2l6 THE CERNE CARTULARY. 



our lord the King and claims a return whether he and his church 

 of Cerne or the aforesaid Prior and his church of Winchester 

 have the greater right on the aforesaid land, and he offers to the 

 lord King half a mark to have mention in the writ of the time of 

 King Henr)^ &:c. and he is received &c. 



f. 25«. continued. 



Be it known that the Prior of St. Swithin of Winchester when 

 he engaged in his suit with the Abbot Richard Dionisius by a 

 writ of right claimed the land at Radipole which lies within the 

 underwritten bounds, namely — along the dyke which is between 

 Blackmanstone and Seudown * as far as the dyke near Ferndown 

 and so by that dyke as far as Lodmore and thence by Lodmore 

 to Ellenstub and thence by the shore of the sea to Weymouth. 

 But a second time he engaged in another suit against the abbot 

 William first by a writ of reasonable partition and afterwards by 

 a writ which is called a praecipe and he increased his demand to 

 the extent of about 60 acres namely along these underwritten 

 bounds : — from the dyke which is called JNIersditch to the dyke 

 of Blackmanstone and thence as far as Lodmore and thence 

 along Lodmore to Ellenstub and thence by the shore of the sea 

 to Weymouth, and this aforesaid land he described in his writ as 

 one carucate of land with the appurtenances in Melcombe. 



In the 4th year of King Henr}' the son of John. 



In INIichaelmas Term in the 4th year and beginning of the 

 5th. A day was given to the Prior of S. Swithin claimant by his 

 attorney and to the Abbot of Cerne tenant concerning a parcel 

 of land on the octave of St. Hilary at the request of the parties. 



In Easter Term in the 6th year. 



The great assize between the Prior of S. Swithin claimant and 

 the Abbot of Cerne tenant concerning one carucate of land with 

 the appurtenances in Wyke is respited until 1 5 days after the day 

 of the Holy Trinity for default of recognitors because only 



* (r) Southdown. 



