f n o er . n o w w rn e o r in th e r of r ern ffe on ights a th But I a my succ ss s spi it f at al a cti , an d ntre I e at the m ou t of regard to th e b enefits co nferred on this chur ch by me an d re ce e o r , e o f e wo en e o r to add to ro er my p d ss s that ach th m uld d av u its p p ty , that e o e i n l r h th y may p ss ss g o y t e fruit of a re co mp en se fro m Christ when they have e out of re en l e . an one o f w e er r n a l pass d this p s t if If y , hat v a k , sh ll vio ate this e r ee , e er o er rn n o r n n e or re n d c ith as v tu i g this my di a c . p sumi g to tran sfer to s ome o er r o e a n r , o w e er l of th e o e o n s t r th th pu p s y pa t h v smal , p ss ssi s e apa t to e u se o f th e n o n , him let th e o ern o n i on and o n e r e an d a d ca s bish p , by pat al adm it c u s l , ul e or h , , e r ene re ra n th e e er of ne en e n vis if is ha d d , st i by s v ity divi v g a ce , lest while h e

ne l en - f er th e e o er to ro ee he er the nner of n g ig tly su f vil d p c d , may , aft ma Eli , i cu r a ” en en e of on e n on no t ro e ro no er s t c c d m ati f m hims lf but f m a th quarter . E P I S C O P A T U S S O M E R S E T E N S I S . 2 1

Ecce rei veritas de c on venien tiaWellen sis ecclesiae quam ven e ran dae o ae G s o s ri tam reli u a c it . n mem ri y p q Qui, cum a uo s eir

t xxvii . in t on tific ali s edis s et di ci er j ca hedra p , decurs o erum sn orum

o obdormivit in o n o et se ultu s est in circul , D mi , p ecclesia quam t exerat in o to i ari te a n , emicicl fac n p e a parte quilo ali prope t t D u du co raedeces s or e u s s e ul s s al are, sieu p j p tu e t a meridie juxta altare .

I o G s oni succe s sit C H A N N E S u s t on Turon en sis vir psi ver y J , i e , n t rovidu prude s e p s . Qui cum Rex excellentissimus Willielmus

n o xxi . n n re n averat fin e t con clu sis s se i r, qui j a is g , laudabili vi am et, et Willielmu s n o fili us e u s ro eo re n aret c on s ec ratu s ju i r j p g , est e is c0 u s in ulio et tat cathedram P n tifi is tr p p J , s im o c an stulit de a h n i in Wella B t o ae. Nam cum multi s et magn is obs equ en do famili aritatem o tineret im etravit ah o i t Regis p , p ips , sibi, c vi ta em

Bath onize et n on to o t h aereditatem Hu elon is B ; mul p s , g cum arba, l m ah o mer atu s 1x . va en te e c s e t et is a u libras , ; ex hiis ep cop t m u t u m e is u u a daux it . Q o o u c0 s tab at i fac , q p p p sibi licere ep sco atum t min uere t auxerat t p ex par e , quem ex par e , par em reddi

’ r li uz e q d .

e o n ow ou e th e r on ern n the ett e en of th e ossessions s of B h ld , y hav t uth c c i g s l m t p fi ) the r of e w G so of en er e e or le in wr in . He when he chu ch W lls hich y v abl m m y ft it g , h d o wen - e e r in th e e o al r the r e of e n a sat ab ut t ty ight y a s pisc p chai , ci cl his days b i g o e e e in th e or an d was r e in th e r w he had o erne c mpl t d , sl pt L d , bu i d chu ch hich g v d, in a little n e e in the w on th e n or e ne r th e Duduco his re ich mad all , th sid a as p r w r e on th e o th r de cesso as bu i d s uth side of e alta . To G so ee e O H N r man of Tours ru en and ro en who w en y succ d d J , by bi th a , p d t p vid t h the life of the mo st excellen t King William th e elder who had reigned twen ty - two year s o e to r ewor en d and l a the o n er son re ne in e had c m a p ais thy , Wi li m y u g his ig d his st ad , w n i n th e on of Jul an d e i e r n erre th as c o s ec rate d bish op m th y , imm d at ly t a sf d e

e o e ro e to . For n een e o e the n i n pisc pal s at f m W lls Bath , havi g b mpl y d by Ki g n and re afiairs an d n in on e en e rown n o r w him ma y g at , havi g c s qu c g i t familia ity ith , 9 h e e e of th e n for h e the of 3 an d n ot on er he r se b gg d Ki g ims lf city Bath , ( ) l g aft pu cha d th e n er 31 n es e he enr e i h itan ce of Hugelo c um Barba( ) for sixty po u ds . With th ich d th e o r . n one the o o he n re e the bish p ic Havi g d this , bish p th ught that as had i c as d re en e of the r in one di re on so he b e at i er to n s e in v u s chu ch cti , might _ l b ty dimi i h th m ' P R R I I S 22 m sr o m o m. DE I M O D

a es ont non distraxit et Heldeb erto tuum ecclesi e Welli c ra ca es , dapifero su o dis trib uit redditu s ecclesiae equiperante s xxx . libras D omicilliis o n on o G s o n ili et ultra. qu que ca ic rum quas y ve erab s

n truxerat refecto rio l t et o to o n ecn on et io c o s , sci ice d rmi ri , cellar ,

in is n ce ss arii s t o dirutis n on o et aliis o fii c e , cum claus r , , ca ici f ras e ecti coacti n t o o c ommu niter o G s o j , su cum p pul vivere ; qu s y ulariter et o e o t t S et docu erat reg religi s c habi a e . cum Dei miseri

‘ o ee o n est et in o n illu m res iceret sicut c rdia, qu super m es m ibus, p , i t est o rie destin avit h o s et vo cavit et o vo scr p um Qu s Deus p , qu s ’ t h o s et u stificavit oeniten tia t i o t to cavi j , p duc us de sacr legi perpe ra , b n tiam s ri m reli uit r es ui t et oen ituit et oen ite c ta . p p , p suam p q Joh an n es vero Archidi acon u s terras quas pater suus [obtinu erat]

h aereditatem et rae o situram n on o n chilo min u s per , p p ca ic rum , i sibi

u sur avit . i t t oh an n es e is c0 u s te xxxv n o p Sed au em J p p circi r j . a u s, in ui i k l n anu arii t et eVit i . a e das e ta es t in pace q j J , sepul s ecclesia

B ath on i n r ae a te alta e b eataa Mari ae .

su cces s it G O D E F R I D U S n ation e Th eton icu s n o Cui quidem , bili

n o rt us vir mausuetu s et to to te o h ge ere , pius ; cujus mp re Jo annes

r eliquid .

no er and h e or n oo rt o n of th e ren of th r f a th , acc di gly t k a p o i ts e chu ch o Wells again st th e w of th e non an d e e to H eldeb ert ew r to th e f ill ca s gav th m his st a d , value o thi rty

o n an d o re . o th e o e of th e non w the ener e G so p u ds m Als h us s ca s hich v abl y had built , the re e o r the or or an d th e n r and o er l n n as f ct y , d mit y pa t y , th bui di gs havi g been de s ro e o e er w th e o ter el th e non w o G s t y d by him, t g th ith cl is its f, ca s h m y o had taught to e o e er re r an d re o l were urne out of oor liv t g th gula ly ligi us y , t d d s to live in common on th e eo le . w en th e er of God w o er and in was am g p p But h m cy , hich is v all all , di r ected u o n him r i n - p (ac co d g as it is writt en Whom God hath pre de stin ate d tho se also h e l e an d o e w h ’ hath ca l d , th s hom e hath call ed tho se he has j us tified ) b ei ng led to re en n e for the r e e o f w he e en il he w e n p ta c sac il g hich had b gu ty , ish d u done what he had on e an d e w r en e en e f 39 , o hi s en en e . John the r e n n d l ft a itt vid c p it c ( ) But , A chd aco , ever th eles s er e for i e r to th e n of hi s er n er a n e ass t d h ms lf a ight la ds fath by i h it c , an d to the 33 ro o i of the non - . o n th e o o r e a d p v stsh p ca s ( ) J h Bish p sat ab ut thi ty six y ars , n dyi ng i n e e on th e r of the en f n p ac thi d cal ds o Jan ary was buri ed i n the church of Bath be fore th e r of th e e e M r alta Bl ss d a y . To u ee e GO DF R E Y, a er n r r n ro a noble man him s cc d d G ma by bi th , sp u g f m family , a

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is n concendiss et et et t a es fiebiliter et ep cop , res erras ecclesi e Welli s tra tas in ni s s et oh ann e Archi diaco n o defun cto i njuste di c ve , J jam et Prae o sito t a: sic destru cta s et di s tricta s et a p , erras ecclesi ecclesi e s ullata s on s o et o illu s tris t n et n r l , c ili auxili Regis S epha i ve e abi is e o n s a o s tolicee t n t con servavi t et p isc pi He rici, edis p u c lega i, can on icis resign avit : et qui bus Johann es Praepo situs n ichil n isi

o an n u os s olverat e iS C O u s u n icui u e c . o o an nuo s 1x . s olid s , p p q s lid s

si n avit. Et Re n oldu s ee r Videb atur a cce to a s g y , qui quasi h es , p n to Bath on iam ven ien s in nu R claris simae fratris ma da , ma m [ ]

ies u t n n n t e isco u m t et redditu s memor , q em jam u c i ve i p p , erras can on ico rum qu o s injustepater et frater suus u surp averan t refuta

' t et raecen tor a Welliae efi ctu s e st o o on n t vi , a p ecclesi e e , episc p d a e ei prze cen toriam et prmb en dam et totum man eriu m de Cumbe cum

ertinen tiis . A n es t t o ecclesiam ti p dde dum e iam , qu d ipse bea

Petri apostoli de Bath onia maguis cum expen sis con strui fecit . t o et t et refectorium et Capi ulum qu que claus rum, d ormitorium , b infirmatorium nichilo minus edifi ari o o n o n e st o oni c fecit. P rr blivi tradendum o Wellim suo on i o fabricata est et , qu d ecclesia c s li ,

‘ b ’ r uta nte. qf fi m a tomum. m ren re o an an d e er in ne . He w en h e en e the pa ts , a ligi us , xp t busi ss , h had asc d d e pisc o pal seat an d foun d th e lan ds and goo ds of the chur ch of Wells woe fully and n u torn w ohn the r e on and ro o ein en ea th e n u j stly a ay , J A chd ac P v st b g th d d , la ds thus o rn w h e ot o e er an d re ore to th e n on e n in o n e e t a ay g t g th , st d ca s , b i g this c u s ll d and e the illu r o s n e en and th e en er e o enr assist d by st i u Ki g St ph v abl Bish p H y, at that tim e f the o o see an d th e legate o ap st lic ; while J ohn the Provo st had paid to th em n o mo re n nn the o to e of n than sixty shilli gs a ually , Bish p assigned ach them a annual p ension o f on e n dre in . And e na who w as in one en e th e e r cor n hu d shill gs R gi ld , s s h i , ac di g to th e n n on e ro er re re to an d ere re n i ju cti l ft by his b th , pai d Bath , th sig ed into th e ha nds of o er o f renowne e or w o en h e o n o th e an n d [ R b t] d m m y, h m th f u d bish p , l d a rent of the non on w o er an d ro er n s s r H ca s , h m his fath his b th had u ju tly u u p ed . e was made re en or of the r of e th e p c t chu ch W lls , Bishop con ferring on him th e precen to rshi p and re en the w o e an or of o e w r en n , as a p b d , h l m C mb , ith its appu t a ces . It is als o to b e d e the e o re e en e the r f a d d that sam bish p built , at a g at xp s , chu ch o th e blessed 36 e er the o e . He a s o er - o e and o er or i or P t Ap stl at Bath ( ) built l a chapt h us cl ist , d m t y , d infirmar N or o refectory an y . ught it to be forgotten that the church of Wells was E P I S C O P A T U S S M O E R S E T E N S I S . 25

i o . Et t es t aux li fac um , cum perfecta esset ecclesia Wellies ah

e odem o n o Welliae a scitis t ad un t d mi , sibi e j c is gran dis et ’ raeclarae o a tr on tificib u s G a et p mem ri e ibus p , . Sar S . d omi n o ’ W o rn o to o n o Herefordiae n yg , R ber d mi , co s ecravit et dedicavit i sam ecclesiam . o n t t t dedication p A quibus m ibus s a im fac a e, n mirifi m mag um cu et mem oran dum collatum est don ativum ; vide

t o s in ulis nn in dedicationis n n r o i sis lice qu d g a is die a ive sari , p o fi i con s s con cedentibu s c . Dei miseric rdia , dies de poeniten tiasua rela xan tur oenitentibu s ad ean dem ad on o p ipsa die , h rem Dei, n i n ibu s ve e t .

D ecan atum t in i con stituit et decanu m t e iam eccles a , e praecen

to o ordin avit . t raeb en das a osu it rem prim s Duas e iam p pp , eccle siam Jattona et Hywys cum ecclesia de C u mto na; qu arum et aliarum distin ctionem et ordin ati on em fecis set in cum , memoriam perpetuam c ertam in de scripsit ; quam etiam d omin us Papa con

firmavit . N est t n t o raetereun du m o ec e iam cum sile i p , qu d cum ah n t o Wellen sis a Pon tifices in o n a iqu ecclesi e , curia R ma a, et in ’ re istris et scri tis P onti ces F onta n g , p a curia missis , fi ens es diceren tur et t n ost u am t t n t t Bath on im , u c p q ca hedra ra sla a fui , et

H .

wa o n e and n e . An d s o was w en th e s built by his c u s l assista c it , that h church of

e w as fi nish ed th e o o e w ree o er o G osceli W lls , Bish p ass ciat d ith him th th bish ps , ne

o of al r on o of or e er an d o er o o f ere or who Bish p S isbu y , Sim Bish p W c st , R b t Bish p H f d , con secrate d an d dedicate d th e said church ; who as soon as the wor k was accom

lish ed o n e i n on err n re w on er an d e or e o r n el p , all j i d c f i g a g at , d ful , m m abl fav u ; am y , i n n th e nn e r f th e e o n to o e r n in th that every year o a iv rsa y o d dicati , th s t usti g e mercy of

G od e n en en an d o n on to th e r to the ono r o f G od , b i g p it t , c mi g that day said chu ch h u , He o e l on e hun dre d days of their p en an ce sh ould b e released . als stab ish ed the o th ee o f e n in the r an d or n e th e first e n 37 an d re en o r 38 n n to d a chu ch , dai d d a ( ) p c t ( ) , assig i g e two re en th e r of Y on 39 and H w s 40 and th e r o f th m p b ds , chu ch att , ( ) y y ( ) chu ch o on 41 o f w r e an d of o er w en h e e the r o n and C mpt ( ) hich chu ch s , th s , h had mad dist ibuti

or n on h e re re h r er of for er e e or w the o e c o nfirmed . di ati , p pa d a c a t it p p tual m m y , hich P p N or to b e e o er in en e w ere ro e r e the o o f th e is it pass d v sil c , that , h as f m a ly tim s Bish ps r o f el in th e o r of o e an d in the re er an d in wr n en rom chu ch W ls c u t R m , gist s , iti gs s t f ’ the o r were al e P ont ces F on tanenses and s o on n e to be n e er c u t , c l d ifi , c ti u d am d aft the e o e was r n erre to the o of w we e o ne pisc pal s at t a sf d Bath , Bish p hom sp ak btai d

C A M D . s oc . 8 . E 26 H I S T O R I O L A DE P R I M O R D I I S

’ o o l\ o o A ant 1 se u o lo ui mur e i sco us o i no et la e, p de q q p p a d m Papa a cur ’ im etravit uatinu s exin de B a thoni ens es diceren tur . Roman s. p , q t o reticeri n on est on n n o e Ampliu s cum silen i c ve ie s, qu d idem pi e a raesul u o t Rob ertu s o o o mem ori e p , de q hic agi ur, , a gl ri s Rege n o im etravit ri can on icis Wellen sis a in raeb en das Stepha p , da ecclesi e p N orcuri et Pe dert on a er can o nico rum , ecclesias de de , qu um n c ar ta m don atio a d regiam p ertin eb at m aj es tatem . U de Rex ipse l an tu arien s is suam a dj ecit cum carta prae clarae memoriae Teob a di C tu n t ean dem c onfirmantis do episcopi et Roman ae sedis c lega i,

Am liu s restat o u odda m o i n di n u m n ation em . p ver q mem riale d g a g o n ec t omitti set ot n est n to memo ria, qu d expedi , p i s ecesse scrip

mit i En imvero o n raetax atus t l a c om t . cum d mi us p , erras ecc esi e,

m st n te destructas et a o et . sieut an n otatu e i jus , ecclesi e c ll as , xx

n s t te et te ten ui s s et et dein ce s o o o fere an o vel ul ra, jus quie , p gl ri s n te rae oten s n r n n rege Stephan o decede , rex p p He icus secu dus reg i

u su s ce isset n ot s raecen toris Re n aldi t gubern ac la p , ep e p y , erras

raetax atas t n t l t et in ecclesiam et e isco u m p repe e es, i em causam p p et raecen t rem fidelem et us tum o nt eos ad ipsum p o virum j , m ve es, tu in la cam o udicib u s on t n on capi lum curiam y , c ram j , c ra ca es,

ro the o e and th e o r of o e e o en e orw r b e e f m P p c u t R m , that th y sh uld th c f a d call d ’ 42 B a thoniens es . ur er ore n o t ro er we o o er in en e ( ) F th m , it is p p that sh uld pass v sil c th e re e of o e or of w o we are e n n el o er that said p lat , pi us m m y , h m sp aki g , am y R b t , re le w the or o in e en to ve th e n on of th e r o f ell p vai d ith gl i us K g St ph gi ca s Chu ch W s , as re en o f th e n on the r e o f or rr an d e er on 43 the re en p b ds ca s , chu ch s N th Cu i P th t , ( ) p s tatio ere on th e i n n to them th en p ert ain in g to th e kingly dignity . Wh up K g himself

o ne r er to of eo o of n er r of renown e e or j i d his cha t that Th bald Bish p Ca t bu y , d m m y ,

en th e e e o f th e o n s ee confirmin th e e o n on . o e n th l gat R ma , g sam d ati S m thi g m ore re n wor of e n re er e i n e or w o not to be o e mai s thy b i g p s v d m m y , hich ught mitt d , but w r er e e l e e en to o to wr n n e w hich it is ath sp cial y xp di t c mmit iti g ; am ly , that hen the

o e an d e fo r o w en e r o e n o f the r Bish p had h ld justly qui tly ab ut t ty y a s th s la ds chu ch , of w w e e e ore o en as n een n orn w ro th e r hich hav b f sp k havi g b t a ay f m chu ch , . u justly and en the or o n e en e n e d and th e ow er l n en r th th gl i us Ki g St ph b i g d a , p fu Ki g H y e e o n in a en the re n of e re the n e ew of th e re en or e nal S c d hav g t k i s mpi , ph s p c t R gi d , ee n to et n the ore a n n e a n the r the o s ki g g agai af s id la ds , i stitut d a suit ag i st chu ch , bish p , an d e en g n the re en or e man and an d ro e ad v a ai st p c t hims lf, a faithful just b ught th m ca itulum in a la o r e ore e on r r to the non . w en the r h p y c u t , b f judg s , c t a y ca s But h Chu c E P I S C O P A M E I T U S S O E R S T E N S S . 27

traxeru nt . diutin e t et ona Sed cum ecclesia vexa a, b e memoriae

I vo t n n n et t n e otibu s raecento ris in eo s in sur u e deea s capi ulum, p p n t diu tiu s afli i en tibu s t n au ctore D eo co ge ibus , g , a dem, , miseri rdia

n es t t ro o des olatis t o ti Dei, de qua ple a erra, ex imp vis misi s la um .

N D eo n n t et n o n t o nt n n t am i spira e Regi ald i erl que e, i cli a a sunt

o n e otum e u s ad reforman dam nt eo s et ecclesiam c rda p j pacem i er .

Et acce tis ah t n t r nt a b urarun p ecclesia sep uagi a ma cis arge i, j t t r du u t An dreae ridie v . t et o ven s e ras bea i p idus Marcii, j mili es j e t n et n n militu m t Bath o niam in t o s re ui mag a imes fra res, apud halam

on tificis o laris sim o ze duobu s e is co is o b t p , c ram c ae mem ri p P , R er o ’ ’ do min o Be th o n et Rogero d omin o Wygorn ; praasen tibus e t videntibu s n n o li es archidiacon o o Ricardo tu c deca Wel , Th ma, ’ ’ et o to Bath on G o defrido W orn t nt t t R ber , yg , as a e urba mul a tam i Pers olvit t ecun iam cler quam p opuli . e iam ecclesia p militibus rae n ominatam n i i t n n p , per ma um R card u c deca i et alioru m can o n ico rum ; u n de in p o s teru m memo riam factum es t ciro ra I n ciro ra hi u trfi u e g phu m inter ecclesiam e t eos . cujus g p q

t n nt l e is co o rum in terfueru n t et l par e, depe de sigi la p p qui , sigi lum ’ a et militu m n Pen eb ri e et Ro eri W ten . Well ecclesi e, Paga i de g , g y g

een o n e r e o I vo the e n of wor e or and th e had b a l g tim distu b d , as als d a , thy m m y , chap t er th e ne ew f the re en o r r n n e and for on e , ph s o p c t thus isi g up agai st th m , a l g tim

r n e en God n er er n er o f w th e w o e e r ha assi g th m , at l gth i t f i g , his m cy , hich h l a th is u l en o n n o o r to the e o e for th e n e e o n and the f l , s t a sudde c mf t d s lat , by divi sugg sti n er o on of e n th e e r of n e ew were n n e to e e e ween i t p siti R gi ald , h a ts his ph s i cli d p ac b t l er e e an d th e r a nd e n ro th e r e en t r of , th m Chu ch , acc pti g f m Chu ch s v y ma ks si v th y h e of M r abjur ed all right to th e lands of the blessed An drew o n th e day before t e id s a ch ,

e n n and two r e an d - n e o ro er of th e n . b i g six k ights , b av high mi d d y uths , b th s k ights

e i n the lo n o f the o e ore two o o f renowne This th y did at Bath , dgi gs Bish p , b f bish ps d

e or n e o er o o f an d o er o of or e er ; e e m m y , am ly , R b t bish p Bath , R g bish p W c st th s o th e e n re en o an d w ne n th e r en e n of e l , b i g p s t als , it ssi g act , Richa d th d a W l s Th mas n er or r e on o er of B and o re of or e er re n er of th e a chd ac , R b t ath , G df y W c st , a g at umb i f i 44 he r the ore C lergy and of the p eople b eing also present ( ) T Chu ch paid af said sum to the n h n of r en th e e n an d of th e o er non : k ights by t e ha d Richa d , th d a , th ca s d e for er e whereup on a chiro graph w as made b etween th e Church an th m p p tual

e or To n th e e s of the o who w ere m m y . both parts o f which chi rograph ha g s al bish ps re en and the e l an d of the n ne de Penebrige and p s t seal of the church of W l s, k ights Pay ' 28 m s r o m o nA E P I S C O P A T U S S O M E R S E T E N S I S .

ciro ra hi n t recon ditam t in Cuj yus g p u am par em ecclesia habe

s crin iis reli u am t . o in o A . . o o . , q mili es D m us qu que Papa III c mp t sition em in ter ecclesiam et ips o s facta m c onfirmavit . Sedit au em i an no s e n in epis c0 p at u Rob ertu s dulcis mem oriae xx x . t me ses

t o et obdormivit in o n o 1 1 . k alen das S e temb ri s et qua u r, D mi p , s epultu s e st in ecclesia beati Petri an te gradus magn i altaris .

ii n n et vii . Cessavit autem ex tun c epis c0 p atu s et vacavit v j . a is j men sib u s et x v dieb us eli eretur RE G I N A L D U S ui . usque dum g q electu s e st in n o et s e uenti nn o o i o con s ratu s st in Ju i , q a pr x m ec e n o in Ju i Mauritan ia .

