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PART I CONTAINING ROYAL AND EPISCOPAL CHARTERS AND CHARTERS RELATING TO MISSENDEN, KINGSHILL, THE LEE, AND WENDOVER

Edited by J. G. JENKINS

PRINTED FOR THE RECORDS BRANCH OF THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ARCHJEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ltd. London and Aylesbury for the Records Branch of the Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society (being Volume 2 of the publications of the Branch and issued for the year 1938)

Printed & made in Great Britain "... sed codex multa habet quae historiam dicti Monasterii, et Comitatus etiam Buckinghamensis, bene illustrant." Catalogue of the Harleian MSS. sub numero 3688.

r CONTENTS

Introduction page ix

The Cartulary I Appendix A 238

Appendix B 244 Appendix C 246 Index 25I

vii ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED

Additions and interlineations, which form part of the final record, are in parentheses, and marked by the symbol I" (filius) Marginal notes by the scribe * (nora) Terminal expansions, especially of personal names when the right ending is conjectured, are printed in italic . Reginaldo Interpolations and additions by the transcriber [etc. Warranty clause] Blank spaces in MS. indicated by [blank] or . . . Terminal expansions, especially of place-names, when the right ending is uncertain, are left with an apostrophe Messenden' Pipe Roll Society volumes P.R.S. I Victoria County History of Buckingham V.C.H. Lipscomb's History and antiquities of the county of Buckingham Lipscomb Bucks and Beds Pipe Rolls of the reign of Richard I, edited by G. H. Fowler and M. W. Hughes B. & B.P.R. Publications of Bedfordshire Historical Record Society B.H.R.S. Rotuli Hugonis de Welles, Canterbury and York Society, vols. i, iii, iv Welles Rotuli Roberti Grosseteste, Canterbury and York Society, vol. x . Grosseteste Rotuli Ricardi Gravesend, Canterbury and York Society, vol. xxxi Gravesend viii INTRODUCTION

(a) Tn~. CARTULARY THE Cartulary or register of deeds and charters relating to Missenden Abbey which forms the subject of this volume is preserved in the Harleian collection in the British Museum (Harl. MS. 3688). It measures 14¼ in. X 9 in. × 21 in.; the binding is modern. The transcription was the work of Robert de Welwes or Wells, and, as he himself tells us in the words written at the head of the firstMissenden charter, his task was completed in 133o. The writing throughout is in a good fourteenth-century hand, except for a few later additions and interpolations. So far as one can judge, the transcriber appears to have done his work accurately and wet1, and to have had the intention at least of copying the original charters verbatim et literatim. Unfortunately, none of these original charters appears to have survived, so that it has proved impossible to check his accuracy by the method of collation. Tanner, in his Notitia Monastica (p. 25, 1744 edition), mentions two cartularies, one in the possession of Edward Coke, of Holkham, Norfolk, containing 124 folios, and the other described as at one time in the possession of Lady Dormer. The former is dealt with below, but I have been unable to discover the fate of the cartulary owned by Lady Dormer. It is probable, I think, that this is the cartulary which found its way into the Harleian collection, especially as Tanner does not refer to the Harleian MS. The date of its acquisition for the collection is, however, known, for in Wanley's Diary (Lansdowne MS. 772), under the date I9 Nov., 1725, the following entry appears: '14. This day (at noon) by my Lord's Order, I went to Mr. Anderson, and paid him for six imperfect manuscripts. The principal of them is an old Chartulary of Missendene Abbey, which wanteth one leaf, if not more. These books are all marked with the date of this day.' From other entries in the diary it appears that Anderson was only acting for the real owner, whose name unfortunately is not mentioned. In the Index to the diary Anderson is ix X INTRODUCTION

described as Thomas Anderson, late Writer to the Signet in £ Scotland. The date on fo. I* of the Cartulary is in Wanley's handwriting. e t (b) TH~ BROWN~. WIT LIS TRANSCRIPT 1

c, One would have expected to find the Coke cartulary, L referred to above, in the great library of the Earl of Leicester t at Holkham, but I am informed that no such cartulary exists there at the present time. There is, however, in the Bodleian Library a transcript of this cartulary (Browne Willis MS. 5) which Browne Willis, the great Buckinghamshire antiquary, caused to be made in the eighteenth century. At the beginning of the transcript the following note appears: 'N.B. The following Register of Missenden was lent me by Peter Le Neve Nor- roy K. at Arms and these sheets transcribed by Mr. Slyford in about Io days. As to the Index on the next page it is taken from a very imperfect and almost illegible one entered in a modern hand at the beginning of the MSS. which is wrote on vellum and contains 125 folios. It belonged to the Lord Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke and was borrowed by Mr. Le Neve of His Heir Mr. Coke of Holcumb, Co. Norfolk.' Presumably Browne Willis returned the manuscript to Le Neve, and it is possible that the latter, after the manner of borrowers, omitted to deliver it to the owner at Holkham; at all events its present whereabouts, if it still exists, cannot be ascertained. From the evidence afforded by the contents of the Browne Willis transcript, it would appear that the original cartulary was compiled about the end of the thirteenth or beginning of the fourteenth century, and was, therefore, not very much earlier in date than the Harleian MS. But in the absence of the cartulary and without the opportunity of inspecting the handwriting, it is really impossible to assign a date; the fact that one of the charters is dated as late as I322 (see Appendix A, No. I8) does not necessarily imply that the whole cartulary was written then or later. The principal value of the Browne Willis transcript lies in the fact that several of the twelfth-century charters are given a precise date, which in nearly every case is supported by the evidence of the charters themselves. These dates could hardly have been inserted by Browne Willis or his amanuensis, nor INTRODUCTION xi could they have been supplied with such exactitude by the monastic transcriber working a century and a half after the execution of the original charters; the only conclusion seems to bc that the charters themselves were dated, an unusual but not unknown occurrence. The transcript has also proved useful in supplementing the Harleian MS. (a) in the matter of providing the names of witnesses, and (b) in supplying particulars of charters which were omitted or are missing from our cartulary, especially those relating to The Lee and Wendover (see pp. 186- 8). Where charters appear in both cartularies the reference to the Browne Willis transcript is given at the foot of the charter, e.g. BW 5 fo. 7. In general, it should be stated that the Browne Willis transcriber abbreviated the originals ruthlessly, and moreover was guilty of more errors than even an eighteenth- century copyist would be expected to perpetrate. Nevertheless, in the regrettable absence of the Holkham cartulary, our debt to Browne Willis is a substantial one and must be gratefully acknowledged.

(¢) TREATMENT OF THE CARTULARY The Cartulary consists of 207 folios and less than one-half of the charters are contained in the present volume; it is hoped to complete the work in a second volume which, however, in view of the programme of publications decided upon by the Records Branch, cannot be issued for three or four years. The method of treatment adopted for the Cartulary has been the reproduction of the Latin text, preceded in the case of each charter by a summary of its content in English. While a full English translation might have been welcomed, such an addition to the size of the volume would have involved an increase in the cost of printing heavier than the funds of the Branch could sustain. The clauses relating to warranty and to the sealing of the charter, which generally conform to a recognised pattern, have not been re- produced. If it is argued that a larger measure of contraction and abbreviation might have been introduced with advantage, I can only plead the difficulty of discovering any satisfactory principle upon which it could be based, for experience seems to show that the omission of matter which the editor considers un- important is frequently deplored by those whose studies or interests he had not envisaged. xii INTRODUCTION The monastic transcriber is not consistent in his use of capital letters, and consequently it has been considered more satisfactory to employ the capital for all proper names and at the beginning of each sentence or clause preceded by a full stop. The punctuation of the original has not been followed except in the matter of full stops. Another inconsistency of the scribe relates to his use of the letters n and u. He frequently writes n when u is obviously intended, and this confusion is especially noticeable in the case of proper names. Such names as Brand, Mantel, Franceis, Strange are sometimes written as Brannd, Manntel, etc., when from other entries it seems clear that Braund, Mauntel, etc., were intended. In the text the pre- sumed intention of the scribe has been followed and in these and other similar names 'aun' has been printed throughout. All the abbreviations and suspensions in the text of the Car- tulary have been extended where no doubt seemed to exist of the transcriber's intention. When, however, the extension of a word or name cannot be made with any degree of certainty, the word or name has been printed as it appears in the MS., with the compendium sign afBxed. Where, especially in the case of the names of persons and places, the element of doubt is not ;I ir serious, the name has been extended in full and the letters inserted are printed in italic type. it la .ii d: A word must be said about the way in which the contents of j! e~ the Cartulary have been arranged for publication. Normally, ? tc the order of the Cartulary has been faithfully adhered to, with one important exception, namely the insertion of the royal and I episcopal charters at the beginning of the volume. If a strict r sequence were followed, these charters would appear in the t second part of the Cartulary and not in the present volume, but ¢ it was thought advisable to include them now both on account t of their own individual importance and also for the valuable 3 information they frequently provide in relation to the charters ( in the portion of the Cartulary now published. k In his Preface to the volumes of final concords published a 1: century ago, Joseph Hunter wrote: 'A person skilled in these t instruments [feoffment deeds] and who has the opportunity of t consulting and comparing many relating to a particular county or district, can rarely err more than eight or ten years in assigning one of these instruments to the period to which it be- INT R 0 D U CT I 0 N xm..° longs; but the higher confidence which the contemporary date gives is in all cases much to be desired.' Though an enormous mass of records relating to the Middle Ages has been published for the use of students since these words were written, for the present editor, at least, the latitude of eight or ten years which Hunter was prepared to allow has in many cases been exceeded and he has often sighed for the 'higher confidence' of the contemporary date. In extenuation he can plead that many of the grantors were small Buckinghamshire landowners or tenants about whom next to nothing is known at the present time--and that applies also to many of the witnesses--so that in the case of many of the charters he has had to be content with a somewhat vague ascription, such as 'early thirteenth century' or the like. In cases where precise limits are assigned, a note is given of the grounds on which the decision has been made, except where the content of the charter itself or the identity of the witnesses makes the date a matter of simple verification.

It is customary when publishing a collection of records relating to a monastic house, to give an historical account of the institution in question, and certainly Missenden, the second largest in the county, with a continuous existence of four hundred years, would appear to merit an account of this sort. The editor, however, proposes to defer any general review of the history of the Abbey as revealed by this and other records until the second and final instalment of the Cartulary is issued. The reasons are twofold: first, lack of time, and secondly, the realisation that until the whole of the Cartulary has been transcribed and studied it will not be possible to produce a comprehensive survey of the rise, progress, and decline of the Abbey. Meanwhile the reader is referred to the very full account of the Abbey given in the Victoria County History (vol. i, pp. 369-376), and for a description of the Arroasian branch of Augustinian Canons to which Missenden belonged he could not do better than consult Dr. Fowler's Introduction to the Cartulary of Harrold Priory (B.H.R.S., vol. xvii). It will be obvious that a great deal of annotation of the contents of the Cartulary remains to be done, particularly in the identification of place-names and in the provision of biographical informa- t xiv XNTROD UCTXON tion about the grantors and witnesses. The temptation to include notes of this kind has been resisted in favour of printing as many of the charters as possible, and the need for strict economy has prevented fuller treatment in the matter of annotation. The text of the charters is, it is submitted, the first requisite, and annotation may be left to those who are interested in the families and localities comprised in the Cartulary. It remains to acknowledge gratefully the help I have received in this undertaking, and first I must thank Dr. G. Her- bert Fowler for his constant encouragement and advice and his readiness at all times to place his great knowledge and experience at my disposal. Mr. M. W. Hughes has also afforded me most valuable assistance; not only has he lent me his own precis of a considerable part of the Cartulary, but also he has allowed me to use a great deal of material relating to Bucking- hamshire which he has extracted from unpublished sources. To Mr. F. G. Gurney I owe much useful information about the Gurney family and in other matters he has generously allowed me to make many demands upon his great knowledge of Buckinghamshire topography and genealogy. Miss K. Major, Archivist to the Diocese of Lincoln, has very kindly taken the trouble to furnish me with particulars about some of the ecclesiastical persons mentioned in the Cartulary. Mrs. H. H. Law, a member of the Branch, was good enough to give substantial help in the task of typing the rough transcript. I hope that the errors and omissions which will doubtless come to light will be communicated to me, so that they may be duly notified if and when the second part of the Cartulary is published. J. G. Jenkins Twitchells End Jordans February z939

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fo. i r. MESSENDENE j. Carta Willelmi fundatoris nostri qui fundauit monas-] terium de Messendene anno dominice incarnacionis rail- [ lesimo centesimo trieesimo tercio. ij. Composicio inter nos et patronurn istius domus vacante[ j abathia. J iij. Cirographum inter canonicos de Messend' et Hugo-. nem de Niuers iuniorem de terra et bosco et pasnagio. iiij. Carta Hugonis de Nyuers de crofta cum quodam inere- mento terre sicut fosse diuidunt. v. Garta Hugonis de Nyuers de uirgata terre in Pyterleya cum incremento nemoris anno dominice incarnacionis M ° c xlj ° [sic]. vj. Carta Hugonis de Nyuers de crofta in feodo de Wendouer ij et de iiij °r acris terre ad incrementum uirgate terre de Pyterleya. vij. Carta I-Iugonis de Niuers de vj denariis pro communi pastura et quadam parua terra. viii. Carta Hugonis de Nyuers de decima panum. ix. Carta Hugonis de Noers de Godefrido fabro. x. Confirmacio Walteri Giffardi comitis Bukyngham' de fundacione ecclesie de Mussend'. xj. Confirmacio Walteri Giffardi comitis de Bukyngham de fundacione ecclesie de Messend'. xij. Carta Hugonis de Sanford et Iohanne uxoris eius de

duabus uirgatis terre collatis Ypolito de Noers quas °°° dictus Ypolitus contulit monasterio nostro de Mes- nj send'. xiij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de xx solid' redditus quos contulit Ypolito de Noers et ipse nobis.

'?ill TABLE OF CONTENTS xiiij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de redditu xx s. quos dedit 1 Ypolito de Noers et ipse nobis, iij xv. Carta Ypoliti de Noers de redditu xx s. quos dedit| (contd.) nobis. J xvj. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de dimidia uirgata terre data Iuliane camerarie sue. xvij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de quodam assarto dato Iuliane camerarie sue. xviij. Carta Iuliane filie Hugonis de Sanford de dimidia ,o,o uirgata terre et quodam assarto, lllJ xix. Carta Iuliane de Sanford de dimidia uirgata terre et quodam assarto. xx. Carta Willelmi le gardiner de redditu quinque solidorum pro quadam terra quam conuentus habuit de dono Iohanne de Sanford. xxj. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de quodam assarto nobis dato. xxij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford que dedit nobis Walterum filium Cecilie de Messend'. xxiij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de uno mesuagio quod dedit Waltero [sic] le fraunceys. xxiiij. Carta Iohannis filii Willelmi Fraunceys de quodam V mesuagio dato ad faciendam pitanciam. xxv. Littera quedam ad ponendum abbatem et conuen- turn in seysinam in tenemento predicti Iohannis Fraunceis. xxvj. Relaxaeio Iohannis Frauneeis de tenemento suo domino Hugone de Plecet'. xxvij. Carta Hugonis de Plecet' senioris de tenemento franceys. xxviij. Q uieta clamancia Iohanne de Sanford Thome filio Nicholai de Kyngeshulle. xxix. Carta Hugonis de Plesset' de quadam placea bosci in augmentacione manerii de Peterleie. VJ xxx. Carta de Messend' ex dono domini Iohannis de Plesset' de uirgata terre quam Gilbertus Mune tenuit data nobis cure omni sequela. xxxj. Confirmacio Hugonis de Plesset' de illa uirgata terre quam pater suus nobis dedit. xxxij. Carta Hugonis de Plecetis de fouea inter boscum del erde et eampum de Piterleye. xxxiij. Carta Willelmi de Bocalanda de terra que fuit Ricardi de Uruilla archidiaconi. xxxiiij. Confirmacio Matildis imperatricis de terra Ricardi vij de Uruilla archidiaconi de Bukyngham. xxxv. Q uietaelamacio Symonis filii Reginaldi filii WiUelmi de Deruille de Dereuilesgrofde terra et de prato, etc.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ~,,xvj. Carta Turstani Mantel de parte terre sue que iacet' inter hydam Humfridi et lapides scilicet Frythes- groue. xxxvij. Confirmacio Roberti Mantel de terra apud Messend'. oo° xxxvnj. Conuencio inter nos et Robertum Mantel de communi pastura in le depefeld. °°° ..I vnj xxxix. Carta Ricardt de la Hulle de reddltu stagni molendini de la Depe in Messend'. xl. Carta Ricardi filti Roberti de Willelmo filio Derwin J de parua Messend'. ~dj. Carta Manasser de Domnmartin et Gallene uxoris eius de Hyda nobis data in Messend'. xlij. Carta Manasser de Dammartin de Hyda nobis data. xliij. Carta Galiene de Dammartin de decem solidis pro ix Hyda. xliiij. Carta Willelmt de Horwuda de Hyda nobis data. fo. I v. Messend XIv. Cyrographum inter nos & Hamonem Peyteuin de x solid' de Hyda. xlvj. Carta Hamonis de Hennyngefeld' de Hyda. xlvi. [sic] Testimonlum Roberti I.yncol' episcopi de concessione Walteri de Brocc' et heredum suorum de Hyda Hunfredi. xlvi~. Carta Hospitalis de redditu terre huius uiIIe scilicet pro xij denariis in Messend'. X xlix. Quieta clamancia Elye de Wymberuille de terra que uocatur Pariscroft' in Messend'. 1. Carta Willelml de Kenebella de terra quam Willelmus le Syre tenuit in Messend'. lj. Carta Willelmi de Kenebelle de terra quam Willel- mus Syre tenuit et Radulfus de Pyterleia et Radul- fus albus et Warinus tegulator tenuerunt in Mes- send'. nj. Carta Thome del Erde de uno prato in Messend' dato nobis ad officium cellarii. ]iij. Carta Thome filii Nicholai de Kyngeshulle de quadam parte prati iuxta sartrinum abathie de Messend'. liiij. Carta Gilberti Blundel de magna Messend' de quodam mesuagio et quatuor acris terre quas habuit ex dono Gaufridi de Sytre datis nobis. lV. Carta de capella Rogeri de Wymberuill' et de ecclesia Sanctt Petri de Messend'. lvj. Carta Alexandri de Hampdene qui dedit nobis WiIIel- mum Maydewell'. lvij. Carta Galfridi filii Hernw' de duabus acris terre et prato apud Kyngeshull'. TABLE OF CONTENTS lviij. Quedam conuencio inter dominum Martinum ab-" batem de Messend' et Robertum de Ciltra. 1 lix. Carta R.oberti de Brok de quadam calumpnia et quodam iure hereditario. Ix. Carta Radulphi Basset de redditu xij d. lxj. Carta abbatis et conuentus de Messend' concessa et xij data Iohannl de Kenebell'. lxij. Carta Iohannis filii Hugonis de Kenebell' de quodam mesuagio in magna Messend'. lxlij. Carta Iohannis filii Hugonis de KenebeU' de tercia parte curtilagii in Messend' magna. lxiiij. Quieta clamancia Alicie quondam uxoris Reginaldi clerici de tenemento Iohannis de Westhalle in magna Messend'. lxv. Quieta clamancia Henrici filii Iohannis de la West-

halle. °,. lxvj. Confirmaeio Henrici filii Iohannis de la Westhalle. xnj lxvij. Carta Iohannis de la Westhalle filii Hugonis de Kene- belle quam fecit Reginaldo clerico de Ryseburgh'. lxviij. Carta noue eapelle beate Marie de Messend' et quietaclamacio Ysabelle de la Westhalle. lxix. Carta Reginaldi clerici de Ryseburgh. lxx. Carta Galfridi de la Siztre. lxxj. Carta Gilberti Blundel. lxxij. Assignacio tenementi quod fuit quondam Iohannis de la Westhalle per abbatem et conuentum de Mes- send' ad sustentand' luminare in capella eiusdem q**t XUlJ loci de nouo fundata. lxxiij. Carta Radulphi filii Heruisii de prato in feodo de Wendouer' apud Messend'. lxxiiij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de tota terra quam Roger- us carectarius de ipsa tenuit. lxxv. Relaxacio tenementi Roberti le straunge de quodam tenemento ad sustentandum luminare in ecclesia conuentuali de Messend'. lxxvj. Carta de tenemento quondam Straunge et heremite. lxxvij. Carta Ade filii Walderi de redditu xij d. de mesuagio quod Elricus le blakiere tenuit. XV lxxviij. Carta iij solidorum percipiend' de tenemento Iohan- nis Cok extra magnam portam. lxxix. Carta Henrici de Sythre facta Reginaldo Kupping de xij d. annui redditus quos contulit officio firmarie. lxxx. Carta Agnetis Huse uxoris quondam Mathei Huse de tribus uirgatis terre et dimidia in villa de Messend'.

J I TABLE OF CONTENTS fo. ~ r. KYNGESHULLE j. Carta Iohannis Brond de redditu pecunie soluend' nobis ] cure homagio et escaetis. [ ij. Carta Iohannis Braund de Iohanne filio Roberti de[ xvij Wydemer' natiuo suo nobis dato. J iij. Carta Iohannis Braund de Iohanne Fraunceys de vj s. percipiend' cure omnibus pertinenciis et sectis cur'. iiij. Carta Iohannis Braund de redditu nobis dato super Kyngeshull'. *°o v. Q.uieta clamacio Iohannis Braund de annuo redditu xvnj unius denarii et job. annul redditus de tenemento Willelmi Famel. vj. Quietaclamancia Roberti Braund de secta curie de Kyngeshull'. vij. Carta Roberti Braund de xx s. nobis dimissis de Kynges-' hull'. viij. Q.uedam conuencio facta inter dominum Robertum abbatem de Messend' et Robertum Braund de quodam seruicio quod facere solebamus eidem Roberto. xix ix. Q uieta clamancia Stephani le Cheyndut de terra le Brondes. x. Carta Bartholomei de Castellis de manerio suo in Kyngeshull' quod habuit ex dono domini Roberti Burnel nobis dato. xj. Carta Andree de Dusteburgh' de tota terra quam habuit" super Kyngeshull' in parochia de parua Messend' nobis tributa. xij. Carta Galfridi filii Geruasii de Hugend' de redditu vii s. et vij d. annuatim soluendorum super Kynges- xx hulle. xiij. Carta Galfridi filii Geruasii de Hugend' de tota racionabili parte terre sue in Maldeforlong. xiiij. Carta Galfridi filii Geruasii de Hugend' de redditu" xxij s. et ix d. et iij q. in Kingeshulle. xv. (2arta Galfridi filii Geruasii de Hugend' de redditu xxj iij s. nobis dato in Kyngeshull'. xvj. Carta Walteri mercatoris de Wycumbe de medietate prati cure pertinenciis in Schadewell'. xvij. Carta Walteri mercatoris de Wycumbe de quadam~ terra cure pertinenciis suis quam dedit Roberto filio ] Osberti. ] xviij. Carta Roberti de Kyngeshulle de tota terra sua in~ xxij • Kyngeshull'. [ xix. Carta Ysabelle filii [sic] Galfridi filii Rogeri Swart data[ Roberto filio Osberti fabri in Kyngeshulle. J TABLE OF CONTENTS ! xx. Carta Eustachii de Betun de tenemento quod pater Rogeri Swart tenuit quod dedit Galfrido filio eiusdem Rogeri in Kyngeshull' cure augmento quod Faramus dedit predicto Galfrido. xxj. Carta Ricardi filii Hugonis Swift de una roda terre cure pertinenciis in Kyngeshull'. °°° xxuj xxij. Carta Agnetis filie Ricardi de Espele uxoris Ricardi Swift de v rodis terre in Kyngeshull'. xxiij. Carta Willelmi filii Ricardi de terra quam Alicia del Hek tenuit in Kyngeshull'. xxiiij. Carta Walteri mercatoris de Wycumbe de quadam parte graue in Kyngeshulle. xxv. Carta Ingelram de Betun de quadam parte terre de bosco supercrescente in Kyngeshull'. xxvj. Carta Ingelrami de Betun de quadam parte terre in Kyngeshull' quam dedit Waltero mereatori. xxvij. Quedam composicio Thome Mauntel qualiter tenetur claudere et infossare terram quam tenuit de Qolo XXlIIJ Roberto Bil de feodo Roberti clerici in KyngeshuU'. xxviij. Quedam eonuencio faeta inter eanonicos de Messend' et Galfridum filium Radulphi de Kyngeshull' de tota terra sua in Kyngeshull'. xxix. Carta Roberti Braund de quadam terra data Nicho- lao filio Martini de Pyrenore. xxx. Carta Ingelrami de Betun de quibusdam tenementis nobis datis in Kyngeshull'. xxxj. Confirmacio Ingelrami de Betun de Kyngeshull' et de incremento bosci sui de Piterleye. xxxij. Quietaclamancia Ingelrami de Betyn de x et ix s. et XXV ob. de xlix s. et ob. xxxiij. Carta Ingelrami de Betun de omnibus tenementis in Kyngeshull' Pyterleie. xxxiiij. Quoddam mandatumlngelrami de Betun quod mandauit abbati de Messend'. xxxv. Carta Hugonis filii Anchetini de Wycumbe simul cum Osegodo fratre suo. xxxvj. Carta Alieie de Kyngeshull' filie Henrici Iuuenis de parua Messend' de tribus selionibus terre in parochia de parua Messend'. xxxvij. Quietaclamancia Thome filii Nicholai de Kynges- hull' de quodam assarto cure pertinenciis. xx j to. 2 v. Kyngeshulle xxxviij. Q.uoddam scriptum filie Matildis Galfridi Swart de Ricardo filio Hugonis Swift dato ut liber sit in perpetuum. ! TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 xxxix. Carta Gaufridi de Hugend' Waltero mercatori de terris ] et boscis in KyngeshuU'. ~ xxvj xl. Carta Matildis filii [sic] Galfridi de terra in KyngeshuU'. J (contd.) Carta Ysabelle filie Gaufridi Swart. "] xlij. Carta Cecilie filie Ysabelle filie Gaufridi Swart de ~ XXVij mesuagio et prato in KyngeshuU'. xliij. Carta Willelmi le famel de Berkhamsted' de tota terra [ sua. J xliiij. Carta R.adulphi filii Geruasii de Whelpeleie de mesu-' agio prato et bosco in Kyngeshull'. :dr. Carta Radulphi de Scaccario de terra data Waltero mercatori in Kyngeshull'. 61* xlvj. Quieta clamancia Agnetis filie Roberti fabri de XXVllJ Kyngeshulle. xlvij. Carta Andree Blundi nobis reddita. xlviij. Carta Andree Blund nobis reddita. xlix. Carta Andree Blund nobis reddita. 1. Carta Andree Blund nobis reddita. 1 lj. Andree Blundi nobis est nune reddita carta. lij. Carta Andree Blundi de Kyngeshull'. xxix liij. Carta Eustachii de Betun de xlvij s. et iiij d. et ob. liiij. Carta Ingelram de Fenes de terra et bosco quod est inter Prestwude et uiam de Piterleyeston. | lv. Carta Ingelrami de Fienes de terra de Piterleia. | lvj. Carta Hugonis de Niuers de uirgata terre de Piterleia. [ XXX lvij. Carta Pharami de terra de Piterleya. | lviij. Confirmacio Sibille filie Pharami de terra et boseo in | Piterleya. J 1ix. Carta Iohanne filie Iohannis Ouioth de magna" Kyngeshulle. Ix. Q uieta clamancia Alexandri de Coleshull' de tenemento quondam Iohanne Ouioth in Kyngeshull'. l~j. Q.uieta clamancia Ricardi Hunfrey et Katerine atte xxxj Halle filie Nicholai de Pyrnore. CartaIohannisBraunddeIohanneFraunceysnatiuosuo. lxig. Q.uietaclamancia Michaells de Hugend' de Iohanne Fraunceys. lxiiij. Carta Eustachii de Betun de terra de Piterleia. lxv. Carta Gaufridi filii Gaufridi filii Fulconis de terra in Hugend'. Q.uieta clamancia Geruasii le Iuuene de Kyngeshull' de ij d. annui redditus. |xvij. Carta Hugonis de Waltryngden' de una carueata terre xxxij in parochia de Hugend'. lxviij. Carta Hugonis Cotin in Kyngeshulle. lxix. Carta Hugonis de Gurnay de terra in Piterleia et de Pyrenor' et Hugend'. 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS lxx. Carta Gunnilde filie Reginaldi fabri de Waltringdene. lxxj. Q,uieta clamancia de terra Swonilde in Piterleia. lxxij. Carta Swonilde facta Willelmo filio suo de tota terra sua in Piterleia. lxxiij. Carta Nicholai de Pyrenore de tota terra quam ali- xxxiij quando tenuit de Iohanne Brond in parochia de Hugend'. lxxiiij. Carta Galfridi filii Baldwini de Pyrenor' de terra quam Ricardus de Pyrenor' et Willelmus tenuerunt. lxxv. Confirmacio Rogeri filii Raueningi de Messend' de Pyrenora'. lxxvj. Carta Rauenyngi de Messend' de Pyrenora. lxxvij. Carta Galfridi filii Baldewini de terra apud Pyrenor'. lxxviij. Carta Willelmi de la Hacche de KyngeshuU' de tota ioo° XXXlIlJ terra sua in Kyngeshull'. lxxix. Carta Hugonis fabri de Kyngeshull' de una acra terre cum iiij buttis in Kyngeshull'. lxxx. Garta Henrici de Scaccario de quadam terra in uilla de Kyngeshull'. lxxxj. Carta Galfridi filii Galfridi Taylifer de quadam parte terre in duobus campis. lxxxij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de Willelmo quondam natiuo suo. lxxxiij. Carta Henrici de Scaccario de Gilberto filio natiuo nobis dato. lxxxiiij. Carta Nicholai le Fraunceis de KyngeshuU' de xlj d. et ob. annul redditus. XXXV lxxxv. Carta Willelmi filii Roberti de Coleshull' de redditu xij d. in Hugend'. lxxxvj. Carta Alexandri de Coulewurth' de una uirgata terre apud Hampdene. lxxxvij. Quoddam procuratorium constitutum ad recipiend' omnes redditus homagia et seruicia de hominibus in Kyngeshull'. fo. 3 r. Kyngeshull' Lega Wendouere lxxxviij. (3arta Roberti clerici de Kyngeshulle de uno denario dato ad luminare ecclesie Sancte Marie de Mesend'. lxxxix. Carta Willelmi filii Gunnild' de una crofta cure mesuagio dato ad luminare ecclesie beate Marie de Messend'. lxxxx. Carta de quadam crofta iacente iuxta Waltringden' ad sacristariam. lxxxxj. Carta Roberti filii Bernardi de Hugend' de crofta cure mesuagio que iacet iuxta Waltringdene. TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 lxxxxij. Carta Alexandri de Hampdene de communa et pas- ] ! tura de Prestwude. I [lxxxxiij.] Finalis concordla facta in curia regis apud[ Dumtapele. lit xxxvij [lxxxxiv.] Oarta Eyngelrami de Betyn domini de Wendouere ] facta Roberto Brond de seruiciis et redditibus de[ Kyngeshull'. J LEGA i i. Carta Gaufridi de Turuilla de Lega. 1 ij. Carta Gaufridi de Turuilla de Lega. iij. Q uieta clamancia Thurstani Basset de Leya. XXXVlj iiij. Confirmacio Roberti comitis Leycestr' de donacione Leye. v. Carta Willelmi de Toruilla de terra de Leia. vj. Q uedam concessio comitis Lancastrie super ! redditu et seruicio de la Leie. vij. Carta Iohannis de la Leye de ij solidatis redditus. viij. Carta Helye de Wymberuille et quietaclamacio de xxxv[iij] uno denario annul redditus. ix. Carta Radulphi de Smalendene de redditu ij d. dato noue capelle S. Marie de Messend'. x. Carta Ricardi de la Dene nobis reddita de redditu de la Pleydell' in la Leye. xj. Carta Pharami de Wendouera de bosco et de clau- sura de Leya. xij. Carta Radulphi Basset de xij d. redditus in la Leye. xilj. Conuencio inter abbatem et conuentum ex parte una et Stephanum de Wycumbe clericum ex altera de terris et tenementis in la Leye. xxxix xiiij. Quietaclamancia Henrici filii Iohannis de la Leye de toto redditu illius terre quam Iohannes de la Leye tenuit. xv. CartaRogerideWymberuille de Frekerugge et Leya. xvj. Carta Rogeri Muriel de Leya. xvij. [Ix.] Quedam conuencio inter personam ecclesie de ] Weston' et Radulphum de Hawlton'. ~ xlvij xviij. [lxj.] De quadam causa que uertebatur inter abbatem et | canonicos de Messend' etWillelmum de Turuilla. J xix. [Ixij.] De quadam causa que uertebatur inter abbatem' et canonicos de Messend' et G. clericum de Tur- uilla de ecclesia de Weston'. xx. [lxiij.] De quadam causa que uertebatur inter Adam xlviij abbatem et canonicos de Messend' et Yngel- ramum de la Leye. xxj. [lxiiij.] Carta Gaufridi de Turuil1' de una hida terre de dominio suo in Weston'. IO TABLE OF CONTENTS xxij. [lxv.] De quadam causa et concordia facta inter abbatem et canonicos de Mussend' et Willelmum de xlix Turvilla. * [?] Carta Rogeri Muriel de la Leye. xl [lxvj.] Carta Ricardi de la Dene filii Roberti de la Dene de redditu xij d. 1

WENDOUERE xvij. Carta Hugonis de Gurneio de terra in Wcndouere et Hundesnapedene. xviij. Carta Willelmi de Fienes de terra Iohannls de Smal- endene cure ipso Iohanne in Wendouer'. xix. Carta domine Ysabelle de Feynes domine de Wen- douer' et de W. abbate de Mess'. xl xx. Carta Sibille de Bolonia de xv acris terre in Wen- douer'. xxj. Carta Willelml de Fienes de terra Wymundi simul cure ipso Wymundi et sequela. xxij. Carta Willelmi Bolce de xij d. redditus de terra in uilla de Wendouere. xxiij. Q uedam conuencio facta inter Walterum fillum Hugonis Alers et Radulfum de Smalend' de quadam parte herbagii in Wendouer'. fo. 3 v. Wendouere xxiiij. Q uietaclamancia Willelmi filii Geruasii tinctoris de Wendouer' de terra in [MS. damaged]. xlj xxv. Carta Henrici filii Willelmi de la Hulle de xij denariis annui redditus in Wend'. xxvj. Carta Iohannis filii Roberti Godefridi de la Hale dej acra terre que iacet in la heth'. xxvij. Carta Lucie de la Lee de quadam terra in Wend'. xxviij. Carta Henrici filii Gilberti fabri de una acra terre in Wend'. xxix. Carta Henrici de la Lee de vj acris terre in Wend'. xxx. Carta Henrici de la Lee de quodam prato in Wend'. xxxj. Carta Iohannis de la Le de iij acris terre in Wend'. xxxij. Carta obligatoria Willelmi Inge de Wend' de iij xlij solid' annui redditus. xxxiij. Carta Walteri Parcere de quadam terra in Wend'. xxxiiij. Carta Willelmi de la Hull' de redditu xij d. in Wend'. xxxv. Carta Henrici filii Galfridi de Hallinges in Wend'. xxxvj. Carta Henrici filii Galfridi de Hallyng' de redditu ij s. in Wend'. xliij xxxvij. Carta Henrici filii Galfridi de Halling' de iiij acris terre in Wend'. * Already listed as No. xvj under Lega. TABLE OF CONTENTS II xxxviij. Carta Henrici de Hailing' de redditu ij s. in Wend'. XXXlX. Carta Willelmi de Echinham de ij acris terre in Wend'. xL Carta Walteri Parcere de quadam parte terre sue in Wend'. xliiij xlj. Carta Walteri Parcere de redditu iiij s. in Wend'. xlij. Carta Mafildis Parcere facta Reginaldo de Wend'. xliij. Carta Matildis Parcere de quadam parte terre sue in Wend'. xliiij. Carta Matildis Parcere de quadam parte terre sue in" Wend'. xlv. Carta Walteri Parcere et confirmacio donacionis eiusdem. xlvj. Carta Walteri Parcere iunioris de quadam parte terre X1V sue que iacet subtus Mentlesham. xlvij. Carta Cecilie filie Roberti de Mentlesham de una crofta quam habuit de dono Iohannis filii Osberfi de vlridi leuca. xlviij. Carta Henrici de la Le de redditu et seruiclo quod" Gaufridus de Morden' faciebat, xlix. Carta Iohannis Brisepot de redditu et seruicio quod Hugo de Gornay sibi dedit. 1. CartaWillelmi Inge de dimidia acra terre et una roda. ,vhrl lj. Carta Willelmi Brisepot filii Iohannis Brisepot de uno burgagio in Wend'. lij. Carta Rogeri Kademan de redditu ilj d. in Wend'• liij. Carta Iohannis filii Osberti de uiridi L. de terra quam habuit de dono auunculi sui in uilla de Wendouer'. liii. [liiij.] Carta Willelmi Denemay de una roda terre sue" in campo de Wend'. liiij. [Iv.] Carta Gilberti filii Harding de dimidia acra terre in Wend'. lv. [lvj.] Quedam conuencio facta inter dominum abbatem et conuentum de Messend' et Gaufridum filium Roberti de la HuUe de una xlvij crofta quam habuerunt de dono Cecilie de Mentlesham. lvj. [lvij.] Carta Willelmi de Husseburne de iij solid' in Wendouere ad pitanciam conuentus. Ivij. [lviij.] Carta Rogeri abbatis de Messend' de pitancia Willelmi de Husseburne. lviij. [lix.] Quedam conuencio facta inter Ricardum de la Dene de Magna Messend' et Ric'. xlix lix. [lxvij.] Carta Rogeri Cademan de redditu iij d. in] Wend'• Ix. [lxviij.] Q uieta clamancia Agnetis Neel quondam uxoris | 1 Iohannis de la Wyke. J

