Couente, nother [to] cast downe houses I-bilded or to longe-away [i.e. separate (by grant).] fro the seid place. And yf hit so happened (that god forbede) that the forsaid houses, by or thurgh defaute of mendyng, were ruynowse, or were I-brente thurgh ony mysse-case but that fire come of the next house, the forsaid Thomas shold bilde agayn the forsaid houses with his owne costis. And yf hit were I-cesed in the payment of the forsaid rente in the termes aboue|said, hit shold be lawfull to the forsaid abbesse and Covente, by ther attourney, to entre the forsaid tenement and to take and hold all maner of goodes and catallis I-founde in the same, tille hit were fully I-satisfied to the said abbesse and Couente (of the [Omit. The scribe did not score out his false start before 'bothe.'] ) bothe of ther arreragis of the rente and also for the defaute of the amendyng and repairyng of the forsaid houses, by the sight of good men, vndir the payn of x. mark to be paid to the subsidie of the holy lond. And yf the forsaid ser Thomas come necligently or maliciously ayenst this present couenaunte, hit shold be lawfull to the forsaid abbesse and couente to entre the forsaid tenementis and to hold them as ther owne fre tenement, with-out ony agayn-saiyng or reclaymyng of the forsaid ser Thomas, notwithstondyng ony priuylege of the vnyuersite of Oxenford I-yeve by taxyng or to be I-ordeyned or I-iuged in ony other maner wyse ayenst the forme of this present writyng, tille hit be fully I-satisfied to the said abbesse and couente of the harme, by the sight of trew men. And after the decesse of the forsaid Thomas, the forsaid tenement I-bilded, with-out ony distruccion or wast, sholde turne agayn to the forsaid religious women, without ony wrongyng of the heires or executours of the forsaid Thomas. And for this graunte, & cetera, the forsaid Thomas paid to them before handes xxviij. shillings. Into witnesse of the same thynge, euerych of the parties put ther seales to this present writynge endented. The date, at Godestowe, in seynt Mighell day, the yere of oure lord a thousand thre hundred and seven.
1373, April 11. Grant by Godstow, to Canterbury Hall, of 'Ship Hall' in St. Edward Street, and a build|ing site (as in no. 562). Quit-rent, 20s. yearly. Power to distrain for rent, both in Ship Hall and in Canterbury Hall.
BY this endenture bothe tho that ben now, and to be, may knowe þat Anneys Stretelegh, abbesse of Godestowe, and the
