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Ctjavtcrs fonurctfti \Dit\) tijc €i)nvtf) of 



By Rev. Francis Jourdain, Vicar of Ashburne. 



^N Dr. Cox's " Churches of Derbyshire," vol. ii., p. 363, 

 reference is made to a certain Chartulary extant in 

 the Cathedral Library,_ Lincoln, entitled, '"■Carte 

 tangentes Decanatu Ecclie Beate Marie Lincoln.'" Inasmucli as a 

 considerable portion of this book concerns the Parish of 

 Ashburne, it seemed desirable to present the several Charters in a 

 complete form for the perusal of those interested in our County 

 Records. I have therefore secured the valuable aid of Mr. 

 Gibbons, of the Minster Yard, Lincoln, and now place before 

 the D. A. and N. H. S. an exact transcript of these interesting 

 documents. They occupy a considerable portion of space in the 

 present volume, and tiierefore it will be as well to reserve any 

 notes thereon to a future occasion. One Deed (the first in the 

 series) has been extracted from another bundle of documents, 

 viz., the Royal Charter of King Henry IL, confirming the grant 

 of William Rufus of certain Churches to the Cathedral of Lincoln 

 and the Bishop of that See. This Charter forms a fitting com- 

 mencement of the series, and helps to make the history complete. 

 Thanks to the large revenues attached to the Deanery of 

 Lincohi, it became one of the most valuable pieces of preferment 

 in the Church of England, and was evidently regarded as a 

 sure stepping-stone to greater things. Cardinal Wolsey held 

 the appointment for a brief period, as the following list of 



