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

[2. Land of John of St. Martin.]
[folio 154] A Charter of Iohn fitȝ Raaf of seynt Martyn I-made to the myn [folio 154b] chons of Godestowe for his londe and Tofte.

About 1200. Sale to Godstow, by John son of Ralph of St. Martin, of land. Quit-rent, 6d. Purchase|money, £1 6s. 8d. + £2 13s. 4d., i.e. £4.

THE sentence of this charter is, that Iohn fitȝ Raaf of seynt Martyn, with the consent of Peter his heire and of his other heires and of Gonnylde his wyf, graunted, & cetera, to god & cetera and to the mynchons of Godestow ther seruyng god, into fee and heritage, his lond that lieth bitwene the lond that the forsaid chirch held of the fee of our lady [i.e. the land given by Bukthorpe: see nos. 641 and 663.] and his yerd: To be hold of hym and his heires, fre and quyete fro all seruyce, yeldyng to hym and to his heires of the forsaid lond, yerely vj. d. at Mighelmasse. And for this graunte, & cetera, the ofte said chirch yaf to hym and to Petir his heire and to Gonnylde his wyf ij. marke of siluer, and he relesed iiij. mark the which he owed to the forsaid chirch. And for-asmoche as the same Iohn and Petir his heire wold that this graunte and yifte shold be sure for euer, & cetera.

[3. House of William the spicer.]
[folio 113b] A Charter of William Especer confermyng to god & cetera and to [folio 114] the mynchons of Godestowe an howse, with all his pertynentis, in seynt marye parissh in the towne of Oxenford.

1260. Grant to Godstow, by William the spicer, of a house, to provide clothing for the nuns: subject to 4s. quit|rent to Oseney.

THE sentence of this charter is, that William Especer yaf & cetera, to god & cetera and to the mynchons of Godestowe ther servyng god, into pure and perpetuell almesse, for the helthe of his sowle and for the helthe of alle the sowles of his auncetours and successours, an howse [See no. 661.] with all his pertynentis in the towne of Oxenford, that is to sey, in seynt marye parissh, the which he bought of maister Martyn Wyncetur, the which is I-sette bitwene the house of the abbot of Oseneye of the one parte and the howse of Agas of Oxenford of the other parte, beside the chircheyerde of the seid seynt mary chirche, 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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