fitȝ Ingeret, in london in Estchepe, xj. shillyngworth of lond: wherfor he willed and comaunded that the forsaid Chirche, and mynchons ther seruyng god, shold have and hold, into perpetuell almesse, all these aforsaid thyngis, and all other that have ben gote by the yifte of god, with all liberteis and free customs, with soke and sake, tol and team, and Infangenthief, wele [folio 186] and in pease, frely and worshipfully, and vttirly quyte fro Shire and hundred, pleys and helpis, assises and yelde, danegelde and Scuage, fro Murther and Theft, and all yelde and all other thynges, that no man shold do them wronge ne greef in ony thynge. For the forsaid chirche of Godestowe, and the mynchons ther servyng god, and all ther goodes and possessions, and ther men, most [Read 'more': cp. 654/1.] specially thenne all other in Englond, shold be in his owne hande, proteccion, and kepyng, Themperice his modire beyng Witnesse, & cetera.
[[NOTE.—Although put second in the Register the preceding charter is the earliest in date. It was given at Rouen, probably in 1156, at the time of his first French visit. The witnesses are:—Maud, his mother (died 1167); Philip, bishop of Baieux; Arnulph, bp. of Lisieux; Thomas (Becket), chancellor (1154-62); Robert de Novo|burgo; Richard de Humez, constable; Warin fitȝ-Gerald, chamberlain; Manasses Biset, dapifer; and Robert de dunest.]]About 1165. Confirma|tion to Godstow, by Henry II, taking Godstow under his special pro|tection, of (stated in a different order) the properties mentioned in no. 878; (26) two houses in Wolvercote (cp. no. 770 and 774); (27) Sige|resham (?); (28) 7s. rent|charge outside North Gate of Oxford; (29) in Knowle, land called Sandford (no. 231); (30) Robert of Wy|tham's meadow (no. 32); (31) Eilwyn son of Godgose's gift outside South Gate of Oxford; (32) Perry(?); (33) Walter of Perry's land in Oxford; (34) 'Blech|esworth' mill; (35) Boy|mill (no. 4); (36) tithe of Sewcourt mills, with a meadow (no. 25); (37) Clare prevet, Hampshire (no. 216); (38) Combe mill (no. 861); (39) land near St. Martin's church, London: with full manorial rights. Protection of Godstow, as being a convent founded by Henry I, furthered by Maud empress, and loved by Henry II.
THE sentence of this charter is, that henry, kyng of Englond duke of Normandye and Erle of Angye, willed to be know to Archebisshoppis, Bisshoppis, Erles, Barons, Iusticis, Sherifis, Mynystres, and his trewe men, Frenssh and Englissh, of all Englond, that the monastery of oure lady blissed marye the virgyne and of seynt Iohn Baptist of Godestow, and the abbesse and the holy mynchons of the same place, and all þere possession and goodes, and ther men, wher-so-ever they be, they ben in myne honde and kepyng and in my proteccion: that is to sey, the Ile in the whiche the monastery is I-founded with the londis therto; the lond [folio 184b] or grounde that is I-called Godestowe, with his appendauntis or mansions; The mylle of wolgarecote,
