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Confirmation by Geoffrey de Mandevilla, Earl of Gloucester and Essex, with assent of Isabel his wife, Countess of Gloucester, to Margam Abbey, of the gifts of the Countess, as set forth in No. 113 above, of which this is the corresponding document prepared on behalf of the Earl.

Witnesses: Henry, Bishop of Llandaff; Urban, Archdeacon of Llandaff; Nicholas Poinz; Henry de Umframvilla; John de Saint Quintin; Walter de Sullie; Ralph de Suuinesheued', then Sheriff; Richard Flamang; Gilbert de Turbervilla; William de Cantilupo; Reimund de Sullie; Ralph Maylock; William Le Sor; Ralph de Clivedun.

Round seal, green wax, 1? inch diameter: a shield of arms of early shape; quarterly. + Sigill: GALFR... De Mavndevil.

Confirmation by Ysabella, Countess of Gloucester and Essex, in her free widowhood, to Margam Abbey, of all the gifts and confirmations made to the Abbey by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, her grandfather, and William, Earl of Gloucester, her father, set forth in No. 113 [1214x23 Feb. 1216]. (See Printed Vol. I, p. 39, etc.).

Witnesses:- Henry de Furneaus; William de Tiches': Dominus William, Canon of Kainesham; Nicholas, Prior of Margam; John, Monk of Neath; Ernald, conversus of Margam; Martin the hostiarius; John de Swinesheved.

Imperfect seal of the Countess, dark green wax, similar to that described in Vol. I, p. 39 (printed).

A Bible, written in France, [13 cent., first ¼]. Texts: 'Hic incipit epistola beati Ieromini ...' [Friedrich Stegmüller, Repertorium biblicum medii aevi (Madrid, 1950-80) 284] (ff.1-2); Stegmüller 284 repeated (ff. 3-4); and The Bible (ff. 5-352). The OT, compared with the order established about 1230 in Parisian Bibles (see for instance N. R. Ker and A. J. Piper, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries (Oxford, 1969- ), I, 96-97) lacks the Prayer of Manasses and 2 Ezra. The unusual NT order is: Gospels, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Pauline Epistles and Apocalypse. For the OT, prologues are lacking for 2 Chronicles, Ecclesiastes and Wisdom (the Paris prologues for the latter two are added by another hand in the margin), that for Tobit is Stegmüller 349, while the series for the Minor Prophets, Amos to Machabees, is Stegmüller 512, 516, 522, 525, 527, 529, 532, 535, 540, 544 and 551. The only prologues in the NT are, for the Gospels, Stegmüller 590, 607, 615 and 624, for Acts 640; for the Catholic Epistles (James) Jacobus ecclesie ierosolimitane post apostolos curam et regnum suscepit ... uel inuisibiliter percutiat; and for the Epistle to the Romans, Stegmüller 662. The hand which added the prologues in the margin of the OT also added in the margin the standard prologues for the Pauline Epistles up to Philippians.
The text was corrected throughout, before decoration (see f. 104); it was annotated and further corrected by several thirteenth-century hands. Some of the larger omissions, neatly made good in the margin by the scribe, have their text otiosely repeated, in circles, by a contemporary hand. Between 2 Chronicles and Esther, chapter divisions were revised by one of the correcting hands, in conformity with the Paris Bible, most notably in Esther, where nine chapters become sixteen. The text is lightly glossed throughout, by pen and plummet, by the same thirteenth-century hands. Cited by glosses, apart from the Fathers, are Bede (ff. 281 verso, 323), Raban (f. 270), Hugh of St Victor (ff. 5, 245 verso, 258, 323 verso), Richard of St Victor (f. 160) and 'Ray[mund]' (f. 166).