.i I2 TABLE OF CONTENTS lxj. [lxix.] Carta Ade filii Walderi de redditu xij d. lxij. [lxx.] Carta Henrici de Scaccario. lxiij. [lxxj.] Carta Laurencii filii Laurencii de la cheker' de redditu viij s. in Goldor'. lxiiij. [lxxij.] Carta Henrici de Scaccario de terra quam Wal- terus et Willelmus de Fastindich tenuerunt. lxv. [lxxiij.] Carta Willelmi de Fastindich et quietaclamancia lj de tota terra quam tenuit in Wend'. lxvj. [lxxiiij.] Q,uieta clamancia Iohanne quondam uxoris Laurencii filii Laurencii de Scaccario de iij parte viij s. annualis redditus. lxvij. [lxxv.] Carta Henrici de Scaccario de dimidia marca redditus annualis. lxviij. [lxxvj.] Carta abbatis Martini de Mussend' et eiusdem loci conuentus de quadam terra in Wend'. lij fo. 4 r. Dunrugge j. Carta Henrici de Krokefleia de xiij solidatis terre assise in Dunrugg'. xlix ij. Carta Willelmi de Krokesleye de Ricardo Albert et] Roberto filio Aylwini et Radulfo Swon datis ecclesie | Sancte Marie de Mussend'. | iij. Carta Rogeri de Krokeslay de xiij solidatis terre assise in Dunrugg'. | iiij. Carta Henriei de Krokeslay de quodam redditu in| Dunrugg', J

NOTE The Table of Contents then continues up to and including fo. ~5 with a list of the remaining charters contained in the Cartulary. This part of the Table will be printed when Part II of the Cartulary is published. fo. I6, r. and v., consists of a transcription of six documents relating to the interests of the Abbey in Aldburgh and Snape (co. Suffolk), written considerably later than the Cartulary proper, probably in the fifteenth century. Five of the entries are charters included in the Cartulary under the heading 'Aldeburgh et Snapes,' fo. clxviij, and will be printed in Part II of the Cartulary. The sixth, not included in the Cartulary, will also be dealt / with then. fo. I7, r. and v. Blank.

i Confirmation by Stephen to the Abbey of the possessions bestowed upon it by William de Messenden at its foundation. [Feb.-March I I36. ] t

XX fo. x87 r. Littere domini regis c iiij. xv. i. Confirmacio regis Stephani Anglie de ecclesia Sancte Marie de Messend'. Stephanus rex Anglie archiepiscopo Cantuarie et episcopis abbatibus comitibus iustic' et baronibus et omnibus fidelibus suis Anglie salutem. Sciatis quia consilio et assensu Willelmi Cantuarie archiepiscopi et sancte romane ecclesie legati et Alexandri Lincolniensis episcopi fundata est quedam abbatia in diocesi episcopi Lincolniensis pretaxati in territorio Messenden' in feodo Willelmi de Messend' et ibi abbas institutus eo [sic] ordinatus est et regulares sub eo canonici degentes secundum consuetudinem matris sue ecclesie de Nemore de pago teresino unde ipsi exeuntes huc uenerunt. Omnes itaque illius abbatie possessiones quas predictus Willelmus ei dedit in terris et pratis et nemore et in consuet/s uniuersis ita ego illi concedo et regia auctoritate iUi ecclesie in perpetuum optinendas confirmo et inconcussas manere statuo sicut idem Willelmus ei dedit et concessit et carta sua confirmauit. Et sicut episcopus Lincolni- crisis hec carte sue attestacione corroborauit suscipio eciam et t The date of this charter of confirmation cannot be later than November 26th, x 136, when William de Corbellis, Archbishop of Canterbury, died. Early in that year Stephen went from Oxford northwards to Durham, where he was on February 5th (Round, Geoffre2 de Mandeville, 16). After a stay of about a fortnight, he returned to Westminster for Easter (March 22nd). He probably passed through Dunstable both on the northward and on the return journey, so that the charter may be assigned to the spring of 1 t36. The identity of one of the witnesses, namely Richard cane'--the abbreviation in the MS. could be read as cane' or cant' and Richard could have been Chancellor or Precentor of Lincoln--is somewhat uncertain. No record exists of an official of this name serving in either capacity at this time, but in a Lincoln charter discussed by Dr. Salter (E.H.R., xxv, t9io , t 14) and dated as before June 24th, I 139, one witness is Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, followed by R. cancellario. It seems clear that the Richard who witnesses this charter was then Chancellor of the diocese. For the church of St. Mary of Nemours, see V.C.H., i, 369 . The Dictionnaire d'Histoire et Gdographie Ecddsiastique (ed. Baudrillart), vol. iv, p. 7o7, gives Sainte Marie au Bois ou Ruisseauville. In a map in the same work (p. 7o~) Ruisseauville is shown as near Fruges in the Th6rouanne district. t3 14 ROYAL CHARTERS retineo in proteccione et tutela mea hanc de qua loquimur abbatiam et omnes ipsius possessiones et firmiter precipio ut terre eius et cetera que ad eam pertinent eandem habeant libertatem et quietacionem quam habent cetere abbatie regni mei que libere sunt et quiete tamquam elemosine mee. Testibus Alexan- dro episcopo Lincolniensi et Ricardo cancellario et Roberto de Oilli et Roberto filio Walteri apud Dunestapele. BW 5 fo. 33.

Confirmation by Stephen of the grant to the Abbey by Richard de Ur- ville, Archdeaconof Buckingham,of one-halfof his demesnein Missenden. DI4O.] ' ij. Confirmacio Stephani regis Anglie de ecclesia Sancte Marie de Messend'. Stephanus rex Anglie episcopo Lincolniensi iustic' baronibus vicecomitibus et omnibus ministris et fidelibus suis francis et anglis de Bugynkghamsc' salutem. Sciatis me dedisse et concessisse pro anima regis Henrici et pro salute mea et Eustachii filii mei et M. uxoris mee ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messendena et canonicis in ea deo seruientibus donacionem illam quam Ri- cardus de Uruilla archidiaconus de Bukingham eis fecit de medietate demenii sui quam ipse tenebat in Messend' Q.uare uolo et firmiter precipio quod ecclesia prefata et canonici totam prefatam medietatem teneant ita bene et in pace libere quiete et honorifice cum graua et prato sicut ipse prefatus archidiaconus eis earn dedit et diuisit et per cartam suam confirmauit. Scilicet medietatem illam demenii terre sue prefate quam ipse tenebat in Messenden' [erasure*] Testibus Rogero de Fiscanno et Radulfo cancellario regine et Ingelramo Say Willelmo Marte/ apud Wyndresores. BW 5 fo. 35. * de feodo de Berkham', supplied by BW 5. I According to BW 5 fo. 23 (see Appendix A, No. 16), Richard's charter is dated x I4o. From the little that is known of Stephen's movements in 114° it is not impossible that he visited Windsor some time during that year, and further, in view of the troubled state !i e of the country, the Abbey would endeavour to obtain speedy confirmation of Richard's iI i: grant. According to Farrer (Early Yorkshire Charters, i, 123), Roger de F~camp does not attest Stephen's charters and writs after x t4o. f .I

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Confirmation by Stephen of the grant to the Abbey by Turstin Mantel of eighteen acres of land in Missenden. [i 138-1154.] 8

iij. Confirmacio Stephani regis Anglie de ecclesia Sancte Marie de Messendene. Stephanus rex Anglie episcopo Lincolniensi et iustic' et vicecomitibus et baronibus et ministris et omnibus fidelibus suis de Bugynkhamschir' salutem. Sciatis me concessisse et confirmasse ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis in ea deo seruientibus donacionem illam quam Turstinus Mantellus eis fecit de xviij acris terre sue de Messend' in elemosinam. Q uare uolo et precipio quod ecclesia ilia et canonici terram illam bene et in pace et libere et quiete teneant in perpetuam elemosinam solutam et quietam ab omni seculari exaccione et seruicio sicut predictus Turstinus earn illis dedit et concessit. Testibus WiUelmo Matte/et R. comite de Ferrariis et Ricardo de Can, uille apud Sanctum Albanum. BW 5fo. 37.

Confirmation by Stephen of a grant to the Abbey by Roger de Calz of three hides of land in Arncot (co. Oxon.). [i x35-I I54. ]

iiij. Gonfirmacio Stephani regis Anglie de ecclesia Sancte Marie de Messend'. Stephanus rex Anglie episcopo Lincolniensi et iustic' et vicecomitibus et baronibus et ministris et omnibus fidelibus suis de Oxenefordschir' salutem Sciatis quia concedo et confirmo donacionem illam quam Rogerus de Galz fecit deo et ecclesie

Neither the place, St. Albans, nor the witnesses give us much help in dating this charter. Stephen appears to have visited St. Albans on several occasions and he was there in the autumn of x I43, when this charter may have passed. The earldom of Derby wai created in favour of Robert de Ferrets in I 138, which consequently marks the earliest date for this charter.

? I6 ROYAL CHARTERS Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus de tribus hidis terre quas habebat in Hernicote. Q.uare uolo et firmiter precipio ut predicti canonici terram illam bene et in pace et libere et quiete et honorifice teneant et habeant in bosco et piano in pratis et pascuis et omnibus aliis pertinenciis cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus eidem terre pertinentibus cure quibus prefatus Rogerus vel aliquis antecessorum suorum illam melius et XX fo. I8 7 v. c iiij. xvj Littere domini regis liberius tenuerunt et in perpetuam elemosinam sicut idem Rogerus eis illam dedit et concessit. Testibus Roberto de Ver et Wydone filio testis et Walkelino Wisdelou et Roberto de Spi- neto. Apud Londoniam. BW 5 fo. 72.

Grant by Stephen to the Abbey of the mill at Headington known as Kingsmill. [i I36-1 I45.] * v. Confirmacio Stephani regis Anglie de [blank]. Stephanus rex Anglie archiepiscopis episcopis abbatibus iustic' comitibus baronibus vicecomitibus et omnibus ministris et fidelibus suis francis et anglis tocius Anglie salutem. Sciatis me dedisse et concessisse pro anima regis Henrici et pro salute mea et Matildis regine uxoris mee et Eustachii filii mei deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis in ea deo seruientibus in perpetuam elemosinam molendinum de Hedendona quod Kyngesmulna uocatur cum omnibus ad idem molendinum pertinentibus in bosco in piano et terra arabili et in pratis et in pascuis et in aquis in uiis et semitis et in omnibus aliis rebus E sicut erat in manu mea quando eis dedi. Quare uolo et firmiter precipio quod prefata ecclesia teneat predictum molendinum bene et in pace libere et quiete et honorifice cure omnibus 4 This charter cannot be later than iz45, when Turgis d'Avranehes deserted Stephen's cause. Menfeninus Brito was a witness to a charter to Abingdon Abbey assigned by Round (Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2ox) to the period of the siege of Oxford (Sept.-Dec. 1142), and it is at least possible that Stephen was at Henley about this time, though there is some doubt about the existence of I-Ienley as early as this. I ROYAL CHARTERS !7 libertatibus et quietanciis et consuetudinibus que ad iUud pertinent cure quibus erat in manu mea et nemo eis inde faciat molestiam siue iniuriam. Testibus Turgisio de Aurenc' et Willelmo de Caisneto et Menfenino Britone et Osberto Martell'. Apud Henleiam. BW 5 fo. 7 8.

Confirmation by Henry II of the grants made to the Abbey by William de Missenden, Hugh his heir, and other benefactors. [I x55-I t66.]

vj. Confirmacio Henrici regis Anglie secundi de omnibus possessionibus ecclesie de Messend'. Henricus rex Anglie et dux Normannie et Aquitanie et comes Andegauie archiepiscopis episcopis comitibus baronibus iustic' vicecomitibus et omnibus fidelibus suis Anglie salutem. Sciatis me concessisse et in perpetuam elemosinam confirmasse deo et Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo et Sancte Marie seruientibus omnes possessiones et tenuras quas Willel- mus de Messend' et Hugo heres eius ceterique fideles eis racionabiliter dederunt aut cartis suis confirmauerunt ex dono videlicet Willelmi predicti situm et ambitum ubi abbathia consti- tuta est et ecclesiam eiusdem uille et unam uirgatam terre que eidem ecclesie pertinet. Et xxx acras terre de dominico suo et unam particulam prati et totam terrain Radulfi presbiteri et duas particulas nemoris secundum quod signa posita sunt et pasnagium suis dominicis porcis. Ex dono Willelmi Martel xliiij solidatis terre apud Aldeburch et Esnapis. Ex dono Gau- fridi de Turuill' totam terram de Leia quam Radulfus de Hau- tona tenuit cum pertinenciis. Ex dono Ricardi archidiaconi de

I : Bukingham et ex dono Willelmi de Boklanda terram quam E idem archidiaconus tenebat apud Messend' cum suis pertinenciis de qua habent cartam domine imperatricis matris mee. Ex dono Hugonis de Gornaia et Roberti Manselli terram de Broc- tun' cum pertinenciis. Ex dono Manasseris de Dammartin j hidam apud Messend'. Ex dono Rogeri de Cauz iij hidas apud Hernicotam. Ex dono Rogeri de Canuill' etRicardi fratris sui ! ij hidas apud Godendune. Ex dono Symonis de Gerarmolin 2 I8 ROYAL CHARTERS capellam de MuseweU' cum pertinenciis. Ex dono Giffardi ecclesiam de Kenebell' cum pertinenciis et unam uirgatam terre et quoddam masuagium et particulam prati. Ex dono Walteri de Bolebec unam uirgatam terre apud Cestresham. Ex dono Ricardi de Sifrewast unum molendinum in eadem uilla. Ex dono Anscu/fi et Hugonis filii eius unam uirgatam terre que fuit Spetric et v solidatas terre quam habuerunt iuxta earn. Ex dono Turstini Mantel xviij acras. Ex dono Mazeline et Gau- fridi filii eius v solid' terre. Q,uare uolo et firmiter precipio quod prefati canonici omnes has tetras prenominatas teneant bene et in pace libere et quiete et honorifice cure omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus prefatis terris pertinentibus sicut carte donatorum testantur. Testibus Roberto episcopo Lincolniensi Nigello episcopo de Hely Reginaldo comite Cornubie Roberto comiteLeirgr' Ricardo de Lucy Manas- ser Biset dapifero Warino filio filio [sic] Geroldi camerario Roberto de Dunstanuill' Iocelino de Baillol apud West- muster. BW 5 fos. 34 and 35.

7 Confirmation by Henry I to the Abbey ofits possessions as granted to it by William de Missenden. He takes the Abbey under his protection and com- mands that it shall be free and quit as other abbeys of the kingdom are. II33. a~ t~ C O: fo. I88 r. Littere domini regis ij vj. vij. Confirmacio Henrici regis Anglie de ecclesia Sancte Marie de Messendene. Henricus rex Anglie archiepiscopo Cantuar' et episcopis et abbatibus et comitibus baronibus et omnibus fidelibus suis Anglie salutem. Sciatis quia consilio et assensu Willelmi Cantuar' archiepiscopi et sancte romane ecclesie legati et Alexandri Lincolniensis episcopi fundata est quedam abbathia in diocesi episcopi Lincolniensis pretaxati in territorio Messend' in feodo Willelmi de Messend' et ibi abbas institutus et ordinatus est et regulares sub eo canonici degentes secundum consue- ROYAL CHARTERS 19 tudines matris sue ecclesie Sancte Marie de Nemore de pago terrenesino. Unde ipsi exeuntes huc uenerunt. Omnes itaque illius abbatis [sic] possessiones quas predictus Willelmus ei dedit in terris et pratis et nemore et in consuetis uniuersis ira ego iUi concedo et regis auctoritate illi ecclesie in perpetuum obtinen- das confirmo et inconcussas manere statuo. Sicut illud idem Willelmus eas ei dedit et concessit et et [sic] carta sua confirmauit et sieur episcopus Lincolniensis hec carte sue attestacione corroborauit. Suscipio eciam et retineo in proteccione et tutela mea bane de qua loquimur abbatiam et omnes ipsius possessiones et firmiter precipio ut terre eius et cetera ad earn pertinent eandem habeant libertatem et quietacionem quam habent cetere abbatie regni mei que libere sunt et quiete tamquam elemosine mee. Testibus W. archidiacono ~ Cant' et H. episcopo Wynton' et A. episcopo Line' et B. episcopo Sancti Dd' et R. episcopo Hereford et K. de Sigillo et comite Glo- cestr' Roberto et Willelmo comite Warennie et R. comite Legr' et M. Glocestr' et R. de Curci et A. de Ver et R. Basset et R. de Ferrariis spud Wyntoniam. Anno ab incarnacione domini m. c. xxx. iij. in domino consummata. BW 5 los. 33 and 34-

8 Writ of Henry II addressed to all lords of whom the Abbey holds lands and from whom it has obtained charters. No plea is to be instituted agaimt the Abbey concerning any of its properties except before the King himself or his chiefjusticiar. [x I63-x I73.] e

viij. Confirmacio regis Henrici de ecclesia Sancte Marie de Messend'. Henricus rex Anglie et dux Normannie et Aquitanie et comes

e Although this is clearly the transcriber's error for Archiepiscopo, it may be pointed out that, according to Le Neve, there probably was an Archdeacon of Canterbury of the name of William at this date. a Geoffrey Ridel was Archdeacon of Canterbury 1163-I 173. The possible dates are September t t65, when Henry went from Chester to London and may have passed through Woodstock, Geoffrey apparently accompanying him (Eyton, Itinerary of King Henry II, 83), or May x t7o , when two charters to Haughmond Abbey were apparently p.assed at Woodstock, to which Geoffrey was one of the witnesses (Ibid., x36). BW 5 glves the witness as T. Archdeacon of Canterbury, i.e. Thomas Becket, Archdeacon I s55-t 162, but it is probably safer to accept the Harleian version. .I 20 ROYAL CHARTERS Andegaufe omnibus dominis de quibus abbas de Messendena et canonici tenent et cartas inde habent salutem. Prohibeo ne I abbas de Messendena et canonici ponantur in placitum de ! aliquo tenemento suo nisi coram me vel capitali iusticiamea. l Teste G. archidiacono Cantuar' apud Wudestok'. :i BW 5 fo. 78.

9 Writ of Henry II addressed to the sheriff and bailiffs of Oxfordshire, ordering that the Abbey may have quiet enjoyment of its possessions in the parish of Stanton. No plea is to be instituted against it unless before the King himself or his justiciar. [c. I I57-c. x x73. ] 7 ix. Confirmacio Henrici regis Anglie quod canonici de Mes- sendene teneant iuste possessiones suas in parochia de Sttin- tona, • Henricus rex Anglie et dux Normannie et Aquitanie et comes Andegauie vicecomiti et balliuis suis de Oxenefordschira salutem. Yrecipio quod abbas et canonici de Messend' teneant bene et in pace et iuste terras et decimas et omnes possessiones suas in parochia de Sttintona. Et prohibeo ne ipsi ponantur in placitum coram me vel coram iusticia mea nee eis inde aliquis super hoe iniuriam vel contumeliam faciat. Teste Nicholao de Sigillo apud Eylesbir'.

Writ of Henry II addressed to the sheriff and bailiffs of Buckinghamshire, ordering that the Abbey may have quiet enjoyment of their land in the fee of Berkhamsted, free and quit of all exaction and customary payment as other abbeys are that belong to the same fee. [ I 155- I 174.] s x. Confirmacio Henrici regis Anglie de terra canonicorum de Messend' in feodo de Berkhamsted'. 7 According to Eyton (Itineraryof King HenryH), Nicholas de Sigillo witnesses charters between xx57 and i x73. This charter is the only evidence to my knowledge of a visit to Aylesbury by Henry II. s Reginald, Earl of Cornwall, died I 175, but the date must be earlier than the summer of z 174, when 'dei gratia' was introduced into the opening formula of royal charters.

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J ROYAL CHARTERS 2I Henricus rex Anglie et dux Normannie et Aquitanie et comes Andegauie vicecomiti suo et balliuis de Bukinghamschir' salu- tern. Precipio quod abbas et canonici de Messendene teneant bene et in pace et iuste et libere terram suam de feodo de Berk- hamsted' liberam et quietam ab omni exaccione et consuetudine sicut alie sunt que ad idem feodum pertinent. Et nisi feceritis iusticia mea faciat fieri. Teste R. comite Cornubie.

I Apud Northh'. ! BW5 fo. 20.

I, II

[ Writ of Henry II addressed to the bailiffs of Wendover, ordering that the Abbey shall have quiet enjoyment of its land in Wendover. It I55-c. I x66.]

xj. Confirmacio Henrici regis Anglie de terra canonicorum de Messend' in Wendouera. Henricus rex Anglie et dux Normannie et Aquitanie et comes Andegauie balliuis de Wendouera salutem. Precipio quod canonici de Messend' teneant bene et in pace et iuste terrain suam de Wendouera sicut carte sue testantur. Et prohibeo ne inde iniuste ponantur in placitum. Et nisi feceritis vicecomes meus vel iusticia mea faciat. Teste Ioscelinode Baillol apud Oxeneford. BW 5 fo. 44.

Letters Patent of Henry III notifying that the Abbot of Missenden shall receive annually in perpetuity 50 shillings from the Sheriff of Bucks out of the 'farm' of the county for the purpose of maintaining a chaplain in Missenden Abbey. The chaplain is to say masses for the soul of Hugh de Sanford. 7 Jan., I234.

xij. Confirmacio regis Henrici de 1 solidatis recipiendis per manus vicecomitis de Bukingham'. Henricus dei gracia rex Anglie dominus Hibernie dux Nor- 02 ROYAL 0 HARTER$ mannie Aquitanie et comes Andegauie omnibus ad quos presentes ]ittere peruenerint salutem. No XX fo. I88 v. Littere domini regis c iiij xvij ueritis nos intuitu dei concessisse pro nobis et heredibus nostris quod abbas de Messend' in perpetuum singulis annis percipiat de firma comitatus Bukinghamie 1 s. per manus vicecomitis Bukingham' ad unum capellanum sustentandum in abbatia de Messend' ad celebrandum diuina pro anima Hugonis de San- ford. In cuius rei testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Teste meipso apud Glouc' vij dieJanuar' anno regni nostri decimo octauo.

Writ of John addressed to all the lords of whom the Abbey holds lands and from whom it has received charters. No plea is to be instituted against the Abbey concerning any of their properties except before the King himself or his chiefj ustieiar. [ I 199- x2 o 5.] xiij. Confirmacio Iohannis regis Anglie ne canonici de Mes- send' ponantur in placitum de aliquo tenemento suo. Iohannes dei gracia rex Anglie dominus Hybernie dux Nor- mannie et Aquitanie comes Andegauie omnibus dominis de quibus abbas de Messend' et canonici tenent et cartas inde habent salutem. Prohibemus ne abbas de Messend' et canonici ponantur in placitum de aliquo tenemento suo nisi coram nobis vel capitali iusticia nostra. Hiis testibus domino H. Gantuar- ier~i archiepiscopo cancellario nostro W. Londoniensi episcopo Galfrido filio Petri comitis Essexie Willelmo Mares- callo comite de Pembroc Apud Dunstaple ix. die Iunii. BW 5 fos. 2o and 78.

I4 [ Writ of Henry II addressed to his justiciar(s), sheriffs and all his officials throughout the land and in the seaports. He grants that all the goods of the Abbey which their men can swear to be theirs shall be free of toll, q I I ROYAL GHARTERS 2 3 passage and pontage and all customary dues, on pain of a fine of £xo. D*65.]'

xiiij. Confirmacio regis Henrici Anglie de toloneo et passagio et pondagio. Henricus rex Anglie et dux Normannie et Aquitanie et comes Andegauie iustic' vicecomitibus et omnibus ministris suis tocius terre sue et nominatim portuum marls salutem. Concedo quod omnes res canonicorum meorum de Messendena quas homines sui poterunt affidare suas esse proprias tint quiete de theloneo passagio et pontagio et omni consuetudine. Et prohibeo ne super hoc inde disturbentur super x libras forisfacturas. Testibus Ricardo archidiacono Pictauensi et comite Gaufrido et Henrico filio Gerardi camerario Apud secundum passum Gwalie super aquam de Ghirch. BW 5 fo. 78.

Writ of Henry II addressed to the justiciar(s), sheriffs and bailiffs of all the bailiwicks in which the Abbey has lands or tenants. He orders them lawfully to ensure that all the tenants of the Abbey shall pay their rents justly and without delay and that arrears of rents shall be duly paid. [, ,8x-1,89.]

xv. Garta regis Henrici Anglie quod tenentes canonicorum de Messend' reddant eis redditus sine dilacione. Henricus dei gracia rex Anglie et dux Normannie et Aquitanie et comes Andegauie iustic' vicecomitibus et omnibus balliuis suis in quorum balliis abbas de Messend' et canonici tetras habent aut tenentes salutem. Precipio uobis quod iusticietis omnes tenentes ipsius abbatis et canonicorum quod iuste et sine dilacione reddant eis redditus quos eis debent et quos reddere f solebant. Et ea que de redditibus illis eis a retro sunt sirniliter f eis reddant. Ne oportet eos amplius inde michi conqueri pro defectu iusticie.

9 Henry was probably at Chlrk in the summer of I t65 during the second expedition to Wales (Eyton, op. dt., 80).

I I 24 ROYAL CHARTERS BW 5 fo. 78. BW 5 gives as witness Hugon' Dapifero apud Selveston'.10 i6

Writ of Henry III addressed to William de Fienes, prohibiting him from molesting or allowing to be molested Martin, Abbot of Missenden, concerning the free tenement which he holds ofthe said William in Wendover. He is not to exact or cause to be exacted more than the accustomed dues and services. In William's default, the Sheriff is to see that right is done, so that the King may be troubled no more in the matter. I8 May, I2o 7. xvj. Garta regis Henrici Anglie de tenemento quod canonici tenent in Wendouer'. Henricus dei gracia rex Anglie dominus Hibernie dux Nor- mannie Aquitanie et comes Andegauie Willelmo de Fenes salu- tern. Prohibemus ne iniuste uexes vel uexari permittas Mar- tinum abbatem de Messend' de libero tenemento suo quod de te tenet in Wendouer'. Nec inde ab eo exigas vel exigi permittas consuetudines vel seruicia que inde facere non debet nec solet. Et nisi feceris vicecomes Bukinghamensis fieri faciat. Ne amplius inde clamorem audiamus pro defectu recti. Teste meipso apud Westmonasteriumxviij die Maii anno regni nostri xj °.

Confirmation by Edward I 'at the instance of his beloved clerk, Walter of Amersham,' to theAbbey of the right of free warren in all their demesne lands of Missenden, Lee, Peterley, Honor, Hughenden, Dundridge, Chal- font, Broughton, Kimble, Caversfield and Newland in Bucks, and of Podel- hill and Shiplake in Oxfordshire. 16 Feb., 13o~.

xvij. Confirmacio regis Edwardi Anglie de omnibus possessionibus abbatie de Messendene. Edwardus dei gracia rex Anglie dominus Hybernie et dux !i Aquitanie archiepiscopis episcopis abbatibus prioribus comiti- 1o He might be Hugh BardulfDapifer, zIBI-II89, or Hugh de Morewic Dapifer, 183-z I85. It is unlikely that Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk. the Hereditary Steward (oh. I z76), is intended as, ifso, his title would have been glven.'According to Eyton, Henry was at Silverstone in Jan. 1155 (p. 3) and again in x170 (p. x36), but the date of the writ must be subsequent to I 174, when the style 'dei gracia' was first introduced.

! ROYAL CHARTERS 2 5 bus baronibus iustic' vicecomitibus prepositis ministris et omnibus balliuis et fidelibus suis salutem. Sciatis nos ad instanciam dilecti clerici nostri Walteri de Agmodesham concessisse et hac carta nostra confirmasse dilecfis nobis in Christo abbati et conuentui de Messend' quod ipsi et successores sui in perpetuum habeant liberam warennam in omnibus dominicis terris suis de Messend' Leye Peterleie Honore Hugend' Donrugge Chalfhunte Browtone Kenebelle Kaueresfeld et Niweland in comitatu Bukinghamensi et in omnibus dominicis terris suis de Podele et Shiplake in comitatu Oxoniensi. Dum tamen terre ille non sint infra metas foreste nostre Ita quod nullus intret terras illas ad fugandum in eis xx fo. 189 r. Littere domini regis carte episcopales c iiij xvij vel ad aliquid capiendum quod ad warennam pertineat sine licencia et uoluntate ipsorum abbatis et conuentus vel successorum suorum super forisfacturam nostram x librarum. Ouare uolumus et firmiter precipimus pro nobis et heredibus nostris quod predicti abbas et conuentus et successores sui* in perpetuum habeant liberam warennam in omnibus dominicis terris suis predictis Dum tamen terre ille non sint infra metas foreste nostre ita quod nullus intret terras illas ad fugandum in eis vel ad aliquid capiendum quod ad warennam pertineat sine licencia et uoluntate ipsorum abbatis et conuentus vel successorum suorum super forisfacturam nostram x librarum sicut predictum est. Hiis testibus Iohanne de Warenna comite Surr' Adomaro de Ualenc' Iohanne de Britannia Iohanne de Sancto Iohanne seniore Hugone le despenser Waltero de Bellocampo senescallo hospicii nostri Et aliis. Data per manum nostram apud Rokesburgh sextodecimo die Februarii anno regni nostri xxx °. BW 5 fos. 37 and 38. The BW version is incomplete and does not contain that part of the above following the asterisk. The word 'lacerat' appears in the margin. * (Warenna nostra)

Letters patent of Edward I issuing a licence to Hugh de North de Chal- font to grant, and to the Abbey to receive, four acres of meadowland in ~6 EPISCOPAL CHARTERS Chalfont St. Peter. The grant would have been otherwise invalid under the provisions ofthe Statute of Mortmain. [24June , 1293.]

xviij. Carta Edwardi regis Anglie de iiij acris prati in uilla de Chalfhunte. Edwardus dei gracia rex Anglie dominus Hibernie et dux Aquitanie omnibus ad quos presentes littere peruenerint salutem. Licet de communi consilio regni nostri statuerimus quod non liceat viris religiosis seu aliis ingredi feodum alicuius ita quod ad mortuam manum deueniat sine licencia nostra et capi- talis domini de quo res i!la immediate tenetur. Volentes tamen Hugoni de North de Chalfhunte Sancti Petri graciam facere specialem dedimus ei licenciam quantum in nobis est quod ipse iiij °r acras prati cum pertinenciis in Chalfhunte Sancti Petri dare possit et assignare dilectis nobis in Christo abbati et conuentui de Messend' Habendum et tenendum eisdem abbati et conuentui quod predictum pratum a prefato Hugone recipere possint tenore presencium licenciam similiter concedimus specialem. Nolentes quod predictus Hugo aut heredes sui seu prefati abbas et conuentus sui seu successores racione statuti predicti per nos vel heredes nostros inde occasionentur in aliquo seu grauentur saluis tamen capitalibus dominis feodi illius seruiciis inde debitis et consuetis. In cuius rei testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Teste meipso apud Westmonasterium xxiiij die Iunii anno regni nostri xxj °.

I9 Confirmation by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, of the possessions granted to the Abbey by William de Missenden and of any to be granted in future, saving always the dignity and obedience due to the church of Lincoln and its bishop. It. x I33. ] i. Confirmacio A. Lincolniens~ episcopi de ecclesia Sancte Marie de Messenden'. Alexander dei gracia Lincolniensis ecclesie episcopus omnibus sancte dei ecclesie filiis per parochiam suam constitutis in domino salutem. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri abbatiam in territorio Messendene fundatam in terra Willelmi EPISCOPAL CHARTERS 2 7 I de Messend' assensu domini regis Henrici et Willelmi Cantuar- iensis archiepiscopi et sancte romane ecclesie legati et mei et ibidem abbatem et canonicos regulares sub eo degentes secundum consuetudines matris ecclesie Sancte Marie de bosco de ternesio unde ipsi exierunt institutum et ordinatum. Hec [sic] autem sunt possessiones supradicte abbatie de Messend'. Ec- clesia videlicet eiusdem uille et tota decima et dimidia hida terre absoluta et quieta ab omni consuetudine et seruicio et scoto et tota terra quam tenet Radulphus presbiter tam in agris compositis quamin nemore etin prato iiij acres [sic] ad inhabit- andum et uirgultum prope positum terra quoque que est inter ecclesiam et terrain Ricardi archidiaconi cum tota terra que est usque ad nemus et xv acres [sic] in tribus culturis eiusdem uille demenii. In unaquaquevidelicet cultura quinque. Et una acra in agro qui est ante ecclesiam a parte aquilonis. Nemus eciam tam ad hospitandum quam ad ignem et omni tempore pasnagium quietum. Preterea tres nemoris perticule quibus tamquam propriis secundum quod signate sint utentur. Et ex hiis omnibus hec pertinent seruitori ecclesie. Terra uidelicet et antiquitus adiacens et decima tota de dominio canonicorum et redecime de omnibus decimis manerii et de oblati xx fo. I89 v. Littere episcopales c iiij xviij onibus et totus panis cum aliis cibis qui mandi possunt et de oblacionibus denariorum unus. Hec autem facta sunt Willelmo de Messend' donante et Hugone filio eius et herede concedente. Nos itaque confirmamus et pontificali auctoritate corroboramus has predictas a Willelmo possessiones datas eta quocumque in futuro canonice date fuerint et sub anathemate prohibemus ne quis hec amodo muniat [sic] vel d~ripere presumat. Dignitatem uero et obedienciam ecclesie Lincolnie debitam simul et ecclesie episcopo eiusdem ecclesie in omnibus reser- uamus. BW 5 los. 2I and 22.

Confirmation by Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, of the giftby Roger Gargatc to thc Abbcy of thc church of Cavcrsficld,saving thc dignity in all things of 28 EPISCOPAL CHARTERS the church of Lincoln and on condition that Gwido, the clerk, shall have possession of the church for his life. [i i64-i i68.] 11 ij. Confirmacio Roberti Lincolniensis episcopi de ecclesia de Kaueresfeld. Robertus dei gracia Lincoliensis episcopus uniuersis catholice ecclesie filiis salutem Iustis dilecti filii nostri Petri abbatis de Messend' et eiusdem loci fratrum annuentes desideriis ecclesiam de Kaueresfeld donacione et representacione domini Rogeri Gargat eis concessimus et perpetuo assignauerimus. Ipsam itaque ecclesiam in perpetuam elemosinam cure omnibus pertinenciis suis sicut carta aduocati testatur ecclesie de Messend' et fratribus ibidem domini obsequio mancipatis confirmamus et sigilli nostri attestacione communimus salua in omnibus Lincoliensis ecclesie dignitate et salua Gwidonis clerici possessione quamdiu uixerit. Testibus Roberto Foliot archidiacono Oxeneford' magistro Ricardo de Amery can- cellarioLinc0lniensi MartinothesaurarioLincolniensi Willel- mo Clement magistro Laurencio Iohanne clerico Radulfo clerico. Et aliis. BW 5 fo. 26.

