londes, men, howses, medys and pastures, weyes, patthis, and in all other thynges, fredoms, and fre customs, the which euer had þe forsaide church in the tyme of oony of my aunceturs when hit had theme best and fulliest, as þe charter of my saide fadur (the which vppon [this] þey haue) witnesseth. And that this my graunte and confirmacion bide sure and stedfaste for Euer, et cetera.
[131.]
Reference to no. 141.
BARTON. The charter of John ij. of Seynt John seke after, the which was Nevywe of the helder John and the soone of Roger the secunde.
[132.]
About 1170. Grant to Steeple Barton church, by Roger (I) of St. John, of a quarter|yardland, viz. 3¼ acres in North|field, and 3¼ acres in South|field, with a bond|widow ten|ant and her son, and ½ an acre of meadow, for leave to have a chantry in his chapel, except on five chief days when he and his household must attend the parish church. His chaplains to take oath not to injure the parish church. His wife is to be churched at the parish church and to pay her offer|ing there. His household is to make Easter con|fession at the parish church
TO all soonys of our hooly modur the church to the which this present charter shall come Roger of Seynt John helth. To the knowlegyng of ȝow all I wyll hit come me to haue i-ȝeve, and to haue i-grauntid, to god and to the church of Seynte marie of Barton, in-to pure and perpetuell almes, thre acris of londe and the iiij. parte of j. acre in oon feld; and al so much in a-nother felde; In the Northfelde, ij. acris and the iiij. parte of j. acre [folio 29b] þe which lien Above Wadbrech, and the thirde Acre þe which lieth by Bryctewelle nyȝgh be the wey; In the Sowthfelde, gorys the which godric helde the which maken ij. acres, and the thirde acre the which is the hede of the gorys, and the iiij. parte of j. acre the which lyith by that londe [Read 'acre.' The words which follow are probably part of the boundaries of this rood, and not a further item of the grant.] and that londe the which lyith bitwene þe courte of the person of the nowe-saide church and the howse of Ailmare as the newe Diche and the wall of my Barton ['de bertona mea.' For this word see in no. 178.] closeth: ffurþer|more, I haue i-ȝeve and i-grauntid, to god and to þe forsaide church, anneys my natife or bonde-woman [An alternative rendering. The Latin is 'Agnetam nativam meam que fuit.'] (the which was the wife of Odo), with Raph the soone of the same Anneys; and dj. Acre of mede at Rogheford the which lieth to ['adiacet prato.'] the mede of Water ffrankeleyne: to be hold, of me and my heyrys, frely and quietly, fro all seruice and seculer exaccion. This ȝifte and graunt I made for A chaunterye to be had in my chapell of Barton, free and quietly fro the subieccion of the modur church, outetake that þat at v. days solemne ['ad quinque dies solemnes.'] (þat is to say, of the
