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38 HISTORY OF CORN MILLING: vol. iv<br />
n. and the whole revenues appurtenant to them :<br />
this road in English<br />
^^^ABBE^^^ is called Biforieta, which in Latin signifies Before the Gate. . . .<br />
MILLS. ^^^ whole <strong>of</strong> these the Venerable Earl Roger, w<strong>it</strong>h his sons,<br />
1_— Hugo, Robert, Roger, and Arnulph, has conceded and confirmed.<br />
3. An alleged<br />
All the foregoing I, William, King <strong>of</strong> the English, have conceded<br />
Forged and confirmed by my seal.<br />
' ^°^ Here we clearly see all the various gifts given from<br />
1083 to 1087 duly entered as <strong>of</strong> 1087, the year<br />
when, on the appointment <strong>of</strong> abbot and chapter, the<br />
abbey, "by consent <strong>of</strong> King William," had <strong>of</strong>ficially<br />
come into existence, and <strong>it</strong>s complete foundation<br />
charter had been formally handed to <strong>it</strong> by the founder.<br />
The specific grant <strong>of</strong> the c<strong>it</strong>y multure is not said to<br />
''<br />
"<br />
have been made, but generally all known rights<br />
appertaining to the mills. Doubtless this originally<br />
was the precise term used in what is said to be the<br />
" first "<br />
grant <strong>of</strong> mills in 1083 ; <strong>it</strong> being only the formal<br />
charter at the close <strong>of</strong> 1087 that had clearly stated<br />
what those " known "<br />
rights included in the eyes <strong>of</strong><br />
Earl Roger — namely, the multure <strong>of</strong> the town.<br />
The same version <strong>of</strong> the <strong>milling</strong> terms appears in<br />
Fundationis et Dotationis Historia, compiled by the<br />
monks about a century later :—<br />
Monast. Ang., Rogerus et Adelaisa concedente rege Willielmo et archiepiscopo<br />
i- 376* Lanfranco et patriae praesule Petro, posuerunt monachos Deo<br />
(Ex. Reg. Abb ) serv<strong>it</strong>uros in quadam<br />
ecclesia in honore sanctorum Petri et Pauli<br />
constructa in suburbiis Salopesbirise civ<strong>it</strong>atis, qui domino exorarent<br />
assidue pro animarum suorum et haeredum qui ante eos ipsum<br />
honorem recte possederunt vel possessuri sunt.<br />
Hanc autem ecclesiam, memoratus, comes et com<strong>it</strong>issa de suis<br />
proprius facultatibus a fundamentis instaurantes, hab<strong>it</strong>ationi monachorum<br />
congruum efificere inceperunt sed morte interveniente non<br />
perfecerunt. Huic vero ecclesiae ea quae infra continentur tam pro<br />
animarum suarum quam pro omnium Christianorum salute donaverunt<br />
et perpetuoque concesserunt.<br />
Primo scilicet dederunt congregatis illuc fratribus vicum quendam<br />
juxta eandem ecclesiam pos<strong>it</strong>um cum tribus molendinis cunctisque<br />
redd<strong>it</strong>ibus que ad eam pertinere noscuntur. Hie autem vicus<br />
divid<strong>it</strong>ur a civ<strong>it</strong>ate Salopesbiriae solummodo alveo fluminis inter-<br />
currentis cui nomen est Sabrina. Vicus autem ipse Biforietta<br />
vocatur quod nos lingua Gallica ante portam dicimus. . .<br />
Haec autem omnia acta sunt anno ab incarnatione<br />
.<br />
Domini<br />
mlxxxvij.