In 1480 Duke Konrad X the White granted the town to the Cistercian abbey.

In 1402, Henry IV granted protection to pilgrims to the abbey, including Irish rebels.

Market rights were granted to the abbey and descended with the liberty.

It was granted to the abbey again by King Edward in 996.

The founder granted much property within Devon to the abbey.

They were first mentioned in 1186 as being granted to the Cistercian abbey in Oliwa.

The lord of the manor granted the advowson of the church to the abbey at Lessay, France, in 1105.

The Bridge Fair, as it is now known, granted to the abbey by King Henry VI, survives.

It was granted to the abbey of Wherwell near Andover before 1228, and in 1291 was of the considerable annual value of £41 6s.

About 1300, Gordon confirmed several charters granted by his predecessors to the abbey of Kelso.