say_v semen_n ecclesiae_fw-la the_o seed_n or_o corn_n of_o the_o church_n which_o i_o find_v word_n for_o word_n in_o very_o old_a french_a in_o a_o short_a glossary_a upon_o unusual_a english_a word_n in_o the_o ancient_a charter_n or_o in_o the_o law_n of_o king_n alred_n alfrid_n edward_n and_o knute_n chirchesed_a vel_fw-la chircheomer_n well_fw-mi chircheambre_fw-fr un_fw-fr certain_a de_fw-fr ble_a batu_n r_o checun_fw-fr hume_n devoyt_n au_fw-fr ceus_fw-la de_fw-fr bretun_n e_fw-la de_fw-la englis_fw-la a_fw-fr le_fw-fr eglise_fw-fr le_fw-fr jur_fw-fr seint_a martin_n mes_fw-fr pus_fw-la le_fw-fr venue_n de_fw-fr norman_n etc._n etc._n donewint_fw-la sulum_fw-la la_fw-fr velie_a ley_fw-fr moysi_n &_o ratione_fw-la primitiarum_fw-la sicun_fw-fr lein_fw-fr truve_fw-fr en_fw-fr le_fw-fr lettris_n cnut_n kilenveya_n a_o rome_n c_o '_o est_fw-fr dit_fw-fr chirchese_v quasi_fw-la semen_fw-mi ecclesiae_fw-la the_o letter_n itself_o be_v in_o ingulphus_n but_o it_o be_v not_o send_v adsummum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la as_o fleta_n say_v but_o to_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n and_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o england_n as_o he_o be_v come_v from_o rome_n 1031._o wherein_o he_o desire_v they_o that_o before_o he_o arrive_v in_o england_n all_o the_o due_n which_o by_o ancient_a law_n be_v owe_v to_o the_o church_n may_v be_v pay_v and_o after_o the_o rest_n he_o mention_n the_o ten_o of_o the_o fruit_n in_o august_n and_o in_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n martin_n the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o seed_n call_v kyrkset_a so_o his_o letter_n conclude_v et_fw-la in_o festivitate_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n primitiae_fw-la seminum_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la sub_fw-la cujus_fw-la parochia_fw-la cuique_fw-la degit_fw-la quae_fw-la anglice_fw-la kyrkeset_fw-la nominatur_fw-la ingulph_n p._n 61._o edit_fw-la oxon._n etc._n etc._n this_o description_n of_o their_o land_n and_o good_n conclude_v with_o a_o customary_a of_o their_o tenant_n villani_n cottarii_n and_o sochemanni_n in_o every_o manor_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n which_o while_o the_o king_n hold_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o give_v away_o as_o mr._n g._n observe_v the_o manor_n of_o pithtesle_n for_o the_o same_o sum_n of_o money_n which_o the_o late_a abbot_n have_v give_v he_o to_o confirm_v it_o deo_fw-la &_o sancto_n petro_n &_o monachis_fw-la sigillo_fw-la &_o authoritate_fw-la regius_fw-la and_o the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o king_n grant_v it_o it_o may_v be_v further_o observe_v be_v one_o employ_v to_o take_v the_o forename_a account_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o church_n viz._n richard_n basset_n or_o bass_v this_o abbot_n be_v commemorate_a upon_o the_o 10._o of_o november_n on_o which_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o kalander_n be_v depositio_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr sesse_n abbatis_fw-la &_o anniversarium_fw-la henrici_fw-la talbot_n etc._n etc._n henricus_fw-la de_fw-la angeli_fw-la his_o story_n be_v tell_v more_o perfect_o by_o hugo_n in_o this_o manner_n he_o be_v first_o of_o all_o bishop_n of_o soissons_fw-fr and_o afterward_o make_v a_o monk_n and_o prior_n of_o cluni_fw-la and_o then_o prior_n of_o savenni_fw-la after_o which_o because_o he_o be_v cousin_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o count_n of_o aquitain_n the_o same_o count_n give_v he_o abbatiam_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n angeli_fw-la from_o whence_o he_o take_v his_o denomination_n and_o he_o be_v crafty_a cunning_a and_o ingenious_a afterward_o get_v the_o archbishopric_n of_o besenscun_fw-fr but_o stay_v there_o no_o more_o than_o three_o day_n for_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o enough_o but_o get_v the_o bishopric_n de_fw-fr senites_n where_o he_o stay_v about_o seven_o day_n and_o out_o of_o this_o preferment_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o besenscun_fw-fr the_o abbot_n of_o cluni_n get_v he_o expel_v he_o get_v therefore_o be_v never_o quiet_a to_o be_v collector_n of_o peter-pence_n in_o england_n where_o he_o obtain_v this_o abbey_n of_o burch_n by_o pretend_v he_o be_v very_o old_a past_a labour_n and_o toil_n unable_a to_o bear_v the_o war_n and_o trouble_n of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o will_v quit_v his_o abbey_n there_o of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr angeli_fw-la and_o that_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o abbot_n of_o cluni_n and_o will_v here_o take_v up_o his_o rest_n there_o be_v another_o