OMNIBUS presentem cartam inspecturis vel audituris, Johannis de Scotia, Comes Cestrie et Huntyngdon, salutem. Sciatis me dedisse et concessisse et hac presenti carta mea de me et de heredib3 meis imppetuum quietuclamasse Deo et ecclesie ■ beate Marie de Stanlawe et monachis ibidem Deo seruientib3 quie tantiam de sectis placitorum foreste mee de la Mare-f- de terra ipso-

* See ante, p. 9.

t The township of Wynlaton was situated within the ancient forest of Mara, which did extend over the whole Hundred of Edisbury, with a few exceptions, but is now contracted into the modern forest of Delamere. The master forestership of tho whole was conferred by the first Randle, Earl of Chester, in the twelfth cen tury, on Ralph de Kingsley, to hold the same by the tenure of a horse. The forestership passed into the family of the Dones of Utkinton, by the marriage of Henry Done with Johanna, daughter and coheiress of Richard de Kingsley, temp. Henry HI., and from him to his son Richard; and from him to his son Richard Done of Utkinton, who married Agnes; and from him to his son Richard, whose inquisition post mortem was taken 6 Edward II.

472 üTttulue De SStimlaton ete.

rum Monachorum in Wynlaton, et de fine faciendo qui ad sectas illas ptinere solet, et quietantiam de scutagio de eadem terra dictorum monachorum in Wynlaton. Ita quod dicti monachi de cetero inde non grauentur nec molestentur. Et si forte animalia eorundem ibidem existentia casualiter ultra metas suas pprias p eschapeamen- tum in dictam forestam meam de die venerint, et ibidem inuenta fuerint sine custodia ibidem facta, capiantur et replegientur. Et si de nocte in eadem inuenta fuerint sine custodia, hoc emendetur. Si vero cum custodia ibidem facta de die vel de nocte inuenta fuerint, hoc sine dilatione conuincatur et emendetur. Et similiter si dicti monachi vel eorum homines inuenti fuerint cum venatione vel in aliquo delicto manifesto quod ad forestam ptinet, hoc conuincatur et secundum modum delicti emendetur. Et prohibeo super forisfacturam meam nequis dictos monachos de cetero contra hanc meam concessio- nem et quietantiam grauare aut molestare presumat. Et ut hec mea concessio et quietantia de me et heredib3 meis dictis monachis facta imppetuum preseruet presentem cartam sigillo meo munita eis habere feci. Hijs testib3 W.* Dei gratia tunc Abbate Cestrie, Henr. de Auditlegh, Willo de Cantelupe minore, Ricardo ffitton tune Justi ciario Cestrie, Roberto de Campano, Hugone ffitton, Ricardo de Sondebache, Hugone de Chelmundel, Ricardo de Kyngesley, Roberto Grosso venatore, Johanne de Haselwall, Petro de ffrodesham, Petro Clerico, et alijs.