and the application of some chemical mixture, with a view to render the writing distinct. In the new edition of the Monasticon is a copy of this charter, with the words filiæ meæ after Gonfredæ, as part of the original; but, in fact, erroneously, as they are interlined in a modern hand of the fifteenth century. In another Cotton MS., Vespasian E. 11, is an early fragment of a register of Lewes, which, under the heading Comes vetus, details the possessions of Lewes, which are confirmed by this royal charter in this form:—
The charter of William the Conqueror is apparently as follows:—
S. Wil + lelmi Regis. S. Rob + berti (filii Regis.) S. Willelmi + filii Regis. S. Hainrici + filii Regis. S. Willelmi de + Warenna. S. Tho + me archicpiscopi . S. Os-j-mundi episcopi. S. Wauche lini episcopi. S. Remigii + episcopi. S. Willelmi + episcopi Dunelmensis. S. Hain + rici. S. Richardi + de Ton(ebrige) (S. Alani + comitis Britannie) S. Walteri + Giffardi. S. Eduuardi + vicecomitis. S. Milonis + Crispini.