SOME EARLY CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH CHARTERS. 161 



sex acs terre cu ptin exiger vel vendicar potini In cu lei testim 

 huic psent scptO' sigillu mei apposui Hiis testibs Rico ffoleiambe 

 lohe de Smaleleys Willmo de Baggeshagh lohe de Olleronshagh 

 Hug de Horderon t aliis Dat apud Cappellam de ffrith die Dmca 

 px post festu trslons sci Thom martu Anno Regni Reg Edwardi 

 fil Reg. Edwardi sextodecio. 



Translation. 



To all to whom the present writing may come Thomas son 

 of Thomas le Ragged health eternal in the Lord Know ye that 

 I have remised granted released and absolutely for me and my 

 heirs quit claimed for ever to William son of Richard de Hurde- 

 field and his heirs and his assigns all my right and claim which 

 I have may have or otherwise by right or descent can have in 

 six acres of land with [their] appurtenances within the bounds 

 of Boudon which same six acres together lie in the field of 

 Staynolsleye and pedder meadow So that truly neither I the said 

 Thomas nor my heirs nor any other person through us whether 

 through us or in our name any right or claim in the aforesaid 

 six acres of land with [their] appurtenances may be able to exact 

 or levy In witness whereof to this present writing my seal is 

 appended these being witnesses Richard Foljambe John de 

 Smaleleys, William de Baggshagh, John de Ollerenshawh, Hugh 

 de Horderon and others. Given at the Chapel of Frith on the 

 Sunday next after the Feast of the Translation of S. Thomas 

 the Martyr in the i6th year of the reign of King Edward son of 

 King Edward (1323). 



No. 2. Of the same date as No. i, is a grant by Elena, daughter 

 of John de Bonkes, to the before-mentioned William, son of 

 Richard de Hurdefield, of the same six acres^ and is in identical 

 terms. The witnesses are also the same, with the addition of 

 Richard de Horderon. No. i is about 8ii inches in length by 

 2 1 inches in depth. No. 2 is yf inches by 2I inches. A label 

 for the seal is attached to each, but all traces of the seal have 

 disappeared. These documents are dated on the Sunday after 

 the Patronal Festival of the Parish Church (7 th July), still 

 observed as the local "Wakes." 



