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

the forsaid Richard the fadir of the seid hugh somtyme held of the said Lewys his fadir in the bisshoppesheyte by lotte: To be hold and to be had, of hym and his heires, to the same hugh and to his heires or to his assignes, frely and quyetly wele and in pease for euer, yeldyng therof yerely to the chief lordis of that fee xiij. d obolus quadrans at Midsomer, and he shold ere to hym and to his wyf euery yere al so longe as they lived j. acre of lond in Bradmore; And anon aftir ther decesse the said eryng shold cesse for euer, And fro that tyme the same hugh and his heires or his assignes shold pay to his heires or to his assignes j. obolus at Mighelmasse for the warantyng. And the seid henry and his heires or his assignes warantiȝed and defended for euer the forsaid ij. acris and j. half roode of mede, with the pertynentis, to the forsaid hugh and to his heires or to his assignes, ayenst all peple. And into the witnesse of the which thynge, & cetera [Witnesses: Alan Dudeling, William Culvard, Arnold Goer, Roger miller, John Crompe. Of these John Crompe occurs elsewhere as a witness with Simon Bale|horn, whose date is known: see nos. 333-5] .

[folio 108] A Charter of Iohn Crompe of Oxenford to Hugh Palmer for vj. acris of mede with the par|tynentis.

1264. Grant to Hugh Palmer, by John Crompe, of 5 acres in Allriches eyot, and one in Bishop's|eit, all assigned by lot, quit-rent, 1d., in exchange for a mes|suage in St. Martin's parish.

THE sentence of this charter is, that Iohn Crompe of Oxen|ford yaf & cetera to hugh Palmer vj. acris of mede, with the pertynentis; of the which, v. lien in euertichesheite [In the Latin 'Eilrichseit.' The meadow so called included the present Pool at Folly Bridge, and the range of houses north of it in Isis Street: Wood's City of Oxford, i. 452. It does not appear that this piece of meadow came to Godstow: though the acre in Bishop's-eit did (see in no. 533).] bitwene the hacacre and haldewere in the shire of Berkes, the which falle to hym by lotte, and j. acre of mede in bisshopisheyte, the which falle to hym by lotte: To be had and to be hold, of hym and of his heires, to the said hugh and to his heires or his assignes to which-so-euer he wold yeve selle bequethe or assigne hit in helthe or in sikenesse, frely quyetly pesibly and holy, yeldyng therof yerely to hym and to his heires j. d. at the fest of the natiuite of seynt Iohn baptist, and to the chief lordis of the fee dew seruyce and I-wonyd, for all seculer exaccion and demaunde. And the said Iohn and his heires warantiȝed and defended for euer the seid vj. acris of mede, with all the per|tinentis, to the said hugh, and to his heires or his assignes,

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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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