Roger Wyteng ; of which chirograph the Chur ch has one p art laid up in its reposi or e and th e k n e th o o e e n er th e r nfirm h t i s , ights hav e o ther . Als P p Al xa d Thi d co ed t e

o o on e e ween th e r an d e . o er o f r r n e or sat in c mp siti mad b t Chu ch th m R b t , f ag a t m m y , th e e o l e went - ni ne e r an d o r on and en e in th e or on th e pisc pa s at t y y a s f u m ths , th sl pt L d e on of th e en o f e e er He was ur e i n th e ur of the e e e er s c d cal ds S pt mb . b i d ch ch bl ss d P t , e ore th e te of th e re r b f s ps g at alta . From that time there was no Bish op for the space of eight years eight mon ths an d fifteen n RE G I N A LD was e e e w e e on oo e in th e on of days , u til l ct d , hich l cti t k plac m th d n h 45 one an i t e une oi th in or n . J , J e year next following b e was cons ecrated M ia a ( ) N O T E S .

Thefloatin r on of ro n e w o n er ore n g t aditi s a p vi c hich ab u ds , p haps m tha any o er r of n n w r on e n e n i n th e e r th pa t E gla d , ith t aditi s resp cti g ve ts a ly history of th e

n r Th E glish Chu ch . e writer alludes to what h e is goi ng to relate con cernin g C on gres

r w ere th r on n ot om e ut an of wr en e en bu y , h e t aditi is h o by y kind itt vid ce within

e o r en ur e of the e of th e o e flourishin e e of e at l ast f u c t i s tim supp s d g stat that plac , n or by any apparen t p robabili ties . He must allude also to th e story h e is ab out to tell

’ of th e o er of I n a er n s on n e r o er on . of th e o er e re disc v y , a h dsma s , a S m t But all S m s tshi tradition s thos e of Glastonbury are the m o st magnificent n or are they wi thout some supp ort from the written an d authen tic memorials of the earlier ages of th e Christian

Church .

‘ w in the o n r of th e e on o lebia D ei in That th ere as c u t y W st Sax s a Bish p , p

’ ' ’ s e tor n e n e or vener andus A nlzstes h e e in th e o of the p c , am d Da i l , , as is call d b dy

men on e of the e en in the re ar er of n I na to the r of in stru t , is stat m ts G at Ch t Ki g chu ch

on an d h e ere own to b e on e or r w I na e r and Beorth Glast , is th sh c t mp a y ith , Eth lbu ga ,

of n er r o e e ls s o not wald the Bishop Ca t bu y . That a Bish p had his s at at W l is al , if

er e n e in n r en : hoc e rovideat e E isco us, ass t d , plai ly impli d this i st um t tiam p id m p p

leri is Fontanetum n i sam matrem s ut sin guli s annis cum c c suis qui su t , p suam , Gla

l siam er a e n a o Ascension em o n letenia toni ensem videlicet Ecc e , f i s cu d p st D mi i , cum

” ron sus icions The e of r i e A . n . 725 recognoscat . dat this P iv l gium is but st g P

en ne ee owe er we o are entertained by m any of its g ui ness . It s ms h v that sh uld

h n S tilli n fleet or oll er have something more decisive than t e presumptio s of g C i ,

w was we know ee e before we entirely gi ve up th e authen ticity of an instrument hich d m d

nr the e on an d w nno b e en e has genuine in th e reign of King H e y S c d , hich it ca t d i d

Few wo w to e the r of o e n e i i on many marks of genuineness . uld ish ch ck spi it cl s i v st gat

d o ere r e of into the authority of what are prop ounde d as an tient ipl mas but th is a p id

ne of en and we o not to uffer our scepticism as well as a too e asy readi ss ass t , ught s

0 f an e en e of the n en or e , s elves to be deprived without sufficient reason o y vid c a ci t gl i s 30 NOTE S .

i l or re i o o f the n to w we e on . o o to b e e wh eth er p olit ca l gi us , la d hich b l g It ught als k pt

ew th e too r o r n te r n e w i were roo of e in vi by c itical sch la , that mi u ci cumsta c s , h ch p fs g

for o e e e o e o to us as roofs the o r w er nui n enes s s m ag s , may b c m l st p by bscu ity hich , aft a

of e e rown o e r th e e en c or re a n to whi ch o e r long lapse ag s , mayb th v vid t fa ts m i s th s ci cum

n owe er n n o en er n o an e n on of ar er stance s had relatio . H v , I ca t t i t y full xami ati this ch t ,

o n en m self wi th re err n to the o er i on of e r n e an d to wh o n in and c t t y f i g bs vat s H a , at is f u d

M ore b e n of o n o r n . e e e ro M r . e e i n o e o the Glast hist ia s may xp ct d f m K mbl , his c ll cti

to b O h th was Saxo n charters so on e published . e plac e in whi ch th e episcopal seat

e in w n e re re ent e to e and er e o f o e ore situat d , hich Da i l is p s d hav sat , a s i s Bish ps b f him

are or o ten e few re r r o e who se very names f g t , I hav a ma ks to mak e . It is gene ally supp s d that th e Daniel contemporary with I na is th e Bisho p of that n am e who stan ds th e

’ i n o w n er e of th e o of n e er th e o er e r i on we sixth G d i s s i s Bish ps Wi ch st but S m s t t adit , see e him C on re the ener er n en en of th e r e of , plac s at g i as g al sup i t d t chu ch s

er e an d re re en n r n erre th e e ro on re r to th e S o m s t , p s ts him as havi g t a sf d s at f m C g sbu y

’ ore on en en and ore e ir e o on of e w ere in his e in n m c v i t m d s abl p siti W lls , h , tim , I a s

r we nud o . Few i n can be ore ro e n n charte , a Bish p th gs m imp babl tha that Co gre s

r can e een th e e of the en er er n en en e o f th e o er e r bu y hav b s at g al sup i t d c S m s tshi e chur ch .

o n n w r i There are no an tien t roads p i ti g to a ds t . Its p osition in the mar shes is favo ur

e to ano er e e i r t on re e n it hr s n er who abl th ccl siast c t adi i sp cti g , that a C i tia h mit , came

the oo o e ere hk e S t . Guthlac in the r e from East , t k up his ab d th , ma sh s of Lin coln

r e not to n een an e o a e . n ee the w o e r shi , but at all its havi g b pisc p l s at I d d h l matte ,

i n oe o e on r on er ar e w depen d g as it d s s l ly t aditi , is p haps sc c ly or th th e p ain s which are bein g be stowe d upon it but suppo sing that there is any reaso n to b eli eve that before

i e of I na ere was er e of o in o er e w e e n in th e m th e t m th a s i s Bish ps S m s t , hich , b li vi g e i

n of on w o no e n o o e e r e n ently high a tiquity Glast , I uld by m a s d ubt , I sh uld plac th i s at ,

n re r e the na e of w e r ne r re e n e to o n not at C o g sbu y , but at a plac m hich b a s a a s mbla c C resbur Kin sbur e ne r to e er the o n I schali s an d not far g y , that is g y , a plac a Ilch st , R ma , from th e line of the g reat ro ad which ran from Cirencester through Bath and Wells

to e er . The n e Kin s bur eno e ro re en e o rre o n n Ilch st am , g y , d t s a yal sid c , c sp di g as it

to C oni n sborou h an d o er e o w ere doe s g g , th plac s ab ut hich th can be n o doubt that they were in so me way conn ected with e arly kingships and where was the seat o f royal

or ere ee to e een the e r e of e o or s o auth ity , th s m hav b a ly s ats pisc pal auth ity al , as at

n er r Yor Lon on n e er or e er n Ca t bu y , k , d , Wi ch st , D ch st . Ki gsbury was a very early

32 NOTE S .

i o w o e n e are o . owe er re r e r n e t i n of b sh ps h s am s l st It is h v a ma kabl ci cumsta c , tha the obituary of the Church of Glaston there is a Bishop n am ed Dan iel who is there

to e e in th e e r 56 w o th e e w en th e re e e or o f said hav di d y a 9 , hich is ab ut tim h p d c ss

e o was e e r e on the 8th of th e e o f o er . S igaru s must have di d . His bit c l b at d id s Oct b

’ S ee e rne Adam o D amer h am 8170 . 1 27 e 93 . H a s f , 7 , pag

Th e serieses of on o en i n or in th e two or e o f Sax Bish ps , as giv this Hist y , Hist i s

r on an d M e r are on e an d on r or . b e Wha t , by alm sbu y , c fus d c t adict y What may said

for is e w an o er to b e re r e n orre this , that it has qual claims ith y th ga d d as supplyi g c ctly

th n e and the or er. i n r th e n l s w e er e e or e am s d But t uth E g ish Fa ti , h th ccl siastical

are re en in e or e e of er e on and on s on : not i n re e civil , at p s t a d pl abl stat imp f cti c fu i sp ct

th e on e on w ere er e on e u e e en in the of th e times before c qu st ly , h imp f cti is xc sabl , but v

n ene an d or re n w en ere are n n er s to e e com Pla tag t Tud ig s , h th abu da t mat ial mak th m

n h lete o th e er be e . o e to set t e w o e er e r p , c uld mat ials us d With ut att mpti g h l s i s ight ,

h o w n n i n I may observe that Burthwold o ccurs i n this list w is a ti g M alm esbury : a

the or of th e H istori a M a or on the or o f a circumstan ce n otice d by auth j , auth ity n

r f the r of e l and of o i n th e e ra r w was obitua y o Chu ch W l s , a t mb Cath d l Chu ch hich

to b e : and we e the e on o f G s o M erwith M erewitt or said his that hav t stim y y that , , as

he n e ere wr en M erech t was n o er n e for Brithwin or G t am is h itt yy , but a th am , as yso

wr e the n e Brithcri i f we r o . ord n to M e r it s am , , may t ust his c pyist Acc i g alm sbu y , as

r n e i n the S cri tores ost B edam . 1 54 B rithcri or Brithwi M r with l p i t d p p , p , this e e ive d

f er the on e . e e n ot of the ron er e till a t C qu st This is a palpabl mistak , but ch icl hims lf,

n n ne of n r een o ro th it bei g evide t that a li his ma usc ipt has b l st , th ugh e carelessn ess o f

r n r er or th e r n er e ween the wor B r itkwi and L otk ar in us wi b e a t a sc ib p i t , b t ds g . It ll

’ i M r observed that n eith er B uduco nor Gyso is n alm esbu y s li st . Their n ame s were e en in th e ne w een o e n G so n ot Brithwi who e vid tly li hich has b l st ; it b i g y , , liv d in the

e of the on e or and the on eror and wh o was r orr ner an tim s C f ss C qu , by bi th a L ai , d th e

hn en f immedi ate predecessor of J o . This accid tal mistake o th e tran scriber or editor or

rin er of e r the ore wor of no e een th e f p t Malm sbu y is m thy tic , as it has b means o leadin g

o w n r or e of i n row o on the to w G d i ast ay , at l ast mak g him th a d ubt fact hich we have now the e on of G so e f Duduco n e of n r or on t stim y y hims l , that (a am si gula f mati ) was a Saxon .

’ o w n wor are e e : Dudoco n onnullis Bo deca é on a Germaniae or n G d i s ds th s , , Sax i iu da s ,

’ u m e é Lotharin ia &c D e P r ces ul. 4t 1 t uibu sda . o . 616. . 41 5 and aut ( q plac t) g , p , Go dwin

’ n l S ee r on is b ei g ed astray has himself misled others . B itt s H tory and A ntiquities of

hur h o Wells 4 o 1 824 . 0 w the Cathedral C c t . 2 ere owe r o inves f , , p h is , h ve , a cauti us NOTES . 33

ti ation of the e en e re e n h g vid c sp cti g t e early history of this see . William o f M almes

r an d the H is toria M a or rr th e o en e en of th r e to the e n bu y, j , ca y back c mm c m t e se i s b gi

n n of the l oth en r w en the see was fir t e is e th e or i g c tu y , h s stabl h d by auth ity of the

o e and th e e e in r en of Ple mund r o of n er r P p , by imm diat st um tality g A chbish p Ca t bu y,

n e ere ro the n en d o e f h f er rn no o b ei g s v d f m a ci t i ces o t e Bish ops o Sh bu . This is d ubt

so far the en or of the or in of see t of e n re auth tic hist y ig this , but it admi s b i g concile d

’ w n r er : n e e e or er ith I a s cha t thus Da i l sat at W lls , but his succ ss s sat at Sh burn with

w er o e e . Ple mund in the e of w r th e er e th e o e e o a id di c s g , tim Ed a d Eld , divid s di c s f

er rn and e one o e and the o er a r . The n er Sh bu , plac s Bish p at W lls th at S lisbu y i t val b efore the tim e of Sigarus is filled up accordin g to them with six Bishops Adelm th e

first who een o o f on an d er Wulfelm El h a e Wulfelm , had b Abb t Glast , aft him , p g , ,

Bri htelm and in ard er e o en to on . ere n o n of e e g K ew . This s i s is p suspici Th is thi g th s

n e in th r s am s e histo y b efore u .

The r of We shall afterwards see how this was lost . autho ity this history ap pears to be unquestionable in respect of th e connection of the chur ch o f Wells with

of o e er see no n o f in the o n of the o e er monas q that Gl uc st , but I thi g it acc u ts Gl uc st

ne n l n h ter . S ee M on An . new e . i . 53 1 . on o o e in t e y . y dit This c cti is s ightly tic d

H is tori a M aj or .

oo w o e re er on W The words of Gyso must here b e un derst d ith s m s vati . e have

r n f on re r in o e n er th e Terr a Re is ro w w e a la ge accou t o C g sbu y D m sday u d g , f m hich

the on e e on e to r rol and w as the e learn that b efore C qu st it had b l g d Ea l Ha d , at tim

f th r e the n of the n . The r l o e on e n ot to the o o e Su v y in ha ds Ki g chu ch a s b l g d , Bish p

f el but to M r e o of o n on . e in n of e en to o W ls , au ic Bish p L d It is add d , a ki d suppl m t

th e o n en of r n or two i es een e ere ro n e acc u t giv this ich ma , that h d had b s v d f m it si c

o de ar an d Gis leb ertus fil. Tur oldi the T . R . E . one of w was en e er , hich th h ld by S l B ci ,

b e the or on of on re r w an d the o ther by Gyso the Bishop . This must p ti C g sbu y hich

was ire B o an d en to th e r . A ent r and er acqu d by uduc , by him giv chu ch c u y a half lat

osceli ne o of and e l King J ohn granted the manor and advowso n to J bish p Bath W l s .

S ee o n on . 584 . C lli s , iii

n nwe w be on e to ro in the e of the C on This ma or (Ba ll) , hich had l g d Ha ld tim fes sor was r of th o on of th e o the e of the r e . , a pa t e p ssessi s Bish p at tim Su v y F O A M D . S O C . 8 . 34 NOTES .

e die ocation is w ee ee Da e o e Vaca tio and Vocatm E is I mminent v s Gaug , v c p

u Va a tio D om ni ca o e e e the wr er of th e M e e on cop s . c i is s m tim s us d by it s iddl Ag s am g

r M r th e many gentle periph ase s for o e.

- n n h or ia a o w n on e re one of th e Thi s is als o fou d i t e H is t M j or . G d i c j ctu s that

ancien t monuments in the church of Wells was placed there as a m emori al of Bu duco .

V eterum monumentorum ua n er o n visuntur o e e r or re q i t c lum as h di xt a ch um , sup mum

’ He illud ah tr i ere b ne Dudoci e crediderim D e P rweul . . 41 5 . , aus al lat , uj fuiss . p

rea the H is tor ia M a or in the e er of th e S ee of and e of w had d j R gist Bath W lls , hich his father was Bishop .

The H is tor i a M a or and M es r w en res ore a e th e err or j , alm bu y h t d , st t that t it y

H b ani as ens is and th e own of n r o were in orr ne . S o a G so was one , t Sai t T ud , L ai th t y

of o e ore n r h o w r Valesius o th s f ig p elates w ere elevate d by King Edwa d . has c ll e cte d

all th e n on he co nud of the o on of s err o r o w i ee i timati s uld p siti thi t it y, ab ut h ch it s ms

t ere e en o difficult . o e the s e to wh e e few wor of G so h has b s m e y I qu t pa sag , ich th s ds y fo rm a us eful addi tion

HA B A Lau ob ardus in ro de E iS C O is M e tteusis e ae a um S N I A . Paullus g lib p p Eccl si p g

H as baniensem o et C h rode an um ex a e H as baniensi oriundum e e tradi t . v cat , g g p g ss

Qui de a I m eratoris L o librum com osuit o r w ualis a u m o e vit p ud vici p , auct q p g qu qu

H as ba ni nno n . L othar ius a tr e as sum to er emem appellat his verbis . A cccxxxiv p p p

’ a um H as baniens em iter ar r i uit et P ariai or um ur bem etiit . o e in p g p , p Lud vicus ips

’ one re ni n er filio s Asbamam ne ads iratione nun cu at et A r denne e divisi g sui i t si p p , atqu

B a h di e u e est H ba ni P a um H as bani cum com r gbenlo interponit qui o q situs as w. g

m m deuses in re nn n c c x x r et n er Tra ectum ac Ri na e o rant Anu al es Ful bus a i c c . i t j p

r ia m id est in er Tra ectum Tun rorum ad o s e r collocant . , t j g M sam Ripa iam

ro i n i on e e n Lo th arii nn L in er a um Lomens em Ca lus Calvus d visi R g i a o D c c c x x . t p g

et M asau seu M o san um a H as banium on et in ca com tatus ua tuor x pag m p it , i q e quo

i n telli itur H asbaniam n on e i o r am litudin is r e iouem tum extiti sse or g m d c is p g , cum quatu

ta N ot eru m s co mi tus pagosque c ontineret . g s de VitaRe acli H a banium etiam appella t

' H as bamam u h erii Aur lian ns e E m r or i ae E c e e is o t cclesia S . Tru sc ipt v t Episc pi , qui

’ ' don is in Hasbania p onit sicu ti M olanus ait i n H as bama a o in D iazcen Leodicemi ad

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torr entem Cisznd ri am e e M on er o S . Trudoni s n ne ac no ine olim ss Oppidum ast i i sig m ,

‘ vicum S archtnium vel S ar cinium a ali ui S ar hiniu a Trudonis dictum , quamqu m q c m S . NOTES . 35

n i o erio o do ue dis tin uunt . B elieiam M n M ast pp q g idem ola us Opp idum e ss e Has banice

r it od , E isco o ue Leo dicensi sub ectum o l o Bilsen Wils en nuncu atur p p p q j , qu d vu g aut p .

' Ad icit H asbaniam uisse olim comita tum in B r a bantici et nunc adhu j f , c ci ex p arte w b ss e e. C erté en o M en nostris Tillemont Hasbaniae T as , vulg , , Oppidum B rahan ti cae re eri o S d dici p . e tam eh Hasb aniam olim comitatum in B rabantia extiti s se non

re o I V . o i u conti neret o e l e c d , cum ipsa c m tat s , t tid m sci ic t quot Bracbantum vel

r n Hasbani am er n H as en - ovv vocitan t id est H bani ens em a B aba tia , G ma i p g , as p gum

’ ‘ n o r n n H as bai ne ut His auiam H es az ne Britanniam B retaz ne Alamanniam st i u c g , p p g , g ,

' ’ ma z Alle ne n n H as bazn vel H esbain . Hinc l in H sb anio ille g , u c vi la a V en H esbain

u o di citur o non rocul ah Hoio n er M o fiumen et Brab antiam i v lg , l cus p , i t sam Gall Ah cam . quibu sdam vocatur et L a H esbay e : quam Latiné a fluvi o Hasba cogn o minatam e e ai unt Hasb ani am sicut Hainoum ab n I ndiam ab I d Boeticam ss , Hai a , n o , a Boeti I beriam ab r e s eu Hasb ana n er n et en e , Ib e o . Hasba aut m i t La das T as m dius decurrit et v o H as en nun cu atur H es en alluit ue o rae c aete ris o , ulg p p alias p , q vic s p du s , al er Cishas bam t er n a N eer H es en er Tr am - H asbam t um a si u dictum , G ma ic p , alt um ,

Germani é er enr III . ri s nno o n c Over H es en . e im erato , p L gi lit as H ici p , datas a D mi i

M X L in H a tur n n ou ro e . quibus sp inga appella omi e ad H aap engauu vel H esp eng p xim m e en e uain re on e r en er e en S . Tru doni s ao Tra ectu acc d t , q gi f um ti f ac T as , Oppidum j ” ' er ve Tra ectum Tun roru m ad o non n H adri am Valesii sup ius si j g M sam ulli collocant .

