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toft and croft on the fouth fide of the church, with common of 

 pafture for four cows, and thirty ews with their followers of one 

 year old. He alfo gave to it ten acres of land, and half of a 

 plough-land, in Clifton, and twenty acres of land in Coldiveli, to hold 

 of the priory of Hexham, by the annual rent of i s. 6 d. to be 

 paid on the feaft of St. Peter de Vincula, and anfwering to the prior's 

 court. He gave to it three oxgangs of land in Cohkvell, with 

 common of pafture in Clifton and Cold<well, to hold of Gilbert dc 

 Comers and his heirs by the annual rent of i j. He gave to it a 

 filver chalice, gilt within, of the value of 23 j-. alfo veflmcnts 

 for the ufe of the chaplain (q). 



Roger 



(q) Omnibus fan&x matris ecclefiss filiis ad quos praefentcs litterse pervcnerin?, Rigtrus 

 de Merlay tertius faiutem in vero falutari. Noveritis univcrfitas veftra me divine pietatis in- 

 tuitu, et pro falute animas mex, anteceflbrum et fuccefibrum meorum omnium fidelium de- 

 func~torum,dedifie, conceflifie, et hac pnefenti carta mea confirmaffe, in liberam, puram, et per- 

 petuam elemofinam, ad fuftcntationem u-nius fimp'iicis capellani qui divina celcbrabit pro 

 animabus omnium fidelium defunftorum in perpetuum ad altare Beata; Maria: in eccltiu dc 

 'Stantiyngton, unum toftum et croftum ex parte auftrali ecclefije de Stannyngtin cum coir.muna 

 pafturoe et omnibus aifiamentis ad dilam viilam de Stannyngtm pertinentibus ad quatuor vac- 

 tas et triginta oves matrices cum fcquela tinius anni : ct decem acras terrs cum pertinentibus 

 in villa de Clifton, qiias habui ex done prioris et conventus Hagu/lhaldenfis ; et viginti acras 

 terrae cum pertinentibus in Cauldwcll, tjuas habui ex dono difti prioiis et conventus: et 

 praeterea in liberam et perpetuam elemofinam dimidium caracutas tcrrae cum pertinentibus in 

 di&a villa fa 'Clifton, quam habui ex dono fuperdicli prioris et conventus : et dimidium caru- 

 tutse terrse cum pertinentibus in cadem villa, quas habui ex dono Rilerti de Camion: Et tres 

 "bovatas terrae cum pertinentibus in villa de Cauldwell, quas habui ex doco Gilherti de Can- 

 yen, cum communa pafturae, et omnibus libertatibus et aifiamentis ad terras in vrllis de 

 Clifton et Caulduiell pertinentibus, ficut in cartis donatorum plenius continetur. Et ego Ro- 

 gerus de Merlay et hasredes mei idoneum capellanum ad celebranda divina in difta ecclefia, ut 

 Tuperdiclumeft, Archidiacono Nortbumbria, feu vices ejus gerenti, qui pro tempore fuerif, in 

 perpetuum fucceffive prefentabimus. Et volo quod fi ego vel hseredes mei infra tempus jure 

 ftatutum poft ceflionem vel deceflum capellani qui pro tempore fuerit alium eideinfuccefluruin 

 prefentare negleximus, liceat dilo Archidiacono Ntrtbumbria qui pro tempore fuerit ad dic- 

 tam officium explend. idoneum capellanum inftituere, qui didtae elemofin;e poffit quidcin 

 honefte fe gerere. Et ego Rogerus, et hxredes mei praedidlas terras cum omnibus fuis perti- 



Oo 2 nentibus 



