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

[Lands acquired from Walter, the writer.]
[folio XLIIII(54)] A Charter of Richard Ticedwell made vnto Walter Scriptor, writer of the abbey of Gloucester, of vj. acris lond and iij acris mede.

About 1200. Sale to Walter, the writer, by Richard Ticedwell, of 4 acres of land, and 2 acres of land, and 2 acres of meadow, and 1 acre of meadow, quit-rent, 1s. Purchase|money, £6 13s. 4d.

THE sentence of þis chartur is, þat Richard Ticedwell gaf, grauntid, & confirmid with his writinge, to walter scriptor oþerwise writer of þe abbei of Gloucetur, vj. acris of arable londe & iij. acris of mede, of his londe þe whiche he hilde of þe abbot & couent of Gloucetur: þat is to sei, iiij. acris of arable londe towarde þe kinges hall, þe whiche turnin [Form for plural: cp. 142/1, 143/22.] to þe kinges hi wei, þe whech Gladewine fuller hilde of him; & ij. acris at longeforde, tho tweine, þat is to sei, þat lien bitwene þe londe þat walter Grute hilde of him & þe londe of Raph auenel; & ij. acris of mede in waltham, tho tweine, þat is to sei, þat lien bitwene þe kinges mede & þe abbottes mede of Gloucetur, & j acre of mede in londemede: to be holde & to be had all þo acris a-fore namid, of him & of his heiris, to him & to his heiris for euer, for xij d yerli to be paide to him & to his heiris in too termis, half at estur & half at mihelmas: & Richard & his heiris warantiȝid to þe fore-seide walter & to his heiris & to whom-so-euir he wolle aftur him of þe fore-seide acris ageiniste all men, bi þe fore|seide seruice I-do, acquitid of all seruices & seculer demaundis. For this gifte & graunte, þe fore-namid walter gaf to him a-fore-handis x. marke of siluer to acquite him of þe Iuis of Gloucetur. And for as muche þat he wolde þat hit sholde be sure, he confirmide hit with þe impression of his seele: and is with-oute date.

[folio XLV(55)] A charter of Walter Scriptor Writer of vj. acris of arable lond & iij. acris of mede.

About 1210. Grant to Godstow, by Walter, the writer, of no. 169.

THE sentence of this writyng is, þat water scriptor or wryter ȝaf graun[tyd] & confermyd by his charter &c., as a-bove, syxe acris of Arable londe & thre acris of mede, the which he heldo by heritage of Richarde of tycedewelle, þat is to say, fowre

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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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1911 [i.e.1905-11.]

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