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391. Confirmation by Roger de Friville, for his soul and those of his ancestors, to St Peter and the convent of Westminster, of the whole land outside Ludgate lying next to the house which formerly belonged to Osmund. This land, with its buildings and other appurtenances, was given to St Peter and the convent by Augustine Fitz Ailwin, and later by Reginald, baker of Richard [Fitz Nigel], bp. of London, and his wife Emma. The convent will render 5s. annually. Dislodgement prohibited. Roger and his wife received a gersum of 2 besants (4s.) and 2 marks (£,1 . 6s. 8d.). [Temp. John]
Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Rogerus de Frivilla, pro salute anime mee et antecessorum meorum, dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmavi Deo et Sancto Petro et conventui Westmonasterii totam terram illam extra Ludegate que jacet juxta domum que fuit Osmundi, quam scilicet terram cum edificiis et pertinentiis suis Augustinus filius Ailwini, et postea Reginaldus pistor Ricardi London' episcopi et Emma uxor ipsius Reginaldi, Deo et Sancto Petro dederunt et predicto conventui. Habendam et tenendam prefato conventui de me et heredibus meis finabiliter, libere - et quiete, integre et plenarie, solvendo michi et heredibus meis annuatim quinque solidos ad Festum Sancti Michaelis sine omni occasione pro omni servitio. Ita quod nec ego Rogerus nec heredes mei poterimus ilium qui loco conventus tenebit predictum tenementum deherbergare pro me vel alio herbergando. Et ego Rogerus de Frivilla et heredes mei totam predictam terram warantizabimus predicto conventui contra omnes homines. Pro hac autem donatione, concessione et warantizatione et carte mee confirmatione, dedit mihi predictus conventus in gersummam et uxori mei duos bisantios et duas marcas. Hiis testibus: Willelmo de Bukingham'; Rogero Enganet; Henrico Sumer; Ricardo Testard; Nicholao filio Galfridi; Odone aurifabro; Johanne filio Edwardi; Petro de Wanden' ; Stephano de Berking'; Ada de Westminster; Wimundo pistore; Pagano Dolbe; Gaufrido de Cruce, et multis aliis. MS: WAD, f. 475.
Rubric: Carta eiusdem Rogeri cirographata de tota terra que fuit Osmundi extra Ludgate.
Date: Attestation of Roger Enganet, with those of Henry Sumer and Richard Testard (cf. Rosser, 'Medieval Westminster', 360).
Note: Prob. the convent was systematically acquiring property outside Ludgate, temp. John, since this land, granted by Reginald and Emma (390) and confirmed by Roger de Friville, adjoined that acquired from Rose, widow of William Turpin, which itself owed service to Roger (386— 7). Early in the reign of Henry III, Roger s. of Roger de Friville quitclaimed to the prior and convent 5s. annual rent which they formerly rendered for land outside Ludgate, which had been granted to them by Augustine Fitz Ailwyn and by Reginald, the baker of Bp. Richard, and by
Emma his wife (WAD, f. 475). |