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which in the Chapter shall be ordained by the president or 

 presidents and the Chapter and also to do all other things which 

 shall be necessary or in any way suitable to the office of an 

 apologist or proctor. Promising to ratify and approve whatever 

 the same our proctor and apologist may do in the premisses 

 under pledge of all the property of our said monastery or priory. 

 In witness whereof our common seal is affixed to these presents. 



To all the sons of Holy Mother Church who shall read or 

 hear these present letters We brother Robert, by divine per- 

 mission Archbishop of Canterbury and primate of all England, 

 earnestly desiring by gifts of indulgences acceptable to God to 

 stir up the devotions of Christ's faithful to the support of prayers 

 and to works of charity and trusting in the mercy of almighty 

 God and in the merits of the blessed Virgin Mary the blessed 

 Thomas the Martyr and all the saints, do mercifully release 

 30 days of any penance imposed upon them to all those truly 

 penitent and ashamed of their sins who shall in pious devotion 

 go to the conventual church of the monks of Cerne in the 

 diocese of Salisbury and shall say their prayers pleasing to God 

 in the same church before the great altar and shall make their 

 oblations there or who out of the goods conferred on them by 

 God shall by the inspiration of God cause any gifts of charity to 

 be contributed to the fabric of the before mentioned church. 

 And we ratify and. confirm all indulgences hitherto granted or 

 hereafter to be granted in this respect by all other our fellow 

 bishops whatsoever. Given at Milton in the diocese of 

 Salisbury on the i3th of March in the izyyth year of our Lord 

 and in the sixth year of our consecration. 



To the venerable father in Christ Robert, by the grace of God 

 Archbishop of Canterbury and primate of all England, the Prior 

 and convent of Cerne send greeting and due reverence with 

 honour : we appoint our beloved in Christ, Robert of Plum ton, 

 our proctor for the day of St. Lawrence -the Martyr instant at the 

 New Temple in London in the congregation of the clergy with all 

 adjournments and prorogations from day to day until the final close 

 of the congregation to ordain discuss consider and consent to all 



