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Covenant between the Abbot of Battle and Drogo, heir of rienbert whereby the plans and suits which have frequently taken place concerning the land of Alsiston are settled by the withdrawl by Drogo of this claims to the same, and the betwoel of hism, his fiw, his sons and Reinbert whose heir he was, of the fellowship of the monks of Battle, and on their undertaking to enter the said Reinbert in their calendar, and the names of Drogo, his wife and childern when they die.
Witnesss on the abbot's behalf:-- Fulbert de Gillaham " by whose Knife which he lent him Drogo placed the grant of the land on the altar of St mArtin's, Direcus, broder, Alwin, heremannus, priest,s Rodbert de Wi, and their men of Hastnigs, Hugh the dean, rodbert son of ralph, abraham de petra, william son of Wiburt, anselm de plagelvilla, ulwric brad, osbert de boreham, colebrant; of the abbot's family, alredus, benedict de huceham, aluric, reimbert, wulgar, ralph son of benedict, rodbert, swewin, aegelwin, rodbert de havenc, william, godwin de wic.
On behalf of drogo:-- ralph de dena, ralph de calverham, humphrey de walderne, willaim anglicus, gamelin de ponte roberti, rodbert gde glotingeham, rodbert pelice, algar de inneham , martin hsubnde, turstan prisun, richard de lundesfort.
at the foot is the following notw: " the two nephews of reinbert, richard and warmund will be placedi nthe calendar after theirdeat".
Middle of 12th century (earl Hen. III) with seal (in bag) of Drogo de pevenace. |