The english register of Godstow nunnery, near Oxford : written about 1450 / edited with an introduction by Andrew Clark.

therof in all the forseid tenementis and all catalles that therin may be founde resonably to distreyne, as hit was lefull to the forseid ser Pagane and to his heires and his assignes, yf the rent aforseid thei held in their owne hondes. In witnesse wherof the parties aforseid to this present writyng, endented enterchaungeably, have sette to her seales. These beyng wit|nesse: ser Robert of Meysy, ser Richard of Ryvers, ser Iohn Goolofure, ser Iohn walrand, ser william of Bluntesdon, knyghtis, and many other.

[folio 224] Quitrents [This scribbling is the last writing in the MS.] at Maiden Newton.

1496. Inexact statement of the items of the £6 13s. 4d. rent|charge, £6 14s. 1d. being ac|counted for.

[folio 224] Memorandum the yere and Reyne of kyng hary the vijth after the Conquest the xj yere, of the Rent of Maydyn Newton in dyuers parsell.

Item: of thomas Frome for ij tenementys . . v s. vj d.
Item: the heyrys of Iohn Cheverell for on tene|ment . . . . . . xviij d.
Item: Wyllyam Cosere for ij akers & iij rodys and on close . . . . . iij s. viij d.
Item: Iohn Obley & Wyllyam Edwardys for [Possibly = 'bothe for.'] bowe j lond for x acre of Arabyll lond callyd Bordlond with pastur for a c schype . x s.
Item: Rychard Rowlond for v akers of Arabyll lond with pastur for xl schip . . v s.
Item: the same Rychard Rowlond for j close . iij s. iiij d.
Item: Iohn baker & Edward Baker bowe for on tenement callyd bordlond with pastur for cccc schep . . . . . lxvi s. viij d.
Item: for the Abbot of Cerym for a tenement callyd Bottreau . . . . . xxxviij s. v d.
The Summa of the holle vj li. xiiij s. j d.

ye most haue yt of my lord schuse and my lord storston and the abbott of seryn [Possibly Zouch, Stourton, Cerne.] , and ye may strayne on for all, and all for on, the holl sum vj li. xiij s. iiij d., wyche Evydnese [evidences.] haue byn seyn, xj yere of kyng hary the vij.

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The english register of Godstow nunnery, near Oxford : written about 1450 / edited with an introduction by Andrew Clark.
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London :: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,
1911 [i.e.1905-11.]

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