242 Collections towards the History 
The next section is of interest, as it introduces to our notice, for 
the first time, I believe, Brother Michael the Monk, whose labours 
for the benefit of his order have merited a special paragraph entitled 
“Titles of the Privileges which were acquired in the year of grace 
MCCXLYV? by brother Michael the Monk, whose labour’may God 
requite in the kingdom of heaven. Amen.” This worthy religious 
appears to have been the means of obtaining no less than eighteen 
papal documents of privileges and liberties from Pope Innocent IV., 
and these the compiler of the calendar has numbered consecutively 
from A to S. The tenor of all, from the titles or docquets appears 
to be of a nature general to the Cistercian Order. 
The next division of deeds is devoted to “ Final Concords made 
before the Justiciers of our Lord the King,” and relate to lands at 
Childenoel, Rudes or Heland, Stanleg, Cudel{inton], Wappel’, 
Winterbourn, Nethermore, Blakedun, Calestun, Aubree, Wiltun, 
Heiwude, Cokelberg, Ruteshale, Jettun, Stodleg, Bradenstok, and 
Eston, most of which localities are I believe circumjacent with the 
Abbey. This section contains a variety of valuable historical, 
biographical, and topical information, such as names of several 
Abbots, Nicholas, Thomas, Stephen, Robert, Peter, and William. 
The list of Abbots which I give at the end of the paper is 
materially assisted by these names. The last entry is perhaps 
curious, as it relates to the Jew “ Jocepinus” of Bristol, who had 
acquitted to the Abbey his claim to a debt owing by Ralph de 
Beauchamp, a scion of a noble family well known in Wiltshire at 
that time. 
The next division of the calendar is devoted to “The Titles of 
charters of Sovereigns, which are enrolled and not in order.” This 
class embraces grants and charter of liberties from Richard L., 
Henry III., and Edward II. While the next series is of those 
which are “in order” viz., of chronology, and these leading off with 
two of the Empress Mathildis, proceed with several of Henry II., 
and Richard I. Mr. Bowles has printed the text of some of these 
from the original deeds in the possession of E. Bayntun, in his 
work, to which reference has been already made. 
Then succeeds the hody of the work, with an introductory 
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