366 On the Appropriation of the Rectory of Lacoch. 



foundress of Lacock : in which case the date of the document must 

 fall between 1168, when he became Earl, and 1196, the date of 

 his death, and during the shrievalty of Kichard de Wilton, 1163 — 

 1179. 



The Eecord Office document is the original chirograph. It is 

 curious to find what must be meant for Lacock Church described 

 therein as " Ecclesia de Lach'," which usually stands for Lackham. 

 This peculiar contraction, which should be extended " Lachoc," 

 is repeated on p. 185 of the older Cartulary, though the endorse- 

 ment in the one case, and the marginal title in the other, both 

 read " Lacok." The deed has been twice copied into the newer 

 Cartulary. On pp. 9a and 36b both places read " Lacok," though 

 on p. 9 the name of the first witness is given as " E. comitissa," 

 i.e., Ela ; this seems manifestly an error. 



APPENDIX No. II. 



P.R.O. Court of Wards, Deeds, etc. Box 94 B. 28. Older Cart. lib. 

 Newer 5a. 



"Convenit inter dominam Comitissam Sarum, requirentem assensum 

 Joharmis Rectoris Ecclesie de Lacock ad edificandam Abbathiam monialium 

 in parrochia sua de Lacok, ex una parte ; et eundem Johannem Rectorem 

 ex altera : videlicet, quod dicta Ela Comitissa, ut predictum ipsius propositum 

 ingressum pacificum penitus et progressum perpetuo sortiretur, obligavit se 

 et heredes suos per presens scriptum de omnimoda indempnitate dicte 

 Ecclesie de Lacok imperpetuum conservanda tarn in decimis majoribus et 

 minoribus quarumcunque rerum, secundum quod debentur a laicis decimari, 

 quam in sepulturis mortuorum et in obventionibus et legatis et in aliis 

 quibuscunque proventibus jure pastorali ad Ecclesiam pertinentibus memo- 

 ratam, non obstante aliquo privilegio generali vel speciali impetrato vel in 

 posterum impetrando ; ita tamen quod liceat libere familie Abbatisse predicte 

 quocumque voluerint alibi sive in vita sive in morte ecclesiastica percipere 

 sacramenta et oblationes facere et legata. Capellani vero qui in Abbathia 

 jam dicta divina pro tempore celebrabunt, Rectori prefate Ecclesie Parochialis 

 fidelitatem jurabunt de indempnitate ejusdem Ecclesie convervanda; et cum 

 merit ibi Abbatissa disponente Domino constituta, ipsa et ejus conventus per 

 cartam suam cavebunt de indempnitate omnimoda dicte matricis Ecclesie 

 conservanda sicut predictum est. Et hoc faciet quelibet A bbatissa post aliam. 

 Quod si forte actis ibi aliquibus indiscrete limam correctionis apponere sit 

 necesse, dicta Comitissa dictam domum jurisdictioni Episcopi et Capituli 

 Sarum subjecit, ac ejusdem excessus commisit eisdem appelatione postposita 