Confirmation by John, Bishop of Lincoln, of the appropriation of certain churches to the Abbey, as recited in a charter granted by his predecessor, Hugh. I March, I3O2. iij. Confirmacio Iohannis episcopi Lincolniensis de ecclesiis abbatie de Messend' appropriatis. Tenore presencium pateat vniuersis quod nos Iohannes permissione diuina Lincolniensis episcopus litteram felicis recorda- eionis Hugonis quondam Lincolniensis episcopi predecessoris nostri non cancellatam non abolitam nee in aliqua sui parte uiciatam inspeximus formam que sequitur continentem. Om- nibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit

11 In BW 5, fo. 26, Roger Gargate's charter granting the church of Caversfield to the Abbey is dated I x64. The charter is printed in Browne Willis, The History and Antiquities of the Town, etc., of Buckingham, 374 (x 755). EPISCOPAL CHARTERS ~9 Hugo dei gracia Lincolniensis episcopus salutem in domino. O uia ea que locis religiosis conferuntur beneficia dignum est episcopalis auctoritatis robore communiri ne malignancium prauitate possint inposterum perturbari aut tractu temporis obliuione sepeliri. Ad vniuersitatis vestre noticiam uolumus peruenire nos rata habere et presenti scripto confirmare deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus ecclesiastica beneficia sicut eis racionibiliter sunt collata que propriis nominibus presenti annotacione duximus exprimenda. Ex dono videlicet Willelmi de Messend' fundatoris abbatie de Messend' ecclesiam de Messend~. Ex dono Giffardi Palefridi ecclesiam de Kenebell'. Ex dono Rogeri Gar- gat ecclesiam de Kauersfeld. Ex dono Walteri Giffardi comitis Bukynghamme ecclesiam de Siplake. Ex dono Ricardi de Turuill' ecclesiam de Chalfhunte. Ex dono Willelmi deTuruille sexaginta s. in ecclesia de Tappelawe et capellam de Leia sub annua pensione vj s. matrici ecclesie de Weston' annuatim per- soluendos. Has prenominatas elemosinas cum omnibus que ad easdem pertinent prefatis canonicis confirmamus et pontificali auctoritate corroboramus sicut carte donatorum quas inspeximus testantur. Q.uod ut ratum et firmum in perpetuum permaneat presentis scripti attestacione et sigilli nostri inpressione duximus confirmandum. Saluain omnibus Linc olniensis ecclesie dignitate.Testibus magistroRogerodeRothelueston' magistro Willelmo Wacelyrt Roberto Bardolf magistro Gaufrido de Sancto Edwardo Gaufrido notario. Nos vero eiusdem predecessoris nostri uestigiis inherentes memoratis religiosis prefata beneficia cure pensionibus supradictis prout ea rite possident et canonice auctoritate pontificali tenore presencium confirmamus. In cuius rei testimonium sigillum nostrum presencibus est appensum. Data apud Messend' kalendas Marcii anno domini millesimo ccc °. primo. * (Nota de confirmacione pensionis lx s. soluend' ecclesie de Messenden' de ecclesia de Weston' apud Teppelawe in ecclesia et de vj s. soluend' ecclesia de Weston' annuatim nomine pensionis de Lega et ut [?] confirmacionibus episcoporum sub- sequentibus.)

I l 30 EPISCOPAL CHARTERS

Confirmation by Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, of the appropriations to the Abbey of the churches of Missenden, Kimble, Caversfield, and Shiplake, together with an annual sum of sixty shillings payable in Taplow church. Ix 186-I 195. ] 12

xx fo. I9O r. Littere episcopales c iiij xviij iiij. Confirmacio Hugonis Lincolniensis episcopi de ecclesiis de Messendene. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit Hugo dei gracia Lincolniensis episcopus salutem in domino. Q.uia ea que locis religiosis conferuntur beneficia dignum est episcopalis auctoritatis robore communiri ne malignancium prauitate possint inposterum perturbari aut tractu temporis obliuionesepeliri ad uniuersitatis uestre noticiam uolumus peruenire nos rata habere et presenti scripto confirmare deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus ecclesiastica beneficia sicut eis racionabiliter sunt collata que propriis nominibus presenti annotacione duximus exprimenda. Videlicet ecclesiam de Messend' ex dono Willelmi de Messend' fundatoris abbatie de Messend' et ecclesiam de Kenebella ex dono Giffardi Palefridi et ecclesiam de Kaueres- feld ex dono Rogeri Gargat et ecclesiam de Siplac ex dono Walteri Giffardi comitis de Bukingham et sexaginta solidos in ecclesia de Teppelewe ex dono Willelmi de TuruiUa sicut donatorum carte quas inspeximus testantur. Q.uod ut ratum et firmumin perpetuum permaneat presentis scripti attestacione et sigilli nostri impressione duximus confirmandum salua in omnibus Lincolniensis ecclesie dignitate. Testibus magistro Roberto precentore Lincolniensis ecclesie magistro Rogero de Rotholueston' magistro Willelmo Wacelin Roberto Bardulf magistro Gaufrido de Sancto Edwardo Gaufrido horatio. a, Roger de Rolveston became dean of Lincoln in i 195 and consequently the above confirmation is not likely to be later in date, as in that case he would have been so described and given precedence. EPISCOPAL CHARTERS 31

23 Confirmation by Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, of the appropriation of i, churches as in No. 22, with the addition of the church of Chalfont and the chapel of The Lee. [x x86--x x95.]

v. Confirmacio Hugonis Lincdniensis episcopi de ecclesiis de Messend'. Omnibus... exprimenda [as in No. 22]. Ex dono uidelicet Willelmide Messend' fundatoris abbatie de Messend' ecclesiam de Messend'. Ex dono Giffardi Palefridi ecclesiam de Kene- bella. Ex dono Rogeri Gargate ecclesiam de Caueresfeld. Ex dono Walteri Giffardi comitis de Bukingham' ecclesiam de Sip- lac. Ex dono Ricardi de Turuilla ecclesiam de Chalfhunte. Ex dono Willelmi de Turuilla sexaginta solidos in ecclesia de Tap- pelawe et capellam de Leia sub annua pensione vj s. matrici ecclesie de Weston' annuatim persoluenda. Has prenominatas elemosinas cum omnibus que ad easdem pertinent prefatis canonicis confirmamus et pontificali auctoritate corroboramus sicut carte donatorum quas inspeximus testantur. Q.uod ut ratum et firmum in perpetuum permaneat presentis scripti attestacione et sigilli nostri impressione duximus confirmandum salua in omnibus Lincolniensis ecclesie dignitate. Testi- bus magistro Rogero de Rothulueston' magistro Willo elmo Wacelin Roberto Bardulf magistro Gaufrido de Sancto Edwardo Gaufrido notario. BW 5 fos. 32 and 33.

Confirmation by Oliver, Bishop of Lincoln, of No. 22.4 March, I288.

vj. Confirmacio Oliueri episcopi Lincolniensis [MS. damaged] de ecclesiis collatis ecclesie S. Marie de Messend'. Tenore presencium pateat vniuersis quod nos Oliuerus permissione diuina Lincolniensis episcopus litteram felicis record- T~

32 EPISCOPAL CHARTERS acionis Hugonis quondam Lincolniensis episcopi predecessoris nostri non cancellatam non abolitam nec in aliqua sui parte uiciatam inspeximus formam que sequitur continentem Omni- bus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scripture peruenerit Hugo dei gracia [etc. Same as No. 22 to the last witness, Gaufrido notario.] xx fo. 19o v. Littere episcopales c iiij xix. Nos uero eiusdem predeeessoris nostri uestigiis inherentes memoratis religiosis prefata beneficia cum pensionibus supra- scriptis prout ea rite possident et canonice auctoritate ponfi- ficali tenore presencium confirmamus. In cuius rei testimonium sigiUum nostrum presencibus est appensum. Data apud Edlesbergh iiij nonas Marcii anno domini millesimo ec. octogesimo vij °.

Confirmation by Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, of the grant to the Abbey of Arncot by Roger de Calz and of Hyde by Manasser de Dammartin. [I I5O-i i68.] 1~ vij. Confirmacio Roberti episcopi Lincolniensis de fundacione ecclesie de Messend'. Robertus dei gracia Lincolniensis episcopus vniuersitati sancte dei ecclesie fidelium tam clericis quam laicis presentibus et futuris salutem et sinceram in Christo dileccionem fratres nostri in domino dileccissimi caritati vestre palam saris esse credimus elemosinas que sacre religionis habitacionibus concesse sunt tanto ampliorem consequi firmitudinem quanto ab auctoritate prelatorum confirmacionis robur acceperint et munimen. In quo eciam beneficia largientes attencius possunt esse securi de primo quia uident facultatum suarum bona que deo et ecclesiis offerunt racionis confirmacionis robur acceperint confirmata presidio. Necnon et bonorum dissipatores dis- triccioni ultioris se subiacere meminerint si contra ueritatis et canonice assertionis paginam et sanctorum decreta patrum la See No. 7x for the date of the grant of the Hyde to the Abbey by Manasser de Dam- martin. r :!

EPISCOPAL CHARTERS 33 aliquid attemptare presumpserint. Ea propter quia nostre diocese ecclesiarum nobis expedit ut diligentem curam exhibeam- us regimini earum infirmitati quando contigerit compatientes congratulari debemus utilitati et prouectui inde est quod ecclesiam Sancte Marie de Messendena cum omnibus ad eam adiacentibus tam liberalitate regum quam largicione principum oblacione fidelium et consensu et assensu eorum sub nostra proteccione suscepimus et eorum donaciones ratas habemus et sigilli nostri attestacione et data nobis a deo auctoritate confirmamus et concedimus sicut in priuilegio domini pape propriis nominibus expresse designantur et sicut per cartas donan- cium beneficiorum donaciones facte intelliguntur et nominatim terram illam de Hernicota quam habent de dono Rogeri de Calz. Et unam terrain quam habent apud Messend' que Hida apellatur [sic] de dono et elemosina Manasse[ri] de Dammartin cum omnibus libertatibus et consuetudinibus et pertinenciis que in illis terris per largitores earum concesse sunt deo et Sancte Marie de Messend' et fratribus in ea diuino mancipatis obsequio. Statuimus eciam ut nulli omnino hominum liceat possessiones eorum temere perturbare aut quibuslibet moles- tiis fatigare auferre ablatas retinere minuere. Si quis uero id attemptare presumpserit indignacionem omnipotentis dei et nostram se incurrere meminerit. Cunctis siquidem prefato loco et fratribus sua Jura obseruantibus gracia et pax domini nostri Ihesu Christi multiplicetur ut ethic fructum bone operacionis percipiant et in aduentu supremi iudicis propiciacionis reme- dia se habere senciant. * (hida) BW 5 fos. 22 and 23.

26 See No. 24. xx fo. 191 r. Littere episcopales c iiij xjx.

vfij. Confirmacio Oliueri Lincolniensis episcopi de ecclesiis Abbatie de Messend' appropriatis. Tenore presencium pateat vrduersis quod nos Oliuerus 3

I 34 LPISCOPAL CHARTERS permissione diuina Lincolniensis episcopus litteram felicis recordacionis Hugonis quondam Lincolniensis episcopi non cancellatam non abolitam nee in aliqua sui parte uiciatam inspeximus formam que sequitur continentem. Omnibus [etc. Same as No. 24].

Letter from Boniface, Archbishop of Canterbury, to his official, Master E. de Lomi, reciting that Robert de Auna, vicar of Missenden, has resigned and that after his resignation the Abbot of Missenden presented their fellow canon, Henry, to the living. Master E. is to inquire whether Robertwas the vicar, whether the advowson belongs to the Abbot, and whether Henry is a suitable person. 29 Nov., x~53. ix. Littera Bonifacii Cantuarie archiepiscopi de vicaria de Messend'.14 Bonifacius miseracione diuina Cantuarie archiepiscopus tocius Anglie primas Magistro E. de Lomi officiali nostro salutem graciam et benedictionem. Constitutus in presencia nostra Robertus de Auna quondam vicarius ecclesie de Messend' Lincolniensis diocesis vicarie quam in ecclesia predicta optinuit et iuri in nostris manibus pure et simpliciter renunciauit post cuius renunciacionem religiosus vir abbas de Messend' ad quem presentacio dicte vicarie ut asserit pertinet fratrem Henricum concanonicum suum ad ecclesiam vicarium nobis humiliter presentauit. Sed quia utrum idem Robertus dicte ecclesie vicarius extiterit et an ad ipsum abbatem presentacio pertineat nobis constare non potuit discreconi tue mandamus quatinus super permissis ac eciam si idem Henricus ydonea persona existat veritatem diligenter inquiras et ea que super hiis inuen- eris nobis tuis litteris studeas intimate. Data apud Croindune in uigilia Sancti Andree Apostoli anno domini millesimo cc° liij °. 14 The see of Lincoln was vacant at this time; Robert Grosseteste died October 9th, 1253, and the election of his successor took place on December 3oth, I253. During the sede vacante period the Archbishop of Canterbury claimed to exercise the rights and privileges of the diocesan and this accounts for his interest in Missenden at this time. EPISCOPAL CHARTERS 35

Indulgence granted by John Darlington, Archbishop of Dublin, remit- ting forty days of the penance enjoined upon those who, being penitent, help with their almsinthe building of the fabric of the chapel of St. Lawrence in Kimble, or make a pilgrimage thither or attend religious services there. x x March, I284. x. Littera Iohannis Dublinensis Archiepiscopi de indulgencia concessa capelle Sancti Laurencii in Kenebell'. Uniuersis Christi fidelibus has litteras inspecturas frater Iohannis permissione diuina Dublinens/s Archiepiscopus in omnium saluatore salutem. Cupientes corda fidelium ad opera pietatis et deuocionis quatenus possumus inclinare et ad inpetandum sanctorum presidia non solum exhortacionibus suadendo set eciam indulgenciis alliciendo prouocare omnibus parochianis nostris et aliis quorum diocesani hanc nostram in- dulgenciam ratam habuerint uere penitentibus qui ad fabricam capelle gloriosi martyris Sancti Laurencii que est in parochia beati Nicholai de Kenebell' de suis fo. I9I v. Littere episcopales cc elemosinis erigauerint Aut illuc causa peregrinationis accesse- rint aut in eiusdem solempnitate ibidem uerbum dei seu diur- num officium audierint de Sancte Trinitatis misericordia ac gloriose uirginis Marie matris domini nostri Ihesu Christi dicti quorum martiris et omnium sanctorum meritis fidei Christiane deuocione confisi xl dies de iniuncta sibi penitencia misericor- diter relaxamus ratas habentes parker et acceptas. Data apud Istelwurth v idus Marcii anno domini m ° cc ° octogesimo tercio.

29 Letter of Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury, confirming the appropriation to the Abbey of the churches of Great Missenden, Chalfont St. Peter Great Kimble, Shiplake, and Gaversfield, together with the chapels of St. Lawrence and The Lee, and the receipt by them of annual pensions, 6os. from the church of Taplow and six marks from the church of Glatton. 18 Feb., 132o. 3 6 MISSENDEN CHARTERS xj. Quedam dimissio Walteri archiepiscopi Cantuarie de ecclesiisappropriafis ecclesie de Messend'. Galterus permissione diuina Cantuar/e archiepiscopus tocius Anglie primas vniuersispresentes litteras inspecturas salu- tern in domino sempiternam. Nuper lure metropoliticoLinc' dioc' actualiter visitantes inspectis priuilegiis munimentis et documentis religiosorum virorum abbatis et conuentus de Messend' super appropriacione ecclesiarum de Messend' Mag- na de Chalt'hunte Sancti Petri de Kinebelle Magna de Siplake et de Caueresfeld cure capellis Sancti Laurencii et de Leia ac super percepcione pensionum annuarum videlicet sexaginta solidorum ab ecclesia de Tappelewe et vj marcarum ab ecclesia de Glatton' dicte Lincolniensis diocesis ipsos religiosos tamque in hiis sufficienter munitos ab officii nostri examine dimittimus per presentes. In cuius rei testimonium sigillum nostrum presentibus est appensum. Data apud Noteleie xij ° kalendas Marcii anno domini millesimo ccc ° xix.

William de Messendena gives to the Abbey (with the concurrence of his son Hugh) : (i) the church of Missenden and the tithe; (~) the buildings for the canons with adjoining land within the ambit of the ditches and hedges from the London road up to the church; (3) the meadow which is outside the ditches alongside the stream up to the land of Richard the Archdeacon; (4) the whole of the land which lies between the church and the land of Richard the Archdeacon and Theobald's land and a certain portion of woodland extending to the land of Walter de Bolebec. He confirms the gift by Walter de Bolebec of land which he held of him (William). He grants the land which lies between his woodland and the land &Richard the Arch- deacon; also the land of Radulfus, the priest, which on the death of Radul- fus will belong to the Abbey; twelve acres of land on the other side of the valley beyond the London road; a virgate of land belonging to Arnulph, the priest, and two perches of woodland; fifteen acres of arable land; woodland to provide house timber and fuel. x x33. fo. 18 r. Messendene j Messenden Liber Cartarum Monasterii Beate Marie de Messendene compilatus et completus communitati conuentus de Messen-

j I MISSENDEN CHARTERS 37 den' per fratrcm Robertum de Welwes decimo kl. Marcij anno domini millesimo c.c.c, tricesimo. CartaWillelmi fundatoris nostri qui fundauit dictum monas- terium anno dominice incarnacionis rnillesimo centesimo tricesimo tercio. In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti Amen. Notum sit omnibus fidelibus quod ego Willelmus de Messendena concedo Danieli abbati eiusdemque successoribus fratribusque sub eis regulariter in eadem uilla degentibus ad abbatiam constituen- dam ecclesiam Messendenie cure omnibus decimis et terram in qua sunt edificia canonicorum cum uirgultis et pratis et ceteris adiacenfibus infra ambitum fossarum et sepium a uia London- iensi usque ad ecclesiam et pratum quod est extra fossas secundum riuulum aque usque ad terram Ricardi archidiaconi et totam terram que est inter ecclesiam et terram Ricardi archidiaconi et terrain Theobaldi que fuit Berengarii patris eius et quamdam diuisionem nemoris ab hac terra extentam usque ad terram Walteri de Bolebec secundum quod undique signata est. Et confirmo donum illud quod fecit Walterus de Bolebec de terra quam a me tenebat. Totam denique terram que est inter nemus mcum et terram Ricardi archidiaconi. Totam eciam terram Radulfi presbiteri tam in agris cultis quam in nemore quam Radulphus tenebit a canonicis quamdiu uixerit set post obitum eius erit in dominio ipsorum. Ex altera parte uallis ultra uiam Londoniensem duodecim acras terre. Et uirgatam unam terre Arnulphi presbiteri et duas particulas nemoris secundum quod signa posita sunt. Preterea quindecim acras in tribus culturis meis in unaquaque uidelicet cultura quinque. Nemus eciam tam ad hospitandum quam ad ignem et pasna- glum quietum. Has supradictas possessiones in terris in pratis in nemoribus et in omnibus consuetudinibus do eis concedente Hugone filio meo absolutas et quietas et liberas ab omniseruicio omni tempore sicut elemosinam. Facta sunt hec anno dominice incarnacionis m ° c ° xxx ° iij °. Testibus [sic] Ricardo archidiacono. 15 BW 5 fo. IO. The transcript gives the following additional witnesses. '& ceteris Humfrido de KenebeU' etc. Walter de Hertenvella Pagan' fratreejus &c Ingelramo de Hesel'bga.' I~ The above foundation charter is printed in Dugdale's Monasticon,vol. vi, pt. i, p. 548 (x846 edition). 3 8 MISSENDEN CHARTERS

Agreement between Joanna de Sanford, daughter of Hugh de Noers, junior, and the Abbey regarding the administration of its affairs during a vacancy in the office of Abbot. [i235-c. i249. ] le ij. Composicio inter nos et patronam istius domus uacante abbathia. Notum sit omnibus presentibus et futuris quod in presentia domini Roberti Lincolniensis episcopi ita conuenit inter domi- nam Iohannam de Saunford filiam Hugonis de Noers iunioris ex parte una et conuentum de Messenden' ex altera uidelicet quod cure abbates de Messenden' decesserint uel ab admini- stracione sua sponte uel inuiti fuerint ammoti predicta patrona et heredes sui usque ad confirmacionem electi habebunt seruientem suum in abbathia predicta comorantem rerum predicti conuentus infra ambitum abathie uice patroni custodem ad conseruandum et congregandum nequaquam ad dispergen- dum uel alienandum. Omnes autem liberi seruientes aliquod officium in abbathia predicta habentes iurabunt coram priore domus predicte et coram predicto custode quod officia sibi com- missa fideliter procurabunt ad opus predicti conuentus et ecclesie de Messenden. Et quod fideles erunt eiusdem loci patrono seu patrone dum uacans fuerit abbathia. Si autem predictus custos aliquem de seruientibus predictis compererit esse dilapid- atorem return monasterii uel alias inutilem monasterio memo- rato hoc ipsum domino priori et ceteribus maioribus domus predicte curabit intimate. Et tunc si seruiens dictorum canonicorum ab officio sibi commisso fuerit ammouendus de consilio et assensu domus predicte per predictum custodem ab officio suo deponetur et alius ydoneus loco eius de consensu predictorum substituetur. Cum autem in predicta domo fuerit abbas eli- gendus prefati canonici petent a patrono uel patrona loci licenciam eligendi et electum suum presentabunt eidem secundum consuetudinem regni. Cum autem electus in abbatem 16 Joanna de Sanford was given licence by Bishop Robert Grosseteste to order the election of an Abbot in x236 and 124o (Grosseteste). The above agreement may have been made in one of these years. Robert de Cadenei was precentor of Lincoln (Reg. Antiq., iii, xx 6, 172, 173) and appears to have vacated that office before x25o (Le Neve, ii, 82). MISSENDEN CHARTERS 39 predicte domus eonfirmacionis beneficium fuerit asseeutus to- turn predictum officium predicti custodis penitus fo. 18 v. Messendene ij expirabit. Ut autem hec conuencio perpetuo stabilitatis robur optineat predicta Iohanna in sua uiduitate et ligia potestate pro seet pro heredibus suis et predicti canonici pro seet successoribus suis eandem conuencionem presenti scripto in modum eyrographi eonfecto et sigillis eidem alternatim appositis confirmauerunt. Hiis testibus magistro Roberto de Cadenei tune officiali predicti domini Roberti Lincolniensis episcopi domino Hugone Grandin magistro Roberto de Stanford etc. BW 5 fos. 31 and 32.

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Agreement between the Abbey and Hugh de Nuiers by which the Abbey surrendered all right in Hugh's woodland, a virgate of land which belonged to Arnulph, the priest, and land which Robert del Broc held of Hugh called 'la Rudinge.' Hugh gave to the Abbey the land between Hugh's wood near Peterley and the Abbey's wood, called Kokkes Wude, x2 acres of land and 7 perches, with all the woodland to the north of their land in Peterley and a certain portion of land which belonged to Radulfus, the priest. The Abbey are to have a road for their wagons through the middle of Hugh's wood from the Abbey to their granary along the road between Elias's house and the house of Harding the forester. [ I x9o-c. 12 o8.] 17

iij. Cyrographum Cyrographum inter canonicos de Messen- dena et Hugonem de Nuiers iuniorem de terra et bosco et pasnagio. Notum sit etc. quod bee est finalis concordia faeta inter abbatem et canonicos de Messenden' et Hugonem de Nuiers filium Willelmi de Nuiers scilicet quod abbas et eanonici ei rerniserunt et quietum clamauerunt totum clamium quod emouerant de husbote et de heybote et de pasnagio quod clamabant in bosco predicti Hugonis habere et de uirgata terre que I fuit Arnulphi presbiteri et de terra quam Robertus del Broch de predicto Hugone tenuit que dicitur la Rudinge. Et * (prop-

x7 Hugh de Nuiers paid a fine in Michaelmas [ 19o for the land to which he succeeded on the death of his brother William in xx89, presumablywithout issue (P.R.S., vol. i, N.S. 142). Henry de Pinkenydied about x2o8 (B. & B.P.R., 198). 40 MIS SENDEN CHARTERS ter hoc) predictus Hugo de Nuiers dedit et concessit in perpetuam et liberam et puram elemosinam prefatis canonicis totam terram quam Willelmus Coch tenuit inter boscum predicti Hugonis uersus Piterleiam et boscum eorum quod dicitur Kokkes Wude et xij acras terre et vij perticulas mensuratas cure pertica xij pedum cure toto bosco qui super terram illam est ad North terre eorum de Piterleya sicut signata est et diuisa et quamdam partem terre que est ante terram que fuit Radulphi presbiteri que solebat reddere vj denarios. Et canonici debent habere * (in perpetuum) uiam ad quadrigas suas per medium boscum predicti Hugonis de abbatia de Messenden' usque ad grangiam eorum de Hanora per uiam que est inter domum Helye et domum Hardingi forestarii. Habebunt eciam prefati canonici omnes boscos suos quos habent de feodo prefati Hu- gonis liberos et quietos de communione predicti Hugonis et hominum suorum ad usus suos proprios et eorum quos uolue- tint. Ut autem hec conuencio firma et stabilis permaneat prefatus Hugo de Nuiers propria manu sua affidauit se cam fideliter et absque omnia fraude obseruaturum. Et abbas de Messen- den' fecit affidare pro seet pro conuentu suo quod prefatam conuencionemfideliter obseruabunt. Testibus Henrico de Pin- keni Anculpho de Pinkeni Roberto de Broch Radulpho de Wedon' Ricardo de Kenebell'. BW 5 los. I O and I I.

33 Gift by Hugh de Nuiers of a certain croft which Withgar once held and after him Radulfus, the priest, of Missenden. [c. I 190.] iiij. Carta Hugonis de Nuiers de crofta cum quodam incremento terre sicut fosse diuidunt. Notum sit etc. quod ego Hugo de Nuiers dedi et concessi deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messenden' et canonicis eiusdem loci in perpetuam elemosinam croftam quam Withgar tenuit et post eum Radulphus presbiter de Messenden' cum incremento quod ego Hugo de Nuiers feci eidem crofte secundum quod fosse et sepes et signa ostendunt. Hanc predictam elemosinam eis dedi pro anima patris mei et matris et omnium antecessorum MISSENDEN CHARTERS 4 I et successorum meorum liberam et quietam ab omni seruicio et consuetudine et exaccione seculare sicut dccet liberam elemosinam. Testibus Rogero clerico de Messend' Ingelramo de Leia Willelmo le Baratour de Berkamsted' Waltero genero suo Rogero de Stached' etc. BW 5 fo. II.

34 Gift by Hugh de Nuiers, and his son and heir William, of a virgate of land in Peterley with the addition of woodland, offered on the altar by token of a box-wood rod. 2 5 May, x16I. v. Carta Hugonis de Nuiers de uirgata terre in Piterleya cum incremento nemoris anno dominice incamacionis m ° c xlj ° [sic]. Notum sit etc. quod ego Hugo de Nuiers et Willelmus filius meus et heres meus communi consilio et pari consensu concessimus et dedimus ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messenden' et canonicis in perpetuam elemosinam uirgatam terre de Piter- leia quam Leuenadus faber tenuit cure incremento quod feci de nemore meo eidem uirgate terre quando primumillam dedi canonicis secundum signa que feci fieri per ipsum nemus. Hanc uirgatam terre cum suo incremento optulimus super altare per buxeam uirgam ego et predictus filius meus. Anno dominice incarnacionis m ° c lxj ° die ascencionis nominatim pro decima quam concessi eis post obitum patris mei scilicet denariorum de censu meo de Messenden' liberam et quietam ab omni seruicio et consuetudine et exaccione que solent fieri ad opus regis siue comitis siue nostrum prepositum [sic]. Testibus [wanting].18 BW 5 fo. I I. Date given as 1161. Witness--Simon de Ber- chamsted.

35 Grant by Hugh de Nuiers of a meadow in the fee of Wendover and four acres of land. [c. i I9o. ] fo. 19 r. Messendene ij *a This charter is repeated at No. x62. 42 MISSE N D EN CHARTERS vj. Carta Hugonis de Nuiers de crofta in feodo de Wendouer' et de quatuor acris terre ad incrementum uirgate terre de Piter- leya. Notum sit etc. quod ego Hugo de Niuers dedi et concessi deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messenden' et canonicis in perpetuam elemosinam totum pratum meum quod tenui de feodo de Wendouer' et quatuor acras terre de incremento uirgate terre de Piterleia quas ego prius calumpniaui. Hec omnia dedi libera et quieta ab omni seruicio et consuetudine et exaccione pro salute mea et antecessorum et successorum meorum. Test' [wanting]. BW 5 fo. I I. Witness Ric. de KenebeU'.

36 Grant by Hugh de Nuiers of an annual rent of sixpence charged on land lying between the houses of Gilbert and Thomas. It. I x9o.] vii. Carta Hugonis de Nuiers de vj denariis pro communi pastura et quadam parua terra. Notum sit etc. quod ego H. de Noers dedi in perpetuam elemosinam canonicis de Messenden' vj denarios annuatim quos Gilbertus filius Radulfi presbiteri de Messenden' et Thomas michi reddere solebant de terra que iacet . . . 1 managia eorum pro salute anime mee et omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum. Ita tamen quod predicta terra iaceat sicut prius ad omnem 2 pasturam excepta quadam parua perti- cula quam predictis canonicis in puram et perpetuam elemosinam assignaui sicut nouum fossatum includet. Test' [wanting]. BW 5 fo. I I supplies inter 1 communem.~ Witness, Willelmo Archidiacono Roff'. l°

37 Grant by Hugh de Nuiers of a tithe of the bread of his house. [c. i 19o- I x99.] 19 In Le Neve's Fasti, vol. ii, 579, Wilhelmus persona de Frendsbury is given as Arch- deacon of Rochester. The dates mentioned are I 189, 12o6, and x~2 L MISSENDEN CHARTERS 43 viij. Carta Hugonis de Nuiers de decima panum. Notum sit etc. quod ego H. de Noers dedi et concessi canonicis de Messenden' in perpetuam elemosinam omnem decimam panum domus mee pro salute etc. Qui hanc elemosinam eidem ecclesie obseruauerit benediccionem accipiat. Qui uero retinu- erit uel diminuerit malediccionem et indignacionem dei omnipotentis incurrat. Testibus Roberto de Sifrewast Roberto del Broch de Kunebella Willelmo filio Giffard' Willelmo de Kunebell. BW 5 fo. 12.

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Grant by Hugh de Noers, with the assent of William his son and heir, of Godfrey the smith, with his wife and all his progeny, for which the Abbey paid him two silver marks. [Before I I89. ] ix. Carta Hugonis de Noers de Godefrido fabro. Sciant etc. quod ego Hugo de Noers consensu et concessione Willelmi filii et heredis mei concessi et dedi in perpetuum hereditario iure canonicis de Messend' Godefridum fabrum cum uxore sua et tota progenie sua que de eis orta est uel orietur liberum et quietum et absolutum ab omni calumpnia et dominacione quam ego et heredes mei in eis habere debeamus. Et sciendum quod pro hac donacione et concessione predicti canonici dederunt michi duas marcas argenti ut ipsi canonici habeant in perpetuum et teneant bene et in pace prefatos homines uidelicet patrem et matrem et totam pro- geniem uterinam. Test' [wanting]. 2° BW 5 fo. 32 gives as witness Ric' de Kenebell.

39 Confirmation of Waiter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham, of the foundation of the church of Missenden. He grants to the church and St. Mary of Nemours all that William of 20 This charter, also Nos. 51 and 60, have been transcribed and translated in Ruords of Bucks, vol. vii, No. 2 (x893), to illustrate a paper by John Parker, F.S.A., on 'Serfdom in England and the transfer of serfs in Buckinghamshire.' 44: MISSENDEN CHARTERS Missenden granted; viz. the church with all the tithes; the land on which the buildings of the canons stand with meadows, etc., within the ambit of the ditches and hedges from the London road up to the church; the meadow outside the ditches along the stream up to the land of Richard the Arch- deacon; the land between the church and the land of the said Richard; the land between the forest ofthe said William and the land ofthe Archdeacon; the land on the other side of the London road from the east adjoining the church; the land of Radulphus the priest, which William gave to his son Milo and to the church on the first day on which he gave him the church and land. Also, fifteen acres in three cultivated furlongs, that is to say, five in each one. Also three perches of woodland to the east of the land which Walter de Bolebec holds and the Archdeacon's woodland up to the house of Cochevellus. [z z33-t x4o. ] 2t

x. Confirmacio Walteri Giffardi Comitis Bukinghamensis de fundacione ecclesie de Messend'. Galterus Giffardus comes omnibus hominibus suis Norman- nis et Anglicis salutes. Sciatis omnes me concessisse ecclesie dei et Sancte Marie de Nemore in elemosinam omnia que Will- elmus de Messend' concedente Hugone filio suo concessit. Ec- clesiam cum omnibus decimis eiusdem uille et terram in qua sunt edificia canonicorum cum uirgultis et pratis et ceteris adiacentibus infra ambitum fossarum et sepium a uia London- iensi usque ad ecclesiam et pratum quod est extra fossas secundum riuulum aque usque ad terram Ricardi archidiaconi et totam terrain que est inter ecclesiam et terram Ricardi archidiaconi et totam terram que est inter nemus eiusdem Willelmi et terram archidiaconi et terram ex altera parte Londoniensis uie ab occidente adiacentem ecclesie et totam terram Radulphi presbiteri quam Willelmus dedit Miloni filio suo et ecclesie in prima die qua dedit ei ecclesiam et terram. Preterea quindecim acras in tribus culturis uidelicet in unaquaque quinque. Pre- terea tres nemoris perticulas unam ab oriente a terra quam Walterus de Bolebec tenet et nemus archidiaconi usque ad domum Cochevelli secundum quod signa sunt posita. Has supranominatas possessiones in terris in pratis in nemoribus et in omnibus consuetudinibus dat Willelmus concedente Hugone

21 Confirmation of William de Missenden's foundation charter would presumably be obtained from the overlord, Walter Giffard, soon after the date of the grant. In any case the date could not be later than z 14o, when Richard ceased to he Archdeacon of Bucking- ham. The last few lines of the charter are obscure in meaning, and it would seem that the scribe has confused this charter with another one.

I MISSENDEN CHARTERS 45 filio suo absolutas et quietas et liberas ab omni seruicio sicut elemosinam. Teste [sic] Ricardo archidiacono et Waltero de Bolebek et Radulfo de Langetot et Roberto de Nouilla et Gilberto de placia et pasnagium porcis suis dominicis. Et hoc concessit Hugo filius Willelmi... * Testibus suis existentibus Hugone de Bolebec et Reuening fo. 19 v. Messendene iij de Messenden' et Andrea Reuel et Balelwino [sic] de Burtona ultimo. BW 5 fo. 21. • Hole in MS.

Grant by Walter Giffard, Earl of Bucldngham, to Milo, son of William de Missenden, and to the church of that township, of the whole of the tithe there; also half a hide of land quit of all customary dues, service and scot; also an assart producing five shillings which William gave to his son and to the church; also pasture for ten oxen to feed with his own oxen and wood for house timber and fuel. [Before x I64. ]

xj. Confirmacio Walteri Giffardi comitis de Buchingam de fundacione ecclesie de Messend'. Sciant omnes homines mei quod ego Walterus Giffardus comes do et gratanter concedo Miloni filio Willelmi de Messen- dena et ecclesie eiusdem uille totam decimam de eadem uilla in elemosina et concedo ei eciam dimidiam hidam terre solutam et quietam ab omni consuetudine et seruicio et de escoto et unum essart quinque solidos reddentem quem ipse Willelmus dedit filio suo et ecclesie et pasturam ad decem boues cum bobus suis et boscum ad hospitandum et ad ignem faciendum. Et ex hoc testes sunt qui huic dono presentes affuerunt. Agnes scilicet mater mea Hugo Robertus Alueredus capellani mei Ioscelinus Truncasolium GiUebertus de Hotot Walterius de Maiseio Helias de Longolio Walterius Pipard Iohannes de Herocort Goilfridus [sic] Bermenghel Radulfus Buflo. BW 5 fo. 32.

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41 Hugh de Sanford and Joanna his wife grant to Ypolitus de Noers an annual rent of 20 shillings arising out of two virgates of land in Missenden held by William Ieselerd and Geoffrey Cuggel. Power given to Ypolitus to assign the said rent to a religious house. In return Ypolitus and his heirs quitclaim their rights to the land of Dena and Childestune and any con- tingent rights to any lands through his mother Isabella. [Early 13th century-before x234.]

xij. Carta Hugonis de Santford et Iohanne uxoris eius de duabus nirgatis terre collatis Ypolito de Noers quas dictus Ypolitus contulit monasterio nostro ut pater in sequentibus. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Hugo de Sanford et Iohanna uxor mea assensu heredum nostrorum dedimus et concessimus et presenticarta nostra confirmauimusYpolito de Noers et heredibus suis uel cui assignare uoluerit uiginti solidos annuatim percipiendos de illis duabus uirgatis terre quas Will- elmus Ieselerd et Galfridus Cuggel tenuerunt in Messend' duobus terminis anni soluendos scilicet ad festum beate Marie in Marcio decem solidos et ad festum Sancti Miehaelis decem solidos. Et dedimus plenam potestatem dicto Ypolito et heredi- !1 bus suis uel cui predictum redditum assignauerit ad predictum r feodum distringendum per namia et omnibus aliis modis quibus nos racionabiliter distringere potuimus donee dicti uiginti solidi illi et heredibus suis uel ubi assignare uoluerit plene persoluantur. Et predictus Ypolitus et heredes sui de predicta terra nichil amplius exigent quam uiginti solidos. Et sciendum quod concessimus dicto Ypolito ut assigner predictum reddi- turn domui religionis siue alibi ubi uoluerit. Et nos et heredes nostri [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione et concessione et carte nostre confirmacione predicto Ypolitus et heredes sui quietum clamauerunt nobis et heredibus nostris totumius suum et clamiumde terra de Dena et de Childestune. ~2 Et omne ius quod illi et heredibus suis in aliis terris ex parte 22 Agnes de Sanford, a daughter and co-heiress of Hugh de Sanford, married as her first husband Mathew Huse (died 1253), and among the possessions of his son and heir, Henry Huse, are mentioned Chilteston and Deane. The editors of the CompletePeerage (vol. vii, l) conjecture the first to be Chilson Manor in Boughton Malherbe, Kent, mentioned in Hasted's History of Kent.

it, MISSENDEN CHARTERS 47 Isabelle matris sue posset contingere. Hiis testibus Radulpho de Wedune Alexandro de Hamd' Ricardo de Parco Wal- tero de Hanle Rogero de Sanford Roberto Basset Wal- tero Mantel Rogero de Messendene Pdcardo de Belindene Thoma de Pelham Roberto Braund Helia de la Dune. Et multis aliis.