thing_n also_o that_o have_v a_o great_a stroke_n in_o his_o preferment_n for_o beside_o he_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o king_n and_o that_o the_o forename_a discourse_n seem_v to_o have_v truth_n in_o it_o he_o be_v the_o principal_a witness_n to_o make_v oath_n in_o a_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n nephew_n the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o count_n of_o anjoy_n upon_o all_o these_o score_v the_o abbey_n be_v bestow_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o year_n mention_v by_o mr._n g._n so_o john_n abbot_n also_o in_o his_o chron._n ms._n an._n mcxxviii_o henricus_fw-la abbas_n andagavensis_fw-la precibus_fw-la optinuit_fw-la à _fw-la rege_fw-la henrico_n abbatiam_fw-la burgensem_fw-la what_o walter_n of_o witlesea_n say_v of_o spectres_n see_v that_o year_n he_o come_v to_o the_o abbey_n he_o have_v out_o of_o hugo_n who_o say_v hoc_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la falsum_fw-la quia_fw-la plurimi_fw-la veracissimi_fw-la homines_fw-la viderunt_fw-la &_o audierunt_fw-la cornua_fw-la he_o stay_v one_o year_n in_o the_o monastery_n and_o receive_v homage_n and_o money_n of_o the_o milites_fw-la and_o of_o the_o whole_a abbey_n but_o do_v not_o the_o least_o good_a for_o he_o send_v and_o carry_v all_o to_o his_o abbey_n beyond_o sea_n whither_o he_o go_v by_o the_o king_n licence_n and_o have_v stay_v there_o a_o whole_a year_n he_o return_v hither_o and_o say_v he_o have_v absolute_o quit_v his_o other_o abbey_n for_o good_a and_o all_o as_o we_o speak_v the_o same_o year_n come_v petrus_n abbot_n of_o cluni_n into_o england_n and_o be_v honourable_o receive_v by_o the_o king_n command_n in_o all_o the_o monastery_n particular_o here_o at_o burch_n whither_o he_o come_v to_o see_v henry_n who_o complemented_a he_o high_o and_o promise_v he_o will_v procure_v the_o abbey_n of_o burch_n to_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o that_o of_o cluni_n with_o which_o hope_n peter_n go_v home_o the_o next_o year_n henry_n get_v together_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o go_v beyond_o sea_n again_o where_o the_o king_n then_o be_v who_o he_o make_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v command_v by_o the_o abbot_n of_o cluni_n to_o come_v and_o resign_v his_o abbey_n of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr angeli_fw-la to_o he_o and_o then_o he_o will_v return_v free_a from_o that_o care_n into_o england_n so_o he_o go_v thither_o and_o there_o stay_v till_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n and_o the_o next_o day_n after_o the_o monk_n choose_v another_o of_o their_o own_o body_n into_o his_o place_n and_o install_v he_o singing_z te_fw-la deum_fw-la and_o do_v all_o other_o thing_n 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manibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la intus_fw-la &_o foris_fw-la by_o which_o agreement_n he_o get_v into_o england_n whither_o the_o king_n also_o return_v out_o of_o normandy_n unto_o who_o henry_n come_v and_o accuse_v the_o monk_n of_o burch_n to_o he_o very_o heavy_o though_o with_o out_o any_o truth_n in_o order_n to_o his_o end_n of_o subject_v they_o to_o cluni_n the_o king_n in_o great_a anger_n send_v for_o they_o to_o bramtun_n where_o a_o plea_n be_v manage_v against_o they_o with_o so_o much_o art_n that_o the_o king_n be_v almost_o deceive_v but_o god_n step_v in_o to_o help_v they_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o bishop_n there_o present_a particular_o lincoln_n and_o the_o baron_n who_o understand_v his_o fraud_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o desist_v but_o be_v thus_o defeat_v endeavour_v to_o make_v his_o nephew_n gerardus_n abbot_n of_o burch_n that_o what_o he_o can_v not_o do_v by_o himself_o may_v be_v effect_v by_o he_o all_o which_o make_v the_o life_n of_o the_o monk_n very_o uneasy_a till_o the_o king_n at_o last_o understand_v his_o knavery_n
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the_o writer_n of_o this_o present_a history_n make_v a_o question_n in_o the_o end_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr lyndsay_n life_n whether_o hugo_n book_n be_v not_o now_o lose_v though_o leland_n he_o observe_v have_v see_v and_o read_v it_o which_o incline_v i_o to_o think_v he_o principal_o rely_v upon_o what_o walter_n of_o witlesea_n have_v write_v about_o this_o church_n and_o do_v not_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o read_v all_o the_o book_n call_v swapham_n for_o that_o will_v have_v inform_v he_o he_o be_v read_v the_o very_a same_o hugo_n who_o leland_n read_v especial_o if_o he_o have_v compare_v leland_n collection_n concern_v this_o monastery_n with_o the_o book_n call_v