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

had þe chapleinhode a-fore him, gafe to hem in þe dedicacion of her churche, & euin as kinge henri confirmid [folio XLIIb(52b)] hit to hem at þe laste with his chartur: where[fore] þe fore-seide arnulph willid & commaundid þat who-so-euir had þat chapel of him, how so-euir he haue hit, þat he sholde pai þe xx shillings a-fore|seide to hem, at mihelmas, with-oute oni dowtinge; & he wolde make hit to-countid in the paiinge of his rentis: & is with-oute date.

[folio XLII(52)] Chartur of Richard, bisshop of winchester, for XX shillings in þe churche of Ferendoun.

About 1175. Confirma|tion to Godstow, of no. 207, by Richard Tocliffe, bishop of Win|chester 1173-1189.

THE sentence of þis chartur is, þat Richard, bisshop of winchester, willid to be knowe to archedecuns, denis, & to all þe clergie & pepul beinge þorow his bisshopriche, þat for þe loue of god, at þe peticion of worthi kinge henre kinge of I[n]glonde, [he] grauntid & confirmid with his writinge to þe holi minchons of Godestowe xx shillings in þe churche of farendon yerli to be take, euin as goode Richard, sumtime bisshop of exetur, laufulli grauntid & confirmid with his writinge as he sawe & rad: & is with-oute date.

Confirmacion of Iohn, bisshop of exetur, for þe same.

About 1186. Confirma|tion to Godstow, of no. 207, by John, bishop of Exeter 1185-91.

THE sentence of þis chartur is, þat Iohn, bisshop of exetur, was plesid & well paide [The Latin has (donacionem) 'gratam et ratam habere.'] of þe gifte & confirmacion of Richard [Robert.] his predecessor þat he grauntid to þe holi minchons of Gode|stowe of þe rente of xx. shillings yerli to be take of þe churche of farendon at mihelmas: & þerfore he strengthid hit with the auttorite of his writinge & þe surete of his seele: & is with-oute date.

[folio XLIIb(52b)] Chartur of Godefrei, bisshop of winchester, confirminge þe chartur of Robert, bisshop of exetur, for þe same xx shillings.

About 1190. Confirmation to Godstow, of no. 207, by Godfrey de Lucy, bishop of Winchester 1189|1204.

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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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