THE ABBOTS OF DALE. 87 
exhibuit, et ob gratiam vestri, cujus me dicebam habere notitiam ; 
habundantiores cui, si placet. pro me vestro per literas vestras 
assurgatis ad immensas gratiarum actiones. 
7. De statu vestro prospero votis omnibus opto audire prospera ; 
quod et fiet, ut spero, cum prescriptori dederitis mihi vestra 
gratiosa Responsa. De me, Filio et Fratre vestro, noveritis quod 
bene valeo, pro modulo meo. Melius tamen valerem si ad libitum 
vestra presentia et desiderato colloquio possem satiari. Valete.* 
7th Dan Richard de Normanton, who was asquanderer in his time 
and very burdensome to his successors, ruled the first time 8 
years except 10 days. 
8th Dan John de Lincoln ruled six years. 
This Abbot occurs in the Chartulary as party to a covenant 
dated anno 28 Edw. I (1299).+ 
9th Dan Richard de Normanton the second time ruled one year and 
38 weeks. 
It would be interesting to know why an Abbot who was appa- 
rently obliged to resign for squandering the goods of the monastery, 
should again be appointed its ruler. 
10th Dan John Horsley ruled 26 years and 45 weeks and certain 
days, who worn out with age voluntarily resigned into the 
hands of the convent. 
From the commemoration of this Abbot in the Beauchief 
Obituary we find he died on November gth, 1333. 
11th Dan John Wodhouse ruled 15 weeks. 
For some unexplained reason this Abbot resigned his office. 
See the certificate of election of his successor given below. 
12th Dan William Horsley in whose days the stone chamber at 
Stanley Grange was built and many other very strong 
edifices, ruled 21 years and 41 weeks. 
The full account of the election of William de Horsley, Canon 
of Dale (in true English fashion, “by way of compromise”) is here 
given from Peck’s transcript from the Register of Prémontre.t¢ 
‘Would that other similar records had been preserved :— 
* Add. MS. Brit. Mus. 4935, f. 2. + Chartulary, f. 46. 
~ Add. MS. Brit. Mus. 4935, fol. 3. 
