ON THE CHARTERS OF CLEEVE ABBEY. 33 
(2.) “P’ Abbe & Monachis de Cliva de man’io de 
Bramton', 
“Rex militib’, lib'is ho’ib’, tene’tib’ de man’io de Bra’p- 
ton’, salt’. Sciatis qgd commisim’ Abb’i & Monachis de Oliva 
man’iu' de Bra’pton cu’ p’tin’, tenendu’ de nob’ & h’edib’ 
n’ris i’ppetuu’, ad feodi firma’, reddendo inde nob’ & 
heredib’ n’ris sing’lis annis xxij libras, sic’ pleni’ continet’ 
in carta n’ra q*m inde h’nt. Et id’o vob’ mandam’ q’d 
eisd’ Abb’i & Monachis de consuetudinib’ et s’viciis q’ nob’ 
fac’e consuevistis & fac’e debuistis, q’tmdiu man’iu’ prede’'m 
exstitit ’ manu n’ra, inte’de’tes decet’o sitis & respo’de’tes. 
T.R’. ap’ Lond’, xxvj die Sept’. Et ma’d’ est Vic’ Devon’, 
q’d si ip’i inde eisd’ Abb’i & Monach’ intendere nolu’int, & 
respo’dere, ad id faciend’ ip’os distingat. T.ut® [T. ®. 
ap’ Derteford’, xx die Sept'.]”* 
The next is a Charter of Inspeximus from the same 
King, recounting the provisions of one of his own former 
grants, and particularizing the various exemptions which 
the Abbey enjoyed. It is in many respects similar to 
No. IV., but the exemptions are stated with greater 
minuteness :— 
(3.) “Pro Abb’e & Monach’ de Clyve. R. Archiep’is 
&e. salt'm. Inspexim’ cartam n’ram q’m dudum fieri 
fecimus Abbati de Cliva & Monachis ibidem Deo s’vientib’, 
in hec v’ba: Henr’, Dei Gra’ Rex Ang!’, Dn’s Hibn’, Dux 
Norm’, Aquit, Com’ Ang’, Archiep’is, Ep’is, Abbatib', 
P'orib’, Comitib’, Baronib’, Justic’, Vic’, P’positis, ministris, 
& om’ib’ Ball'ıs, & fidel’ suis, sal’t’'m. Sciatis nos, intuitu 
Dei, & p’ salute anime n’re, & animar’ antecessor’ & her’ 
n’ror’, concessisse, & hac carta n’ra, confirmasse, Abbati de 
Cliva & Monachis ibidem Dev s’viantib’ & eor’ successorib’, 
* Claus. 13 Hen. III., m. 4. 
voL. VI., 1855, PART II. E 
