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38 LAUNCESTON. with the same park, that is to say, that Park which William the son of Walter formerly held ; and thence over Meddelonde as the boundary winds above Holemede ; and from Holemede as far as the rivulet of Colevorde Lake, and thus descending by the rivulet of Colevorde Lake even to the Tamar, and thence de- scending along the Tamar even to the Kensi. Moreover we have granted, for us and for our successors, to the aforesaid lepers, that the Chapel of St. Leonard which the aforesaid lepers had in Lanstaueton may be radically destroyed, and that nothing of the other Chapel of St. Leonard, or of any other saint, male or female, shall be erected in the place where the chapel of the Prior of St Leonard stood, or near to that place, whence hurt may arise to the aforesaid Lepers: And we have granted that the afore- said Lepers may have in Gillemartin a resident Chaplain who may serve them : And we have granted to them all manner of tithes of their house and of the same place : And we have granted and remitted to them 12s. od. for the support of them- selves and their Chapel there, which 12s. od. the aforesaid lepers were wont yearly to bring for our alms for having a Chaplain. Nevertheless it shall be that the Chaplain, whom the aforesaid Lepers may have there, shall be obedient to the Mother Church of Lanceueton, so that the Chaplain of Lanceueton may be able to advise with the aforesaid Lepers in Lent, and to receive his oblation at confession, if he shall come there : And the Chaplain of Lanceueton shall be bound to celebrate four times yearly in the Chapel of Gillemartin, that is to say, at the Na- tivity, and at Easter, and at the Feast of All Saints, and at the Feast of St. Leonard : So that every leprous brother may be bound to offer one halfpenny, quarterly, at the feast of All Saints, and at each of the three other aforesaid Feasts. And, if the aforesaid lepers wish to admit any leper among themselves, they shall be bound to mention their desire to the Prior of Lan- ceueton, as also when they elect a Prior of their house. And I, the aforesaid Prior of Lanceueton, and we the Convent of the same place, and our successors, shall not be able to exact any custom, or rent, or service, from the aforesaid lepers, or from their Chapel of Gillemartin, with its accruing oblations, or from their aforesaid land of Gillemartin, or from the meadow of the same place, with its appurtenances, other than those things which are contained in this Charter: And we are bound twice yearly to