4 2 Confirmation by Joanna de Sanford, widow of Hugh, of the grant in No. 4x. [x~34-I249.] xiij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de xx solidis redditu quos contulit Ypolito de Noers et ipse nobis ut patet in sequentibus. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna de Sanford quondam uxor Hugonis de Sanford in libera uiduitate et ligia dotestate mea dedi et concessi et presenti carta confirmaui Ypolito de Noers et heredibus suis uel quibuscumque dare uel assignare uoluerit siue uiris religiosis siue aliis redditum uiginti solidorum annuatim percipiendorum de illis duabus uirgatis terre quas Willelmus Ieseberd et Galfridus Cuggel tenuerunt in uilla de Messend'. Et predictus Ypolitus uel heredes sui uel sui assignati predictum redditum percipient ad duos anni terminos scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio decem solidos. Et ad festum Sancti Michaelis decem solidos. Et dedi predicto Ypolito et heredibus suis uel quibus predictum redditum assignauerit plenam potestatem predictum feodum distringendi per namia et omnibus aliis modis quibus ego predictum feodum distringere potui donec predicti uiginti solidi dicto Ypolito uel heredibus suis uel suis assignatis plene persoluantur. Predictus autem Ypolitus et heredes sui uel sui assignati de predicta terra nichil.., amplius exigent quam fo. 2o r. Messendene iij predictos uiginti solidos. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione et concessione et carte confirmacione predictus Ypolitus pro se et pro heredibus suis in perpetuum quie- turn clamauit michi et heredibus meis totum ius suum et clamium de terra de Dena et de Chiltestune et omne ius quod illi et heredibus suis in eisdem et in omnibus aliis terris ex parte 48 MISSENDEN CIIARTERS Ysabel matris sue possit contingere. Et ut hec mea donacio et concessio et carte confirmacio perpetue stabilitafisrobur optineat presens scriptum sigillimei apposicione roboraui. Hiis testibus Radulpho de Wedune Alexandro de Hamdene RogeroWymberuile Rogero de Messenden' Waltero Mantel Ricardo de Belindene Rogero de Estwik Petrode Kune- belle et aliis.

43 Grant by Joanna de Sanford, presumablywhile her husband Hugh was still living, to Ypolitus de Noers ofthe grant made by themjointly in No. 4 I. [I2 I2-I234. ] xiiij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de redditu xx solidorum quos dedit Ypolito de Noers et ipse nobis ut supra. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna uxor Hugonis de Sanford dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Ypolito de Noers et heredibus suis uel cui assignare uoluerit uiginti solidos annuatim percipiendos de illis duabus uirgatis terre quas Willelmus Ieseberd et Galfridus Cugel tenuerunt in Messend' duobus terminis anni scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio decem solidos et ad festum Sancti Michaelis decem solidos. Et dedi plenam potestatem predicto Ypolito et heredibus suis uel cui eam assignare uoluerit ad distringendum predictum feodum per namia et omnibus aliis modis quibus ego illud possum distringere donec predicti uiginti solidi illi et heredibus suis uel ubi assignauerit plene persoluantur. Et dictus Ypolitus uel heredes sui de predicta terra nichil amplius exigent nisi predictos uiginti solidos. Et sciendum quod concessi ut assignet dictos uiginti solidos siue domui religiose siue aliis ubi uoluerit. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione dictus Ypolitus et heredes sui quietum clamauerunt michi et heredibus meis totum ius suum de terra de Dene et de Childestona cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. Et ius illi posset in aliis terris confingere ex parte Ysabelle matris sue. Hiis testibus Martino abbate de Messendene Adam Marescallo Henrico de Braybroc MISSENDEN CHARTERS 49 Rogero de Stanford Roberto Basset Matheo Brond magistro Henrico de Berkhamsted Henrico de Stokka et multis aliis.

44 Grant of the annual rent referred to in Nos. 41-43 by Ypolitus de Noers to the Abbey. [Early I 3th century.]

xv. Carta Ypoliti de Noers de redditu ~ solidorum quos dedit nobis ut patet in sequente. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Ypolitus de Noers dedi et concessi et presenti carta confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro salute anime mee et omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam uiginti solidos annuatim in uilla de magna Messendene scilicet decem solidos de tota ilia uirgata terre quam Willelmus Geseberd tenuit ad duos anni terminos percipiendos scilicet quinque solidos ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio et quinque solidos ad festum Sancti Michaelis. Et decem solidos de tota ilia uirgata terre quam Galfridus Cuggel tenuit ad eosdem terminos eodem modo percipiendos quos habui ex dono Hugonis de Sanford et Iohanne uxoris sue habendos et tenendos predictis canonicis in perpetuum. Insuper dedi predictis canonicis omnem libertatem quam predicti Hugo et Iohanna michi carta sua dederunt et confirmauerunt distringendi predictas terras per namia seu alio modo quousque dictis canonicis predicti solidi ad plenum persoluantur. Et ut hec mea donacio et confirmacio robur perpetuum optineat presens scriptum sigilli mei apposicione roboraui. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Alexandro de Hamd' Radulpho de Chardruge Radulpho de Wedone Waltero Mantel Willelmo de Blakewelle Ricardo de Be- lyndene Rogero de Wymberuile Willelmo de la Dene Stephano Crok Hugone de Chalhunt' Stephano de Hor- tone etc. 50 MISSENDEN CHARTERS

45 Grant byJoanna de Sanford, widow of Hugh de Sanford, to her chamberwoman Juliana, of halfa virgate of land in Missenden which William del Erde once held. The said Juliana to give a pair of white gloves or one penny annually as rent. [I234-I252.] ~3

fo. 20 v. Messendene iiij xvj. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de dimidia uirgata terre data Iuliane camerarie sue. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna de Sanford in libera et uiduali potestate mea post obitum Hugonis de San- ford quondam uiri mei dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Iuliane filie Hugonis Jam dicti camerarie mee illam dimidiam virgatam terre cum pertinenciis quam Willel- mus del Erde aliquando tenuit in Messend' pro homagio et seruicio suo. Habendum et tenendum dictam terram de me et heredibus meis dicte Iuliane et heredibus suis uel cuicumque dare uendere uel assignare uoluerit in domum religionis et alibi libere et quiete hereditarie. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis unum par cirotecarum albarum uel unum denarium ad natale domini pro omni seruicio consuetudine et exaccione seculari saluo forinseco seruicio quantum pertinet ad tantam terram [quam] habebam de eodem feudo in eadem uilla. Et ego Iohanna et heredes mei [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ad maiorem securitatem hanc presentem cartam sigillo meo roboraui. Hiis testibus domino Thoma de Aldham domino Roberto Brand domino Alexandro de Hamdene Rogero de Estwik Rogero de Wymberuile Waltero Scissore de Lond' Roberto clerico de Kyngeshulle et multis aliis.

46 Grant by Joanna de Sanford to her chamberwoman Juliana of an assart lying between the land once owned by Merevin and the land of Leuenad in Missenden, at a rent of two shillings per annum. [ 1234-1252.] ss Ifthe witness Robert is the Robert de Hinkel presented to Hughenden by Kenilworth Priory in x237-i238 (Grosseteste, 344), the period of date is limited accordingly. Kingshill is in the parish of Hughenden. MISSENDEN CHARTERS 5 I xvij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de quodam assarto dato Iuliane camerarie sue. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna de Sanford dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Iuliane camerarie mee que fuit filia Hugonis de Sanford quondam uiri mei pro homagio et seruicio suo illud assartum cum pertinenciis quod est inter terram que fuit Merevin et terram Leuenad in Messend'. Quod assartum Thomas filius Nicholai de Kynges- hulle per cartam suam michi relaxauit Habendum et tenendum dicte Iuliane et heredibus suis dictum assartum cum pertinenciis de me et heredibus meis libere et quiete. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis duos solidos ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio xij denarios ad festum Sancti Michaelis xij denarios pro omni seruicio consuetudine et demando. Saluo forinseco quantum pertinet ad tantam terram de eodem feodo in eadem uilla Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Ad maiorem securitatem huic presenti carte sigillum meum apposui Hiis testibus domino Ada de Perinton' domino Thoma de Aldham domino Roberto Brand Rogero de Wymberuile Rogero de Estwik Ypolito de Noers Radulfo de Aldham Gilberto fratre eius Roberto clerico de KyngeshuUe. Et aliis.

47 Grant of land referred to in No. 46 by Juliana to the Abbey. [1234- 1252.] xviij. Carta Iuliane filie Hugonis de Sanford de dimidia uirgata terre et quodam assarto que dedit nobis ut pater inferius. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iuliana filia Hugonis de Sanford dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro salute anime mee et omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam unam dimidiam uirgatam terre et unum assartum quod habui ex dono domine mee Iohanne de Sanford in uilla de Messend' cum omnibus pertinenciis suis sine aliquo retinemento. Ha- 5 2 MISSENDEN CHARTERS bendum et tenendum totam predictam terram et assartum cum omnibus pertinenciis suis predictis canonicis in perpetuum bene in pace libere et quiete faciendo inde debitum seruicium capitalibus dominis de eodem feodo quod fo. 21 r. Messendene iiij ad predictum tenementum pertinet. Et ego predicta Iuliana [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut hec mea donacio et concessio firma et stabilis in perpetuum permaneat presens scripture sigilli mei inpressione roboraui. Hiis testibus domino Alano tunc capellano Sancti Petri de Messend' Rogero de Wim- beruile Petro seruiente Roberto clerico de Kyngeshulle Roberto Peyure. Et multis aliis.

48 Confirmation byJoanna de Sanford of the gift by Juliana to the Abbey in No. 47. [I234-I252.] xi,x. Carta hliane [sic] de Sanford de dimidia uirgata terre et quodam assarto que dedit nobis ut pater infra. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna de Sanford in ligia et uiduali potestate mea pro salute anime mee et omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam unam dimidiam uirgatam terre et unum assartum in uilla de Messend' cum omnibus pertinenciis suis quam terram et quod assartum dicti canonici habent ex dono Iuliane filie domini mei Hugonis de Sanford. De qua terra et assarto dicta Iuliana duos solidos et unum denarium annuatim reddere solebat. Habendum et tenendum dictis canonicis et ecclesie sue de Messend' Et ego predicta Iohanna [etc. War- ranty clause]. Et ut hec mea concessio et confirmacio rata et stabilis sit in perpetuum huic scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hamdene domino Alano tunc capellano Sancti Petri de Messend' Rogero de Wimberuile Petro seruiente Roberto clerico de Kynges- hulle. Et multis aliis. MI S SE ND EN C HARTE RS 53

49 Acknowledgmentby William Gardiner of a rent of five shillings per annum payable to the Abbey in respect of land given to the Abbey by Joanna de Sanford. [i268-c. i28o.] 24 xx. Carta Willelmi le Gardiner de redditu quinque solidorum pro quadam terra quam conuentus habuit de dono Iohanne Sanford quos idem Willelmus dedit nobis ut patet infra. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus Gardiner et heredes mei debemus annuatim reddere abbati et conuentui de Messend' pro quadam terra cum pertinenciis quam habuerunt de dono domine Iohanne de Sanford quinque solidos argenti ad duos terminos. Scilicet medietatem ad festum beati Iohan- his Baptiste. Et aliam medietatem ad festum beati Thome apostoli et eundem redditum ad eosdem terminos faciemus apud Messend' deputari et predictis canonicis ibidem persolui. Et ego predictus Willelmus pro me et pro heredibus meis dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui predictis abbati et conuentui plenam potestatem distringendi predictam terram uel alias terras meas ubicumque fuerint ad uoluntatempredic- torum canonicorum per quicquid inventum fuerit super easdem terras et ducendi predictam districcionem usque ad Messend' et tenendi eam usque ad plenam predicti redditus solucionem sine contradiccione et inpedimento que per me uel per heredes uel assignatos meos uel per dominum regem siue per uicecomitem vel alios officiales seu balliuos fieri possunt. Et hec predicta districcio facienda est quociens aliquis de predictis terminis preterierit insolutus. Et ego pro me et pro heredibus meis in omnibus predictis renuncio omni iuris auxilio canonici et ciuilis per quod predicta possunt aliquatenus inpediri uel differri. Et ut hec mea concessio et carte confirmacio perpetue firmitatis robur optineat presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Iohanne de Wedon' domino Roberto Mantel domino Hugone de Messend' Hugone filio Petri seruientis Stephano de Wicumbe clerico Iohanne Marcade Roberto Strange. Et aliis multis. * (Wydmer) s~ See Appendix A, No. t 4. 54 MISSENDEN CHARTERS

5 ° Grant by Joanna de Sanford to the Abbey of an assart in Missenden which William, son of Osmund the reeve, at one time held of her. [1234- I252.] fo. 21 v. Messendene v xxj. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de assarto quod dedit nobis ut patet inferius. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna de Sanford filia Hugonis de Noers in viduitate et in ligia potestate mea dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro salute anime mee et omnium antecessorum meorum et successorum meorum totam terram meam de assarto cum omnibus pertinenciis suis quam Willelmus filius Osmundi pre- positi de me aliquando tenuit in uilla de Messend' illam scilicet que iacet inter terram que fuit Alicie relicte Alani fabri in oriente et terram ipsius Willelmi in occidente et terram Petri Pottarii in aquilone et terram Willelmi filii Hawisie in austro. Habendum et tenendum predictis canonicis et ecclesie sue de Messend' in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam . . . faciendo inde unam pitanciam conuentui in refectorio in die anniuersarii mei in perpetuum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut hec mea donacio et confirmacio firma et stabilis in perpetuum permaneat presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Thoma de Audeham domino Alexan- dro de Hamdene domino Radulfo de Scaccario domino Alano tunc capellano sancti Petri de magna Messend' Ro- gero de Wymberuile Petro seruiente Thoma del Erde. Et multis aliis.

Joanna de Sanford gives to the Abbey Walter, son of Cecilia of Missen- den, his family and all his service, for which the Abbey has given her one silver mark. [1234-x252.] MISSENDEN CHARTERS 55 xxij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford que dedit nobis Walterum filium Cecilie de Messend' cum seruicio suo et sequela. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego domina Iohanna de Sanford in ligia et uiduali potestate mea dedi et concessi ac quietum clamaui et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et eccle- sic beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruiend- bus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee Walterum filium Cecilie de Messend' et totum seruicium suum et omnem sequelam ab eodem Waltero descenden- tern in perpetuum. Ita scilicet quod nec ego Iohanna aut heredes mei aliquod ius uel clamium in predicto Waltero uel in toto seruicio suo et sequela sua de cetero poterimus uendicare. Pro hac autem donacione et quietaclamancia et presentis carte warantia predicti canonici dederunt michi unam marcam argenti. Et in huius rei testimonium et confirmacionem presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Rogero de Wymberuile Ypolito de Noers Willelmo de Horwude Waltero Parkere Ricardo le Waleis Simone de Lond' Symone de Borstalle et aliis.

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Grant byJoanna de Sanford ofa messuage in Missenden, which Swonilda la prute once held, to William Fraunceis on payment by him of an annual rent of xS~d. [I234-x252.] xxiij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de uno mesuagio quod dedit Willelmo le fraunceis et ipse nobis. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna de Sanford in ligia uiduitate dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Willelmo Fraunceis pro homagio et seruicio suo illud mesuagium cum pertinenciis suis quod Swonilda la prute aliquando tenuit in Messend'. Et iacet inter terram que fuit Symonis Akerman et croftam Ricardi filii Edwini Habendum et tenendum dictum mesuagium cum pertinenciis suis sibi et heredibus suis et assignatis suis excepta domo religionis de me et heredibus meis libere quiete integre et hereditarie in perpetuum. Reddendo inde michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes 56 MlSSENDEN CHARTERS sui octodecim denarios et obolum ad duos anni terminos. Scili- cet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio nouem denarios et quadrantem et ad festum Sancti Michaelis nouem denarios et quadrantem pro omnibus seruiciis fo. 22 r. Messendene v consuetudinibus et demandis michi et heredibus meis pertinentibus saluo forinseco quantum pertinet ad tantum tenemen- turn in eadem uilla. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione concessione confirmacione et warantia dedit michi dictus Willelmus quatuor solidos sterlingorum. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Rogero de Wymberuile Elya filio suo Thoma del Erde Petro seruiente Gilberto de Appelton' Roberto camerario Roberto clerico de Kyngeshulle Will- elmo Angewin et multis aliis.

53 John, son of William Franceis of Great Missenden, gives to the Abbey his messuage in Missenden which came to him on the death of his father, on condition of an annual allowance for the soul of Abbot William de London when he dies and the payment of IS½d. per annum to the lord of the fee. [1268-1277.] xxiiij. Carta Iohannis filii Willelmi Franceis de quodam mesuagio nobis dato ad faciendam pitanciam. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohannes filius Willelmi Franceis de Magna Messenden' dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam elemosinam totum mesuagium meum cum omnibus pertinenciis quod habui per decessum predicti Willelmi Franceis patris mei in uilla de magna Messend' Habendum et tenendum predictis canonicis et eorum successoribus de me et heredibus meis libere quiete ad faciendam unam pitanciam singulis annis pro anima Will- elmi de London' tunc temporis eiusdem loci abbatis cure humanitus de eo contigerit. Et domino feodi seruicium debitum et consuetum videlicet octodecim denarios et obolum ad duos anni terminos scilicet in festo beate Marie in Marcio nouem MISSENDEN CHARTERS 57 denarios et quadrantem. Et in festo beati Michaelis nouem denarios et quadrantem pro omnibus seruiciis exaccionibus et secularibus demandis ad me uel heredes mcos quocumque modo pertinentibus Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei testimonium huic scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Iohanne de Wedone Roberto Mantel Alexandro de Hamden' Gilberto de Bolebec militibus Willelmo de Hamdene Hugoneseruiente HenricoMantel. Et aliis multis.

54 Letter ofJohn Franceis relating to property in No. 53. [c. 1277.] xxv. Littera ad ponendum abbatem et conuentum in seysinam in tenemento Iohannis Franceis predicti. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presente littere. Ego Iohannes filius Willelmi Franceis de magna Messend' salutem in domino sempiternam Noueritis me constituisse et ordin- asse Iohannem Marescallum de eadem uilla ad ponendum abbatem et conuentum de Messend' in seysinam de toto mesuagio cum omnibus pertinenciis quod habui in uilla de magna Messend' Q uod quidem mesuagium predictis abbati et conuentui et eorum successoribus dedi in perpetuum in carta feoffamenti inde eis plenius confecta continetur. Data apud Cauersfeld die Mercurii proxima post festum translacionis. beati anno regni regis etc.

55 Release of property in No. 52 by John le Franceis, chaplain. His lord, Hugh de Plessis, has ratified the gift to the Abbey. [ 13 April, x~ 79.] xxvj. Relaxacio Iohannis Franceis de tenemento suo domino Hugone de Plecet' de tenemento predicto. Uniuersis Christi fidelibus ad quos presentes littere peruenerint ego Iohannes le franceis capellanus salutem in domino sempiternam Nouerit uniuersitas uestra me teneri et tenore 5 8 MISSENDEN CHARTERS presenfis firmiter obligari domino Hugone de Plessies militi et domino de Messend' quod nec ego nec aliquis per me vel propter me predictum dominum Hugonem heredes vel assignatos suos de cetero inplacitabimus uexabimus aut inquietabimus racione alicuius iuris vel clamii quod aliquo tempore habui in quodam mesuagio cum pertinenciis in magna Messend' ex hereditate patris mei. Quod quidem mesuagium cum omnibus suis pertinenciis lure et clamio quod in eodem habui vel habere potui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus fo. 22 v. Messendene vj dedi et incartaui. Et idem dominus Hugo de Plessiz illud donum et feoffamentum meum eisdem canonicis et eorum successoribus omnino concessit ratificauit et quietum clamauit. In cuius rei testimonium presentibus sigillum meum apposui. Data apud Messend' xiij die Aprilis anno regni regis Edwardi septimo.

56 Hugh de Plessis grants to the Abbey the annual rent of 18½d. charged on the property in No. 52 on condition of an annual allowancebeing made for the soul of William of London, then Abbot, when the said William dies. [c. 1277-¢. x279.] xxvij. Carta Hugonis de Plecett' senioris de tenemento frannceys. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Hugo de Plessiz dominus de magna Messend' dedi concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro salute anime mee et animarum antecessorum et successorum meorum in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam decem et octo denarios et obolum annui redditus in uilla de Messend' quos percipere consueui de illo mesuagio quod Iohannes capellanus dictus le fraunceys aliquo tempore de me tenuit. Quod quidem mesuagium idem Iohan- nes dictis canonicis dedit et incartauit. Concessi eciam predictis canonicis et eorum successoribus et omnino quietum clamaui pro me et heredibus meis vel meis assignatis totum ius et MISSENDEN CHARTERS 59 clamium quod habui vel aliquo modo habere potui in predicto tenemento seu mesuagio cure pertinenciis suis. Habendum et tenendum predictis canonicis et eorum successoribus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam ad faciendam unam pitanciam singulis annis pro anima Willelmi de Lond' tunc temporis eiusdem loci abbatis cure humanitus de eo contigerit pro omnibus seruiciis sectis curiis forinsecis seruiciis et univer- sis secularibus exaccionibus et demandis michi uel quibuscumque aliis de dictis mesuagio et redditu pertinentibus que aliquomodo exigi poterunt inposterum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In huius autem rei testimonium et securitatem presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus dominis Alexandro de Hamden' Iohanne filio Gwidonis Roberto Mauntel militibus Henrico Dymmok' Willelmo de Wydemere Hugone le bel Hugone seruiente. Et aliis multis.

57 Joanna de Sanford quitclaims to Thomas, son of Nicholas de Kynges- hulle, a rent of 28d. which he was accustomedto pay in respect of a certain assart which Nicholas his father held of Hugh de Noers, her father. [ 1234- x252.] xxviij. Q.uieta clamancia Iohanne de Sanford Thome filio Nicholai de Kyngeshulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna de Sanford relaxaui et quietum clamaui pro me et heredibus meis Thome filio Nicholai de King' xxviij denarios redditus quos idem Thomas michi reddere consueuit annuatim pro quodam assarto quod Nicholas pater dicti Thome tenuit de Hugone de Noers patre meo in Messend' Q.uod assartum idem Thomas reddidit et relaxauit michi et heredibus meis pro seet heredibus suis Ita quod ego nec heredes mei uersus dictum Thomam uel heredes suos de predictis xxviij denariis redditus inposterum aliquid exigere poterimus nec debemus. In huius rei testimonium huic presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Thome de Aldham Rogero de Wimberuile Nicholao de Kyng' Ypolito de Noers Rogero de Estwik Roberto de Kyng' clerico et aliis. !

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Grant by Hugh de Plessis of a piece of woodland to the Abbey in aug- mentation of their manor of Peterley. The said woodland extends to the corner of 'lutlemede' and from there straight to the boundary post in 'le Scires hegge,' which divides Hugh's woodland from that of Henry Huse. It. x277-c, x279.] 25 xxix. Carta Hugonis de Plessiz de quadam placea bosci in augmentacione manerii de Piterleie. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Hugo de Plessiz dominus de magna Messend' dedi concessi et hac presenti carta rnea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro salute anime mee et Iohanne uxoris mee et animarum antecessorum et succes fo. 33 r. Messendene vj sorum nostrorum in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam totam illam placiam de bosco meo in augmentum manerii illorum canonicorum de Piterleie sine ullo retinemento. Que quidem placia iacet propinquius porte predicti manerii illorum et extendit se in longitudine ab ilia porta usque ad angulum de lutlemede. Et ab illo angulo directe usque ad diuisam stantem in le Scires hegge que scilicet diuisa diuidit boscum meum et boscum domini Henrici Huse prout mete inter me et dictos canonicos de nouo apposite docent et proportant. Habendam et tenendam predictam placiam cum omnibus suis pertinenciis predictis canonicis et eorum successoribus libere et integre in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam in eternum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In huius autem rei testimonium et securitatem ac perpetuam stabilitatem presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus dominis Iohanne filio Guy- donis Iohannede Cheyni AlexandrodeHamdene Roberto Mauntel Iohanne le Waleys militibus Henrico Dymmok' Iohanne de Hentone Hugone le bel Hugone le seriant et aliis multis.

2~ Most of these witnesses attest No. 56, so I presume that the two charters passed on the same occasion. !

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59 John de Plessis, Earl of Warwick, gives to the Abbey a virgate of land in Missenden, which Gilbert Mone and his wife Agnes held of him, together with the said Agnes and all her children of which Gilbert was the father. [i259_1263.] 26

xxx. Carta de Messend' ex dono domini Iohannis de Pleisett' de uirgata terre quam Gilbertus Mune tenuit data nobis cum omni sequela. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego dominus Iohannes de Pleyssetis comes Warewik' dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui assensu et concessione Hugonis filii mei et heredis deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam cum corpore meo et pro salute anime mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum unam uirgatam terre in Messend' illam uidelicet quam Gilbertus Mone et Agnes uxor eius de me tenuerunt in eadem uilla cum omnibus pertinenciis suis in bosco in plano in pascuis in communis in uiis in exitibus et in omnibus locis predicte terre pertinentibus. Et predictam Agnetem cum tota sequela sua de predicto Gilberto uiro suo procreata. Habendam et tenendam predictam terram de me et heredibus meis libere et quiete ab omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus secularibus. Et ego [etc. War- ranty clause]. Hiis testibus domino Roberto de Pleyssetis domino Roberto de Tuyt domino Hugone de Augereuile IohannecapellanodeMessenden' Thomadelherde Hugone le seriant Iohanne Markeday Henrico de Kyppeham. Et multis aliis.

60 Confirmation by Hugh de Plessis of the grant of a virgate of land in Missenden and also of Agnes wife of Gilbert Mone and her issue, given to the Abbey by his father, John de Plessis, Earl of Warwick. Also, the grant 2e John de Plessis died in 1263 and, according to White Kennet (Paroddal Antiquities, i, 367) , was buried in the choir of Missenden Abbey. His son Hugh would be twenty-one in 1259 , so presumably the grant would not have been made earlier. 62 MISSENDEN CHARTERS by said Hugh of Alan, son ofsaid Gilbert, with all his issue. [In or soon after I263.] xxxj. Confirmacio Hugonis de Plessetis de illa uirgata terre quam pater suus nobis dedit. Seiant presentes et futuri quod ego Hugo de Plessetis filius et heres domini Iohannis de Plessetis quondam comitis Warewik' eoncessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee dicti patris mei antecessorum et successorum meorum illam uirgatam terre quam pater meus eis dedit in uilla de Messend' illam scilicet quam Gilbertus Mone et Agnes uxor sua de ditto patre meo tenuerunt in eadem uilla cum omnibus per fo. 23 v. Messendene vij tinenciis [etc. as in No. 59]. Et predictam Agnetem eum tota sequela sua de predicto Gilberto uiro suo procreata. Et preterea dedi de dono meo concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui dictis canonicis Alanum filium predicti Gilberti Mone cum tota sequela sua in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam. Habendam et tenendam predictam terram dictis canonicis prout in carta feoffamenfi quam de ditto patre meo habent plenius testatur. Et predictum Alanum cure tota sequela sua de me et heredibus meis uel assignatis quibuscumque libere et quiete ab omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et exaccionibus secularibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus Waltero de Wiltone tune senescallo meo Willelmo de Dray- cote Rogero le porter Nicholao de Letton' IohanneMarke- day Thoma del Erde Hugone le seriant. Et aliis.

Grant by Hugh de Plessis of a piece of land situate on the south, next to Nairdwood, for the purpose of making a dyke between the said wood and the fields adjoining Peterley from the great marl-pit at Groynesdene up to the piece of ground before the gate ofPeterley. [I~63-c. x292. ] xxxij. Carta Hugonis de Plecettis de fouea inter boscum del Erde et campum de Piterleie.

I MISS]~NDEN CHARTERS 63 Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Hugo de Plessetis dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam unam placeam terre mee iuxta boscum del erde ex parte australi uidelicet ad faciendam foueam inter predictum boscum de le Erde et campis adiacentibus de Pyterleie a magna marlera apud Groynes- dene usque placiam ante* de Piterleie quam prius habuerunt ex dono meo. Habendam et tenendam predictam placiam de me et heredibus meis uel meis assignatis ipsis et ipsorum suecessoribus vel quibuscumque ipsorum assignatis libere quiete pure et absolute iure hereditaro in perpetuum de omnibus seruiciis exaccionibus consuetudinibus et quibuscumque aliis secularibus demandis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In euius rei testimonium presentem cartam sigillo meo roboraui. Hiis testibus dominis Rieardo de la Vache Alexandro de Hamdene militibus domino Waltero de Ammodesham clerico WiUelmo de Hamden' Henrico Mantel Hugone le seriant Geruasio de Kyngeshulle Et aliis. * [MS. damaged by hole. ? portam.]

62 Grant by William de Boclandeof a hide of land at Missenden,half a hide at Muswell, and two acres at Berkhamsted,which Richard Urville, Arch- deacon of Buckingham (or before him Richard, the Sheriff), held. [ 1133-I I47.] xxxiij. Carta Willelmi de Bocalanda de terra que fuit Ricardi Uruilla archidiaconi in Messend'. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Willelmus de Bochalanda dedi et concessi pro animabus patris et matris et uxoris mee et pro salute mea et filii mei deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus unam hidam terre quam Ricardus archidiaconus de Bukyngeham habuit et tenuit apud Messend'. Et in planis* apud Missewellam dimidiam hidam. Et in burgo de Berkham- sted' duas acras terre que omnia ad prefatam hidam pertinent cum omnibus aliis ad eandem terrain pertinentibus et que cum 64 MISSENDEN CHARTERS illa tenuisse scitur Ricardus archidiaconus aut ante eum Ricardus vicecomes de Bukyngham de eadem tenedura in agris cultis in pratis in boscis in pasturis in uiis et semitis. Hanc supradictam terram cum omnibus que ad eam pertinent do et confirmo prefate ecclesie in perpetuam elemosinam liberam et quietam ab fo. 24 r. Messendene vij omni seruicio et consuetudine et inquietudine. Notum sit eciam omnibus quod hanc elemosinam fide firmaui propria manu concedendam et conseruandam ab heredibus meis quam si conseruauerint benediccionem dei et quam pater potest dare filiis consequantur. Et si earn disturbauerint aut diminuerint aut a prefata ecclesia aliquo modo alienauerint malediccionem dei et patris pro benediccione recipiant nisi cito resipuerint et ad satisfaccionem euenerint amen. Testibus B. episcopo de Sancto Dauid et Roberto de Lincol' et Nigello de Broc. BW 5 fo. 12. * BW transcript has placiis.

Confirmation by the Empress Matilda of the grant by William de Boc- lande in No. 62. [II4I-II47. ] 37 xxxiiij. Confirmacio Matildis Imperatricis de terra Ricardi de Uruilla archidiaconi de Bughingham in uilla de Messen- dene. Matildis Imperatrix Henrici regis filia et Anglorum domina omnibus fidelibus suis francis et anglis tocius Anglie salutem. Sciatis me concessisse deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus illam donacionem quam Willelmus de Bokelanda eis fecit de hida quam Ricardus archidiaconus de Bukingham tenuit apud Messend' et de omnibus aliis ad eandem hidam pertinentibus sicut ea ipse Willelmus eis dedit et concessit et carta sua confirmauit. Quare uolo et firrniter precipio quod bene et in pace et libere et quiete et 2~ The creation of Reginald as Earl of Cornwall is placed by Round as drca April z x4[ (Geoffrey de Mandeville, 68). The date of the charter cannot he later than x t47 , as Robert, Earl of Gloucester, died in that year, and also Bernard, Bishop of St. Davids, vacated the see then (see No. 62).

I MISSENDEN CHARTERS 6 5 honorifice et plenarie teneant in bosco et plano in pratis et pasturis in uiis et semitis et in omnibus locis cum omnibus eonsuetudinibus et libertatibus que ad ea pertinent sicut umquam predictus Ricardus archidiaconus vel aliquis anteees- sorum eius melius et liberius et quietius et honorabilius et plenarius tenuit ne super hoc aliquis aliquam eis inde faciat iniuriam vel contumeliam ullomodo. Testibus Roberto comite Gloec' et Reginaldo comite Cornubie et Roberto de Line' et Willelmo de Pontearch et Huberto de Wallibus et Thome Basset apud Diuitam [sic]. BW 5 fo. I~.

64 Quitclaim by Symon, grandson of William de Dereville, of any right to Derevile's land or Derevile's grove in Missenden which formerly belonged to his grandfather William or to William de Boclande or to Richard, Archdeacon of Buckingham. [I o78-I o86.]

xxxv. Q uieta clamacio Simonis filii Reginaldi filii Willelmi de Deruille de Dereuilesgrofde terra et de prato, etc. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum peruene- i rit Symon filius Keginaldi filii Willelmi de Dereuile salutem in : domino sempiternam. Nouerit universitas uestra me concessisse remisisse et pro me et heredibus meis in perpetuum omnino ii quietum clamasse deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et Matheo abbati ecclesie predicte et successoribus suis necnon et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in futurum totum ius et ii clamium quod umquam habui vel habere potui vel quocum- i que modo habere potero in futurum in tota illa terra prato et i bosco que tenent in parochia de Magna Messend'. Q uequidem i terra pratum et boscum uocantur Dereuileslond siue Dereuiles- iI grof cure omnibus suis pertinenciis et eciam in omnibus aliis terris et tenementis que tenent in parochia predicta vel alibi que umquam fuerunt Willelmi de Dereuile proaui mei vel Wil-

l elml, de Boklond sine° Rlcardx. , quondam arehldlaconl. , . Buk, eum omnibus eorum pertinentibus sine ullo retinemento. Ita scilicet quod nec ego Symon nec heredes nec assignati mei nec aliquis per nos seu pro nobis in predictis terra prato et bosco et tene-

4 66 MISS~NDEN CHARTP. RS mento cum eorum pertinenciis quicquid iuris uel clamii exigere vendicare seu quoquomodo clamare ualeamus siue poterimus in perpetuum. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus dominis Ro- berto Pogeys Hugone de Brok Ricardo de la Vache Ra- dulfo de Arderne Philippo Duredent militibus Willelmo le Gorz de Chalfhunte Laurencio de Bitterfeld Willelmo de Fulleham Willelmo de Dissewurth' de eadem Iohanne de Brok Petro Herefreide* [de] Cestresham Willelmo de Hamden Hugone seruiente de Missend' Roberto Kussel de Wedone Pynkeneie R...S' Iohanne et aliis. * [Hole in MS.]

65 Grant by Turstan Mantel, with the consent of his wife Adelina, and Robert his son and heir, of all his land, arable and woodland containing marl, lying between Humfrey's hide and the boundary-stones placed by Turstan and Robert together with the canons. This grant, together with common of pasture over all Turstan's land, is to be quit of all secular exaction and of all service and aid whether royal or otherwise. [ t 16 I.] zs fo. 2 4 v. Messendene viii xxxvj. Carta Turstani Mantel de parte terre sue que iacet inter hidam Humfridi et lapides scilicet Frithesgroue. Sciant omnes domini et amici mei presentes et futuri me Turstanum Mantel assensu et concessione Adeline uxoris mee et Roberti filii et heredis mei concessisse et dedisse et presenti scripto confirmasse ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus totum spacium illud terre mee arabilis et nemorose cum marleriis quod continetur inter hidam predictorum canonicorum que dicitur Hunfridi et lapides quos ego cum predicto herede meo simul cum canonicis metas posui donacionis nostre. Que est scilicet a uia occidentali per lapides in medio positos usque ad ultimum lapidem uersus orientem et inde rursus sursum usque ad hidam canonicorum sicuti mete demonstrant et determinant. Donauimus autem et concessimus et presenti sigillo meo confirmauimus supradicte ecclesie hanc donacionem nostram cum communione pasture 2J For confirmation of the date see the agreement noted at Appendix A, No. 16.

