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407. Confirmation, in pure alms, by John son of Edward, for his soul and those of all his ancestors, to the Lady Altar and the convent, to provide lights for this altar, of the whole land which Ralf Clerk held of his father Edward in the vill of Westminster, lying between the land formerly belonging to William Fiz and the land of Ralph of Seven Fountains, which Albin the clerk held of Ralph, to hold in perpetuity for is. annually. Moreover, he granted, to provide lights for that altar, an annual rent of is. which Roger Fot rendered for land adjacent to Tothill, with the whole service of land. [Temp. John]
Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Johannes filius Edwardi, pro salute anime mee et omnium antecessorum meorum, in perpetuam elemosinam dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmavi Deo et altari Beate Virginis Marie Westmonasterii et eiusdem loci conventui, ad luminaria prefati altaris administranda, totam terram quam Radulfus clericus tenuit de Edwardo patre meo in villa Westmonasterii, quam jacet inter terram que fuit Willelmi Fiz et terram Radulfi de Septem Fontibus, quam Albinus clericus tenuit de ipso Radulfo. Habendam et tenendam de me et heredibus meis bene et in pace, libere et quiete, inperpetuum per liberum servicium duorum denariorum per annum pro omni servicio reddendorum, scilicet: unum denarium ad Pascham, et j denarium ad Festum Sancti Michaelis. Preterea concessi ad luminaria eiusdem altaris administranda xij denarios redditus singulis annis inperpetuum, quos Rogerius Fot michi reddere consuevit de quadam terra iuxta Tothul, et totum servicium terre illius liberum et quietum inperpetuum de me et heredibus meis. Hanc autem donationem et (conce,ssionem)c elemosinam ego Johannes et heredes mei warantizabimus predicto conventui versus omnes homines et feminas per predictum servicium. Hiis testibus: Odone aurifabro; Rogero Enganet; Henrico Sumer; Lodovico clerico; Ricardo Testard; Ada de Westmonasterio; Nicholao filio Galfridi; Stephano de Berking' ; Galfrido de Cruce; Wimundo pistore; Ada, Johanne, Galfrido, Radulfo, servientibus ecclesie; Laurentio Muschat, et multis aliis.
MS: WAD, f. 557.
Rubric: Carta Johannis filii Edwardi de terra quam Radulfus clericus tenuit de Edwardo patre predicti Johannis in Westmonasterio.
MS: redditum.
Date: John had succeeded his father before 30 Oct. 1197, when he quitclaimed to Ralph of Seven Fountains an acre of land in Westminster adjacent to St James's Hospital (Fines 9 Ric. I, 55, no. 79; cal: Fines London and Mddx, I, 2, no. 10). Attestations of Roger Enganet, Henry Sumer and Richard Testard, one or more of whom was prob. currently reeve (cf. Rosser, 'Medieval Westminster', 360). |