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6 LAUNCESTON. The Saxon terms "sach," "soch," "thcam," "infangenthef," and "tol," embrace the civil and criminal jurisdiction en- joyed by a feudal lord. "Sac" was the power of hearing and determining disputes among the tenants; "soc" was the precinct within which such power was exercised ; " theam " was the right of possessing and governing here- ditary villeins and their progeny; " infangenthef " was the privilege of seizing and judging any thief within the fee, and the franchise of a gallows ; and " tol " was authority to receive the tolls of a market. We have not discovered the full name of the Prior indicated in this charter by the letter R. Our list of Priors commences with Galfridus, who, as Prior of St. Stephen, witnessed a deed in 1171. On the 28th June, 1199, King John made the following grant : John, by the Grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou. Know ye that we have given, granted, and by this present Charter confirmed to God and the Church of St. Stephen at Lanstaueton, and the Canons there serving God, for the health of our soul, and for the soul of Henry the King our father, and for the souls of all our ancestors and successors, 20 solidates of land in our Manor of Climeston [Stoke Climsland] and also 20 num- mates of land in the same Manor, that is to say, half the enclosure which Egger of Holrode holds [here follow the boundaries of that land], and also half the enclosure in Norton which Warine holds. We confirm also to the said Canons all such writings as have been reasonably given to them, namely, of the gift of Richard de Raddon, one virgate of land which is called Trewenta [Lewannick], acquitted and discharged from all service, except fifteen pence which it ought to render to Ridlacton [Rillaton] according to a certain custom which is called "Motiled;" and of the gift of Robert the son of Alketill, with the consent of Earl Reginald his lord, the land which is called Trenchicot ; and of the gift of the Earl Reginald the portion of Hameline, the priest of the chapel of the Castle, with all liberties and things to the same