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N i za . P 1 6 5 . 242 . ot t Gallorum, fol ar . 7 , p

A claus e s eems to b e wan ting which c on tai ne d th e obj ect with which h e was

n n n on o r e on The His tor ia M a or e se t by the C o fessor o this h u abl missi . j stat s that it

’ n was on matters which troubled the conscie ce of th e King .

the r wee er er . nnza Hebdomada ae vel That is , thi d k aft East A , qu Pascha

P o n n ex onit Reb anu s . 2 de I nstit . ler . eutecos tem sub sequitur . N mi is r atio em p lib C ic ca 1 0 o e e e vocitamus ro er eo s in n a no e b a tiz ati p . , qu s s pt m di s Albas , p pt qui sa ct ct p

’ er totam heb domadam utuntur s i u Du n e who o er or e . albis p ve t b s . Ca g has th auth iti s

e This probably is th e true origi n of our own Whitsuntid .

e e n er are of e to o e w o e ne e for one o f Th s um als valu th s by h m xact ss is valu d , the or e in the n er was five and the o er ten. hist i s Wharton states that umb , th 36 NOTE S .

o rea the wor Re ectorium o rrin in no er The contracte d word is s d , d f ccu g a th m place in connection with Claus tru .

e e ene o en and o r n e in an a e O f cour se the C onfessor a p eac abl , b v l t pi us p i c , g o f violence .

in This is one o f the M ano rs belonging to th e Bishop of Wells en um erate d

’ ' f h k ere to e een th e o r . n . E . O o ur e t e D om e sday Boo . It is th said hav b Bish p s c s

n n dwardi so o e n o rr n in e or be en , in i e Temp us E , ft ccu i g that R c d , must tak th s i sta c at e to re er to er o ter th an th e e w en G so e e i o ; , t o l ast , f a p i d la tim h y b cam B sh p that is

A . D . 1 060 or er . , lat

th e e of h er w ow oo . The r er w in This was not done till tim id h d cha t , hich is

u e in th e M onas ti co n n ew e . . 287 . M er an d M ode th e vernacu lar lang ag , is , dit ii k s

S ee o i n on i . 1 89. ley are in Wedmore . C ll s ,

n o f th e re er e o n i on . Th e Ails i wh o To p ronoun ce th e s en te ce g at xc mmu icat ,

l e r i n th e o e r e n er the n e of s o n he d it unjustly, app a s D m sday Su v y u d am El i as h ldi g

' in th m r 11 . E . w th e e o f the r e was e n of th e B s o Wiuesh a . hich at tim Su v y ha ds i h p

The o e on o f Wi nesh am th e i o was erw r an d his ten ant Osmund . p ss ssi by B sh p aft a ds

n e r er o f th e on eror wh in th e M onasticon 11 . 288 . stren gthe d by a cha t C qu , ich is ,

The e re on os t udici um P r ovincia lium wor of n o i e as e r n u on xp ssi p j is thy t c , b a i g p

n f e on h the admini stratio o justic am g t e Saxo n s . There is some le arni ng on this wo rd

’ i n r e or o f th e on o n ere s o on th e ad C a i tulum w Palg av s Hist y C stituti as th is al p , hich

r few e er . S ee o D a n e o e P rovincia lis e er r o ccu s a pag s lat als Ca g , v c ; but b tt , Cha

n ti er on the e wor . pe , sam d

This is a clearer and m ore co n sisten t acc oun t of the relation s be tw een th e

s o an d r ro n en ro the r e The Bi h p Ea l Ha ld tha is giv f m autho iti s hitherto published . w o e in er e n el i e G so e de er it and o n h l is fact p f ctly i t l gibl as y hims lf liv s , his acc u t

’ re e e o e confirmation w ere re ire ro Harold s r er w en n in the c iv s s m , it qu d , f m cha t h ki g ,

M on as ti con 11 . 28 in o r o f G s o . , 7 , fav u y

rter of the on eror to w e r e erre o e in th e This cha C qu , hich I hav f d ab v , is NOTE S . 3 7

‘ M onas ticon . The k n e W nesham to the r of e amm ni i g giv s y Chu ch W lls , o tione et

’ r G sonis e o 11 . 288 Winesh am in e e . in s r un re p c y pisc pi , is K g bu y East H d d .

e not een e to er n w o e I hav b abl asc tai hat h us this was .

This is another i nstance in which the statem en ts of Gyso are supported by the e on of o e r t stim y D omesday . C mb th e e o ccurs am ong th e p ossession s of the Bishop of e an d was e i n th e e of the on e or z or who W lls , it is said that it h ld tim C f ss by A , is

’ e en th e Arsere of G so s n rr e . o e S t . o th e e n en e vid tly y a ativ C mb Nich las is plac i t d d ,

w in n r un re . o n on 11 . 4 5 . hich is Ki gsbu y H d d C lli s , 7

ere no en on of e in o e . e e e ne r the Th is m ti this plac D m sday It is , I b li v , a city of Wells .

We have here a still more striking in stan ce of th e support which is given to

rr e th e n e en en e on of o e . on and Wurmest n this n a ativ by i d p d t t stim y D m sday Litt o ,

so e u s he n e to the non for e r or and in o e we find Gy t lls , assig d Ca s th i supp t , D m sday ,

th e o se of th e o n of th e n o e e the o Litune on no at cl acc u t la ds p ss ss d by Bish p , , Litt , t

e th e o the non of n n rew . h e e o T . R E h ld by Bish p , but by Ca s Sai t A d T y h ld it als . .

w s r th on so that this app rop riation as made by Gy o b efo e e C quest .

n The o of N o plac e of thi s n ame occurs i D omesday . Abb t Glaston who gave

r nown n e in n o er or o r E elnoth or Ailnothus it is bette k by his am a th th g aphy , g , .

Th o er n b e een i n o e B k . e were all w e th la ds may s D m sday oo Th y , ith

n een in hi s n n e e e on n en n er n e of th e o T . R . E . o xc pti , a ci t i h ita c Bish p , havi g b ha ds

e on Latune Y on w w as e ohann es n in the e of Th e exc pti is ( att ) , hich h ld by J Da us tim the on e or an d G so e r or n to e o e own h ow C f ss ; y , it app a s , acc di g his syst m , sh uld hav sh this manor came into his bands .

S o r n onvenientia w e ne Du n e r a con I t a slate c , hich is xplai d by Ca g , Pa ti m

’ ventio on r an d o r ae ali cui in re ua iam ex o com etit. , c t actus als , Pa s qu q p pact p

o w n ‘ N ec est ex vetustis l s a i o ah G d i says , mihi dubium , i li t mul s qu s 38 N O TE S .

aquilonari parte chori videmus collocatos ; supremum ad huuc Gisonem spectare

and h e ir a no ro er a in ecclesiam nostram o a ben eficia adds , v um bis , p pt mult c ll ta , cum ’ el b ran d D e P rcesul. . 41 . G omn i gratitudine c e um . p 7 yso was evidently a great

ene a o r to r we firm and o re a e . b f ct his chu ch , as ll as a b ld p l t

’ We e now o the benefit of G so s n rr e and n e o f n hav l st y a ativ , , i st ad a co tem

orar wr er we e wr ter wh o wro e few e r a er th e i e w en o e p y it , hav a i t a y a s ft t m h s m o f the

even ts which he re late s o ccurred ; though as th e n arrati ve pro ceeds he b ecomes a

on e or r and of the few e en s w c h e no e wr te i e on e wh c t mp a y , v t hi h tic s i s l k o was per w so nally c ognizant of th e tran saction s h e rec or ds . But e may see how little solicitous

h e was to r e of e r not onn e e w the ro er of the r and h t at matt s c ct d ith p p ty chu ch , t e

en of the r s of th e e er er o n onne e w it in the i adjustm t ight s v al p s s c ct d ith , sl ght

he of o o n e o er De V l a wh o was one n oti ce which takes Bish p J h , call d by th s i lul ,

h o nen er on of hi s e an d who ee to h e o e te ro n of t e m st emi t p s s tim , s ms av c ll c d a u d him

n o m or on f the en e of the a e . e r al e Bath oni ensis on at Bath s all p ti o sci c g Ad la d , c l d , e

e l i ors of i en e was of th e a e of ohn . The o w of the most succ ssful cu t vat sc c , g J bish p as

‘ me r to w o he i e f n . h th e es on of a was k nown h ms l a physicia T is is t tim y M l sbu y , h m , ’ t literatorum on ern o au deb at &c . hat c tub i g , The charter by which Kin g William th e Secon d gr anted to him the city of Bath may

’ b e re in e rne Adam o Damer ha m . 283 an d no er r er of the e ad H a s f , p a th cha t sam

in e on th e 6 of the en of e r r 1 090 w i h e e to th e k g , dat d th kal ds F b ua y , , by h ch gav him

’ e of n e er of ad S omersetensis e is co atus au mentati onem abb y Sai t P t Bath , p p g , is at

2 of th e nie o o . p . 79 sa b k

H n This Hugolinus cum Barbs occurs in D omesday book . is am e is mi tten

Hu elo and o er it wr en in e er in w so of the ore ur g , v is itt , that small l tt hich much m c ious

n or on of re or on e e the wor I nter r es no er on i f mati that c d is c v y d , d p , a th additi by which

' h e was known: It is probably a v ein attempt to recover any thing m ore c on cerning one wh o w e nown b e re e to e een re r , by hat littl is k , may p sum d hav b a ma kable p ers on of his i e an n er re er or tr n or an d i n t n r t m , i t p t a slat , hav g some hi g it appea s p eculiar in his er on e r n e sufficien t to r e th e n o f the on o ion who w p s al app a a c st ik mi ds Sax p pulat , ere

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en . He was one of the n e i e0 1e who shav Tai i R g s , p p h eld small po sses sion s not in

e in an of the re ee er re e e far o e the villani and w o e clud d y g at f s , a v y sp ctabl class , ab v , h s n e were ne er ol e e was e one S ir enr who in i am s v c l ct d till it lat ly d by H y Ellis , has th s

40 NOTES .

The re r e e en of e th e e re of in the of e and ma kabl v t his lif , s izu him midst his palac

en n s r ro r o of eren to M and his e n rr e att da t at Bath by a pa ty f m B ist l adh ts aud , b i g ca i d

o ff to not no e the wr er e ore us wh o we see chiefl n en on that city , is tic d by it b f , is y i t t h t e dispute with th e archdeacon and his heirs .

e n o rs re en or in th e e er of the r o f e in 1 1 64 . R gi ald ccu as P c t R gist s Chu ch W lls ,

Le e e . 37 . N v , p

The new r oh u was e ro e an n n e fire . o w chu ch built by J d st y d by accid tal G d i ,

41 . p . 9

vo was th e first er on wh th I p s o held the oth ee . See e catalogue of Deans of

. H h 1 50 in o wi n 44 . e e t e er o o 1 . Wells G d , p 7 mak s p i d ab ut

Higinus is said to o ccur as Precentor in the Registers of the S ee ab out 1 138 .

Le e e . 35 . N v , p

Ja ttona in the origin al ; but D omesday b ook p resen ts a m ore remarkable ortho -f

r La tah s O f th e on er on of th e e er L and Y or 1 th e e nn n of g aphy , . c v si l tt s at b gi i g

of pro per n ames in that record there are other in stan ce s . Thus a place in the coun ty

w c lle Yeadon o r in re or Ladun the o ern Yarum or York no a d , ccu s that c d as m d ,

Ya rm La w n an d l e now lle Loveraell o rrin ree i e n e in , is a p ac ca d , ccu g th t m s , am ly ,

r e the e on and th e ore e e wr en w r e the Su v y , R capitulati , Clam s , is ach tim itt ith a va i ty

h or o r Geur esha le q resha le an d Lour es ha le. Y o n w as e ore in t e th g aphy , , , att , as b f

r e th e n of c nn e n T . n . E and is r r in G so not obs e v d , la d J ha s Da us it su p is g that y has

was ire th e ur of e to w o e on e at the i e sh own us h ow it acqu d by Ch ch W lls , h m it b l g d t m

in th e n re of Winterstok e ne r to on re r and one of th e Survey . It is hu d d , a C g sbu y , has

f th e n e ur e the wor of th e o r e en and fifteenth en r e w o ma y b autiful ch ch s , k f u t th c tu i s , ith

rn which th e coun ty of Som erset is ado ed .

H w s not o n i n th e o e a r e of th e o e on of the r y y f u d D m sd y Su v y p ss ssi s Chu ch .

ee on the firs t ew to b e the re en H uis h E is co i in th e n re of It may s m , vi , p s t p p hu d d

n was l c e i n o e n on w Y n Kingsbury East , but it is plai that it a p a cl s u i ith atto and in

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nasticon . 6 sa to be H swzch in the M arsh . the New M o , ii 27 , it is id y N OTES . 4 1

n i h o e on of th e r Cumton is not fou d n D omesday among t e p ss ssi s Chu ch . It

no o th e re en C om ton E isco i in the on re r tr . S ee o n on is d ubt p s t p p p , C g sbu y dis ict C lli s ,

h on of the n en n e F ontanens es in onne on w N o t to t e exclusi a ci t am , but c cti ith

f the re en n e of the S ee B ath and Wells . it the origin o p s t am ,

The Charter by which King Stephen gave these Churches is -i n the N ew

M onas ticon . 289. The own of N or th C ur r i o n on 11 . 1 8 to e , ii t y is sa d by C lli s , 7 , hav

een en to th e r of e l r th e r . N or th Pether ton S outh b giv chu ch W l s by Richa d Fi st ,

P ether ton and Curr N or t P er et S ud eret an d are r e e o e er on , y , ( , p , su v y d t g th am g the Terr a Re is f g o Dom esday .

r n on e en e in 1 1 63 1 1 64 or 1 1 65 fo r o er This t a sacti must hav tak plac , , , R g did n ot e o e B o of o r e er e ore 1 1 63 nor o er o of r e b c m ish p W c st b f , did R b t Bish p Bath su viv

e on 1 1 65 . i r e de S ak es ton or de S rak es ton was e b y d R cha d , call d p p , at that tim

’ e n o h r e on first e r i n 1 1 75 or n to Le e e D a . Th mas t e A chd ac app a s acc di g N v s

we e rn ro i n rr e h e was r e on ten e r e rl r Fasti ; but l a f m th s a ativ that A chd ac y a s a ie . Go dfrey o f Worcester was n o doubt the Archdeacon o f Worce ster of that n ame wh o

e or n to Le e e in 1 1 67 and o er of was no o n e di d , acc di g N v , as R b t Bath d ubt a disti guish d

e e he was ro an r e on of n t o n in th e r n e . ccl siastic , p bably A chd ac Bath o f u d p i t d Fasti

o n ore w n e n an ro e of t e n l r wor w N thi g is m a t d tha imp v d Fasti h E g ish Chu ch , a k hich th e o r e o e i e a o on e R xbu gh Club s m t m g c t mplated .

in o o w n A district Sav y . G d i says his consecration was perform ed in th e town

of n ohn in o r r o of n er r . The e was 1 1 5 Sai t J Sav y , by Richa d A chbish p Ca t bu y dat 7 , the n - of n h n twe ty second He ry t e S eco d .

C A M D . S O C . 8 .

C A R T E R S

TO EC CLES IASTICAL

F O RM ERLY I N TH E LI B RA RY

O F D . C O X A R M CRO .

D U I N TR O C TI O N .

T H E d o cumen ts o f which c opies ar e h ere for th e first time pub lish e d h e b e en for er on t e ou t o f th e ro er ee n av a v y l g im p p k pi g . I k now n o t wh e th e r to re gar d th is as a fo r tun ate circumstan c e o r th e

on tr r Th e ma be to o e o eth n b i t of t c a y . y y said l s s m i g y h e ir c ouse

u en c e n o t o f th e r t . B u t th o h th h t be q , if i validi y ug is mig imp or tan t w ere any o f th em to b e pr op ound e d in th e C ourts as th e basis of any

of r h t e t it n n o t be to ffe t th e r e h claim ig , y ca said a c i valu as istoric al e v de n e w h e in th e o en t th e me e th er e n oth n i c , il d cum s s lv s is i g to im

e h th e r th en t t bu t r th e r e ver r of en n en p ac i au ici y , a y ma k g ui ess whi ch

o ent h th e e c an o e d cum s suc as s p ss ss .

n as th e h e o ne in nner c once e ro b c ew Lyi g y av d a ma al d f m pu li vi , b ein g n eith e r in an y public library n or in any d epositor y to which a ny p erson w ould thin k o f r esor tin g w h o w as in sear ch of in formation re e t n th e o n t on to w h h th e re er it n o t w on er sp c i g f u da i s ic y f , is d ful that th e information wh ich th e y give (an d in th e case o f some of th em it is cur ious an d importan t) h as b ee n u n k now n to tho se wh o have

ritte n o n th e h tor of th e o n t on to wh i h th e re te S o wg is y f u da i s c y la . th t h ow e er tt e th e h e to b e e w th te r r a , v li l claim y may av class d i li a y

o o t on th e C e n o et he r e n to th e tor e of his c mp si i s , amd S ci y is addi g s to ric al e vid e n c e from a sour c e un su sp e c te d and un k n ow n . The y fo rme d par t o f a lar ge c oll ec tion of manusc r ip t ma tte r fo rmed in th e e r er a r t o f the t ent r of wh h o e o nt ma he a li p las c u y , ic s m ac c u y e x e te ro m me p c d f . 46 INTRODUC TION .

The R e v C o M ro D s o . x . D . w a o ne f the h n o f n ac , c aplai s Ki g

eor e th e F r t but h n nh er te on er b e or t n r G g i s ; , avi g i i d a c sid a l f u e f om

his who h ad b ee n o en t b r e e of the t wn of n family , pul u g ss s o Sai t Ed ’ m n r h e ee n o t to h e ta e n on h e for an en th u d s Bu y , s ms av k up ims lf y l g

o f t e th e c re of o but to h e n e h s e in r te ro im u s uls , av i dulg d im lf p iva p

fe ssion al t an d in r t n h is t te for c r o ter t re and s udy , g a ifyi g as u i us li a u

th e r t of nt n and cu t r e a s pai i g s lp u . H e h ad his bap tismal n ame from his grandfather th e r e c tor of

sb n e r to r Joh n C o x w h o w as r n o n o f D r h r Ri y , a Bu y , , a g a ds . Ric a d

ot n t sh o o f E C ox the e nen t r e t . , mi P s a Bi p ly

’ ’ e at N or ton b o t e ro t E n D r . M ro h o S . ac s us , a u six mil s f m dmu d s

B ur w as rob b on e of th e b e t e en a t th e t e of an e m y , p a ly s sp cim s im b ellishe d r esid en c e o f a c oun try gen tl eman o f e asy but n o t very

H e en a r e th e h o e to t it to his r o e aflluen t for tune . l g d us adap pu p s s ;

ou t ro n it e ten s ve e re - ro n an d co ec te w th n laid a u d x i pl asu g u ds , ll d i i

n ero n t n o e of th e ver h o e an d fe w t re . um us pai i gs , s m m y c ic , a sculp u s

e ter Tilleman s o f A n twer th e e eb r te n n ter w as P , p , c l a d a imal pai , ’ h e o e b him an d e a t D r . M cro in 1 7 34 h v n muc mpl y d y , di d a s , a i g

b een w or n th e b e or e o n th e ortr t o f h or e wh ch r e ki g day f p ai a s , i main ed a t N or to n in its u n finish e d state as a memor ial o f th e c ircum

stan c e .

w h H e a H is C oin s and M e dals ere c oic e . h d some o f th e r are r p r oduction s of th e e ar ly for e ign and E ngli sh pre sse s an d a c oll ee t on erh on e f th e b e t in r te h n of n r t r e n i , p aps o s p iva a ds , ma usc ip mai s , i n vo e or in to r h etter an d h rter lum s au g ap l s c a s .

Th e tter s e e to h e b een o e te ro v r o r te r a s la m av c ll c d f m a i us qua s ,

n w s r en e to him e er of h i n r t vo o pp or tu ity a p e s t d . S v al s ma usc ip

n to O th er h ad o e r t o f th e lumes h ad belo ged Spelman . s f rm d pa

br r of th e M on of u r li a y ks B y . P erhaps I sh all n o t e xc e e d th e lic en se which th e S o ci ety may a ow to on e of its e bers I ntr br e n ot e of ver ll m m , if i o duce a i f ic a y

w o th e n r t vo I t t en ro an fe f ma usc ip l ume s in h is c o ll e c tio n . is ak f m

48 C INTRODU TION .

tr e m b c r . wh h rob b th e e t o f th e c o su s ibe d E S . ic is p a ly u da

o t on o h e t e p si i f t e tr a is .

h o o f h e va u b e r e a n e in 1 6 at th e a e o f T e p osse ss r t es l a l m i s di d 7 7 , g

8 4. e t an o n h te r wh o o on te r h is e e e b e e H e l f ly daug , s af d c as cam

h w o r t n or th to wh o e n e e and h e r w h o rr e t e e f M . if S a if , s i c i , ma i d

for o M r tte on o e t e e b er N r wich th e br r es en e . . Pa s , s m im m m , li a y d c d d M an y o f th e manusc r ipts h av e pass e d by pur ch ase i nto th e h an ds o f

two e b er o f th e C e n o e t M r . H u s on ur ne a nd M r m m s amd S ci y , d G y .

w on T rn er D a s u .

A r t o o f the C h rter was re en te b r . an d po i n a s p s d y M M rs . S tan i ’

orth s oon ter D r . M ro e e e to n e h ew of D r M a ro f , af ac s d c as , a p . c ,

b e him in his t te an d rs u t Th w wh o tron re e . as M r s gly s m l d as pu i s is .

on Yo r h re en t e n wh o w as n o e an n t r and Wils , a ks i g l ma , m a iqua y , who h ad a mo s t e xtraordin ary passion fo r amassin g a nd tr an sc r ibin g c h r r - n e Th en t e n e in th e e r 1 8 3 an d his a te e vid e c . is g l ma di d y a 7 ; C o ll e c tion o f W r itte n E vid en c e r emai n e d as h e h ad l eft it at th e

O ld H in wh h h e h ad re e in on e of th e w e t r t of th e all ic sid d , ild s pa s

ountr t in 1 806 it w as b er th r o w n o en to m in e t on c y , ill li ally p y sp c i a nd u s e ; an d from that time to th e p resen t I have frequen tly foun d wh t it on t ne o r e o f or n n o r t o n e tre e e a c ai d , a s u c igi al i f ma i x m ly us ful

m n h t in w n to e i t e s udie s h ich I have b e en e gage d . I t w as e asy to d istin gui sh w hat h ad b e l o n ge d to th e M ac ro c oll e e

h i r t on ro t e s o en t t or e n ero wh h M r . i , f m mila d cum s , vas ly m um us , ic

o h ad h e o e te Th e fe w w h h are n ow v n to Wils n ims lf c ll c d . ic gi e the

b w ere b e on n to th e M ro o e t on w th the e x c e pu lic all l gi g ac c ll c i , i p t on o f tw o o c e n t o n ern n wh ch I am n n e to th n th t i d um s , c c i g i i cli d i k a

th e w ere obt n e b M r . on ro o e o the r r te r y ai d y Wils f m s m qua . C H A R T E R S

LA RE TI NG TO ECC LES IASTI CAL AFFAIRS .

I .

Gr ant by GI L B ERT TYS ON of L and and Ty the to the Chur ch of

SELBY ; in the time of the C onquer or or his s uccessor .

