And the other perpetual Chaplain shall every day celebrate Mass for the Departed; that is to say, for us, Henry and Robert, so long as we shall live, and for the souls of John our father, Cicely our Mother, William and Hugh our brothers, Matilda, Sarah, and Alice, our sisters, and all our benefactors departed, and also for our brothers, sisters, and benefactors who shall die hereafter, that is to say, after the death of the same;—those days only being excepted on which the said Custos does not say Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary in accordance with what is above ordained: for on those days we will and ordain that the said other perpetual Chaplain say Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary; so that on every day without exception one Mass of the Virgin Mary shall be celebrated at the said Altar of S. Margaret, or at all events at some other Altar in the said Church of Edenestawe, by leave of the Vicar of the said Church, if the Mass cannot conveniently be said at S. Margaret's Altar.
" We also will and ordain that the said Chaplains, on Double feasts and on Sundays, as also on the aforesaid feasts of S. Katherine and S. Margaret, assist the Vicar of the said Church of Edenestaw, or the Parochial Chaplain of the same, at Mattins, Evensong, and Mass, in chanting, singing, and reading,1 giving him help to the utmost of their power, if no lawful impediment intervene.
"And we will and ordain that both the aforesaid Custos and the other perpetual Chaplain make special mention of us at the Altar. That is to say, that the Custos, when saying Mass of Blessed Mary, shall, on our behalf, have as the 2nd Collect in his Mass:—'Almighty and Eternal God, have mercy on Thy servants Henry and Robert, &c.;"2 and in the Canon of the Mass shall make special mention of the Reverend Father, the Lord William, at this time Archbishop of York, and of us, Henry and Robert, and of Beatrice our sister; and also of Robert of Calneton,3 Robert Stuffyn, Sir Adam de Everingham and Joan his wife, and of all benefactors of these our Chantries, and all maintainers of the rights of the same,—among the living:4 but after our death, or the death of either of us, the said Custos shall, on behalf of him who is dead, have as a special Collect:—"O God, of Whose mercies there is no numbering, receive on behalf of Thy servant and priest, &c.;"5 and after the death of us both he shall say the same Collect in the plural number: and similarly in the Canon he shall make special mention, among the dead,6 of us, or of whichever of us shall have departed this life. And the 3rd Collect shall be one on behalf of our aforesaid father, mother, brothers and sisters, and benefactors, being already dead, and also on behalf of any of our benefactors who shall die hereafter—(that is to say, after their death)—and on behalf of all the departed.
"And the other perpetual Chaplain, after our death, or the death of either of us, shall, on behalf of him who is dead, have as the 1st Collect in his Mass7:—"O God, of Whose mercies there is no numbering, &c."—and after the death of us both, the same Collect in the plural number; and in the Canon of the Mass shall make special mention, among the dead, of us, or of whichever of us is departed. And the 2nd Collect shall be one on behalf of our aforesaid father, mother, brothers and sisters, and benefactors departed, or any such who shall die hereafter, —that is to say, after their deaths. And the 3rd Collect shall be for all the faithful departed.
"And the said Chaplains shall say together daily, no day whatever being omitted, Placebo and Dirige,8 and in the morning following the Commendation of the Departed; unless from any cause they be reasonably excused from saying these offices together; in which case they shall at all events separately say and fulfil these services for the dead, unless some lawful impediment be the cause of their omission. And this they shall do,—on all days when they conveniently can,—in the said Church of Edenstawe, or in the Churchyard thereof.
"And each of the aforesaid Chaplains shall at their admission swear that they will continually reside on their aforesaid Chantries, in such sort as Clerks who are bound to continual residence do commonly fulfil the same; and that they will observe faithfully the terms of this ordinance, both as regards the points already rehearsed, both all and each of them, and as regards all and each of the points that follow so far as concerns them; and that they will not make any encroachment, nor cause any to be made, on the privileges whether of the Chapter of Lincoln, or of the aforesaid Vicar of Edenestawe and his successors, or of the Church itself of Edenestawe, so far as concerns it.
" We also will and ordain that the aforesaid Chaplains shall observe what is decent and comely, both as regards their tonsure and their dress, and shall comport themselves becomingly, as their condition requires.
" And, forasmuch as we have in mind to provide for future contingencies, we will and ordain that whensoever either of these Chantries shall fall vacant during the lifetime of me, Henry of Edenestawe, the presentation or nomination to the same shall belong to me, Henry. And after my death the right of presentation or nomination to the said Chantries so falling vacant shall belong to me, Robert aforesaid, so long as I live ; and after the death of me, Robert, to Robert of Calneton, while he lives ; and after the death of the said Robert of Calneton, and of me, Robert of Edenestawe, it shall devolve on the aforesaid Prior and Convent and their successors, for ever. In such sort that if, after the death of me, Henry of Edenstaw, I, Robert of Edenstaw do not, within fifteen days after the time when the aforesaid vacancy has been notified in the said Church of Edenstaw, present or nominate another Chaplain to the Chantry so vacant, the right of presentation or nomination shall then pass to Robert of Calneton for that turn, if he be still alive. And if, within the fifteen days immediately following, the said Robert of Calneton do not present or nominate to the said Chantry, the right of presentation or nomination shall then for that turn devolve on the said Prior and Convent of Newstead. But if the said Prior and Convent do not, within fifteen days of the time when the right of presentation has devolved upon them, present or nominate to that one of the said Chantries which is vacant, the collation to such vacant Chantry shall then for that turn belong to the said Lord Archbishop of York for the time being, if the see be occupied, or, during any vacancy of the See, to the Chapter of York : but so, that on any future vacancy of the Chantries no prejudice whatever shall on this account arise, either to me, Robert of Eden-staw, or to Robert of Calneton, or to the said Prior and Convent and their successors,—each of us in our due order,—unless through fresh negligence on that particular occasion.
