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tenances, and of one acre of meadow in Douekesham ; of 

 Jordan the son of Jordan de Hille, of land which Elias 

 de Hille held in Hille ; of John de Hulle, son of Mericia 

 de Hulle, of two acres of land in Denebiiüe ; of Jordan de 

 Harpeford, son and heir of David de Hai'jjeford, of all the 

 land Avhlch Elias de Hille held in Hille ; of William, 

 Bishop of Winchester, of all his land near Föns Saint 

 George in his manor of Tanten, with all the coui'se of 

 the brook of Syreford near Tanton, for the griuding 

 of their corn, and all advantages thence to be derived. 

 The charter coucludes with the usual form of concession 

 and confirmation of all the gifts enumerated. The wit- 

 nesses are E[lchard de Bury]. Bp. of Durham, our Chan- 

 cellor ; H[enry Burwash]. Bp. of Lincoln, our Treasurer ; 

 John de Eltham, Earl of Coruwall, our dearest brother ; 

 John de AVarenne, Earl of Surrey ; Henry de Percy ; 

 Yv'illiam de Monteacute ; Ealph de Neville, our Seneschal, 

 and others. It is dated at Westminster, the first day of 

 October."' 



Here, as will be seen, are abstracts of upwards of one 

 hundred and thirty five documents, whereof a few only 

 have been noticed among the particulars which we have 

 already had before us, but our knowledge of the great 

 majority of which, and of the gifts which they conveyed, 

 is solely derived from this invaluable charter. Some of 

 them represent the grant of large possessions, and many 

 include the mention of several separate donations. The 

 first on the list alone records that of five churches with 

 their chapels and appurtenances. So numerous were the 

 endowments, and so rieh the cartulary of Taunton Priory 

 in the ycar 1334. 



On the 8th of November, 1334, the Instrument of coUa- 

 * Cart. 8 Edw. III., n. 12, mm. 5, 6. 