' N s it o n fidelibu s I S L E B E R T U S TI S U N OTUM m ibus quo d ego G , c o n ces su o et filio ru m meo ru m n t ux ris mee , dedi ecclesie sa c i

r n S A L E B I ro n o n W I L L I E L M I et Ge ma i de , p a ima d mi i mei Regis

M A T H I L D I S n et ro redem tion e n et o Regi e, p p a ime mee ux ris mee e t o n lib erorum m eorum caru cata s t in as m ium , duas erre villa qu

N D E B I di citur o mn ll m G U , cum ibus quae illi adjacen t : et i a deci am a h ab eo in A I G R U N A et : b o vata s m qu m in AL V E L E I A et viii .

i H o t a n on in a LU N D d citur . e e o terre villa qu e au em c dici e feci, l n t u t in eadem ecclesia sim p e ariu s frater . Quidam e iam ex h o minibu s meis n omin e S U A N U S dedit mem orate Ecclesie u n am

r in E L D o e o on s et n o . ca ru catam t er e D U F F . Qu d g c ce si co ced fili Teste Th oma Archiepiscop o . Tes tib u s Adam o meo et Wil

‘ oa ellan o et i o n et U ctredo filio lielmo e t Everard o p . R card Tisu

R lio id n is n o . et n o et o : fi o . et Alwi ni . Sua W Mai

An im erfec t an d n orre o of r er in the M onastieon Ed . 1 682 p i c ct c py this Cha t is ( ,

d Ne . Ed . ol. . . so er 1. . 3 2 an w v e an d n orre to ren vol. p 7 iii p but imp f ct i c ct as der e e en an d n e e r th e re en re on o f it ro wh highly xp di t c ssa y p s t publicati , f m that ich ere re on to el e e the wr en re or of th e tran sactlo n e th e th is as b i v is itt c d mad at tim e .

Th e r of e was o n e th e o n ero r in o no r of n Ger n Chu ch S lby f u d d by C qu h u Sai t ma , o f w o er u and r o o n en an e rl wr er w o e wor to b e h m a v y f ll cu i us acc u t is giv by a y it , h s k is ’ in e o e on of or e n G e r o the o foun d Labb s C ll cti Hist ic R mai s . ilb t Tys n h eld o f C n ueror an nor in the o n e of Yor and o n a an d o ne in the o n q m y ma s c u ti s k N tti gh m , c u ty

s o c . 8 . CAMB . 50 C H A R TZE A D RE S

of n oln . The of w the re or was e er oo n er the o n Li c gift , hich this is c d , mad v y s aft f u n datio .

n n and Dufli eld h e on th e erw en or n e ro the e . Gu by , Lu d , D t , at a sh t dista c f m Abb y

Alveleia ro l the l e e Alven i in o e w ere r n e , is p bab y p ac call d g D m sday , h a chu ch is am d

n d now l r - lla s o n e the o o r l no en l re of n l n a is E la (Ki k E ) , cha g d is t p g aphica m c atu E g a d c esmble n e the C o n e . r o n wh o wr o e e ore o e o o w as e ac si c qu st Bu t , t b f D m sday B k mad

the re was n le to en th e Ai run a o r Ai ru m h e r n th e wor , by p ss , u ab id tify g ( g , as p i ts d) ’ re fee w M on E bor . . 389 : le rl th e e i n o n o n . p but it is c a y plac Tys s N tti ghamshi hich ur n firs t in the o e S r e w ere a e Ai run . ere was sta ds D m sday u v y , h it is c ll d g Th a ch ch

th e o e rn E kri n . an d p resbyter . It is m d y g The w n w o e son U c tred w as w ne o le th e o n o f n e Al i , h s a it ss , is d ubt ss Sax that am who held many of the manors in th e East Ridi n g of Yo rkshire which were given to

l r Gi be t Tyson . ere in the M onas ticon This g rant was made i n th e time of Ar chbishop Thomas . Th is no er the e en e or to w l r e th e re e e or of o a th by sam b fact , hich A d d p d c ss Th mas is a B r er h e e two r e i n Polk erth or e Folk erth or e w wi tn ess . y this cha t gav ca ucat s p ( p ) ith lan ds at Gunby and Lun d . F o r th e o n r n h e was we see to b e e to the r i e e of ro er e s c d g a t , , admitt d full p iv l g s a b th of th e h ouse .

I I .

C onfirmation by ROB ERT B I SHOP O F LO N D ON of a Gr ant of

La nds i n M I N S T E R in his ee in the r ei n o e hen S t . SOUTH , f , g f p

RO B E R T U S t L O N D O N I E N S I S e is co u s o n Dei gra ia p P , m ibus suis h o min ibu s Fran cis et Angli cis tam p rms en tib u s quam futuris salu m ot s i M E E d n te . N um t vobis quo d WI L L I E L U S DE B U R S T D o avit PA G ANO DE STAN F ORD et suis h eredib u s tote m suam terram quam t n t n o t o f d in D M E N I S T R E o n ertin entiis : e e de s r eo o S U , cum m ibus p ten en dam de illo et suis h eredib u s per s ervicium quin te partis

n militis ro su o v o et ro s u o h o ma io et ro r u ius , p ser ici p g p x ma cis

r n t et un o o o recii n t s olidoru m o a ge i caball falv , p ce um , qu s G O D F R I D U S meu s co gn atus et p raedictu s P A G A N U S suus frater dederu n t raedicto W I L I E L M Et e o t o n raadicti p L O . g per pe ici em p W I L L I E L M I co n cessi et praesen ti cart a mea confirmavi ut sua on t o s it stabilis r o e firmiter rae i i d a i . Qua e vol t p c p o qu o d prea dict us PA G A N U S et heredes sui h ab ean t et ten eant predicta m E C C L E S I A S T I C A S PE RTIN ENTE S . 5 1

' terram cum suis p ertin en tn s in ben e et in pace libere et quiete

h on orifice et n t . n t t t Ro erus runu Willi i egre Hii su es es g B s . el

Wok en d n . u e Rob ertus B . o n filiu s mus de de aud Sim suus . Willi lmu s r e B . Walterus s t Walteru s Al r . co ne aa d suu fra er de .

' Ricardu s filiu s Willi l s o Wimun di. R N . e mu fili u s ob ertus e T le ig r .

' Willielmu s C hald n H a n P tefii . Ri a d de e e . e ricus de c r us de Fur n Rob ertu s B . . Ro rus leh am Willi l us aus aard ge de Pe . e m de

S arn eres . et t si c mul is ""alii .

o M n er in e er n en en ow en o n the o o f o n on S uth i st is Ess x a v y a ci t d m t Bish p L d . Th e r er chiefl re r e fo r the e of the o and of th e er on to cha t is y ma kabl styl Bish p , p s s w o re e in w ere ee to b e an m on o f th e r e o f th e h m it is add ss d , hich th may s m i itati ph as

r n royal g a ts of th e tim e .

Th e n e of o er o e e th e o n D e o . He w as c onsec nated am R b t has s m tim s additi Sigill , ’ or n to Le e e F a sti in 1 1 41 and e in 1 150 o r 1 1 51 . He was an n en acc di g N v s , , di d a ci t ” r en and e o rer o f n ern r Godwin 4to . 1 61 6 . 235 I n f i d d v ut admi Sai t B a d , , p . this

Char ter we have p ersons mentioned who were of his kin dred .

III .

M RY Documents r ela ting to the subj ection of the Houses of S T . A O F D I a nd o BA S I N G W E R K to the House o B W UBL N , f , f UILD AS , with a C er t ca te o the Abbots o M V a nd ifi f f COMBE , IRA AL

H o S T R : A 1 1 56 1 1 6 . Y to the use o C I E T I U M . D . STAN LE f , 7

V ENERAND O fratri et amico RA N N U L F O abbati de B I L L E W A S e usdem ue o conven tui t RI C A R D U S dictu s et j q l ci , Fra er abbas

n n s A s u m I n n o n o ni C o ve tu S V I G N E I al te et dilection em . mi e d mi n o stri JE S U CHRISTI committimu s atque con cedimu s vobis et domui vestre curam et dispo sition em domus n o stre S A N C T E

M I D im er etuu m h ab en dam u t vo s et o t AR E UBLINE p p d mus ves ra,

n ten orem o n C is tercien sis o secu dum rdi is , curam ejusdem d mus

i filie t et o e res s e in o n et o n quas ves re a v bis g , m ibus per m ia h ab eatis ; e t ipsa vobis et do mui vestre tan quam matri sue juxta eun dem ten orem ordin is C is tercien sis semper et ubique respo n deat

t s t h t on et ob ediat . Fac a e t au em aee n o stra commis sio a que c ces sio in communi capitulo S avignei ann o ah in carn atione domi ni 52 C H A R TzE A D RES

° ° O O k al i Arrau do io et M . C . L v to en das D embr s . t . j , sex ec Tes e pr re G aufrido su pprio re et U nfrido can to re et Roberto et G uillelmo e t G au frido cellarariis et Hugo n e sacrista et Robert o m agis tro n o vicioru m et Hugon e in firmario et Christian o h o spitali et Guil

o ortario et n o tu o lelm p u ivers capi l .

OMNIBU S Abb atibu s atque C on ven tibus ad eccles iam S A V I G N E I

ertin en tib u s t R . dictu s A b et C o nven tu s S A V I G N E I p , Fra er b as , s alut m I n n o n s alvatoris n o tr E S U n ot sit e . mi e s i J CHRISTI um

o o n rms en tibu s t t r o n o s con cedim u s v bis m ibus p a que fu u is, qu d imperpetuum ecclesie de B I L L E WA S et do min o RA N U L F O Abbati t c on ven tui abb atiam B A S I N G E R S o n ti a que , de U cum m ibus per

n iis u I ta u t B U L D W A s B A S I N G E C n e t s is . ecclesia de ecclesie de V p rovideat atque s ub ven iat in o m n ibus et de o mn ibus sieut mater n Et BA S I N G E R fili e secu dum ordin em C is tercien s em . ecclesia de U C ecclesie de B I L L E W A S resp on d eat et ob ediat in o mn ibus et de o mn i

n r n m ta est t bus sieut filia matri juxta eu dem o di e . Fac au em h aec n o stra con ces sio in capitulo S avign ei an n o ah in carn ation e domin i

M O C 0 LO O t o r et au frid s u ri r . vi . o o G o o e o . . j Tes e R ger pri e pp R berto et G au frido cellarariis et R oberto magis tro n ovitiorum et Hugoni t o o h o s itali et H u oni ortario et to to t l sacris a R ger p g p capi u o .

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A t RA N N U L F O B I L L E W A s o abb atia B bba e de , qu d s de A S I N G U E C e t D U B L I N A er S A V I G N E I U M h ab ehat on tr de quas p , c a formam o n t n t utris u e man da imu s rdi is e e , q v propter b on um pacis u t an te

t ca ituli s e u en tis S A V I G N E I rze s en tar en E empus p q se p t . t ip s i

fecerun t . Au ditis i sic taqu e in capitulo S A V I G N E I querelis et i gravam nibu s abbatis M A T H E I de B A S I N G U E C et resp on sis abbatis RA N N U L F I de B I LL E W A S et cartis quas in eo dem capitulo ah E S I A A E C C L S T I C S PERTINENTE S . 53 a C t n u raedictis abb atiis t n bbate R. DE CUR I e co vent suo de p ra s aetis n n acce erat di nu m du ximu s plusquam xx a is p , g cum abba tibu s a deran t et s en iorib u s n o s tris s ecretius n tractar qui cum i de e . Tun e rogavimu s eos u ti se ex toto con silio n o stro et providen cie commi motis ttereut et c on s en s eru n t . N o s t re ou , au em, illis , c si derantes dis crecion em et pru dentiam an teces s orum n o strorum qui raefatas abb atias ti R et C on en tu i B I L L E W A S tradide p abba . v de

n t et cartis con firmaverun t o t n eces sa rias et t ru , pr p er causas u iles dign u m j u dicavim u s quic quid super haec fecerun t ratum et firmum

' im er t uu m t r n t eo s o t in o n haberi p pe . Pace igi u i er ref rma a c mmu i capitulo n o stro p raes en tib u s Abb atib u s G A L T E R O de N E H T et M OY S E de V E T E R I VILLA co mmen davimu s abbati RA N U L F O de B I L L E W A S om n em curam et ordin acion em predictarum do mor um sieut filiaru m s uaru m sicu t an tecess ores n o stri prius co mmen da

n t e e u s rt t s tan tu r I n u nximu s t Vera t j ca e e . j quo que Abba i A A t D U L I N A u MATHEO de B S I N G U E C et bba i A . de B t ipsi et domus sua ex toto in ten dant et ob edian t abbati et d omui de

L E W A S s icu t filii t t i t fili t B U D pa ri e s eu e matri . Fac a sunt haec in

t o S avi n ei ab u e co ntradiction e tes tibus o t capi ul g q ulla . Hus R ber o

r o t u riorel* t o et t n o F urn esia o sl n p i re e s pp Pe r S epha de . J e o qui

fu ra e o et to t t ibi e t Abbas R mald de Cham o capi ulo .

dictu s C I S T R C I a i FRATE R A . abbas E I omn ibus abb t bu s a d

lu i i s C I S T E R C I U M p ertin en tib u s s a tem . S c at s n o prae sen ti carta n o stra con firmas s e abbati et co n ven tu i de B I L L E W A S abbatias de B A S I N G U E C et de D U V E L I N A sieut primum dile ctu s filiu s n o ster RI C A R D U S DE CU RC I cum esset abbas S A V I G N E I I et p o stea ven erabilis frater n o s ter G U I L L E LM U S DE TOLOSA factus abbas ejusdem l oci eas eis in capitulo S A V I G N E I I co n ces s eru n t et cartie

n n Volumu s ita u e et s tatuimus suis co firmaveru t . q quicquid t fi m um s uper haec feceru n t ratum e r um haberi imperpetu . Hiis n t an ct h testibu s Ricardo abbate Belbec . Simo e abba e de S o A

S ic . 54 C H ARTAE A D RE S

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un uilers oh ann e t o ravalle. a u o abbate de L g . J abba e de J R d lf i abbate de C h alo ch .

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r e o en in th e This inst uctiv d cum t is form of a small roll . The seals of th e three

o were en e the o o . or i on of two of the e l r Abb ts app d d at f t P t s s als stil emain . O ne is r r an d for e i e n an d arm re en i n th e or f ci cula , has its d v c a ha d p s t g past al sta f. The f an o ther has th e figure o abbot . The e arlier p orti on s are writt en by o ne h an d : but the letter of the three Abbots is nk an d ar er i n a di fferen t i ch act .

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th e our in r en w are o e o e are r e o e o f th e or nal that f st um ts hich c pi d ab v t u c pi s igi s . en re a e t th e These i nstrum ts l t o subj ection of th e two h o us e s of Sain t M ary of Du blin n i r an d Bas in werk in e , to the o e of i w in ro ire one g Fli tsh h us Bu ld as Sh psh , of the earli est n C is terti an house s in E gland . Th ey are

1 . e r o n of the o and on n f S D cla ati Abb t C ve t o avigney of th e subj ecti on of th e house f f n M r o l n to i w A . D 1 1 56. o Sai t a y Dub i Bu ld as , .

2 . A e e r on on erni n Basin werk A . D . 1 1 5 lik d cla ati c c g g , 7 . o n e 3 . A e ar on , e went e r er re e i n o o s c d d cl ati mad t y y a s aft , sp ct g b th h us es , th e

’ e on n een o e nl e r on e f of th e M on of B as i n we k qu sti havi g b s l m y h a d b hal ks g r , who had o to ree e e e ro e r e s ught f th ms lv s f m th i subj ction .

4 . A confir mati on o f the e er i n on o f h D t m ati t e h ous e of S avign ey by th e Abb ot of

C istertium .

e e o en s w e on to th f Th s d cum t , hich b l g e class o th e Cha r ter: M aj or ca of the three o e on erne are now for the first e ro to li h us s c c d , tim b ught ght .

56 CHA RM ; AI) RE S c onven tu s t n in n U n i ersitati t n ot e er am D omi o s alutem . v ves re um s it n o s de commun i a s sen su c apituli n o stri dedis se et eonces s is se i D o t N T S et H . o e e Ecclesie S A C E MARIE AR . ejusdem l c Epis c op o et s u cces s oribu s suis et capitulo ecclesiam de W H I T C H U R E C H E et ecclesiam de S O R E S T A N E et quicquid in eis juris h ab uimu s vel

o tuimu s et h ab uimu s in t et in decimis t habere p , quicquid erris apu W I U E L E S F O R D h ab en da s et o s siden das in t , p perpe uum cum o mn ibus p ertin en tiis sui s quietas et liberas ah o mn i c alu mpn ia de n o t s s s rib u s n o stris et o o n t Wan dri esili I n bis e ucce o d m Sa c i g . hu s n s n o t a osuimu s ju autem rei testim o ium igillum s rum pp .

R t A G W A N D R I G E S I L O dilecti s . Dei gra ia bbas de SAN TO suis M agis tro RICARD O de S O R E S T A N et RICARDO de W I T C H I R C H E

L E s alut m S ciatis et domin o I L B E R T O DE G R E I N E V I e . quo d n o s

D eo et S A N C T E M S . et o n o H dedimus ecclesie ARIE AR d mi . n i et tu o S ejusdem lo ci Episco p o Ve erabil Capi l AR . quicquid juris h ab uimu s in ecclesia de S O R E S T A N E et in ecclesia de W I T

et in t et in decimis W I U E L E S F R D r C HIRCHE erris apud O . Qua e vobis man damus et p rmcipimu s qu atin u s eis de cetero s itis imten dentes et resp on den tes in o mn ibus que ad n o s pertinere s olebant

n l is t . sieut obis facere s o eb at . Vale e

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' S TANE et quin qu agin ta s olid o s e s terlingoru m apud W I U E L E S F O R D in perpetuum p o s siden da p ro b en eficiis et h on oribu s n obis ab i sis collatis o u t t h ab eatur s i illoru m n p . Qu d ra um g o s trorum at ion e a n t con firm amu E tes tac pr ese s scrip um s . t dep en det in hiis A t n n t literis tam sigillum bba is quam C o ve us .

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o e u s dem u e t R t A Episc po j q ecclesie capi ulo . Dei gra ia bbas S ANCTI W A N D R I G E S I L I et ejusdem lo ci C on ven tu s etern am in

o n o s alut m eti t n b dile tio tr D mi e . P vi a o is c ves a u t certificaremu s vo s quibus in stru mentis vel c artis vel et privilegn s u teb amur super ecclesia de W I T C H U R I C H E et ecclesia de S O R E S T A N E et de reditu

W I E L E S F R D li b nter o mn im o dis exe ui U O o e . de , qu d q

I n p r ivilegi i s S ummor um P ontificum I N N O C E N C I I S ecundi

et B U G E N I I tercii si c continetur .

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Eccle siam S O R E S T A N E ca ellis et hidam terre . de cum p

decimis .

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sui .

I ta continetur .

Notum s it o mn ibus tam p o steris quam praes entibu s quod Ego W I L L I E L M U S D ei gratia Rex AN G L O RU M et dux NO R M A N N O R U M pro redempcion e animae m eae et salute con j ugis et filioru m meorum F O N T A N E L L E N S I Mon asterio in C WA N D RA G E S I L I con s tructo ro o G U N h o n ore SAN TI , p am re

ellan i ui mon ach u s t es t t o T A R D l cap mei q ibi fac us , qua u r eccle sias in AN G LI CA TE RRA po sitas con cess i cum decimis et o mn i bus suis co stumis sieut an tecesso r G U N T A R D I eas ten uit

es s oris t or E D A R D I tempore an tec mei bea e mem ie W Regis, I R C H E t B R I E qu arum duae de WI T H C H e D T U N A sunt in comi ' o S O R E S T A N E es t in co itatu tatu D o n s s r s . Tercia ver m

t t TO U E C E S T R E es t in comitatu VVI L T E S YR fE . Quar a au em E Et ut a don acio etc N O R H A M P T E S I R . h ec .

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continetur .

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S icu t n t eten tib u s o t on t t s alu tem. i jus a p ex rig re jus icie c s a imu s obvian du m ita justis p o stulacion ib u s ex ration e n ov N overit ita u e n t t n o s etiam p aren dum . q U iversi as ves ra eon ces sis se et sigilli n o stri mun imin e con firmas se Abbati SAN C TI WA N D R I G E S I L I et toti ejusdem lo ci conven tui in perpetuum o mn es ecclesias et cetera s p o ssession es quas in dio cesi n o stra juris illorum din o s cun tur ; videlicet ecclesiam de i iis Ecclesiam W I T C H I R C H E cum c apellis et caeteri s appen d c .

' n di iis de B R I D E Fw -A PORT cum c apellis et caeteris appe c . n i iis Ecclesiam de B R I D I T U N A cum cap ellis et C & teris appe d c .

E cclesiam de U P A V E N E cum c ap elli s et caeteris appen diciis .

C ap ellam de M A N E G E S F O R D cum appen di ciis suis . Eccle S R E S T A N E ca ellis et a n di iis O n siam de O cum p ppe c suis . m i bus igitur huic n o stre co n cession i et confirmationi ren iten ti et advers an tib u s etc bus .

r bilis ins u er R E R Vene a O G S S . E i u a rchi p U AR p scop s A . i acono de D O R S E T E t d e RO G ERO et E R N . archidia conis

de VVI LT E S I R A ita s i si cr p t.

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t E ar hidiac n is W I LT E S R alu m . ROGERO e RN . c o de I A s te Praecipio quo d Abbas de SAN GTO WA N D R A G E S I L O ten eat ita ben e et h o n orifice et libere o mn e s ecclesias que in archidia c on atu vestre sun t cum decimis et o mn ibus con su etu din ibu s suis sieut u n qu am eas melius habere et liberius ten ere s oleb at et n omin atim ecclesiam de Rb S T E S H A L E cum decima sua et e cclesiam de B R I D E T U N A cum decima sua et ecclesiam de B R I D E P O R T cum decima su a et ecclesiam de WI T C H I R C H E E S I A S C C L E S I A T C PERTIN ENTES . 59

cum c apellis et decimis suis pertin entibu s et ecclesiam de S O R E S TA N E cum tota decima Ville et ecclesiam de WI U E L E S n c o n su tudin ibu s Et FORD cum decima et o m ibus e suis .

si quis eis i n de injuriam fecerit etc .

Hw m al a n e n t n t n i u ti ur . V e t t t su i s rume ta qu bus Sa c i as vestra .

Et n on de n n pe det in literis istis n isi ta tum sigillum Abbatis .

A r f the ea re n a e to n r en w in small po tion o s l still mai s att ch d this i st um t , hich is er e re e r n p f ct p s vatio .

