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Nov. 20.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause proclamation to be made
that all who use measures in buying and selling shall bring them to
Winchester castle and have them made to agree with the measures there
placed, as it was ordained in the parliament held at Westminster on the
feast of St. Hilary in the 25th year of the reign, that all measures, to wit,
the bushel, the half bushel, the peck, gallon, pottle and quart throughout
the realm should agree with the king's standard, and that each quarter
should contain 8 bushels by the standard, and each measure should be
streeked and not heaped up, saving rents and ferms of the lords who used
to use such measures before these times, wherefore the king has caused a
bushel, gallon and pottle to be newly made in conformity with the standard
and sent to the said castle for the easement of the men of the county.
[Fœdera.] |
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Membrane 6d. |
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Enrolment of deed of appropriation by William, bishop of Winchester,
to Joan, abbess of Romeseye, in the diocese of Winchester, and the
convent of that place, on account of its poverty and debts, owing to the
slenderness of its possessions, the sterility of its lands, the wasting of its
groves, the diminution or withdrawal of rents due and established, the
lack of tenants through the late pestilence, the building and repair
of the houses of the monastery, ruinous by age, and the exaction of
tenths and other tributes, so that unless a remedy was provided the
monastery would have suffered irreparable desolation, of the prebend
of St. Laurence in their church of Romeseye, which Sir John de
Nubbeleye, clerk, now holds, of their patronage in his diocese, with the
royal assent and that of his chapter, and for the right of patronage or
advowson of the prebendal church of Edyngdon in the church of the
monastery of Romeseye, with the chapel of Bradeleye annexed thereto
or dependent thereupon in the diocese of Salisbury, and for a messuage
and 2 acres of land in Edyngdon, granted him for a chantry of certain
chaplains celebrating in that prebendal church, to be founded and endowed
by the bishop, from which right of patronage or advowson the abbess and
convent have derived little or no advantage: the bishop has acquired
various tenements, messuages, lands, rents and meadows which formerly
belonged to John le Rede and others in the town of Romeseye, near them
and their monastery, at great cost, and has conferred them with other
things, rights and possessions on the said monastery, by the king's licence,
as is fully contained in his charter, in consideration of which benefits the
abbess and convent have granted that the bishop shall share for ever in
all the prayers and benefices performed in the monastery, and that one of
the chaplains of the monastery shall be bound to celebrate yearly on the
feast of St. James in the conventual church the mass Salus populi for the
safe estate of the bishop during his life, the abbess and convent being
present during the same, chanting the collect Omnipotens sempiterne deus
qui vivorum et mortuorum and other collects suitable for the living, and
after the bishop's death the abbess and convent shall yearly celebrate
his anniversary, chanting the office of the dead before vespers in the
monastery and Placebo and Dirige and on the morrow the Requiem mass
for the dead, the abbess and convent being present at all due offices and
masses for his soul and for the souls of the present king, when dead, of
his progenitors, kings of England, and of all the faithful departed, with
the collect Inclina domine aurem tuam and the other beginning Deus qui
inter apostolicos and other suitable ones; in order that the abbess and
convent may more readily perform these duties they grant of their free
will that on the days when the mass for the living and the dead and the
said anniversary are celebrated, 10 marks shall be distributed to the
religious celebrating or to those who are lawfully hindered from being
present, of the issues of the messuages, lands, rents, meadows and other
premises, and from the same issues the abbess shall pay to every chaplain
celebrating in the monastery 13s. 4d. for his stipend, which the incumbent
of the prebendal church of Edyngdon, presenting such chaplain, has
heretofore paid, according to the custom of the monastery, and for his
victuals, suitable maintenance as in the livery of the victuals of one nun of
the monastery, of the goods thereof, in relief of the accustomed charge, so
that the incumbent of the said prebendal church shall be discharged of all
such payment of the yearly pension of 13s. 4d.; but if the abbess
and convent do not fulfil the premises, they grant that the bishop of
