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original charter were now removed, and the intention of 

 the royal donor made more conspicuous. Perton is cbanged 

 to Pederton. In the previous instrumenta they were to 

 take their firewood " de spinis, alno, et arabili :" the grant 

 now ran " videlicet thorn, aller, mapel, et hasell." It was 

 also set forth that each cartload should consist of as much 

 firewood as six horses could draw, and that the servants 

 should fall, cut up and carry away at their will the amount 

 granted to them every year, from the Festival of the 

 Annunciation to the Festival of All Saints, without dis- 

 turbance, hindrance, or grievance from the king, his heirs, 

 the keeper of the park, or any other official or servant 

 whomsoever.* 



King Henry V. confirmed this grant of his father to 

 William Hilles, Prior of S. John, in behalf of the Prioress 

 and Sisters, on the payment of half a marc, at West- 

 minster, on the 8th of February, 1418-9.t 



Of this also a confirmation was granted by King Heniy 

 VI., at Westminster, on the 5th of February, 1422-34 

 And another ratification and confirmation of the same, on 

 the payment of half a marc, was made to Robert Botell, 

 Prior of S. John, twenty-one years afterwards, on the 

 lOth of February, 1443-4.|| 



The Sisters appear to have stniggled against poverty 

 without much aid from those who should seem to have been 

 their natural patrons, but from whom it is clear that 

 they received little sympathy. On the 22nd of April, 

 1447, they sold their pension of 4 marcs, payable to them 



* Fat. 10 Hen. IV., p. 1, m. 19. MS. in Coli. Armor. L. 17, f. 156b. 



Appendix, No. XVII. 



t Fat. 6 Hen. V., m. 10. 



X Fat. 1 Hen. VI., p. 5, m. 5. 



!1 Fat. 22 Hen. VI., p. 2, m. 22. 