R . the o and th e on en of n Wan dra esil or on en elle i n or n Abb t C v t Sai t g F t N ma dy, r n to H o o f l r and the er o f th e r the two g a t . Bish p Sa isbu y , Chapt said chu ch ,

r e o f r in or e re w n ow e r non or chu ch s Whitchu ch D s tshi , hich is call d Whitchu ch Ca ic um , an d S oresto n n ow S er o n i n l re o e er w w e er l n and e , h st , Wi tshi ; t g th ith hat v a ds tyth e Wi velesf rd Th e e w en r n on o e to b e ere th y had at o . tim h this t a sacti t ok plac is gath d ro th e n e of h n h n e e o of f m am s t e Abb o t a d t e Bishop . Robert th e S eco d b cam Abb t n Wan dra esil in 1 1 93 and was ee e Rainaldus in 1 1 4 an d b e o er Sai t g , succ d d by 9 , by R b t

the r in 1 207 wh o o n n e o ll 1 21 . e on ro the Gallic Thi d , c ti u d Abb t ti 9 This succ ssi is f m

Ch ris tiana . er e e o of r i n 1 1 88 an d was ee e Hub t b cam Bish p Salisbu y , succ d d by

er er i n 1 1 4 wh was o to 1 21 . e er ne to e on to the er o H b t 9 , o bish p 7 This d t mi s it b l g p i d e ween 1 1 3 and 1 1 b t 9 2 7 . W e have in th e reply of th e M on ks of Sain t Wan dragesil to the request o f th e r of r e wo n e w the e on w e e chu ch Salisbu y , that th y uld acquai t th m ith titl hich th y h ld

th e two r e or n re e n e . r an d er on were chu ch s , imp ta t facts sp cti g th m Whitchu ch Sh st

r e of on o n o n and n en in th e e of th e on e o r . chu ch s Sax f u dati , had i cumb ts tim C f ss Gun tardus ee e G un tardus e r e had succ d d to them i n b o th church es . This is d sc ib d as

Ca ellanus Re is illiel n e ir to re re n o th e on er of n p g W mi . B ei g d s ous ti i t m ast y Sai t W au dra esil h e re e on the n to r n th e two r e o e er w h g , p vail d up Ki g g a t chu ch s , t g th it

two o er w h e o e to th e o n of o e . e een th s hich als h ld , m ks that h us This must hav b o ne e ore th e e of o e B k in w re o r we fin d the r of d b f dat D m sday oo , hich c d that Chu ch er on e Sh st was h ld by th e house o f Sain t Wandragesil. The o e on o f e e r e o e er w w e re Wiveles p ss ssi th s chu ch s , t g th ith hat th y had acqui d at or w as re o n e o er o of r in w o e o e e e were f d , c g is d by R g Bish p Salisbu y , h s di c s th y e Jos celine e or an d th e o e nno en th e e on and situat d ; by his succ ss , by P p s I c t S c d

en the r w o e P r ivile ia are o e . Eug ius Thi d , h s y qu t d W e obtain these facts fro m what is th e exp ress o bj e ct of th e in strument : but n en n or on w th e o o r er w find e en re e n i cid tally , i f mati , hich t p g aph ill valuabl , is giv sp cti g Bridto n and ow e er w ere were on r e e Guntardus o e er w T c st , h Sax chu ch s h ld by , t g th ith M an esford U a h g , p ven e , an d Rustes al. HO CHART/E A D RE S

V .

ks o I mp mp r iation of the Chur ch of SOUTH RE YN H A M to the M on f Ki ACRE la tely s ettled a t N O R M A N S B E R G H i n the time of ng

Richard the F irs t.

n erit O MNI B US Christi fidelibu s a d qu o s praesen s scriptum perve ,

t n w r E is co us salu tem in o n o . Jo H A N N E s Dei gra ia N o c . p p D mi is Cum quan ta p o s simu s vigilan cia s olicit udin is S an cte Religion rofectibu s et in cremen tis n o s decet n r et i p i vigila e, eam special d provisionis studio fovere et p ro tegere ; ea propter volu mu s a u n r o n n ot n o s dilectis in to filiis M o ive s rum perve ire iciam, Chris n achis de ACRA apud RE Y N H A M in lo co qui dicitur N O R M A N N E S

B E R G H E D eo s ervien tib u s et im er etuu m s ervituri s et p p , Dei causa reli ionis nt t in eo dem o o n o o lan ta to eccles iam g i ui u l c de v p , de SOUTH RE YN H A M can on ice eon ces sis se et c on firmas s e in proprio s usus suo s a d co rum scilicet s u s ten tacion em cum o mn ibus ad ean dem e cl s iam ertin en tib u s b n im er etu u m o c e p , ahe dam p p p ssi den dam ex don acion e G O D E F R I D I DE LE S E W YS ejusdem ecclesie patron i : Salva po ssession e W I L L I E L M I DE LE K E Rectoris ecclesie

n u amdiu vix erit et s alvi s o on o reverentia et di n i illi s q , qu que h re g d s an t t bi s t c n su etu . c e N R t de ti e o O W Y C E N . et on t a e ecclesie, h es a é t su ifi cien ti s u sten tacion e Vicarii qui in praedieta Ecclesia min is t t E t u t h a n o t c on ces s io con firmacio s ta ili rahi . ec s ra b s p erseveret imp erp etuum earn praesen ti scripto et sigilli n o stri patrocin io

c mun i Testib u s etc . om mu s .

ro o n e or r o This is f m a c t mp a y c py . The r er w de L Cha t by hich G o dfrey esewys gave th e Church o f South Reynh am i n or o to th e M on o f N o rm au sb er h w i was e to re i n th N f lk ks g , h ch a c ll Ac , is e M onas i ’ t con N . v . , E . ol. v . 69 . th e o en e for th e ro r on p This is Bish p s lic c app p iati of it . The ro r on w as nown toBlomefi l e d v l. wh app p iati k ( o iii . p . o says that it was con fi rmed er r o of n er r by Hub t A chbish p Ca t bu y .

ro l r er o f John de or wh o re e e John d It is p bab y a Cha t Oxf d , p c d d e G rey in the see “ o f orw and nno be e r er n 1 1 5. The N ich , ca t a li tha 7 expression i a eodem loco de E C C L E S I A S T I C A S PE RTINENTE S . 61

” novo plantato seems to poin t to a p erio d n earer to th e date of this in strumen t than

1 1 60 to o w e anner fixes the o n i o n of N o rman sb er h . l e , ab ut hich tim T f u dat g I p ac it i n th e re n of r th e ir er w o e confirmation w o o le b e ig Richa d F st , as Hub t , h s uld d ubt ss n e r on e or n eo w r n not n n A . D . 1 1 93 . a ly c t mp a us ith this g a t , did attai his dig ity till

I V . Gr ant by JOHN B ishop of NORW ICH to RAL P H ROMAN of certain u es in L which ha d belon ed to a Jew o N O R W I C H ho s INNE g I SAAC , f ,

A . D . 1 2 1 4 . a t the r eques t of KI NG JOHN .

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Re servato n o e t s u cces s orib u s n o s tris in t a habuit . bis perpe u m i u an n uo servicio quo d praed ct s Judeus pro jam dictis do mibu s

rat U t t a n o t o n t o reddere con sueve . au em h ec s ra d a i valida per

et firma rn raes en tis scri ti mu n imin man eat in futurum , ea p p e et

ition e dux imu s rob oran dam . testibu s sigilli n o stri appo s Hiis T wa Archidiacon o Gi es wiz M a istro on R . D omin o de y de p , g Sim e oh ann e M icleh am B en ardi o et t de Tan eto , J de , Elia cleric , mul is t n n o s tram in Pictavia Taillebur um aliis . Da a per ma um apud g ’ ifi das O ctob ris nn o Pon t cat us n o t to o . pridie Kalen a s ri sex decim

re e oh n de re d e i n err or o Pictaviensi or i n to This emi nen t p lat , J G y , i d t it i , acc d g " n d n . r o re ie s . Th e r n e ore u s r Ed . 1 644 M . Pa is ( , p a cu ia R ma a g a t b f must no on e e en e th e er o of o e on of have b een on e of his latest acts , as has xt d d p i d his p ss ssi n th e een e r an d o w n h e e in th e th e Episcopal dignity beyo d sixt th y a , G d i says that di d The e l ne to e th e en o f 1 5th ye ar o f his po u tificate . dat usua ly assig d his d ath is kal ds

th e ear or n to th e n o on wo b e 1 2 1 5 . November 1 21 4 but y , acc di g E glish c mputati , uld ” h anni illu t i a w rr n e Th e clause ad p reces domin i no stri Jo s s r s Regis Angli is a a t d e by similar expressio n s in o th er charters o r r cords .

er fine and th e i nk of re ar e ne . The charact is , m kabl black ss 62 CHARM ; A D RES

VII .

h u e o S Releas ef r om S ir PETE R DE ALTO B o s c o to t e Ho s f T . B ENNET A T HOLM E of a ll r ight in the S tewa rdship of the s aid

H ous e ( 0 . i n consider ati on o an a nnua l ens ion o s eventeen , 3 f p f

p ounds .

S C IANT pres sentes et futuri quo d Ego PETRU S DE ALTO B o s c o miles co n cessi et relaxavi e t qu ietum clamavi Abbati et C on ven tui S ANCT I B E N E D I C T I DE H U L M o totum jus et clamiu m quae h ab ui vel habere potui in s enescalcia C en obii SAN C TI B E N E D I C T I DE H U L M O quo clamavi esse pro curator et dapifer dictae do mus et in h u n dredo de T U N S T E D E quae clamavi ten ere ab eis dem m em o rati s M on achis in feo do et in TH U R G E R T O N E et in TH W E I T et in ANTIN G HAM et in S YP E D E N E cum o mn ibus p ertin en ciis a d haec praedicta spectan tib u s un de placitum m otu m fuit in ter n o s in o n ro et h aeredibu s in r curia D mi i Regis p me meis pe petuum . C on cessi etiam et dedi et qui etu m c lamavi dictis Abbati et C on v en tui in perpetuam elemo sin am totum jus et clamium quae habui vel habere p otui in t oto ten em en to et redditu quae h ehui in villa de W E S T W YE cum omn ibus p ertin en cii s pro me et h aeredibu s meis in perpetuum illi et su cces s oribu s suis haben da et ten en da libere quiete ben e et in pace sin e omn i calumpn ia vel c ontradi ction e de h r dib u s in me et ae e meis perpetuum . Pro hac autem c on cession e relax acion e don acion e et quieta clam acion e dederu n t mihi dictu s abbas et C o n ventu s s eptemdecim libras argen ti a d ub errimam s us tenta cion em mee p aup ertatis in mea s en ectute an nuatim ad duo s termin o s p ercipien das in tota vita mea tan tu mmo do scilicet a d n t o t et ad fes tu m o n n to I ta Pe ec s es m ium Sa c rum . qu o d nullus

‘ h aeredu m meorum aliquid juris in di ctis s eptemdecim libris p o st obitu m terit Et u meum p o habere . t h aec con ces s io relax acio don acio et quieta clamacio firma et s tabilis pers everet huic scripto in o C ro ra hi c o n fecto a sui m dum y g p sigillum meum pp o .

64 a nr' zs A D RES

n r nimin r ravi s tabili s praese s sc iptum sigilli mei mu e ob o . Hus ’

n s s ll A n o o Wes emal . te s tibu s ; Leon i o castella o de Bru e e . r ld de

h W altero C littin . o n n S aven n cies . Johann e de Ariscot . g J ha e de

u lb r e ma istro W altero Liere . o Gerardo de D ngge e g . g de Egidi de

A . s lfe Et alii pluribus .

i r er n ot e le re en n s e w th e o er in col Th s Cha t is cc siastical ; but , p s ti g it lf ith th s this

on o n ot o s o o r e an o or n of n on en lecti , I c uld mit fav u abl pp tu ity maki g its c t ts publicly on n the o re e en e h as e er een en of th e o r n kn own . It c tai s m st di ct vid c that v b giv igi

f th e n o e o f Lovai ne an d e e n ot th e i e roo for o o f e r o E glish h us , l av s sl ght st m d ubt th i n r n ro th e re r n n e o e o f w ere o er e en e in havi g sp u g f m g at B aba ti h us , hich th is th vid c

e B ar ona e vol. i . . Th e eire rri e S ir l i Bour chier . Dugdal ( g , p h ss ma d Wi l am ’ The date which I have assigned to this C harter is o n a comparison with Dugdale s 1 0 n r referen ce to th e Paten t Ro lls of H e y III . enr the r n er en r th e Fi r e of Lothier ere er n Dus H y g a t is H y st Duk , h v y disti ctly

tarin ia . Butk en s e in e ro er o f enr n e o re Lo g plac s his Tabl s a b th this H y am d G df y , o n th e o e or of r er of 1 220 w n are e to th e e s l auth ity a Cha t , by hich la ds convey d Abb y of Vor i n w fi rs t on th e w tne e o e ro rere de enr an d st , hich am g i ss s is G d f y f Duc H i , e re e his re re n o n ore o l be re o er n Tro hé es xp ss s g t that thi g m c u d c v ed respe cti g him . p és et P ro hanes da Du hé de B rabant 1 24 v l 1 13 h or on lr S acr 7 o . . . . T e e p c , , p 7 p ti a ady publishe d of th e Engli sh Records of th e thirteenth cen tury will en able the B raban tine antiquaries of th e present day to give a mu ch better accoun t of him than it was i n th e ower o f e r m r e or n Butk n n r p th i ad i abl hist ia e s a ce tu y ago to do . Three of the p ers on s wh o are witness es to th e Charter here published appear as w n e e to no er r er of enr wh o ere e Duz Lovanice o f the e r it ss s a th Cha t H y ( is th styl d ) , y a

1 224 n e e on e a n de r e e rnon re de Was emaele and er am ly , L Chast l i B ux ll s , A Si , Wauthi

C lutnick . Butk ens . 1 1 , p 9 .

I X .

Char ter o Kin Y to the Church o N o n w rc n f g H ENR THE TH IRD f ,

r eci tin a nd con rmin a Cha rter o Kin and ra ntin g fi g f g JOHN, g g

her r ile es . 1 H fur t p iv g Anne 6 enry I I I .

H I ti AN G L ma o n H YB E R N U E D ux ENR CU S Dei gra a Rex D mi us , N O R M A N N I E et A U I T A N LE o AN D E G A V I AZ Archie isc0 is Q C mes , p p Episcopis Abb atibu s Priorib u s C omitibu s B aronibus Ju sticiariis E C L E S I A C S T I C A S PERTINENTE S . 65

Vicecomitib u s Prepo sitis M in istris et omn ibus Ballivis et fidelibus

s alu suis tem .

X cartam n tr n o tr in a INSPE IMUS d o mi i J Regis pa is s i h ec verba . Jo H A N N E s t IAE o n HY B E n N ma Dei gra ia Rex ANGL , D mi us , Dux

N O R M A N N I ZE A U I T A N U E o AN D E G A V I ZE Archie isco is Q C mes , p p Epis copis Abb atibu s C o mitibu s B aro nib us Ju sticiariis Vice c omitibu s M in is tris t o n B allivis et fidelib us s alu e m ibus suis tem. S ciatis n o s eon ces s iss e et hac praesen ti carta c on firmas s e D eo et

I t i c Ecclesia San ctae Tri n itatis N O R W C . e Ep s op o ejusdem loci et

on c eo s ervien tib u s u t hab ean t o n M a his ibidem D . ipsi per m es terras suas Sac et S oc Th ol et Theam et I n fan ge n eth ef et n r Et Utfan gen eth ef cum judicio aqu ae et ig is et fu eis et ferro . quo d ipse Epis copu s e t s u cc es s ores s u i e t praedicti m on achi et eorum h omin es et omn ia ten emen ta s u a in perpetuum sin t liberi et quieti de murdro gaywyta misericordiis de s ectis shiraru m et hu n dredoru m de au xiliis viceco mitum et b allivorum s uo rum et p raepo sitorum et de o mn ibus s u mmo n ition ibu s et recogn icion ib u s d fa ien is Tes i u s W . t t n i is . L s c t b . d S Bu on . e to . E co on on . h Glas p p ,

G . filio tli o t E s s exiae Willielm o Briwere i on Pe C mi e , , S m e de

Pat sh ul ia e e . t n S A rchid con i . l Da um per ma um . Well apud Gay

tyn ton e xx viij die N ovembris an n o regni n o stri secun d o . N o s igitur han c c oncessi on em r atam et gratam h ab en tes earn

n l tr o o et su cces s orib u s Ve erabi i Pa i THOME N O R W I C . Episc p

et su es s o rib u s t suis et W I L L I E L M O Priori N O R W I C . cc suis e m on achis ejusdem lo ci p ro n obis et h aeredib us n o stris co n eedimu s et sigillo n o stro c on firmamu s si e ut predicts carta quam in de h a

i a ili t s tatur I n t c o nc es simu s bent rat on b ter e . super au em et hac carta n o stra c onfirmavimu s pro n obis et haeredib u s n o stris pree

R W I o o et s ucc s s rib u s ri dicto N O C . Episc p e o suis et praedicto Prio e t s u cce s soribu s suis quo d h ab ean t omn ia amerciamen ta de d omi

h i et h minib u s oru m o in t S alvis n ic s suis o e pr priis perpe uum . obis e t h aeredibu s n ostris amerciamentis de homi n ib u s de feo dis eorum

C A M D . s o c . 8 . K 66 C I I A R 'I‘ fE A D RES qui n o n ten en t de aliqu o e orum in capite et qu o d prze dictu s

N s u s u s s or s et raedictu s o r et O R W I C . Epi coP s et cce e sui p pri suc ces s ores sui colligan t in perpetuum per man us suas vel b allivorum s uoru m p raedicta amercia m e nta : I ta quo d n ullus Vic ec omes vel mi nister suus in aliqu o se intro mittat de prze dictis a merciamen tis colligen dis vel dis tringen dis n isi de volun tate p raedicti Episco pi vel su cces s or um sn o rum et praedicti Prioris vel s u cces soru m su o h R H i t stibu s B at on . n E J. . . W . . W ar . e K liol. rum i s Du elm xon .

H H B r o o t Kan cie u s et ott n . E is c o is . . ticiari o . R e p p de u g C mi e J

An lie e Ra ul h o filio N o G d fri S . d o e do g , de S grave, p ich lai, de

C rau cumb e o n n filio G alfrido n tor i o , J ha e Philippi, Dispe sa e, R card li filio H on et . ug is, al s

t n n i tr R C es tr n o Da um per ma um Ve erabil s Pa is . yc e . Episc pi C an cellarii n o stri apud We s tm o nas terium septim o die Maii an n o r egn i n o stri sexto decimo .

e er C r er of n oh n n or th e con firmation of it w e en e r N ith this ha t Ki g J , , ith xt d d p ivi

e e n enr th e r e r to e een nown to Blomefield . l g s , by Ki g H y Thi d , app a s hav b k

The r er of n John in th e r n e ol e o f the Rotuli C har tarum Cha t Ki g is p i t d v um , pub lish ed th e o on er o n the l e or 1 66 col. 2 e r in by C mmissi s Pub ic R c ds , p , , as it app a s the e or b e e u to o re th e r er e w the en r e o f R c d . It may us f l c mpa Cha t its lf ith t y mad it l r e o f th e r n e o n w the o e or r in the re or were , as i lust ativ p i cipl s hich c pi s abst acts c d w on t to b e made . o en in fi ne re er on an d r e or on o f th e re ea of This d cum t is p s vati , has a la g p ti G at S l in re w Kin g H enry the Thir d g en ax still appen dan t . X .

Cha r ter by which the P r ioress a nd N uns of G RACE D IE U bind thems elves to p resent each s uccessive P r ioress of the Hous e f or

a r ova l to their Advoca te a nd his heir pp JOHN DE VE RDON, , s,

r P b . o to ir de uties . r ba l a b u A D 1 25 the 0 . p o y o t .

O M N I B U S Christi fidelibu s pres sen tes litteras Vis uris vel audi turis AN G N E s DE G R I S E L E Prio riss a de GRATIA D E I et ejusdem

o on salutem in o n o s i rn am N r l ci M iales D mi emp te . ove itis n o s de E C C L E S I A S T I C A S PERTINENTE S . 67 volun tate et u nan imi con cen su tocius capituli n o stri plen arie con cea sse d o mi n o JO R AN NI D E VERDUN advocato n o stro et haere dib u s suis qu o d qu amcitius aliqu a Prioris s a d o mus n o stre in fata deces serit vel aliqu o alio m o d o o fii ciu m Prioris s e excercere dimi serit seu relique rit qu o d n ullam aliam si n e licen cia p raedicti Jo

n n c a h r um u ru m i r s s im us Et ha is spe i li seu aa ed s o el ge e p o . cum aliqua de lice n cia dic ti d omin i Joh an n is s e u h aeredu m s u orum legitime fuei it electa quo d eam eidem s e u h aeredibu s suis tan quam advo cato n o s tro prae s en tare ten eamu r : et quo d idem JO HANN ES et haeredes sui ean dem electa rn u lteriu s E pisco p o lo ci

r s n tare d a I ta o ad raes en tacio ne m e na o p a e eb e t . qu d p j dem J HANN IS

h u i i s it I ta t em 1 1 0 d s i dictu s 0 seu aered m s n o rum a dm tt p o s . am q J HANNE S seu h aeredes s ui in partibus tran s mari o is exs titerin t q uo d h o s s en es callo dioti d o min i JOHANNI S vel C o n s tabula rio de AL V E T O N A qu i pro temp o re fuerin t per lice n ciam et vo lun tatem

orum dem s e u n i or i r o s s im us et c o n i i o o e u us c um, el ge e p , sim l m d

u r s n tare I n t t mo n sieut praedict r n e st p ae e . cujus rei es i ium huic scripto sigill um n o s tr um u n a cum sigillo capit uli n o stri de c om a n um H tes tib u s o n mun i co n c en s u ejusdem es t pp e s . iis D mi o

C h awrthe o n o Willielm o Wa s te n e s o n o Th oma de , D mi de y , D mi

to o rto M alish on eris e o e to t Rober de la Warde, R be , R b r de S apel

ton r o N avisb et t aliis . e, Rica d de y mul is

Th e o e o f r e e w as o n e Roesia de V er n o er of o n H us G ac Di u f u d d by du , m th J h de V er n o th e 24th o f n en r th e T r . du , ab ut Ki g H y hi d n e de Grisele o r in 1 242 an d o e to b e th e first r o re of th Ag s y ccu s , is supp s d p i ss e

o e M on . An . N . E . . 567 . B r er sh e re o n e o n de V er on h us , y vi y this Cha t c g is s J h d n and his h eir s as the pat ro s . n l r The Th e s eal is a p oi ted ova in da k green wax . device is a seated figu re b eneath

ern e wor an d fi ure i n o r en e ow . tab acl k , a small g a c mpa tm t b l ere in o e o n no er n r en a e r 8 141 8 w Th is this c ll cti a th i st um t , d t d Ap il , , by hich Lady

- e M or n th e r ore nno n e to oh n M erbu r . th e e e e of the Alic tu , sub p i ss , a u c s J y , Esq d c as M r re de Rem ston the r ore o n the 2d of the o n an d the e e on o f Lady a ga t p , p i ss , m th , l cti

e nw the ti easurer of th e o e h er e or . Lady Alic Du ich , h us , as succ ss C H A R TIE A D R E S

XI .

r a nt o W F E R R A R I I S E a rl o D to the Abbe G f ILLIAM DE , f ERBY, y

B A . 2 o Y or e D . 1 53 . f TUT B UR . ef

O MN I B U S S an cte Matris Ecclesie filn s ta m p raes e ntibu s quam t r VVI L L I E L M u m fu u is U S DE F E R R A R I I S C o m es D E R B I /E s al te . NO V E R I T I S me pro salute a n imae meae dedis s e et eon c es sis s e et hac praesen ti carta m ea con firmas s e D eo et San ctae Mari ae et Ah batize de TU T E S B I R I A et Mo n achis ibidem D eo s ervien tibu s in excamb io V ivarii de S T O M F O R D et m olen din i et pro omn ibus i e x ce s s ib u s meis x x t s olid o s de firma terre RI CARDI DE LE K E scilicet de ij marc is argenti quas praedictu s RI C A R D U S mihi per

n n r dd r s l b a ro xxti s lidis rze dictis a um e e e o e t . De hiis ve o p avi praedictu m RI C A R D U M redden dis p er an n um p raedictae abba tiae in ib r et r t l sin am H testib u s Willielmo l e am pe pe uam e emo . iis

Ridew are t n s en es callo oh an ne filio G odefridi rto de u e , J , Herbe de

Tis einto n o rto filio Walk elin i o o Ridew are t n o , R be , R ger de , S epha

C a ellan o i r o n H u on e M eleb urn e o et p , R ca d Ru del, g de , Elia cleric

l s multis a ii .

