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The Black Friars of Wiltshire. 



to F. William de Faversham, who was probably the head or prior of 

 the community. 1 



In 1289, Queen Eleanor of Castile, for her own and her children's 

 souls, granted to the friars, December 8th, the yearly rent of 16$. 

 which Sir Henry Fitz Ancher had been accustomed to receive " de 

 area quam modo predicti Fatres Predicatores de novo inhabitant," 

 and which he had made over to her in pure, free, and quit almoign. 

 The king, April 17th following, confirmed his royal consort's gift. 2 



Edward I. farther granted, October 2nd, 1293, to the friar-preachers 

 of Sarum, out of Clarendon Forest, " de spinis et tribulis quantum 

 rationabiliter necesse fuerit ad placeam suam ibidem includendam, 

 cum aliis ad hujusmodi clausuram necessariis.-" 3 In aftertimes, 

 stone walls supplied a surer fence than thorn and bramble. 



It was found by inquisition taken at Fisherton, April 29th, 1295, 

 that Henry Fitz Anger, the capital lord, might freely assign \\a. 

 of meadow to the friar-preachers, for enlarging their plot, except 

 that the Earl of Lincoln, of whose fief the land was held in socage, 

 would lose 2,?. a year when the heir was in his wardship. But as 

 far as the earl was concerned the friars met with no difficulty, for he 

 made them a satisfactory grant. 4 And so, June 1st, in compliance 

 with a writ of privy seal, a royal license in mortmain was granted 

 in accordance with the desires of the religious. 5 



Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, in 1298, gave thirteen oaks out 

 of Penchyt Wood, belonging to him within the royal forest of 

 Clarendon, to the friars for timber, " ad operationes ecclesie sue 

 faciendas : 99 and May 28th, the king ordered the justiciary of the 

 forest to allow them to fell and carry the trees. 6 



Edward III., by charter dated October 1st, 1328,confirmed the royal 



1 Cart. 9 Edw. I., m. 9. 



2 Cart. 18 Edw. I., m. 20. 



3 Claus. 21 Edw. I., m. 3. 



4 Inquis. post mortem, 23 Edw. I., No. 96. 



5 Pat. 23 Edw. I., m. 13. 



6 Claus. 26 Edw. I., m. 8. 



