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184 Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. " Charter of Leticia de Say, reciting that Ralph son of Bernard her lord in his last will, in the presence of Stephen chaplain of Dinid his confessor, of the said Leticia, Jordan de Wethemed, William de Rifford and others, restored to St Nicholas and the Church of Holecumbe the land and wood, with a villein named Semar tenant thereof and all that goes with him, whereof he had wrongfully deprived the said church ; and whereas he had given the said manor to the said Leticia in dower, requested her to ratify the restitution thereof; and granting the same to the said church and the parsons thereof in accordance with the charter they have of Robert de Renni. Witnesses Osbert dean of Dunesford, Jordan de Westmed (sic), Robert de Cortelega, William de Rifford, Ralph de Eueroriz, Richard Ruffus, Richard Bucell', Gervase Capun, Robert Russell." " Charter of Robert de Renni (in the rubric Robert Fitz Payn), confirming a gift made by William de Renni his father to Robert his chaplain as well in the church of St Nicholas Holecumbe as in lands pertaining thereto; and giving further lands extending from the cross of Edric Borda (Gorda) to the water leat on the south side, and from the leat all the lands and thickets between the Birigg' road and between the water of Cotteleg' as far as the paved road (strata ferrata) Dated 1150. Robert being Bishop of Exeter, Walter, Hugh de Auco, Ralph son of Gocelin being Archdeacons, and Alvred archdeacon of Cornwall. Sup- plementary gift to the chaplains of the said church of common of pasture in all the grantors land in Holecumba. Witnesses of all these gifts : Cradoc de Sancta Julitta, Simon de Bonavilla, William de Mirl', Nicholas de Holecumba, William son of Hugh, Richard Penna. Dated at the Castle of St. Julitta." In a further Charter of Robert de Renni, dated 1156, confirming a gift by his father to Robert his chaplain, in almoin in the church of St. Nicholas, Holecumb, the description of the lands gifted is practically the same as in the Charter above, saving that " Herbethleg' road " is substituted for " Birigg road." It would seem from these Charters that here we have either a case of re-dedication similar to that referred to by Mr. Windeatt in his article on Teigngrace, D. &> C. N. &• Q.,