Excerpt from Vetus Registrum Sarisberiense, Alias Dictum Registrum S. Osmundi Episcopi, Vol. 1: The Register of S. Osmund, Published by the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, Under the Direction of the Master of the RollsThere have also been added some notes, in which a few of the more unusual phrases and expressions are explained.II. Next follows what may almost be described as a portion of a Chartulary being a number of charters - amongst them the foundation charter Of the cathedral - relating to the see of Sarum, the property of the dean and chapter, the estates belonging to those who held prebends, and the various privileges bestowed on them.III. Then we have a document inserted of quite a distinct character, - the cotemporary record of a visita tion of prebendal churches and estates by the dean, in pursuance of a statute passed in the year ad. 1214 1 a very valuable portion of the Osmund Register, as throw ing light on the condition Of the churches and the clergy in the thirteenth century, and of the various books and ornaments belonging to the decanal churches and deemed necessary for the due and reverent celebration of divine service.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.