Winchester or the official of Winchester, whether the see be filled or
vacant, shall compel them to fulfil the premises by ecclesiastical censures
from day to day, and they expressly renounce by these presents all
exceptions, allegations, appeals, defences, or reclamations, and if they
have withdrawn the premises, have not fulfilled them or have unjustly
and wilfully appealed, or have been disobedient in anything, they grant
that they are bound to pay 100s. to the alms of the bishop or of the
official for each wilful and unjust withdrawal, claim and disobedience in
the premises and 40s. in aid of the Holy Land. Dated in their chapter
house, 8 July 1351. |
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Enrolment of grant by Joan, abbess of Romeseye and the convent of
that place to William de Edyndon, bishop of Winchester, of a messuage
and 2 acres of land in Edyndon and the advowson of the prebendal church
of Edyndon, co. Wilts, and of the chapel of Bradeleye annexed thereto,
with all their appurtenances. Witnesses: Sir John de Wyntonia, sheriff
of Suthampteschir, Sir John de Popham, Sir Philip Daundeleye, Sir
Laurence de Pageham, knights, William de Overton, Robert de Seintmanifeu, Peter de Pershute, Nicholas atte Beare. Dated in their chapter
at Romeseye, 23 March, 25 Edward III. |
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Enrolment of letter of attorney by Joan Gerveys, abbess of Romeseye,
and the convent of that place to Sir William de Meere, vicar of Stupel
Aisston, to cause William de Edyndon, bishop of Winchester, to have
seisin of a messuage and 2 acres of land with the advowson of Edyndon
church, co. Wilts, with all appurtenances and the goods and chattels found
therein, in accordance with the tenor of the charter thereupon. Dated
Romeseye, 10 April, 25 Edward III. |
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Enrolment of grant by Joan abbess of Romesy and the convent to John
de Edyngdon, of licence to grant a messuage and a virgate of land in
Edyngdon, which are held of them, to the warden and chaplains of a certain
chantry in the prebendal church of Edyngdon, to be newly founded
by William, bishop of Winchester, to celebrate divine service there, in
accordance with the bishop's ordnance, to hold in frank almoin, with
licence to the said warden and chaplains to receive the messuage and
land from John and to hold them in frank almoin notwithstanding the
statute of mortmain. Dated in their chapter house at Romesy, 20 June,
25 Edward III. |
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Enrolment of letter of attorney by Joan Jervays, abbess of Romeseye,
and the convent of that place, to William de Mere, vicar of Asshton, or
Robert de Certeseye to put John de Edyndon in full seisin of two messuages
and 2 virgates of land in the town of Edyndon, which the said John and
Walter Sampson lately held. Dated Romeseye, Wednesday after St. Gregory
the Pope, 25 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that the abbess and convent on 1 May acknowledged the
preceding deeds and charter in their full chapter at Romeseye, before John
de Stouford, by virtue of a writ to him which is on the files of this year. |
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Enrolment of deed testifying that whereas a deed made between William
bishop of Winchester and Joan abbess of Romeseye and the convent of
that place contains that if the bishop or any one in his name grant them
lands or rents to the value of 10l. yearly by reasonable extent, and
appropriate them to their church of Romeseye, with warranty clause of the
bishop or those by whom the gift is made, then a charter of grant of a
messuage, 2 acres of land and of the advowson of Edyndon church with
the chapel of Bradeleye annexed thereto, made by the abbess and convent
to the bishop, shall remain in force, but otherwise it shall not, as is fully
contained in the indenture made thereupon, the abbess and convent have
received from Roger de Haywod, in the bishop's name and at his cost,
lands and rents in Romeseye to the value of 10l. yearly, by Roger's deed
and feoffment, with warranty clause, and they acknowledge that all the
conditions named in the indenture which concern the bishop have been
fulfilled within the term limited in that indenture, wherefore they grant
that the charter concerning the messuage, land, advowson and chapel
aforesaid shall remain in force, and they further release to the bishop all
their right and claim in the same. Dated in their chapter house of
Romeseye, Monday after SS. Processus and Martinian, 25 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that the abbess and convent on 1 March acknowledged the
preceding deed in their full chapter at Romeseye before John de Stouford,
