Folios: 379v-383. County of Yorkshire. Charter of the abbot of Whitby. Inspeximus...

Folios: 379v-383. County of Yorkshire. Charter of the abbot of Whitby. Inspeximus of Edward III of an inspeximus of Edward II dated 7 Mar 5 Edw II of various charters: 1. A charter of William I to the abbot and monks of Whitby, dated at Westminster. 2. A charter by William I dated at York. 3. A charter of Henry I to the church of St Peter and St Hilda of Whitby, granting the church of Atune in Cliveland [Ayton], dated at Westminster. 4. A charter of King Stephen dated at York. 5. An inspeximus of Henry II, dated at Reading 13 Apr 14 Hen II, of a charter of confirmation of a charter of Henry I, dated at Winchester. 6. A charter of Richard I dated at Chalons on 23 Apr 1 Ric I. 7. A charter of King John dated at York on 1 Mar 5 John. 8. A charter of King John granting the hermitage of Godeland, dated at Freemantle on 26 Oct 7 John. 9. A charter of Henry III dated at Westminster on 10 Mar 47 Hen III.

Place or Subject: William I granted to the church of Whitby and to Serlo, the prior, and the monks all liberties and free customs, which royal power can give to any church and quittance from all customs and demands. He granted to the church of St Peter of Presteby and Whitby and to Serlo that they may have at that church such laws and customs as the church of St John in Beverley, the church of Ripon and the church of St Peter of York have; the church of St Peter of Hackness, and land there and in Northfeld and Brunstun. Henry I granted to them the church of Ayton in Cleveland, and to the monks of Whitby of Middlesbrough that they shall have it as free and their own cell. King Stephen confirmed all the grants from his predecessors: the church of St Peter of Hackness, and land there and in Norfelda and Brenestona, and the church of All Saints of Fishergate in York, and lands in Cayton. King Stephen granted all possessions which William de Percy and Alan his son, and William son of Alan gave to them: the church of Whitby and Noderby, Overby, Gypan, Filing, Normanby, Snetonam, Ugglebarnby, Soureby, Dunsley, Newenham, Stachesby, Brecche, Baldeby and Florem, and the port of the sea and forests and all things pertaining to those, and Sudfeldham, Everlac, Brochesni, and the tithes of carucates of Oppelidun, Stachestona, Samara, Wilton, Nafferton, Sumerletaby, Emmingham, Capremote, Ludeford and Covenham, and a moiety of the fish of Egrum, and the tithe of Steintona, and Alchintona, and land in Hisenham and in Tholestuna, and from the fee of Robert de Brus the church of St Hilda of Middlesbrough; and land in Neweham from the fee of Fossard, land in Boterwik, in Rotsebyfrom the fee of Eustace son of John, one mill and land in Stainestona and in Wicheham; and the church of Hoctona, which Alan Bucel granted to them; and the church of Hot' and one toft in Wabegate, which Audan gave to them. Henry II granted all the liberties and customs which the church of St John of Beverley and the church of St Wilfred de Ripon have in their lands and men; and in Whitby a burgage and fair at the feast of St Hilda; the port of the sea with a boat throughout their whole land, with thol and theam and all liberties and customs; the church of All Saints of Fishergate with appurtenances and all lands and men pertaining to the church of St Peter and St Hilda of Whitby, with all liberties and customs and gifts and confirmed by his predecessors' charters all the gifts of William Percy, founder of the abbey, and Alan de Percy, his son, and William de Percy, son of Alan. Whereupon they have their charters and land in Hackness, Northfeld and Brunston without geld. Richard I granted to the abbot and monks and all men pertaining to the church of St Peter and St Hilda of Whitby all liberties and customs which the church of St John de Beverley and the church of St Wilfred of Ripon have. He granted to them a burgage in Whitby and a fair at the feast of St Hilda with soc, sac, thol, theam and infangenethef; the church of All Saints of Fishergate, etc; and all gifts and liberties granted by the king's predecessors and members of the Percy family. King John granted to the church of St Peter, the abbot and the monks forever all stags and deer and pigs from their forests within metes determined in the charters of King Henry I and Henry II, which Henry I afforested. King John also granted to them all lands which William de Percy and Alan, his son, founders of that abbey, gave in alms by all the metes, as in the charter of Alan de Percy, namely from the port of Whitby by the whole coast as far as Blawic, and then to Grenedik, and in length of Grenedik, and then to Swenestiestigh, and then to Thornelay, and to Kirkelak, and to Sepceldebrok, and then in length by the brow to beyond Theofnesdikes, and to Staynescrossegate, near to the vill of Suffeld, as far as Gretehonesd and to Elbercroft and Mosa and half of the Mosa, and then to the Derwent and half of the Derwent in length as far as where the Derwent breaks out, and to Lillacres, and to Scogreneshoghes, and to Silehou, and to Lichebot, and just as Lichebot falls into the River Esk, and half the Esk in length, and just as the water of Brochelebet falls into the Esk, and from Brochelebet in length as far as Swathouchecros, and to Horscroft, to Thordisa, and as far as the sea, and by the coast to Whitby. King John also granted to them the hermitage of Goathland. King Henry III granted to the abbot and convent of Whitby that they are to have forever their own verderers concerning their liberty of Whitby.

