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west-grenewiche_a etc._n etc._n a_o sine_fw-la be_v past_o 19_o h._n 3._o between_o robert_n de_fw-fr stanford_n master_n of_o the_o warfare_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o england_n plaintiff_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr curtenay_n and_o emme_n his_o wife_n deforciant_n inpedientes_fw-la of_o certain_a land_n in_o east-hyrst_a king_n john_n confirm_v to_o the_o knight_n templar_n the_o island_n of_o lundy_n lie_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o severn_n first_o grant_v by_o his_o father_n king_n henry_n the_o ii_o in_o short_a the_o foresay_a king_n henry_n the_o iii_o grant_v and_o confirm_v to_o the_o templar_n in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n all_o royal_a liberty_n in_o all_o their_o land_n exempt_n they_o and_o their_o man_n from_o toll_n tax_n etc._n etc._n with_o all_o the_o immunity_n that_o the_o royal_a power_n can_v grant_v cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la libertatibus_fw-la &_o liberis_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la quas_fw-la regius_fw-la potestas_fw-la liberiores_fw-la alicui_fw-la domui_fw-la religionis_fw-la confer_v potest_fw-la in_o the_o pontificate_n of_o
endow_v with_o the_o manor_n of_o leystone_n the_o advowson_n of_o this_o abbey_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o michael_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pole_n earl_n of_o suffolk_n king_n richard_n ii_o an._n 12._o confirm_v to_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o this_o house_n their_o estate_n and_o grant_v they_o free_a election_n of_o their_o abbot_n that_o in_o time_n of_o vacation_n neither_o he_o nor_o his_o heir_n nor_o any_o of_o he_o or_o their_o officer_n will_v seize_v the_o temporality_n nor_o intermeddle_v in_o the_o same_o nor_o shall_v any_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o this_o house_n be_v ever_o compel_v to_o grant_v any_o corody_n or_o pension_n to_o any_o person_n vid._n vol._n 3._o p._n 74._o value_v at_o 181_o l._n 17_o s._n 1_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la beauchief_n in_o derbyshire_n robert_n fitz-ranulf_a lord_n of_o alferton_n norton_n and_o marnham_n be_v one_o of_o these_o four_o knight_n who_o martyr_v the_o bless_a thomas_n archbishop_n oâ—_n 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recall_v to_o tupholme_n hereupon_o william_n de_fw-fr grendhom_n than_o patron_n procure_v five_o other_o canon_n of_o the_o fame_n order_n from_o welbeck_n these_o also_o after_o some_o time_n return_v back_o discourage_v by_o excessive_a poverty_n at_o last_o william_n son_n of_o the_o foresay_a radulf_n with_o his_o daughter_n maud_n marry_v to_o jeffrey_n sawcemere_n but_o childless_a and_o the_o foresay_a william_n de_fw-fr grendon_n the_o patron_n his_o sister_n son_n join_v together_o in_o make_v a_o fair_a and_o sufficient_a endowment_n of_o land_n to_o this_o house_n procure_v nine_o canon_n from_o newhouse_n to_o who_o they_o give_v the_o town_n and_o park_n of_o stanley_n the_o dominion_n of_o depedale_n with_o other_o land_n in_o okebroke_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o with_o their_o other_o possession_n give_v by_o other_o benefactor_n be_v confirm_v to_o the_o abbot_n and_o canon_n of_o stanlegh_n park_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o iii_o an._n 19_o vid._n vol._n 3._o p._n 72._o value_v at_o 144_o l._n 12_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la langdone_v in_o kent_n a_o cell_n to_o leystone_n found_v by_o william_n de_fw-fr auberville_n and_o by_o he_o endow_v with_o the_o town_n of_o langedone_n and_o divers_a other_o land_n &_o confirm_v by_o simon_n de_fw-fr albrinciis_fw-la his_o chief_a lord_n and_o nicholas_n do_v cryoll_n defcend_v of_o the_o foresay_a william_n the_o founder_n west-derham_a in_o norfolk_n found_v by_o hubert_n dean_n of_o york_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o of_o ranulph_n de_fw-fr glanville_n and_o bertra_fw-la his_o wife_n who_o bring_v he_o up_o he_o become_v afterward_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o endow_v this_o abbey_n with_o many_o land_n all_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o king_n john_n an._n 1._o who_o also_o grant_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o this_o house_n very_o great_a liberty_n and_o immunity_n as_o to_o be_v quit_v from_o all_o toll_v throughout_o 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year_n of_o the_o pontificate_n of_o pope_n paul_n the_o iv._o which_o be_v 3_o 4._o p._n and_o m._n pag._n 143._o bardney_n the_o monastery_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n oswald_n at_o bardney_n be_v re-edify_v and_o make_v a_o abbey_n by_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr gant_n who_o offspring_n confirm_v and_o augment_v the_o land_n and_o endowment_n of_o the_o same_o from_o the_o say_a gilbert_n de_fw-fr gaunt_n who_o come_v into_o england_n with_o the_o conqueror_n descend_v the_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n of_o that_o name_n hugh_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n recite_v and_o confirm_v the_o several_a donation_n make_v to_o this_o monastery_n pag._n 152._o evesham_n the_o first_o and_o principal_a founder_n of_o this_o monastery_n be_v king_n ethelred_n son_n of_o penda_n king_n of_o mercia_n which_o king_n ethelred_n after_o he_o have_v reign_v thirty_o year_n relinquish_v his_o kingdom_n and_o become_v a_o monk_n at_o bardney_n of_o late_a year_n several_a of_o the_o name_n of_o bushel_n be_v 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