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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.

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