Additional people: Witnesses to the overall inspeximus of Edward III: [William Melton] the archbishop of York; J. [John Stratford], bishop of Winchester, the king's chancellor; John of Eltham, earl of Cornwall, the king's brother; John de Warenne, earl of Surrey; Henry de Beaumont; Henry de Percy; and Ralph de Neville, steward of the king's household. Witnesses to the overall inspeximus of Edward II: W. [Walter Langton], bishop of Coventry and Lichfield; Ralph son of William; William le Latymer; William le Vavasour; John de Croumbewell; Henry Spigurnell; Henry le Scrope; Edmund de Malo Lacu, steward of the king's household; and Henry de Appelby. Other witnesses 1: W. de Percy. 2: Lanfranc the archbishop; Osmund the bishop; and W. de Perceyo. 3: G. the chancellor. 4: A., bishop of Carlisle; R. the chancellor; R. de Vere; Hugh Byg'; W. de Percy. 5: Witnesses to the charter of Henry I: Richard, archbishop of Canterbury; Richard de Lucy; Jocelin de Luvania; Hugh de Cressy. Witnesses to Henry II inspeximus: W., bishop of Carlisle; A., bishop of Coventry and Lichfield; L. Dubelm, clerk; Hubert de Burgh, earl of Kent, the king's justiciar; Stephen de Segrave; Ralph de Trubleville; Godfrey de Crowcombe; Gilbert Basset; John son of Philip; Henry de Capella; and R. [Ralph de Neville], bishop of Chichester, chancellor. 6: R., bishop of And', count of Meulan; Geoffrey Loustour; Roger de Pratell', the king's steward; Stephen de Thurnef; Ralph son of Godfrey, the king's chamberlain; and John de Alencon, archdeacon of Lisieux, the king's vice-chancellor. 7: G. fitz Peter, earl of Essex; R. earl of Leicester; William Briwerr; Hugh de Neville; Simon de Pateshill; Hugh de Chancumbe; and Simon, provost of Beverley and archdeacon of Wells. 8: W., earl of Salisbury; William, count de Lisle; Robert de Veteri Ponte [Vieuxpont]; Matthew son of Herbert; Hugh de Neville; Peter de Stokes; Geoffrey de Neville; and Hugh Welle, archdeacon of Wells. 9. Peter [Aigueblanche], bishop of Hereford; Roger le Bigod, earl of Norfolk, and marshal of England; Philip Basset, the king's justiciar of England; Hugh le Bygod; John Maunsell, treasurer of York; Robert Waleraund; William de Wilton; Geoffrey de Langel'; Ebulo de Montibus.

Dated at Dated at York.

6 Feb 7 Edw III.