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

successours, to fee-ferme for euer to the forsaid Rector and scolers, one tenemente with a curtilage liyng to, with all ther pertynentis, in the towne of Oxenford, that is I-sette bitwene the tenement of the forsaid Rector and scolers that was somtyme of maister Petir Skelton of the west parte and the tenement that was of Thomas henxey in seynt Mildredis parissh toward the towne walles of the Est parte: To be had and to be hold, to the forsaid Rector and scolers and to ther successours, of the forsaid religious women and ther successours, frely wele and in pease for euer, yeldyng therof yerely to the forsaid Religious women and to ther successours xij. shillings of good and lawfull money at ij. termes of the yere by even porcions, that is to sey, at Mighelmasse vj. shillings and at our lady day in marche vj. shillings, for all seruyce. And the forsaid abbesse and Couente and ther successours shold warantiȝe and defende for euer the forsaid tenement, with the Curtilage, and per|tynentis, to the forsaid Rector and scolers, and to ther successours, ayenst all mortall men. Also hit shold be lawfull to the for|said Religious women and to ther successours, by them-self, or by ther procuratoure or attorney, yf nede were, to entre the forsaid tenement, with all his pertynentis, for the arreragis of the forsaid rente, yf there were ony, And also in two tene|mentes of the forsaid Rector and scolers (into whos-so-euer handes they come), and þere to distreyne, and to hold the distreynyngis, tille hit were fully I-satisfyed to the forsaid Religious women of the arreragis of the forsaid rente: of the which forsaid tene|mentis, the one is I-called herthalle [Wood's Colleges and Halls, 640.] , that is I-sette bitwene the tenemente of the vnyuersite of Oxenford I-called Blakhalle of the west parte and the tenemente of the prioresse and Couente of Stodley that is I-called Sheldhalle of the Est parte (And [Omit the bracketed words: see no. 704.] the tenemente of Adam Spaldhek) in seynt Petir parissh in the Est, and another tenemente I-bilde in the same parissh, I-called Artur hall [Wood's Colleges and Halls, 640.] , bitwene the tenemente of the abbot and couente of Oseneye of the Est parte and the tenement of Adam Spaldhek of the west parte. Into witnesse, & cetera. The date at Godestowe, in the fest of seynt George, the yere of our lord a thousand thre hundred and xviij.