| Description | From: Roger the clerk son of Lambin Frese citizen of Canterbury
To: Alexander of Gloucester ('Glowcestria')
A messuage in St Margaret's parish, Canterbury, lying with the messuage of Robert de Hottewelle to north, the mouth ('introitus') of the River Stour to south, the River Stour to west and the king's highway to east. For an annual payment of 5s, payable as specified to the prior and convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory in their treasury. Made and recorded at the priory's capital court ('Capitalis Curia'), the borough moot of the city of Canterbury and the hundred court of Worthgate ward. For this Alexander has also paid 105 marks as a gersum fine. No date. [Date: date of delivery of original to the Poor Priests' Hospital, as stated in endorsement.] Original no date [early 13th century]. [Date: witnesses to other Canterbury charters. Henry de Sandford was archdeacon from 1213, possibly earlier, to 1227.] Copy sealed with the common seal of the Poor Priests' Hospital, Canterbury [no longer present].
Witnesses: Mgr Henry de Sandford, archdeacon of Canterbury; John Turte; Ralph, brother of John Turte, alderman of Worthgate ward ('Berthe'); Henry of Ospringe, steward of the court of the prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory ('Curia Prioris'); Lambin the Fleming ('Flemengus'); Thomas the spicer ('Speciarius'); Guy the tailor ('Cissor'); Adam the mercer ('mersarius'); Henry le Jay; Osmund Polre; Roger of Ipswich ('Gypewiz'); Philip Terrici; John, brother of Philip Terrici; William the rural dean of Canterbury ('Decanus')
Endorsed with description, stating that the copy was sealed with the common seal of the Poor Priests' Hospital because the original was delivered to the hospital by the advice of jurists in 1HenVI, in early 15th cent hand. |