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

somtyme of henry Crompe, the which now holdith the abbot of Oseneye, and lieth bitwene the lond of Adam Middelton and the lond of Robert Staunton in the parissh of seynt Gyle in the subarbis of Oxenford, vj. d.; and of the house, with the per|tynentis, that Robert of Staunton held of the vnyuersite of Oxenford, the which lieth bitwene the lond that was somtyme of William Bre and the lond of the abbot of Oseneye in the parissh aforsaid, vj. d.: To be had and to be hold, to the seid maister Thomas and to his heires, or to alle his assignes which that he wold assigne and to ther heires, of hym and his heires or his assignes, frely quyetly wele holy and in pease for ever, yeldyng therof yerely one clowe-gelofre at mydsomer for all seruyce seculer, exaccion, and demaunde. And the forsaid Iohn and his heires or his assignes warantiȝed acquyted and defended the said xij. d of yerely rent to the forsaid maister Thomas and to his heires, or to his assignes to whom-so-euer he wold assigne hit and to ther heires, ayenst all men and women, bothe Iewes Iuwesses and cristen men, by the forsaid seruyce, for ever. And for this yifte & cetera the forsaid maister Thomas yaf to hym x. shillings of sterlyngis by-fore handis in warison. And that all these aforseid thynges, & cetera.

A Charter of maister Thomas of Sanford of the house ayenst seynt Gylys chirch of Oxenford to the mynchons of Godestowe.

1275. Grant to Godstow, by Thomas Stanford, for endow|ment of a chantry in Godstow for the Stanford family, of houses in St. Giles's parish, and of 3½ acres in Bishop's eyt mea|dow, and of 3 pieces of arable, and of rent|charges.

THE sentence of this charter is that Thomas Sanford yaf & cetera, to the abbesse of Godestowe and to the covent of the same place, into pure and perpetuel almesse,

to the susteynyng of the masse of oure lady seynt marye at the auter of the blissed virgyne in the monastery of Gode|stowe every day to be sunge, for the sowle of maister hugh Sanford, and for the sowles of fadir modir and brother of the same, and for the sowlis of Moolde his modir, Mabile of Ely, of maister Richard Mappeham [Richard de Mapham, archdeacon of Oxford, occurs 1272.] , and all his benefacturis,

all his houses with all ther pertynentis that he had in the subarbis of Oxenford in the parissh of seynt Gyle of Oxenford, the which lye bitwene the houses of the vicarre of the chirch of seynt Gyle of the one parte and the lond of William Toky

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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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London :: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,
1911 [i.e.1905-11.]

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