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Regista Regum Anglo-Normannorum: The Acta of William I, 1066-1087, ed. David Bates, (1998) pp. 985-7. I William, by the grace of almighty God, king of the English, to all my faithful subjects dwelling within the regions of England. Be it known that I have granted to Saint Peter of the New Monastery and to Ryuullonus, abbot of the same monastery, and also to the monks serving God there, with vacancy [vacantibus] the church of Alton with five hides and the tithes and other revenues which pertain to the afore-mentioned church, and also the church of Clara [ecclesiam de Clara] with four hides and one virgate of land and with the tithes and other revenues which belong to the afore-mentioned church. Accordingly I grant to St. Peter and the abbot Ryuullonus the aforesaid churches with the lands and whatever they have in them free of all service, in exchange for the land of the monks cemetery at the present time named which had belonged to St. Peter and the monks which I have received from the abbot for building my hall, and for which I grant that gift which is now described. But if anyone presumes to attack our grant to St. Peter' church and tries to make void this gift he shall be punished by excommunication for ever because of his profanity. And that his gift and agreement shall be unshaken. I myself place my sign by my hand. |