DERLEY ABBEY CHARTERS PRESERVED AT HELVOIR. 23 



(13) (LClilliam de ' Ferars,' Earl of Derby, to his beloved and 

 faithful tenant William le Foun, saluting in the Lord. Know ye 

 that I have given and conceded, and by my charter confirmed, to 

 God and the Church of the Blessed Mary of Derley, and the 

 canons serving God there, the whole of thy homage and service, 

 and of ihy heirs for thy whole tenement, with the appurtenances 

 m Fernileg and Haselhay, without any reservation, with wards, 

 reliefs, escheats, and with all other incidents and advantages 

 which in any case are able to accrue to me or my heirs for ever. 

 Accordingly, I quit claim to thee and thy heirs thy whole homage, 

 and service, and of thy heirs for ever, and I attorn and by this my 

 present charter assign thee and thy heirs and all thy successors to 

 do homage and all the aforesaid service to the aforesaid abbot 

 and canons of Derley, which thou didst or oughtest to do to me 

 for the whole of the said tenement in Fernileg and in Haselhay, 

 so that I and my heirs in the aforesaid homage, service, wards, 

 reliefs, escheats, and all other things which to me or my heirs may 

 fall from the aforesaid tenement, any claim or demand are never 

 able to iiave or exercise henceforth. In testimony of which I 

 •transmit to thee these my letters patents. Given at Beaurepeyr 

 (Belper) on the day of the Circumcision of the Lord, Anno Dom. 

 1252. And let it be remembered, that for a caution to future 

 times, the aforesaid William for himself and his heirs, to this 

 memorandum placed his seal when he made his fealty to the said 

 abbot and convent. Witnesses : Robert de Audewerc, William 

 de Glapwell, William de Normanton, Henry de Wytel, Rob dc 

 Howeyn, Thomas Cook, Nicholas Desbul, and others." 



Oval dark green seal on which is an extended 

 fleur de-lys reaching the whole length of the seal. 

 A bird is perched on either side, and in the base 

 is the figure of a stag. Legend : 

 "S". W. LGt FOVnT FIL'. RADVLFI LS FOVRT.' 



(14) (Kailliam, Earl de Ferars, to all his men and friends, 

 present and future, saluting. Be it known to all of you, that I have 



