AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1278. 



Abbots, Earles and Barons have in their manours in the 

 county of Kent. And that they be not put in Assises, 

 Juries, or Recognisances by reason of their forreine 

 tenure against their will. And that they bee free of 

 their owne wines for which they travaile of our right 

 price or custome, that is to say of one tunne of wine 

 before the maste, and of another tunne behinde the 

 maste. And that likewise for ever they have the libertie 

 aforesayde : that is to say : That wee and our heires 

 have not the wardships or mariages of their heires by 

 reason of their landes which they holde within the liberties 

 and Portes aforesayd, for which they doe their service 

 aforesaid, and for which wee and our predecessors the 

 wardships and mariages have not had in times past. 

 But our aforesayd confirmation of their liberties and 

 freedomes aforesaid and other grants following to them 

 of our especiall grace of new we have caused to bee 

 made. Saving alwayes and in all things our regall 

 dignity. And saving unto us and our heires the pleas 

 of our crowne of life and member as is aforesayd. These 

 being witnesses, the reverend father Robert of Portuens 

 Cardinall of the holie Church of Rome, frier WiUiam 

 of Southhampton Prior povincial of the friers preachers 

 in England, William of Valencia our uncle, Roger of 

 the dead sea, Roger of Clifford, Master Robert Samuel 

 deane of Sarum, Master Robert of Scarborough the 

 Archdeacon of East Riding, Master Robert of Seyton, 

 Bartholomew of Southley, Thomas of Wayland, Walter 

 of Hoptan, Thomas of Normannel, Steven of Pennes- 

 ter, Frances of Bonava, John of Lenetotes, John of 

 Metingham and others. Given by our hand at West- 

 minster the fourteenth day of June, in the sixth yeare 

 of our reigne. 



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