TAUNTON PRIOUY. ' 105 



ersj commons, liberties, franchises, jurlsdictions, offices, 

 court-leets, hundrecls, views of Franc pledge, fairs, markets, 

 parks, warrens, vivaries, waters, fisberies, "wayä, roads, 

 Yoid place?, closes, advowsons, nominations, presentations 

 and donations of cliurches, vicarages, chapels, chantries, 

 hospitals and other ecclesiastical benefices of wbat kind 

 soever, rectorles, vicarages, cbantries, pensions, portlons, 

 annuities, tenths, oblations, and all and singular our emolu- 

 ments, fruits, possessions, inheritances, and rights whatso- 

 ever, as well witliin the county of Somerset, as witbin tbe 

 counties of Devon, Dorset, and elsewliere witbin tbe king- 

 dom of England, Wales, and the Marches, in any way per- 

 taining, belonging, or annexed to the said Monastery or 

 Priory." To tbiä tbey add tbe gift of all tbeir Charters, evi- 

 dences, writings, and muniments. All these possessions are 

 given unreservedly to the aforesaid most invincible prince to 

 use, dispose, alienate, grant, convert, and transfer, as shall 

 be most agreeable to bis royal will. The very same terms 

 are used, in derision we may well suppose, as those which 

 abound in the ancient instrmuents of saintly benefactors ; 

 and the pillaged and powerless victims conclude witli the 

 declaration that " the aforesaid lands with tbeir appurte- 

 nances we by these presents will waiTant to oiir aforesaid 

 lord the king, bis heirs, and assigns, against all the world 

 for ever. In witness whereof we the aforesaid Prior and 

 Convent have caused our common seal to be affixed to 

 these presents. Dated in our Chapter House of Taunton 

 aforesaid, on the 12th day of the month of February, in 

 the thirtieth year of the reign of King Henry aforesaid." 

 As if the seal were not sufficient, the signature of each of 

 the Community is thus added in the margin : — 

 " P' me WiUyl'm AVyll'ms, P'or'. 

 P' me Will'm Gregory, Subp'orem ihm. 



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