CHAP. III.
“This is the final Concord, made in the Court of Galfred, the Son of Peter, and afterwards recorded and inrolled[303] in the Court of our Lord the King, at Westminster, in the Thirty-third Year of the Reign of King Henry the Second, on Tuesday after the feast of the Apostles Simon and Jude, before[304] E. Bishop of Ely, and I. Bishop of Norwich, and R. de Glanville, Justice of our Lord the King, and other faithful and trusty servants of our Lord the King, then there present, between the aforesaid G. the Son of Peter and R. the son of Reginald, of the Advowson of the Church of All Saints of Shuldham, and common of pasture of Heddon, concerning which there was a dispute between them; to wit, that the aforesaid R. has acknowledged to the aforesaid G., as his Right, the Advowson of the aforesaid Church, and has quitted-claim to the aforesaid G. and his Heirs, from him and his Heirs for ever, if he had any right in the Advowson of the aforesaid Church: also the aforesaid R. quit-claims to the aforesaid G. the Common of Pasture of Heddon—And all the purprestures[305] which G. has made in Shuldham, in the Woodland[306] and Mills and Crofts[307] and Turbaries[308] of Shuldham, of which the said R. reserves nothing, unless that which is necessary to burn in his House for him and his Heirs, without making any sale; and all[309] external folds,[310] (except his own) and the bidden days[311] of external ploughs, and the Customs[312] of Hens and Eggs. And for this Concord and quit-claim, the aforesaid G. has given to the said R. twenty marks of silver.” And observe, that such a Concord is termed final, because it puts an end to the matter,[313] so that neither of the litigating parties can ever after recede from it. For if either of them fail to adhere to it, or to perform his part of it, and the other party complain, the Sheriff shall be directed to put him by safe pledges, that he appear before the King’s Justices to answer, wherefore he has not kept such fine. I mean, if the party complaining, has previously given the Sheriff security, to prosecute his claim. For this purpose, the following writ shall issue——