92 jFIRST BISHOP OF BATH AND WELLS,

2g[Carfaj Anti-mo:. W. 13.]

H. Dei gracia Hex Anglio dux Xorm' Anuit' et Tomr-q \, \ i- •

Epis^pi. e.e. .dutem Quun. se.ninavent^ hou.^ ^r:^^£flJ 1^ ' Pftriaycha c^.. Bald' Arddepi.c<,po Cant' iJicMH . r e ,Barth Lxon episcopo Kegm' Bathou' episcoj.o Wdlnio comite de Man,levill/lL ndulde Glanville et multis alus apud Westmostier*.

uan.im

_ .V,S'. 35S,/. 25 (511]"

11SG-11S7.-W to the bishop of Laon from Rcrjinald, hi.hop of Bath, aJ thearchdeacon of ]\ clls, touchivcj a cause committed to them h>j Pope Urban III.

AUBAYE DE MONTKBOUIU;, DiOCESE DE CouTANCES.Venernbili fratri et amico kaiis.iuK. Dei gratia Laonie episcopo K. eadeia

BathonenBi.s episcopus et arclndiaconas AVellen..i.^ Salutem in vero Salutari N?,v

itia

di.cietiovc.stra quod cum cau.?a etc. super representationeni clcrici ad ca]..l]am

Valete m Dommo,

40V.J

1174-1 lS9 -/f.;t,7y //. Z*c-f>?ce to Rerjimdd, bishop of Bath, that he may me doosfor the chase throuyhout the uhole of Somerset.

'

Henricu.s rex etc. Sciati. me concessi.sse Reginaldo Dei gratia Bathon. epis.up,, uthabeat canes suos ad tngandum sicut predecessore.s sui melius habuerunt per totambumerset. et ideo prulubeo ne quis eum disturbet ctr.

^ Seen" 49.

'

U^arl. M.S, 696S, f 6 d.]

411189, Sept. ^.—Rcylnald, bishop of Bath, assists at the coronation of Eichavd the First.

Deinde venit Kicardus dux Normannirc; et Hugo Dunehuen.si.s episcopus ibat a

clextns ilbu.s et Regmaldus Eathoniensis episcoi>u,s a ^iuistri.s ibat, et quatuor baronesetc.

^

[Roger dc Ilovedcn (ed. Stubb«), iii. 10.]

421189, Sept. 7.—Reginald, bishop of Bath, is a witness D the charter of Richard I

made, to Vaudey Abbei/.

Carta de valle Dei.

Ricardus Dei gi-acia rex Anglie etc. Sciatis nos coneessis.>e et presenti carta con-firma-sse Deo et ecclesie saucte Marie de valle Dei et mouachi.s ibidem Deo sorvientibuslocum ipsuuj m quo etc. Testibu.s II Baton' ei.iscop.. Hiigone Cestr' episcop,. WiU'ocomite Albeinar' WiU'o Maiese' Baldewino Wac Walkelino de Ferens etc. Dat' i^-rmanum ^^ ill'i de Longo campo cancellarii nostri primo anno regni no-stri septimo dieoeptembri,-, apud Sanctum Albanum.

„ T, . , , . .[Carta- Ant i']U(c. W. 6.]

TI Pnnted in Monasticon, v. 490.

431189, Sept. 7.—Reginald, bishop of Bath, is a icitne.'<s to the covfirmativc charter of

Richard the First, granted to the Abbey of Holy Trinity at Caen.

Akbaye de Sainte Trixite a Cae-\.

Ricardus Dei gratia rex &e. Te.<tibus Waltero archiepiscopo- Rotliomagfusi rtc.

R. Bathonensi et liugone Coventrensi episcopLs etc. Data per manum WiUirlnii deLongo campo Cancellarii noc>tri die vii. Septembris anno primo Coronationi.^ no.>treapud Sanctum Albanum.

[Xormandic {.VS.), iii. 201.

FIRST BISHOP OF BATH AND WELLS. 93

441189, Sept 16.-y?.^/.mW J^V^o;^^ Bath, is a witness to the charter of lUchard the

First, granted to Ford Ahhey.

Carta abbacie de Fokde.

