Document 3/416/20 A (Furness C.B., ii, pt. II, 334-5)
Description
Richard de Moreville and Avice, his wife, have given and established by their charter, with the consent of their heirs, to the abbey of St Mary of Furness, all the pasture of Selside and Birkwith (Horton ph., Ribblesdale, West Riding, Yorkshire) by stated bounds, in pure, free and perpetual alms, free and quit from all service, custom and exaction. For this donation and the confirmation of the present charter, the monks have given them 300 marks to acquit their (Richard’s and Avice’s) land of Lonsdale from the hands of William de Stuteville in their great need.
Firm date
23 March 1189 X 1190
Dating Notes
Election of Reiner as abbot of Melrose × death of Richard de Moreville