by virtue of a writ to him which is on the files of this year. |
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Enrolment of indenture made between Joan, abbess of Romeseye, and
the convent of that place, and John de Edyndon, witnessing that the abbess
and convent have granted to John a messuage, two water mills, a virgate
of arable land, 5½ acres of meadow and 4 acres of pasture in the town of
Edyndon, co. Wilts, to wit, all those tenements which William de Sweltenham
lately held of the abbess and convent in that town: they have also granted
to John pasture for eight oxen feeding with the oxen of the abbess, yearly,
wherever they are feeding in that manor, except the enclosure of the garden
of the principal house of the manor and a plot called 'Houscroft' in the
manor, rendering 47s. 4d. yearly to the abbess and convent, with power of
distraint in the said tenements if the rent should be in arrear at any of the
terms of payment and if within forty days John shall not content them for
the rent in arrear or shall refuse so to do, the abbess and convent may
re-enter the premises, hold them in fee simple and dispose thereof at will
without hindrance from John. Dated at Romeseye in their chapter house,
Tuesday after SS. Processus and Martinianus, 25 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that on 1 March the abbess and convent, at Romeseye in
their full chapter, before John de Stouford, and John de Edyndon at
Romeseye before William de Fifhide, acknowledged the preceding indenture,
by virtue of certain writs which are on the files of this year. |
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Enrolment of letter of attorney by Joan abbess of Romeseye and the
convent to William de Mere, chaplain, to place John de Edyndon in seisin
of a messuage, two mills, a virgate of arable land, 5½ acres of meadow,
4 acres of pasture, and pasture for eight oxen to graze with the oxen of the
abbess and convent in the town and manor of Edyngton, as is contained
in the deed made thereon. Dated at Romeseye in their chapter house,
Tuesday after SS. Processus and Martinianus, 25 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that the abbess and convent on 1 March acknowledged the
preceding deed at Romeseye in their full chapter before John de Stouford,
by virtue of a writ directed to him, which is on the files for this year. |
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Enrolment of confirmation by Isabel abbess of Romeseye and the convent
of that place of the estate which John de Edyndon has in a messuage, two
mills, a virgate of arable land, 5½ acres of meadow, 4 acres of pasture and
pasture for eight oxen in Edyndon, which formerly belonged to William de
Sweltenham, with grant that John shall have suit at the said mills of all
villeins, tenants of the abbess, or holding in villeinage in the manor of
of Edyndon, to grind the corn of the tenants as fully as used to be done
when the mills were in the hands of the abbess, so that if any one of the
tenants withdraw the said suit John may distrain the tenants for their
suits in the lands held of the abbess until they make suit, as was done in
the time of William de Sweltenham; the abbess and convent have further
released to John 47s. 4d. rent which he used to render to them for the
said lands and pastures, and 41s. 4d. rent which he used to render for three
messuages, a dovecot, 110 acres of land, 11 acres of meadow, 9 acres of
pasture, 6 acres of wood, 10d. and a pound of cumin rent which John holds
or held of them in Coterugg and Suthewyk, which formerly belonged to
John Cheigny; they have also released to John all other services of those
lands, etc. Dated at Romesye in their chapter, 10 July, 26 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that the abbess and convent on 1 March acknowledged the
preceding deed at Romeseye in their full chapter before John de Stouford,
by virtue of a writ directed to him which is on the files of this year. |
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Enrolment of indenture made between the abbess and convent of
Romeseye of the one part, and Walter Scarlet, warden of the chantry newly
founded in the prebendal church of Edyndon by William de Edyndon,
bishop of Winchester, and the chaplains of that chantry of the other part,
witnessing that the abbess and convent have granted to the warden and
chaplains a moiety of an acre and 10 perches of land in Edyndon adjoining
the cemetery of that church, and 1½ acres and 24 perches of meadow
in that town adjoining the house or close of the warden and chaplains in
Edyndon for the enlargement of the cemetery, house and close aforesaid, to
hold in frank almoin in exchange for the moiety of an acre, 10 perches
of land and for 1½ acres, 24 perches of land in Edyndon aforesaid, which
the warden and chaplains have granted to the abbess and convent of the