Ricnrdus Dei gracia i-ex Anglie etc. Sciatis nos conce.ssisse etc. in p.nH'tuanielemosmam al.bacie_ de Forde et monaclns ibidem Deo servientibus ec^de'lanillioniecumba m cujus puroehia predicta abbacia sita est etc. Tcs+ibus IMaldewiuol

Dunelin ef- \\illie ino_de Mandanlle comite etc. Dat' per manum WiUiel.ni lie

apiTGaS[on]"'[primol regiii nostri xvj die Septctnbris

H Printed in /I/oyms^ico;?, V. 3S2. ..'

451189, Sept. \1.~RerjinaId, bishojj of Bath, is a tvitne^s to the charter of Richard I

made to the Hospitalers.

Carta HosriTALARioiiUM.Ricardus Dei gracia Rex Anglie etc. Sciatis iios concessis.se et pre.^enti carta

conhrmasse Deo et sancto Jolianui Bapti.ste et fratribus sancti Hospitalis Jer'l'metc. Uestibus B[alde\vino Cantuarien.si] archiepiscopo H. Line' H Dunelui' ]JBathon' J. Norwic- etc. episcopis J[olianne] fratre nostro etc. Dat' apud Gaitintron]xvij die beptembns pnmo anno regni nostri.

[Cartee Antiqucc. T. 3D,]

461189, Sept. l8.~ReginaId, hishoj^ of Bath, is a witness to the charter of Richard I

granting Scdberge to the See of Durham.Ricardus Dei gratia rex etc. Hiis testibus : Baldewino Cantuariensi, Waltero

Rothomagensi, Johanue Dublinensi arcliiei)i.scopis;

Reginaldo Bathoniensi, HurroneLincolniensi etc. epi.scopis

; domino Johanne etc. Datum anno prinio regiii nostri x\-iii°die Septembris apud Gatington etc.

[Roger de Ifoveden (ed. Stubbs), iii. 14.1

47

1189, Sept. 20.— Reghiahl, bishop of Hath, is a witness to the charter of Richard Imade to the bishop of Worcester.

Carta Wygorniensis episcopt.

Pticardus Dei gi-acia Rex Anglie etc. Sciatis nos concessisse et presenti cartaconfirmasse Deo et eccle^ie sancte .Alarie Wigor' et Will'o ejusdem loci episcopo etc.pro auima pati-i.s nostri Regis Hcnrici et pro salute Alianore matris nostre etc.Testibus B[a]du\yino] Cantuar' archiepi.scojio Hugone Line' et Reg' Batlion' epi^^copisHugone Cuventr' episcopo comite Willielmo de Maundeviie etc. Dat' apu<l Gaidentiuiexx"'^ die SeptemV,ri.s prime anno regni nostri per manum Willielmi de Longo campoeancellai-ii nostri.

. [Carta: Anti<pice. RR. 15.]

1189, Nov. 1^.— Richard the First confirms to Reginald, bishop of Bath, and hissuccessors, the grants made by former linr/s.

Ricardus rex etc. Sciatis nos etc. confirmasse Deo et ecclesie beati Petri de Bathon'et Rainaudo Bath' episcopo et ejus successoribus omnes subscriptas donaciones etc.

quas Williehnus rex et Henricus rex frater ejus et Rex Henricus pater noster feceruntetc.^ episcoi>is Bathon' per cartas suas quas de verbo ad verbum fecimus annotnri.Williehnus re.x Angl' etc. Quare vohunus quod prenominatus Itiinaudus l^ath*episci)piis et [ejus] successores habeant et teneaut omnia predictji bene et in pace etc.

Dat' 26 Nov. anno regni nostri primo.

[Ha7-I. MS. 696S,/. 7.]

49

1189, Nov. 2Q.~Rlchard the First grants that Reginald, bishop of Bath, and hisguccossors mag chase ivltk dogs throughout Somerset.

Ricardus Dei gracia Rex Anglie etc. sahitera Sciatis nos concessisse et presenti carta

94 FIRST BISHOP OF BATH AND WELLS.

nostra coiifirmas.se Rain[audo] Dei gnicla Bathou' Eni^cono et pI,, • ^per^uun. canes suos ad f^aiidu^a per totam Xrnri^t' \ ~aU:.:;:aritecessorum suorum umquam melius vel HLerius liabuit v.MpI ..f ?omnes bestias preter cervi m et cervam n ,l.m, .

Mdelicet ad cipiendmn

mamira W. Eliensis ElecA Cancel 1^1, i. T 1

J>-^t. p.-r

annoregiunostriprimo""'^^^^ ^^^"J '^'^^ ^ovembns apud Cantnan.ua

^Seen° 40.[Harlciaa. Charter. S3, C. lO.j

60n74-llS9.--i?.i,.^,a7fZ, 6.V.c>2^ / Bath, coanr.as the nomination to the chureh ofCharlton Canvdl made by the prior and convent of Kcnllv:urth.

