John Manston, Margery Toukere, William Muriel, Margery Mannyng, John Bemynstre, John Donpayn, John Taillour, webbe, Thomas Iweyn, Richard Monne, John Mulleward, John Bouer, Nicholas Deighere, William Mulleward, Stephen Holdefast, Robert Anketyll, Henry Mascall, William Webbe, and Nicholas Burel. The damages assessed by the Jury on m. 315 are £37, those on m. 318 are £30, but both seem to have been revised, and on m. 319 and m. 320 the damages are reduced to £20 for both sets of Defendants. What is particularly interesting in these proceedings is the statement that there was a Cross in the middle of the place of Newland, and Mr. Alfred Pope will be able to state in a future edition of his valuable "Old Stone Crosses of Dorset " that a Cross was certainly in existence there in Bishop Poore's time, viz., 1217-1228. Perhaps the division of Newland into three zones with burgages of various dimensions and rents, and its position with regard to the Castle and the Barn, may throw light on other points now doubtful. But the quotation in full of a Charter of A.D. 1228 cannot fail to be of archæological value, and the long list of local brewers shows to what an extent this beverage was consumed even in those days. Incidentally, also, it shows that the Chapel of St. Thomas-on-the-Green was in existence at the date of the Charter of 1228, the earliest date, I believe, previously known concerning this Chapel, being a Patent Roll of 18-19 Richard II., 1395, as mentioned in Hutchins, 3rd ed., Vol. IV., page 257. The Inspeximus of Bishop Roger de Mortival (1315-1330) of the Charter of Bishop Richard Poore (1217-1228) to his freemen of Sherborne. (De Banco Roll No. 490, m. 307 d.) Universis sancte Matris ecclesie filiis ad quos presens scriptum pervenerit Rogerus permissione divina Sarum ecclesie minister humilis salutem in Domino Noveritis nos inspexisse cartam Ricardi quondam Episcopi Sarum in hec verba Universis Sancte Matris ecclesie filiis ad quos presens scriptum pervenerit Ricardus permissione divina Sarum ecclesie minister humilis Salutem in Domino Scire volumus universis quod nos assensu Decani et Capituli Sarum ad honorem beate Marie Sarum Dedimus et hac presenti carta nostra Confirmamus omnibus liberis hominibus nostris qui nova burgagia capiunt vel recepturi sunt apud Shirebourn scilicet inter Capellam Sancti Thome et Castrum quod ipsi et heredes sui teneant de nobis et successoribus nostris burgagia que habent vel habituri sunt in predicto loco libere pacifice integre honorifice et quiete imperpetuum cum omnibus libertatibus et libris consuetudinibus ad hujusmodi burgagia pertinentibus Ita videlicet quod presente ballivo nostro liceat ipsis et heredibus suis burgagia sua dare vendere vel obligare cuicunque voluerint preterquam ecclesiasticis domibus religiosis et judeis sub tali forma scilicet quod quicumque aliquod burgagium dare voluit hereditarie dabit nobis et successoris nostris pro relevio quantum idem burgagium reddit per annum Sunt autem predicta burgagia in tres partes distincta Prima pars est in australi parte [vie] qua it a capella Sancti Thome versus Castrum in qua parte plenum burgagium continet in longitudine viginti perticatas et in latitudine quatuor perticatas Ita videlicet quod quicumque tale burgagium tenuerit dabit nobis et successoribus nostris duodecem denarios per annum Secunda pars est in boriali parte predicte vie in qua parte plenum burgagium continet in longitudine viginti et quatuor perticatas et in latitudine quatuor perticatas Et quicumque tale burgagium tenuerit dabit nobis et successoribus nostris annuatim decem et octo denarios et qui plus vel minus tenuerit de talibus partibus burgagii secundum predictam quantitatem nobis et successoribus nostris respondebit Tercia pars est que se extendit a capella Sancti Thome versus orreum nostrum in qua parte burgagium continet in longitudine duas perticatas et in latitudine duas perticatas Et quicumque tale burgagium tenuerit dabit nobis et successoribus nostris octo denarios per annum Ipsi vero qui predicta burgagia tenent et tenebunt solvent prenominatum redditum ad quatuor annuos terminos scilicet ad Natale Domini quartam partem et ad festum Annunciationis Beate Marie quartam pattem et ad festum Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptiste quartam partem et ad festum Sancti Michaelis quartam partem pro omni servicio et exactione Quare volumus et concedimus quod predicti liberi tenentes et heredes sui habeant imperpetuum predicta burgagia per predictum servicium bene in pace sicut predictum est Et ad majorem hujas nostre concessionis securitatem huic carte sigillum nostrum una cum sigillo Capituli nostri huic presenti carte sunt appensa Hiis testibus Henrico Abbate de Shirborne Magistro Elia de Durham tunc Seneshallo nostro Gilberto de Stapelbrigge canonico de Sarum Gilberto Hospitali Waltero de Purle Stephano de Burton Ricardo de Gulleford Rogero Everard tunc serviente de Shirborn clerico Henrico de Haddon Phillipo de Charteray Willielmo de Duyn Anno pontificatus nostri undecimo Nos vero predictam cartam in omnibus suis articulis predicis bur- Magistro Henrico de la Wyle, cancellario ecclesie nostre Sarum Magistro de Ayleston, Archidiacono Wiltes Magistro Roberto Blonttesdon Domino Willielmo de Braybrok Domino Roberto de Wynchcombe et aliis (There is no date to this Inspeximus.)* * Canon Mayo informs me that Robert de Ayleston was collated to the Archdeaconry of Wilts, 27 May 1326 and became Archdeacon of Birks in 1331, so that Bishop Roger de Mortival's inspeximus must be dated between 27 May 1326 and 14 March 1329-30 when the Bishop died. The Ancient Memorial Brasses of Dorset. By W. de C. PRIDEAUX, L.D.S., Eng., F.R.S.M. PART VII. AT T a previous meeting I exhibited a series of figure and other memorial brasses; to my great regret they were destroyed by fire shortly after, before being reproduced. I may perhaps mention that a large planoconvex lens was the cause of my trouble, and warn fellow-members against leaving lenses near papers, whether rolled or flat, on a sunny day. I have rubbed most of these again and reproduce those from Woolland, Pimperne, Lytchett Matravers, and Church Knowle this year. Of others I have five inscribed brasses from Wareham, not in Haines' list. The Rector of St. Mary's was kind enough to allow me to examine the reverse of these brasses for possible palimpsests, I regret to say with negative result. During the alterations at Puddletown Church, the Rev. A. L. Helps allowed me to examine the curious Cheverell effigy and inscription there, but these plates, contrary to expressed opinion, proved to have perfectly plain backs. |