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328. Notification by Abbot Ralph that, with the assent of the chapter, h( has confirmed to Ralph Fitz Stephen of Boulogne, and his heirs ir perpetuity, the land in Longditch Street, Westminster, between the lanc of Walkelin of the almonry and that of the fee of Stephen of Barking which Thomas brother of Pancras, sergeant of the sacristy, granted to the high altar, to hold at an annual rent of 7s. due to the high altar, and saving the forinsec service pertaining to the vill. This concession, made by the convent in full chapter, has been written in their martyrology to preserve it for posterity, and the cirograph of this charter has been deposited in the treasury. [1200 x 1203]
Omnibus ad quos presens scriptum pervenerit Radulfus, divina miseratione abbas Westmonasterii, salutem in Domino. Noveritis nos assensu et voluntate totius capituli nostri dedisse et concessisse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse Radulfo filio Stephani de Bolonia totam terram nostram in villa Westmonasterii quam Thomas frater Pancracii, serviens de sacrista ecclesie nostre, ad magnum altare ecclesie nostre dedit et concessit, que videlicet terra iacet in vico de Langedich, inter terram Walkelini de elemosinaria ex una parte, et inter terram que est de feodo Stephani de Berkinges ex alia parte; habendam et tenendam cum omnibus pertinentiis suis ipsi Radulfo et heredibus suis inperpetuum in feodo et hereditate , libere et quiete, integre et plenarie, honorifice et pacifice; reddendo inde annuatim ad magnum altare ecclesie nostre septem solidos ad quatuor terminos anni, videlicet: ad Natale Domini viginti et unum denarios; et ad Pascham viginti et unum denarios; et ad Festum Sancti Johannis viginti et unum denarios; et ad Festum Sancti Michaelis viginti et unum denarios pro omni servitio et exactione, salvo servicio forinseco pertinente ad villam. Ut autem hec donatio et concessio firma sit et stabilis eam presenti scripto et sigilli mei appositione roboravimus. Et concessionem istam in pleno capitulo a conventu nostro factam redigi fecimus in scripturam in martirologio nostro ut ad noticiam perveniat posterorum, et cirographum presentis carte, in thesauro ecclesie nostre reponi fecimus in testimonium. Hiis testibus: Ricardo de Dol, senescallo Westmonasterii; Uliano Chendedut; Magistro Simone de London'; Odone aurifabro, tunc preposito Westmonasterii; Roberto de Rockingeham; Henrico Sumer; Ricardo filio Edmundi; Stephano de Berking'; Roberto de Krokesleg'; Walkelino de elemosinario; Galfrido de Cruce; Wymundo pistore; Willelmo pistore; Willelmo de Scardeburg' ; Michaele filio eius; Ricardo Ospinel; Willelmo Noel, et multis aliis.
MS: WAD, f. 355r—v.
Rubric: Carta Radulfi abbatis Westmonasterii de tota terra quam Thomas frater Pancracii ecclesie (nostre)c (Westmonasteri)i dedit in
villa Westmonasterii.
Date: Ralph Fitz Stephen, perhaps to be identified with the recipient, d. 1202 x 1203 (Cart. Darley, I, xxiii).
Note: Ralph Fitz Stephen held another, less valuable, tenancy in Longditch, of Odo the goldsmith (442). The curialis Ralph Fitz Stephen would prob. need premises in Westminster. He did not normally style himself 'of Boulogne', but his first wife had been vicomtesse of Rouen (Cart. Dailey, I, xxiii). |