ON THE CHARTERS OF CLEEVE ABBEY. 47 
of William de Wydecume wisheth health. Know ye that I 
have granted,and given,and by the present charter have con- 
firmed, for the health of my soul, and of Yolente my wife, 
and of all our ancestors and our heirs, to God and S. Mary 
and the monks of Clyve, for a pure and perpetual alms, 
that fishery with its appurtenances, which is nearer to my 
meadow of Langacre, and nearest to the little stream that 
descendeth from Clive. This fishery I have given to them 
to be had and holden, as any alms may be quietly and 
freely held. And what service soever is due to the King as 
to any one else in respect of the aforesaid fishery, I and my 
heirs will do and discharge it. And the same fishery we 
will warrant to the aforesaid monks for ever against all 
men. These are witnesses : Richard de Cumbe, William 
son of Everard, William de Sandhelle, Ada de Wacheford, 
Alexander de la Bie, Ada de Fernacre, John son of 
Richard, Robert de Sandhelle, Gilbert Gymel, and many 
others.” 
A triangular seal of green wax remains pendant, in 
tolerable condition. The impression, a lion passant to 
the right; under him what seems to be a rude representa- 
tion of water. For legend, ’F SIGILLVM RA » »* « 
VCEL FILII WILL.” 
The next is a bond of Henry Billing to the Abbot and 
Convent of Clyve in two shillings a-year, to be paid at 
Brampton. The instrument bears date the sixteenth year 
of Edw. II., Nov. 3, 1322. No seal remains :—— 
(12.) “Obligac’o H. Bylly'g de duob’ sol’ ann’ redd’ 
domui de Clyue deb’. 
“Om’ib’ Xp’i fidelib’ ad quos presens scriptu’ p’uen’it 
Henrie’ Billing salute’ in D’no. Nou’itis me teneri, & per 
presens sceriptu’ obligatu’ esse, Abbati & Conuentui de 
Clyue & eor successorib’ inp’petuu’, in duob’ solidis 
