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religiosam de ordine Sti. Augustini \ Concedit etiam viam 

 ad carros, et caretas," &c. This vale, down which runs 

 the brook, is now called the Long Lithe, or Lythe. Bating 

 the following particular expression, this grant runs much 

 in the style of the former : " Dedit mihi episcopus predictus 

 triginta quinque marcas argenti ad me acquietandum versus 

 Jud<zos\" that is, "the bishop advanced me thirty -five 

 marks of silver to pay my debts to the Jews," who were 

 then the only lenders of money. 



Finding himself still streightened for room, the founder 

 applied to his royal master, Henry, who was graciously 

 pleased to bestow certain lands in the manor at Selborne 

 on the new priory of his favourite minister. These 

 grounds had been the property of Stephen de Lucy ; and, 

 abutting upon the narrow limits of the convent, became 

 a very commodious and agreeable acquisition. This grant, 

 I find, was made on March the 9th, in the eighteenth year 

 of Henry, viz., 1234, being two years after the foundation 

 of the monastery. The royal donor bestowed his favour 

 with a good grace, by adding to it almost every immunity 

 and privilege that could have been specified in the law- 

 language of the times. " Quare volumus prior, &c., 

 habeant totam terram, &c., cum omnibus libertatibus in 

 bosco et piano, in viis et semitis, pratis et pascuis ; aquis 

 et piscariis ; infra burgum, et extra burgum, cum soka et 

 saca, Thol et Them, Infangenethef et Utfangenethef, et 

 hamsocne et blodwite, et pecunia que dari solet pro murdro 

 et forstal, et flemenestrick, et cum quietancia de omni 

 scotto et geldo, et de omnibus auxiliis regum, vicecomitum, 

 et omn : ministralium suorum ; et hidagio et exercitibus, et 

 scutagiis, et tallagiis, et shiris et hundredis, et placitis et 

 querelis, et warda, et wardpeny, et opibus castellorum et 

 pontium, et clausuris parcorum, et omni carcio et sumagio, 

 et domor : regal : edificatione, et omnimoda reparatione, 

 et cum omnibus aliis libertatibus." This grant was made 

 out by Richard bishop of Chichester, then chancellor, at 

 the town of Northampton, before the lord chief justiciary, 

 who was the founder himself. 