C r er e o n to er o e ore th e 38th e r o f n en r th e i r This ha t must b l g a p i d b f y a Ki g H y Th d ,

A . D . 1 253 i n w e r th e ll de Fe rrars rl of er e Vincen t , hich y a last Wi iam , Ea D by , di d ( , r h e r n e p . but I pe ceive n o n ote of ti me to determin e t o which of t e a ls am d l e on Wi liam it b l gs .

XII .

Gra nt of RICHARD s on of CHRI STINU S DE G OME RSAL of a n a nnua l ion to he B re hr n o a t p ens t t e of S T . JOHN f JERU SALEM A W nne 38 enr I I I . NE LAND . H y

t fidelibu s a d o rws en s t erven erit OMNIBU S Chris i qu s p scrip um p ,

R I C A R D U S filiu s C H R I S T I N I DE G O M E R H I S A L s alutem in do min o .

semin at et t t et m t in n Quia qui parce parce me e , qui semi a be e E C C L E S I A S T I C A S PERTINENTE S . 69 diction ibu s de benedictionibu s et metet : S et quia FRATRE S H o s PITALES JE RU SALEM apud N O V A M T E R R A M commorantes sp on tan ea volun tate mea pro D eo et salute animae mese elegi domin o s o meo t o o n t ui i n t a n ta me s perpe u c sis ere, q subsidium err e Sa c e b on a adqu isita et a dquiren da ad su sten ta cion em pauperu m JE SU CHRI STI attribu un t : I circo volo et con cedo juramen to meo inter ven ie nte pro me et h aeredib u s meis u t ipsi fratres H o spitales an nu atim a d festum San cti Michaelis recipian t tres den ario s an n ui redditu s de me et haeredib u s meis sive as sign atis meis quatuor b ovatas meas ten en tib u s in villa de G O M E R H E S S A L E quas in praesen ti co n fection e s cripti o ptin u i an n o regn i Regis H ENRIC I

. filii O Et t ote et n t rt xxxviii J HANNIS Regis . m i egram pa em bo n o rum m eoru m ubic umqu e existen tiu m in obitu meo et in obita haeredu m meorum sive a s s ign atorum m eoru m dictas quatu or b ovatas terrae optin en cium : ita qu o d n ec ego n ee h aeredes mei d tero t t nt f i mu s n a s si n ati E ece es ame um ac e eque g mei . t qu o d o mn ia p rae dicta o bservan da per praes en tem litteram obligo me et h aeredes meo s sive a s sign ato s meo s j uris dictioni et cohercion i et

dis triction i o n A o . et Archidia on i D mi i rchiepisc pi EBOR c EBOR .

ffi ialis n PO N T I S F R A T I u t s in t et o c E BOR . sive deca i C p o s t me e h aeredes me o s sive as sigu ato s meo s conj un ctim sive divisim per cen suram E cclesias ticam et per s u spen cionis et exc ommun icacion is sen ten tiam c om ellare in n stre itu udiciali et p de die diem, si e p j

o n iti n n n n t a d o n raedicta tam e o cause c g o e . Re u cia es m ia p g quam h aeredes mei et a s sign ati mei o mn i ex cepcion i cavillacion i Regiae p rohibicion i c on s titu cion i privilegi o et o mn i juris remedio quo d n obis poterit in aliqu o casu pro des s e et h o sPitulari JERO

S O L O M I A N n r I n t t on ro et h er dibu s T O oce e . cujus rei es im ium p me e t a o su i meis sive a s sign atis meis huic scrip o sigillum meum pp . H testib u s oh an n e C ran sewik o ro Bath ele oh an n e iis J de , R ge de y, J

Bath ele Willielmo Ba th ele o o B athele o o de y, de y, Greg ri de y, R ger

Liverse e O o Livers e e Hu on e le t et aliis . de g , liver de g , g Wy he 70 C H A R TfE A D RE S

Newlan d was a ho use of th e Knights of Sain t Joh n of Jerusalem i n the dio cese o f

Yor an d o er l e few i e n ro it . The r er on n k , G m sal is a vil ag a m l s dista t f m Cha t c tai s

some remarkable clauses .

XIII .

a ointin a C ommiss ion to hear a nd B a ll of Pop e U R B AN [IV . ] pp g

he Abbot a nd C onvent o E V determine a ques tion between. t f ES HAM

t A bout A . D . 1 262 . a nd certain p ar ties r esp ecting ty he .

U R B ANU S Epis copu s servus s ervorum Dei dilectis filiis SAN C TI JACO B I extra N O R T H A M P T O N I A M et A L E N C E S T R I E Prioribu s et Archidiacon is de N O R T H A M P T O N I A LI N C O L N I E N S I S et W I G O R

li m b n edi tion m Dilecti N I E N S I S diocesium s alutem et apo sto ca e c e . filii Abbas et C o n ven tus M o n as terii de E V E SHAM o rdi n is San cti B en edicti a d Ro man am eccle s iam n ullo medi o pertin en tis n obis c o n queren do mo n s trarun t qu o d Magister SYMON Archidiaco n u s E S T R I D I N G I E W I L L I E L M U S DE D A V I N T R E miles et quidam ali i clerici et laici E B O R A C E N S I S et L I N C O L N I B N S I S C ivitatum et diocesiu m super decimis debitis p o s s es s ion ib u s et rebus aliis inju

antu r is dem I deo ue dis cretio ni tr o tol r t ri e . q ves e per ap s ica sc ip a man damus qu atinu s partibus con vo catis au diatis causam et appel~ lacio n e r em o ta debito fin e termin etis ; faciente s quo d decreveritis firmit r s per cen suram ecclesias ticam e ob ervari . Testes autem qui fuerin t n omin ati si se gratia o dio vel timore s ub trax erin t cen sur a

a ellacion e n t co atis verita ti t t on erhib ere simili pp cessa e g es im ium p . Quo d si n on o mn es hiis ex equ en dis p otu eritis i n teresse duo t ea n ichilomin u s ex e u an tur ves rum q . Datum Viterbii xij kalen das ris Po n tificatu s n o t nn o o O ctob s ri a prim .

is re erre to o e U r n the o r on o n of the en on of i on This f d P p ba F u th , acc u t m ti S m , n o f the e r in of Yo r i re wh o Archd eaco ast id g ksh , appears in the Fasti from 1 249 to

1 26 U r n th e o r e e o e in 1 261 . 7 . ba F u th b cam P p

72 C H A R TA; A D RES

tte n t o tam n et s u cces s orib u s ves tris am h orem ratiam mi , v bis e p g et favorem facere volen tes dictum an n uum cen s um ah in digen is exemption is ves tre n ecn on de M O R T O N A et AM B E R L E I A sieut retro ac tis temp o ribus c olligere c on su evi stis per vo s a dhu c c olligi v o luimu s et man damus s olution em ips iu s cen sus de quin quen n io i n qui n quen n ium per pro prium n u n tium vestrum camerario n o stro

a n a ialiter r es rvan tes f c ie d m s p ec e . n Datum L aterani V I Non as Maii Pon tific atu s n o stri an o quarto .

re erre to the e r 1 2 4 on th e re i o n o f o e G re o r This bull is f d y a 7 , p sumpt that it is P p g y th e Ten th but I s ee n o thin g which sho uld p revent it b ein g referre d to his p redecessor

G rego ry th e Nin th . It gives a privilege to th e M on ks o f Evesham of w hich there is n o n otice in th e

M onas ti con .

XVI .

Letter of PH 1 L 1 P Abbot of WI GMOR E cer tif ying tha t S ir RO G E R TR O M YN a nd D a me JOAN his wife a re a dmitted to s har e i n the

P ra ers the House ( 0 . a nd to ha ve their obse uies celebr a ted y of , 3 q 1 1 a r a . A . D 3 . s f or a br othe of the H ous e when de d . 7

PHILIPPU S permission e divin a Abbas de WY G E M O R E et eju s dem lo ci C on ven tu s dilectis sibi in Christo d o min o ROGE RO T R O M Y N militi et d o min e JO HANNE ux ori sue s alu tem cum

' au men t o oeles tiu m ratiaru m en t iae devocion is afi ectu g c g . Exig e p quem erga n o s ao m on asterium n o strum veraciter c ogn o s cimu s

r V o len tes n on in me in spiran te spiritus san cti gr atia vo s habe e . rito ip s am y eram devocion em et b en ivolen ciam coelestiu m mun e

retribu cio n e o o o o n v o s a d n r rum qu damm d c mpe sare, u ive sa

‘ et sin gula n o stre C o n gregation is sufi ragia in V ita recipimu s pariter e t in m orte plen ariam vobis participacion em ten or e pree sen cium c on ceden d o o m n ium mis saru m oracionum j ej u n iorum elemos i n arum Vigiliarum lab oru m caeteroru mqu e cun ctorum b en eficiorum s piritualium quae per n o s ao successores n ostro s die n octequ e ' ‘ E C C L E S I AS T I C A S P E R T I N E N I E S . 73

im er etuum fieri l ris Addentes p p permiserit n o stri clemen cia sa vato . in super de n o stra gratia speciali u t cum vo can te domin o diem clau s eritis extremum et obit us vester fuerit n o stro capitulo n un

s t o fli cium r i in n t o c on ventu fiet n s e ci us, idem p o vob s o s r ple arie devote quo d pro n o s tris fratribu s pro fes s is et defun ctis s pecialiter fieri con su I n n n o t evit . cujus co nces sion is testimo ium sigilla s ra

raes entibu s n t a en s a t in t o n o t o t io p su pp . Da um capi ul s r erc die n n n O mO im de im o o no M . C C C S e t o c o . me sis Marcii a d mi . p

This documen t adds another n ame to the imp erfect catalogue o f th e Abbots o f ore in the M on ti as con N . E . vol. . . 344 . Wigm , vi p ’ A or on of the e of th e e an d of th e o e re re n en e . p ti s al Abb y , Abb t s s c tum , mai s app d d

XVII .

L etter of the Ofi cia l of the Ar chdea con of STA F F ORD to cer ta in p a rties app oin ted to divide the Pr ebend of E C C L E S A L in the

‘ “ o I L D int thr ee ar ts cert in that C a thedr a l Chur ch j LI C H F E o p , ify g he has ca used p r oclama tion to be ma de i n cer tain Churches tha t a llp ers ons inter ested s hould app ear befor e the s aid C ommissi on

ers . A . D . 1 332 .

V C VE N T R IRIS venerabilib us et discretis Priori de STONE O . d in et LYC H . io cesis ac magistro PH I L I P P O DE TURVILLE

C ath edrali L I n n to tr . n on o i i ecclesia CH Ca ic , revere d Chris pa is A domin i n o stri domin i S I M O N I s Dei gratia CANTUAR . rchi episcopi tociu s An glie Primatis ao ven erabilis viri magis tri

AN T N I I B E K du du an lla ex ecutoru m ad O m C ce rii LINCOLN . dividen dam p raeb en da m de E C C L E S A L E in dicta ecclesia LI CH

n r n H A N N E s KYN A R D E FELD . quam ve e abilis vir domi us Jo DE S EYE o ptin et in eadem juxta formam in literis ap o stolicis i n de

t et con ces sis u n a n i o M a is tro H U G O N E da is , cum ve erabili v r g DE

EN G O L I S M A Archi i u n a uatinu s d acon o CANTUAR . cum illa clausula q

C A M D . s o c . 8 . L 74 C H A RT ZE A D RE S v o s vel duo vestrum ean dem pree b en dam in tres porci on es equales v r ro curetis A o to c de u ta torum s ub e xecu torib u s di ide e p , a sede p s li a p ,

rt o de u tatis O ffi cialis o n Archidiaco ni sub ce a f rma p , d mi i STAP Litt e ras FORDI ZE ob edien tiam debitam reveren ciam et h on orem . v s t r t n r or de S T O N E e tra s recepi sub eo qui sequi u e o re . P i

a P T in et L I F D . Dio ces is o COVENT . C H E L HILIPPU S DE URVI LLE

h l H E D C an n icu s r r n in h to c e C at edra i LI C F L . o ec l sia , eve e di C ris r h patris d o mi n i n o stri d omi n i SIMONI S Dei gratia C A N TUAR . a c i epis co pi to ciu s An glie p rimatis ao ven er abilis viri m agis tri ex u A N T O N I I B E K du dum C an cellarii L INCOLN . ec toru m ad divi den da m r n da E C C L E S A L E in ct L I C H F E p eeb e m de di a Ecclesia L D . quam ven erabilis vir d omin us JOHANNES DE KY N A R D E S E YE o ptin et in ead em juxta formam in litteris Apo stolicis i n de datis et c o n ces sis u n a cum ven erab ili viro magis tro H U G O N E DE EN G O

un a LISMA Archidiac o n o CANTUAR . cum illa clausula qu atin u s v o s v el du o vestrum ean dem prmb en da m in tre s p orci on es equ ales

r ro cu r etis A o tol de u tatoru m S u bexecutores divide e p , a sede p s ica p ,

t or t t cr to ro o n o Archidiaco n o sub cer a f ma depu a i, dis e vi d mi S T A F F O R D U E vel ej u s o fli ciali s alu te m et m an datis Ap o sto li cis

r di len t s n s t licum t im firmite ob e re . Vo e ma datum Ap o o jux a V fo rmam et eff ect um dictarum litteraru m Ap o stolicarum reveren ter

exe u i u t ten e mu r o au ctoritate o to i c fun imur in q , v bis ap s l a qua g h ac parte et in Vi rtute ob e die nciae qua dictae s e di ten emin i co m mittimus et firmiter inj u n gen do man damus qu atin u s in Ecclesia rmdi ta et t n i L I C H F E L D . p c e iam i ecc lesia praab en dal de E C C L E s A L E et lo cis aliis oportu nis dieb u s domin icis et fe s tivis in tra mis s aru m

s olem n ia cu m or in eis d m aderit o multitu do c itetis p maj e p puli , seu citari facia tis praecis e et peremptorie o mn es et s in gulo s qu orum i nterest in h ac parte vel praesen s tan gat n egociu m qu o vis m o do

o o n t or n C ath edrali L Y C H F L qu d c mpara c am obis in E c clesia E D . proxim o die j uridico p o st do min icam qua can tatur o fficiu m Qu a s i

modo t ~ geni i . Recepcion em et admis sio n em testium et aliorum qu o E C C L E S I A S T I C A S P E RT I N E N T E S .

rumcumqu e per quze info rmari poterimu s de veritate suggesto rum in dictis litteris ap o stolicis et etiam de dicto n ego cio division is facien de ur h een on ipsa suggesta et idem n egociu m con cern en tib u s vis . si

i rin ex dir fa tu ul i m n o o vide t e e c r . ter u s e re e ur in eode sib p t c pt . eg ci cum contin uacion e et proroga cion e dier um s equ en tium usque ad fin alem exp editio n em ejusdem quo d justitia s u adebit et qualita

et n t r hu u s n e ocii exi u n t t r u ir Et in raemis a u a j g g e eq unt . quid p sis feceritis n os dictis die et loco certificetis per litteras vestras

t n t on t n n t t n o s Priorem pa e es harum seriem c i e es . Da um per an tedictu m apud Ston e x xij die men sis F eb ru arii an n o D omin i o ili um o tr o r o . Et t o n o s Ph millesim ceem . icesim p im da um qu ad pp

s r i hf ld i di e s dem nn s u ra ctis . up a dictu m apud L c e . die et a o p Quo d quidem man datum supradictum in dictis ecclesiis C ath edrali

L H F E L D et raeb en dali E C C L E S A L E m noh in ecclesiis I C . p de ee de

S C E S T F O R D K et in N TONE , , STO E , WOLSTANTON capella OVI CASTRI S U B T U S LYM A M et lo cis aliis ad h o c op ortu n is citan do

' secu n dum vim formam et efi ectu m dictaru m litteraru m plen e et in omn ibus reveren ter sum execu tu s .

L hf l I A n n o n mO Datum yc e di ae dus prilis a o d mi i millesimo ccc . t i n r cesimo secu do .

XVIII .

ndenture between Bisho o N O R W I C H a nd the M a or I THOMAS p f y ,

S her s a nd C ommona lt o the s a id Cit r a t in a ud ment if , y f y, ify g j g ’ W D E P E a r l o S K tha t the Bisho s of ILLIAM LA OLE , f UFFO L , p

a la ce s hould be exem t r om the ur isdiction o the M a or p p f j f y ,

2 1 Henry VI .

H aec in den tura facta in ter ven erabilem in Christo patrem et E is co u m domin um domin u rn TH O M A M Dei gratia N O RW I C . p p ex

t un a et or t t N O R W I C I o t par e , Maj em civi a is Vicec mi es ejusdem

s e C mmunitatem t t redictae t t r tes tatur civitatis o civi a is p ex par e al e a, 76 C HARTE A D RES

o n nu er n t on t n t lit et o i n t qu d, cur p mag e e adiu c i ua e es disc rd e i er partes predictas ex orte et m ote fu eru n t ao ipsi s en cientes litis i n comm o da me ulteriu s c res ceren t ' submiserun t se in de decreto o r din acion i et judicio illus tris d omin i W I L L I E L M I C omitis S U F F O L C I E ; Et quia idem illu stris C o mes in de creto judici o et o rdin acion e suis de premis sis in ter partes predicta s sub sigillo s uo factis et reddi tis i nter alia recitaverit qu o d p er n otabiles evi den cias et prob abiles materias sibi mon strata s apparuit qu o d Maj o r Vicecomite s et C ommu nita s ci vita tis praedictae n ee aliquis c orum quousque jam tarde de n ovo excercu erun t aliqu a aresta cion es attachia men ta seu dis triction es virtute alicuj u s querele per s on ali s i n fra p alaciu m lib ertatem s eu fran ch esiam Epis copatu s p raedicti facere Et qu o d dietl Maj o r Vicecomites et C ommun ita s in fra palaciu m libertatem sive fran ch esia m illam n ullam j uris dic tio n em alicu u s t n t hab ean t n ee deb ean t r ti j ur i sive le e habere , p efa Maj or Vicecomites et C o mmu n ita s juxta ordin acion em et decretum ip sius C omitis con ces s erun t praefato Episcop o et su cces s oribu s suis imp erp etuu m per pres sen tes quo d praedicti Maj or Vicecomites et C o mmu n ita s n ec s u cces s o re s s u i n ec ofii ciarii sui seu succes s orum su oru m alique atta chiam enta distriction es sive ares ta cion es in fra p alaciu m lib ertatem sive fran ch esiam prze dicta virtute alicuj u s querelae perso n alis sive super aliqu am qu erelarn pers on alem in ch o ata m et levatam sive imp os teru m in ch o an dam et levan dam in aliqu a curia civita tis pree dictaa facien t n ec aliqu am j uris diction em ali cuj u s lete sive turn i in fra palacium lib ertatem sive fran chesiam illam clamabun t excercebu n t fr u n E seu eq e tab unt . t pro maj o ri s ecuritate praadicti Episcopi et su cces s oru m s u oru m qu o d ipsi in con trari um praemis s oru m per eo s dem Maj orem Vicecomites et

i tem au t su s C o mmun ta cce s ores suo s n on inj uriab un tur praefati Maj or Viceco mites et C o mmun ita s con ces s eru n t pro se et suc ibu s es nte o ces s or suis per pr se s s lvere to cien s imperpetuum prae fato Episcopo et su cces s oribu s suis qu in que marca s legalis m on ete E S I S E C C L A S T I C A PE RTINENTE S . 77 quocien s contingat ips o s praefato s Maj orem Vicecomites et C om mu n itatem seu succes s ore s suo s au t o ifi ciario s su o s seu succes s orum sn orum in c on trariu m praes en tiu m aliqu a attachiam en ta ares tacion es sive distriction es facer e seu capere j uris dictio n em lete sive turn i clamare ex cercere seu frequen tare seu prmfatum Epis copu m seu s ucces s ores suo s in contrariu m praemis s orum mo l estare .

I n cujus rei testim on ium u n i parti harum in den tu rarum pen es p rmfato s Majorem Viceco mites et C ommunitatem reman en ti pree fatu s Episcopu s sigillum suum app o s uit ; alteri vero parti pen es p raefatu m Epis copum reman en ti praefati Maj o r Vicecomites et n a s u C o mmu nita s sigillum suum co mmu e pp o erun t . Data decimo die Marcii ann o regn i Regis Henrici s exti p o st

r C on qu estu m vicesimo p im o .

Thi s is th e part of th e in den ture which remai n ed in the hands o f th e mayor and f orw e en ro ere e n l e to or on f common alty o N ich , as is vid t f m th b i g sti l attach d it a p ti o ’ H ow or w en was re o e ro ro er e o e . or now n o t th e Bish op s s al h it m v d f m its p p d p sit y I k , he e but it is probably to its absence from t city r cords that we are to attribute th e cir f ree en en Blom fi ld u mstan ce n o no e o e e . S ee vol. c that tic this ag m t is tak by ii . pp .

1 1 2 and 37 9.

l n ro e ou t o f th e on en on e ween th e o an d th e to w It p ai ly a s c t ti s b t bish p city , hich the h o on n e the r n anon ymous M onk of Norwich w c ti u d Ch o icle of Barth olomew de “ — I u e ore o as rown o e N i i Cott on thus alludes cujus t mp (Th m B , Episc pi) civ s orv c exeru nt et eam en itu s on u re ac r r libertatib contra matricem in s urr , p c c lca p iva e suis us

on r o redictus E isco us er se et er o amicos ac er studuerunt . C t a qu s p p p p p su s p multi i n urri forti m odas exp en sas virili ter s e oppo su t ta quam t s tudi nis pro li bertate D o mus

n V eruntamen in dieb us e us li ole in o o n on est e n ec D omi i . j tis m stia t t s data, pacis ” redinte rata . r on vol. i . . 41 . j u cunditas ad plenum g Wha t , p 7 C H A R TrE A D R E S

XIX .

io H u nea r K B O G u r r o e o e a S T . The S p e f th s f ROBERT NARES OR U H, the O r der o the Hol Tr init a nd the R edem tion o C a tives of f y y p f p ,

a nd Vicar - ener a l a nd P r ovincia l o the s a id O r der in E n la nd G f g ,

o P O P L E Y a dmittin him to cer tain ri vile es belon in t THOMAS , g p y g g

to the O rder . A . D . 1 473 .