lands and meadows of the said chantry. Dated at Romeseye in the chapter
house of the abbess and convent, Monday before St. Peter ad Vincula,
26 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that on 1 March the abbess and convent in their full
chapter at Romeseye before John de Stouford, and the warden and
chaplains at Romeseye before William de Fifhide, acknowledged the
preceding indenture by virtue of certain writs directed to John and William
which are on the files of this year. |
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Membrane 4d. |
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Enrolment of a like indenture made between the abbess and convent of
Romeseye and Walter Scarlet, warden of the chantry newly founded by
William de Edyndon, bishop of Winchester, in the prebendal church of
Edyndon. Dated [as above.] |
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Memorandum that on 1 March the abbess and convent in their full
chapter of Romeseye before John de Stouford and the said warden at
Romesye before William de Fifhide acknowledged the preceding indenture
by virtue of certain writs directed to John and William which are on the
files of this year. |
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Enrolment of letter of attorney by the abbess and convent of Romesey
to Robert de Chertesey to place Walter Scarlet warden of the chantry newly
founded in the prebendal church of Edyndon and the chaplains of that
chantry in seisin of a moiety of an acre and 10 perches of land in Edyndon,
adjoining the cemetery, and 1½ acres, 24 perches of meadow in that town,
adjoining the house of the warden and chaplains, in accordance with the
form of the indenture thereupon and to receive seisin from the warden of a
moiety of an acre and 10 perches of land in Edyndon and of 1½ acres
24 perches of meadow there, granted in exchange, in accordance with the
form of the said indenture. Dated at Romesey in their chapter, Monday
before St. Peter ad Vincula, 26 Edward III. |
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Enrolment of grant by Isabel, abbess of Romeseye, and the convent of
that place, to John de Edyndon of pasture or common of pasture for eight
oxen, to wit to have common with their oxen in the manor of Edyndon
and in the towns of Edyndon and Tynhide for a whole year in all those
places in which Roger Northfolk and his ancestors used to have common
with their oxen, together with that common or pasture for eight oxen which
John previously had in that manor by another deed, so that he shall have
common for sixteen oxen in all. Dated at Romeseye in their chapter,
1 January, 27 Edward III. |
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Enrolment of grant of licence by the abbess of Romesy and the convent of
that place in the diocese of Winchester, to John de Edyndon, that he may
assign a messuage and a virgate of land in Edyndon, which is held of them,
to the warden and chaplains of the chantry newly founded by William
bishop of Winchester in the prebendal church of Edyndon, to celebrate
divine service there, to hold in frank almoin; with licence to the warden
and chaplains to receive the messuage and land from John and to hold the
same in frank almoin, notwithstanding the statute of mortmain. Dated in
their chapter house at Romesy, 16 March, 27 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that the abbess and convent on 1 March acknowledged the
preceding deeds in their full chapter at Romeseye before John de Stouford,
by virtue of a writ to him which is on the files of this year. |
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Enrolment of general release made by George de Brompton of Melreth,
co. Cambridge, to Sir Walter lord of Mauny. As his seal is unknown to
many he has secured the seal of the mayoralty of London to be affixed to
these presents. Dated London, 24 July, 28 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that George came into the chancery at London on 24 July
and acknowledged the preceding deed. |
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Enrolment of grant by Joan abbess of Romeseye and the convent of that
place to John de Edynton of two messuages and 2 virgates of land in
Edyndon, which the said John and Walter Sampson lately held of them
in villenage, to hold freely and hereditarily. Witnesses: Thomas West,
Joan (sic) de Wynton[ia], Henry Peverel, knights, William de Overton,
Peter de Pershote, Roger de Haywode, Walter Sampson. Dated Romeseye,
Wednesday after St. Gregory, 25 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that the abbess and convent on 1 March acknowledged
the preceding charter in their full chapter at Romeseye before John de
Stouford, by virtue of a writ to him which is on the files of this year. |
Oct. 20.
