6 PAPEKS, ETC. 



Peter de Castcllo (a chapel in the Castle). Similar con- 

 cessions were macle in respect of their churclies of Asse 

 and Wirele.* Stephen is also a witness to a charter of 

 Oliver de Dinan, recounting the gift of his church of 

 Bokelande,t and to one of Eichard, Bishop of Winchester, 

 setting forth the gift of William lord of Haselburg of his 

 church of Haselburg, for conversion into prebends in the 

 Cathedral Church of Wells.J The latter is dated A.D. 

 1174. The same Prior occurs also in 1189. || 



The Priory immediately upon its foundation was pos- 

 sessed of powerful fricnds, and soon became a wealthy and 

 flourlshing Community. In the reign of Henry the Second 

 the Canons obtained a charter of confirmation of the 

 several grants made to them by various benefactors from 

 their founder downwards. The charter itself does not 

 exist, but its several provisions are inserted and confirmed 

 in another, technically called a Charter of " Lispeximus,'' 

 of the 8th year of Edward III, which will presently be 

 noticcd at length. 



This charter of Henry II. ran as follows : — " Henry, 

 King of England and duke of Normandy and Aqui- 

 taine, and earl of Anjou, to the archbishops, bishops, 

 abbats, earls, &c., and all his faithful subjects of Eng- 

 land and Normandy, French and English, health. Know 

 ye that I have granted and confirmed for a perpetual 

 alms to God and the church of Tanten, and the Canons 

 there serving God, the donations which have been reason- 

 ably made to them. Of the gift of Bishop William, the 

 founder of the same church, all the churches of Tan- 



* MS. Harl. C968, p. 37. 



t MS. Harl. G968, p. 83. 



t MS. Harl. G968, p. 61. 



II Archer, from Reg. Well. i. (T. 33, 00, 



