214 A REGISTER OF THE ABBEY OF MILTON. 



the third volume of the Red Book of the Exchequer (pp. ccclvi.- 

 ccclxv.) edited by Mr. Hubert Hall. The present list is very 

 extensive and the explanations more detailed than is often the 

 case : but the text is here and there corrupt and some of the 

 translations consequently doubtful. The marginal note appears 

 to be inaccurate : there is no evidence that all these terms have 

 any relation to the charters relating to this church. Athelstan's 

 charter contains none of the terms in this list, while Henry's 

 charter gives only about half-a-dozen of these and some others 

 not in the list. The grant of Henry VIII. to Tregomvell (see 

 Hutchins) gives more of those in the list and others not there. 

 No Milton document that I have seen corresponds with this 

 list, which is probably compiled from the charters of many 

 manors by way of a general dictionary and copied for that 

 purpose at Milton. 



Dugdale gives two other documents as coming from the Milton 

 registers, namely (i) another and more rational account of 

 Athelstan's exploits and the foundation of the Abbey, and (2) a 

 copy of the charter of Henry I. confirming and containing a 

 Latin translation of Athelstan's Saxon charter. James has not 

 copied these two, and Dugdale has not copied any of James' 

 extracts except the first. 



The extracts, of which a summary is given, appear to relate 

 mainly to Kent and Kentish affairs ; the insertion of these in a 

 Milton register is not intelligible. They may belong to 

 Langdon. 



B. F. L. 



Lincoln 's Inn, Sept., igog. 



