| Description | Plaintiff: William of Southchurch ('petens')
Deforciant: the prior and convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory ('tenentes')
In the king's court at Westminster before Hubert Walter, archbishop of Canterbury, the king's justiciar, Earl Roger Bigot, William Briwer, Hugh Bardolf, Richard Barre, archdeacon of Ely, Mgr Thomas Husseburn, William de Warrenne, Richard de Heriet, Osbert son of Hervey, Simon de Pateshull and John de Gestling justices, and others on 4 May 1198.
Ralph of Orpington, I, and John of Dover, I, monks of Canterbury Cathedral Priory, are acting as the priory's proctors in a case between it and William of Southchurch who claims the vill ('villa') of Southchurch. The priory, with the archbishop's consent, grants William the vill of Southchurch to be held of it by inheritance at fee farm, for an annual payment of £20, payable as specified. If the payment is in arrears, William shall be in mercy to the priory and shall give it the 100s which he should have given for the rent? William may not sell, give or waste the wood of the vill, except for a reasonable allowance for fuel and repairing his houses and fences. William cannot unjustly oppress or tax the men of the vill or take anything from them except the reasonable services and customs which they owe for their tenements. [Document damaged. Small areas of text illegible.]
Endorsed with descriptions in 15th cent hands. |