150 THE CHARTULARY OF THE ABBEY OF DALE. 



period. The impression of the first conventional seal of the 

 abbey is nearly perfect. The following is an extended 

 transcript : — 



Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum pervenerit, 

 frater J[ohannes] Abbas et Conventus de Parco Stanle, salutem 

 in domino. Noveritis nos dedisse concessisse et hac presenti 

 carta nostra confirmasse Johanni de Lokintone pro homagio et 

 servicio suo duas bovatas terre in Breidestone cum omnibus 

 pertinentiis suis, unam scilicet quam idem Johannes aliquando 

 tenuit de nobis et aliam quam vitrarius tenuit in eadem villa. 

 Tenendas et habendas sibi et heredibus suis libere quiete et 

 pacifice. Reddando inde annuatim nobis et successoribus nostris 

 decem solidos ad duos terminos, videlicet quinque solidos ad 

 Pentecosten et quinque solidos ad festum Sancti Martini pro 

 omni servicio excepto omni (?) forinseco. Nos vero et succes- 

 sores nostri Warantizabimus predicto Johanni et heredibus suis 

 predictas duas bovatas terre contra omnes homines. In cujus 

 rei testimonium, presenti scripto sigillum nostrum apposuimus. 

 Teste sigillo Capituli nostri. 

 Endorsed. Carta Abbatis de Dala de ij bovatis terre in Breidestone. 



Our first illustration to this chartular}' is a facsimile repro- 

 duction of a page of the original, namely, fo. 36 of the present 

 pencilled numbering, and it will, at least, convey some idea 

 of the difficulties of the task undertaken by Dr. Cox. The 

 curious caricature at the foot — probably an addition by some 

 idle novice — tends to corroborate the date of the MS., for it 

 portrays the hooded hauberk, which was superseded, in England, 

 by the bascinet in the reigns of Edward II. and III. 



Our second is a similar representation of a thirteenth centun,- 

 deed and seal of Dale Abbey ; the latter being, perhaps, the 

 best of the very few extant. Its description is as follows : 

 Within the legend " + s' : ecclesie : sancte : marie : de : 

 PARCO : stanlee," a half-length figure of the Virgin Mary 

 bearing the Holy Child in her arms ; in base, beneath a 

 trefoiled arch, pinnacled at the gables, a half-length figure of 

 an abbot praying.— Editor. 



