About 1200. Confirmation to Godstow, by William of Boketot (of the rectory?).
WILLIAM of Boketot confirmed to Godstow king Henry's gift of Wicumbe [folio 153] as they held it in the time of king Henry and John, count of Moretain.
Witnesses:—Michael de Bosco, Robert Pemart, Ralph of Peletot.
1331, Nov. 27. Lease by Godstow, to John Coleman (of Glatton, Hunting|don) and Robert atte Walle (of Maxey, Northamp|tonshire), Transla|tion of Thomas Becket = July 7.] for ten years, of the rectory of Wy|combe and its profits, reserving to Godstow the tithe of flax and hemp. The lessees to repair (a) the manorial buildings, (b) the chancel of the church (in ordinary cases), Godstow providing timber. Rent = £20 yearly, besides paying to Bec Abbey £8 yearly (no. 95), and 6s. 8d. to Walling|ford Court|Leet, and other yearly dues. Lessees to provide a chaplain for the Walder chantry (no. 102); to pay to Godstow £2 13s. 4d. pittance on Nov. 1, and 4s. worth of cakes on St. James's day; to give the Abbess houseroom in her circuits. Tillage con|ditions. Still those cakes! Reserva|tion of power to distrain for rent.
THE sentence of this covenaunte is this, that the xxvij. day of Nouembre, the fyfte yere of the reigne of kyng Edward the thirde, hit was accorded bitwene the abbesse of Godestowe and the Covente of the same place of the one partie, and sir Iohn Coleman, person of the chirche of Glatton, and sir Robert atte walle of Newenden, perpetuell vicary of Makesey, ioyntly and departyngly of the other parte So that the one shold not better than the other, that is to sey, [folio 183b] that the forsaid Abbesse and Couente toke, graunted, and lette to ferme, to the said sers Iohn and Robert and to her executours, fro the day of the transulacion of seynt Thomas the martir next after the day of the makyng of this present writyng vnto the ende of x. yere fully complete next folowyng, [the [Accidentally omitted in the English. The Latin is: 'manerium rectorie de Wycumbe.'] manor of the rectory of Wycumbe] with all cornys, heyes, wolles, and lambis, rentis, londis, and customs, and with all and everich profitis and tythis, the forsaid terme duryng, fallyng chaunsyng or longyng to the said Rectorie or parsonage in ony wise, out-take [Latin: 'exceptis linis et cambris.'] all lynnen and hemp comyng to the said chirche, the whiche were reserved to the Covent of Godestowe. To the which covenaunte truly to be hold, the forsaid abbesse and Couente bounde them self and ther goodes in þere maners, wherso-ever they were I-founde, to distreynyng of all þe forsaid of the chirche or of the seculere parte. And for the said ferme the forsaid Iohn and Robert, pease I-supposed
