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COLESWORD. Writ of King S[tephen] to R[oger], bishop of Salisbury, the sheriff of Wilts , and others, granting to the monks of Gloucester a wood and 2 assarts with fields adjacent in his manor of Celesw[o]rd in frankalmoigne, in the same manner as William his uncle, as is witnessed by the charter of King Henry. Dated, R. chancellor, at Buref. (c. 1136-38.)

Grant of arms to the city of Gloucester by Christopher Barker, garter, 30 Hen. VIII.

Letters patent of King Edward I, referring to his confirmation of Magna Carta and the Carta de Foresta, ordering that they should be strictly observed, and granting that any statutes contrary to them should be null and void. Dated at Lincoln, 14 Feb., 29 Ed. I (1301).

Seal only.

Seal only.

BERGHEIA and BRILL, co. Bucks. King Henry II. confirms to the church of St. Nicholas of Sanford and the nuns there serving God, the land of Bergheia which Roger de Sanfort gave to them in frankalmoigne, which was paying 40s. per annum, and one acre of land in Brehilla, which was Areth's his grandfather, and given to the mother of the said Roger in frank-marriage; to hold the same as the charter of the said Roger witnesseth. Dated at Windesor'. (c. 1175-80.)

KIKKESTALL (Abbey of). Writ of protection for the abbey of Kirkstall, by K. Hen. II. Dated at Nottingham. (c. 1160?) .