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442. Grant by Odo the goldsmith to the Lady Altar of a rent of 3s. 6d. in Longditch, Westminster, comprising 2s. from the land which Ralf Fitz Stephen of Boulogne holds of him in fee, and is. 6d. from the messuage formerly held by John the clerk, and now rendered by Thomas son of Pavia or his heirs. If the messuage is destroyed by fire or other misfortune, Odo and his heirs will answer for the rent from their other lands or tenements to the proctor of the altar, who is also empowered to distrain for non-payment. Odo assigned Thomas and Ralph to render their rents direct to the proctor, if he himself should be absent in distant lands. Robert of Moulsham, the precentor, gave him a gersum of three marks (.£2). [c. 1200]
Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Odo aurifaber Westmonasterii dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmavi Deo et altari Beate Dei Genitricis Marie in ecclesia Beati Petri Westmonasterii tres solidatos redditus et sex denariatos in villa Westmonasterii in vico de Langedich' , scilicet: duos solidos de terra et masuagio quod Radulfus filius Stephani de Bolonia tenet de me in feudo; et decem et octo denarios de terra et masuagio quod [sic] fuit Johannis clerici in eodem vico, quos Thomas filius Pavie vel heredes sui annuatim persolvent. Ita tamen quod ego Odo vel heredes mei respondebimus et persolvemus per manus nostras predict= redditum trium solidorum et sex denariorum procuratori prescripti altaris qui pro tempore fuerit, ad quatuor anni terminos, scilicet: ad Pascha decem denarios et obulum; et ad Festum Sancti Johannis Baptiste decem denarios et obulum; et ad Festum Sancti Michaelis decem denarios et obulum; et ad Natale Domini decem denarios et obulum. Si autem contigerit predicta mesuagia per combustionem, vel per aliquod aliud infortunium, consumi vel adnichilari, ego Odo et heredes mei respondebimus de predicto redditu trium solidorum et sex denariorum de aliis terris nostris vel tenementis prefato procuratori eiusdem altaris. Concedo etiam et bono animo consentio predicto procuratori qui pro tempore fuerit quod pro defectu predicti redditus ad terminos nominatos solvendi nisi voluntario respectu ab eo dato et concesso , poten t super predicta tenementa vel super alia que in eadem villa habuerim rationabiliter namiare. Assignavi etiam predictos Thomam et Radulfum quod si forte absens fuerim vel in remota patria ut ipsi vel heredes eorum predictum redditum predicto procuratori persolvant ad terminos suprascriptos ne me vel heredes meos injuste de solutione predicti redditus possit calumpniari. Pro hac autem donatione et concessione et carte mee confirmatione, dedit mihi Robertus de Mulesham tunc precentor Westmonasterii et eiusdem altaris procurator tres marcas argenti. Et ut hec mea donatio et concessio et carte mee confirmatio rata sit et stabilis permaneat, earn sigilli mei appositione corroboravi. Hiis testibus: Ricardo de Dol, tunc senescallo Westmonasterii; Ricardo Testard; Ludovico clerico; Henrico Sumer; Ricardo filio Edmundi; Gaufrido de Cruce ; Roberto de Crokesle; Stephano de Berking'; Nicholao de celario; Thoma filio Pavie; Willelmo Stuttel; Laurentio Muschat; Radulpho de Bolonia, et multis aliis.
MS: WAD, f. 509r—v.
Rubric: Carta Odonis aurifabri Westmonasterii de tribus solidatis et sex denariatis annui redditus in vico de Langedich'. Marginalia: Robertus Mulesham precentor.
Date: Robert of Moulsham as precentor; attestions of Richard Testard and Henry Sumer, prob. reeves. |