38 DERLEV ABBEY CHARTERS PRESERVED AT BELVOIR. 



And one horse for Ralph of the house of Derley as often as he 

 shall have need to journey afar. And for the need of the said 

 Ralph yearly : — for a tunic, super tunic and cape or {sulionem) ten 

 ells of russet or brown cloth as he wishes ; every ell of the price 

 of 2od. And lamb's wool for his super tunic. And for his wife's 

 clothing; — for tunic, super tunic, and cloak— nine ells of russet 

 or green or brown cloth as she pleases, each ell of the price of 

 2^, and lamb's wool for super tunic, and a "penula " of (....?....) 

 for a cloak. For the feet : — to Ralph, boots and white sandals* 

 in winter, and shoes and great sandals in summer. And for his 

 wife: boots (botas), shoes of prepared leather. For linen clothes, 

 for Ralph, 12 ells, and for his wife 8, every year, and for their bed 

 when necessary. They grant also to John, son' of the same Ralph, 

 four shillings yearly for shoes during his father's life, and after his 

 death, the place of a free servant in the house of Derley, and io% 

 for clothing and shoes : and if he wishes to dwell elsewhere, he 

 may receive one mark yearly for his life. For Nicholas, son of 

 the same Ralph, they grant food and clothing in the house of 

 Derley until he shall attain the years of puberty ; and when he 

 shall have reached the years of maturity, he may have the place 

 of a free servant as his brother ; and he may receive half a mark 

 yearly for his clothing if he be at Derley or elsewhere for his life, 

 at two terms of the year, viz. : a moiety at the feast of S. Mark, 

 and a moiety at the Invention of the Holy Cross. And his brother 

 John shall receive his portion of pence at the same time. And 

 let it be known that the aforesaid abbot and convent submit them- 

 selves to the jurisdiction of the Lord Bishop of Coventry and 

 Lichfield, that he without plea may compel them by ecclesiastical 

 censure faithfully to observe all these things. In testimony of 

 which, the said parties to the other writings containing this agree- 

 ment iiave affixed their seals. These being witnesses : Sir Ralph 

 de Freschenevill, Sir Roger de Cycurch, Sir Walter de Rybof, 

 knights, Walter de Vfton, Robert de Oggedeston & William 

 his son, Peter de Vlkelthorp, Ranulf de Wakebrugg, John de 



* Such as were worn by the monks. 



