wyse aliene the forsaid lond to Iewys [or] cristen men. And that this his owne willefulle graunte and encreasyng of Rent shold be sure, & cetera [Witnesses are: Philip the miller, Robert Oen, Richard Bolloc, John Crompe.] .
1265. Grant by Godstow, to John Crompe and his heirs, of a mes|suage, quit-rent, 10s., and service of 1 man at the great 'bed-repe,' under covenant not to mortgage to Jews or religious.
THE sentence of this Charter is, that Emme Bluet, by the grace of god abbesse of Godestowe, with the assent and consent of all the Covent, yaf & cetera to Iohn Crompe all that mese, with the pertynentis, I-sette bitwene the lond of Adam Middel|ton of the one parte and the lond of William Crompe of the other parte, in the parissh of seynt Gyle without the north yate in the subarbis of Oxenford: To be hold and to be had, of them and ther successours, to the said Iohn and to his heires, frely quyetly wele and in pease, yeldyng therof yerely to them and to there successours x. shillings of siluer at iiij. termes of the yere, that is to sey, at Cristmas ij. shillings vj. d, and at oure lady day in marche ij. shillings vj. d, and at Midsomer ij. shillings vj. d, and at Mighelmasse ij. shillings vj. d; and j. man at ther grete bedrepe in hervest, for all seruyce custome and demaunde. And the seid Iohn shold susteyne all the forsaid tenement, with his owne costis, in the same state that hit was or in better yf he myght. And the said Iohn bound hym-self that he myght be distreyned, without ony agayn-saiyng, in þat tenement and also [in] mevable goodes and vnmevable, yf he sesed in ony terme afore I-writte and paiyng of the dew rent; And yf hit hap that they or ther successours did make ony expensis for to gete ther rent, the same Iohn and his heires shold be hold to pay the seid expensis to them or to ther successours. And the seid Emme Bluet and the Couent and ther successours warantiȝed acquyted and defended for euer the said mese, with the per|tynentis, as hit is diuided afore, to the said Iohn and to his heires ayenst all men and women bothe cristen and Iewes, so (that is to sey) that hit shold not be lawfull to the said Iohn or to his heires to leye to wedde the seid mese in Iuery, nother to aliene hit to ony religious (out-take the house of Godestowe).
