of the Cistercian Abbey of Stanley. 



303 



Monaehis et sucessoribus suis de nobis et heredibus nostris in liberam purarn et 

 perpetuam eleuiosiuam iniperpetuum, Statuto de terris et tenementis ad manum 

 niortuani non poneiidis edito non obstante. In cujns rei testimonium has 

 litteras nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Teste me ipso apud Westmonasterium 

 vicesitno octavo die Aprilis anno regni nostri vicesimo septimo. 

 per ipsuui regem nunc'. W. de Wykeham. Burstall." 



Fine example of the Bretigny seal. 



28th April, 1363. 



John, Abbot of Stanley, occurs in the above charter, which is also 

 contained in Hearne's Diary in the Bodleian Library, vol. cxxv., 

 f. 128. 



A.D. 1363, 



" Appropriatio ecclesias de Rye, co. Sussex, abbati & monaehis de Stanley, 

 A.D. 1363, penes virum eluentissimum Petrum Le Neve, arm. Norroy: et una 

 cum ordinatione vieariae in reg. Episo. Cicestr. c. f 3 . 7'6, 77." 



SJ)ugd!\ 



The following is the text of this charter from Hearne's Diary, in 

 the Bodleian Library, vol. cxxv. f. 129 : — 



" Anno 37 9 . Edwardi tercii. 

 Pro Abb'e de Stanley in Com'. Wiltes. 

 Rex omnibus ad quos &c. salutem, Sciads quod de gratia nostra speeiali 

 et intuitu Caritatis ae pro salute Animarum progenitorum nostrorum dedimus 

 et concessimus pro nobis et heredibus nostris dilectis nobis in Christo fratri 

 Johanni Abbati de Stanley in comitatu "Wiltes, ac monaehis ibidem Deo ser- 

 vientibus, Advocacionem ecclesiEe de Rye in Com. Sussex una cum Decimapiscariae 

 in parochia ecelesiae prsedictse vocata Christeshares. Habendum et tenendum 

 eisdem abbati Monaehis et Succesoribus suis de nobis et heredibus nostris in 

 liberam puram et perpetuam elimosinam imperpetuum, statuto de terris et 

 tenementis ad manum mortuam non ponendum edito non obstante. In cujus 

 &c. T. R. apud Westmonasterium, xxviii 0 die Aprilis. per ipsum, etc." 



A very fair and perfect impression of the common seal of this 

 abbey, attached to a deed dated in 1363, remains in the Augmentation 

 Office : it is round and has for its subject the Blessed Virgin and 

 Child on one side, and St. John the Baptist on the other; between 

 them is an olive tree. The legend is " s. comme. abbis. et c'ventus. 

 de stanleya.'" The impression is on dark green wax. 



[Dugd.] 



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