Bernard  de  Rippeley,  clerk  of  Ripley,  and  Richard  de
Rippeley,  his  brother,  granted  certain  lands  in  Caiton  in  Ripley
to  the  Abbey,  the  witnesses  being  William,  son  of  Rod.  de
Aldefeld,  Walter  the  Aleman,  Robert  de  Mulwath,  Richard
de  Rondeclive,  William  de  Salleia,  Nicholas  de  Caiton,  and
Walter  Siding.  The  seals  of  Bernard  and  Richard  are
appended,  the  former  apparently  representing  an  angel,  or
possibly  a  churchman  standing  robed,  with  the  legend  SigilL
Bernardi  de  Bippeila.  (Dr.  Burton's  Copies  and  Extracts,
vol.  iv.  277-9.)

There  are  two  charters  by  these  persons  which  may  be
quoted  as  giving  further  genealogical  information : —

'  Noverint  omnes  Sanctse  ecclesiae  filii  presentes  et  futuri
quod  Ego  Bernardus  de  Rippelei  dedi  et  presenti  carta  con-
firmavi  Deo  et  ecclesise  Stse.  Mariae  de  Fontibus  unam  viam
quadraginti  pedum  Latitudinis,  a  ponte,  scilicet  Rivuli
de  Rippelei  qui  est  juxta  domum  Thomse  de  Ulecotes  per
medium  Nordscon  usque  ad  calcedum  de  Dalbec,  et  west  de
grangia  sua  de  Kaituna  juxta  Frostunmel,  concessi  etiam
eis  locum  et  firmationem  unius  stagni  super  Ripam  predicti
Rivuli  de  Dalbec,  et  Refluxum  Fontis  unius  ad  trahen-
dum  ad  officinas  prenominatse  grangiae  suae;  qui  fons  est  in
latere  montis  cujusdam  ex  alia  parte  de  versus  Rippelei
contra  pomerium  de  Kaitun.  Haec  omnia  monachis  predictae
ecclesiae  in  puram  et  perpetuam  elimosinam  dedi,  et  super
altare  Sanctae  Mariae  de  Fontibus  obtuli  pro  salute  anirnae
meae,  et  pro  anima  patris  et  matris  meae  et  omnium  ante-
cessorum  meorum,  soluta,  quieta  et  libera  ab  omni  servicio
et  exactione  seculari  de  me  et  eis  qui  post  me  erunt  imper-
petuum.  Teste  Rad.  abb  ate  St*  Agathae  de  Richemund,
et  Ricard.  capellano  loci  canonico,  Roger,  clerico  de  Hewic,


24  THE  FAMILY  OF  DALLAS

Ricard.  capellano  de  Rippelei,  Nich.  fratre  Bern.,  Rad.  fil.
