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Sacrist’s Roll of Richfield Cathedral, 
A.M. 1345. 
_ By Rev. J. Cuartes Cox anv W. H. St. Joun Hops, B.A. 
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faa pee MS., of which, by the kind permission of the Dean 
4} and Chapter of Lichfield, we are permitted to give a 
transcript, has been recently found among the Chapter 
- Muniments. It is an Indenture Chirograph, on a piece of 
parchment, two feet five inches long by eleven inches wide. The 
left hand margin is indented through eight or nine capital letters. 
The counterpart of this roll would doubtless be kept by the Sacrist. 
It is on the whole fairly legible, except an endorsed memorandum, 
but the contractions and unusual terms have made the work of 
translating it exceptionally laborious. We are much indebted to 
Rey. J. T. Fowler, M.A., F.S.A., of Durham, for the elucidation 
_of many obscure words and difficult passages. We also desire 
_to acknowledge the assistance of Mr. J. T. Micklethwaite, F.S.A., 
and of Mr. H. P. Welchman, of Lichfield. 
Hec indentura de bonis inventis in Sacristaria testatur. de 
quibus dominus Ricardus Mareschall per venerabiles viros 
magistrum Ricardum Radulphi Decanum magistrum Johannem 
de Deping Magistrum Johannem de Lundrethor’ Magistrum 
-Alanum de Conyngsburgh et Dominum Johannem de Melbourn 
canonicos ecclesie Lich’ est oneratus secundum copiam Indenture 
Johannis precessoris sui. die sabbati in vigilia sancte trinitatis 
Anno domini Millesimo, CCC. quadragesimo (quinto.) * 
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* Altered to ‘‘sexto.” 