Westminster. |
Master John de Wodhull, parson of the church of Monks Risbergh and
John de Suthbery of the county of Berks, acknowledge that they owe to
the prior of Okeburn 100l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their
lands and chattels in the county of Berks. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Enrolment of deed testifying that William bishop of Winchester, out of
compassion for the estate of the monastery of St. Mary, Winchester,
seeing it was so slenderly endowed with lands and possessions, and that it
was so depressed by poverty by the sterility of its lands, the wasting of its
groves, the diminution or withdrawal of rents due or established anciently
owing to the lack of tenants lost in the late pestilence, and by the
construction and repair of the houses of the monastery, ruinous through
age, and by necessary expenses and the exaction of heavy charges for
tenths and other tributes, that they are left almost destitute of all aid and
maintenance, has appropriated to Margaret, abbess of that monastery,
and to the convent the parish church of Froille, of their patronage in
his diocese, with all its appurtenances, by consent of the king and of his
chapter, for the relief of such charges, and has released to them a great
sum of money lent to them by him, and in return the abbess and convent
have granted that the bishop, as the restorer and second founder of the
monastery, shall share for ever in all prayers and benefices made in
the monastery, and also that one of the chaplains of the monastery shall
be bound to celebrate the mass salus populi yearly on the feast of St. James
in their conventual church for the safe estate of the bishop during his life,
in the presence of the abbess and convent chanting the collect Omnipotens
sempiterne deus qui vivorum et mortuorum and other collects suitable for
the living, and, for the soul of Adam, William's immediate predecessor, the
collect Deus qui inter apostolicos etc., but when the bishop dies the abbess and
convent shall celebrate his anniversary yearly before vespers, chanting for
the dead to wit Placebo and Dirige and on the morrow the Requiem mass
for the dead, the abbess and convent attending the said office and mass for
the souls of the said William and Adam and of their successors, bishops of
Winchester, and of all the faithful departed, with the collect Inclina domine
aurem tuam and the other beginning Deus qui inter apostolicos and others
suitable to the occasion, and that the abbess and convent may be the more
ready to attend the said office, masses and anniversary, they have granted
of their own accord that the abbess who attends on the days when such
celebrations are held shall have 40s., and 4l. 13s. 4d. shall be distributed
by her to the religious of the monastery attending such celebrations or to
those who are prevented from attending for a just cause, and to the
chaplain celebrating the mass and performing the mass yearly, pro rata, of
the fruits arising from the church of Froille, but if the abbess and convent
do not fulfil the premises they grant that the bishop of Winchester or the
official of Winchester, the see being filled or vacant, shall compel them to
do so from day to day, by ecclesiastical censures, and they renounce by
these presents all exceptions, allegations, appeals, defences, reclamations in
the matter, and if they withdraw or do not fulfil any of the premises, or
unjustly and wilfully reclaim or appeal, they grant that they shall be bound
to pay 100s. to the alms of the bishop or official for each unjust and wilful
withdrawal, claim and disobedience in the premises, and 40s. in aid of the
Holy Land. Dated in their chapter house, 6 February, 1353. |
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Enrolment of grant by Margaret abbess of the monastery of St. Mary,
Winchester, and the convent of that place to John de Edyndon, the elder,
cousin (germano) of William de Edyndon, bishop of Winchester, of 10l.
yearly rent issuing from the manor of Colleshull, co. Berks, and the
advowson of Colleshull church, which rent Ralph de Grey and Joan his
wife, holding the manor, and all other tenants of the manor, have been
bound and accustomed to render yearly to the said monastery, with
warranty clause. For this grant, warranty and confirmation the bishop, at
John's request, has paid down 400 marks for the use of the monastery.
