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Suit Between Hubert Bishop of Sarum and William Abbot of Sherborne Concerning the Prebend of Sherborne and the Land of Kingston

6 Jun 1191

1 charter

A suit had been moved between Hubert Bishop of Sarum and the Cathedral, and William abbot of Sireb[urn] [Sherborne] and the convent there, by authority of an apostolic mandate. It concerned the prebend of Syreburne [Sherborne] and the land of Kingeston [Kingston] which was said to have been granted to the Cathedral as a prebend, and also the residence. An amicable settlement was made between the abbot and convent and the proctors of Hubert Bishop of Sarum, namely Jordan dean of Sarum, H abbot of Reading, Bartholomew and Symon de Scal[.]. Accordingly the said abbot and convent granted to Bishop Hubert and his successors and the Cathedral the churches of Lim and Halgestoke [Lyme and Halstock] forever with all their appurtenances, with the advowson and all other rights which they had, to be one prebend. The Bishop's proctors, having observed the poverty and need of the monastery of Sherborne granted to the abbot and convent all the profits and advantages of the churches of Stapelbrige and Stoke, when they became vacant, saving reasonable support for perpetual vicars and episcopal customs. Meanwhile the abbot and convent could take from the church of Stapelbrige 100s annually until it became vacant, and when the church of Coriscumbe [Corscombe] became vacant, they could take annually two marks, saving the episcopal customs. The proctors released to the said abbot and convent the suit (part of the left edge of the document is missing; up until this point the transcription on pp.50-51 of Rev. W. Dunn Macray (ed.), Salisbury Charters and Documents (1891) has been used; following this point the translation may not be quite correct due to missing words) moved against them, granting them the said prebend of Sherborne and the land of [?Kingston], which they controlled. And the proctors ordained that the abbot of Sherborne and his successors were [alternatively were not? - text missing] bound to keep residence in the Cathedral for the said prebend while they had a vicar there. In testimony the document was sealed with the seals of H Bishop of Sarum, the seal of the chapter, and the seals of the abbot and convent of Sherborne. Also the seals of the four proctors. Made in the Chapter House of Sarum. The witnesses were Reginald Bishop of Bath, Walter abbot 'de Fulgeriis', William and Azo archdeacons, Vincent, Jordan, John de Cernai, Geoffrey de Osteilli, Ernilio, William de [Pottern], William monk of Cerne, Adam, Walter de Wicton, Roger clerk of Stapelbrige.

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Material: parchment

William
Walter, Hubert
Lyme and Halstock
Sherborne