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437. Notification by Marwanna daughter of William, that she has sold to William of Ely, the king's treasurer, for two marks (£1. 6s. 8d.), her messuage at Endiff [in Westminster], adjacent to that of John Pymerich. She has done this at the petition, and with the assent, of her son William, as she was seized of that messuage by right and inheritance. William had never had seisin of it, even though he and his wife Alice might dwell there at Marwanna's pleasure, so that neither William nor any heir of his may claim right in that messuage. Marwanna and William warrant this sale to the treasurer and his heir or assign. In return, he gave £1 to William and is. to Alice, who witnessed and assented to the sale, and confirmed that she had no dower rights in that messuage, her dower comprising only onethird of his acquisitions and a gold ring. Halimote, Westminster [c. 1196 x 1212]
Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Marwanna filia Willelmi vendidi masagium meum cum pertinentiis, salvo servitio quod inde debetur, quod est juxta masagium Johannis Pymerich, quod habet apud Ane de Heia, Willelmo de Ely, domini regis thesaurario, pro duobus marcis, et hoc feci voluntate Willelmi filii mei et heredis mei et petitione et assensu eius, sicut quod seysita fui masagio illo sicut jure meo et hereditate mea, et de quo masagio predictus filius meus nunquam saysinam habuit, licet ipse et A[delicia] uxor eius ex gratia mea per aliquot tempus, scilicet quamdiu michi placeret, in masagio illo hospitarentur, ita quod nec predictus Willelmus heres meus nec aliquis heres eius post eum aliquid juris poten t vendicare ullo tempore in predicto masagio. Hanc autem venditionem ego et predictus Willelmus heres meus et heres eius warantizare debemus contra omnes homines et omnes feminas ipsi thesaurario et heredi eius, vel ei cui predictum masagium dare vel legare vel vendere voluerit. Pro qua warantizatione predictus thesaurarius dedit Willelmo heredi meo viginti solidos, et Adelicie uxori sue xij denarios, quod eidem venditioni presens interfuit et assensum prebuit, quam etiam in pleno halimoto recognovit quod nunquam hoc masagium, vel in toto vel in parte, tanquam dotem suam petet, quam ut cognovit idem quando predictus filius meus earn desponsavit nichil ei concessit vel nominavit in dotem quod ad masagium istud pertineat, set sicut tunc concessa est bene contenta fuit in desponsatione sua dote quam ei dedit, et nominavit, scilicet tertia parte perquisitionum suarum que ad predictum mesagium non pertinent, et uno anulo aureo. Juravit etiam predicta Adelicia in pleno halimoto quod nunquam calumpniam ponet vel aliquid juris petet in eodem masagio. Ego etiam et predictus Willelmus heres meus juravimus quod nunquam nos, vel heredes nostri vel aliquis per nos, contra venditionem istam veniet vel calumpniam ponet in jamdicto mesagio, contra predictum thesaurarium vel contra eum qui per ipsum masagium illud habuit. Ut autem hec mea venditio robur obtineat inposterum ipsum ne posset in dubium futuris temporibus venire scripto presenti et sigilli mei appositione testificor. Hiis testibus: Henrico Sumer et Ricardo Testard, prepositis; Rogero Enganet ; Adam nepote Ricardi episcopi Wintoniensi; Nicholao summonitore; Johanne filio Edwardi; Odone aurifabro; Girardo coco; Galfrido de Cruce; Wimundo pistore; Edmundo filio suo; Willelmo filio Avive; Ailwardo Hutte; Pagano Duble; Petro de Wandene, et multis aliis.
MS: WAD, f. 342r—v.
Rubric: Carta Marwanne flu e Willelmi de masagio suo quod est juxta masagium Johannis Pimerich.
Date: Adam [of Westminster], nephew of Richard [of Ilchester], bp. of Winchester, d. in or shortly after 1212 (Beauchamp Cartulary, no. 186). Also within the limits of William of Ely's term as royal treasurer (Richardson, 'William of Ely', 82). Henry Sumer and Richard Testard as reeves (cf. Rosser, 'Medieval Westminster', 360). |