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Membrane 35d. |
Jan. 26.
Westminster. |
William de Styventon, abbot of Thame, acknowledges for himself and
convent that they owe to William de Hilton, John Wyndou and John
James 111l. 13s. 4d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands
and chattels in the county of Oxford. |
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Enrolment of deed testifying that whereas William de Styventon, abbot
of Thame, is bound to William de Hilton, Sir John Wyndout and John
James in 111l. 13s. 4d. by the preceding recognisance, William, John and
John grant that if the abbot and convent of Thame perform all the
covenants contained in certain indentures made between them and the
said William, John and John touching the bargain of their wood of
Notepotegrove, co. Oxford, then the said recognisance shall be null and
void. Dated London, 20 January, 29 Edward III. French. |
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Memorandum that William, John and John came into the chancery at
Westminster on 26 January and acknowledged the preceding deed. |
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Enrolment of indenture made between the abbot and convent of Thame
of the one part, and William de Hilton, Sir John Wyndout and John
James of the other part, witnessing that the abbot and convent have sold
to William, John and John, for a sum of money paid down by them, all
the crop of the wood called 'Notepotegrove,' parcel of their manor of
Wyfold, co. Oxford, saving to the abbot and convent all the trees and
underwood growing in the ditches and foreign growths of those ditches and
in the hedges about the said wood as fringe of the wood, and the abbot
and convent grant that William, John and John may enter and leave
freely every part of that wood, to cut the wood, fell, carry and take away
as they please, to wit from the date of these presents until the end of ten
years following, and William, John and John grant that when they begin
to fell the said wood they will do so equally by reasonable pieces, saving that
they may fell the great trees when they please within the said term, so
that the abbot and convent may enclose the parts of the wood cleared, after
the crop thereof is taken away, saving to William, John and John free
entry and issue as aforesaid. Dated Wyfold, 4 February, 29 Edward III.
French. |
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Memorandum that the abbot and convent and William, John and John
came into the chancery at Westminster on 4 February and acknowledged
the preceding indenture. |
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Enrolment of deed testifying that whereas the king has granted by
charter to Ralph bishop of Bath and Wells and his successors and to their
churches of Bath and Wells that the bishop's manor of Cheddre with its
appurtenances in Somerset, formerly of the ancient demesne of the crown,
which is within the bounds of the forest of Menedep, should be disafforested
and remain so, saving to the king his fee farm, as is fully contained
in the said charter [text given], dated Westminster, 1 September in the
11th year of the reign and witnessed by J. archbishop of Canterbury, H.
bishop of Lincoln, Master Robert de Stretford, elect of Chichester, the
chancellor, John de Warenna earl of Surrey, Henry de Lancastria earl
of Derby, William de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury, Henry de Ferar[iis],
John Darcy, steward of the king's household, and others, Roger de Bello
Campo, knight, chief forester of that forest, ratifies the said charter by
these presents, and has released to the bishop all his right and claim
in the forest, custody or bailiwick of the forest and forestership in that
manor. Witnesses: Edmund de Clyvedon, John de Clyvedon, Walter
Pavely, John de Palton, Walter de Rodeneye, knights, Edmund de Lyonne,
John de Mershton. Dated Wells, 27 January, 29 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that Roger came into the chancery at Westminster on
28 January and acknowledged the preceding deed. |
Jan. 26.
Westminster. |
Gilbert Chasteleyn, knight of the county of Oxford, acknowledges that
he owes to John Malewayn, citizen of London, 80l.; to be levied, in
default of payment, of his lands and chattels in that county. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Enrolment of grant by Robert bishop of Salisbury to Sir William de
Mountague, earl of Salisbury, of all his goods and chattels in England,
moveable and immoveable. Dated London, 8 February, 29 Edward III. |
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French. |
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Memorandum that the bishop came into the chancery at Westminster on
12 February and acknowledged the preceding deed. |
