92 HISTORY AND CHARTULARY OF THE ABBEY OF DARLEY. 



three mills in Derby pertained to Henry, Abbot of Darley, 

 and his successors, and were held by him for life at a yearly 

 rental of £4* 



A commission was issued by Edward I. in August, 1284, 

 to inquire into the breaking of the park of the Abbot of 

 Darley at Herthay, by certain persons, who hunted the deer 

 therein and carried them away.f 



On April 7th, 1284, the Prior and convent of Darley sent 

 word to the King at Westminster, by Simon de Derby, sacrist, 

 and Robert de Melburn, canon, of the death of Henry de 

 Kettlestone, and obtained license to elect. They made choice 

 of one of their canons, William de Alsop, and the royal assent 

 was granted on May 6th. J It was henceforth accepted that 

 the crown was to be regarded as patron or founder of the 

 abbey, and therefore a royal conge d'elire, with its accom- 

 panying fees and the retention of the temporalities, was 

 necessary at every vacancy. 



In February, 1293, Edward I. tarried two or three days at 

 Darley Abbey. § 



In April, 1299, Walter de Upton made a grant to the 

 abbey and convent of a messuage of eighty acres of land in 

 Lano;ecroft.|| 



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Licence for alienation in mortmain to the abbey by Robert 

 Careles was granted in March, 1309, of a messuage, twenty 

 acres of land, four acres of meadow, two. acres of pasture, and 

 6d. in rent at Allestre (Athelardestre).^j 



Walter de Furettour, who had long served the king, was 

 sent to the abbey on August 25th, 13 18, to receive such 

 maintenance in their house as Richard Charlemoyn, deceased, 

 had had in their house at the late king's request.** 



* Fines, 9 Edw. I., April 13-28'. 

 t Pat. R. 12 Edw. I., m. yd. Cal. 

 X Ibid., 15 Edw. I., m. 12 Cal. 

 § Patent Rolls. 



|| Pat. R. 27 Edw. I., m. 32 Cal. 

 ^ Ibid., 2 Edw. II., Pt. ii., m. II Cal. 

 ** Close, 12 Edw. II., m. 2Qd. 



