ЬЕ С est finalis concordia facta in pleno comitatu Cestrie die martis prox. ante festum beati Thome apostoli auno dñi m° cc° lxx° septimo coram domino Guncelino de Badelesmere tunc Justiciario Cestrie, dñis Patricio de Haselwall, Rogero de Douneuill, Willmo de Wystanton, militib3, et alijs fidelib3 dñi Regis et ibidem presentib3 inter dompnum Symonem Abbatem et conuen- tum sanete Werburge Cestrie, petentes p breue de rationabilib3 diuisis mariscum iacentem ante portas Abbathie de Stanlawe in lati- tudine de Londpul, siue Elpul, directe p quendam lacum veterem

III. returned from the Holy Land, The original was lost or stolen between 1580 and 1647, but copies of a portion of it remain in the library at Eaton, and in the College of Arms.

* Many of these witnesses may be found in the pedigrees given by Ormerod in his history of Cheshire, and in his lists of judges and sheriffs. Gunceline de Badeles mere was judge of Chester from 1275 to 1281, see ante, p. 358. Peter de Ardeme, lord of Aldford, son and heir of Walkelyn de Ardeme, Justice of Chester 37 — 42 Henry III., the ancestor of the lords Alvanley, was living 17 Edward I. Uriande St. Pierre was living 44 Henry III., see ante, p. 486. Sir William Venables, baron of Kinderton, the ancestor of the present Lord Vernon, baron of Kinderton, died 20 Edward I. Hamo de Masci, baron of Dunham Massey, was living 6 Edward I. Ralph de Vemon, vide ante, p. 479. Patricius de Hasclwall was sheriff of Cheshire 5 Edward I. See p. 354 for Ralph de Montalt, who appears to have been a clerk. William de Hawardyn was sheriff of Cheshire, 7 Edward I., A.D. 1279.

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usque in Whitebypul, et in longitudine usque in aquam que vocatur Mersee, et viros religiosos dompnum Kobertum Abbatem et conuen- tum de Stanlawe defendeutes, videlicet, quod predicti Abbas et conuentus Cestrie remiseront et p se et successorib3 suis imppetuum quietuclamauerunt predictis Abbati et conuentui de Stanlawe et eorum successorib3 totum ius et clameum quod habuerunt vel aliquo modo habere poterunt in dicto marisco infra diuisas prenotatas. Salua tamen eisdem Abbati et conuentui Cestrie eorumque successor^ et hominib3 eorum de Whiteby communa pasture siue pastura in eodem marisco ad equos et equas seu pulíanos hominum suorum de Whiteby ad quadraginta complete, et non ultra, a festo inuentionis sanete crucis continue usque ad festum exaltation is eiusdem singulis annis imppetuum sine impedimento dictorum Abbatis et conuentus de Stanlawe et eorum successorib3 ibidem pascend. cum libero introitu et exitu sine impedimento, facto, opere, aut machinatione quacunque. Ita quod nec dicti Abbas et conuentus sanete Werburge Cestrie nec eorum successores nec aliquis p eos seu nomine eorum aliquid iuris vel clamei in dicto marisco preter pasturam ad il. animalta hominum suorum de Whiteby, sicut superius dictum est, de cetero exigere vel vendicare poterunt. Nec dicti Abbas et con uentus de Stanlawe vel eorum successores dictam pasturam animalib3 quib3Cunq. in terminum onerabunt, quin antedicti Abbas et conuentus Cestrie et eorum successores et homines eorum de Whiteby ad xl. equos et equas et pulíanos in forma prenotata pasturam possint habere ibidem, sicut prius habere consueuerunt. Pro hac autem remissione et quietaclamatione predicti Abbas et conuentus de Stan lawe dederunt Abbati et conuentui de Cestria xxiiij. libras argenti. In cuius rei testimonium partes alternatim huic finali concordie in modo cyrographi confecte sigilla sua fecerunt apponi et in rotulo qui vocatur Domesday peurauerunt irrotulari. Acta anno regni regis Anglie dñi Edwardi vj1°.

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