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 1920 TWO LINCOLN DOCUMENTS OF 114? 213 sixth are known to have been in the service of the bishop. Last are the witnesses who lived at or near Scarley. As two canons of Leicester are among the witnesses, it is probable that Leicester is the name of the fifth abbey. Leicester abbey was founded in 1143, and its first abbot was named Richard. If it is asked what could be the occasion when so many canons and Cistercian abbots were brought together, it may be suggested that it was the foundation of the Cistercian abbey of Vaudey in Lincolnshire on 23 May 1147. If this charter is of the first half of the year 1147, the next is later ; for in the former Roger de Almary is not yet precentor. It is interesting for its reference to the scola cantus, and for the statement that the abbot of St. Albans was one of the canons of Lincoln. In the Lincoln Cathedral Statutes, p. 789, among the canons is Gaufridus abbas, the predecessor of Radulfus. H. E. Salter. Lincoln Cathedral, D. ii. 86. 3. Endorsed De prebenda de Scarle, Nos fratres canonici sancte Marie Lincolniensis ecclesie presenti scripto nos recordari significamus, qualiter reclamatio Nicholai sacerdotis, fratris & concanonici nostri, aduersus episcopum nostrum Alexandrum in pre- sentia nostra terrainata fuerit. Predictus siquidem frater noster Nicholaus reclamabat duas bouatas terre quas ecclesie de Scarlai, que est prebenda ipsius, dicebat pertinere. Has uidelicet duas bouatas, nostra interueniente prece, suisque legitimis testibus adhibitis & iuramento confirmantibus, benigne concessit episcopus ecclesie de Scarlai & Nicholao, sibi & suis successoribus in prebendam, solute & libere & quiete in eternara posses- sionem habendas & tenendas in franco seruitio per quinque solidos reddendo per annum pro omni seruitio. Sicque omni sedata controuersia testes aduocati sunt, quorum nomina subscribuntur ; Humfridus subdecanus, lordanus thesaurarius, Robertus archidiaconus [Linc'],^ Willelmus filius Osberti archidiaconus, Robertus archidiaconus Legr[ecestrie], Willelmus archidiaconus Norhamtonie, Henricus archidiaconus Huntendonie, Wigerus sacerdos, Alexander sacerdos, Eurardus sacerdos, Gilebertus sacerdos filius Ricardi archidiaconi, Baldricus, Alexander de Saceum Uill', Robertus Foliot, Gilebertus sacerdos de Fulestou, magister Reinaldus, Radulfus de Cadomo, Rogerus nepos Odonis, Rogerus de Almar[ia], Gerardus, Paganus, Robertus de Colingburn', Willelmus de Baiocis, Robertus filius Constabularii, Willelmus de Dalb', Alexander Malebis 3 Adeldredus abbas de Reresbi [sic for 'Revesby '], Geruasius abbas de Luda, Walterus abbas de Kirkesteda, Ricardus abbas de [, Go ^jdefridus abbas Gerold', Gilebertus sacerdos de Sempingham, Osmundus sacerdos & canonicus Legre- cestrie, Gosbertus canonicus Legrecestrie, Radulfus sacerdos de Scarl', Serlo sacerdos [de. . . ^]na, Radulfus sacerdos de Blab', Willelmus persona ecclesie ^ A hole in manuscript.
 * A hole in manuscript ; therefore conjectural. * A hole in manuscript.