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

of wightham [folio 204b] in the Counte of Berkshire, called Cartersplace, with londes, medis, lesues, pastures, wodes, vndirwodes, and all other pertynentis overall. And also he yaf, graunted, and by his charter confermed, to the forsaide Alexandre, Edmond, and Iohn, iiij. Buttes of arable lond liyng in a crofte called Chal|crofte, in the north parte of the same crofte, in wightham aforsaid: which forsaid mese, with londes, medys, and all other before rehersed, late I [The translator retains the first person, by a slip.] had of the yifte and feffement of Richard Stoneley and kateryne his modir: To haue and to hold, the forsaid mese, with a gardeyne liyng to, londes, medes, and all his pertynentis, to the forsaid Alexandre, Edmond, and Iohn, to there heires and to ther assignes, Of the chief lordes of that fee, by seruyces therof dewe. And the forsaid Thomas and his heires, the forsaid mese, with gardeyne, and all other before named, to the forsaid Alexandre and Edmond and Iohn to there heires and to there assignes, ayenst all maner of peple shall warantiȝe for evermore. In witnesse of the which thynge, to this present charter he sette to his seale; These beyng witnesse: Iohn Denton, Thomas Peny, Clerk, William Hows, John Hows, John Fermere, and other. The [The last few deeds seem to have been copied into this English Register just subsequent to the completion of the trans|lation of the Latin Register. They are incomplete, affording no clue as to how these lands and houses came to Godstow.] date at wightham aforsaid, the vjte. day of Septembre, The yere of the reigne of kyng Edward the Fourthe after the conquest vte. [folio 204b]