"And, that the knowledge of the matters here premised may be the more secure, we will and ordain that both deeds and all other muniments, and all writings whatsoever, relating to the said Chantries, be faithfully preserved in one or two chests, and sealed with the seals of the said Chaplains, or at least of the said Chaplain Custos and of one other person deputed by the Chaplains themselves for this purpose ; and after the cession or decease of one of the Chaplains, when another is newly appointed, they shall be produced, and sealed afresh, as is above directed : it being understood that the aforesaid Custos for the time being, and the other Chaplain, shall have free license, at any time when it may seem to them expedient, to open the said Chests, and shew the said muniments, or any of them, to such persons as it may concern ; and, having been shewn, they shall be replaced in the Chests, and the Chests themselves sealed, as aforesaid.
" And for still greater security in the future, we will and ordain that every year during the lifetime of me, Henry, the said Custos shall pay to me, Henry, at the Feast of Pentecost annually, out of the eleven marks which he shall receive as above provided from the said Prior and Convent, thirteen shillings and fourpence ; which sum shall by me, Henry, while I live, be expended on vestments, books, and other ornaments for the said Altar, and on furniture for the houses, and on other things necessary for the said Chantries, and on other pious works, according to my discretion. And after the death of me, Henry, ten shillings out of the said thirteen shillings and fourpence shall, every year, on the anniversary of my death, if it fall on a Sunday, or if not, on the Sunday next before the actual anniversary of my death, or if it may not conveniently be on that Sunday, then on the Sunday next after the said anniversary be distributed in the Churchyard of the Church of Edenestaw, before the beginning of High Mass,—in the presence of the Vicar of Edenestaw or his parochial Chaplain, and of four good men and true of the town of Edenestaw who shall consent to be present,—among the poorer sort, both men and women, and boys as well as others, of the towns of Edenestaw, Clipston, and Goteby;9 in such sort that everyone of the same poor folk have at the least one farthing, or its equivalent in bread, as shall seem to the said Custos best to be done, for the good of my soul.
" And we, Henry and Robert of Edenestaw, also will and ordain that the whole Service for the anniversary of the death of me, Henry, viz., Placebo and Dirige, shall be said with note,10 in the Chancel of the said Church of Edenestaw, if by leave of the Vicar of the same it may there be done, on the Saturday before the Sunday on on which the aforesaid distribution to the poor takes place, at the time of Vespers;11 and the Mass on the Sunday itself, before the beginning of High Mass. And in the celebration of that Mass at the High Altar of the have to these presents affixed our seals. "Given at Lanum,12 the first day of the month of November, in the year of our Lord 1342." 13
(1) "Chanting," the Psalms and Canticles; "singing," the Antiphons, Hymns, Introits, Graduals, &c.; "reading," the Lessons, which had their own more simple form of chant.
(2) This is the Collect in the Mass on behalf of a friend:—"Almighty and Eternal God, have mercy on Thy servant N.; and according to Thy mercy, guide him in the way of everlasting salvation; that of Thy goodness he may desire such things as are pleasing to Thee, and with his whole strength fulfil the same. Through Christ our Lord."
(3) Caunton.
(4) i.e., in the Memento on behalf of the living, made in the Canon of the Mass before the Consecration; just as the Memento after the Consecration was on behalf of the departed.
(5) The Collect in the Mass on behalf of a priest departed:—"O God, of whose mercies there is no numbering, receive, on behalf of Thy servant and priest N., our prayers; and grant unto him a place of light and joy, in the blessed company of Thy Saints. Through Christ our Lord."
(6) See Note 3 above.
(7) Apparently, before the death of Henry or his brother Robert, the second chaplain was to say the Mass on behalf of a friend, with second and third Collects for the departed as here laid down.
(8) i.e., Vespers and Matting of the dead, so named from the first word of each service. The Commendation was a service on behalf of the departed, consisting of the 119th and 139th Psalms, and certain prayers.
(9) I cannot identify this place. It was evidently close to Edwinstowe The Torre M.S. gives it as Botley. Can it be Budby?
(10) i.e., chanted throughout, not merely read.
(11) The anniversary service would come immediately after the Vespers of the Saturday.
(12) Laneham.
(13) The witnesses are:—Adam de Everyngham, Lord of Laxton; Thomas de Lungevillers, Thomas de Bekeryng, Knights; Robert de Calneton, Robert Stuffyn, Hugh de Normanton, &c. The deed was confirmed by the Archbishop of York, November 4th, 1342, " at our Manor of Lanum."