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ON SOME ANCIENT BURTON MANUSCRIPTS. 95 
carte sigillum meum apposui, his testibus. John Proudfoot 
tunc ballivo de Burton Roberto de Chartel Waltero tintore 
Nicolao le Rider Johanne de Rolleston et multis aliis. Datum 
apud Burton super Trentam die lune in festo purificationis beatz 
Marie Anno regni regis Edwardi filii regis Edwardi tertio.” 
Below is the same deed translated into modern English : 
“Let existing and future persons know that I Roger le Rous 
have granted yielded up and by this my present writing have 
confirmed to Maurice son of Robert of Swynesco a certain 
tenement with the buildings standing thereon and all other its 
appurtenances in the town of Burton-on-Trent. And it lies in 
the “‘newe strete ” between land of Hugh of Swynesco of the one 
part and land of Reginald of Lincoln of the other part and it 
extends over the king’s highways at either end. To have and hold 
of me and my heirs to the aforesaid Maurice and his heirs of his 
body lawfully begotten and their heirs making therefor to the chief 
lords of that fee the services due and of right accustomed which 
appertain to the aforesaid tenement Freely quietly well and in 
peace With all liberties easements and appurtenances to the 
-aforesaid tenement everywhere belonging for ever Moreover I 
the aforesaid Roger and my heirs will warrant the aforesaid 
tenement with all it appurtenances to the aforesaid Maurice and 
his heirs of his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten and their 
heirs as is aforesaid against all persons and will for ever defend. 
In witness whereof I have affixed my seal to this present writing 
these being witnesses John Proudfoot then bailiff of Burton 
Robert of Chartel Walter the dyer Nicholas the Rider John of 
Rolleston and many others. Given at Burton-on-Trent on 
Monday on the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mary, in 
the third year of the reign of King Edward the son of King 
Edward.” 
Now this deed is a feoffment, by which a person named 
_ “Rogerus le Rous,” or, as I take it, “ Roger the Red,” grants, 
yields up, and confirms to a person named ‘ Maurice,” who is said 
to be the son of Robert of Swynesco, a piece of land with the 
buildings standing upon it, and all the appurtenances. This 