^

Rainaudus, Dei Gratia, Bathoniensis Ei,i..c(mus. karis^imis in Ohn' h> f.-.t,-;' „•amicis, Robei^o Priuri et Conventui de KenilLvrda. slj "m i v ot .

'u'

Ouhs n^ere dmgmius audivimus siquidem a venerabili fratre n.::^^ U

J^iieiieton etc. pia,iato Hugom .sub annuo duarum murearum canone conces^istis Hanc

Wintl^^ 1 f'V''Arclu.nacono Wellensi. Rogcro Arcliidiaoonc;VMntonien.i MagL.ao de Lecbelac.e Jocelino capellano, Willielmo de Sancta Fide.

[Cartular;i oj Kendivorth, j, IQl (quoted by ll^-^vm-Dorncrhani, i. 29o.)]

511190,

^^^^^^^^l^^^--^^'^'-^'^^% R^^^l^^^'-d I. to Gilbert {son of Richard) Talcbot of the Manoi^

Ricardus Dei^gracia Rex Anglie etc. Testibus B[aldewino] Cantuar WaiteroRothom arcliiepiscopis H. Salesberien' II. Batonien' epi.scopis ^^^ comite de Arn e 1'

tm^""'~ ™' ""'""^^ ™i canceuLii iLtri ^pi::?^ Gi'^Humt!!.

[Cartcu Antiqucc. T. 12.1

521189—1190.—TAe 0/ i?a?A I's c/^ar^^c? on fAe AW/.

De Placitis eorundkm' in Sumerseta.Eplscopus Bathon- [blank] C. li. pro Proprest[ura] Minar[um] et pro Canilar.

habitis contra ass[isam], ^

{Pipe Roll, 1 Ric. I. Rot. 9, meuibr. 2.]

531190—1191.— bishop of Bath, renders his account to the Exchequer.

DOIISETA ET SU.MEUSETA.

De novis promissis et veteribus debitis.Regm[:ildus] Episcopus Bathon' reddit Compotum de C. li. ]^ro Pmprctura Minar-

et pro Caml>us liabitis contra as.-isam. In Pardon' per breve Pve-is Ii-si

T l.n. r ^\ \- . nn Et Quietus est.Idem Lpiscopus debet CC. marcas pro Manerio de Nordcuri habendo iiite-re etAdvocaciouo Ecclesie ejusdem ville ad opus Ecclesio .sancti Audrcc de'Well'mperpetuum. Sed reddidit inde Compotum in Sudhante Scr' et totumpredictum debitum in thesanro solvit.

[Pipe Roll, 2 Ric. I.]

54[1189 -1191.]-r)r(//..2^/jcc of Remnald, bi.hop of Bath, that seven churche.'i bthnoino to

ClaaUmburi/ shall be free from outer arrhidiaconai jurisdicti<,n.

Omnibus Ciiristi fidelibus ad quos kc Regiualdus Dd gratia Bathonien.si.. epLscpusbalutem m Dumm... Pium e.-<t et ra.a,.ui conscntaneum .^inL'uli.s eccle.sii.s iu ,li,.resiuostra c*.nstitutis, quictem et tranqnillit^item providere et conservare.

'

Inde etc

^ U, Hugonis Bardolf et Suciorum ejus.

FIRST BISHOP OF BATH AND AVELLS. 95Hiis testibus Domino HuTOiie Dunelmense nnmin,.Hugone Bardulf, A\'iIIelmo Briwere,"ic-. '

Ccstren.c oi.i.scopi.s

H Printed in Monasfleo., io, u.nn . MS in v\T"^T\

^"^^ '"'•^

Here, afte. the greeting elal.;, ^^r!-!: J^^^t-^.J^:^::::.^;^^! '^^^'

55

Moueus in ei» „d voluutatem me m rec piatt ct r t' '^^""""-^

n.agistroGoclefrido'B!aUo„- i;oi;idii°c™;i.""""

[//(irf. J/5. 6903,/. 11.]

