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the land of Ralph Nanus [the dwarf] towards the East : 

 and afterwards between my land and the land of Heddun 

 through Trolhope-burne until it comes to the valley which 

 goes upward from Trolhope-burne even to Witstafriggend, and 

 thence by a little syke from the North side of Chester even 

 to Raxedeburne [Rashyhead burn?], and thence toward the 

 North by a footpath [or narrow way] which goes towards 

 Heddun even to a certain syke, and so by the same syke 

 towards the East even into Heddunesburne, and so along 



Heddunesburne downwards even into Aildunesfot 



I concede also to them that if perchance their animals by 

 want of care or error escape into my forest, my foresters shall 

 not take occasion thereof of speaking ill of them, but without 

 molestation or other demands conduct them back. And I will 

 that the foresaid monks, in my forest, by sight of my foresters, 

 shall without contradiction take materials for making edifices 

 within the foresaid bounds, when to them it shall seem best 

 and most necessary, free of all legal aiid wordly service. These 

 witnesses — [Master Alan], the archdeacon and dean and chapter 

 of Northumberland ; P., Earl of Dunbar, and P., his son ; Roger 

 de Merlai ; Roger Bertram ; Odenell de Ford ; Robert de Akild ; 

 Robert de Hameldon ; Robert de Manners ; Hugo de Morwic ; 

 Roger de Hameldon ; Sampsone de Coupland \Quo,ry : was there 

 a Sampson in Killum in time of Edw II. or HI. '?] ; William 

 de Akild, son of Robert de Akild, and many others. (Liber 

 de Metros, pp. 268-9). In No. 306 he addresses the witnesses 

 and affixes his seal. In No. 307 is a writ against molesting 

 the monks in the land of Trolhope (against the exactions and 

 molestations which are wont to be done to the lay brethren 

 and their servants dwelling in that land), and again affixes 

 his seal, and will endeavour to procure the King's consent 

 to the gift. He also concedes that their shepherds shall have 

 mastiff dogs to keep their cattle within their bounds, and 

 hours to collect them by times to themselves. If any of my 

 men trangress, I shall make to them right according to the 

 law of the land in my court. And if any servant of these 

 monks transgresses on me as regards my forest or bestial, the 

 monks shall do right to me according to their service in such 

 wages of the half-year of that hereby can be touched, and 



