William de Leu. Robert Coteral. Peter Picot. Elias Ridal. The Abbot of Sherborne. * Anastasius, the subchanter. Mr. R. de Bingham. Mr. Roger de Sarum. Stephen de Tyssebury. "On the fourth of the calends of October, namely, the Vigil of Saint Michael, which happened on a Sunday, the bishop came in the morning, and consecrated three altars. The first, in the east part, in honour of the holy and undivided Trinity and All Saints, on which thenceforward the mass of the blessed Virgin was to be sung every day. He offered, for the service of the said altar, and for the daily service of the blessed Virgin, two silver basons, of the weight of + *, and two silver candlesticks, of the weight of which were bequeathed by the will of the noble lady, Gundria de Warren, to the church of Sarum. Moreover, he gave, from his own property, to the clerks who were to officiate at that mass, thirty marks of silver, yearly, until he had settled as much in certain rents ; and ten marks, yearly, to maintain lamps round the altar. He then dedicated another altar, in the north part of the church, in honour of Saint Peter, the prince of the Apostles; and a third, in the south part, in honour of Saint Stephen, the proto-martyr, and the rest of the Martyrs. On this occasion were present, Henry, archbishop of Dublin, and Stephen, lord archbishop of Canterbury. After some hours spent in prayer in the new church, they went down, with many nobles, to the house of the † From the entries of admission in the Registers, there is reason to conclude that the abbots of Sherborne were canons of this cathedral in virtue of their office. + Blank in the original. Publishd 1914, by W Dodsworth, Close Salisbury MsBrodie & Dowding, Salisbury M'Murray Albemarle Street & Me Cadell & Davies strand.London. bishop, who generously entertained the numerous company during the whole week. "On the day of Saint Michael following, the lord archbishop of Canterbury preached a sermon to the people, who came in great numbers. Afterwards he went into the new church, and solemnly celebrated divine service. The said festival was thus happily conducted, from the beginning to the end, without the least interruption or disturbance. The persons who were present, besides the knights and barons, were S. archbishop of Canterbury. Henry, archbishop of Dublin. Ralph de Nevil, bishop of Chichester. 66 Benedict, bishop of Rochester. The Bishop of Evreux, in Normandy, who was before abbot of Bec. Richard, bishop of Sarum. Among these was Otto, the pope's nuncio, who was come to intercede for one Falcarius, then in rebellion, having defended, against the king, his castle of Bedford. The nuncio was to have audience at Clarendon, on Michaelmas day. "On the Thursday following, our lord the king, and Hubert de Burgh, his justiciary, came to the church. The king heard the mass of the glorious Virgin, and offered ten marks of silver, and one piece of silk. He granted also to the church, the privilege of a yearly fair, from the Vigil to the Octave of the Assumption inclusive; namely, eight days complete. The same day, the justiciary made a vow that he would give a gold Text,* with precious stones, and the relics of divers saints, in honour of the blessed Virgin, for the service of the new church. Afterwards, the king went * A Text was a copy of the Old and New Testament, for the service of the altar. down, with many noblemen and knights, to the bishop's house, where they were entertained. "The Friday following came Luke, dean of St. Martin's, London, and Thomas de Kent, clerks of the justiciary, who brought the aforesaid Text, and offered it on the altar of the new fabric, in behalf of Hubert de Burgh. By the advice of the bishop and the canons present, it was ordered to be delivered to the treasurer to be kept; and the dean of Sarum was to be intrusted with one of the keys. "The Sunday following, the bishop obtained leave that the new altar and chapel should remain in his custody for the whole seven years following; and that the oblations made there should be appropriated to the use of the fabric, except such as were given by the faithful for the perpetual ornament and honour of the church. He promised to execute a deed, stipulating that, after the expiration of the seven years, all things should return into the custody of the treasurer; and the oblations of all the altars be applied to the common use, according to the antient custom of the church of Sarum. And also, that those things which should have been offered to adorn the church, should then be delivered up. All which the bishop now committed to the custody of Elias de Deram, in whom he reposed the greatest confidence. "On the day of the Holy Innocents, the king and his justiciary came to Sarum. The king offered one gold ring with a precious stone, called a ruby, one piece of silk, and one gold cup, of the weight of ten marks. When mass was concluded, he told the dean that he would have the stone which he had offered, and the gold of the ring, applied to adorn the Text, which the justiciary had given. But as to the But as to the cup he gave no particular directions. The justiciary caused the Text, which he had before given, to |