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438. Acknowledgement by William, son of Absalon and Marwenna, together with his wife Alice, that he was present at the sale which Marwenna made to the king's treasurer, William of Ely, of her messuage, saving the service due. It is next to the messuage of John Pimerics, which he has at Endiff; of which messuage Marwenna was seized as her right and inheritance, when she sold it. William was never seised of that messuage, although he and Alice lodged there at his mother's pleasure. William and his wife assented to the sale, which he, his mother and his heirs warranted to the treasurer and his heirs. In return, the treasurer gave him £1, and 1.s. to his wife, who acknowledged in the halimote that she would never claim this messuage in dower, since it formed no part of the dower assigned at her marriage. When the messuage was sold, William had no children by his wife, nor any hope of any. Halimote [Westminster], [c. 1196 x 1212]
Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus , filius Absalonis et Marwenne, cum Alicia uxore mea, presens interfui venditioni quam ipsa Marwenna mater mea fecit Willelmo de Ely, domini regis thesaurario, de masagio suo cum pertinentiis, salvo servitio quod exinde debetur, pro duabus marcis, quod masagium est iuxta masagium Johannis Pimerics, quod habet apud Anedeheie, de quo masagio ipsa saisita fuit sicut jure et hereditate sua quando earn vendidit, et de quo masagio ego nunquam saisinam habui, licet ego et A[licia] uxor mea ex gratia matris mee per aliquod tempus quam diu ipsi placeret in illo masagio hospitaremus. Ita quod nec ego nec aliquis heres post me aliquid juris ullo tempore poten t vendicare in predicto masagio. Huic autem venditioni ego et predicta uxor mea voluntatem et concessionem et assensum prebuimus, quam etiam venditionem ego et predicta mater mea et heredes mei warantizare debemus predicto thesaurario et heredibus eius, vel ei cui predictum masagium dare, legare , vel vendere voluerit, contra omnes homines et omnes feminas. Pro qua warantizatione predictus thesaurarius dedit michi viginti solidos et predicte uxori mee xij denarios, que etiam in pleno halimoto recognovit quod nunquam hoc masagium vet in toto vet in parte tanquam dotem suam petet, quam, quod et verum est, ibidem recognovit, scilicet quod quando earn desponsavi nichil ei concessi vet nominavi in dotem quod ad masagium illud pertineat, sed sicut tunc concessa est bene contenta fuit in desponsatione sua dote quam ei dedi et nominavi, scilicet tertia parte perquisitionum mearum que ad predictum masagium non pertinent, et preterea uno anulo aureo. Juravit etiam in predicto halimoto quod nunquam calumpniam ponet, vel aliquid juris petet occasione alicuius dotis in predicto masagio. Predicta etiam mater mea et ego juravimus quod nunquam nos vet heredes nostri contra venditionem istam veniemus, nec aliquis per nos contra predictum thesaurarium, vet contra eum qui per ipsum masagium illud habuerit calumpniam ponet in eodem masagio. Et sciendum est quod quando hec venditio facta est, nullam prolem ex predicta uxore mea susceperam, nec suscepturum sperabam. Ut autem mea concessio et meus assensus quem feci in hac venditione robur optineat inposterum, et ut hoc quod a me et a predicta uxore mea actum, concessum, vet recognitum est, non decidat a memoria hominum, ea presenti scripto et sigilli mei appositione testificor. Hiis testibus: Henrico Sumer et Ricardo Testard, prepositis; Rogero Enganet; Adam, nepote R[icardi] episcopi Wintoniensi; Nicholao sumonitore; Johanne filio Edwardi; Odone aurifabro; Girardo coco; Galfrido de Cruce; Wimundo pistore; Edmundo filio suo; Willelmo filio Avive; Ailwardo Hutte; Pagano Dolbe ; Petro de Wandene, et multis aliis.
MS: WAD, f. 342v.
Rubric: Carta Willelmi filii Absolonis et Marwenne de eodem.
Date: Within the limits of William of Ely's term as royal treasurer (Richardson, 'William of Ely', 82), and those of Henry Sumer and Richard Testard as reeves (Rosser, 'Medieval Westminster', 360). The latter were still in office after the d. of Adam [of Westminster] nephew of Richard [of Ilchester] bp. of Winchester, which occurred in or soon after 1212 (Beauchamp Cartulary, no. 186). |