DKRLEY ABBEY CHARTERS PRESERVED AT BELVOIR. 3 1 



N'ormanton, John de Lowes, Henry de Wytel, Thomas Cook, 

 Nicholas de Granges, and others." 



A circular green seal, with a star of eight narrow 

 leaves. "+ S. R7YDVFI BIBBOTl]." 



Ralph Bibboth probably at this time entered 

 Derley Abbey as a novice, c. 1230. 



(22) iiy'o all the faithful in Christ to whom the present writing 

 may come, Ralph, the son of Simon, saluting for ever in the 

 Lord. Know all of you, that I, for the honour of God and the 

 Blessed Mary, and of all Saints, and for the welfare of my soul, 

 and of all my ancestors, my wives, and ray children, have given 

 and granted, and by this ray present charter confirmed, to the 

 church of St. Mary of Derley, and the canons serving God there, 

 with my body,* the whole culture which is called Henefieldt in the 

 open land of Wessington, and the whole land of ' Agenal,' which 

 Geoffry Ruffus held, with a certain addition (incrementum), which 

 is called ' Houemedue.'J and the whole land which Ralph Shepherd 

 held, in free, quiet, pure, and perpetual alms, with all their appur- 

 tenances, liberties, easements, and commons, within and without 

 the vill in wood, wt housebote, haybote, and firebote, in plain — 

 in meadows, in pastures, in ways, in footpaths, in waters and in all 

 commons of the vill of Wistanton, except my ' Heya ' (enclosure), 

 and except my gardens. And I, Ralph, and my heirs, warrant the 

 aforesaid lands and appurtenances to the aforesaid canons against 

 all men and women for ever. And that this, my gift, concession 

 and confirmation, firmly, securely, and unmovably may remain, 

 this present writing by the attachment of my seal I have 

 strengthened. These witnessing : Robert, vicar of Cruch, Rob. 

 de Alvele, Peter de Hulkelthorpe, Robert de Hoggedeston, 

 William de Plaustowe, clerk, William le Ly, of Pentrich, Alexand. 



* He bequeaths liis body to the canons to be interred at Derley Abbey 

 at his death. 



t (?) Neuefield. % (?) Nouemedue. 



