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Cuhopheved, and so as the Cuhope descends to the Irewell, and so Irewell to 

 Fulbachope, then going up to Saltergate, then to Hamstalesclogh, and so to 

 the Denesgreve, and so by the Top of the Moss to Cupehep to Gorischelache. 

 We, Henry, the aforesaid Earl, of our certain knowledge, and of our special 

 favour, approve, ratify, and as much as in us lies, confirm the aforesaid gift 

 and grant. We willing, moreover, on account of the devotion which we have 

 to the Mother of God, the glorious virgin, and the special affection which we 

 bear to the Person of Brother John de Lindelaye, Abbot of the said House of 

 Whalley, Doctor of Divinity, to do so to the said Abbot and Convent and 

 their successors the greater favour in this behalf, have remised, released, and 

 altogether have quit claimed for us, and our heirs, to the said Abbot and 

 Convent of Whalley, and their successors, for ever, all the right and claim 

 which can belong to us or our heirs, by any title whatsoever, within the 

 pasture aforesaid; so that, henceforth, the said Abbot and Convent may have 

 and hold the said pasture in severality, exonerated, freed and discharged, as 

 well from Future of the Foresters of us and our heirs, as from agistments (A) 

 or any putting of Cattle on the Pasture aforesaid, by us or our heirs, or the 



quietuclamauimus prefatis Abbati et conuentui de Whalleye suisque suc- 

 cessoribz imppetuum totum ius et clameum quod ad nos vel heredes nostros 

 quocunque titulo ptinere poterit in pastura predicta. Ita quod de cetero 

 predicti Abbas et conuentus ac eorum successores habeant et teneant dictam 

 partem in sepali, epoueratam liberam et solutam tam a putura forestariorum 

 nostrorum et heredum nostrorum quam ab agistiamentis seu quacunque 

 supinductione animalium quorumlibet in pastura ilia p nos vel heredes et 

 niinistros nostros ad heredum nostrorum faciend, atque ab alijs quibzcunque 

 seruicijs exactionibz et demandis. Liceatque dictis Abbati et conventui ac 

 eorum successoribz prefatam pasturam includere ipsamque redigere in 

 culturam seu aliud quodcunque pficium suum inde facere p sua libera 

 voluntate sine contradictione vel impedimento nostri vel heredum nostrorum. 

 Saluis nobis et heredibz nostris in pastura predicta saluagio nostro seu 

 venatione nostra absque dampnificatione vel molestatione dictorum Abbatis 

 et conuentes et successorum atque seriuientium suorum, &c. Hijs testibz 

 dno Henr. de Walton archid, Richemundie, Hugone de Berwyk senescallo 

 nostro, Henr. de Trafford, Adam de Hoghton, Nicholao de Boteler, Willmo 

 de Clifton, militibz, Ric. de Radeclif, Willmo Lawrentz, Joh. de Aluetham, 

 et alijs. Dat. apud manerium nostrum de Sauuoye iuxta Londinum xx" die 

 ffebr. anno regni Regis Edw. tertij a conquesta Anglie xxv°, regni vero sui 

 ffrancie xij°." 



{h) Grass, or, as the term is sometimes used to mean, the right of pasturing 

 cattle in the forest. 