I MISSENDEN CHARTERS 6 7 tocius terre race in perpetuam elemosinam liberam et quietam ab omni seculari exaccione et omnimodo seruicio et auxilio siue regio siue alterius. Hiis testibus Hugone de Noers Wil- lelmo filio eius Willelmo de Wedona Radulfo presbitero de Hisenstude Alexandro de Hisamstude Ham' beitone nigro Herberto clerico Raueningo et Roberto de Wen- douere Dauid de Ailesberia Hunfrido de Hida Willelmo de Waweduna Radulfo fabro cum hominibus manentibus super Hidam Rogero de Chelwurda Gaufrido Boterel Willelmo de Uruilla et aliis. BW 5 fo. I6. Transcript is headed A°D. Inc. MCLXI. Carta donat'. Turstan Mantel de particul' terre sue.

Confirmation by Robert Mantel of the grant in No. 6 5. He also grants a perambulation and division of the common woodland so that the Abbey, from the division up to the wood, which they hold of the fee of Hugh de Noers, may hold in perpetuity. [Before i i83. ] 29

xxxvij. Confirmacio Roberti Mantel de terra apud Messend'. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Robertus Mantel dedi et concessi in perpetuam elemosinam deo et eeclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus illud spacium terre quam pater meus Turstanus eis dedit in perpetuam possessionem secundum quod signa lapidum monstrant que iacet inter hidam Hunfridi et dominium meum. Et extenditur usque ad uiam in longum ex parte occidentali et ex parte orientali usque ad arborem que dicitur Lund appeldure. Hanc prenominatam terrain dedi eis et carta mea confirmaui liberam et quietam ab omni seruicio et consuetudine et exaccione cure omnibus libertatibus quas pater meus eis dedit et carta sua confirmauit. Preterea concessi eis et carta mea confirmaui quantum ad me pertinet et ad heredes meos ut stabilis sit perambulatio et diuisio communis nemoris sieur Raueningus de Messendena perambulauit et postea homines canonicorum et homines mei nostro communi assensu

,9 Robert Mantel died in I18~/3, when Robert de la Saucey gave 5 marks for the custody ofhis land and son in Bucks and Beds (Farter, Honors and Knights' Fees, i, 254). 68 MI S$~.N D EN CHARTERS perambulauerunt. Et ut amodo ab illa diuisione usque ad nemus quod habent in elemosina de feudo Hugonis de Noers habeant et teneant in perpetuum. Hiis testibus Adam de Ille Ernaldo del Ille fratre suo Nigello de Burtune Will- elmo filio Gilberti de Keneb' Ricardo de Keneb' Rogero clerico de Messend' Iohanne de Wedona Willelmo de Hureuilla Ernaldo de Bosco Iohanne filio de Raueningi de Messend' Gilberto filio presbiteri Symone Lestrange. BW 5 fo. 36. Only one witness is given, namely the first, written as Adam de Hille.

67 An agreement between the Abbey and Robert Mantel concerning dis- puted pasturage rights in the 'depefeld' and the 'horelond' and in a certain wood called the 'Hydegrove.' Robert agreed to surrender his rights and also to allow the Abbey to construct a ditch between Robert's land and the above-mentioned properties, to place a hedge above the ditch and also to enclose the aforesaid wood. On their part the Abbey quitclaimed any right to common of pasture over Robert's lands in Little Missenden. I6 June, 1284. xxxviij. Convencio inter nos et Robertum Mantel de communi pastura in Ledepefeld. Die Ueneris proxima post festum Sancti Barnabe apostoli anno regni regis Edwardi filii regis Henrici duodecimo Con- uenit inter dominum Robertum Mantel militem ex parte una et religiosos uiros dominum abbatem et conuentum de Messend' ex altera. Q uod cure predictus dominus Robertus communam pasture clamasset in quodam campo qui uocatur le depefeld et le horelond' et in quodam [hole in page, but apparently no word missing] bosco qui fo. 25 r. Messenden viij uocatur le Hydegroue cum pertinenciis in parochiis de magna Messend' et de parua Messend' et contigui sunt terre ipsius Roberti quam habet in parochia de parua Messend' ad omnimoda animalia sua ibidem pascenda tempore aperto idem Robertus pro salute anime sue antecessorum et heredum suorum pro seet heredibus et assignatis suis remisit et in perpetuum quietum clamauit deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Mes- MISSENDEN CHARTERS 6 9 send' et abbati et conuentui predicto totam communam predictam. Et concessit pro seet heredibus suis aut assignatis quod predicti abbas et conuentus quoddam fossatum de solo suo proprio leuare possint et facere inter terram ipsius domini Roberti et predictum campum del depefeld et de horlond et super fossatum illud hayam construere et eciam boscum predictum includere possint pro uoluntate sua et tam campum predictum de depefeld et le horlond' quam predictum boscum cum omnibus pertinenciis suis sic inclusos libere sibi tenere et successoribus suis absque reclamacione cahmpnia cauillacione uel inpedimento predicti domini Roberti uel heredum aut assignatorum suorum in perpetuum. Ita quod idem dominus Robertus uel heredes aut assignati sui in predicto campo uel bosco cum pertinenciis nichil commune pasture iuris uel clamii vel racione alterius seruitutis cuiuscumque exigere clamare vel habere possint in perpetuum. Et predicti abbas et conuentus pro se et ecclesia sua predicta et successoribus suis remiserunt et quietum clamauerunt predicto domino Roberto et heredibus et assignatis suis totam communam pasture quam habere clamabant et siquam habere debebant in omnibus terris et tenementis ipsius domini Roberti cum pertinenciis in parua Messend' Ira quod idem abbas et conuentus in predictis terris et tenementis predictis nichil commune pasture vel racione alterius seruitutis cuiuscumque exigere uel clamare possint in perpetuum. In cuius rei testimonium predictus dominus Robertus sigilhm suum parti huius scripti penes dictos dominum abbatem et conuentum residenti et idem dominus abbas et conuentus sigiUum suum commune una cum sigillo eiusdem domini abbatis parti huius scripti penes dictum dominum Robertum remanenti alternatim fideliter apposuerunt. Hiis testibus dominis Roberto de la Vache Iohanne de Cheine Alexandro de Hamden' et Iohanne le Waleys militibus RobertoAce LaurendodeBoterfeld' Hugonele seriaunt Henrico Mantel et aliis.

68 Quitclaim by Richard de Kingshill of an annual rent of sixpence which the Abbey was wont to pay him for the millpond ofLa Depe in Missenden. [Early 13th century.] 70 MISSENDEN CHARTERS xxxix. Carta Ricardi la Hulle de redditu stagni molendini de la Depe in Messend'. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Ricardus filius Hugonis de Kyngeshull' dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta men confirmaui et quietum clamaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee et antecessorum meorum et successorum redditum sex denariorum quos predicti canonici annuatim michi reddere solebant pro largimento stagni molendini sui de la Depe. Testibus Matheo Brand Michaeli Mantel et Galfrido filio eius Ernaldo filio Roberti Reginaldo cementario Galfrido cementario Thoma de Haremade et aliis. BW5 fo. 37. 69 Sale by Richard (son of Robert) of William, son of Derwin the mason of Little Missenden, to the Abbey for the sum of five shillings. [Early z3th century.] xl. Carta Ricardi filii Roberti de Willelmo filio Derwini de parua Messend' nobis dato. Sciant tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Ricardus filius Horberti [sic] uendidi et concessi et presenti carta men confirmaui canonicis de Messend' Willelmum filium Derwini cimarii de parua Messend' in perpetuum pro quinque solidis quos predicti canonici michi pro eo dederunt. Testibus Gau- frido de Maidewell' Ricardo de la Dune et Willelmo genero eius Roberto Paternoster Thoma de Harmade Gilberto de la Witha Radulpho Tosti. BW 5 fo. 67. The grantor is stated to be Richard son of Osbert, and the first witness is given as William de Maidewell.

70 Confirmation by Manasser de Dammartin, his wife Galiena, their son and heir Bartholomew, their sons Odo, Hamo, William and their other sons, to the Abbey of their tenure of Hyde in Missenden, which the Abbey holds of

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MISSENDEN CHARTERS 7 I Thomas and Mabel, his wife, and the heirs of Mabel, on payment to them of an annual rent of 2o shillings for all services. It is made known that the service of one-fourth part of one knightwhich was owed to Manasser in respect of the said holding by Mabel and her predecessors is granted to them and the said Thomas for one-fifth part of the service of one knight. They are to hand over to the Abbey quit and free in perpetuity the Io shillings which, together with the aforementioned 20 shillings, they used to pay for Hyde. Manasser grants the i o shillings which Thomas and Mabel used to pay for his salvation andthat ofhls ancestors and successors in perpetual alms. On default of Thomas and Mabel and their heirs, Manasser will seize the fee into his own hands until amends are made to the Abbey. [ x 150- I 178.]

xli. Carta Manassir de Dommartin et Galiene uxoris eius de Hida nobis data in Messend'. Manassir de Dommartin et Galiena sponsa eius omnibus hominibus suis et amicis salutem. Sciatis nos et Bartholomeum filium nostrum et heredem et Odonem et Hamonem et Willel- mum filios nostros cum ceteris filiis nostris fo. 25 v. Messendene ix concessisse et presenti scripto nostro cure sigillo nostro confirmasse canonicis ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' teneuram quam ipsi tenent de Thoma et de Mabilia sponsa sua et de heredibus Mabilie scilicet Hydam que est apud Messenden' de feodo nostro que predictis canonicis ab illis coram nobis et sub- sequentibus testibus concessa est in perpetuum hereditarie tenenda libere et quiete. Reddendo eis annuatim xx solidos pro omnibus seruiciis [erasure] decem scilicet solidos infra octabas Pasche et reliquos decem infra octabas festi Sancti Michaelis. Sciendum eciam est quod seruicium quarte partis unius militis quod nobis de predicta tenura a prefata Mabillia eta suis antecessoribus debebatur a nobis constitutum est et concessum hereditarie supradicto Thome et Mabillie et heredibus Mabil- lie pro quinta parte seruicii militis proclamandis et dimittendis ecclesie predicte quitis et liberis in perpetuum illis decem solidis qui cum prenominatis xx solidis de supradicta Hida reddi solebant. Illos enim qui reddi annuatim solebant x solidos supradicte ecclesie pro salute animarum nostrarum et animarum antecessorum nostrorum et successorum in perpetuam elemosinam damus et concedimus. Notum eciam fieri uolumus quod si prefatus Thomas vel ipsa Mabillia vel aliquis de heredibus Mabillie pactum tenere nollet et se retrahere uellet ab eo 72 MISSENDEN CHARTERS quod de dicta prenominata Hida factum est coram nobis cum Petro abbate et ecclesia sua Messend' nos feodum illud salua tenura canonicorum in manus nostras saysiremus donec se emendant erga ecclesiam. Hiis testibus magistro Hamone cancellarioecclesieNicol' AlbericodeDommartin Willelmo :i de Dommartin Alano de Dommartin Roberto de Valoniis Graalen de Taneia Willelmo Torel Willelmo de Gornaio ] Nicholao decano Roberto filio Roberti Willelmo filio Wil- lelmi Hugone de Hou Raueningo de Messendene Rey- naldo filio suo? ° BW 5 fo. 13. * (A)

Grant by Manasser de Dammartin, with the assent of his wife Galiena, and Bartholomew his son and heir, to the Abbey of the land at Missenden called Hyde, which Hunfrey held of him and surrendered into his hands. The Abbey is to pay Manasser 2o shillings annually and to answer for the hidage or danegeld. Whereas the land used to return 3o shillings per annum and the wife of Rainerus claimed it by right of inheritance, the land having been given to Rainerus when he married her, with it the Abbey gave so much of their own that the wife of Rainerus for herself and her heirs quitclaimed (and affirmed on oath before Manasser) to the church of Missenden the to shillings which in addition to the twenty used to be paid. Manasser and his heir have granted to the Abbey the said xo shillings and have agreed and by this charter have confirmed that the Abbey shall pay no more than 2o shillings. Further, the Abbey may hold their court in respect of any suits and pleas which may arise concerning that land. I 150. 8t xlij. Carta Manasser de Dammartin de Hida data nobis ut patet infra. Manasser de Dammartin omnibus hominibus et amicis suis

so This charter appears to be a confirmation of the grant made in No. 7 x and, therefore, later in date. The position with regard to the Hyde requires further elucidation, and the information furnished by the charters relating to this property (Nos. 7o, 7 x, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, and 88) is somewhat confused. In spite of its wealth of witnesses No. 7° cannot be dated within narrow limits. The terminal date of x x78 is the supposed date of Manasser's death (Feudal Documentsfrom the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, British Academy Records of Social and Economic History, viii, 167), but the attestation of Ravening de Messendene suggests a date of about x x6o in view of the dates of the other charters to which he is a witness. st The date provided by BW 5 appears to he acceptable. The dates of the ecclesiastics who attest the charter support the date of t x5o; Wigod was Prior of Oseney at that time, his election as Abbot taking place in January t 154. MI SSEND EN CHARTERS 73 salutem. Sciatis quod ego consilio et concessione Galiene uxoris mee et Bartholomei filii et heredis mei dedi et concessi ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruicntibus terram quam habebam apud Messend' que Hida appellatur illam scilicet quam Hunfridus de me tenuit et ipse in manu mea reddidit cum omni iure quod in eadem terra habuit et liberam ab omni calumpnia clamauit. Hanc itaque terram concedimus predictis canonicis cure omnibus pertinenciis suis in bosco in plano in aquis et omnibus aliis rebus ad earn pcrtinentibus in feudum et hereditatem et eternam possessionem solutam et quietam et liberam ab omni seruicio seculari et exaccione et consuetudinibus et donis et relaxacionibus que reddi uel exigi solent a feudo. Ita tamen ut inde michi et heredibus meis viginti solidos annuatim persoluant. Scilicet decem 'i ad Pascha et decem ad festum Sancti Michaelis seruiciumque regis commune facient quod hidage aut danegeld uocatur. Et quia terra solebat reddere xxx solidos per annum uxorque i Raineri ius hereditarium in eandem terram calumpniabatur fuit enim data Rainero terra illa quando uxorem desponsauit cum ipsa canonici predicte ecclesie tantum de suo dederunt quod uxor Raineri decem solidos qui ultra uiginti solebant reddi pro se et heredibus suis quietos ecclesie de Messend' clamauit et absolutos dimisit in perpetuum sacramentoque firmauit coram nobis. Nos uero ego et heres meus concessimus prelate ecclesie supradictos decem solidos in elemosinam pactique sumus et carta hac confirmauimus quod predicti canonici nichil amplius facient de terra illa quam xx solidos per annum in quacumque fo. 26 r. Messendene ix manu terra fuerit aut quibuscumque ipsis constitutum fuerit reddere redditum illius terre. Volumus itaque firmiterque statuimus quod predicti canonici teneant terram illam bene et in pace et honorifice pro supradictis xx solidis. Habeantque curiam suam de omnibus querelis et placitis que de ipsa uel in ipsa terra suborta fuerint. Teste [sic] Theobaldo archiepiscopo Cantuar' Hilario episcopo Cicestr' Willelmo episcopo Norwic' Wigodo priore de Oseneia et Hardingo sub priore Radulfo canonico Willelmo abbate de Lilehul Wil- lelmo priore eius Magistro Roberto de Burenham Rogero clerico Willelmo clerico de Cyncg' Ricardo clerico Grae- 74 MISSENDEN CHARTERS lendo de Tani Henrico des Escalieres Waltero de Gurnay Manassero nepote meo Radulpho filio Hunfredi. BW 5 fo. 12. Transcript headed 'Anno D Inc MCL data est Carta Manases de Damartyn de eadem Hid'.' * (B)

Quitclaim by Galiena de Dammartin (daughter of William de Dam- martin and widow of Ernulph de Mandeville) with the consent of her son and heir Peter de Burgate, to the Abbey of Ios. of annual rent. This sum was part of 2os. which the Abbey was wont to pay Hamo le Peyteuln de Hanningfield in respect of the land called Hunfrey's Hide at Missen- den. Hamo quitclaimed this ios. and granted it to the monks of Col- chester (vide No. 74). Galiena renounces all right to the sum of xos. and to the said land for which the Abbey gave her 9 marks. [28 Oct., 1257-27 Oct., I258.] xliij. Carta Galiene de Dammartin de decem solidis pro Hyda. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Galiena de Dammartin filia Willelmi de Dammartin que fui uxor Ernulphi de Maun- deuilla domini de Mimmes dedi et concessi et quietos clamaui et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui pro me et heredibus quibuscumque in ligla uidiutate et potestate mea post mortem dicti Ernulphi mariti mei assensu et consensu domini Petri de Burgate filii mei et heredis x solidos annui redditus deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus de uiginti solidis quos dicti canonici consueuerant reddere Hamoni de [sic] Peyteuin de Henigefeld et Thome patri eius et Mabilie uxori ipsius Thome et matris dicti Hamonis ante eum quorum idem Hamo le Peyteuin heres fuit immediate postquam ipsi decesseruit in rata. De quadam terra que Hyda Hunfridi appellatur apud eandem Messendenam. De quibus uiginti solidis predictus Hamo le Peyteuin quietos clamauit x solidos dictis canonicis de Messend' sicut cyrographum inter ipsos confectum testatur. Q uos quidem x solidos idem Hamo le Peyteuin dedit in puram et perpetuam elemosinam monachis de Colecestria sicut carta inter eos con- recta testatur. Preterea ego dicta Galiena dimisi et quietum clamaui pro me et heredibus meis dictis canonicis de Messend' MISSENDEN CHARTERS 75 totum ius et clamium quod habui vel habere potui in dictis decem solidis siue in dicta terra que Hyda appe!latur. Pro hac autem mea donacione concessione quietaclamacione et omnis iuris mei et clamii dimissione et carte mee confirmacione predicti canonici dederunt michi nouem marcas sterlingorum permanibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ad maiorem securitatem presenti carte mee sigillum meum apposui Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hamden' domino Iohanne de Wedone domino Galfrido Neyrnuit domino Roberto Mauntel Roberto filio Nigelli Thoma de la Erde et aliis. Facta autem fuit hec carta anno regni regis Henrici filii regis Iohannis quadragesimo secundo.

73 Grant by William de Horewude of all the land in Missenden called Hyde which belonged to his grandfather Hunfrey. [Early x3th century.]

xliiij. Carta Willelmi de Horwude de Hyda data nobis ut patet inferius. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus de Horewude concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute mea et pro animabus patris et matris mee et omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum totam terram cum omnibus pertinenciis suis que fuit Hunfridi aui mei in uilla de Messend' que Hida appellatur. Habendam et tenendam solutam et quietam de me et heredibus meis in perpetuum. Et ego et heredes mei [etc. Warranty clause]. fo. 26 v. Messende x Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Ricardo de Atteneston' Waltero de Hanlee Radulfo de Wedone Ricardo de la Tur Rogero de Wymberuile Ste- phano de Hortone Hugone de Chalfhunte Waltero Parcere Lamberto fratre eius et pluribus aliis.

:f 76 MISSENDEN CHARTERS

Quitclaim by Hamo le Peytevin (his son and heir William consenting) of annual rent of Ios., half of a rent of 2os. which the Abbey was wont to pay him for Hyde. This los. Hamo has granted to the monks of Colchester, who are now to receive it annually from the Abbey. [I219-I22o. ] 83 xlv. Cirographum inter nos et Hamonem Peiteuin de x solidis de Hyda. Notum sit omnibus presentibus et futuris quod ego Hamo le Petteuin de Henningfeld' assensu et consilio Willelmi filii mei et heredis mei presenti carta remisi et quietos clamaui a me et heredibus meis in perpetuum canonicis de Messend' decem solidos annuos scilicet medietatem uiginti solidorum quos michi annuatim reddere consueuerant de quadam terra in Messend' que Hida apellatur [sic] sicut carta mea quam de me habent de eadem terra testatur quos scilicet decem solidos in puram et perpetuam elemosinam monachis de Colecestria annuatim de predictis canonicis percipiendos concessi. Saluis michi et heredibus meis decem solidis residuis ad terminos antiquitus inter nos constitutos reddendis. Scilicet quinque solidos ad Pascha floridum et quinque solidos ad festum Sancti Michaelis. Et ego predictus Hamo et heredes mei predictam quietam clamacionem et remissionem warantizabimus prefatis canonicis contra omnes homines et feminas. Ut autem hoc firmum sit et stabile presens scriptum presenti sigillo meo secundo signaui cum aliud sigillum meum de quo predictam cartam signaui amiserim. Hiis testibus Radulfo de Wedon' Radulfo filio eius Willelmo de Blakewelle Matheo Brond Iacobo de la Penna Ricardo de Belind' Elia de la Duna Sahero Bataile Rogero de Henningefeld Willelmo filio eius Iohanne Peuerel. Et aliis.

~2 In Stowe MS. 837 (fo. 32 v., No. 37o) there is a charter in which Hamo, with the consent of Abbot Martin of Missenden, grants to Adam, Abbot of Colchester, the rent referred to above. It is dated the fourth year of Henry III. MISSENDEN CHARTERS 77

75 Grant by Hamo, of Hanningfield (co. Essex), of the Hyde, subject to payment to him and his heirs of an annual rent of 20 shillings at Hanning- field. [Before 1219.] xlvj. Carta Hamonis de Henningfeld de Hida. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Hamo de Henigefeld concessi et carta mea confirmaui canonicis de Messend' in perpetuam elemosinam terram de Messend' que Hida appellatur ut earn ita libere et quiete et pacifice teneant sicut eam tempore Manasser de Dammartin et tempore Mabilie matris mee tenuerunt. Reddendo michi et heredibus meis annuatim xx solidos apud Heningefeld x infra octabas Pasche et x infra octabas Sancti Michaelis pro omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus Teste [sic] Gilberto filio presbiteri de Messend' Roberto filio Iohannis de Stached' Ricardo elerico de Bledlewe Thoma de Hen- ingefeld Rogero filio eius Almario de la Bataile Ricardo Ruffo monacho Sancte Marie de Becco. BW 5 fo. I2.

Notification by Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, that Walter de Broc and his son Robert have surrendered to the Abbey all right and claim to the Hyde, which Hunfrey, brother of Walter, held before the Abbey and handed over to them. [1147-c. 1158.] xlvij. Testimonium Roberti Lincol' episcopi de concessione Walteri de Brocc et heredum suorum de Hida Hunfredi. Robertus dei gratia ecclesie Lincol' episcopus omnibus fidelibus sancte dei ecclesie perpetuam salutem. Notum sit omnibus quod Gwalterus de Broc et filius eius Robertus ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in perpetuam elemosinam per manum nostram 7 8 MISSENDEN CHARTERS dimiserunt et quietam a se eta suis successoribus proclamaue- runt calumpniam et ius hereditarium quod habere sin uidebantur in terra apud Messend' que nominatim Hyda appellatur quam scilicet Hunfridus frater eiusdem Gwalteri ante canonicos tenuit et eis liberam et quietam dimisit. Tes- tibus Rogero de Ameri cantore ecclesie Lincolliensis Hu- gone Barre archidiacono Leircestrie Roberto Foliot magistro Radulfo de Chadomo Willelmo de Siffrewast Gil- berto filio Radulphi Hunfrido de Hyda fratre ipsius Walteri. BW5 fo. 35.

77 Grant by Richard Turcus, prior of the brothers of the Hospital of Jerusalem in England, to the Abbey of the land Swerdingbullue, which the Hospital held in Missendenof the gift of Hugh de Noers. The Abbey to pay to the Hospital an annual rent of i2d. [I I63.] 83 xlviij. Carta Hospitalis de redditu terre huius uille scilicet pro xii denariis in Messend'. fo. 2 7 r. Messendene x Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Ricardus Turcus prior fratrum Hospitalis Ierl'm in Anglia concedo et carta mea confirmo assensu et consensu fratrum capituli nostri dompno Petro abbati et canonicis Sancte Marie de Messend' in perpetuum tenendum pro xii denariis reddendis annuatim domui hospitalis et fratribus pro omni seruicio terram Swerdingbulluc quam domus hospitalis Ierl'm habuit apud Messend' ex dono Hugonis de Noers. Hiis testibus Fratre Roberto de Verly Fratre Philippo Iohanne clerico Alano Waltero filio Reginaldi Gaufrido Coco Willelmo de Warewik Thoma de Striguil Marcherio Bertanio Brit- one et aliis multis. BW 5 fo. 16. Transcript headed 'A ° D Inc MCLXIII Data est Carta Hospital' de terra de Piterleia.'

as The BW date would seem to be tenable. Richard the Turk was Prior of the Hospital- lers in England and is mentioned in x 163, 1165, and 117o, while there is no reference to his predecessor Walter after I I62. MISSEND~.N CHARTERS 79

Quitclaim by Elias de Wymbervile of the land called 'Pariscroft' at la Sihtre, in the parish of Great Missenden, which Walter the smith held of him. For the quitclaim the Abbey gave him twelve pence. It. 1250. ]

xlix. Ouieta clamancia Elye de Wymberuile de terra que uocatur Pariscroft in Messend'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Helyas de Wymberuile concessi remisi et quietum clamaui pro me et heredibus et assignatis meis domino abbati et conuentui de Messend' et eorum successoribus totam terram illam que uocatur Pariscroft in parochia de magna Messend' apud la Sihtre quam Walterus faber de me tenuit cum toto lure quod habui uel habere potui. Ita quod nec ego Helias nec heredes nec assignati mei nec aliquis per nos uel pro nobis aliquid iuris vel clamii decetero in predicto tenemento in perpetuum poterimus exigere uel uendicare. Pro qua autem remissione et quieta clamacione dederunt michi abbas et conuentus duodecim denarios pre manibus. Et ad maiorem huius rei securitatem huic scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis tesfibus domino Alexandro de Hamdene Rogero de Astwik Thoma de Erda Hugone filio Petri seruientis Iohanne Mark- ade Radulfo de Porta Stephano de Wicumbe clerico. Et :i aliis multis.

1 79 Grant by William de Kimble of the land held by William le Sire of him in Missenden, together with William le Sire himself, his wife, and all his progeny: also the land which Ralph de Peterley, Ralph White, Warinus the tiler, and William Godsweni held of him in Missenden. The Abbey to pay an annual rent of eight pence. [End of i2th century-before I2o6.] 34

1. Carta Willelmi de Kenebella de terra quam Willelmus le Sire tenuit in Messend' nobis data. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Willelmus 3~ Waiter de Hurtwell died in z2o5 (Farrer, op. cir., i, 208). ~0 MI S SE NDE N CHARTERS de Kenebella dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam totam terrain quam Willelmus le Sire de me tenuit in Messend' et ipsum Willelmum et uxorem suam cure tota progenie sua. Et totam terram quam Radulphus de Piterleia et Radulphus albus et Warinus tegulator et Willelmus Godsweni de me tenuerunt in eadem uilla cum omnibus pertinenciis suis ad tenendam de me et heredibus meis libere et quiete. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis octo denarios, scilicet iiij denarios ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio et quatuor denarios ad festum Sancti Michaelis pro omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Testibus Waltero de Hurtwella Elya de Wym- beruilla Reginaldo de Hamden' Ricardo de la Duna et Helia filio eius Waltero Parcere Hugone de Chaufunta Willelmo de Breuilla Gilberto de la Wika. Et aliis.

80 The same grant as in No. 79, except that there is no referenceto the rent payable by the Abbey. [End of 12th century--before I2O6.]

[lj.] Carta Willelmi de Kenebell' de terra quam Willelmus Sire tenuit et Radulphus de Piterleia et Radulphus albus et Warinus tegulator tenuerunt in Messend'. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Willelmus de Kenebella dedi [etc. as in No. 79] ad habendam et tenendam libere et quiete ab omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus. fo. 27 v. Messendene xj Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus Waltero de Hurtwelle Elya de Wymberuilla Reginaldo de Hamd' Matheo Brand Iacobo de la Penna Ricardo de la Duna Elya filio eius Hugone de Chaufunta Gilberto de Wika et pluribus aliis. BW 5 fo. 42. MISS E NDE N CHARTERS 8I

Grant by Thomas del Erde of his meadow in Missenden situate between the meadow, at one time held by Juliana de Sanford, then a recluse of Missenden, and the garden of the Abbey. The land was to be applied to the use of the cellarer, and the Abbey gave Thomas 2os. It. I25o--not later than x255. ] 8s

lij. Carta Thome del Erde de uno prato in Messend' dato nobis ad officium cellarii ut pater. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Thomas del Erde dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam ad officium cellarii pratum meum in uilla de Messend' illud scilicet quod iacet inter pratum quod fuit quondam Iuliane de Sanford tune recluse de Messend' et ortum predictorum abbatis et conuentus de Messend' sine alique retinemento. Et omne ius quod habui uel habere potui in predicto prato. Habendum et tenendum de me et heredibus meis predictis abbati et conuentui et successoribus suis libere quiete ab omni seruicio consuetudine et exaccione seculari sieur deter liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et pro hac donacione et carte mee confirmacione predicti abbas et conuentus dederunt michi xx solidos in gersumam. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hamden' domino Radulfo de Scaccario domino Galfrido Neyrnut Rog- ero de Wymberuile Galfrido [blank] Petro seruiente Ricardo Kardun. Et multis aliis.

Grant by Thomas, son of Nicholas de Kingshill, with the consent of his lord Hugh de Sanford and his wife Joanna, of a certain piece of meadowland, which lay behind the tailor's workroom of the Abbey. [Early i3th century--before i234. ]

35 Ralfde Scaccarlowas dead by z255 (Hundred Rolls, i, 44). 80 MISSENDEN CHARTERS liij. Carta Thome filii Nicholai de Kyngeshulle de quadam parte prati iuxta sartrinum abbathie de Messendene. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Thomas filius Nicholai de Kyngeshulla assensu et uoluntate domini Hugonis de Sanuford [sic] et Iohanne uxoris sue dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie ::!i! de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam quamdam partem pratique me contingit quod iacet subtus sartrinum predictorum canonicorum uersus occidentem sicut mete et diuise que ab ipsis canonicis et ab ipso Thoma posite fuerunt et proportant ad ) fossatum in terra mea et stagnum faciendum ad opus pre- ! dictorum canonicorum. Et omne ius [etc. Warranty clause]. r~ Testibus Rogero de Sanford Matheo Brond Iacobo de Penna Henrico de Stokka Ricardo de Belindene Ricardo de Uptona Helia de la Duna. Et pluribus aliis. /;ii

Grant by Gilbert Blondel ofa messuage, 4½ acres of land, a meadow, and a croft in Great Missenden. It. i28o-c, i3oo. ] liiij. Oarta Gilberti Blondel de Magna Messend' de quodam mesuagio et quatuor acris terre quas habuit ex dono Gaufridi de Sytre datis nobis in perpetuam elemosinam. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Gilbertus Blondel de Magna Messend' dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui dominis Matheo abbati monasterii de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus unum mesuagium cum edificiis superedificatis quos habui ex donacione Willelmi clerici. Et quatuor acras terre quas habui ex donacione Galfridi de Sytre. Et unam dimidiam acram terre quam habui y, ex donacione Willelmi de Sytre. Et unum pratum quod habui ex donacione Walteri le Ladde Et unum croftum quod habui ex donacione Alicie et Matildis Lefeye cum omnibus pertinenciis suis in parochia de magna Messend'. Habend' et tenend' de me et heredibus meis et successoribus suis in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam in perpetuum. Et ego

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i MISSENDEN CHARTERS 8 3 fo. 28 r. Messendene xj [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut hec [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Iohanne de Brok Iohanne de Astwik Iohanne marescallo Hugone seruiente de Messend' Thoma seruiente Waltero seruiente Galfrido del Erde Willelmo clerico et aliis. * (Wydmere nota)

84 Notification by Roger de Wymbervile that he has taken an oath upon the altar in the presence of the Archdeacon of Buckingham and of the whole chapter (presumably of the rural deanery) convoked at Little Kimble, to the effect that the mother church of St. Peter at Missenden shall not suffer any loss in the matter of tithes and oblations by reason of the chantry which ':j has been granted to him at his chapel of 'la Rudinge.' If any such loss is sustained he promises to make restitution. In addition he will give a silver mark to the Abbey towards any future legal disputes. Further, he under- takes with his family to attend Missenden church and perform his duties as a parishioner on the four feast days of Christmas, Easter, the festival of the dedication of the Church, and the festival of the church, though divine service may be held in his chapel on those days should he so desire it. The chaplain appointed to the said chapel is to be presented to the Abbot and to swear in his presence to observe the indemnity granted above to the mother church. [I233-1238. ]

lv. De capella Rogeri de Wymberuile et de ecclesia matrice Sancti Petri de Messenden'. Omnibus presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris Rogerus de Wymberuile salutem in domino. Nouerit uniuersitas uestra quod ego Rogerus de Wymberuile in presencia domini [blank] archidiaconi Bukingham' et tocius capituli conuocati aloud paruam Kenebellam prestiti iuratoriam cautionem super altare quod matricem ecclesiam Sancti Petri de Messend' in- dempnem conseruabo. Videlicet quod neque personatus neque mcana predicte matricis ecclesie in decimis et oblationibus et ceteris obuencionibus per cantariam capelle mee de la A Rudinge michi concessam tantum ad uitam meam deteriora- bitur uel minuetur. Et si contingat quod absit quod predicta matrix ecclesia in aliquo vel in aliquibus per predictam capeUam dampnum senserit vel preiudicium et super hoc

:! Ji 8 4 MIS S ]B N D E N GHA RTE RS conuentus fuero ego iuraui in predicto capitulo quod ad primam citacionem ueniam super eodem dampno uel preiudicio responsurus et iuri pariturus. Et si preiudicium uel dampnum siue dampna super quibus conuentus fuero potue- tint probari ego prefatus Rogerus satisfaciam matrici ecclesie prediete tam de expensis factis circa probacionem dampnorum quam de dampnis factis et preiudicio. Et insuper unam marcam argenti dabo abbati et conuentui predicto nomine pene remotis appellacionibus excepcionibus et omnibus defensioni- bus. Preterea concessi quod ego Rogerus cum familia mea ueniam ad predictam ecelesiam matricem quatuor festis anni videlicet die Natiuitatis domini et die Pasche et die dedica- cionis ecclesie predicte et die festi ecclesie facturus ibidem que facere debebo ut parochianus. Et nichilominus capella mea predicta eisdem diebus habebit suum officium diuinum si uoluero. Preterea ego Rogerus promisi sub iuramento predieto quod quicumque erit capellanus ministrans in predicta capella antequam ibidem ministret presentabitur abbati de Messend' et in presencia sua iurabit de indempnitate matricis ecclesie in omnibus obseruanda In omnium igitur pre- dietorum testimonium huic scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Roberto tune decano de Wendouer' Henrico uicario de Kenebelle magistro Waltero de Aylesburi Alano vicario de Messend' Roberto de Chalfhunte capellano et multis aliis.

85 Grant by Alexander de Hampden of William de Maydewelle and all his progeny, for which the Abbey gave three halfpence. [124 °- 1258.] lvj. Carta Alexandri de Hampden' qui dedit nobis Willelmum Maydewelle cure tota sequela sua. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Alexander de Hampdene dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui domino Rogero permissione diuina abbati de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentui Willelmum de Maydewelle cum tota sequela sua in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam. Habendum et tenendum bene in pace quiete honorifice de me et heredibus MISSENDEN CHARTERS 8 5 meis ab omni exaccione et demanda. Pro hac autem donacione et concessione dedit michi predictus abbas premanibus tres obolos. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus magistro Henrico de Cestres- ham Rogero de Stokes Willelmo filio predicti domini A. Gilberto de Appelton' Iohanne marescallo. Et multis aliis.