F RATE R RO B E R T U S Min ister domus S ANCT I RO B E RTI juxta

H r diocesis o n S an cte n t ti et R KN A R E S B U R G Ebo . rdi is Tri i a s e dempcionis C aptivorum qui sun t in carcerati pro fide JE SU n ac in s iration e n n CHRI STI a paga is, p divi a Vicarius ge eralis et

n tociu s oti o n in A G I ti con stitutus Pro vi cialis di rdi is N L A legi me , dilecto n obis in Christo THOME PO P L A Y s alutem et sin ceram in

em n ri iis D o min o caritat . Cum i p vileg ap o stolicis per s acros an c tam sedem ap o stolicam n obis et o rdin i n o stro ah an tiquis temp o ribu s in dultis et de n ovo can oni ce c onfirm atis I n ter ceetera quaedam spiritualia con tinen tur in dulta con tin en cie sub sequ en tis Omn ibus vere p en iten tibu s et con fes sis vel volentibu s con fiteri qui ad su stentacion em di oti o rdin is man us p orrexerint adj utrices tocien s qu ocien s suas dederin t elemo sin as vj an n o s et octogin ta dies de inj u n cta p eniten tia relaxamu s E ciam con eedimu s qu od omn es con fratres et c o n s orores dicti o rdin is qui dederin t certam

titatem o n o u s u orum et annu atim fratribu s n un cii s qu an b r m , vel ejusdem ordin is b en eficia p ers olverin t p o s sin t sibi elegere annuatim idoneu m presbiteru m in con fes s orem qui eis con cedere valeat plen ariam ab solu cion em o mn ium peccatorum su orum de quibus vere sun t con triti et con fessi n isi tali a sun t propter que sedes apo stolica sit merito con sulen da Et quilib et confrater h ab ebit scriptum dicte fraternitatis et eidem sepultura ecclesiastica n on

i n o n t it excommuni c atus n n eget ur n is mi a im fuer . Si quis be e factot um in fra an n um moriatur de o mn ibus peccatis suis vere contritis et confes sis est de n o stra gratia speciali ab solutu s Capi

80 C HART/E A D RE S

XX .

A N otari a l I ns tr ument r eciting a B a ll of Pop e S IX TU S the

F our th b which the r es ident a nd Kni hts o G , y P g f TH E COLLE E W I a r e O F and the Dean C a nons c c . o THE GARTER, , , y f NDSOR,

A n . 14 9 . emp ower ed to choose a C onfess or . . 7

U N I V E R S I S san ctae matris Ecclesie filiis prze sen tes li tteras sive praesen s publicum in strumen tum tran s su mptum seu tran s criptum E isco u s Vis ur is vel au dit uris RI C A R D U S permissio n e divin a SAR . p p s alutem in o mn ium Salvat ore et fidem in dubiam p raes en tibus ad hib re N e o t n cessas ras a o stolica s in dul e . p s eo vel obten ta s litte p gen cias privilegia et alia legitim a d o cumen ta propter vetu statem aut alia p ericulo s a discrimin a et casus fortuito s qui previderi n on p os sun t es ru m series imposteru m deperiret vel earum origin alia tt c on tin eret urium c on tu erun t u t ami i g , j di tores s ta eis auc toritate o rdi n arii Judicis s olemniter exemplatis et tran s sumptis seu tran s cripti s exemplari tran sumpto seu tran scripto ip s arum fides in dubia velut eisdem litt eris origin alib us adh ib eatur ubilibet in agen dis ; ad vestre igitur u niversitatis n oticiam dedu cimu s et deduci volumu s per praes en tes quod ann o I n car n ation is do min ice millesimo qu adringen tesimo s eptuagesimo n on o I n diction e terciadecima p on tificatu s s an cti s simi in Christo patris et domini n o stri d o mi n i SI K TI divi n a providen tia Pape

t n n n on n m ris o t in o o quar i a o o me sis vero N ove b die c ava, d m C apitulari libere capelle Regiae beati ssime D 131 G E N I T R I C I S a o san ctorum G s o n o u M A R T I R I S et ED W A R D I C O N F E S S O R I S in fra

' t R um de W I N D S diocesis n oto Cas rum egi E S O R E n o stre AR . rie situate coram n obis pro tribun ali s edentibu s ex parte excellen ti s simi in Christo Prin cipis et do mini n o stri do min i ED W A R D I Dei gracia Re gis AN G L I E et F RAN CIE et domin i H I B E RN I zE illu stris C O L L E G I I G A R E T H E R I I res iden ti s n obilium u on p , q e pers arum, mili tum t co nfratru m i siu s C olle ii n ecn n rabi videlice seu p g , o vene E C C L E S I A S T I C A S 1 PERTINENTES . 8 lium circumspectorum et dis cretorum Viroru m Decan i Can on icor um Vicarioru m C apellan orum Can torum et aliorum min is troru m dicte a ad deser i n dum n in n de u tatorum exhi c pelle Regis v e i ibi divi is p , bite fuerun t et presen tate littere apo stolice predicti S an ctis simi in Chris to Patris et domin i domin i SI KTI divi n a providen cia Pape

t e us fili r cro ei ue quar i, j vera bulla plumbea cum s se ieis rubei c q colo ris m ore Roman e curie bullate san e et i n tegre n on can cellate n on abrase n on ab olite n ee viciate sed omn i prorsus vici o et sin istra

i on n t u in a areb at uarum susp ci e care es t eis prima facie pp . Q quidem literarum Apo s toliearum verus ten or sequitur in h un c o m dum .

SI X TUS Epis0 0 pu s servus servorum Dei ad futuram rei memo riam : Dum a d illam fidei c o n stan ciam eximieque devocion is affectum quibus caris s imus in Chr isto filiu s n o ster E D W A R D U S Rex A N G L I E illu stris erga n o s et sedem Apo s tolic am elat ere din o s citur n o stre i i im u s con sideracion is in tuitu m n ducimur cu m et e u s d r g , dig e , , j

s deracion e un ivers as on C O L L E G I I G A R E T H E R I I cui c on i , pers as

es s e din o s citur et in illius in on o et Rex ipse pre , capella h rem sub in vo cacio n e D E I G E N I T R I C I S et san ctorum GE ORGI I M A R T I R I S ao E DW A R D I C O N F E S S O R I S in fra castrum Regium de WI N D E S O R A

S dio cesis i siu s E D W A R D I o AN G L I E AR . per p predecess res Reges fu n data divi n is ob s equiis in sis ten tes in hiis que an imarum s alu tem t o to commu n ire residiis et favo rib u s o c on cern un , ap s licis p pr sequi

racio sis i m edian tibu s o s sin t a d t n felicitatis d g , qu bus p e er e gau ia r ot t o o n on ad i siu s t i perven i e . M u igi ur pr pri , p Regis vel al er us

t eticio nis in s tan iam pro eo n obis super h o c obla e p c sed de n o stra litate au ctoritate A o to t n o n a t t mera libera , p s lica, e re prese ci m s a ui mus e t ordin amu s qu o d C o n fess or ido n eu s pre sbiter secularis vel

i i su s refatu s ED W A R D U S et r tem cuju s vis ordin is rel g o quem p p o p ore exis ten s AN G L I E Rex dicto collegio p res iden s ac pers on e m ilites s eu con fratres ip siu s collegii n ecn o n decan u s s ubdccan us M C A M D . s o c . 8 . 8 2 C H A RTZE A D RE S

et illorum lo cumten en tes can on ici vicarn capellani et can tores aliiqu e ministri dicte capelle ad des ervien du m i n ibi in divin is n et ro t or t n t uilib et t ro deputati n u c p emp e exis e es, q videlice p se

u x ri li en dum eli en tis on on dili en ter t ro com d e t e g , g c fessi e g audi a, p missis exces sib us et pecc atis quib u slib et qu an tu mcumqu e en ormi talibu s t A o to i to bus, ceiam super quibus esse sedes p s l ca meri

on s ulen da ro E W et ro t o t n t AN G L I E c , p D ARDO p emp re exis e e Rege dicto co llegio presiden ti et i n fra quartum agn acio nis seu cogn a tionis aut afli n itatis gradum illi conj u nctis impres en ciaru m dioti c ollegii pers onis militibu s seu c o nfratrib us absque ulla casuum

uorumlib et on Reli uis o i ot C O L L E G I I G A R E T H E R I I q excepci e, q ver d i n un c et pro temp ore exis ten tib u s collegiatis militibu s seu c on fra tribus n ecn on decan o s ub decan o lo cumten en tib u s ean on icis vicariis c apellanis c an toribu s et min is tris prefatis (reb ellionis au t con spi ra cion is in per s on am vel sta tum Ro man i pon tificis seu sedis

' Ap os tolice et ofien se pers on alis in epis copu m vel alium prelatu m a o presbitericidii et sim on ie p eccatis du mtaxat exceptis ) semel in vita et in n on reservatis dicte sedi casibu s tocien s qu ocien s o pus

t ab s olvere ao in o t t o lenariam o n to fueri , m r is ar icul p m ium pecca

’ rum suoru m ab s olucion em impen dere et pmniten ciam s alutarem

in un ere ao emissa o ot u ecum u e tr n o et j g , per ips s v a q q (ul amari vis itacionis limin u m ap o stolorum PETRI et PAU L I a o ecclesie SAN C TI JACO B I in C O M P O S T E L L A c astitatis qu o que votis dum taxat exceptis) in alia pietatis o pera co mmutare libere et licite al at o in uibu scu m ue facultatum a s olven di et v e . Qu dque q q b vota commutan di ao statutorum et ordin acion u m desuper editorum revo cacionib u s modificacio nibu s et su spen sionibu s que a n obis et pres tata sede imp o steru m m otu simili et certa s cien cia et cum quibu svis clau sulis etiam derogatoriaru m derogatoriis fo rcioribu s efli cacio rib u s et in s olitis uavis eman aren t eciam ex q causa , per quas statutum ordin acio et facultas huj us mo di revo cari modificari

s n i viderentur aut s us enderentur nu n u ama seu uspe d p expresse, q E C C L E S I S T I C A S P A ERTINENTE S . 83

statutum et ordin acio huju smo di inclu datur n isi dum et quan do in eis dem revoc acion ib u s m o dificacion ib u s et su sp en sionibu s p racsen oium literarum ten or de verb o ad verbum V ere specifice et in dividue in s ertu s o t eciam t or n t hu u s m od f re , si clausule ales f e que j i ex pression em i n dividuam imp o rtare videren tur et imp ortaren t sed semper sin t et esse in telligan tur ah illis excepta N on ob s tan tibu s con stitu cion ibu s et ordin acion ib u s ap o stolicis ac O T T O N I S et O C T O B O N I olim in regn o AN G L I E apo stolice sedis legatoru m ac capelle et collegii p redictoru m juramen to con firmacion e apo stolica vel quavis alia firmitate statutis et c on su etu din ibu s ceteris qu e con trariis quibu scu mqu e presen tib u s p o st decen n ium min ime

lli r mn in o h omin um liceat n valituris . Nu e go o ha c pagi n am n o s trorum statuti et ordin acion is in fringere vel ei ausu temerari o

r t h o c attem tare resu m serit con trai e . Si quis au em p p p in dign a tionem omn ip oten tis D E I ao b eatorum PETRI et PAU L I ap o stolo t rum ej u s se n overit in cu rsurum . Da um Romae apud San ctum Petrum an n o I n carn ation is domin ice millesim o quadringentesimo tua esimo n on o Non a Pontificatus n o t ann o o sep g as J lii s ri ctavo .

litteris o n o exhibiti s fuimu s ro Quibus quidem sic c ram bis , p parte supradictorum excellen tis simi Prin cipis militum seu contra trum decan i can on icorum vicariorum capellan orum can to rum et aliorum min is trorum su rascri torum n t n t u t p p cum i s a cia requisi i, cum ipsi et ip s orum diversi predicti s litteris et earu rn serie n e cessari o h ab eren t uti ip sas qu e exhib ere et se juvare de eis dem in diversis mun di partibus a se lon ge latequ e distantibu s n ec eas dum vellen t ubi et coram quibus sibi es s en t n ecessarie exhib en di h a bean t facultate m n e propter os sum fo rtuitum ip s aru m series im p o s teru m deperiret vel earum origin alia amitti contingeret in futu m au ctoritate n o t o n et in ter o sicion e n o t ru , s ra rdi aria cum p s ri decreti predictas literas tran s scribi tran s sumi exemplari et in publicam formam redigi per n otarium publicum sub scriptum 8 4 C H A R T zE A D RE S

di n aremur t ll mu s N o s t RI C A R D U s m on facere g e ve e . igi ur per issi e

i n E is co u s an tedictu s vis is n o s et in s ectis ac d vi a Sar . p p per p diligenter examin atis litteris s upra s criptis quia ip sa s ver a bulla plumbea dioti S an ctis simi Patris d omin i n o stri Pape cum fili s serieis rub ei c ro ceiqu e colo ris m o re Roman e Cur ie bullatas sanas i n tegras et illes as n on can cellata s n on vi c iate s n ee in aliqua sui parte suspectas sed o mn i p rorsu s vicio et suspicion e sinistr a ca

n t in ven imu s s u licatio n i h u u s mo di t n te et re es , pp j a quam jus juri c o n s on e favorabiliter an n u en tes ips as litteras suprascripta s de verb o ad verbum tran s scribi tran s su mi ex emplari collacion ari et p er N otarium publi cum sub s criptu m n o strum Regis trarium ao s crib am per n o s in hac parte s peciali ter a s su mptum in publica m formam r edigi m an davimu s : I ps is qu e litteris collacion atis exem platis tra n s s criptis et p ubli catis n o s exemplari et tran scripto seu tran s s umpto huju s m o di mo stram ordin ari am et judiciariam aueto rita te m in ter o suimu s et in ter on imu s t et t p p pari er decre um . V olen tes de c etero ten ore pres en ciu m tran scripto seu tran s sumpto literaru m h uj u s mo di in omn ibus et per om nia tantam fidem Vim et au ctoritatem adhib eri deber e et fore a dhib en dam sicuti eis dem

i u s u ras ri ti s ubilib et in a g n is I n r litteris o rigin al b s p c p e d . quo um o mn ium et sin guloru m fidem et testim on ium premis s oru m pre sen tes litteras sive pres en s publicum in strumen tum h uj u s modi n o strum tran s s umptum sive tran s s criptu m in se con ti n en tes sive con tin en s exin de fieri et per m agis tru m RI C A R D U M N E W P O R T E clericum N o tarium publi cum sub s criptu m n o strum Regis trarium a o S crib am per n o s in hac parte speciali ter as sumptu m s ub s cribi s ign ari et publicari m an davimu s n o striqu e sigilli app en sion e mmun i t j u s simu s et fe cimu s co ri . Da a et acta sun t hec omn ia et sin gula prout s uprascrib un tur et recitan tur sub ann o D o min i

e Pontificatu n die et o o redi ti s s n I n dictio n me se l c p c . Pre e tib u s tun e ibidem v en erabilib u s et di s cretis viris magis tris JO H A N N E

V A H A N n o n o in C athedrali M E N E V E N S I H A N E G Ca ic Ecclesia , JO N 85 E C C L E S I A S T I C A S PERTINENTE S .

B K et Y in decretis Bacallaru s C o y OSTO JOHANNE S UNDA ENTR .

a . i s i s ad e t LICH . c WINTON d o cesiu m te t bu premissa vocatis s ecialiter et o t p r ga is . Et Ego RI C A R D U S N E W P O R T E in legib u s Bacallariu s

l ri u s dio cesis i au ctoritate A o to Nota c e c EBOR . publ cus p s lica rius prefati Reveren di in Christo Patris et domin i domin i R n n S o actorum ICARDI permissi o e divi a AR . Episc pi Scriba et Regis trariu s ac per eun dem Reveren dum p etrem Seriba in hac part e specialiter as su mptu s s upras criptarum literarum Ap o stolicarum p resen tacion i exhibicion i in s pectioni exami n acion i et publicacion i atque decreto et man dato predicti s ceteris qu e premis s is o mn ibus et singulis dum sic ut pre mittitur per eun dem Reveren dum p atrem et coram eo sub an n o D omini I n diction e Pon tificatu men se die et loco pre dictis ageb an tur et fieb an t u n a cum pren omi n atis testib u s p res en s pers on aliter in terfui caque o mn ia et sin gula sic fieri au i i I sas o litteras A o stolicas vidi et d v . p qu que p de ejusdem Reveren di patris man dato tran s su mp si et exemplavi pre

‘ sen squ e publicum tran s su mptu m seu tran scriptum in stru men tum exin de con feci scrip si publicavi et in han c publicam

formam redegi . Et quia facta fideli collacion e et diligenti ex amin acion e pre sen tis tran sumpti cum literi s ap o sto licis originalibu s an tedictis ea in omn ibus con cordare repperi et in ven i n il addito s ubtracto vel mutato quo d facti substan ciam c ommu taret seu variaret in tellectu m illu d sign o et n omin e meis s olitis et con su etis u n a cum appen sion e sigilli predicti

' Reveren di patris sign avi rogatus et requisitu s in fidem et

t ti o n o ni et sin ulorum remis s rum es m ium m um g p o .

The n re o o and r of the n o r re n and o the to w sig atu , m tt , ma k ta y mai , als tab hich the ’ was e . The e o in e er o er re e the n Bish op s seal attach d s al is l st , but v y th sp ct i str umen t

in er e re er on . ere on e o r r n or e en C olle ii is p f ct p s vati Th is a c t mp a y i d s m t , g dc ” r Wyndeso e . 86 C H A RT zE A D a s s

How so imp orta n t a documen t as this e scap ed fro m its proper depo sitory among th e re or o f th e ri o r e r to w i rel e o r of the e n an d n o n of c ds illust us O d h ch it at s , D a Ca s n ds o r c an n o o re b e on e ure w an o w o f ro li n how o er Wi , m c j ct d ith y sh p babi ty tha th i nstruments whi ch b elo n g to th e support o f existing rights passe d into th e h ands o f r er n wh the re o p ivate p s o s o had no i nterest i n th e rights suppo rte d by them . But m val e en a e er o now re o e for e en n ru en must hav tak pl c at a p i d m t , it is vid t that this i st m t w as un n own to s mo e wh o r n e two o er l one e ower n th e k A h l , has p i t d th bu ls , mp i g Archbishop of Can terbur y and the Bishop of Wi nche ster to i nstitute the college o f n or th e o er e e n th e o e e ro the r on o f th e r o Wi ds , th x mpti g c ll g f m ju isdicti A chbish p , and wh o would have publish ed this in st rumen t also had it b een in its p roper dep ository

en he re re wo r on th r er o f th e G r r e n ot s o ere wh p pa d his k e O d a te . I hav di c v d that it has b een kn own to any o ther writer who has published anything o n the history of the

r er or on th e o r o f th e o le e o f n or . N or e ee e in h n O d , hist y C l g Wi ds hav I succ d d udi g the w set or in i n r m en th e r e e was r n e o e that fact hich is f th th s i st u t , that p ivil g g a t d by P p th e o r to the o ere n and n of th e r er of the r er and to the Sixtus F u th S v ig K ights O d Ga t , e n and non of n or to oo e on e or e for e een D a Ca s Wi ds , ch s a C f ss , ach hims lf, has b dis n h covered i n any other eviden ce by tho se wh o have written o t e subj ect . Th e of o e not in th e ee ers and r e e of r o Bull P p Sixtus is F d , a p ivil g that illust i us r er e er ir n e en n w i an o e o f ec li r n e re n ow O d , v y c cumsta c att di g h ch is bj ct p u a i t st , is , it

is e e e for the fi rst e r to . O f o r e w r w b li v d , tim b ought light c u s it as a p ivilege hich w o e n o on on n n e th e e or on o in o n in o fift uld hav l g c ti ua c , R f mati c m g ab ut y years from h w n r t e time he it was g an te d .

XXI .

Letter o N B isho o to the D ean and Cha ter f EDMU D p f LONDON, p ’ n H o S T . P communica tin a L etter o Ki Y the f AU L S, g f g ENR E i hth to the Ar chbis ho o B Y r es ectin certa in g p f CANTER UR , p g P rayers to be s aid in English thr oughout the Rea lm 36 H enry

E D M U N D U S on n E isco u s au ctoritate permissi e divi a LONDON . p p Illustrissimi in Christo Prin cipis et do min i n o stri do min i HENR I C I o ctavi Dei gratia AN G L I E F RAN CIE et H I B E R N I E Regis Fidei defen soris et in term Ecclesie AN G L I CANE et H I B E R N I C E su premi capitis ad in fras cripta legitime fulcitus dilectis n obis in Christo Decano et Capitulo Ecclesie n o stre C athedralis SAN C TI

88 C HA RTzE A D a s s s olved to have con tyn uallye fro m h en s forth e generall procession s in all cities townes an d ar shes o f t o realme , , churches p y his ure , saide an d s onge withe such reveren ce an d devocion e as apper t a n eth e forasrn och e r to o the o artel e for k y , as he e f re pe ple, p y lac e of o o n t t on an d l n ou art el e for t t t n g d i s ruc i cal i g , p y ha hey u der

' s to o de n oo peece o f suche prayo urs or s ufiragies as w ere used to on an d u to o v er e slack el e to th e be s ge saide, have sed c mme y y o on w n the nn co mmaun ded to o pr cessi s, he same have be e here f re,

' we have sett forthe certayn e go dly prayo urs an d suflragies in oure n t En l s sh e ton which e w ee n ou w t s i n fien a ive g y ge, se de y here i h, g y g un to you that for th e sp eciall trusts an d con fiden ce w e have of youre go dlye myn de an d em es t desyre to th e settin g fo rwarde o f th e glorye of G o d an d th e true worshippin g o f his m o o s t h olye w t n t t o n comm tted u s n to ou we n ame i hi ha pr vi ce y by u y , have n to ou th ees e sufira ies n ot t o for on t or tw o sen t u y g , be a m e h an d t r slenderl e on ot o r n un t on observed, af e y c sidered, as her u e i j c i s

to o n o itt m arvaille n b ut to th enten t t t have, ure l le , bee e used, ha aswell th e same as o ther oure injun cti on s may ern es tlye be s et fo rthe by preachin ges go od exhortation s an d o therwayes to th e

o in o t t felin e th e o dl e ta t t o pe ple, suche s r e as hey, g g y s e here f, may

la dl e an d o u sl e w t th ank es r eceave an d n t g y j y y i he , embrace, freque r r th e same as appertayn eth . Whe efo e w e will an d commaun de

ou e wi au n swer n to u s for th e con trar e n ot o n ely e t o y , as y ll u y , ’ th eese ra ou rs an d suflra ies afo res aide to ubl s sh ed cause p y g be p y ,

’ n t an d o enl e in town villa ies r freque ed, p y used all es, g , chu ches

d ar sh es of o r own e o bu t l o to si n fi e t o an p y y u e di cese, a s g y his ure nto ot B s sh o es of o o n willin e an d pleasure u all her y pp y ure pr vi ce, g

m un d in o n an d t o to co m a in ge them ure ame, by ver ue here f, do o n accordin l e nto wh o o s e roceadin es i a d execute th e same g y , u p g n th execution of this oure commaun den t w ee will that y ou have a s ec alle t an d k o t n to u s f an shalle n ot w t p y respec e, ma e rep r e u y y i h E C C L E S I A S T I C A S PE RTIN ENTES . 89

oo dexter tie accom l s sh the n ot fa lin as our s e ia g d y p y same, y g, p c ll t t s n ou rus y y y . G even n e n o n t at ou nn o of in t u der ure Sig e , re ma ur Sa e e James t the X h of une the xxx th of o rei n j J , vj yere ure g e . I n ca ite v o i m s p er earumdem sic s cr p tu e t, B h n y t e Ky ge. I ns cri tio au h t p tem oec es , To the n t in G od o ri ht m oo ste Revere de Fa her , ure g e tru s tie an d righte welb eloved C oun saillour Tharche b ssh E y oppe of C A N T U R B U RY .

