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I. — Note on a Charter of Privileges granted by King Henry the 

 Second of England to the Monks of St. Michael's Mount (circa 

 1154-63). — By J. Jope Rogers, Penrose. 



Extended Transcript, 



Henricus, Eex Angli® et Dux NormanijisB et Aquitanife et Comes 

 Andegavias, Justiciariis et Vicecomitibus et pi'Eepositis et Ministris suis 

 Angliffi et Normanuise et Portuum maris, Salutem. 



Prfficipio quod omnes res Mouachorum de monte Sanoti Micliaelis, 

 quas homines eorum poterunt affidare suas esse proprias, sint quietse de 

 Thelonio et Passagio et Pontagio et omni alia Consuetudine per totam 

 Angliam et Normanniam et per Portus maris. 



Et prohibeo ne quis eos inde disturbet injuste, super decem librarum 

 forisfacturam. Teste Eoberto de novo Burgo. 



Apud Moritonium. 



Translation. 



Henry (ii). King of England, and Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, 

 and Count of Anjou, to his Justices and Sheriffs and Constables and other 

 his 0£&cers of England and Normandy, and of the Ports of the sea, sends 

 greeting. 



I enjoin, that all goods of the Monks of St. Michael's Mount, which 

 their people can prove to be their own property shall be free of toll and 

 Passage and Pontage, and every Customs duty throughout England and 

 Normandy and the ports of the sea. 



And I forbid any one from unjustly disturbing them in the enjoyment 

 of this privilege under a penalty of £10. 



Witness Eobert de Newbury. 



Dated at Mortain, (Normandy). 



THIS little document, by which such large privileges are granted 

 to the Monks of St. Michael's Mount, was found among the 

 more ancient deeds at Penrose, and I was not aware of its 

 contents or character, until I examined them in the autumn of 

 1873 with a view to their better arrangement and preservation. 

 Tliis resulted in a literal transcript of each document, and a 