56

v.tl-^Oft™-.«t ejasdem loci convcntu., salutem in Domino Noverit nnivfJS

o rert^lr?cdet,^ T^'"Reginaldo, Jiath. episcopo, et ejus s.^'iL llu ptrpeuumi, ecclteum de Piltuu cum omnibu.s pertineiitiis etc i^-tiYu.-Dommo Hngone D.nelni. Domino Hugone C«tr. eplscopi., ' Reg. \VdI. i fl'S

[Domerham (ed. Hearue), i. 233.]

57n86-119L-Z)iovVj7i/.e^)o^^/:/imi.o/^^^ bi.hopof Bath, Joscclin de TrevmncUes

e^'cr a Prebend oj the church of

Omnibiis etc Jocc-linius de Tresminettes salutem Noverit nniversita.s ve.tra me etcdedi.s.se Deo et sancto Andree de Well' et Ridn. Batlion' episcopo ecclesiam de AukT^'.^Vorvetn^^^ ecoie^e prebendam etc. 1:1^ ^^^^^^i^t

^

LeHieh rue. Const. Arcludiacoi.0 Rogero fratre suo Joceliuo acpellano c/c

Exou'.' ' ^-^'^"^^•^"^^tur per Joliannem Eyiscopum Exou' teste Thoma Precenture

[/^«'-^-V,S'. G9GS,/. 99.]00

^^^^''^t^sl^i^lc"" ^ Canterbury to the

enlT'R^n.^,'''"' •'^^l^^^^^^^'-^^"'^-""ex more futuri metropolitani electionem Cantuari-eui,es, batUen.sem episco])uui sollempniter elegernnt.

[IVm. of Ncwburyh (ed, Huwlett), i. 345.]

59{nU~n^\.]- Bishop Rcfjinahi appoints Richard Ford hundred-man (liounclrenvui-

iium) and (loith the assent of the monks of Bath and the whole chapter ofn ells) grants to htra a vn-fiate and half of land.^

Raiualdu.s divina mi.Heraeione Batlion' Episeopus omnibu.^ liominihus clerieis etImcis pre.entibas et futan.s_ per Epi.scopatum Bathun' oonstitutis salutem in Do n". oJsoventis quod quando venmiiLs ad Episcopatum Bathon" etc.

[Itcg. Bath Abbey, p.

* Ilobert de Guildford is said to l^ave been Archdeacon of Bath ia Fasti, I 1G3.

96 FIRST BISHOP OF BATH AND WFLLS.

60[nS9-im.]-P.cglnahl, Ushop of BatJu grants to the Convent of Gladunlnm, t,roviarks ycarhj for ever.

'•""*'^"'""/y tno

Omnibus Christi fldelibus a<I quos pre..n. carta ]).M-venerit Wo^n-Mu< .,-ur.

solum nt bona eeeh..iavum nobis eomnn.sa ulL et ilUbaU;'""

e,^'

ut ea amphare et dilatare curemus unde etc.

[Reg. Bath AUic^j, p. 4 0.|

Reginaldus,

VII Cal Januar. Obiit piie recordationis Re.o-inaldus E,.iscopus Bat.o„!en«i.quondam Llectus Cantuanen.sis;pro quo fi.t servitiuni in Conventu, .icut pro „ ,!Archiepiscopo. ' ^

[Dies Ohituales Archicp. Cant, in Wharton'.s Anglla Sacra, i. :,;..]

Sabaric' de Bolum,

consecrated SO Sept. 1192; died 8 Aug. 1205.

62

]193, Sept. 20.—Savaric, Ushop of Bath, witnesses the confirmation of Tdchard /granted to the largesses of Beverley.

Ricardus Dei gracia rex Angl' dux Norm' comes AjkI' archiei,iscopis etc. salutemSciatis nos conces:<isse etc. burgensibus de BeverJaco omnes libertates et omnes liber isconsuetudnies cpias etc.

Testibus S. I5aUi' et H. Coventr' episcopi. etc. Dat. per mannm Will'i de Lon-ocarapo Llyeu episcopi cancellarii nostri apud Wormatiam xxx die Sei.teinl>ii^ nnn,,V regni nostri.

i •

-

[Cartce Antigua:. 7?. 17 1

63^

[1193.4, Feb. L— The Ushop of Bath is one of the hostages for Bichard I. on hisrelease from prison.

Igitur rex Anglorura etc. mense tandctn Januario sollemniter relaxatus estreUctisque apud imperatorem l(^co ol)sidum Jiothomngensi archiepiscopo, I]at<.nion<i'episcopo, et nobilibus phirimis etc.

[Wm. of Neirhurgh (ed. Howlett), i. 404.]

