58 Vindication of Bishop Bek, by the Rev. W. Procter. 



with a literal version. The French deed begins thus: — "As 

 tous yceaux qui cestes Lettres verront ou orrount William de 

 Vescy salutz en Dieu, &c, &c, &c." But the English version 

 will suffice for our purpose : — " All those, who these letters shall 

 see or hear, William de Vescy greeteth in God. Know ye that 

 the Fine between our dear Father in God, Anthony, by the grace 

 of God, Bishop of Durham, and US, of the Manors of Malton, 

 Langton, Wyntringham, and Brumpton, in the county of York 

 (and) Calthorp, in the county of Lincoln, shall be levied in this 

 form ; That is to say, that the aforesaid Bishop shall acknow- 

 ledge the said Manors to be our right, to hold to us and our 

 heirs of our body, begotten of the chief Lords of the Fees. And, 

 if we dye without heir of our body begotten, That the aforesaid 

 Manors remain to William de Vescy of Kildare, and to the heirs 

 begotten of his body, of the chief Lord of the Fees. And if 

 William de Vescy of Kildare dye without heir begotten of his 

 body, That the said Manors remain to our other right heirs for 

 ever. And the Fine, which shall be levied between our dear 

 Father in God the Bishop aforesaid and US of the Manors of 

 Alnwick and Tughall, in the county of Northumberland, shall 

 be levied in this Form, That is to say, That the aforesaid Bishop, 

 shall acknowledge the said Manors to be our right in court, shall 

 surrender them to us to hold, to ourselves and our heirs of our 

 body begotten of the chief Lord of the Fee by the due and accus- 

 tomed services ; And, if we die without heir of our lody begotten, 

 that the aforesaid Manors of Alnwick and Tughall remain to the Bishop 

 and his heirs for ever, in testimony whereof to this Bill patent we 

 have put our seal. Given at Stapilford, in the county of Leicester, 

 Saturday next, before the feast of All Saints, in the twenty-third 

 year of the reign of King Edward, son of King Henry." 