A folio manuscript containing a Latin text of Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae'. The spine is inscribed in gilt 'Galfrid Monvmetensis Historia'. A small, square label bearing the number 32 has been pasted on at the base of the spine. A note 'Bound by Lewis' and the inscription 'Sir T. P., Middle Hill, No. 32' under the figure of a lion rampant are found on the centre panel of the inner side of the upper cover. The name 'Thos. Phillipps' and the note '32 MSS. Ph.' have been inscribed on the recto of the first (modern) fly-leaf, and the bottom left - hand corner of the verso of the same leaf is stamped 'Bound by Hering'. The vellum leaves have a generous margin but some have natural medial flaws and irregular edges and a few have flaws which have been repaired. The text is written in double columns of forty lines each in a regular, somewhat angular, Gothic hand probably of the first half of the thirteenth century and possibly the first quarter. The preface and 'Historia' proper have large initials in red and blue and each chapter has a large initial in red or blue often with decorative work in the same or the contrasting colour. Most of the catchwords appear to have been cut away probably in the process of trimming for binding. The text is not divided into books. It has the customary preface (Incipit and Explicit, f. 1 recto) but there is no direct reference to a patron. Robert, earl of Gloucester, is referred to obliquely as follows - 'Si autem in hoc libello corrigendum est aliquid a to corrigatur nec gaufndi monomutensis censeatur sed sale minerue minerue (sic) tue conditus illius dicatur editio quem henricus anglorum rex generauit . . .'. The 'Historia' proper commences on f. 1 recto, and the prophesies of Merlin, with the prefatory remarks referring to Alexander, bishop of Lincoln, are introduced on f. 29 verso. The explicit of the 'Historia' (f. 60 verso) is preceded by the epilogue with references to [William] of Malmesbury and Henry of Huntingdon. The following note in French - 'an 11? 52 mommouth an angletere' - has been inserted in the space between the heads of the two columns of f. 1 recto.

General confirmation by Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, to Margam Abbey, of the lands and privileges granted [by his predecessors], viz. the lands in the fee of Kenefeg, New-Castle, the land of Peytevin, etc. (cf. No. 113 [1214x23 Feb. 1216]), with additional grants; and that the monks are to have a court of all pleas and forfeits in their lands, but not of felony. And in felonies, the land and chattels of the felons condemned to death which may be due to the Earl are granted to the monks.

Witnesses: Patrick de Chauus, Roger de Sumery, Nicholas Poinz, Geoffrey de Fanucurt, Stephen Bauceyn, Ralph de Beuchamp, John La Ware, Walter de Sulya, Gilbert de Umframuill, John de Reigny, Adam Wallensis. Latin.

The green silk bobbin remains, but the seal is wanting.

The text is given in G. T. Clark's Cartae, No. DCCCLVII.

Quit-claim by John Thomelyn of Halwenethorche to Sir Robert de Penres, of a m. and lands in the demesne of Kedwely, on the road from St. Ysmael’s to Kedwely. Witnesses: Richard de Ryvers, seneschal of Kedwely; John Le Boteler, Geoffrey Don, Richard Baldewen, Philip Heruy, Adam Payn. [Latin]. Dated at Kedwely, 15th July, 7 Edw. I [1279]. Seal wanting.

Quit-claim by Howel and Thomas, sons of William ap Howel, to Sir Robert de Penres, kt, of land at Reuroz in the fee of Landemor. [Latin]. Witnesses: John de Penres, Richard de Penres, William de la Mare, Philip Scorlage, Robert Manxel. Dated at Penres (Penrice), 10th March, 10 Edw. I [1282].

Quit-claim by Howel and Thomas, sons of William ap Houwell, to Sir Robert de Penres, kt, of land formerly held by William ap Houwel at Reuroz, in the fee of Landimor. Witnesses: John de Penres, Richard de Penres, William de la Mare, Philip Scorlage, Robert Moxel. [Latin]. Dated at Penres (Penrice), 10th March, 10 Edw. I [1282]. Two small seals, creamy white wax, indistinct: 1. Head of St. John Baptist in a dish. * CAPVD . IOH’...... (11mm). 2. A seeded fleur-de-lis, legend illegible (9mm).

