<County: Lancs>
<Code: L0160>
<MS reference: London, BL Add. 37769>
<Text: Deed of Thomas Rygmayden of Wedacre concerning the rights of Cockersand Abbey in Garstang and other places>

*BE HIT KNAWEN TO ALL MEN~ Y\T WHER~ AS Y\E *ABBOTT & *COVENT OF *COKERSOND ERE CEISET *AND
THEYR~ PreDECESSOURS BEFORE THEYM~ OF CerTEYN~ LONDEz AND TENEMENTz *MESEz RENTz PASTUREz *MEDOWES
WASTEz *MOSSEz *FYSSHYNGEz *APPROWMENTz MADE TO BE MADE & OF ODER DYUERSEz POSSESSION *FRANCHEz
& ProFETEz & ESIAMENTz In Y\E TOWN OF *GAYRSTANG & *FORTON BY Y\E *GYFT GRaUNT AND FEFFEMENT OF Sir WILLIAz OF
LONCASTR~ HOLD LORD OF WYRESDALE & OF OTHer DYUerSEz SENYOURS TO HOLD TO THEYM & THEYRR~ SUCCESSOURz In PURE
& PerPETUELL ALMONS FOREVerMORE AS THEYR~ <cro>&</cro> RYGHT & Y\E RYGHT OF THEYR~ KYRKE OF SEYNT *ELYN@ AFTer Y\E REPORT
OF THEYR~ MUNI%MENTz TO THEYME YerOFE MAD *AND ALSO BY Y\E XTEW<? could also read Y_TEW, underscore for a letter> OF Y\E SAME DEDEz TO TAKE VNDerWOD In Y\E WOD
OF WYRESDALE Y\T IS TO SEY HOUSEBOTE HAYBOTE & TO DELFE TURVEz & CARYE AT THEYR~ WYLLE In Y\E MOSSE OF
*GAYRSTANG FOR THEYME & THEYR~ SUCCESSOURS & FOR THEYR~ TENaNTEz OF *GAYRSTANG AS WELL FOR THEYM THAT AR~
AS FOR THEYM Y\T ER~ TO COME *AND OPON THAT *THOmaS *RYGMAYDEN~ LORD OF Y\E *MANER OF WEDEACRE
BY HYS DED Y\T HER~ IS KNAWLAGYNG & *AFFERMANT THER~ RYGHT In FOurME AS IS ABOUESEYD In ALL POVNTEz
WYLL GRaUNTEz FOR HYM & HYS HEIREz FOREVerMORE Y\T Y\E ABOUESEYD *ABBOTT & *COVENT & THEYR~ SUCCESSOURS
NE THEYR~ TENaNTz OF *GAYRSTANG & *FORTON~ NE BE *FRO HENSEFORTHE BY Y\E SEYD *THOmaS NE+BY+HYS
HEIREz GREVET MOLESTED ENPECHED OR DESTOURBED In NOO POYNT OF THYNG ABOVE WRYTYN~
*AND Y\T THEY MAY PEASABLE HAVE & ENYOI%E ALL THEYR~ POSSESSIONz ABOVESEYD & DOO THEYR~ ProFETz APPROUMENTz
In *FORTON & In OTHer PLACEz W\T-I%N THEYR~ BOUNDEz & THEY & THEYR~ TENaNTz TAKE THEYR~ WOD CALLED ESTOUerS & DELFE
THEYR~ TURVES In Y\E MOSSE & TURBARYE In *GAYRSTANG & THEYME CARYE & BER~ AWAY AT THEYR~ WYLL W\TOVT
COnTraDICCI%ON OF HYM OR HYS HEYREz FOREVerMORE AS THEYR~ RYGHT & AS Y\E RYGHT OF THEYR~ KYRKE OF SEYNT
*ELYN@ *AND TO ALL THES THYNGEz WELL & TRWLY TO HOLD & PerFOurME Y\E SEYD *THOmaS FOR HYM & HYS HEYREz TO
THYS DEDE HASE SETT HYS SEALL *GYFFEN~ AT *GAYRSTANG Y\E WEDYNNESDAY NEXT AFTer Y\E FEST OF THE
PurIFICacion OF OVR LADYE In Y\E YER~ OF Y\E REIGNE OF KYNGE *EDWARD Y\E IIJ\D\E AFTer Y\E CONQUEST XXXVIJ\T