In 877, Bishop Tunberht, with the consent of his chapter, appropriated lands at Nursling to the use of the refectory. His charter says he grants it, “liberam ab omnibus terrenis difficultatibus omnium gravitudinum, sive a pastu regis, principis, exactoris; et ab omni aedificiorum opere, tributo, a paraveredis, a taxationibus quod dicimus wíterǽdene; omnium rerum saecularium perpetualiter libera sit, excepta expeditione et pontis aedificatione[533].” As he could not do this by his own authority, he probably only means to record that they had been so freed by the Witena-gemót. ----- Footnote 533: Cod. Dipl. No. 1063. ----- In 883, twenty years later, a monastery is freed from all which the monks were still bound to pay to the king’s hand, as cyningfeorm, both in bright ale, beer, honey, oxen, swine and sheep, in short from all the _gafol_, much or little, known or unknown, that belongs to the lord of the nation[534]. ----- Footnote 534: Ibid. No. 313. ----- The dues from the monastery at Taunton were as follows: a feorm of one night for the king, and eight dogs and one dog-keeper; and nine nights’ keep for the king’s falconers; and carriage with waggons and horses for whatever he would have taken to Curry or Wilton. And if strangers came from other parts, they were to have guidance to the nearest royal vill upon their road[535]. ----- Footnote 535: Cod. Dipl. No. 1084, an. 904. ----- The payments reserved upon twenty hides at Titchbourn, which Eádweard in 901-909 granted to Denewulf of Winchester for three lives, were probably the old royal gafol: they were now transferred to the church as _double-commons_ for founder’s day. They amounted to, twelve sexters of beer, twelve of sweetened Welsh ale, twenty ambers of bright ale, two hundred large and one hundred small loaves, two oxen fresh or salted, six wethers, four swine, four flitches, and twenty cheeses; but if the day of payment should fall in Lent, an equivalent of fish might be paid instead of flesh[536]. ----- Footnote 536: Ibid. No. 1088. ----- “Insuper etiam, hanc praedictam terram liberabo ab omni servitute saecularium rerum, a pastu regis, episcopi, praefectorum, exactorum, ducum, canum, vel equorum seu accipitrum; ab refectione et habitu illorum omnium qui dicuntur Fæstingmen,” etc.[537] ----- Footnote 537: Ibid. No. 216, an. 822. ----- “Sint liberati a pastu principum, et a difficultate illa quod nos Saxonice dicimus Festingmen; nec homines illuc mittant qui accipitros vel falcones portant, aut canes aut caballos ducunt; sed sint liberati perpetualiter in ævum[538].” ----- Footnote 538: Ibid. No. 257, an. 844. ----- “Ab opere regali et pastu regis et principis, vel iuniorum eorum; ab hospitorum refectione vel venatorum; etiam equorum regis, falconum et ancipitrum, et puerorum qui ducunt canes[539].” ----- Footnote 539: Cod. Dipl. No. 258, an. 845. -----