DORSET AND KING JOHN. 133 



It is a curious fact that the King, who, in tlie IGth year of his 

 reign, according to a patent letter transcribed by Hardy, took upon 

 liimself to exterminate lieretics in Gaseony, should in the 3rd year 

 of his reign give permission to Peter Luillus to adopt any religion 

 lie pleased (Memb. 8), yet so it was. 



The tenants of the King were restricted in the use of their 

 woods. Lorette de Fontibus had to obtain letters patent (Memb. 

 7), to take from his wood of Wellendon ' what was rea.sonably 

 necessary for building, " et focu' suu' faciend,'" but even then 

 under the superintendence of the King's foresters, 



4 JOim, A.I). 1202-3. 



Hubert de Burgh was again sheriff, Alan de Wicton, as before, 

 appearing for him at the Exchequei. 



The alms are very much as in the previous year ; the Knights 

 Templars receive 2 marks, AVilliam, son of William de Lanualein, 

 receivbs £10 blank on lands at Shaftesbury, the Carthusians of 

 Witham ,£10 on lands at Witham. This order of monks had been 

 introduced into England about 23 years before, and at "Witham they 

 had established themselves first ; they afterwards had houses at 

 Charterhouse, Skene, and elseAvhere. £28 was assigned to the 

 Queen Mother on lands in Ilchester ; the other payments under 

 this head are very much as in former years. 



For the pay of falconers and for the keep of 1 1 falcons and one 

 girfalcon from March 13 to November 16 £8 15s. 8d. was spent, 

 and for the pay of the six falconers who carried the said falcons 

 beyond the sea £G was the cost incurred. The King was not in 

 England this year, and the falcons were probably conveyed to him 

 in France by way of Weymouth or Wareham if ihcy were at 

 Dorchester, and it is probable that they were, for liicliard de la 

 \Vade and his man were paid 113s. id. for their expenses and for 

 the keep of the King's falcons (mewed at Dorchester) from April 1 

 to INIichaelmas Day. 



Walter de Winterbornc was master of the lloyal hounds in tliosc 

 parts, and his pay for 6S days was £G. 2s. lOd., including half a 



