at the masse, afore the crosse, for the soule of Isabelle that was the wyf of Roger of Writele, to be susteyned for euer: And also for ['in duabus lampadibus cum oleo sus|tinendis.'] ij. lampes to be susteyned with oyle, in seynt leonardis chirch of Bluntesdon, that is to sey, j. lampe brennynge thurgh all the sonday nyghtis and thurgh all the nyghtis of hye festis, that is to sey, of the festis of Alhalewyn, Cristmasse, Ester, Ascencion, Whitsontide, Trynyte, Natyuyte of seynt Iohn bap|tist, and of all the festis of our lady; And another lampe, brennynge euery day at the masse, afore the auter of our lady seynt mary and seynt kateryne, for the sowle of the said Isabell, and of Isabell that was the modir of the said Roger; And also in ij. d. to be paid yerely to the brethered ['fraternitati.'] of Ierusalem, the sonday next after the gule of August (that is to sey, lammasse day), in the forsaid chirch of Bluntesdon, for the forsaid Roger and his auncetours for euer. And to þese afore-putte thyngis to be truly do, he bounde hym-self and his heires for euer to the Iurisdiccion and constreynyng of the vicary of heyworth that shold be for the tyme, or to the person of the same place yf hit happened to be without a vicary, the which shold compelle by all censure of the chirch to all the fore-put thyngis truly to be do for euer, vndire peyne of half j. mark of siluer to the worke of the same. [folio 149] at Godestowe, the Sonday next afore the fest of Seynt Mathew the appostle and Euangelist, the xvij. yere of kyng Edward the sone of kyng Edward.
[[NOTE.—The right date is in the Latin (Exch. MS., leaf 183), 13th year of Edward the son of king Henry, i.e. 1284. 17 Edward II would be 1323. The Latin has also a clause showing that Roger of Writele obtained this concession by purchase: viz. 'And for this, the said Roger gave to me and to my heirs 3½ acres of arable in Bluntesdon, and 5s. of yearly rent charged on his land in Westwydyhill.']]1285, June 10. Licence in mortmain by Edward I, allowing Roger of Writele to feoff Godstow in no. 809, viz. a messuage, 6 yard|lands, a mill, and quit-rents, and em|powering Godstow to receive them.
THE sentence of this confirmacion is, that Edward, by the grace of god kyng of Englond lord of Irelond and duke of Guyan, To all tho that thise present lettres shall come to Sendith gretyng. Notwith-stondyng that by the comon counseil of our Reame hit is prouided that it shal not be lefull to religious peple to entre the fee of ony man, So that to morte|mayn
