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

assignes j. obolus at Estir for all seruice custome and demaunde, savyng the rent to the chief lordis of that fee. And the forsaid luce and her heires or her assignes warantiȝed [folio 108b] and defended for euer the forsaid half acre of mede to the forsaid Robert and to his heires or assignes ayenst all men and women. And for this yifte & cetera the seid Robert yaf to hym ['hym,' in error for 'her.'] iiij. shillings of sterlyngis in-to warison. And that this his yifte, & cetera.

[folio 99b] A Charter of Iohn hulle Coruyser and Luce his Sustir of j. acre of mede to Adam London of Oxen|ford.

1273. Sale to Adam London, by John and Lucy Hulle, of 1 acre, quit-rent, a clove. Purchase money, £1 10s.

THE sentence of this charter is, that Iohn hulle, Corvyser, and luce his Sustir, yaf & cetera to Adam london of Oxenford j. acre of mede the which lieth in bisshoppisheyte in the subarbis of Oxenford: To be had and to be hold, to the said Adam and to his heires or his assignes, of hym and his heires or his assignes, to whom-so-euer he wolde yeve selle bequeth or assigne, bothe in sikenesse and in helthe, frely quyetly pesibly and holy for ever, yeldyng therof yerely to hym and to his heires one clowe of gelofre at Estir, and to the chief lordis of the fee dew seruyce and I-wonyd, for all seruyce exaccion and demaunde. And the forsaid Iohn and luce and ther heires or ther assignes warantiȝed and defended the forsaide acre of mede with the pertynentis to the forsaid Adam and his heires or to his assignes ayenst all men bothe cristen and Iewes for euer. And for this yifte & cetera, the forsaid Adam yaf to hym xxx. shillings of ster|lyngis afore-handis. And that all thise afore I-write and a-fore I-diuided thyngis & cetera shold abide for euer without deceite, they strengthed this present charter & cetera [Witnesses include Henry Owen, maior, and Ely le quilter and Nicholas goldsmith, ballivi, of Oxford.] .

A Charter of Adam London to the mynchons of Godestow of one acre of mede the which lieth in Bisshoppisheyte.

About 1282. Sale to Godstow, by Adam London, of no. 610. Purchase|money, £1 13s. 4d.

THE sentence of this charter is, that Adam I-called London, burgeys of [folio 100] Oxenford, yaf & cetera, to god & cetera and to the

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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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