N o s vero pro n o stra erga s uam celsitudin em ob servan tia toto pecto re afi ecmn tes literi s et man datis suis regiis uti decet obtem~ erare volentes ue ro debitis n o t ofli cii o mn em et o p , q p s ri curam s ler tem n ostram in commis sis et de man dati s a sua Regia maj es tate a dhib ere dili entiam o ro t tati t n o g , v bis p par e sue Regie Majes s e re presen tiu m man damus et precipien do inj ungimu s quaten us receptis pres entibus n on s olum injun ctiones o mn es Regias ad s acros ancta m religion em firman dam et stabiliendam anteh ac per auctoritatem Regiam promulgatas cum o mn i reveren cia ob servan das edicatis et man detis verum etiam cum o mni seduli tate et celeritate aecom i m o dis san eta hec suflragia et salubres oration es qu erum unum exemplar presentib u s anneximu s vobis per latorem pres entium mittimus tum quidem in o mn ibus et sin guli s ecclesiis cathedralibus c ollegiatis et parochian is per diocesim et j urisdiction em ves tras ubilibet si s xis n tibus tum t ah o n s et LONDON . ti et e te e iam m ibu s in u n g lis aliis coepiscopis et co nfratribu s n o stris o stre CANTUAR . provin cie s ufiragan eis ubilib et locorum per dioceses et ju ris dic tion es suas juxta et secun dum literarum Regiarum supras criptaru m ten orem et continen tiam in omn ibus et per o mn ia exp oni declarari denunciari cantari dici publicari et ob servari faciati s et faciant et

fieri o ro u r s t nt I n t t on m sedul p c eti e procure . cujus rei es im iu

C A M D s o c . 8 . . N 90 C HART/E A D RE S

n i u s s a n s u m t in manerio sigillum n o strum prese t b e t ppe . Da um n o stro de Lamb ehith e decimo o ctavo die men sis Jun ii an no D o min i millesimo quingen tesimo Xliiij to et n o stre con secrationis o an n o duo decim .

Vobis igitur ex parte prefati serenissimi domin i n o stri Regis et

n t n t o n A o pren o mi a i revere dissimi pa ris d mi i CANT . rchiepisc pi auctoritate qua supra co mmittimu s et districts precipien do man damus quate nus literas superius i n sertas in o mn ibus et per

' omn ia respective juxta ten orem vim fo rmam et efiectum earu mdem

' debite et efi ectu aliter cum omn i eti am s edu li tate ao celeritate ao co mmo dis tam in dicta ecclesia n o stra C athedrali S ANCTI PAU LI

in sin uli s alii s ecclesiis t o l ias LONDON . quam g e l cis ecc es ticis vestre

uri s di tion is eculiaris ex e ui fa iatis t r ur tis U t t j c p q c e p oc e . au em illa

' san cta sufi ragia ao salubres oratio n es de qui bus superius fit men ti o a vobis ao omn ibus et singulis ecclesie vestre C ath edrali s minis tris n ecn on ah aliis quibu s cu mqu e in fra dictam j uris dicti on em vestram p eculiarem degentibu s et c ommoran tib u s quaten us eo s respective c on cern u n t juxta et secun dum prein s ertarum literarum h ujus m o di ten orem et con tinen tiam in o mn ibus et per omn ia uti dec et diligen tiu s et effi catiu s exp on i et declarari denun ciariqu e can tari

i ubli c ari et ob s ervari o s sin t et valeant n o s n a dic p p , u um exempl r eorumdem suffragiorum et orati on um una cum pres en tibu s vobis n dum per earurn latorem duximu s mitte .

' I n cujus rei testimon ium s igillum n o strurn pres entibus app on i

t in edi bu s n o stris Lon o n . o n on o fecim u s . Da um d decim die men sis Jun ii annis domin i et regni predicti invicti s simi domi n i n o stri Regis s upramenci onatis et n o stre vero Tran slationis an n o qui n to .

i n ’ e er the o or n r o f o en een r n e Th e K g s l tt , m st imp ta t pa t this d cum t , has b p i t d , but

er e Buruet Collection o Dow ments iii . 28 . Th e o er r wh very imp f ctly , by , f , th pa ts , ich sh ow the proceedings taken by the Archbisho p of Can terbury and th e Bisho p of Lon

n n on e en e e ne er e ore ee n r n e . do i c s qu c , hav v b f b p i t d

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er 24. 1 2 . b t ,

B urthwold th e o 14. Albar, 1 6. , Bish p ,

e n er the h r o e confirms Al xa d T i d , P p , a non of e e r first ns on C o mpo sition relatin g to th e p osses Ca s W lls , th i i tituti in re r or er or n to the on of the S ee 28 . , si s , gula d acc di g ’ Alsie e n Win esham ro th e S ee nner of G so s own o n r , 1 9. d tai s f m , ma y c u t y 1 n er r n r o of 7 . Ca t bu y , Stiga d A chbish p ,

Alw n us th e o 1 4 e r e 1 6 eo r o y , Bish p , . d g ad d , Th bald A chbish p

Arsere el o e to the o 1 8 of confirms r n of n te en , s ls C mb Bish p , . , a g a t Ki g S ph ,

26.

nwe en to the S ee 1 5 Ca itulum ad 26. Ba ll , giv , . p , ,

e of the o er e re o C ideston an n en n e of e 14. Bath , S at S m s tshi Bish p , a ci t am W lls ,

r r n erre er 21 r o e o o G so 1 8 ick t a sf d thith , Chu ch C mb , b ught by Bish p y , ;

o f n e er o o er e e on the re en or 24. Sai t P t built by Bish p R b t , s ttl d P c t ,

24 an I nfirmar and o er in o on r of 25 . y th build gs C mpt , Chu ch ,

ere e ere the e o 24. on re r the r n a ea of the ct d th by sam Bish p , C g sbu y , O igi l s t

and e w en n e o r o f o er e 1 0 C o n Bath W lls , h thus u it d as Bish p ick S m s t , ;

th e e n i o n of the o r 26. ecture on the e 30 en to d sig at Bish p ick , j subj ct , ; giv f n oo o e on o e o h 1 5. B ks , a c ll cti , giv by Bish p t e S ee ,

B o to the r of ell 1 5. 1 uduc Chu ch W s , Convenientia, 2 .

B rith cri M erech t n e of one of th e yy , am

i o wr en b G so 1 5 n e the of an n en er e of B sh ps as itt y y , Da i l , last a ci t s i s

B rithelm the o 1 4. w o e n e are o 1 0 , Bish p , Bishops h s am s l st , ;

Brithtum th e o 1 5 . th e rr e of I na and , Bish p , presided at ma iag

B rithwin th e o 1 5. d bur h 1 4 hi e 14 . , Bish p , A el g , ; s d ath ,

n e ere e o n r f first e t e 25 . Buildi gs at W lls ct d by Bish p Dea e y o Wells , s ablish d . 94 INDEX TO TH E F IRST PO RTI ON .

’ o e B k confirms G so s H as baniensis G so 1 6. D m sday oo , y , y , Heldeb t y e in e er r r 36 3 . ert ew r of o o n 22 . ati s v al pa ticula s , , 7 , St a d Bish p J h , B o the o 1 5 hi s e of enr th e r o o e to o Go d uduc , Bish p , ; plac H y Fi st pp s d Bish p

inter en 21 re 23 . m t, f y,

ere or o er s o of on erne H f d , R b t Bi h p , c c d

the Q een e ne c or to h in the ons e r i on of the ur of Edith u , a b fa t t e c c at Ch ch

S ee 1 . e 25 . , 7 W lls,

w r the on e or en G so to Hu olinus r el lan to th e Ed a d C f ss s ds y g cum Ba ba, s ls ds ’ o e 1 6 G so s e i on to S ee ne r 2 1 a e als o n er R m , ; y t st m y his a Bath , c ll d I t

r er 1 7 . re 38 . cha act , p s ,

Blnedou Ailn oth o of on H w s ur of 25 . ( ) , Abb t Glast , a y y , Ch ch ,

ene or to th e S ee 1 b fact , 9.

w n the o 1 5 . I na e e i on to the n office El y , Bish p , , his l ct ki gly , — and ee 1 1 14 . d ds ,

Fon tanens es P ont ces an n I n te es te noctis silentio 13 . ifi , a ci ent de p ,

n on of the o 25. ohn th e r e on 22 23 . sig ati Bish ps , J , A chd ac , ,

o n o f o r the o 21 his J h T u s , Bish p ,

on e of o Brith e and r 22 . Glast , Abb y , Bish p cri bu d ath bu ial ,

r e ere w ere or r h the first he ad of th e i d th h f me ly e had been Isaac , Cauc us of

o 1 5 o Ailno th el 1 . Abb t , ; Abb t a bene W ls , 9

or to the S ee 1 9 vi i on of I vo e n of e 27 . fact , a s tati , , D a W lls ,

23 .

o e er on er of n e er at in b r in o er e h re on e ture Gl uc st , M ast y Sai t P t , K gs u y , S m s ts i , c j c

1 5 16. on ern n 30. , c c i g ,

o re r ea on of or ester 2 Kulmet on en to the S ee oon o G df y , A chd c W c , 7 , , giv but s l st ,

4 1 . 1 9.

o re th e o 22 his e and G df y , Bish p , ; d ath L and Y r m r con r n r 23. e e e o of 37 40 . bu ial , a kabl v si , ,

G s o the o 1 5 r e ra ewe on of, a e i o of the y , Bish p , la g ext ct L s , a m k m d B sh p — ro wr n of 1 5 20 See 23 . f m a iti g his , ; his ,

e and r 2 1 . e n the o 15 . d ath bu ial , Li vi g , Bish p ,

Littone o e 1 8 . b ught by Gys ,

ro e of the e on r o rr ne the Hasbanensiau err or Ha ld , Duk W st Sax s, afte L ai , t it y

war s n n on of th ere 34 . d Ki g , his i vasi e rights th ,

of the S ee 1 6 o on of , b ld c duct Gyso

the o 1 eat in er en and M odesle en to the S ee Bish p , 7 his d h battle M k y giv ,

an d two ro er n w him 1 8 . 1 . b th s slai ith , 7

I NDEX TO THE S EC O ND PO RTI O N .

S ev al P i er ersons who app ea r only as wi tnesses are not named n this I ndex .

re on of e e o on N or u w o s e of u er or o er Ac , M ks , s ttl a c l y at B ild as , h u , its s p i ity v

n er 60 . the o e o f S t . M r of n and ma sb g , h us s a y Dubli

s o o n o de 54 Basin werk 51 o Ranul h 51 Agu t , J h Abb t , . g , Abb t p ,

e er r or of 70 . o H . 54 . Alc st , P i , Abb t

o o o - o or - oo Burstede de r n n in Alt B sc , Haut b is , High W d , William , g a ts la ds

0. e er de r n of 62 . o n er in e 5 P t , a g a t his , S uthmi st Ess x ,

er e o e on of e er - en e Amb l y , C ll cti P t P c

ere 2 . n er r on r o of 73 th , 7 Ca t bu y , Sim , A chbish p ,

n n 62 . de En oli sma r e on of A ti gham , Hugh g , A chd ac ,

3 o ran er r o 7 Th mas (C m ) , A chbish p

Basin werk o s e of e on to of his e er on ern n an n g , H u , its subj cti , l tt c c i g E glish

w 51 M t ew the o erv e 87 . Build as , at h , Abb t S ic , f 52 o . r e o . o of 66. , Ca lisl , J Bish p ,

and o n ur S . i o of C estford r of 7 5. Bath Glast b y , B sh p , , chu ch ,

65 . onl S . o of 66. C halochi o o f 54 Bath y , Bish p , , Ralph Abb t ,

Bek n on n e or of n o n e er R . o of 66. , A th y, Cha c ll Li c l , Chich st , Bish p ,

73 . C istercium the o e an d o R . , h us Abb t

Belb W . 54. ec r o of 53 . 53 o , Richa d Abb t , ; Abb t

B erefo rd er de n en of the on e or ran of ower to e e one , Osb t , i cumb t C f ss , g t p l ct ,

r of er on 1 . no er 81 . Chu ch Ov t , 7 79 ; a th ,

o to o n in decretis bacallarius e W . o of 54 . B s ck , J h , , Cumb , Abb t ,

85 .

Bridetun or Bride ort r of Davi ntree Sir de 70 . p , Chu ch , , William ,

r n e the on eror to er de Ferrars r of g a t d by C qu his chap D by , William , Ea l ,

n Guntardus and r n erre to the n f to the o e of r lai , t a sf d gra t o his H us Tutbu y , o e of n Wandr ilu r n to the a es s 57 58 . 68 o er ar of h us Sai t g , , R b t , E l , his g a t

r s e s Leon a e n of 64 . o e of r 7 1 . B u s l , i s cast lla , H us Mi aval , X I NDE TO TH E SE C OND PORTION . 97

or e A . Ar e on of 58 . de r n to the re e or of N w D s t , chd ac , , g a t p c pt y e

n o s e of n M r of its l n 68 . Dubli , H u Sai t a y , a d ,

e on to the o se of u w r e - e o e of 66 ne d subj cti H u B ild as , G ac Di u , h us , ; Ag s e

51 A . the o 53 . re s e the r ore 66 M ar Abb t , G s l y , p i ss , ;

Dufii eld r n of l n ere to the re de Rem ston the r ore 67 , g a t a d th ga t p , p i ss ,

r of e 49. e nw r ore 67 e Chu ch S lby , Alic Du ich , p i ss , ; Alic

- r R. s o of 66. M or on r ore 6 . Du ham , Bi h p , t , sub p i ss , 7

re or l of o e 1 . G g y Bu l P p , 7

- f Y rk ire on r Greinvile ber de 56. East Riding o o sh , Sim A ch , Il t ,

e on of 0. un r n of n ere to the d ac , 7 G by, g a t la ds th

Ecclesal re en of i n the ur of r of e 4 . , p b d , Ch ch Chu ch S lby , 9

Lichfield 3 . Guntard n to the on eror , 7 , Chaplai C qu , Edward th e Fourth obtai n s a Bull fro m Churches held by him ; reti res into

th e o e e ower n the n of the M on er of ain Wandra esi P p , mp i g K ights ast y S t g

the r er o f th e r er and the 57 . O d Ga t lus , Canons of Win dsor to ch oo se a C on

fessor 81 . enr the r C onfirmation of , H y Thi d , a

n n u e er ce r r er of in John to the r E glish la g ag , a public S vi o Cha t K g Chu ch

r in the 86. of orwi 64 . Litu gy , N ch ,

En olis ma de r e on of enr th e his a ter on ern n g , Hugh , A chd ac H y Eighth, L t c c i g

n er ur 73 . er e in the n s Lan Ca t b y , a Public S vic E gli h

e o e of l re e n e 87 . Ev sham , h us , Bu l sp cti g guag ,

e r r to er in t e 0 for th i ight c ta ty h , 7 ; in o e i n eter en e 1 . ew a of orw o e c ll ct g P P c , 7 J , Isaac , , N ich , has h us s

W inn e 61 . e er . B s o of 66 Ex t , i h p , . L ,

E e r n of ail w of the onour Johu n of' n n r n a e y , g a t B i ick H , Ki g E gla d , g a t m d by

of 63 . the i o of orw ad r eces us , B sh p N ich p ej ,

E krin r n of e ere to th 61 f to th r of y g , g a t tyth th e Charter o his e Chu ch f 4 ur o e 9. orw 64 . Ch ch S lby , N ich ,

oravalle o n o of 54. J , J h Abb t ,

r er n of the r er u of w R . de T wa r ea on of Ga t , K ights O d , a B ll Ips ich , y , A chd c ,

0 e to 61 the P pe to allow th m ch oose a .

on e or 80 . Jew o f orw 61 . C f ss , Isaac , a N ich ,

Godfridus ns n of o er o , a Ki ma R b t Bish p

- of on on 50 . ir E r n of e ere to the L d , K k lla , g a t tyth th

o er i r son of r in r of e 49. G m sal , R cha d , Ch ist us Chu ch S lby ,

s o . 8 . CAMB . c 98 INDE X TO TH E SE C OND PO RTI ON .

“ 5 e ere c on r o e of a n o er dra esilus , 7 ; K n are sbo ough , H us S i t R b t g Chap l th

fi rmed to th e a o e 58 . n e r r ile e 7 8 . , a , its p iv g s , s id H us

n f th e o n eror 49. ardesle ohn de re en r o f M l , Q ee o , Kyn y , J , p b da y ati da u C qu f 4 r n of r of Lichfield M r W. o o 5 ; Ecclesal in th e chu ch , i aval , Abb t , g a t o er r of er to the o e 73 . R b t Ea l D by H us , 7 1

n e er en e ere e e r de 68 . M or o n , o e o o f , L k , Richa d , t c ll cti P t P c th r e i de re tor of th e 7 2 . Lek , Will am , c Chu ch

Re uh am 60. of S outh y ,

Go re de ene tor to the N eht Galterus o of 53 54 . Lesewy s , df y , B fac , Abb t , ,

- - f N ormansb er h 60 . ew e n er e e o f 75 . H ouse o g , N castl u d Lym , chap l ,

ichfield re en of Ecclesal in th e ew n re e or o f the re hren of L , p b d N la d , P c pt y B t 8 r of 3. n oh n of erus alem r n to 6 . chu ch , 7 Sai t J J , g a t ,

in o n n on Bek an e or of, ew or Ri ar o r 84 . L c l , A th y , Ch c ll N p t , ch d , N ta y Public ,

N ormansb er h the o e of o n 7 3 . g , h us , its f u on e n ne o se ere w e on 60 . Li , h u s th hich had b l g d dati ,

to Jew r n e the o of or on the r o r of n e a , g a t d by Bish p N thampt , P i Sai t Jam s

orw 61 . w o 7 0 r e on of 70 . N ich , ith ut , ; A chd ac ,

r n l ro the firs t orw oh n o of ro r e Litu gy , E g ish , p bably N ich , J Bish p , app p iat s

w or e er con the r of o Re nh am to th issued ith auth ity , l tt s Chu ch S uth y e

ernin 86. o e of N o rmansber h 60 r n c g , H us g , g a ts

on on o er o oi confir o es in inne 61 r er to L d , R b t Bish p , his h us L , Cha t him

on of r n of n in o of i n ohn 64 wh confirmed mati a g a t la ds S uth K g J , ich is

n ter 50 W . o of a witn es s to o o 65 mi s , Bish p , , Bish p Th mas William ,

65 n onner o of r or of 65 e on of th e e ; Edmu d [B ] , Bish p , p i , Ex mpti Palac

‘ his Letter resp ecting a Public Servi ce fro m th e M ayor s j urisdiction in the

in n 86. e of o o s 5 . E glish , tim Bish p Th ma , 7

Lothi er enr u e of har er of , H y D k , C t

his 63 . O er on r of r n e to h , v t , Chu ch , g a t d t e

Lovaine ew de son of o re o e of M r a 7 1 er de B e , Matth , G df y , h us i av l , Osb t

ran t to hi m of the w of E e 63 . re or th e in en 7 1 . g Baili ick y , f d , cumb t ,

n r n of l n t ere to th e r Lu d , g a t a d h chu ch

of e 49. Po le o s r n to of S lby , p y , Th ma , g a t him po wer ‘ f Lun vilers r r o of 54 . to oo e on e o r 78 . g , Gi a d Abb t , ch s a C ss ,

‘ M aue esford e of l n ere be w re i de ene to g , a hid a d th Rid a , Will am , S schal Wil lon in to the o se of n Wan r of er 68 g g H u Sai t liam Ea l D by , .

E ‘ I NDE X T O T H SE C O ND P O RT I ON .

V n ohn non of the r of ore o of 72 . augha , J , Ca chu ch Wigm , Philip Abb t , ’ a n 84 . th e on eror r n to e S i t David s , William C qu , g a t S lby

Ver on John de th e o e of th e of er on ro anima e us , 49 d , , adv cat Gilb t Tys , p j

- r n o h n r o f n o e of r e e 66. t t e o e h us G ac Di u , his g a t M ast y Sai t

Veteri V M o e de an o of th e illa, s s , abb t

er n or er 53 t re o er and Ern . r e on Cist cia d , Wil shi , R g A chd ac s

U avene r of confirmed to the p , Chu ch ,

M n r of n Wandra esilus e ower n e and the n s of o aste y Sai t g , mp i g th m K ight

the r er to oo e on e or 80. 58 . Ga t ch s a C f ss ,

Wivelesford r n of t e ere ro U r n I V . of 0 . , ba , Bull , 7 g a t ty h th f m the M onks of Saint Wandragesilus to

the o of l r 55 . e S . r e on of 65. , W lls , A chd ac , Bish p Sa isbu y o n n 5 W st e 6 o , r of, 7 . e wy , 2 . W lsta t Chu ch

r ra n of the r of to Whitchu ch , g t Chu ch , 4 th e o of Sal r 55 r Yor o a r o of 9. Bish p isbu y , Richa d k , Th m s A chbish p ,

the n en 56. i cumb t ,

‘ E N D THE .

n o on : J B . o and S o n r n er 25 r i en ree . L d Nich ls , P i t s , , Pa l am t St t