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 351 ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. uus le Dcsitenser et de Glamorg' et Morg' et de Berj;cveny omues libertates predictas pro nobis et heredibus nostris predictis burgenisibus nostris et conim successoribus latificainus et confinnaniiis i)cr prcseutes in pcrpetiuun. In cujiis rei testiinoniuin Imic prcsenti carte uostre sigilluni t'ancollarie iiostro dc Kordyll" duxiinus api>uiiciiduin. lliistesti- biis l)i>iuin<> .li»haiuie Stradliiiir. tunc Vicccoinito nostro (.IlaniurL!;', J>omino Juliaiiue lie Saucto Johauue, Dtjuuno Kdwardo Stradlyug, uiilitibus. Watkyu Morton, tunc Constabulai-io de Kerdyft', Jenkiu ap Davy ap Lcwelyn vachan, Lewis Mathcw, Ibiwoll ap Choao ap Ivor, Roberto Mathcw, Morgan ap Lewclyn aj) Jevau, aniiigcns, et aliis. J>atiwn apud Kcrdyfl" vicesinio ipiarto die niensis Augusti anno rogni Regis llonrici qiiinti post contpicstum nono, Et nos vero predictns llicardus Comes do Warwick Doniiuus le Des- penser et de Glaniorg' et Morg', et Isabella consors nostra, pro salnte auimarum nostrarum et omnium anteccssorura et heredum nostrorum, omnes cartas donationes concessiones et confirmationes supradictas ratas liabentes et gratas eas pro nobis et heredibus nostris predictis burgcnsi- bus nostris ville nostre predicte de Lantrissen et eorum successoribus, concedimns innonamus acccptamus ratirtcamus et confirmamus per pre- sentes in perpetuuin. Vnlentos et concedentcs (pioil iste carte dona- eioues concessiones et confirmaciones de onniibus suis libortatibus fidehtcr ct inviolabilitcr obscrventur in pcrpetuum, aliqua interruptione nou obstante. In ctijus rei testimonium hnic jiresenti carte contirmationis nostro sigilliim C'ancellarie nostre do Kerdyll" duximus apiionendum. Hiis tcstibus de Sancto Johanne tunc Domino Johannc de Sancto Johanne, Domino Johanno Stradliug, militibus. Henrico Siacke, tunc Constabulario de Kerdyti", Davyd Mathew, Lewelyn np Jevau Madoc, Morgan ap Lewelyn ap Jcvan, armigeris, et nniltis aliis. Datum apud Kerdyti" vicesinio die mcnsis Octobris anno regni Regis Ilenrici sexti post conquestiun tcrtio. Tiiis charter is clearly written, upon jtarchmont 21 in. broad by 1.") in. deep, occasionally worn away by fVcciuont fi»lding, but otherwise fairly legible. TliC seal, now muih chij>|icd, and worn, has been a very handsome one, of about 3J in. diameter, cut with unusual clearness and boldness, and formed of very durable green wax. The margin is gone, but the centml part is tolerably perfect. I'pon the one side is an armed knight riding to the proper left, and upon his small full-iiottomed shield tho arms of Reauchamp and Newbiugh (jUMidrly. The caparisons of the horse have been emblazoned, but are worn so nearly smooth that only traces of Ic Despenser ([uartering do Clare can be detected. Uj)on the revei"so is a large broad, thouizh jioinleil, shicM. It bears ipiarterly of four grand (piarters, I. and W. Rcaurhamp impaling Newbur^rh, Karl of Warwick, II. and III. fie Clare impuling le I )cspcn.ser. 'I'he charter is endorsed "At .Mr. lumper's house in t'ardili" the L'Tth day of October iU'<2 this ])archnu-nt wrilting was by us the Cununis- hioners Kubscril)cd .hIwwciI the ihiy time and jilace abuvc minliniicil inito William ap Kvan at the lime of hi.s examination Ixloic us Tno. Tno.M.vs Juiis (,|{M.; Jli:. Rassktt.''