I. Carta Johannis de Lascy* de medietate ecclevie de Blakeburn.

OMNIBUS Cristi fidelib} et sanete matrís ecclesie filijs presens scriptum visuris vel audituris, Johannes de Lascy, constab. Cestrie salutem. Noueritis me dedisse et caritatis intuitu concessisse et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse Deo et beate Marie et Abbati et monachis meis Loci Benedicti de Stanlawe in puram et ppetuam elemosynam medietatem ecclesie de Blak. illam

* The date of this grant may be assigned to the year 1230, for William de Vernon was Judge of Chester in that year.

The total absence of arrangement in the entries of the following charters, and the complication consequent on the descent of the advowson in moieties, will render the following succinct statement of that descent, until the entirety became vested in John de Lascy, the munificent benefactor of Stanlawe, not unacceptable.

I. Gamaliel "\

II. Gilbertus > had successively the entirety of the Church.

III. Johannes j

IV. Henricus, elericus de Blackburn, had a grant of the whole church from

Henry de Lascy circa 1160, which was confirmed by the Bishop of Coventry and the Archbishop of Canterbury. On his death it descended to his sons in moieties. One moiety descended to

Richard, his eldest son, and from him to his son

Adam, who had a grant from Robert de I^scy of that moiety which Richard

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seil. quam Adam fil. Henrici tenet, cum capella de Walton et earum ptinentijs, quantum spectat ad laicalem donationem, p salute anime mee et uxoris mee et p salute dñi patris mei et matris mee et aiite- cessorum et successorum meorum, libere et quiete sicut ulla elemo- syna viris religiosis liberius et quietius dari potest. Ita quod ego vel heredes mei in predicta medietate predicte ecclesie et in predict» capella nichil iuris ad opus meum vel heredum meorum de cetero habere poterimus. Et ut hec donatio rata et inconcussa pmaueat imppetuum presens scriptum sigilli mei munimine corroboraui. Hijs testib}, Will. de Vernon Just. Cestr., Henr. psona de Rowelle, dño Colino de quatuor maris, Henr. de Nouo mercato, Rog. de Cestr., Bobt. de Cestr., Baldewino Teutonico, Galfr. de Dutton tune sen., Hug. de Dutton, Galfr. fil. Ad. de Dutton, Will. de Nouo campo, et multis alijs.