/510
appointment by the abbot and convent of st ouen, rouen, of james prior of mersea, as proctor for the sale or disposal of the abbey’s property in london and its suburbs
property in st faith (under st paul) parish land of ranulf de bysaciis
25 oct 1236
seal frag
copied ms 25501 fol 15b
[[[[ecsp 150. Letters by Hugh, abbot of St. Ouen, Rouen, appointing as proctor James, prior of Mersea [Essex], to sell or otherwise dispose of the property which the abbey holds in London and its suburb. Dated : 25 Oct. 1236.
MSS. : A 9/510 (original) ; Liber A, fo. 15b (No. 145).
Omnibus Christi fidelibus presentes litteras inspecturis . Hugo diuina permissione . abbas sancti Audoeni . Rothom' 7 eiusdem loci conuentus salutem in domino. Noueritis nos dedisse potestatem 7 licenciam dilecto monacho nostro fratri Iacobi priori de Meresai. presencium exhibitori ut ipse vendendo uel alias disponendo faciet. 7 ordinet de eis omnibus 7 singulis que habemus apud Londoniam tam intra ciuitatem Lond' quam in suburbio ipsius prout monasterio nostro dictus viden t expedire . ratum habituri 7 gratum. quicquid prefatus . I . super omnibus 7 singulis que habemus apud Londoniam antedictis in quibuscumque consistant uel quibuscurnque hominibus censeantur . duxerit faciendum. In cuius rei testimonium presentibus litteris sigilla nostra duximus apponenda. Datum anno domini .m.cc.xxx° sexto die sabbati ante festum apostolorum Simonis 7 Iude.
Endorsed : Procuracio Prion s de MerseSla de terra magistri Ranulfi de
Bysaciis in parochia sancte Fidis.
Size : 6 ½ x 31/2". Three strips have been cut from lower edge, to the
middle of which a fragment of a seal is attached.