swapham_n as_o i_o have_v do_v whereby_o he_o will_v have_v find_v that_o they_o be_v word_n for_o word_n the_o same_o only_o abbreviate_v by_o leland_n who_o end_v his_o collectanea_fw-la just_o where_o hugo_n life_n end_v with_o the_o deposition_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr watervile_n and_o go_v not_o one_o step_n further_o and_o therefore_o may_v well_o call_v they_o in_o the_o title_n of_o they_o collectanea_fw-la ex_fw-la libro_fw-la hugonis_fw-la monarchi_n petroburgensis_n our_o book_n indeed_o now_o call_v swapham_n proceed_v further_a and_o carry_v on_o the_o history_n as_o far_o as_o to_o william_n de_fw-fr hotot_n the_o predecessor_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr caleto_n in_o who_o time_n or_o in_o robert_n sutton_n not_o long_o after_o or_o in_o the_o year_n 1271_o which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o henry_n 3_o i_o suppose_v robert_n swapham_n die_v for_o in_o that_o year_n i_o find_v a_o deed_n make_v by_o henry_n passenger_n the_o quader_v unto_o that_o abbot_n and_o the_o convent_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v tempore_fw-la rob._n de_fw-fr swapham_n who_o be_v then_o celerarius_fw-la of_o this_o church_n and_o make_v a_o purchase_n of_o robert_n the_o father_n of_o that_o henry_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o celeraria_fw-it of_o which_o he_o have_v the_o management_n who_o i_o 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for_o ad_fw-la an._n 975._o this_o chronicle_n refer_v the_o reader_n to_o william_n of_o malmsbury_n and_o to_o henry_n archdeacon_n of_o huntingdon_n who_o he_o mention_n also_o both_o ad_fw-la an._n 1135._o and_o 1153_o where_o be_v these_o word_n hic_fw-la finit_a chronica_fw-la henrici_fw-la huntingdon_n as_o ad_fw-la an._n 1153_o there_o be_v these_o his_o finit_a chron._n alredi_n who_o all_o three_o live_v about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o first_o of_o they_o in_o 1142_o the_o second_o 1158_o the_o three_o 1145_o all_o of_o they_o after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr sesse_n and_o therefore_o i_o conclude_v it_o be_v write_v by_o john_n de_fw-fr caleto_n who_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n 3._o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o they_o vossius_fw-la indeed_o make_v this_o johannes_n burgensis_n to_o have_v live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o edward_n 3._o about_o 1340_o when_o there_o be_v no_o abbot_n here_o of_o that_o name_n but_o he_o call_v he_o vir_fw-la eruditus_fw-la &_o disertus_fw-la and_o say_v he_o be_v commend_v by_o leland_n as_o one_o that_o have_v digest_v the_o annal_n of_o england_n in_o good_a order_n beside_o these_o two_o john_n there_o be_v no_o abbot_n of_o that_o name_n but_o john_n of_o deeping_n who_o die_v almost_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o that_o 1439_o long_v after_o this_o chronicon_fw-la end_n which_o be_v the_o more_o likely_a to_o be_v john_n de_fw-fr caleto_n because_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o make_v when_o he_o die_v nor_o who_o be_v his_o successor_n but_o only_o of_o the_o time_n when_o he_o be_v make_v abbot_n after_o which_o the_o annal_n be_v carry_v on_o in_o all_o probability_n by_o another_o hand_n who_o be_v better_o acquaint_v with_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n of_o spalding_n than_o with_o those_o of_o peterburgh_n for_o he_o say_v little_a of_o peterburgh_n but_o give_v a_o very_a large_a account_n from_o the_o forementioned_a period_n of_o all_o the_o prior_n of_o spalding_n who_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o precede_a part_n of_o the_o annal_n very_o spare_o i_o may_v have_v be_v furnish_v with_o other_o record_n out_o of_o the_o same_o library_n which_o i_o seek_v after_o but_o can_v not_o find_v till_o it_o be_v too_o late_o that_o be_v till_o the_o supplement_n to_o this_o history_n be_v grow_v so_o big_a that_o it_o can_v bear_v no_o further_o enlargement_n without_o great_a loss_n to_o the_o undertaker_n june_n 20._o 85._o s._n p._n benevolo_fw-la froute_fw-mi ilumfridae_n orme_n petriburg_n '_o armig._n notitia_fw-la frontis_fw-la lectiae_fw-la cath._n ibid._n posteritat_fw-la conseruatur_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cathedralis_fw-la petroburgensis_n facies_fw-la occidentalis_fw-la the_o west_n prospect_n of_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o peterborough_n the_o east-prospect_n of_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o peterborough_n the_o old_a altar-peice_n beat_v down_o by_o the_o soldier_n in_o the_o great_a rebellion_n the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n of_o 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