The antiquities of England and Wales . in defcribed j alfo the church of Walton, withthe chapel of Treverman, the churches of Erchinton, of Bramp-ton, Karlaton and Farlam, with all their appurtences and de-pendencies. He likewife gave the pajfturage for thirty cows, and twentyfows, in his foreft of Walton; with all the bark of the timber-trees, and the dry wood in the forefts of his barony; and freepaffage for themfelves and fervants through his eflates to theirdifferent churches and houfes, &c. to Brampton, WTalton, Tra-verfman, Warboleman, and Rofwrageth, Danton, and Brenkibeth. He moreover


The antiquities of England and Wales . in defcribed j alfo the church of Walton, withthe chapel of Treverman, the churches of Erchinton, of Bramp-ton, Karlaton and Farlam, with all their appurtences and de-pendencies. He likewife gave the pajfturage for thirty cows, and twentyfows, in his foreft of Walton; with all the bark of the timber-trees, and the dry wood in the forefts of his barony; and freepaffage for themfelves and fervants through his eflates to theirdifferent churches and houfes, &c. to Brampton, WTalton, Tra-verfman, Warboleman, and Rofwrageth, Danton, and Brenkibeth. He moreover bellowed on them certain lands in his wood atBrampton, for the building of a barn to collect their tythes : healfo permitted them to make themfelves a fiih-pond any wherewithin his demefnes, provided that it did not injure his mill. Allthefe, with many other donations, were confirmed by the charterof King Richard I. Anno 1315 Henry de Burgh, prior of this houfe, dying,Robert de Meburn was elected in his ftead. The MS. chronicle of. CUMBERLAND. 49 of Lanercoft preferved in the Britifh Mufeum reports that thisHenry de Burgh was a famous poet. In 1337 on the death of prior William de Southayke, the con-Vent chofe John de Bowethby for his fuccefTor. In the year 1354 John de Bothcefter having on account of hisage and infirmities refigned the office of prior, when Thomas deHextildefham was chofen in his place, to whom the Bifhop ofCarlifie, befides administering the ufual oath of cannonical obe-dience, likewife obliged him by folemn promife not to frequentpublick huntings, nor to keep fo large a pack of hounds as hehad formerly done, he alfo directed that decent lodging in thepriory, and a competent allowance of the neceffaries and conve-niences of life mould be made for the former prior, which the con-vent by an unanimous fubfcription bound themfelves to perform. On the death of Thomas de Hextildefham great diffentions arofereflecting the election of a fucceiTor, infomuch that the b


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