| Description | From: Robert son of Luke-the-mercer ('mercerius')
To: the prior and convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory
[Document damaged. Some small areas of text lost or illegible.] Annual payments of 8d, 4s and 6s free rent, payable by the priory's treasurers and John the Norwegian ('Norensis'). The priory has the 6s of the gift of Simon the chaplain ('capellanus') son of Walter Boes. Payable for a messuage in St Alphege parish [Canterbury] which the priory's treasurers have of the gift of Geoffrey, Robert's brother, lying between the house of Elias the hay-merchant ('fenarius') and the house which was of Henry Snegge, John's messuage lying in the middle of the street with the door of St Alphege's church to north, and for the messuage of Peter son of John the cook ('Cocus') which is near John's messuage to east, at the corner of 2 ways. For annual payments of 12d to the heirs of Charles the mercer ('karolus mercerius') by John, 12d to the heirs of Ralph the archbishop's porter ('Radulfus de porta archiepisopi'), by the treasurers, and 12d and 1d as a quit-rent ('forisgabulum') to Robert, payable in the priory's treasury, all payable as specified. For this the priory has paid 20s as a gersum fine. No date. [Date: handwriting and witnesses to other Canterbury charters.]
Witnesses: John son of Terricus; William of Thanet; William Cokin; Alan the fisherman ('piscator'); Richard the steward ('senescallus'); Reginald the door-keeper ('Janitor'); John the cook ('Cocus'); Robert the marshal ('marscallus'); Robert the hay-merchant ('fenarius'); John ferre; Henry bering'; Achard the goldsmith ('aurifaber'); Ralph the goldsmith ('aurifaber'); Richard Capeny; William Piedelyevre
Endorsed with description and note of registration in late 13th cent hands. |