ON A CHARTER 'OF DARLEY AKBEY. 97 



[Transcript.] 



Sciant psentes t futuri quod ego Henr filius Ranulfi de Crumford 

 t ego Ada fil Rob fil Gilbnr t ego Robtus Faber de Wirkeswrth 

 dedim s ccessimus t hac carta nra cfmavim 5 do t ecclie be mar de 

 Deri t canoicis ibidem do svientibs qrtam decima ptem duaru 

 culturaru tre cu ptinentiis in Wiggewall qua Robtus Le Wine aliqn 

 de nob tenuit. Habend t tenend eisdem canoicis de nob t 

 heredibs nris in libam puram quietam t ppetuam elemosynam. 

 Nos vo t heredes nri Warantizabim 5 adquietabimus t defendem 5 

 dtam qrtam decimam ptem tre cum ptinentiis pfatis canoicis contra 

 omnes hoies inppetuu. In cui s rei testimoniu huic scpto sigilla 

 nra apposuimus. Hiis testibs Dnis Robto de Esseburne Jord de 

 Snuttona Hug de Meynil militibs Rob de Aldewerhc Ranulfo de 

 Wakebrugge Willo Le Liu Alex de Lowes Johe de plaustow thoma 

 coco t aliis. 



[Translation.] 

 Know all men present and to come that I Henry son of 

 Ranulf de Crumforde and I Adam son of Robert son of 

 Gilbert (Fitz Gilbert ?) and I Robert Faber (Smith) de Wirkes- 

 worthe have given granted and by this our present charter 

 confirmed to God and the church of the blessed Mary de 

 Derley and the canons there serving God the fourteenth part 

 of two cultures of land with the appurtenances in Wiggewalle 

 which Robert le Wine formerly held of us To have and to 

 hold to the same canons of us and our heirs in free pure 

 quiet and perpetual alms We truly and our heirs will warrant 

 acquit and defend the said fourteenth part of land with the 

 appurtenances to the aforesaid canons against all men for ever 

 In testimony whereof to this writing our seals we have affixed 

 These being witnesses Sirs (Dominis) Robert de Esseburne 

 Jordan de Snutterton (Snitterton) Hugo de Meynil Knights 

 Robert de Aldewerke Ranulf de Wakebrugge (Wakebridge) 

 William Le Liv Alexander de Lowes John de Plaustow Thomas 

 Cook and others. 



Inscription on the first seal :— " S. Hanrici de Crumforde ; " 

 on the second seal (broken) :— " . . . . i Roberti ; " and 



on the third seal :— " Sigill : Robti Faber." 

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