The 'Topographia Hibernica' and 'Expugnatio Hiberniae' of Giraldus Cambrensis, with initial capitals, etc., in red and green.

1. Houa ap Madoc ap D'd, clerk, with the assent of his brothers, Mereduz, Meiler and Howel;
2. Henry de ...., rector of Thlanelen.
   Grant of all his right in the Abbadayth of Thlanelen.

Grant by Leuky, daughter and heir of Meuric Coyg’ ap Jeruart, to Sir Robert de Penres, kt, of ten acres of land in the fee of Landimor, between Penmenud and Pantglas; rent, a chaplet of roses at Midsunmmer. [Latin]. Witnesses: Richard de Penres, John de Penres, William de Lamare, Robert de Lamore, John Slog’, Adam Cauan, Thomas de Landewy. Dated at Penmenud, 6th Nov., 8 Edw. II [1314].

Grant by Howel, son and heir of William ap Howel, to Sir Robert de Penres, kt, of the land which William his father held in Reuroz, in the fee of Landymor. Under the seal of Philip Scurlag. [Latin]. Witnesses: Richard de Penres, John de Penres, Philip Scorlage, William de La mare, Robert Manxel, Hamund Turbyrvyle, Thomas de Landewy. Dated at Penres, 12th May, 8 Edw. II, AD 1315. Shield-shaped seal, green wax (16 x 14mm). An eagle displayed, on a quasi-chief the motto LEL, ‘loyal.’

Grant by William de Breuwosa, Lord of Landimor, son and heir of Sir William de Breuwosa, to Sir Robert de Penres, kt, of the land which David ap Ouwell held in Reuroz, or Rewrowgh, in the fee of Landimor. Rent, 2d., and four marks of silver beforehand. [Latin]. Witnesses: David de La bere, John de La bere, John de Penres, William de Lamare, Richard Lupus, Amund Turbervyle, Robert Moxsel, John Selewold, Thoma de Landewy. Dated at Landimor, 14th Jan., AD 1314, 8 Edw. II [1315]. Seal wanting.

Lease for two lives by Sir Robert de Penres to Maurice Adam and Cristina his wife, of tenements at Wenfrod, as well arable land as meadow, grove, and waste; rent, 16d. for each acre measured by the Landymor perch of 22 ft.: right of pre-emption for improved land; undertaking to reside on the land; heriot of 5s., or the best beast, etc. [Latin]. Witnesses: David de La Beere, Robert de La more, John Voyl, John Meyruc’ of Landymor, Henry Davy. Dated at Penres, 26th Oct., 9 Edw. II. [1315]. The word CIROGRAFUM cut across in the indenture at the top of the deed. Seal wanting.

Grant by William de Breuwousa, Lord of Landimor, son and heir of Lord William de Breuwosa, to Sir Robert de Penres, of half-an-acre of land in the fee of Landimor towards Langenyth. Rent, a rose at Midsummer. [Latin]. Witnesses: David de la bere, John de la bere, Peter de la bere, John de Penres, William de La mare, Robert Moxsel, John Selewold, John Meuric, David Carman. Dated at Landimor, 14th Jan., AD 1314, 8 Edw. II [1315]. Seal wanting.

Quit-claim by Margery de Lecto to Sir Robert de l’enres, kt, of land lately held by David ap Ouwel in Reuroz, in the fee of Landimor. [Latin]. Witnesses: David de La Bere, John de La Bere, John de Penres, William de Lamare, Richard Lupus, Amund Turbervyle, Robert Moxsel, John Selewold, Thomas de Landewy. Dated at Swansea, 31st March, 8 Edw. II [1315]. Imperfect seal, green wax (19mm). A lion rampant, combatant with a wyvern. * PRI[VE . SV . E ], POI . CONV .