| Description | Party: William (sic), prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory; the convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory
Party: Ida, wife of William of Halton ('haltona')
General address. Ida claimed that she and her heirs ought to possess the farm of the priory's manor of Halton in hereditary fee, because her first husband William had held it for a farm of £9. Although the claim was false, Ida would have proved it, so the priory granted her a hide of land in Halton for an annual payment of 5s, in exchange for her renouncing her claim to the fee. She accepted this and held the land for some years, but later revived the dispute, hoping to regain her former possession.
The priory, to avoid further trouble, has granted that the hide shall be quit of all service except an annual payment of 12d, payable as specified. The priory has paid Ida and her daughter Godeleva ('Godeluva') 10s to ensure that the agreement is kept. Dated in the 4th year of Henry the young king and the 20th year of Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury. Wibert, I, was prior in 1158, so William is either a mistake for Wibert or refers to William, IV, the sub prior.
Witnesses on behalf of Ida: Thomas, brother of Ida wife of William of Halton; Walter de petre ponte; Godwin son of Wulmar; Adam de Scoford; Aelstan the palmer ('palmerus')
Witnesses on behalf of the priory: Hugh de Raculf'; Philip, brother of Hugh de Raculf'; Bartholomew the steward ('dapifer'); Henry the goldsmith ('aurifaber'); William the chamberlain ('camerarius'); William the porter ('portarius'); Roger the porter ('portarius'); Robert de molend'; John de Bracinio; John the cook ('Cocus'); Roger the cook ('Cocus'); Robert son of Henry; Wulnod' bri; Baldwin calvellus; Lambert Gargate; Hector; Edward the large ('grassus'); William de Otheford' [Otford?]; William de Celario
Endorsed with description in late 12th or early 13th cent hand. |