64

1195.— T/itf Ushop of Bath renders account of Scutagc for the King's {Bichard I.)ransom.)

De ScUTAGIO :MiLITUM de DoRSETA et SomKRSETA ad REDEMrTlOXK.MDOMINI Regis.

Episcopus^ Bathon' reddit compotum de xx. li de Scutagio suo. In thesauro xix. h'.

et xxii, d.

Et debet xviii. s. et ii. d.

[Pipe Boll, 6 Bic. I. Rot. lid.]

1 Rather Savary, as the name ought to be written. You do not say Hcnric orAlhcric, but Henry and Aubrey. Dugdale by writing Savaric in lu's n<itice of"Bohnn" [Baronage. \. 1S7, ISS), set an evil example which we have all followed.So far as I know, only one other person (out of the Uohun family) bore this Christianname; and he is universally called Saeary de INIaulcon [Malo Iconc). Even Di-.

Luard indexe.i this person as .Savary de Maideon (Matth. Baris. Chronica Mnjora, vii.) •

although, of course, he enters this bishop as "Savaric" under "Bath." Fuither'you have the surname Savory (Savory ami Moore\ and Sarn-y of Slade in the countyof Devon. See also u*^ 65, where M. d' Anisy writes Savary,"

FIRST BISHOP OF BATH A^D WELLS. 97

65

[1193—1200.]-^araric, UsJiop oj Bat\ grants to tic ahhoi of S. Michel (in Normatidy^fifteen marks yearly p'om the church of Merthoc {Martock).

Charte de Savauy eveque de Eath,

Omnibus Cliristi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum pervenerit Savaricus divinaDiiseratione Bathoii' episcopus Salutem in Domino Noverit miiversitas ve.stva nosdivine pietatis intuitu concessisse abbati Montis sancti :\Iichaclis do periculo maris ctejusdem loci couventui in perpetuum xv. maTcas argenti do ecclesia de .Aferthocaunuatnn percipiendas etc. Testibus Kieardo Cancellario archidiacono, BaldwinoSaresV cancellario, Roberto de Viereio, lladulfo Avalo et aliis.

[Normandic {MS.), ii 29 G.]

H M. d'Anisy has here made a most careful drawing of the seal attached to thischarter. Vesica form

;the bisliop standing erect, vested and mitred, his riglit h«nd

lifted in the act of benedictiou, his left holding a pastoral staff with crook turnedtowards the figure. Legend— »J< SAVARICVS . DEI . GRA . BAT . . S EPS

66

1199-1200, Feb, 22.~IIenry, bishop of Exeter, during the absence ah'oad of Sararic,bishop of Bath and Glastonbury, institutes a cltrk to a Prebend in the church ofWells.

Johannes de Thinening institutes in ecclesia de Aulescumba per Henricuraepiscopuni Exon' ad presentationem Decani et Capituli Well' et OOicialis domini S.episcopi Bath' et Glaston' dicto episcopo in partibus transaiarinis agento nonnnepvebende Wellensis ecclesie. Dat. VIIL Kal. Mar. pontificatus sexto dicti episcopiExon'*

[Earl MS. G968, /. 99 d.]

67

1200, Nov. 28.—Savaric, bishop of Bath and Glastonbury, witnesses the charter of kingJohn made to the church of Ilohj Trinity, Norwich.

J. Dei gracia etc. Sciatis nos concessisse et hac prcsenti carta confirmasse Deo etecclesie Sancte Trinitatis do Norwico et episcopo ejusdem loci etc. Testibus W.London ct S. Bathon' et Glaston' episco}>is G. filio Petri comite Essex' etc. Dat etc.

apud Geytiuton' xxviii. die Novembris anno regni nostri secundo.

{Rotuli Chartarum, i. IGG.]

U An original charter of Hen. Ill, which recites and confirms this charter of John,has been printed by Rev. Joseph Hunter in Ecclesiastical Documents (Catndeji Soc.18-iO), 64.

68

1203, Oct. 6.

—

Decree of Savaric, bishop of Bath and Glastonbury, that all prchcnds ofWdU should be henceforth free from Archidiaconal ccactions.

Omnibus etc. Savaricus [Dei gracia] Bath' et Glaston' episcopus etc. Cum adregimen Wellensis ecclesie fuissemus assumpti inveniraus plerasque prebendas ipsiusecclesie in ecclesiis parochiahbus constitutas jurLsdiccioni Archidiaconorum contramorem aliarum prebendarum subjectas etc. Acta sunt hec in c;ipitulo Well' anno1203 in Octabis sancti Michaelis.

