Four Brethren, thenceforward, two cleric, two lay,

He ordained should take charge of a new-founded chantry,

With six marcs apiece, and some claims on the pantry;

In short, the whole county

Declared, through his bounty,

The Abbey of Bolton exhibited fresh scenes

From any displayed since Sir William de Meschines

And Cecily Roumeli came to this nation

With William the Norman, and laid its foundation.

For the rest, it is said,