86 Grant by Geoffrey, son of Ralf, of two acres of land and half his father's meadow in Kingshill, for which the Abbey is to pay him an annual rent of twopence. For this grant the Abbey gave ios. [Early x3th century.]

lvij. Carta Galfridi filii Hernwisii de duabus acris terre et prato apud Kyngeshulle. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Galfridus filius Radulphi filii Hernwisii dedi et presenti carta

)i mea confirmaui assensu Alicie matris mee canonicis de Messend' in perpetuam elemosinam dimidium prati quod fuit patris mei et unam acram terre que iacet in lato campo et dimidiam acram que iacet in alio campo et dimidiam acram que iacet in tercio campo de hereditate mea in Kyngeshulle. Reddendo michi et heredibus meis annuatim pro predicto prato et pro prefatis terris fo. 28 v. Messendene xij duos denarios ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio pro omni seruicio et consuetudine et exaccione. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et pro hac concessione et confirmacione prefati canonici dederunt michi decem solidos. Testibus Ricardo de la Duna et Helia filio eius Ernaldo de Kyngeshulle et Augero filio eius Gilberto de Wika Adam del Bus Rogero dispen- satore Willelmo de Wendouere. BW 5 fo. 42. 87 Agreement between Robert de Ciltra and the Abbey whereby the former quitclaimed to the latter his interest in the land he held in Missenden of the Abbey. In return the Abbey assigned to him for his life seven acres of their 86 MISSE ND EN CHARTERS land in Arncot [co. Oxon.], for which he agreed to pay an annual rent of 28 pence. [i219-i236. ] lviij. Q.uedam conuencio inter dominum Martinum abbatem de Messend' et Robertum de CiltraY Ira conuenit inter dominum Martinum abbatem de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentum ex una parte et Robertum de Ciltra ex altera. Scilicet quod dictus Robertus resignauit et quietum clamauit domui de Messend' totam terram quam tenebat de predicta domo in Messend' cum omnibus pertinenciis suis de seet heredibus suis in perpetuum. Pro hac autem resignacione et quieta clamancia dicti abbas et conuentus assignauit [sic] eidem Roberto septem acras terre sue in Hernicote in Smartesham sieur diuise proportant. Habendas et tenendas sibi terminum in uita sua sine aliquo clamio suorum post mortem ipsius Roberti Reddendo inde annuatim predicte domui de Messend' viginti octo denarios ad duos terminos. Scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio xiiij denarios et ad festum Sancti Michaelis xiiij denarios pro omnibus seruiciis Et in huius rei testimonium presenti scripto in modum cyrographi confecto partes signa sua apposuerunt. Hiis testibus Galfrido priore Radulpho de Berkhamsted' Adam de Aillesbu' Philippo de Redburne Iohanne de Lond' canonicis de Messend' Reginaldo filio Willelmi filii Ranneri Gaulfrido de Hernicote Petro le fraunkeleyn Ricardo filio Mangtild' Nicholao de Hernicote. Et pluribus aliis.

Quitclaim by Robert de Broc (his heir Elias and other sons consenting) of all claim and hereditary right which he might seem to have in the Hyde, which his uncle Hunfrey held prior to the Abbey. In return the Abbey gave him 4 ° shillings and granted to him and his heirs a virgate and a half of land at Chesham, to be held for an annual rent of 14 shillings and the service of providing one man for 20 days' work during harvest. This agreement was made in the presence of King Henry II. [x I73-I 189.] 87 26 See Appendix A, No. 5. 'Smartesham' seems to be a mistranscription by the scribe. There is no such district of that name in Oxfordshire. 3~ The limiting dates are obtained from the note of the confirmation of the agreement before Henry II given in Appendix A, No. I I. The witness Geoffrey Ridel was elected Bishop of Ely in *I73 and held the episcopate until his death in I I89. MISSENDEN CHARTERS 8 7 lix. Carta Roberti de Broc de quadam calumpnia et quodam lure hereditario. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Robertus de Broc filius Walteri de Brok consenciente Helia filio meo et herede meo et ceteris filiis meis scilicet Roberto Waltero et Ricardo consencientibus remisi et quietam clamaui ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in perpetuam elemosinam in presencia domini regis Henrici secundi calumpniam et ius hereditarium quod michi habere uidebar in terra apud Messend' que nominatim Hida appellatur quam scilicet Hunfridus auunculus meus ante canonicos tenuit et eis liberaui[t] et quietam clamauit et dimisit. Pepigi eciam eis in presencia domini regis quod ego et heredes mei omnino warantizabimus predictam Hydam predicte ecclesie contra omnes homines. Et ideo canonici dederunt michi xl solidos et concesserunt michi et heredibus meis ad tenendam de eis unam uirgatam terre et dimidiam quas habent apud Cestresham scilicet uirgatam ex dono Walteri de Bolebec et dimidiam ex dono Walteri patris mei. Reddendo annuatim predicte ecclesie de Messend' et canonicis quatuordecim solidos septem ad Pascha et septem ad festum Sancti Michaelis et xx dies operis in autumpno cum uno homine. Testibus Willelmo filio Ricardi de Coulewurthe Roberto de Sifrewast Roberto de Whitefeld Radulpho Gybewin Helia clerico WiUelmo de Ureuilla Ernaldo de Wendouer' Iohanne filio Raueningi Iohanne de Stache- dena. BW 5 los. x3 and 14.

Grant by Ralf Basset of an annual rent of twelve pence. [Early I3th century.]

Ix. Carta Radulphi Basset de redditu duodecim denariorum nobis ut patet. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Radul- phus Basset dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui 88 UISSENDEN CHART~.RS deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum redditum duodecim denariorum annuatim soluendorum prefatis canonicis donec eis ego uel heredes mei in certum redditum prouiderimus. Hiis testibus Helya de Wym- beruille Roberto del Brok Ricardo fratre eius Thoma fo. 29 r. Messendene xij filio Willelmi Willelmo de la Dena Adam filio Leuegar RadulphoTosti Hugone de Chalfhunte Petro de Sunninge et aliis.

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Grant by the Abbey ofa messuage in Great Missenden with an adjoining acre of land to John, son of Hugh de Kimble, at an annual rent of one pound of cumin at Easter. The Abbey reserves the right to exact suit of court, once at their court held after Michaelmas and again at the court held after Easter at Hockday. [i24o-i258.] lxj. Carta abbatis et conuentus de Messend' concessa et data Iohanni de Kenebella filio Hugonis de Kenebella. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Rogerus abbas de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentus dedimus et concessimus et hac presenti carta nostra confirmauimus Iohanni de Kene- bella filio Hugonis de Kenebell' pro homagio et seruicio suo unum mesuagium in magna Messend' cum una acra terre eidem mesuagio adiacente que Herebertus le Druie de nobis aliquando tenuit habendum et tenendum sibi et heredibus suis de nobis et successoribus nostris libere quiete integre pacifice et lure hereditario cum omnibus pertinenciis suis reddendo inde annuatim nobis et successoribus nostris ipse et heredes sui unam libram cimini ad Pascha pro omni seruicio seculari consuetudine exaccione et demanda que de terra exigi possunt saluis nobis et successoribus nostris duabus sectis curie annuls tamen. Una uidelicet ad proximam curiam nostram post festum Sancti Michaelis et alia post Pascha ad Hokkeday. Nos uero dicti abbas et conuentus [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ad maiorem securitatem presenti scripto sigillum nostrum MISSENDEN CHARTERS 89 apposuimus. Testibus domino Alexandro de Hamden' Roberto filio Nigelli Andrea Crok Galfrido Croc Petro le seriaunt Iohanne Markeday. Et aliis.

91 Grant by John, son of Hugh de Kimble, to Reginald the clerk, of Ris- borough, in return for his service and for 5 shillings, the rnessuage referred to in No. 9 o. Also he gives him that piece of land lying next to the road leading from Missenden towards Honor. Reginald is to pay to the capital lord of the fee one pound of cumin annually at Easter and to John and his heirs a clove at Christmas. [I253-x268. ]

lxij. Carta Iohannis filii Hugonis de Kenebelle de quodam mesuagio in magna Messend'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohannes filius Hugonis de Kenebelle dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Rogero [sic] clerico de Risebergh' pro seruicio suo et pro quinque solidis sterlingorum quos michi dedit in gersumam totum mesuagium meum cum pertinenciis suis m magna Messend' quod quondam Herebertus le Druie tenuit et quod habui de dono abbatis de Messend' et iacet inter terrain domini Henrici Huse et mesuagium dicti Reginaldi clerici. Insimul dedi eidem Reginaldo clerico totam illam particulam terre que iacet proxima itineri que ducit de Messend' uersus Honore sicut mete et diuise docent et proportant. Habendum et tenendum de me et heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis et cui et quando dare uendere legare et assignare uoluerit libere quiete bene et in pace in feodo et hereditarie Reddendo inde annuatim capitali domino feodi unam libram cimini ad terminum Pasche et michi et heredibus meis unum clauum gariophili ad natale domini pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et demandis secularibus et ego predictus Iohannes [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus ThomadelErda Hugone filio Petri seruientis Wil- lelmo le Mercer Roberto extraneo Willelmo Angevin. Et il aliis.

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Grant by John, son of Hugh de Kimble, to Reginald of Risborough, clerk, and Alice his wife, in return for their homage and service and for three shillings sterling, a third part of his curtilage and appurtenances at Great Missenden lying along the road leading thence towards Honor. Reginald and his wife are to pay an annual rent of one halfpenny at Easter. [c. I~5o.] lxiij. Carta Iohannis filii Hugonis de Kenebelle de tercia parte curtilagii in magna Messendene. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohannes filius Hugonis de Kenebelle dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confir- maul Reginaldo de Risereburghe clerico et Alicie uxori sue pro homagio et seruiciis eorum et pro tribus solidis sterlingorum quos michi dederunt in gersumam terciam partem curtilagii mei cure suis pertinenciis in magna Messend' que iacet in longitudine iuxta uiam que ducit de Messend' uersus Honore sicut mete et diuise circumdant docent et proportant. Habendam et tenendam de me et de heredibus meis predictis Reginaldo et Alicie uxori sue et eorum heredibus et cui et quando dare uendere legare et assignare uoluerint libere quiete bene et in pace in feodo et hereditate. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus et assignatis meis unum obolum fo. 29 v. Messendene xiij ad Pascha pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus sectis curie et omnimodis demandis secularibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Hugone filio Petri seruientis Willelmo Brun Willelmo de Stok' Willel- mo le Mercer Roberto Strang' Stephano clerico Rogero Scot. Et aliis.

Quitclaim by Alice, widow of Reginald (see No. 92), of any legal claim to a messuage in Great Missenden which was once held by John de Westhall. For the quitclaim the Abbey has given her satisfaction. It. z 25o.] MISSENDEN CHARTERS 9I lxiiij. Q uietaclamancia Alicie quondam uxoris Reginaldi clerici de tenemento Iohannis deWesthalle in magna Messend '. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Alicia quondam uxor Reginaldi clerici de Reseburghe in libera uiduitate mea concessi remisi quietum clamaui pro me heredibus meis et assignatis meis quibuscumque abbati et conuentui de Messend' et eorum successoribus totum ius et clamium quod habui uel aliquo modo habere potui per decessum uiri mei in mesuagio cum pertinenciis suis in magna Messend' quod fuit Iohannis de Westalle sine aliquo retinemento. Pro hac autem concessione remissione et quietaclamancia predicti abbas et conuentus michi satisfecerunt. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Hugone le seriaunt Iohanne Markeday Iohanne Bocage Henrico le strange et Rogero Scot et aliis.

94 Quitclaim by Henry, son of John de Westhall, to his sister Isabel, in return for two shillings, of any legal interest in the messuage which lies between that of Reginald, the clerk, and that of Reginald Hoeles. She is to perform annually due and customary service as contained in the charter of enfeoffment granted to her by his father, John. [Late 13th century.]

lxv. Ouietaclamancia Henrici filii Iohannis de Westhalle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus filius Iohannis de Westhalle concessi remisi et quietumclamaui Isabelle sorori mee pro me heredibus et assignatis meis et pro duobus solidis bone monete quos michi permanibus pacauit totum ius et clamium quod habui uel habere potui nomine hereditatis per decessum patris mei Iohannis in mesuagio illo cure pertinenciis suis quod iacet inter mesuagium Reginaldi clerici et mesuagium Reginaldi Hoeles. Habendum et tenendum sine calumpnia mei heredum et assignatorum meorum Faciendo inde annuatim debitum seruicium et assuetum sicut continetur in carta feoffamenti quam habuit de Iohanne patre meo. Ita tamen quod nec ego Henricus nec heredes nec assignati mei nec aliquis per nos uel pro nobis aliquid iuris uel clamii in dicto tenemento decetero poterimus exigere uel

51 92 MISSlV. NDEN CHARTERS clamare. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Hugone filio Petri seruientis Waltero fratre suo Stephano de Wicumbe clerico WillelmoAungeuin Willelmolemercer Reginaldo clerico Willelmo de Stoke. Et aliis.

95 Confirmation by Henry, son of John de Westhall, of the gift by the said John to Reginald the clerk, of Risborough, of half a curtilage and of the arable land adjoining, lying next to the highway leading from Missenden to Honor. He is to pay the rent laid down in the principal charter, and for this confirmation Reginald has given Henry twelve pence of lawful money. [i24o-i268.]

lxvj. Confirmacio Henrici filii Iohannis de la Westhalle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus filius Iohannis de Westhalle de Kenebelle concessi et confirmaui Reginaldo clerico de Risebergh domum [recte donum] patris mei dicti Iohannis de medietate curtilagii sui et de terra arabili adiacente que iacet proxima uie regie que ducit de Messend' uersus Honore in longitudine cum metis et diuisis sicut in carta feoffamenti continetur. Habendum et tenendum sibi et heredibus suis et suis assignatis et eorum heredibus libere quiete bene et in pace in feodo et hereditate sine calumpnia mei uel heredum meorum. Reddendo redditum quem carta principalis ostendit et termino distincto dicto Iohanni et heredibus et assignatis suis. Pro qua autem concessione et confirmacione dedit michi dictus Reginaldus clericus xij denarios legalis monete. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Thoma de Erda Hugone filio Petri seruientis Iohanne Marcade Willelmo le Mercer Rogero Scot Stephano clerico et aliis.

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Grant by John de la Westhall, son of Hugh de Kimble, to Reginald of Risborough, clerk, and Alice his wife, for their homage and service and for I o shillings sterling, of one-half of his curtilage in Great Missenden, situate along the road leading from Missenden to Honor, and one acre of land MISSENDEN CHARTERS 93 adjoining. Reginald and his wifeto pay an annual rent of three halfpence at Easter for all services. [124o-1268.]

fo. 30 r. Messendene xiij lxvij. Carta Iohannis de la Westhalle filii Hugonis de Kene- belle quam fecit Reginaldo clerico de Risebergh. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohannes filius Hugonis de Kenebelle dedi concessi et hac mea carta confirmaui Reginaldo de Riseburgh clerico et Alicie uxori sue pro homagio et seruicio suo et pro x solidis sterlingorum quos michi dederunt in gersumam medietatem curtilagii mei cum pertinenciis in magna Messend' que iacet in longitudinem iuxta uiam que ducit de Messendene uersus Hanore sicut mete et diuise circumdant et proportant et unam acram terre eidem curtilagio adiacentem que Herbertus le Druie aliquando tenuit in eadem uilla. Habendam et tenendam dictam medietatem curtilagii et dictam acram terre cum omnibus pertinenciis suis dictis Reginaldo et Alicie uxori sue et eorum heredibus uel suis assignatis de me et meis heredibus libere quiete hereditarie et in pace. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis uel meis assignatis tres obolos ad Pascha pro !,i omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus sectis curie et omnibus secularibus demandis Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Hugone le seriant Wil- lelmo Brun Willelmo de Stok' Willelmo le Mercer Roberto Strange. Et aliis.

97 Quitclaim by Isabel, daughter ofJohn de la Westhall, to the Abbey of all legal right in a messuagewith a curtilage in Missenden, given to her by the said John and Henry his eldest son. For the quitclaim the Abbey has given her half a silver mark. [Late x3th century.]

lxviij. Carta noue capelle beate Marie de Messendene et quietaclamacio Ysabelle de la Westhalle. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Isabella filia Iohannis de la Westhalle concessi remisi et quietumclamaui pro me et heredibus uel assignatis meis quibus- 94 MI$SENDEN CHARTERS cumque abbati et conuentui de Messend' totum ius et clamium quod habui uel habere potui in uno mesuagio cum curtilagio in uilla de Messend' quod habui ex dono Iohannis de la West- halle patris mei et Henrici filii sui primogeniti. Habendum et tenendum dictis abbati et conuentui in perpetuum sine calumpnia mei heredum uel assignatorum meorum quorumcumque. Ita quod nec ego predicta Isabella nec heredes mei nec aliquis per nos uel pro nobis in dicto mesuagio cum curtilagio predicto aliquid iuris uel clamii decetero exigere poterimus uel uendicare. Pro hac concessione remissione et quietaclamacione dederunt michi abbas et conuentus dimidiam marcam argenti premanibus. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Hugone le seriant Thoma le Erde Willelmo de Stoke Iohanne Marchade Roberto Strange Stephano clerico. Et aliis.

9 8 Quitclaim by Reginald of Risborough, clerk, of all legal interest in the messuage, eurtilage,and acre of land granted to him by John, son of Hugh de Kimble. The Abbeyare to hold the said property of him and his heirs in perpetuity, and for this quitclaim have given him four silver marks. [124o-I268. ]

lxix. Carta Reginaldi clerici de Riseberghe. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Reginaldus de Rise- bergh' clericus concessi remisi et quietum clamaui pro me et heredibus et assignatis meis quibuscumque abbati et conuentui de Messendene et eorum successoribus totum ius et clamium quod habui uel aliquo modo habere potui in mesuagio curtilagio et acra terre adiacente cum pertinenciis que iacet iuxta uiam que ducit de Messendene uersus Hanore que habui de dono Iohannis filii Hugonis de Kenebelle in uilla de magna Messend' sicut mete et diuise circumdant, docent et proportant. Habend' et tenend' de me et heredibus meis et assignatis quibuscumque dictis abbati et conuentui de Messend' et eorum successoribus sine calumpnia mei heredum uel assignatorum meorum quorumcumque in perpetuum. Ira quod nee ego predictus Reginaldus nee heredes nee assignati MISSENDEN GHARTERS 95 mei nec aliquis per nos uel pro nobis in dictis mesuagio curtilagio et acra terre cum pertinenciis aliquid iuris uel clamii decetero exigere poterimus uel uendicare. Pro hac autem concessione, remissione et quietaclamancia dederunt michi dicti fo. 30 v. Messendene xiiij abbas et conuentus quatuor marcas argenti premanibus. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Hugone filio Petri le seriaunt Stephano de Wicumbe clerico Iohanne Marke- day Roberto le Strange Willelmo Mercer Willelmo Brun Rogero Scot. Et aliis.

99 Grant by Geoffrey atte Siztre, of Great Missenden, for the fabric of the new chapel 2s. 8d. of annual rent and the service of two men for two days during the harvest. [c. i28o.]

lxx. Carta Galfridi de la Siztre. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Galfridus atte Siztre de magna Messend' dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem seruientibus [deo] ad fabricam noue capelle beate Marie ibidem in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam duos solidos et octo denarios annul redditus et seruicium duorum hominum per duos dies in autumpno uidelicet illos duos solidos cum seruicio unius hominis per duos dies in autumpno quos Ricardus le Megre michi reddere solebat annuatim, scilicet xij denarios ad festum Sancti Michaelis et xij denarios ad festum beate Marie in Marcio cum seruicio autumpnali predicto quem idem Ricardus michi facere consueuit cure uno homine per duos [dies] ad cibum meum. Et illos octo denarios similiter cum seruicio unius hominis per duos dies in autumpno quos Willelmus atte Siztre michi annuatim reddere et facere consueuit. Habend' et tenend' eisdem ecclesie et canonicis ad fabricam predicte capelle in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam in perpetuum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei testimonium ego Galfridus presenti carte mee sigillum meum apposui Hiis testibus 96 MISSENDEN CHARTERS Willelmo de Hampden' Hugone le seriaunt Galfrido atten Erde Willelmo atte Felde Willelmo le Mardiner Gilberto Blundel et aliis.

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Grant by the Abbey to Gilbert Blundel and Matilda, his wife, for their homage and service of a messuage with the buildings thereon and 4½ acres of land in Great Missenden, on payment by them of an annual rent of 2s. 6d. [Before I291.] lxxj. Carta Gilberti Blundel. Wydmer. Sciant presentes et futuri quod nos Matheus abbas monasterii de Messendene et eiusdem loci conuentus dedimus concessimus et hac presenti carta nostra confirmauimus Gilberto Blundel et Matildi uxori sue pro homagio et seruicio suo unum mesuagium cum edificiis superedificatis et quatuor acras terre et dimidiam quam Galfridus de la Siztre aliquando de nobis tenuit in uilla de magna Messend'. Habenda et tenenda omnia predicta de nobis et successoribus nostris predictis G. et M. et heredibus eorum et assignatis libere quiete iure hereditarie bene et in pace in perpetuum. Reddendo inde annuatim nobis et successoribus nostris ipsi et heredes uel eorum assignati duos solidos et sex denarios ad duos anni terminos videlicet in festo beate Marie annunciacionis noue capelle in Honore beatissime Marie constructe nouem denarios et firmario eiusdem monasterii sex denarios et in festo Sancti Michaelis predicte capelle ix denarios et predicte firmarie [sic] sex denarios pro omnibus seruiciis nobis annuls pertinentibus saluo forinseco seruicio quantum pertinet ad tantum tenementum. Nos uero [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus dominis Alexandro de Hampdene Iohanne le Waleis Gilberto le Bolebek Waltero de Optone militibus Iohanne Brok Iohanne de Estwik Hugone seruiente Roberto de Borleye de Stoke Thoma de parua Messendene Henrico Mauntel de eadem Thoma seruiente Willelmo clerico. Et aliis. BW 5 fo. 20. The grantee is described as Magister Gilbertus Blundel. MISSF. NDEN CHARTERS 97

IOI

Assignment by the Abbey of the land granted to them by Reginald of Risborough, clerk (seeNo. 98), for the purpose ofmaintaining a light before the altar in the chapel recently founded in the Abbey church. [I 5 Sept., ,268.]

[lxxij.] Assignacio tenementi quod fur quondam Iohannis de la Westhalle per abbatem et conuentum de Messendene ad sustentandum luminare in capella eiusdem loci de nouo fundata. fo. 31 r. Messendene xiiij Uniuersis Christi fidelibus presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris frater Willelmus permissione diuina abbas de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentus eternam in domino salutem. Noueritis nos communi assensu et uoluntate tocius capituli nostri concessisse et assignasse pro nobis et successoribus nostris ad susten- tacionem unius cerei existentis in perpetuum coram altari beate Marie in capella que in ecclesia nostra de Messend' de nouo fundata est et inueniendi per manum sacriste uel custodis luminare beate Marie in ecclesia nostra quicumque pro tern- pore fuerit totum illud tenementum cum curtilagio et acra terre adiacente cum pertinenciis quod Reginaldus de Risebergh' clericus aliquando habuit de dono Iohannis filii Hugonis de Kenebelle in uilla de magna Messend' et quod idem Reginal- dus postea per cartam suam nobis quietum clamauit et remisit. Q.uicumque igitur inposterum contra hanc nostram con- cessionem et assignacionem aliquo tempore attemptare presumpserit auctoritate nobis collata vinculo excommuni- cacionis innodetur Et contra ipsum tamquam inimicum beate uirginis Marie fideliter totus conuentus insurgat. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Data in capitulo nostro in crastino exaltacionis Sancte Crucis anno domini millesimo cc° sexa- gesimo viij °.

102

Grant by Ralf, son of Eruisius, with the consent of his son and heir Geoffrey, of one-half of his meadow which he held of the fee of Wendover 9 8 MISSENDEN CHARTERS and which the Abbey formerly held of him for a term. The Abbey are to pay an annual rent of sixpence, and for this grant they have given him one silver mark, and to his son Geoffrey eightpence. [Late 12th century.]

lxxij. [lxxiij.] Carta Radulphi filii Heruisii de prato in feudo de Wendouere apud Messend'. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Radulphus filius Eruisii assensu Galfridi filii et heredis mei dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus medietatem waft mei quod tenui de feodo de Wendouera scilicet illam medietatem quam prefati canonici prius de me tenuerunt ad terminum ad tenendum de me et de heredibus meis in perpetuum. Reddendo inde annuatim sex denarios michi et heredibus meis pro omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et pro hac donacione et concessione prefati canonici dederunt michi unam marcam argenti de gersuma et Gaufrido filio et heredi meo octo denarios. Testibus Thoma de Ou Roberto le Sim- ple Radulpho de Wedona Hereberto le Bolebek Hereberto clerico de Augmodesham Rogero de Estwik Ricardo de la Dune Rogero filio eius. BW 5 fo. 4~.

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Grant by Joanna de Sanford of all the land which Roger the carter and Swonilda, his wife, held of her in Great Missenden. The land is given to maintain a light which shall hang before the crucifix of the conventual church. [x234-1252. ]

[lxxiv.] Carta Iohanne de Sanford de tota terra quam Rogerus carectarius de ipsa tenuit in [erasure]. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna de Sanford in viduitate et ligia potestate mea et pro salute mea et meorum dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam totam terram illam quam Rogerus carectarius et Swonilda

iI MISSENDEN CHARTERS 99 uxor eius de me tenuerunt [blank] in uilla maioris [sic] Messen- dene cum pertinenciis que iacet inter terram Gilberti de la [blank] ex parte una et magnam uiam regiam ex altera que scilicet uocatur Chapmannesdik. Habendum et tenendum predictis canonicis in perpetuum libere et quiete ab omni seruicio consuetudine et exaccione in subsidium unius lam- padis pendentis ante crucifixum in corpore conuentualis ecclesie de Messendene que per totum annum ardebit ad matutinas et ad maiorem missam et ad missam beate Marie et quocienscumque in aurora uel circa auroram aperiunt hostia ecclesie ardebit predicta lampada usque ad ortum solis siue quousque claritas diei euidenter appareat per totam ecclesiam. Et ego predicta Iohanna et heredes mei [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Alexan- dro de Hampden' domino Roberto Brond Ro [? Rogero] de Wymberuille I~ogero de Estwik Elia de Wymberuille Roberto Peur' Ricardo Cardun.

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Quitclaim by Robert le Strange for the purpose of maintaining a light before the great altar of his interest in that tenement which he held of the Abbey at an annual rent of two shillings. [¢. 1250. ]

fo. 31 v. Messendene xv lxiij. [lxxv.] Relaxacio tenementi Roberti le Strange de quodam tenemento ad sustentandum luminare in ecclesia conuentuali de Messend'. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit Robertus Strange salutem in domino sempiternam Nouerit uniuersitas uestra me remisisse dedisse et quietumclamasse pro me et heredibus meis vel quibuscumque meis assignatis deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messendene ad sustentandum luminare coram magno altari totum ius et clamium quod habui uel aliquo iure habere potui sine ullo retinemento in tenemento illo quod de abbate et conuentu de Messend' per eorum feoffamentum per seruicium ij solidorum annui redditus tenui et quod quondam Henricus le Frend de IOO MISSENDEN CHARTERS eis aliquando tenuit. Ita tunc quod nec ego Robertus nec heredes mei uel mei assignati nec aliquis per nos uel pro nobis in dicto tenemento aliquid iuris uel clamii decetero exigere uel uendicare de lure poterimus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ad maiorem securitatem cartam de feoffamento quam de eis habui ipsis restitui. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Henrico milite dominis Iohanne de Wedone milite Roberto Mauntel milite Iohanne de Broc Iohanne de Bray Willelmo de la Feld' Hugone le seriant. Et aliis.

IO5

Grant by the Abbey to Joanna, widow of Robert le Strange, clerk, of that tenement which her husband quitclaimed to the Abbey before his death. Joanna is to hold the tenement during her life on payment of an annual rent of 26d. [I268-¢. I278. ] lxxiiij. [lxxvj.] Carta de tenemento quondam Strange et heremite. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit Willelmus abbas de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentus eternam in domino salutem. Ad noticiam uestram uolumus peruenire nos unanimi assensu et consensu concessisse Iohanne le Strange que fuit quondam uxor Roberti le Strange clerici tenementum cum omnibus pertinenciis suis illud scilicet tenementum in uilla de Messend' quod dictus Kobertus Strange maritus eius de nobis aliquando tenuit [et] per scripture suum datum ante decessum suum deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' ad sustentandum luminare coram magno altari concessit et quietumclamauit. Habendum et tenendum dicte Iohanne ad totam uitam suam de nobis et successoribus nostris. Reddendo inde annuatim xxvj denarios ad duos anni terminos uidelicet ad festum beate Marie in Marcio magistro hospitii x d. et sacriste ad luminare iij d. et ad festum Sancti Michaelis precentori x d. et sacriste ad luminare iij d. pro omnibus semi- ciis consuetudinibus et demandis. Etnos [etc. Warrantyclause]. In cuius rei testimonium huic scripto signum nostrum apposuimus. Hiis testibus Hugone le seriaunt Galfrido del Erde MISS]~NDEN CHARTERS IOI Iohanne Markeday WiUelmo de Stok' Willelmo Sutor'. Et aliis multis.

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Assignment by Adam, son of Walder, of a rent of twelve pence which Elricus le blakier was accustomed to pay him for a certain messuage. The said rent is to be used to maintain a light in the Abbey church. [Early 13th century.]

lxxv. [lxxvij.] Carta Ade filii Walderi de redditu xij d. de mesuagio quod Elricus le blakiere tenuit. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Adam filius Walderi assignaui deo et beate Marie ad lumen ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' xij d. redditus quos Elricus le blakier michi solebat reddere de mesuagio quod iacet inter mesuagium quod Seman Cocus tenuit et mesuagium quod Adam le brakier' tenuit tenendos et habendos bene et in pace in perpetuum. Et ut hec mea assignacio stabilis sit et rata presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Testibus Roberto Brond Willelmo filio Walderi Waldero de Puderugg' Rogero Menge Simone le tannur Rogero filio Philippi Thoma Walder. Et aliis.

IO7

Grant by Alice le Stranger, of Wendover, to Alice Uniem, of Kingshill, in return for her service and for 2os. sterling, of one-half of a messuagein Great Missenden, situated near the north gate of the Abbey, together with one- half of the grantor's home and curtilage. Alice Uniem is to deliver a clove to the grantor annually, and to the sacristan of the Abbey three shillings annually. It. x250.] lxxvj. [lxxviij.] Carta iij sol' percipiendis de tenemento Iohannis Cok extra magnam portam. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Alicia le Stranger de Wendouere pro me et heredibus meis dedi concessi et hac presenti carta confirmaui fo. 32 r. Messendene xv Alicie Uniem de Kingeshulle pro seruicio suo et pro xx solidis I02 MISSENDEN CHARTERS sterlingorum quos michi dedit premanibus et heredibus suis uel suis assignatis quibuscumque medictatem unius mesuagii in villa de magna Messenden' iacentis contra portam aqui- lonarem abbathie et medietatem domus mee supradicte cum medietate curtilagii ad totum illud mesuagium pcrtinentis. Q.ue quidem medietas dicti mesuagii cum medietate dicte domus et dicti curtilagii iacet ex parte australi placee et domus mee michi remanentis inter me et uiam regiam secundum metas et bundas per probos et legales uiros inter nos positas et constitutas. Habend' et tenend' de me et heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis ueI suis assignatis quibuscumque ubicumque et quandocumque dare uendere legare vel assignare uoluerit libere quiete bene et in pace iure et hereditarie in perpetuum. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis unum clauum gariophili in natiuitate Sancti Iohannis Baptiste et secretario abbathie de Messend' iij solidos ad ij anni terminos scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio xviij d. et ad festum Sancti Michaelis xviij d. pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus scctis cur' auxiliis et demandis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ad maiorem huius rei securitatem presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Testibus fratre Henrico de Wcndouere fratre Radulfo de Teyton [?] canonicis Hugone le scriaunt Fiugone Iohanne Markeday Elia de la Borde.

I08 Grant by Henry de Sythre to Reginald Coperkyng of an annual rent of twelve pence arising out of the tenement of Alice de Sythre in the parish of Great Missenden. For this concession Reginald has given him ten shillings. [¢. 1275.] lxxvij. [lxxix.] Carta Henrici de Sythre facta Reginaldo Coper- kyng de xij d. annui redditus quos contulit officio firmarie. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus de Sythre dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Reginaldo Coperkyng duodecim denarios annul redditus de tenemento Alisie de Sythre in parochia de magna Messendene cum pertinenciis suis omnibus. Scilicet in homagio wardis releuiis herietis sectis et in omnibus aliis seruiciis que michi MISSF, NDEN CHARTF, R$ IO3 aliquo lure possunt contingere. Habend' et tenend' dicto Reginaldo et heredibus suis siue suis assignatis et cuicumque et quandocumque dictum redditum dare uendere legare et assignare voluerit libere quiete bene et inpace integre sine ullo retenemento mei uel heredum meorum. Reddendo dictum redditum Reginaldo per manus meas ad duos anni terminos et heredes meos post decessum meum videlicet ad Pentecostam vj d. et ad festum Sancti Martini vj d. et si dictus redditus ultra mensem insolutus remaneat dupplicetur. Pro hac autem donacione concessione warantizacione et huius carte confirmacione dedit michi dictus Reginaldus x solidos premanibus. Et ad maiorem huius rei securitatem huic scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Roberto de Brok Galfrido Mar- scallo IohanneCoco RobertodePadenore Walterofratre suo et aliis.

IO9 Grant by Agnes Huse, widow ofMathew Huse, with the assent of her son and heir Henry, of three and a halfvirgates of land in Missenden, namely, one virgate held by Alice de Mapeldurerugge, together with Alice and her progeny ; one virgate held by Lucy, widow of Geoffrey Gysebert, together with Lucy and her progeny; one vlrgate held by Roger Blake, together with Roger and his progeny; and halfa vlrgate held by Alice de la Strete, together with Alice and her progeny. For this the Abbey has given her thirty-seven marks. [x253-x26I.] [lxxx.] Carta Agnetis Huse uxoris quondam Mathei Huse de tribus uirgatis terre et dimidia in uiUa de Messend'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Agnes Huse quondam uxor Mathei Huse vidua in mea ligia potestate et viduitate existens assensu et consensu Henrici filii mei et heredis dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum tres virgatas terre et dimidiam in villa de Messend' Scilicet unam virgatam terre quam Alicia de Mapeldurerugge quondam uxor Willelmi de Mapeldurerugge de me tenuit cum pertinenciis suis et ipsam Aliciam cum tota progenie et sequela sua et aliam virgatam terre quam Lucia quondam uxor Galfridi Gysebert de me Io 4 KINGSHILL CHARTERS tenuit cum omnibus pertinenciis suis et ipsam Luciam cum tota progenie et sequela sua et terciam virgatam quam Rogerus Blake de me tenuit cum omnibus pertinenciis suis et ipsum Rogerum fo. 32 v. Messendene xvj Blake cum tota progenie et sequela sua et unam ~" (dimidiam) uirgatam terre quam Alicia de la Strete de me tenuit cum omnibus pertinenciis suis et ipsam Aliciam cum tota progenie et sequela sua et omne ius quod habui uel habere potui aut debui in predictis terris tenementis redditibus et seruiciis tenend' et habend' predictis canonicis in perpetuum bene et in pace integre et plenarie libere pure et quiete ab omni seruicio et consuetudine et sectis cur' et exaccione seculari sicut decet puram et perpetuam elemosinam. In boscis et planis in agri- cultis et in cultis In pratis et pascuis in uiis et semitis in aquis et communis in dominicis in redditibus in seruiciis et wardis in releuiis et escaetis in liberis exitibus et liberis introitibus et in omnibus locis cure omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus que ad predicta tenementa pertinent. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et pro hac mea donacione confirmacione concessione et warantizacione prefati canonici dederunt michi triginta et septem marcas sterlingorum in gersumam. Ut hec [Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hamp- dene domino Rogero de Syffrewast domino Roberto Brond Roberto filio Nigelli Galfrido Crok Helya de Wymberuilla Thoma del Herde Petro seruiente et aliis. BW 5 fo. 32.

KINGSHILL

IIO

Grant by John, son and heir of Robert Brand, of an annual rent of 8 shillings which Walter Goion, of Kingshill, was wont to pay him for a tenement in Kingshill, together with two days' reaping at harvest time. [c. 127o.]

fo. 33 r. Kingeshulle xviij 3s 8. Fo. xvij of the Cartulary is missing. It apparently contained three charters, of which brief particulars are given in the Table of Contents (see p. 5). KINGSHI L L CHARTERS IO 5 iv. Carta Iohannis Brand de redditu nobis dato super Kinges- hulle ut patet in secluentibus. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohannes Brand filius et heres Roberti Brand dedi [etc.] deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' [etc.] octo solidos annul redditus quos Walterus Goion de Kyngeshulle michi annuatim reddere consueuit pro tenemento quod de me tenuit in Kyngeshulle ad duos anni terminos videlicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis iiij solidos et ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio iiij solidos et eciam duos dies operarios in autumpno ad metendum quos michi annuatim videlicet quolibet die cure uno homine ad cibum meum facere consueuit predictus Walterus pro dicto tenemento cum omnibus pertinenciis suis in homagiis et fidelitatibus wardis releuiis et maritagiis sectis cur' omni seruicio iure et clamio que habui vel habere potui racione dicti tenementi sine ullo retinemento michi uel heredibus meis seu assignatis. Habend' et tenend' [etc.]. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut hec mea donacio [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Iohanne de Wedone Iohanne de la Penne Roberto Mantel Hugone de Messend' Waltero de Hynle militibus Iohanne de la Cumbe Waltero de Alemere Hugone le seriant et aliis.

