worde, as in other covenauntis afore I-writte. And for this letyng and takyng the said william and margery paid before handis vj. shillings viij. d. Into witnesse & cetera. The date at Godestowe, in the day of seynt Michell, the first yere of the reigne of kyng Edward the son of kynge Edward [Among witnesses are Thomas le lumenour, William le Bokbindere.] .
1369, Sept. 14. Lease for 3 lives, by Godstow, to Nicholas Garlond and others, of a garden, quit-rent, 6s. 8d., under obli|gation to repair the fences, and cove|nant not to sub-let.
[folio 117] THIS endenture that was I-made bitwene Anneys, abbesse of Godestowe, and the Couent of the same place of the one parte, and Nicholas Garlond, Iulian his wyf, and henry Bilborough, of the other parte, witnesseth that the forsaid abbesse and Couent, with one assent and consent, graunted lete and toke to the forsaid Nicholas, Iulian, and henry, a gardeyn in seynt marye parissh of Oxenford, I-sette bitwene the tenement of the abbot and Couent of Oseney of the north parte and west, and the tenement of the hospitall of seynt Iohn of the sowthe parte, and seynt mary chirch-yerd aforsaid of the Est parte: to be had and to be hold, with fre entryng and goyng out by a dore beside the forsaid tenement of the hospitall of seynt Iohn, with all other pertynentis, to the forsaid Nicholas Iulian and henry, to the terme of ther lyf and of one of them lengest livyng, of the chief lordis of that fee by service dew therof and I-wonyd of right, yeldyng therof yerely to the forsaid abbesse and Couent and to ther successours or to ther procuratour vj. shillings viij. d at iiij. principall and vsuall termes in even porcions. And yf the forsaid rent were behynd, in parte or in all, after ony terme by a monthe, than hit shold be wele lawfull to the forsaid abbesse and Couent, and to ther successours, or to ther procuratour, to distreyne in all the tenement of the forsaid Nicholas Iulian and henry, and to reteyne the distreynyngis, tille hit were fully I-satisfied to them of the rent so behynde. And the forsaid Nicholas Iulian and henry shold susteyne amende and repaire alle and euerych walles and closyngis rounde aboute the gardeyn aforsaid longyng to the forsaid abbesse and Couent, duryng ther
