| Description | Copies of 3 documents [document damaged. Small areas of text lost or illegible]:
(1) Grant
From: William Watershipe of Canterbury
To: John Bryan le masoun of Canterbury
A curtilage at Shelford [in Hackington] with 2 pieces of land which William purchased of John Queyfe, of which 1 piece of land lies in a field called 'Shellefordesfeld' with the land of John Queyfe to south and north, the royal path ('semita regia') to west and the curtilage to east and the other piece of land, called 'le Brok'' lies with the land of John Queyfe to east and west, the king's highway to south and William's land to north. Dated at Hackington, 24... [rest of date lost, but presumably late 14th century].
(2) Grant
From: John Brian, mason, of Canterbury
To: William Proude...
A messuage, garden, piece of arable land and a vacant piece of land called 'la Forstall'.... next Canterbury at 'Goldotes', lying with the land of John Queyfe to south and west, ... water course to north and the king's highway to east. Dated 9 Nov 1378.
(3) Confirmation
From: Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury
To: Alfred, prior of St Gregory's Priory, Canterbury and the canons of St Gregory's Priory, Canterbury
Addressed to Theobald's servants and men of the hundred of Westgate. The land which Alfred bought of Humphrey of Shelford [in Hackington] and the land which he bought of Eadmer, for which 2 [pieces of land] they pay 10s a year, also the land which he bought of Wuluard of Thanet and Aldiva the widow, for which land they pay 40d. No date. [Date: before Theobald was appointed legate in 1151. Woodcock, cited below, suggests 1142x1148, on the basis of the witness list.]
Witnesses: William the steward ('Dapiferus'); Ralph Picot; Wulfric of Wrotham; Alan de Wellis; Roger de Ponte Episcopi; John of Canterbury; Nigel son of Godfrey
No date. [Date: handwriting.] |
| Physical Description | Paper, 1p, creased, dirty, slightly stained, slightly faded, damage to left edge, mounted on modern paper |