III

Quitclaim by John, son of Robert Brand, to the Abbey of an annual rent of one penny payable for land held of John in Hughenden and also of an annual rent of one halfpenny payable for a tenement which once belonged to William le Famel. [¢. 127o. ] v. Q.uieta clamacio Iohannis le Brand de annuo redditu unius denarii etj ob. annui redditus de tenemento WiUelmi Famel ut patet in sequente. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Iohannes Braund filius Roberti Brand militis pro salute anime mee et antecessorum meorum quietum clamaui domino abbati de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentui unum denarium annui redditus quem michi annuatim reddere solebartt pro terra quam de me tenuerunt in Hugend' et unum obolum annul Io6 KINGSHILL CHARTERS redditus quem de tenemento quod fuit Willelmi le Famel percipere annuatim consueui. Et eciam omne ius quod habui vel habere potui racione predicti oboli in tenemento dicti Willelmi le Famel et eciam sectam curie mee debitam qualem- cumque. Istam autem quietam clamacionem pacificam et meram puram liberam integram et perpetuam pro me et heredibus meis vel assignatis quibuscumque ego predictus Iohannes Brand sigilli mei munimine presens scriptum sol- lempniter duxi roborandum. Hiis testibus Iohanne de Wedone Roberto Mantel militibus Waltero de Alemere Iohanne de la Combe Willelmo de Aula. Et aliis.

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Quitclaim by Robert Brand to the Abbey of suit of court at Kingshill in respect of all holdings of which the Abbeywas seised of the fee of Ingram de Betun at Christmas in the 27th year of Henry III. For this quitclaim the Abbey gave him 4° shillings. [I243-I26I.] vj. Quietaclamancia Roberti Brand de secta curie de Kinges- hulle ut patet inferius. Uniuersis Christi fidelibus presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris Robertus Braund salutem in domino. Nouerit uniuersitas uestra me remisisse et quietam clamasse pro me et pro heredibus meis in perpetuum abbati et conuentui de Messend' et eorum successoribus sectam curie mee de Kyngeshulle de omnibus tenenciis de quibus predicti abbas et conuentus fuerunt uestiti et seisiti de feodo Ingerami de Betun ad Natale domini anno regni regis Henrici filii regis Iohannis vicesimo septimo. Et pro hac remissione et fo. 33 v. Kyngeshulle xix quieta clamancia predicti abbas et conuentus dederunt michi xl solidos pre manibus. Et ut hec [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hamden' Willelmo Wauder de Wicumbe Willelmo Neirenuit Roger de Scaccario Laurencio del Brok Galfrido de Kingeshulle clerico Ranul- pho de Gatesdene. KINGSHILL CHARTERS 10 7

II 3 Quitclaim by Robert Brand to the Abbey of 20 shillings rent which the Abbey was accustomed to pay him for the lands and tenements in Kingshill which they held of Ingram de Betun. The Abbey to hold these properties on payment of a silver penny at Michaelmas. For this quitclaim the Abbey have delivered to Robert the lands and rents in Kingshill given to them by Andrew Blund, which were of Robert's fee. [Before 1255.] vij. Carta Roberti Braund de xx solidis nobis dimissis de Kingeshulle et idem Robertus tune alterauit sigillum quia amiserat aliud suum sigillum. Notum sit omnibus presens scripture visuris uel audituris quod ego Robertus Brand remisi et quietum elamaui pro me et heredibus meis et assignatis abbati et conuentui de Messend' et eorum suecessoribus viginti solidatas redditus quos miehi annuatim reddere solebant pro terris et tenementis que tenuerunt de Ingeram de Buttin super Kingeshulle. Habend' et tenend' sibi et successoribus suis de me et heredibus meis uel meis assignatis [reddendo] unum denarium argenti ad festum Saneti Michaelis pro omnibus seruiciis secularibus consuetudinibus exaceionibus et demandis et eciam sectis curie mee et heredum meorum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem remissione et quietaclamaneia dieti abbas et eonuentus reddiderunt et remiserunt michi et heredibus meis et meis assignatis terras et redditus quos habuerunt de dono Andree Blundi super Kingeshulle que de feodo meo erant. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Ham- den' domino Radulfo de Scaccario Andrea Croe Willel- mo Walder de Wyeumbe Geruasio Drappar' de eadem Roberto de Kyngeshulle elerieo. Et aliis.

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Settlement of a dispute between Abbot Robert and Robert Brand concerning the service which the Abbey was wont to render to Ingrain de Betun for their tenements in Kingshill, which service Robert had as a gift of Ingrain. 9 March, I239. IO8 KIN G SHI L L CHARTERS viii. Q.uedam conuencio facta inter dominum Robertum abbatem de Messend' et Robertum Brand de quodam seruicio quod facere solebant eidem Roberto. Hec est conuencio facta inter dominum Robertum abbatem et conuentum de Messend' ex una parte et Robertum Brand ex altera uidelicet quod Robertus Brand concessit et remisit pacem de omnibus accionibus quas fecit predictis abbati et conuentui de seruicio quod facere solebant Ingeramo de Betyn pro tenementis eorum in Kyngeshulle quod seruicium idem Robertus petiit de predictis abbate et conuentu de predicto loco de dono Ingerami de Betyn donec predictus Robertus Brand perquisierit demandam suam de predicto seruicio penes Ingeramum de Betyn per legem terre uel aliquo alio modo. Concessit eciam predictus Rober tus Braund pro se et heredibus suis predictis abbati et conuentui quod si se possint promouere propius se de aperto pasture bene permitter. Et abbas et conuentus idem concedent et permittent predicto Roberto et heredibus suis. Et sipredictus abbas et conuentus de Messend' uersus dictum Ingeramum redditum suum de tenemento quod de eo tenent possint minuere uel adnichilare idem Robertus bene conceder et confirmabit sub tall forma quod relaxacio predicti redditus facta abbati et conuentui de Messend' per predictum Ingeramum computetur et allocetur dicto Roberto Brand et heredibus suis uersus Ingeramum in firma sua et debita. Pro ista conuencione et confirmacione promisit dictus abbas pro se et conuentu suo quod auxilium et consilium apponent uersus dictum Ingeramum in bona fide quod Ingeramus de Betyn concedat et fo. 34 r. Kyngeshulle xix permittat quod predicti abbas et conuentus de Messend' se aturnient dicto Roberto Brand et heredibus suis de toto seruicio suo quod eidem Ingeramo facere consueuerunt. Ita quod predicti abbas et conuentus nullum custum apponent nisi tantummodo preces. Preterea predictus Robertus Brand confirmabit predictis abbati et conuentui terras et tenementa secundum tenorem carte quam habent de eodem Ingeramo que carta im'otulata est in rotulis domini regis apud West- monasteriurn. Itaque si iusticarii considerent et prouideant quod Robertus Brand et heredes non teneantur ad waranti- zandum propter hoc quod warantizacio non sit apposita in KINGSHILL CHARTERS lO 9 carta confirmacionis quam Robertus Brand faciet predictis abbati et conuentui de Messend' tunc sic stet et remaneat. Sinautem per consilium iusticiariorum prouideatur aliquod uerbum apponendum per quod dictus Robertus Brand et heredes sui non teneantur warantizare [tunc sic fiat]. Facta fuit hec conuencio in ecclesia de Wycumbe die mercurii proxima post mediam quadragesimam anno regni regis Hen- rici filii regis I. vicesimo tercio coram uiris fidedignis ad hoc convocatis. Scilicet Henrico de Scaccario Alexandro de Hamden' Rogero de Scaccario WillelmoWauder Roberto de Aylesburi Rogero de Wymberuille Ricardo camerario Laurencio de Scaccario et predictis R. abbate de Messend' et R. Brand presentibus et ista concedentibus. Et ad maiorem securitatem huius conuencionis firmiter tenende alter alterius scripto sigiUum suum apposuit.

II5 Quitclaim by Stephen le Cheinduit, son of Ralf de Cheinduit, to the Abbey of all legal interest in the lands and tenements which they hold in Kingshill and elsewhere which belonged to John, son of Robert Brand. [x272-x283.] ~9 ix. Ouietaclamancia Stephani le Cheinduit de terra le Brondes. Uniuersis Christi fidelibus presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris Stephanus le Gheynduit miles filius Radulfi de Gheinduit salutem in domino. Noueritis me concessisse remisisse et pro me et pro heredibus meis omnino in perpetuum quietum clamasse abbati de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentui et eorum successoribus et assignatis totum ius et clamium quod habui uel quocumque modo habere potui in omnibus terris et tenementis cum omnibus suis pertinenciis que tenent in Kyngeshulle et alibi que fuerunt Iohannis filii Roberti Brand. Ita quod nec ego nec heredes mei nec aliquis per nos seu pro nobis in predictis terris et tenementis cum omnibus suis per- sa The justices ofthe Exchequer of the Jews, Hamo Hauteyn and Robert de Ludham, were appointed on Edward I's accession m x272 and were dismissed for corruption in 1287 (Select Pleas, etc., of the Jewish Exchequer, Selden Society, Intro. xxxiv). Stephen le Cheinduit was apparently dead before t 283 (V.C.H. iii, 332). The date is probably before I276, when Walter de la Mare was presented to Glatton (co. Hunts.) by the Abbey (Gravesend, x82). IIO KIN O SHI LL CHARTERS tinenciis quicquam iuris uel clamii apponere erigere uendicare seu quoquomodo clamare poterimus in futurum. In cuius rei [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus dominis Hamone Hauu- teyn et Roberto de Ludha' tunc iusticiariis ad custodiam Iudeorum assignatis dominis Alexandro de Hamden' et Ricardo de la Uache militibus magistro Waltero de la Mare Hugone de Broc Rogero de Mykelfeld Iohanne de la Penne Ricardo de Kantilupe Petro de Hertwelle Wil- lelmo de Hamden' Symone de Irlaunde. Et aliis.

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Grant by Bartholomew de Castellis, citizen of London, of the manor of Kingshill which he had as a gift of Robert Burnel. The Abbey to hold the manor of Bartholomew and his heirs in frankalmoign, rendering to the capital lords of the fee the due and customary services. [Between Nov. 1272 and Nov. I276.] 40 x. Carta Bartholomei de Castellis de manerio suo in Kynges- hulle quod habuit ex dono domini Roberti Burnel quod dedit nobis ut patet in sequentibus. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Bartholomeus de Castellis ciuis Londoniarum dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam totum manerium meum de Kyngeshulle quod habui ex dono et concessione domini Roberti Burnel cum omnibus pertinenciis suis ut in homagiis fidelitate redditibus maritagiis releuiis escaetis heriettis sectis curiarum et omnibus aliis seruiciis forinsecis et intrinsecis libere tenencium de eodem manerio villanis una cum vilnagiis sequelis et catallis omnibus eorum boscis pratis pascuis communibus et

40 The limiting dates of this charter are fixed by an entry in the Hundred Rolls (Rec. Commn., vol. i, p. 44), under the year 4 Edward I: 'The Abbey holds Kingeshull which belongs to the manor of Wendover of the gift of B. de Castello in the time of the now King.' Also, under the year I273 in the Memoranda of Trinity Term, ~ Edward I (Plea Rolls of the Exchequer of the Jews, vol. ii, p. 41, Jewish Historical Society of England), appears the following entry: 'Be it had in remembrance that Bartholomew de Castello, attorney of Robert Burnel, came before etc. on the Friday next after Holy Trinity octave to execute an agreement between him, Robert, and John Braund who did not appear.' If, as seems likely, this refers to the transfer of Kingshill by John Brand to Robert Burnel, the grant by the latter to Bartholomew would take place in or after x273 and the date of our charter falls probably in the period 1273-x 276. KIN GSHI LL (~HARTE RS III fo. 34 v. Kyngeshulle xx pasturis viis semitis sepibus fossatis et haiciis aquis stagnis liberis introitibus et exitibus et cure omnibus iuribus et libertatibus ad predictum manerium uel aliquam eius partem pertinentibus. Habendum et tenendum totum predictum manerium cum omnibus pertinenciis suis predictis et aliis quibuscumque de me et heredibus meis deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus et eorum successoribus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam integre libere quiete et in perpetuum faciendo inde capitalibus dominis feodi seruicia debita et consueta. Et ego Bartholo- meus [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Iohanne de Wedone domino Iohanne de Cheyne domino Ricardo de la Vache domino Roberto Mauntel domino Waltero de Hannle domino Gilberto de Bolebec militibus Iohanne le Waleys Waltero de Upton Waltero de Alemere Iohanne de la Cumbe. Et aliis.

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Grant by Andrew de Desborough, with the consent of his wife Cecilia, and Richard, his son and heir, of all the land in Kingshill in the parish of Little Missenden which he held through his wife. This land Cecilia obtained through her mother, Isabella, daughter of Geoffrey de Missen- den. [c. ,26o.] 41 xj. Garta Andree de Dusteburwe de tota terra quam habuit super Kingeshulle in parochia de parua Messenden' data nobis ut patet in sequentibus. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Andreas de Dusteburgh' assensu et consensu Gecilie uxoris mee et Ricardi filii et heredis mei dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messenden' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam totam terram illam quam habui super Kyngeshulle in parochia

4a There is a final concord on fo. x75 v. of the Cartulary, dated 24 June, t 260, by which Andrew and Cecilia, his wife, recognised the right of the Abbey to 25 acres of land, 2 acres of woodland, and a rent of 3 shillings in Little Missenden. This is presumably the land dealt with above. II2 KI N GSH I LL CHARTERS de parua Messend' per uxorem meam. Que quidem terra accidit predicte Cecilie uxori mee hereditarie per Isabellam filiam Galfridi de Messend' matrem dicte Cecilie sicut mete et diuise ducunt et proportant. Habendam et tenendam predictis canonicis et eorum successoribus totam predictam terram cum omnibus pertinenciis suis in boscis redditibus uiis semitis planis et pasturis cum liberis introitibus et exitibus et omnibus aliis libertatibus. Ita quod nee ego nec dicta Cecilia uxor mea vel aliquis heredum nostrorum vel aliquis alius nomine nostro in predictis aliquid iuris uel clamii exigere uel uendicare poterimus. Et ego dictus Andreas et Cecilia uxor mea [etc. Warranty clause]. Ut autem hec mea donacio concessio et hec presentis carte confirmacio rata et stabilis in perpetuum permaneat huic presenti scripto sigillum meum una cum sigillo dicte Cecilie uxoris mee apposui. Hiis testibus domino Willelmo Wauder Geruasio Drapario Willelmo filio Heruey Thoma Wauder Waltero Bil Herueo de Wycumbe Iohanne de Dusteburg' et aliis.

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Grant by Geoffrey, son of Gervase de Hughenden, of an annual rent of seven shillings and sevenpencein Kingshill, in the parish of Little Missen- den. [I24o-I268.] xij. Carta Galfridi filii Geruasii de Hugenden' de redditu septem solidorum et vij denariorum annuatim soluendorum super Kyngeshulle quem nobis dedit ut patet in sequentibus. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Galfridus filius Geruasii de Hugendene dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam septem solidos et septem denarios annul redditus super Kyngeshulle in parochia de parua Messend' scilicet de Roberto filio Iohannis de Mersa quinque solidos quos michi soluere solebat ad duos terminos pro tota terra quam de me tenuit et de Roberto filio Ricardi Euin duos solidos et vij denarios pro tota terra sua quam de me KINGSHILL CHARTERS II 3 fo. 35 r. Kyngeshulle xx tenuit et omnia alia seruicia que michi et heredibus meis de predictis tenemenfis modo quocumque tam in homagiis quam wardis releuiis herietis escaetis et omnibus aliis rebus aliquo iure possint accidere sine ullo retenemento mei uel heredum et assignatorum meorum. Habendum et tenendum predictum redditum et seruicium cum omnibus pertinenciis suis de me et heredibus meis et meis assignatis quibuscumque predicte ecclesie de Messendene libere pure integre in perpetuum sicut liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam. Et ego [etc. War- ranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione et confirmacione predicti canonici me in oracionibus elemosinis admiserunt. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Alexandro de Ham- den' Valentino rectore ecclesie de parua Messend' Roberto de Sanword Galfrido de Standen' Ada Aweril Thoma del Erde Petro seruiente de Messendene. Et aliis.

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Grant by Geoffrey,son of Gervase de Hughenden, to Robert the clerk, of Kingshill, of his land in Maldeforlong, which lies next to the land of the said Robert in Kingshill; also of his land, which lies in the hollow of Raunneshurst next to the land once held by Matilda de Apsley; also of his land lying next to the land of the said Matilda in la Forelithe and that hedge which is between le Eldefeld and the road leading from the top ofla Puhtule up to Brekham next to Wilekinesfeld; also of his share of the meadowland of Schadewell and a butt of land in la Wrothelithe next to Wrothehege. Robert to pay a rent of three shillings per annum for these lands and permitted to enclose his land at Maldeforlongand Putforlong and the aforesaidhedge, saving to Geoffreyand his heirs the right to water at Maldeputte. For the above Robert gave Geoffreytwo talents. [¢. x2~o- c. 1242.] xiij. Carta Galfridi filii Geruasii de Hugendene de tota racionabili parte terre sue in Maldeforlong que iacet iuxta terram Roberti clerici de Kingeshulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Galfridus ~ (filius) Ger- uasii de Hugendene dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Roberto clerico de Kyngeshulle pro homagio et seruicio suo totam racionabilem partem meam terre in Malde- 8 II 4 KIN OS H IL L CHARTERS forlong que iacet iuxta terram predicti Roberti in Kyngesle [sic]et illam racionabilem partem meam que iacet in umlle de Raunneshurst iuxta terrain que fuit Matildis de Espele in longitudine et illam racionabilem partem meam que iacet iuxta terram predicte Matildis in la Forelithe in longitudine et illam haiciam que est inter le Eldefeld et uiam que ducit a capite de la Puhtule usque in Brekham iuxta Wilekinesfeld et totam racionabilem partem meam de prato de Schadewell et unum buttum terre in la Wrothelithe iuxta Wrothehege et abuttat in uicum que partes terre michi descendebant hereditarie ex parte Alicie filie Galfridi Swart in Kyngeshulle. Habendas et tenendas dictas partes terre cum pertinenciis suis in liberis introitibus et exitibus et communis libere et quiete et integre in bosco in plano in prato in pasturis in omnibus libertatibus eidem pertinentibus sibi et heredibus suis uel cui uoluerit assignare de me et heredibus meis Red- dendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui uel eius assignati tres solidos sterlingorum scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie octodecim denarios et ad festum Sancti Michaelis octodecim denarios pro omnibus seruiciis sectis consuetudinibus et demandis secularibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Preterea concessi pro me et pro heredibus meis dicto Roberto et heredibus suis terram suam apud Maldeforlong et Putforlong et predictam haiciam per metas et diuisas infossare et claudere quiete et sine calumpnia de me et heredibus meis. Saluo tamen quod ego et heredes mei habeamus aquam apud Maldeputte sicut antecessores nostri racione solebant et sine dampno habere. Et Galfridus [etc. Warranty clause]. fo. 35 r. Kyngeshulle xxj Pro hac autem donacione concessione confirmacione et warantizacione dedit michi dictus Robertus duo talenta in gersumam. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Henrico de Scaccario domino Alexandro de Hamdene Roberto Brand Waltero Mantel Henrico Iuuene Thoma Mauntel Nicholao de King'. Et aliis. KIN GSHI LL CHARTERS II 5

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Grant by Geoffrey, son of Gervase de Hughenden, to the Abbey of rents payable to him by Elias de Apsley, William le Famel, of Berkhamsted, and his wife Matilda, Andrew de Desborough, and Thomas del Erde, amount- ing in all to £I 2s. 9]d. per annum. For this the Abbey gave him 21½ marks. [I~49-I268.] xiiij. Carta Galfridi filii Geruasii de Hugend' de redditu xxij solidorum et ix denariorum et iij quadrantium super Kinges- hulle quem nobis dedit ut patet in sequente. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Galfridus filius Geruasii de Hugend' dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam redditum xxij solidorum et ix denariorum et iij quadrantium cum omnibus pertinenciis suis super Kingeshulle scilicet de Ella de Espeleia quinque solidos et ix denarios et quadrantem soluendos ad duos anni terminos videlicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis triginta quatuor denarios et obolum et quadrantem de quadam terra quam de me tenuit in Kingeshulle de sua parte quam tenet de tenemento Galfridi de Messend'. Et triginta quatuor denarios et obolum ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio proximo sequens et quinque solidos et ix denarios et quadrantem de Willelmo le Famel de Berkhamsted et Matilda uxore sua pro quadam terra que uxori predicti Willelmi descendit lure hereditario per decessum magistri Petri fratris sui soluendos terminis predictis et sex denarios de predicto Willelmo et Matilda uxore sua de quadam grava quam Walterus mercator de Wicumbe pater predicte Matildis habuit de dono meo terminis predictis soluendos et quinque solidos et nouem denarios et quadrantem de Andrea de Dusteburgh' et Cecilia uxore sua pro quadam terra super Kingeshulle que dicte Cecilie descendit iure hereditario per decessum Isabelle matris sue soluendos terminis predictis. Et quinque solidos de Thoma del Erda terminis predictis soluendos pro quodam prato quod habuit de dono meo in parochia de parua Messend' quod quidem I16 KINGSHILL CHARTERS extendit se in longitudine a prato quod uocatur Tun- demede et prato quod uocatur Groynesmede et iacet in latitudine inter regiam uiam que ducit a parua Messend' usque ad abbatiam de Messend' et cursum aque que currit uersus Depemulle. Habendum et tenendum redditum predictum cum omnibus pertinenciis suis canonicis predictis et eorum successoribus belle in pace libere pure integre sine ullo retenemento mei uel heredum meorum uel assignatorum meorum quorumcumque. Preterea dedi predictis canonicis et eorum successoribus omnia alia seruicia de predictis Elia Andrea et Cecilia uxore sua et Willelmo Famel et Matilda uxore sua et Thoma del Erda scilicet in homagiis sectis wardis releuiis heriettis et omnimodis aliis escaetis que michi et heredibus meis racione predicti tenementi aliquo lure possint contingere. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro qua donacione concessione warantizacione defensione et presentis carte confirmacione dederunt michi canonici predicti viginti et unam marcam et dimidiam probe monete in gersumam. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. fo. 36 r. Kyngeshulle xxj Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hamd' domino Iohanne de Wedon' domino Roberto Mantel domino Rogero de Messend' domino Valentino rectore ecclesie de parua Mes- sendene Roberto de Sanford Petro seruiente. Et aliis.

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Grant by Geoffrey, son of Gervase of Hughenden, of a rent of three shillings, which Robert the clerk, of Kingshill, was wont to pay him for the tenement in Kingshill which he held of Geoffrey. The Abbey gave Geoffrey three silver marks for this grant. [¢. x25o. ] xv. Carta Galfridi filii Geruasii de Hugend' de redditu trium solidorum nobis dato in Kingeshulle ut patet in sequentibus. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Galfridus filius Geruasii de Hugend' dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui abbati de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam tres solidatos redditus quos Robertus clericus de KingeshuU michi reddere KINGSHILL CHARTER8 117 consueuit pro tenemento quod de me tenuit in Kingeshull'. Habendos et tenendos predictos tres solidatos redditus sibi et successoribus suis de me et heredibus meis libere et quiete bene et in pace ab omni exaccione seculari cum releuiis wardis escaetis et omnibus aliis pertinenciis suis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione concessione et presentis carte mee confirmacione dederunt michi dicti abbas et conuentus tres marchas argenti premanibus. Ut autem [etc. Seal- ing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hamden' domino Radulfo Brand Andrea Croc Thoma del Erde Petro seruiente. Et multis aliis.

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Grant by Walter of Wycombe, merchant, to Robert, son of Osbert the smith, of half the meadow of Shadwell which once belonged to Geoffrey, son of Roger Swart, and this meadow Walter himself held at one time in demesne. Robert to pay an annual rent of I2d. to Walter, and Robert has given him a silver mark for this grant. [i235-i 24o. ] 42 xvj. Carta Walteri mercatoris de Wicumbe de medietate prati cure pertinenciis in Schadewelle quam dedit Roberto filio Osberti fabri. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Walterus de Wycumbe dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Roberto filio Osberti fabri totam medietatem prati cum pertinenciis suis de Schadewelle que quondam fuit Galfridi filii Rogeri Swart quod pratum scilicet aliquando tenui in dominico meo in Kingeshulle. Habendam et tenendam dicto Roberto et heredibus suis et cuicumque assignare uoluerit dictam medietatem prati cure pertinenciis suis libere quiete integre et perpetue cum liberis introitibus et exitibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis duodecim denarios ad duos terminos anni. Scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio sex denarios et ad festum Sancti Michaelis sex denarios pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus omnimodis sectis et demandis secularibus. Et

42 Thomas Makerel was presented to Little Missendenin x235 and his successorin I~4o (Grosseteste, 34 I, 348). II8 KINGSHILL CHARTERS ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et si forte ego Walterus vel heredes mei eandem medietatem prati cum pertinenciis suis predicto Roberto et heredibus suis uel eius assignatis warantizare nequiuerimus escambium ad ualenciam dicte medietatis prati cum pertinenciis eisdem faciemus in eadem uilla. Pro hac autem donacione concessione et warantia dictus Robertus dedit michi unam marcam argenti. Et ad maiorem securitatem hanc presentem cartam sigillo meo roboraui. Hiis testibus Roberto Brand Alexandro de Hamden' et Rogero de Mes- send' militibus Willelmo filio Walteri Rogero de Wymber- uille Waltero Mantel Thoma Makerel rectore ecclesie de parua Messend' fo. 3 6 v. Kyngeshulle xxij Radulfo de Scaccario Thoma Mauntel. Et aliis.

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Grant by Walter of Wycombe, merchant, to Robert, son of Osbert the smith, of all the land lying between the land once held by Michael Mantel and that once held by Richard Sperling. This land the said Osbert held of Geoffrey, son of Roger Swart, in Kingshill, and Robert held it of Isabella, daughter &Geoffrey. Robert to pay an annual rent of4s. 9 d. to Walter. For this grant he has given Walter two silver marks and to Maria, Waiter's wife, a gold ring. [I235-x24o.] xvij. Carta Walteri mercatoris de Wicumbe de quadam terra cum pertinenciis suis quam dedit Roberto filio Osberti ut patet in sequentibus. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Walterus mercator de Wycumbe concessi et hoc presenti scripto meo confirmaui Roberto filio Osberti fabri totam terram cure pertinenciis suis que iacet inter terram que fuit Michaelis Mantel et terram que fuit Ricardi Sperling pro homagio et seruicio suo quam scilicet dictus Osbertus tenuit de Galfrido filio Rogeri Swart et antecessoribus suis in Kyngeshulle. Et idem Robertus eandem terram tenuit de Isabella filia dicti Galfridi per cartam ipsius Isabelle. Habendam et tenendam dictam terram cum pertinenciis de me et heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis hereditarie libere quiete integre et perpetue. Reddendo inde annua- KINGSHILL CHARTERS 119 tim michi et heredibus meis redditum contentum in carta dicte Isabelle scilicet quatuor solidos et nouem denarios medietatem scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio et aliam medietatem ad festum Sancti Michaelis pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus omnimodis sectis et demandis secularibus. Hanc autem [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac quidem concessione confirmacione et warantizacione dedit michi dictus Robertus duas marcas argenti et Marie uxori mee unum anulum auri. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus dominis Roberto Brand Alexandro de Hamden' et Rogero de Messend' militibus WillelmofilioWalteri RogerodeWymberuille Waltero Mauntel Thoma Makerel rectore ecclesie de parua Mes- sendene Alano Payn Radulfo de Scaccario Thoma Mantel et aliis.

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Grant by Robert de Kingshill, clerk, son of Osbert the smith, of all his land in Kingshill, viz. : (I) that lying between the land which belonged to Michael Mantel and that which belonged to Richard Sperling; (2) one-half of the meadow of Shadwell which he held of Walter of Wycombe and all the parcels of land, meadow, and hedge which he held of Geoffrey de Hughenden; (3) all the land in Wilekinesdelle which he held of Elias de Apsley, and portion of a grove in Wilekinesdellewithin the land, excepting arable land, which he held of the said Walter; (4) a portion of woodland in Pyketh which he held of Ingrain de Betun; (5) five roods of land in Putte- furlang which he held of Richard Swift. The Abbey to render to the capital lords of the fees theirfirrna. [c. 125o.] xviij. Carta Roberti de Kingeshulle de tota terra sua in Kinges- hulle nobis data ut patet in sequentibus. Nouerint uniuersi hoc scriptum uisuri uel audituri quod ego Robertus de Kingeshulle clericus filius Osberti fabri assensu et consensu Agnetis sponse mee et Elye filii mei et heredis pro salute anime mee et dicte Agnetis et omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui de me et omnibus meis in perpetuum deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus totam terram meam cure pertinenciis suis omnibus absque aliquo retinemento quam habui in Kingeshulle illam scilicet I20 KINGSHILL CHARTERS que iacet inter terrain que fuit Michaelis Mantel ex una parte et terrain que fuit Ricardi Sperling ex altera quam terrain cure pertinenciis Osbertus pater incus de Galfrido filio Rogeri Swart tenuit et Ysabella filia eiusdem Galfridi in ligia et uirginali sua potestate eam in carta sua confirmauit Et insuper totam medietatem prati cum pertinenciis de SchadeweU quam tenui de Waltero de Wicumbe mercatore et omnes particulas terre et prati et haicii quas de Galfrido de Huchedene tenui. Totam eciam terram in Wilekinesdelle quam tenui de Helia de Espelia et totam illam partem grave cum pertinenciis in Wilekinesdelle infra terram excepta terra arabili quam ex dono et concessione Walteri de Wicumbe mercatoris ibidem de eodem tenui. fo. 37 r. Kyngeshulle xxij Et preterea totam partem bosci cum fundo in Pyketh que iacet in longitudine iuxta Skinneresgraue inter uiam uenientem de Ininghe 43 eorumdem canonicorum de Messend' et terrain que fuit Radulfi de Horsrugg'. Et in la taudine [?] inter dictam Skynnersgraue et forinsecam uiam uenientem de Birchesmere que ducit uersus Wicumbe per Horssesrugge et aliam partem terre iacentem inter terram que fuit Hugonis Swift et terram meam et uiam que ducit uersus Enedemere quam quidem partem bosci cum fundo tenui de Ingeram de Bethin et insuper quinque rodas terre cum pertinenciis in Puttefurlang quas tenui de Ricardo Swift. Habendam et tenendam integre et pacifice in bosco et plano uiis et semitis pratis et pascuis pasturis et communis sepibus et fossatis clausuris et edificiis terris arabilibus et redditibus escaetis wardis et releuiis liberis introitibus et exitibus et omnibus aliis pertinenciis liberam et quietam et solutam ab omnibus seruiciis secularibus exaccionibus consuetudinibus sectis tallagiis demandis et omnibus aliis forinsecis quocumque modo accidentibus. Reddendo inde capitalibus dominis feodorum tantum annuatim firmam suam in cartis eorum quas dicti canonici ex dono meo inde habent contentam. Scilicet Waltero de Wicumbe mercatori ad duos anni terminos tune quinque solidos et nouem denarios. Et Galfrido de Huchend' filio Geruasii ad duos anni terminos 4~ Ininghe is the Middle English inning, 'a piece of land taken in or enclosed' (cf. also No. 131 ). This word I take to be the origin of Ninneywood in Missenden. SeeBuckinghamshire Place-names (ed. Mawer and Stenton), I55, where Nynning (wood) is given as a sixteenth- century form. KIN GSHIL L GHARTE RS I2I tunc tres solidos et Helye de Espeleia iiij denarios et herede Ricardi Swift iiij denarios et domino Roberto Brand v [?] denarios. In cuius rei testimonium presens scriptum sigilli mei apposicione corroboraui. Hiis testibus dominis Alexandro de Hamden' Roberto Brand Radulfo de Scaccario militibus Hugone de Messend' Alano Payn Iohanne de Bygen- hulle Willelmo de Netheralle Helia le Stiuur Elya Reland et aliis.

Grant by Isabella, daughter of Geoffrey, the son of Roger Swart, to Robert, son of Osbert the smith, of the land situate between the land once held by Michael Mantel and that once held by Richard Sperling. Robert to pay an annual rent of 4 s. 9 d. and for this grant Robert has given Isabella 8s. sterling. [Early x3th century--before 1217.] xix. Carta Ysabelle filie Galfridi filii Rogeri Swart data Roberto filio Osberti fabri in Kingeshulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Isabella filia Galfridi filii Rogeri Swart concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui in ligia et uirginali potestate mea Roberto filio Osberti fabri pro homagio et seruicio suo totam terram illam cum pertinenciis suis que iacet inter terram que fuit Michaelis Mantel et terram que fuit Ricardi Sperling Ouam dictus Osbertus pater dicti Roberti et antecessores eius libere tenuerunt de Galfrido patre meo et antecessoribus meis in Kingeshulle. Tenendam et habendam dicto Roberto et heredibus suis de me et heredibus meis libere et quiete integre in bosco in plano in pasturis in pascuis in liberis introitibus et exitibus et communis et omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus. Reddendo inde annuatim dictus Robertus et heredes sui michi Ysabel [sic] et heredibus meis quatuor solidos et nouem denarios. Scilicet ad festum beate Marie in Marcio viginti otto denarios et ob' et ad festum beati Michaelis xx et viij denarios et ob' pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus sectis et demandis secularibus. Et ego Ysabel [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem concessione et presenfis carte confirmacione et warantia dictus Robertus dedit michi Ysabel [sic] otto solidos sterlingorum. Et ut [etc. 122 K1 N GSHI L L CHARTERS Sealing clause].Hiis testibus domino Henrico de Scaccario domino Reginaldo de Hamden' Matheo Brand Ada tunc senescallode Messend' Ada de Stokka Willelmo dela Lude Henrico de la Lude Roberto filioErnadi luuenis Petro de Whelpeleie Ricardo de la Hulle Simone filio decani. Et multis aliis.

Grant by Eustace de Betun to Geoffrey, son of Roger Swart, of the tenement which Geoffrey's father held in Kingshill, together with the addition given by Faramus to the said Geoffrey, namely that which Lufwin Claud held of Geoffrey. Geoffrey to pay a rent of~3s. For this grant and for the homage received by Eustace, Geoffrey has given him a silver mark on entry. Geoffrey and his men of the tenement are to have stakes and fencing in Kingshill wood for their fences without the forester's supervision and also timber for repairing their houses, subject to the forester's supervision. It is to be understood that thewhole tenement is to be discharged for foreign service by the service of one and a halfvirgates. [Before i 196.] fo. 37 v. Kyngeshulle xxiij xx. Carta Eustacii t (de Betun) de quodam tenemento quod pater Rogeri Swart tenuit quod dedit Galfrido filio eiusdem Rogeri in Kingeshulle cum augmento quod Faramus dedit predicto Galfrido. Notum sit tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Eustacius de Betun dedi et concessi et hac mea carta confirmaui Galfrido filio Rogeri Swart totum tenementum quod pater suus tenuit in Kingeshulle cum augmento quod Faramus dedit predicto Gal- frido scilicet illud quod Lufwinus Claudus tenuit de predicto Galfrido tenend' de me et heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis libere et quiete honorifice pacifice in bosco in piano in campo in pascuis in uiis in semitis in communis exitibus et in omnibus aliis libertatibus sicut eius sepes et fosse circumdant et proportant. Reddendo michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui xxiij solidos pro omni seruicio medietatem ad festum Sancti Michaelis et medietatem ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio. Et pro hoc dono et hac concessione et pro homagio quod recepi dedit michi predictus Galfridus unam marcam argenti de in- troitu. Et sciendum est quod predictus Galfridus et homines sui de illo tenemento habebunt in bosco de Kingeshulle KIN GS HI L L CHARTERS I2 3 stipites et clausuram ad eorum sepes sine uisu forestarii et meremium ad emendacionem domorum per uisum forestarii. Et sciendum est quod totum predictum tenementum acquietat se de forinseco seruicio per seruicium unius virgate terre et dimidie. Et hoc predictum tenementum totum ego [etc. War- ranty clause]. Hiis testibus Helia de Scaccario Roberto del Broc Laurencio de Scaccario Bartholomeo de Betun In- geram de la Leye Rogero de Messend' Herueo de Piterleye Ricardo filio Turkili Hugone le archer Willelmo fratre Gal- fridi Roberto Brond Roberto filio Edwini. Et aliis.