Witnesses: Thomas West, John de Wynton, John de Popham, knights,
William de Overton, Nicholas Wodelok, John Botiller, Peter de Pershute.
Dated at Winchester in their chapter, 10 February, 28 Edward III. |
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Enrolment of letter of attorney by Margaret, abbess of St. Mary,
Winchester, and the convent of that place to Thomas de Pentelowe and
John Laundeles to deliver seisin in their name to John de Edyndon, the
elder, cousin of William de Edyndon, bishop of Winchester, of 10l. yearly
rent issuing from the manor of Colleshull, co. Berks, and of the advowson
of Colleshull church, which they granted to John in accordance with the
form of the preceding charter. Dated at Winchester in their chapter,
10 February, 28 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that the abbess and convent, on 3 March, acknowledged the
preceding deeds and charter in their full chapter at Winchester before John
de Stouford, by virtue of a writ to him which is on the files of this year. |
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Enrolment of deed testifying that whereas William bishop of Winchester,
moved by the poverty of the monastery of Romeseye in the diocese of
Winchester, which is such that its possessions do not suffice for the
maintenance of the religious living there, has acquired at great cost certain
lands and rents in the town of Romeseye near the said monastery and
useful thereto, and whereas the bishop founded a perpetual chantry in
honour of the Virgin, St. Katherine and All Saints, in a certain prebend
of Edyndon, belonging to the monastery, and caused it to be endowed with
certain perpetual rents for three priests celebrating divine service there,
and then desired, in order to increase the number of priests and their
maintenance, to unite the said prebend with its rights and appurtenances
to the said chantry, its warden and priests, Joan, abbess of Romeseye, and
the convent of that place have consented to this union, that the warden
shall be a canon of their monastery as the prebendaries formerly were, and
that Robert, bishop of Salisbury, in whose diocese the prebend is situate,
may ordain that the warden for the time being shall be a canon of the
monastery when the prebend is void by the death or cession of Sir John de
Edyndon, the present holder, they have granted the said power and have
admitted the warden appointed by Robert after the resignation of John.
Dated in their chapter house on the last day of October, 1351. |
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Memorandum that on 1 March the abbess and convent acknowledged the
preceding deed in their full chapter at Romesey before John de Stouford,
by virtue of a writ to him which is on the files of this year. |
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Membrane 2d. |
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Enrolment of sale by Roger Fynch, citizen and vintner of London, to
John de Stodeye, citizen and vintner of that city, Sir Robert de Congham,
brother of grantor, and Sir Robert de Stodeye, chaplain, of all his corn,
animals, vessels, utensils and other moveable goods and chattels in the
towns of Wandlesworth and Clopham, co. Surrey, for a certain sum of
money which they paid down on the day of the making of these presents.
Dated London, Thursday before the Conversion of St. Paul, 27 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that Roger came into the chancery at London on 6 December
and acknowledged the preceding deed. |
Nov. 6.
Westminster. |
To Bartholomew de Burgherssh, constable of Dover castle and warden
of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place. Order to cause
proclamation to be made that no one shall cross from England at the place
of Mergate, or at other privy places on the sea coast in Kent, other
than in one of the said ports where the king has ordained a scrutiny to be
made so that none of those crossing may carry things prejudicial to him,
and that no one coming to the realm from parts beyond shall land
elsewhere, and to arrest any crossing or landing without the said ports
after the proclamation, unless they are driven by a storm, with the goods
found with them, and keep them and the goods until further order, as the
king is informed that numbers of men cross to parts beyond the sea at
Mergate and other privy places in the said county, and land there with
letters prejudicial to the king and his people. By C. |
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[Fœdera.] |
