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[[[MS: WAM 17322.
433. Confirmation, in pure and perpetual alms, by Geoffrey son of Jocelin the smith to the Lady Altar, for his soul and for those of his kinsfolk, of a rent of 3s. in the vill of Westminster, which William English rendered for a messuage which he holds in fee of Geoffrey and his heirs in that viii. The rent is due annually to the proctor of the Lady Altar, by the hands of William English, or whoever holds that tenement. [Temp. John]
Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Gaufridus filius Gocelini fabri dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmavi Deo et altari Beate Dei Genetricis Marie Westmonasterii, pro salute anime mee et parentum meorum, in puram et perpetuam elemosinam tres solidatos redditus in villa Westmonasterii quod Willelmus le Engleis solebat reddere mihi de masuagio quod tenet de me et heredibus meis in feudo in eadem villa Westmonasterii, reddendos annuatim custodi predicti altaris qui pro tempore fuerit ad eosdem terminos ad quos predictum redditum recipere solebam, scilicet ad quatuor anni terminos, videlicet: ad Natale Domini novem denarios; et ad Pascham novem denarios; et ad Festum Sancti Iohannis Baptiste novem denarios; et ad Festum Sancti Michaelis novem denarios, per manus eiusdem Willelmi le Engleis vel cuiuscumque predictum tenementum tenuerit. Ego autem Gaufridus et heredes mei warantizabimus predicto altari predictum redditum contra omne homines et omnes feminas. Et ut hec mea donatio et concessio et cart.' mee confirmatio rata sit et stabilis permaneat, earn sigilli mei appositioni corroboravi. Hiis testibus: Ricardo de Dol, tunc senescallo West monasterii; Odone aurifabro; Adam de Westmonasterio; Roberto di Rokingham'; Henrico Sumer; Gaufrido de Cruce; Ricardo fili( Edmundi; Thoma vinitore; Stephano de Berking; Nicolao de celario Ricardo de celario; Laurentio Muschat; Adam, Gaufrido, Willelm( Stuttel, Iohanne, servientibus ecclesie Westmonasterii, et multis aliis.
MS: WAM 17322.
14.8 x 10.9 cm; t.u. 2.2 cm.
Seal: green; on tag; 3.8 cm diameter; eagle, facing right; legend SIGILL GALFRIDI FAB FIL GOCELIN FAB.
Endorsed: (a) Westmonasterii (16C). (b) Capella lxij (14C). (c.] Galfridus filius Gocelini fabri dat capelle tres solidatas redditus ir villa Westmonasterii (13C).
Date: William English is last recorded in 1207 (Richardson, 'William ol Ely', 86, 87).
Note: Cf. 346. |