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

meses oughten, to Walter Foliot and to his heires (that is to sey) xij. d. by the yere, and to William Harecourte and to his heires, ij. shillings by the yere, for all services the which longe to them or to ther heires: and hit is to be know that Petir fitȝ Geffrey and his heires oughten to [folio 138] Warantiȝe the said meses to the forsaid mynchons for euer. And that this, & cetera ['Torald cordwaner' is witness.] .

[folio 138b] A Charter of Felice, abbesse of Godestowe, I-made to laurence halygode, for theire lond beside seynt Petirs chirche-yerde be-side the Castell of Oxenforde, & cetera.

About 1220. Lease for two lives, by God|stow, to Laurence Halegod and wife, of house next the church|yard; quit-rents, 20s. and 2d., re-marriage of the widow to break the lease.

THE sentence of this charter is, that Felice, abbesse of Gode|stowe, and the Covent of the same place, graunted and lete to laurence halygode theire lond the which lieth beside seynt Petirs chirch-yerde, beside the [folio 139] Castell of Oxenford [See nos. 523, 524.] and the lond that Robert Pultue held, with all the bildyngis: To be had and to be hold, al so longe as the said laurence lived or moolde his wyf the doughter of Thomas fitȝ With (yf she ouer|lived hym and bode without husbond), yeldyng therof yerely xx. shillings ij. d, for all seruyce; wherof the forsaid laurence ought to aquyte them ayenst Petir fitȝ Geffrey and Alice his wyf yerely of xx. shillings al so longe as they liveden, and to them, that is to sey, the abbesse and Couente abouesaid, ij. d. yerely at Mighelmasse. And after the decesse of Moolde [Read 'Petir.'] fitȝ Geffrey and alice his wyf, the forseid laurence shold yelde to the forsaid house of Godestowe the forsaid xx. shillings. And after the decesse of laurence and his wyf moolde, or yf she were wedded to another man, the forsaid lond shold abide and remayn, fre and quyte fro them and ther heires, to the howse of Godestowe, with all the bildynges. And that this ther graunte, & cetera.

[folio 137b] A quyte-clayme of Iohn halygood and Anneys his wyf made to the mynchons of Godestowe for an house beside the Chirche-yerde of seynt Petir in the Bailly.

About 1250. Sale to Godstow, by John Halegod, of his tenant's interest in a Godstow tenement (no. 706). Purchase|money, £4 10s.

THE sentence of this quyte-clayme is, that Iohn halygood and Anneys his wyf yaf, graunted, and quyte-claymed, for them and

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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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1911 [i.e.1905-11.]

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