Colne Priory Charter 5
Stephen king of England, to Earl William his son, the archbishops, bishops, abbots, justices, dukes, earls, barons, ministers and all the faithful of England, greetings.
Know that I have conceded and confirmed in perpetual alms the grant of a share of her marriage portion that Countess Euphemia made, when dying, to God and the church of S. Mary of Colne and the monks serving God there, namely, one hundred shillings worth of land in Clintune, free and quit from all secular obligations, for the soul of Queen Matilda and Count Eustache my son and for the salvation of my soul and all my ancestors’s souls. Wherefore I will and firmly command that the aforesaid church of S. Mary at Colne should have these hundred shillings worth of land, and possess them, freely and quietly in all things, in perpetuity.
Witnesses. Richard de Luci. Richard de Canville. Robert Steff[ani] . At Woodstock.