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

priour and chanons of Frideswith vndir the walle, that is to sey, that more parte of the lond the which is bitwene the lond of Thomas Coppe and his litell house in seynt Mighels parissh with-out the sowthe yate: To be had and to be hold, of hym and of his heires, to hym and to his heires or to whom-so-ever he wold yeve hit or assigne hit (out take to religious men), in fee and heritage, frely and quyetly and pesibly, yeldyng therof to hym and to his heires v. shillings at ij. termes of the yere, at Ester ij. shillings vj. d and at Mighelmasse ij. shillings vj. d, for all customes and exaccions longyng to hym and to his heires. And William fitȝ Iohn Dyer and his heires warantiȝed to the forsaid Robert Gloser and to Margarete his wyf and to ther heires and to ther assignes the forsaid lond, with his pertynentis, ayenst all men and women. And for this graunte, & cetera, the forsaid Robert Gloser and Margarete his wyf and Cristyne his modir yaf to hym iij. marke into warison. Into witnesse of the whiche, & cetera.

[folio 137] A charter of Thomas Fuller I-made to Raaf Fitȝ William fitȝ Amfride his norissh for v. shillings of rente in Oxenforde, & cetera.

About 1230. Grant to Ralph son of William, by Thomas fuller, of a 5s. rent|charge, subject to a quit-rent of 2s.

THE sentence of this charter is, that Thomas Fullere, for goddes sake and for the helthe of his sowle, graunted and yaf to Raaf [The Latin is 'Radulfo . . . nutricio meo'; so that 'norissh' is=pupil. The deed is witnessed by Robert, sub-prior of St. Frideswyde's; Reginald, chaplain of St. Peter; Torold allutarius; Henry son of Henry son of Simeon; &c.] fitȝ William fitȝ Amfride his norissh v. shillings of the rente of the lond that William of seynt Albon toke of hym vndir the walle of Oxenford toward the sowthe: To be had and to be hold, to hym and to his heires, frely and quyetly, yeldyng therof yerely to Philippe Burgeys ij. shillings for all seruyce and exaccion. And that & cetera.

[folio 136] A Charter of Moolde at the yate I-made to hugh fitȝ Ranulph Fissher for iij. shillings of yerely rente.

About 1259. Sale to Hugh son of Randall fisher, by Maud at the gate, of a rent|charge of 3s.

THE sentence of this charter is that Moolde at the yate, in her lawfull wedowhode, yaf, & cetera, to hugh fitȝ Ranulph

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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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