[Harl. MS. 69G8,/. 15 d.]

69

[1200

—

\20^.']—Savaric, bishop of Bath and Glastonbury, confirms the charter ofBeginald, bishop of Bath, whicli made an Archdeaconry of seven churchesbelonging to Glastonbury.

Universis Christi fidelibus, &c. Sav:\ricus, divina permissione Bathoniensis etGIa.stoniensis^ episcopus, leternam in Domino Salutem. diciuuis veritati etc.

Unde cum ex debito, inter cetera, tonerem.ur, archidiaonnatum in se[)tetn ecclesiis

priori et conventui Glastoniensis ecclesia) confirmare, qnx bon^c memoria; lieginahlus,J^athonionsis episcopus, pra-'decessor no^iter, Henrico, venonxbili quondam abbatiGladtoniensi, et ejus successoribus, concesserat et conlirmaverat, pncfatum archiilia-

NEW SERIES, VOL. IV H

98 FIRST BISHOP OF BATH AND WELLS.

nut^'^^J'' -'''^^''^'f ^^l'^^"^ ^'^T^' r^^^'qufcumque fuerit, et conventui etc.gua3 cnicessio et confirmacio no.=^tra, [ut] firma et stabiJis in posterum i.crsevcrct e im

praiseutis scnpti munimiue duximus roboraudam,

[Bumcrham (ed. Ilearno), ii. 317.]

70

[1200-1205.]-(?m/;^ of the church of Strcte made to the monastery of Olastonhnrr bybavaric, bishop of Bath and Glastor.hary.

Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos preseus scriptum pervencrit Savaricus divinaperraissione Lathonie et Glastonie episcopns etcrnam in Domino saluti>m A.lumversitatis vestre notieiam etc. concessisse karissimis iu Cliri.^to filiis nostris prioriconventui Glastonie eccle.iam de Streto etc. Hii.s tostibus ma-istro Petro doIneba.ham

;A\i]leImo de Aysseburi capellano

; Hamelino ,le Columbeio; Galfrido dc

Wellia; Willelmo de Ludyngtone et multis aliis.

{Mcnxasticon, i. 27.]

71

[1208-1205.]-&Ym?v-6-, bishop of Bath and Olastonbury, grants to the Abbey ofS. Michel in ^orma)ldfJ a perpetual pension of twenty marl's to be received bythe vicars of their church of Jlertoch {MartodS).

Omnibus Christi fidelibus ])re.sentem cartam cernentibus.Savaricus divina permissianc Bathon' ct Glaston' episcopus eternam in Domino

salutem. Ex eommi.sso nobis cure pastoralis officio coramodis et utilitatibus virornmrehgiosorum etc. ea propter attendentes religiouem pariter et honcstatem dileotorumnostrorum Abbatis et Couventus sancti Michaelis de periculo maris etc. concessinms mecclesia sua de Mertocb annuatim nomine periietuo pensionis viginti marcas percijnen-das per vicarios nobis nostrisque successoribus ab eisdem presentandos etc. Hiistestibus Ricardo abbate ^-lucheln' ; P.enedicto abbate Atheling' ; Magistro Rogero deWmesham cancellario Wellensi

;IVIagistro Johanne de Calue

; Roberto de Cinnoch'

•

Philippo persona de Articumbo ; Willelmo de Cerda et- aliis.

[No^-mandie (MS.)ii. 297.1IT See n° 6o.

(To he continued.)

:n^otes fkom some early loxdox deeds.

Communicated by WALTER RYE.

While looking over some East Anglian deeds at BromeHall, Lady Caroline Kerrison drew niy attention to a parcelwhich was said to contain the ''title deeds of the Brome HallEstate." ]t proved to be something very much more interesting,namely, a Latch of documents, many with very beautiful seals,

ranging in date from 1*272 to 1489, relating to property onceheld in Loiidon by the Cornwallis family before they settled in.

Suffolk. Of their genealogical value there could be no doubt, soI roughly analyzed them a"nd append the results. Several of thecoats of arms seem as yet undescribed."Le Eldeforde apud le Popeler " inay be Old Ford and Poplar,

bnt I sprak un<ler correction. a\[r. Stahlschmidt informs me, tJiat

the Potters, who occur in these deeds were bell-founders, and I