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Grant by Richard, son of" Hugh Swift, to Robert, son of Osbert the smith, of an acre and a rood in Kingshill at an annual rent of 4d. For this Robert gave him nine shillings. [Early 13th century.] xxj. Carta Ricardi filii Hugonis Swift de t (una acra terre et) una roda terre cure pertinenciis in Kingeshulle data Roberto filio Osberti. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Ricardus filius Hugonis Swift dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Roberto filio Osberti fabri unam acram terre et unam rodam cum pertinenciis suis in Kingeshulle que iacent iuxta terram Walteri mercatoris de Wicumbe scilicet in Maldefurelong et abuttant in Maldeputte pro homagio et seruicio suo. Haben- dam et tenendam dictam terram cum pertinenciis suis dicto Roberto et heredibus suis uel eius assignatis de me et heredibus meis libere quiete et perpetue. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui uel eius assignati quatuor denarios ad duos anni terminos scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio duos denarios et ad festum Sancti Michaelis duos denarios pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et omnimodis sectis et demandis secularibus. Et ego Ricardus [etc. Warranty clause]. Et si ego Ricardus uel heredes mei dictam terrain cure pertinenciis suis dicto Roberto et heredibus suis vel eius assig- naris warantizare nequiuerimus escambium ad ualenciam tante terre cum pertinenciis suis dicto Roberto et heredibus suis uel eius assignatis propinquius sibi de terra Hugonis

~f ~ I2 4 KINGSHILL CHARTERS Swift quondam patris mei in eadem uilla faciemus. Pro hac donacione concessione et carte mee confirmacione et warantizacione dictus Robertus dedit michi nouem solidos sterlingorum. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. fo. 38 r. Kyngeshulle xxiij Hiis testibus domino Rogero de Messend' Waltero Mantel Roberto filio suo Alano Pagano Thoma Mantel Henrico Iuuene ThomadeWendure Nicholao de Kingeshulle Gal- frido filio Willelmi le Macun. Et multis aliis.

Confirmation of the grant in No. x2 7 by Agnes, widow of Richard Swift, and daughter of Richard de Apsley. [Early i3th century.] xxij. Carta Agnetis filie Ricardi de Espele uxoris Ricardi Swift de quinque rodis terre cum pertinenciis in Kingeshulle data Roberto filio Osberti. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Agnes filia Ricardi de Espele quondam uxor Ricardi Swift in ligia uiduitate mea concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui post mortem dicti Ricardi quondam uiri mei Roberto filio Osberti fabri quinque rodas terre cum pertinenciis in Kingeshulle que iacent in Put- forlong' inter terrain dicti Roberti et terrain Walteri mercatoris. Habendas et tenendas quinque rodas terre cure pertinenciis dicto Roberto et heredibus suis uel cui eas assignare uoluerit de me et heredibus meis Reddendo inde michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui uel eius assignati ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio duos denarios ad festum Sancti Michaelis duos denarios pro Omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus omnimodis sectis et secularibus demandis sicut plenius et melius distinguitur in carta quam dictus Robertus habuit de Ricardo quondam uiro meo et testatur. Et ego [Warranty clause]. Ut autem predicta firmiter se habeant in perpetuum hanc presentem cartam sigillo meo affirmaui. Hiis testibus domino Roberto Brand Rogero de Messend' Alexandro de Hamden' Waltero Mantel Petro seruiente de Messend' Henrico Iuuene Thoma Mantel Helia Reland Fulcone filio Nicholai et multis aliis. KIN GS HIL L CHARTERS I2 5

Grant by William, son of Richard, of the land held of him in Kingshill by Alice del Hek, and of the service she was accustomed to perform ; also of the land held of him by Roger Niger and by Richard Reyle in Kingshill ; and an acre of woodland abutting on Pirecrofte which Nicholas, son of Roger, held in pledge of the said William. The Abbey to pay an annual rent of 2d. for all services except that due to the King. The Abbey has given William 39s., his heir 6d., and his wife 3 s. for this grant. It. I2oo.] xxiij. Carta Willelmi filii Ricardi de terra quam Alicia del Hek tenuit in Kingeshulle data nobis ut patet. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Willelmus filius Ricardi dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus totam terram quam Alicia del Hek tenuit de me et de antecessoribus meis in Kingeshulle et totum seruicium quod inde michi annuatim facere solebat. Et totam terram quam Rogerus Niger de me tenuit in Kingeshulle. Et totam terram quam Ricardus Reyle de me tenuit in Kyngeshulle et unam acram nemoris que abutat in Pirecrofte quam Nicholaus filius Rogeri de me tenuit in uadium. Ad tenendum de me et de heredibus meis in perpetuum cum omnibus pertinenciis suis Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis duos denarios pro omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus saluo seruicio domini regis scilicet vnum denarium ad festum Sancti Michaelis et unum denarium ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et pro hac donacione et confirmacione et warantizacione prefati canonici dederunt michi triginta nouem solidos et heredi meo sex denarios et uxori mee tres solidos. Testibus Thoma de Ow Helia de Wymberuill' Radulfo de Wedon' Matheo Brond Nicholao filio Rogeri Waltero de Penna Waltero fabro Waltero Parcere. BW 5 los. 42 and 43. I26 KINGSHILL CHARTERS

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Grant by Walter, a merchant of Wycombe, to Robert, son of Osbert the smith, of Kingshill, of his share in the grove of Wylekinesdelle, inside and outside the dell except the arable land. For this Robert gave Walter all that part of the grove in Rameshurst lying between Waiter's wood and Wile- kinesfeld in the western corner. [c. 124o. ] xxiiij. Carta Walteri mercatoris de Wycumbe de quadam parte graue de Wilekinesdelle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Walterus mercator de Wycumbe dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Roberto filio Osberti fabri de Kingeshulle totam partem meam graue de Wylekinesdelle infra dellam et extra excepta terra arabili. Habendam et tenendam dictam partem graue quietam et solutam ab omni demanda et calumpnia pro me et pro heredibus meis et assignatis meis ipsi Roberto et heredibus suis et eius assignatis fo. 3 8 v. Kyngeshulle xxiij in perpetuum. Pro hac parte graue dedit michi Waltero dictus Robertus totam illam partem graue in Rameshurst que est inter boscum meum et Wilekinesfeld in cornera uersus le West. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In huius rei testimonium huic presenti carte sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino RobertoBrand WillelmoWalder WillelmoTabbe Roberto de Eselburgh Waltero Bil Thoma Mantel Henrico Iuuene Helya Reland Thoma de Wendoure.

I3x Grant by Ingram de Betun to Robert de Kingshill, clerk, of that portion of land with the timber growing thereon situate in length next to Skinnersgrove between the road coming from Iminge and the land which belonged to Ralf de Horserugg', and in width between Skinnersgrove and the road from Birchemere to Wycombe by Horserugg'; and another portion of land situate between the land which belonged to Hugh Swift and Robert himself and the road which leads to Enedemer'. Robert to pay an annual rent of 2d. and he gave Ingrain halfa silver mark. [c. x~4o. ] KINGSHILL CHARTERS I27 xxv. Carta Ingelram de Betun de quadam parte terre cum bosco supercrescente in Kingeshulle quam dedit Roberto de Kingeshulle clerico. Sciant presentes et futuri quod Ingelram de Betun dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Roberto de Kingeshulle clerico pro seruicio suo totam partem terre cum bosco desupercrescente que iacet in longitudine iuxta Skin- neresgraue inter uiam uenientem de Iminge canonicorum et terram que fuit Radulfi de Horserugg' in latitudine inter Skin- neresgraue et forinsecam uiam uenientem de Birchemere que ducit uersus Wicumbe per Horserugg' et aliam partem terre iacentem inter terram que fuit Hugonis Swift et dicti Roberti et uiam que ducit uersus Enedemer' Habendam et tenendam dictam terram cure bosco dicto Roberto et heredibus suis uel cui uoluerit assignare de me et heredibus meis libere et quiete cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. Reddendo inde ad festum Sancti Michaelis duos denarios pro omnibus seruiciis eonsuetudinibus omnibus secularibus demandis et omnimodis sectis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione concessione confirmacione et warantia dedit michi dictus Rober- tus dimidiam marcam argenti. In huius rei testimonium hanc presentem cartam sigillo meo confirmaui. Hiis testibus domino Henrico de Scaccario Alexandro de Hamden' Rogero de Messend' Waltero Mantel Colino de Kynges- hull' Henrico Iuuene Thoma Mantel Et aliis.

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Grant by Ingram de Betun to Walter the merchant, in return for his homage and service, of a part of the land above Kingshill, lying between the land which Walter held there and Rulemere, and extending in length from the land of Geoffrey de Penn to Walter's gate. Walter to pay a rent of ½d. at Michaelmas and for this grant he has given Ingram 5s. [¢. 1240.] xxvj. Carta Ingelrami de Betun de quadam parte terre super Kingeshulle quam dedit Waltero mercatori. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Ingelramus de Betun dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Waltero I28 KIN GS H 1 L L CHARTERS mercatori pro homagio et seruicio suo unam partem terre super Kingeshulle scilicetillam partem que iacet inter terrain quam dictus Walterus ibidem tenuit et Rulemer'. Et se extendit in longitudine a terra Galfridi de Penna usque ad portam predicti Walteri. Habendam et tenendam dicto Waltero et heredibus suis de me et heredibus meis libere quiete hereditarie. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis unum obolum ad festum Sancti Michaelis pro omnibus seruiciis et demandis. Pro hac autem donacione et concessione dedit michi dictus Walterus quinque solidos in gersumam. In testimonium autem huius donacionis et concessionis presens scripture sigillomeo roboraui. Hiis testibus domino Henrico de Scaccario Roberto Brand Nicholao de Kingeshull' Gal- frido filio Geruasii de Hugend' Waltero Mantel Henrico luuene Galfrido de Penna et aliis. Ego uero Ingelram ista predicto Waltero concessi saluo tamen lure cuiuslibet.

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Agreement whereby Thomas Mantel is bound to enclose and surround with a ditch the land in Kingshill which he holds of Robert Byl of the fee of Robert the clerk, so that neither Thomas nor his heirs shall claim the right of pasture beyond the bounds of the ditch. Neither will they make any claim to Robert's land beyond the right of entry and exit, and that without damage. [x24o-x 268.] 44 xxvij. Q uedam composicio Thome Mantel qualiter tenetur claudere et infossare terram quam tenuit de Roberto Byl de feodo Roberti clerici in Kingeshulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Thomas Mantel et heredes mei fo. 39 r. Kyngeshulle xxiiij tenemur infossare et claudere illam terram quam tenemus et tenere debemus de Roberto Byl de feodo Roberti clerici in Kingeshulle ita quod ego nec heredes mei herbagium nec pasturam extra metas fossati non possumus nec debemus exigere nec de lure in terra dicti Roberti uel heredum suorum clamare

4, Valentinusde Cestreton was presented to Little Missendenin x~4o and his successor on 28 January, x~68 (Grosseteste, 358, and Gravesend, 242). KIN GS HI L L CHARTERS I2 9 preter tantummodo introitum et exitum et hoc sine dampno. In huius rei [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Valentino rectore de parua Messend' persona Alano Payn Thoma del Erde Simone Nigro Petro seruiente de Messend' H. Iuuene et aliis.

I34 Agreement between Geoffrey, son of Ralf de Kingshill, and the canons of Missenden, whereby the former granted to them his land in Kingshill for a period of twelve years beginning from the Michaelmas following the fifth year of the Interdict. At the end of the said period Geoffrey undertook to convey the land to the Abbey absolutely. For this the canons gave him twenty-three silver shillings. [Before 2 9 Sept., i2 I3. ] xxviij. Quedam conuencio facta inter canonicos de Messend' et Galfridum filium Radulfi de Kingeshulle de tota terra sua cure pertinenciis in Kingeshulle. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ita conuenit inter Galfridum filium Radulfi de Kyngeshulle ex una parte et canonicos de Messenden' ex altera scilicet quod predictus Galfridus concessit et dimisit prefatis canonicis totam terram suam cum omnibus pertinenciis suis in Kyngeshulle. Habendam et tenendam de eodem Galfrido uel de heredibus suis a festo Sancti Michaelis proximo post quintum annum in- terdicti anglicane ecclesie usque in xij annos completos. Et predictus Galfridus vel heredes sui warantizabunt prefatam terram predictis canonicis usque ad prefatum terminum contra omnes homines et omnes feminas. Predictus uero Galfridus iuravit quod in fine predictorum xij annorum dimittet et tradet prefatam terram predictis canonicis ut idem Galfridus eandem terram in manu sua tenuerit. Pro hac autem concessione et dimissione prefati canonici dederunt predicto Galfrido xxiij solidos argenti. Hiis testibus Radulfo de Wedone Thoma de Ou Henrico de Scaccario Matheo Brand Reginaldo de Hamd' Waltero Mantel Ricardo de la Hulle. Et aliis. I30 KINGSHILL CHARTERS

I35 Grant by Robert Brand to Nicholas, son of Martin de Pirenore, of that portion of land lying in a corner in Holemerefeld next to the street which leads to the King's highway, which is next to the Abbey wood, for building his houses on the same land. Martin is to pay an annual rent of 8d. It. x25o. ] xxix. Carta Roberti Brand de quadam terra data Nicholao filio Martini de Pirenore ut patet. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Robertus Brand dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui Nicholao filio Mar- tini de Pirenore pro seruicio suo illam partem terre cum dumis desupercrescentibus cum liberis introitibus et exitibus et omnibus pertinenciis suis que iacet in cornerio in Holemerefeld iuxta uicum que ducit ad cheminum regale quod est iuxta boscum abbathie de Messend' ad domos suas in eadem terra edificandas Habendam et tenendam dictam terram cum pertinenciis ipsi Nicholao et heredibus suis de me et heredibus meis in perpetuum. Reddendo inde singulis annis michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui octo denarios medietatem ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio et medietatem ad festum Sancti Michaelis pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus curiis sectis et omnibus aliis demandis secularibus michi et heredibus meis pertinentibus. Et ego Robertus Brand [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ad [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Galfrido filio Geruasii de Hugenden' Colino de Nordene Iesse le macun Waltero de Alemere Colino auunculo Thome Mauntel Henrico Iuuene Roberto de Kingeshulle clerico Henrico filio Galfridi de Penne. Et aliis.

I36

Confirmation to the Abbey by Ingram de Betun of all the lands they held of his fee in Kingshill, viz. : (I) the land with Peterley wood, lying on either side of Peterleystone road to Wycombe and extending on one side up to Richard Sperling's land and the land which Geoffrey de Kingshill once held, and on the other side consisting of tenements surrounded by hedges and ditches; (2) the land ofPirenore; (3) the land which belonged to Hugh KIN GSHI L L CHARTERS I3I Gruin; (4) the land which the Abbey held at Hughenden and five acres which they bought from Ingram's father. The Abbey to pay a rent of 49 s. 2½d. For this confirmation they gave him 5os. and a garment. [Early 13th century--before 1217.]

fo. 39 v. Kyngeshulle xxv xxx. Carta Ingelrami de Betun de quibusdam tenementis nobis datis in Kyngeshull. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Ingelramus de Betin concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicos ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum omnia tenementa que prefati canonici tenuerunt de feudo meo in Kingeshulle scilicet totam terram cum toto bosco de Piter- leia que iacet ex utraque parte uie Piterleiston que uadit uersus Wycumbe extensam ex una parte usque ad terram Ricardi Sperling et usque ad terram que fuit Galfridi de Kingeshulle et ex alia parte sicut tenementa sepibus et fossatis sunt circum- data et totam terram de Pirenore et totam terram que fuit Hugonis Gruin et totam terram quam prefati canonici tenuerunt apud Hugend' et quinque acras terre quas emerunt de patre meo. Habendas et tenendas de me et heredibus meis libere quiete sicut decet liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam. Reddendo inde michi uel heredibus meis xl et nouem solidos et duos denarios et obolum medietatem ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio et medietatem ad festum Sancti Michaelis pro omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et pro hac confirmacione et warantizacione prefati canonici dederunt michi 1 solidos et unam robam. Ut hoc autem ratum sit et notorium presens scriptum sigilli mei apposicione roboraui. Testibus WillelmodeTuruille Ricardofratreeius WydonedeMorters Helya de Wymberuill' Ricardo fratre eius Ricardo de Belinden' Thoma de Capes et Rogero fratre eius Hugone de Tertre [?] Iacobo de Penna Matheo Brand Helia Gynant Willelmo de la grene mile Willelmo aurifabro Waltero Parcere. * (Redd. xlix s. ij d. ob.) BW 5 fo. 41. 132 KINGSHILL CHARTERS

I37 Confirmation by Ingram de Betun to the Abbey of all the tenements which they held of his fee in Kingshill, whether in demesne or by enfeoffment of their men, as shown by ditches and hedges. He has given them a certain additional piece out of his wood of Peterleystone as far as Birche- mere and then up to the land of Richard, son of Edwin, as marked by hedges; and from the other side of Peterleystoneup to the land of Walter of Wycombe, as the road which goes in the direction of the Deepmill shows. He has also given them all the additions to his wood situated in front of the holdings of their men in Kingshill and enclosed by ditches and hedges. For this the Abbey have given him 4os. and will pay him an annual rent of49s. ½d. [Early 13th century.] xxxj. Confirmacio Ingelrami de Betun de Kingeshulle et de incremento bosci sui de Piterleyston. Notum sit omnibus ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit quod ego Ingelram de Betun concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam omnia tenementa que prefati canonici tenuerunt de feudo meo in Kingeshulle tam in propriis dominicis quam in feoffamentis hominum suorum sieur fossatis uel sepibus con- prehensa sunt. Dedi eciam eisdem canonicis quoddam incrementum de bosco meo de Piterleystan usque Birchemere et inde usque ad terram Ricardi filii Edwini sicut sepibus con- clusum est. Et ex altera parte de Piterleistan usque ad terrain Walteri de Wicumbe sicut uia que uadit uersus le Depemulle proportat. Dedi eciam eis omnia incrementa de bosco meo que sunt ante teneduras hominum suorum in Kingeshulle sicut fossatis uel sepibus inclusa sunt. Hec omnia dedi et concessi et presenti carta confirmaui predictis canonicis habenda et tenenda de me et heredibus meis in perpetuum bene et in pace quiete et honorifice in plano et in bosco in uiis in semitis in exitibus et introitibus pascuis et communis et in omnibus aliis libertatibus sieur decet liberam et perpetuam elemosinam. Et ego et heredes mei [etc. Warranty clause]. fo. 4 ° r. Kyngeshulle xxv Et pro hac donacione warantizacione et carte mee confirma- clone dederunt michi prefati canonici in gersumam xl solidos KINGSHILL CHARTERS i33 sterlingorum et soluent miehi annuatim et heredibus meis quadraginta nouem solidos et obolum. In huius rei [etc. Seal- ing clause]. Hiis testibus Henrico de Seaceario Ricardo de la Tur Waltero Mantel Roberto Brand Nicholao de Kingeshulle Waltero de Wicumbe Henrico Iuuene Ste- phanodeHorton' Hugonede Chalfhunte Ricardo Cardun. Et aliis.

I38 Quitclaim by Ingram de Betun to the Abbey of 19 shillings and one halfpenny of the rent payable by them for the lands in Kingshill (see No. x37). For the quitclaim the Abbey gave him £9 i6s. 8d. to enable him to discharge his debt to the Jews. [c. i24o.]

xxxij. Quietaclamancia Ingelrami de Betyn de x et ix solidis et obolo de xl et ix solidis et obolo. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Ingelram de Betyn dimisi et quietum clamaui de me et heredibus meis in perpetuum deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonieis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam decem et nouem solidos et obolum de xl et ix solidis et obolo quos michi annuatim reddere solebant de tenementis que de me tenent in Kingeshulle. Et pro hac dimissione et quieta clamacione dederunt michi predicti abbas et canoniei nouem libras et decem et sex solidos et otto denarios bonorum sterlingorum ad me acquietandum uersus Iudeos. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Testibus domino Hugone de Wa Will- elmo Brutim justiciario tune seaeearii Iudeorum Willelmo filio Hamonis Roberto filio Alani et Alano filio eius Helia de Sunninges Rogero de Wymberuille Waltero Mantel Rogero de Messend' Stephano de Horton' Ypolito deNoers Ricardo marescallo. Et aliis. * (Relaxacio redditus xix & oh'.)

I39 Confirmation by Ingram de Betun to the Abbey of all the lands in Kingshill which they hold of him on payment of an annual rent of 2os. ; ~34 KINGSHILL CHARTERS formerly the Abbey had paid him a rent of 3os. for this property. [¢. 124o and not later than 1246.] *~

xxxiij. Carta Ingelrami de Betun de omnibus tenementis in Kingeshulle uel Piterleie. Notum sit omnibus presentibus et futuris quod ego Ingel- ramus de Betin concessi et hac presenfi carta confirmaui abbati de Messend' et ecclesie sue de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus tota tenementa cum pertinenciis que predicti abbas et canonici de me tenuerunt in Kingeshulle. Reddendo inde per annum viginti solidos ad duos terminos anni scilicet ad festum beate Marie in Marcio x solidos et ad festum Sancti Michaelis x solidos pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et demandis de quibus tenementis predicti canonici michi solebant reddere xxx solidos per annum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Roberto de Lexintune domino Willelmo de Ebo- raco domino Willelmo de Culewurth domino Willelmo filio Hamundi Radulfo de Cheynedut Nicholao de Habere- sham Galfrido de Harderne Alexandro de Hamdene. Et aliis. * (Redd. xx s.) BW 5 fo. 45.

I4o

Letter of Ingram de Betun to the Abbot commanding him to send immediately by the hands of Ingram's messengers, Arnulf, his 'serviens,' and Eustace, his son, the rents which ought to have been paid at Michael- mas. I6 Nov., 123I. xxxv. [xxxiv.] Quoddam mandatum Ingelrami de Betun quod mandauit abbati de Messend' ut patet. Viro venerando et religioso abbati de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentui et omnibus hominibus suis et omnibus hiis qui de eo tenent de Kyngeshulle Ingelramus de Betun miles dominus de Kyngeshulle salutem et dileccionem. Mando 45 Robert de Lexlnton, William of York, and William de Culworth all acted as itinerant justices circa 124° (Foss, The Judges of England, passim). William of York became Bishop of Salisbury in 1246. KINGSHILL CHARTERS 135 uobis et precipio quatinus redditus meos quos michi soluisse debuistis in festo beati Michaelis nuper transacto per Arnul- phum seruientem meum et Stachium filium meum quem cure eo ad hoe transmisi michi indilate mittatis. Et uobis domine abbas mandamus ut si uobis placuerit pro securitate nostra de hiis que presencium latoribus tradideritis presentes literas liceat penes uos detinere. Ideo fo. 4 ° v. Kyngeshulle xxvj enim eas patentes fecimus et apertas quas tamen nobis deo uolente ad uos uenientibus reddetis. Data Sabbatho proximo post festum beati Martini anno domini m°cc xxx primo.

I4I Grant by Hugh, son ofAnchetin of Wycombe, together with his brother Osegod, of all the land which his father held of the fee of Wendover in return for an annual rent of I5S. [I I66-I I85.] ~e xxxv. Carta Hugonis filii Anchetini de Wicumbe simul cum Osegodo fratre suo. Sciant omnes fideles sancte ecclesie quod ego Hugo filius Anchetini de Wicumba simul cum Osegodo fratre meo concessi deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro animabus patris et matris mee et Gaufridi fratris mei in perpetuam elemosinam totam terram illam quam pater meus tenebat de tenedura de Wandouera xv solidos reddendo per annum. Hanc terrain concessi liberam et quietam ab omni calumpnia et exaccione quam aliquis successorum meorum possit super illam facere. Teste [sic] Herberto clerico de Wandoura Hugone de Tiwe Rogero filio eius Gudmundo decano Gaufrido scriptore Roberto de Nemore. BW 5 fo. 15.

46 See B. & B.P.R., pp. I75, t76, for a note on Ansketil de Wicumba and his descendants. His son, Ansgot, appears to have died in x x84[5, and he is presumably identical with Osegod in this charter. I36 KINGSHILL CHARTERS

x42

Grant by Alice de Kingshill, daughter of Henry Young, of Little Missen- den, of three strips of ploughland in Little Missenden in the croft which is called Fulkes croft, lying next to the highway leading to Missenden and extending in length from the eurtilage which belonged to Matilda la Lepild up to the common wood; together with the messuage on that land and the little grove situate between the croft and the common, as the boundary-marks show. [I268-x276.] d7 xxxvj. Carta Alicie de Kyngeshulle filie Henrici Iuuenis de parua Messend' de tribus seylionibus terre in parochia de parua Messend' quos dedit nobis ut patet inferius. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Alicia de Kingeshulle filia Henrici Iuuenis de parua Messend' dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui domino W. de London' abbati de Messend' et eiusdem loci canonicis deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam tres seylones terre in parochia de parua Messendene in crofta que dicitur Fulkes croft qui iacent iuxta regiam stratam que ducit uersus Messend' et se extendunt in longitudine a curtilagio quod fuit Matildis la Lepild uersus boscum commune simul cum mesuagio quod est super eandem terram et cum parua graua que iacet inter dictam croftam et communam sicut mete et diuise circumquaque docent et proportant. Habendos et tenendos de me et heredibus meis predictis abbati et conuentui et eorum successoribus libere pure et quiete bene et in pace integre iure et hereditario in perpetuum. Ego uero [etc. Warranty clause]. Ut hec [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus dominis Iohanne de Wedone Alexandro de Hamden' Roberto Mantel militibus magistro Waltero de la Mare domino Waltero de Augmodesham magistro Henrico Sampson Henrico Mantel et aliis.

I43 Quitclaim by Thomas, son of Nicholas de Kingshill, to Joanna de Sanford of the assart in Missenden which Hugh de Noers, her father, gave 4, William de London was elected Abbot x268. Waiter de la Mare was presented by the Abbey to the living of Glatton (co. Hunts) in 1276 (Gravesend, x82). KINGSHILL CHARTERS i37 to the said Nicholas. The assart lies between the land of Merwin and that of Leuenadus. For this quitclaim Joanna has released the 28d. of annual rent which Thomas was accustomed to pay her. [I234-x252.] 48 xxxvij. Quietaclamancia Thome filii Nicholai de Kingeshulle de quodam assarto cure pertinenciis quod rela.xauit Iohanne de Sanford et heredibus suis. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Thomas filius Nicholai de Kingeshull' reddidi relaxaui et quietum clamaui pro me et heredibus meis Iohanne de Sanford et heredibus suis illud assartum cum pertinenciis quod Hugo de Noers pater dicte Iohanne quondam dedit Nicholao patri meo in Messend'. Q uod assartum est inter terram que fuit Merwin et terrain Leuenadi Habendum et tenendum dicte Iohanne et heredibus suis quicquid habui uel habere potui in dicto assarto cum pertinenciis. Ita quod nec ego nec heredes mei aliquid poterimus nec debemus in dicto assarto nullo modo exigere uel clamare iuris hereditarii. Pro hac autem redd' relaxacione et quieta clamancia dicta Iohanna relaxauit viginti et octo denarios redditus quos eidem Iohanne pro dicto tenemento annuatim reddere fo. 41 r. Kyngeshulle xxvj consueui In cuius rei testimonium hanc presentem sigilli mei inpressione muniui. Hiis testibus domino Ada de Peritone domino Thoma de Aldham domino Roberto Brand Rogero de Wymberuille Rogero de Estwic Ypolito de Noers Ra- dulfo de Aldham Gilberto fratre eius Roberto de Kinges- hulle et aliis.

I44

Grant of freedom to Richard, son of Hugh Swift, by Matilda, daughter of Geoffrey Swart, with the consent of her heir Elias, son of Richard Harald. [Early 13th century.] xxxviij. Quoddam scriptum Matildis filie Galfridi Swart de Ricardo filio Hugonis Swift dato ut liber sit in perpetuum. Uniuersis ad quos presens scripture peruenerit Matildis filia 48 See No. 4 6. The subject-matter of the grant and the witnesses are identical in both, so the charters presumably passed on the same occasion. I38 KINGSHILL CHARTERS Galfridi Swart salutem Sciatis me assensu et consensu Helie filii Ricardi Harald heredis mei concessisse et presenti scripto confirmasse Ricardum filium Hugonis Swift liberum esse in perpetuum Et quia uolo quod dictus Ricardus et heredes sui sine calumpnia et contradiccione de me et heredibus meis et de omnibus hominibus sine fine sint liberi huic scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Waltero Mantel Rogero de Messend' Galfrido filio Geruasii de Hugend' Taylef' filio Galfridi Thoma Mantel Henrico Iuuene. Et aliis.

I45

Grant by Geoffrey, son of Gervase de Hughenden, to Waiter, the merchant of Wycombe, of all his share of the grove in La Frithe which descended to him by right of inheritance; also that part which lies in the great grove between the land of his aunt Matilda and the house of Richard, son of Aviva. Waiter to pay a rent of 6d. per annum, and for this grant he has given Geoffrey two silver marks. [¢. 124o. ] xxxix. Carta Gaufridi de Hugendene Waltero mercatori de terris et boscis in King'. Seiant presentes et futuri quod ego Galfridus filius Geruasii de Hugendene dedi concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui Waltero mercatori de Wicumbe pro homagio et seruicio suo totam partem meam graue quod michi descendit in heredita- tern ex parte iuris mee en la Frithe et totam illam aliam partem que iacet in magna graua scilicet queiacet inter terram Matildis matertere mee et mesuagium quod fuit Ricardi filii Auiue Habendas et tenendas sibi et heredibus suis de me et heredibus meis libere quiete integre bene et in pace sicut diuise et mete diuidunt circumdant et purportant. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui sex denarios scilicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis tres denarios et ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio tres denarios pro omnibus seruiciis exaccionibus consuetudinibus et demandis ad me et heredes meos pertinentibus saluo forinseco seruicio quantum ad tantam terram pertinet. Pro hac autem donacione et concessione predictus Walterus dedit michi duas marcas argenti in gersumam. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In huius [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis KINGSHILL CHARTERS t39 testibus Roberto Brand Thoma de Herda Taylifero de Kingeshulle Nicholao de Kingeshull' Iohanne de Crondon' Thoma Mantel Iohanne de Ponte clerico. Et aliis.

I46

Grant by Matilda, daughter of Geoffrey, the son of Roger the clerk, of Missenden, to Waiter the merchant of Wycombe, of: (I) a share of her land in Kingshill, namely I a. I r. in Longefurelong in the field called le Eldefeld; (2) one rood in Rugedefurlong lying between Waiter's land and that of Geoffrey, son of Gervase; (3) a rath or rach of land situated in the corner beneath Wrotheheg and abutting on the King's highway; (4) her share of land in Chalvecroft. Walter to pay an annual rent of threepence, and for this grant he has given Matilda a silver mark. [After x237. ] 4~ xl. Carta Matildis filii [sic] Galfridi de terra super Kinges- hulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Matildis filia Galfridi (scilicet Swart) filii Rogeri clerici de Messend' in ligia et uiduali potestate mea dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Waltero mercatori de Wicumbia unam partem terre mee in Kingeshulle scilicet unam acram et unam rodam in Longefurelong in campo qui uocatur le Eldefeld iacentem inter terram ipsius Walteri in longitudine que ei accidit de racionabili parte Marie uxoris sue ex utraque parte et abutat in Greneweie. Et unam rodam in Rugedefurlong iacentem similiter inter terrain predicti Walteri et terrain Galfridi filii Geruasii. Et unam rath [or rach] terre iacentem in angulo sub Wrotheheg et abutat in uicum regale. Et totam racionabilem partem meam in Chaluecroft cum omnibus pertinenciis suis pro homagio et seruicio suo. Habendas et tenendas sibi et heredibus suis uel cui uoluerit dare vel assignare de me et heredibus meis libere et quiete in uiis et fo. 41 v. Kyngeshulle xxvij semitis in pascuis in aquis in omnibus liberis introitibus et exitibus et omnibus libertatibus. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui uel eius assignati 49 In a final concord, noted at fo. 176 of the Cartulary, Matilda and her husband, Geoffrey de la Penne, are mentioned, the date being 3 Nov., x037. The date of the above charter must be subsequent to this, as Matilda makes the grant by virtue of her right of full disposition as a widow. x4 o KINGSHILL CHARTERS tres denarios pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et exaccionibus ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio iij obolos ad festum Sancti Michaelis iij obolos. Ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione et concessione et presentis carte confirmacione et warantizacione predictus Walterus dedit michi Matilde unam marcam argenti. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Waltero Mantel Roberto Brond Wil- lelmo cementario Willelmo Brond Nicholao de Kingeshulle Thoma filio Nicholai Gilberto de Hibernia Roberto de Croindene. Et aliis.

I47 Grant by Isabella, daughter of Geoffrey Swart, to Walter the merchant, husband of her sister Mary, of a messuage in Kingshill, which Hernaldus Sermongere held and Juliana, her mother, held in dower. Also, the meadow which Isabella held by right of inheritance, and all her share of the grove at Ramshurste, namely that which her mother held in dower. Walter to pay a rent of 2s. per annum, and for this grant he has given Isabella two silver marks. [Early 13th century.] xli. Carta Ysabelle filie Gaufridi Swart: ° Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Ysabele filia Galfridi Swart dedi et concessi et hac mea presenti carta confirmaui Waltero mercatori marito Marie sororis mee pro homagio et seruicio suo vnum mesuagium cum omnibus pertinenciis suis

so As a number of the Kingshill charters relate to the Swart family and its descendants, the following sketch pedigree is given. The numbers refer to the charters on which the information is based. 122 Roger Swart 'clericus' of Missenden x46 I I I 17 Geoffrey Swart or de Missenden = Juliana William 126 c. i2oo I47 I I I 8 I 125 Isabella = Ralf s. of Alice I 19 Matilda = Geoffrey x2o Peter 147 Mary = x47 Gervase de Whelpley 144 de la Penne x49 Walter de t5o ~46 Wycombe I20

12o Cecilia = Andrew Galfridus 135 Henry 120 Matilda = x48 [ de Deshorough William le Ix 7 Famel de I Berkhamsted Richard KIN GSHILL CHARTERS I4I super Kingeshulle scilicet illud mesuagium quod Hernaldus Sermongere tenuit et quod Juliana mater mea tenuit in dote sicut mete et diuise diuidunt circumdant et proportant. Pre- terea dedi et conccssi ei totum pratum illud quod tenui de hereditate tam de prato quod canonici de Messendene tenuerunt quam de alio prato quod ad me pertinet de hereditate. Item dedi et concessi prcdicto Waltero totam partem meam de graua super Ramhurste scilicet de dote quam mater inca tenuit. Tenend' et habend' de me et hercdibus mcis sibi et heredibus suis in pace integre honorifice iure hcreditario libere et quiete. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et hercdibus meis ipse et heredes sui duos solidos pro omni seruicio et consuetudine et exaccione ad me et ad heredes tacos pertinente scilicet duos [sic] denarios ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio et xij denarios ad festum Sancti Michaelis saluo forinseco seruicio quantum pertinet ad illud tenementum predictum. Pro hac autem donacione et concessione dedit predictus Walterus michi duas marcas argenti in gersumam. Et donacio [etc. Sealing clause]. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus domino Henrico de Scaccario Matheo Brand Geruasio de Hugend' Roberto de Coleshulle Waltero Mantel Willel- mo filio Heruei Roberto de Croendene Ricardo de Colle Ricardo de Wendouere Roberto de Welpeleie Galfrido filio Geruasii Henrico de Stokke Ricardo filio Osberti. Et aliis.

I48

Grant by Cecilia, daughter of Isabella, to Walter the merchant, of the property specified in No. 147. Further, she has given Walter two acres in Kingshill which Richard, son of Aviva, held of Isabella. Walter to pay a rent of 6d. per annum, and for this grant he has given Cecilia 2os. [Early 13th century.] xlij. Carta Cecilie filie Ysabelle filie Gaufridi Swart de mesuagio et prato super King'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Cecilia filia Ysabelle filie Galfridi Swart in uirginitate mea et libera potestate mea concessi et presenti scripto confirmaui Waltero mercatori marito Marie matertere [etc., the property as in No. I47 ]. I42 KINGSHILL CHARTERS fo. 42 r. Kyngeshulle xxvij Habend' et tenend' [etc., as in No. I47 ] sicut carta quam dictus Walterus inde habuit de dicta I. matre mea testatur et proportat. Insuper concessi et confirmaui eidem Waltero duas acras terre apud Kingeshulle quas Ricardus filius Auiue tenuit de predicta Isabella matre mea. Habendas et tenendas dicto Waltero et heredibus suis per liberum seruicium sex denariorum annuatim pro omnibus seruiciis et demandis excepto forinseco seruicio cum acciderit sicut carta quam dictus Ricar- dus filius Auiue inde habuit proportat. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro qua concessione et confirmacione dedit michi dictus Walterus viginti solidos sterlingorum In huius [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Henrico de Scaccario domino Roberto Brand Willelmo filio Walderi Alano Payn Waltero de Puderuge Rogero Menge Willelmo Menge Ricardo Blundo Waltero Mantel Thoma del Erde Nicho- lao de Kingeshulle. Et aliis.

I49 Grant by William le Famel, of Berkhamsted, and his wife Matilda (daughter of Walter the merchant, of Wycombe), to William de Whelpley, perpetual vicar of Chesham, in return for his service of all their land, together with the rents of six tenants. On his part William to render annually to them a clove at Christmas, to pay Robert Brand one halfpenny at Michaelmas, to Geoffrey de Hughenden 6 shillings at the two annual terms, and to Elias de Apsley 3d. at the two annual terms. For this grant William gave them forty silver marks. [I244-I259.] ~i xliij. Carta Willelmi le Famel de Berkhamsted de tota terra sua. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus Famel de Berkhamsted' et Matild' uxor mea filia quondam Walteri mercatoris de Wicumbe dedimus concessimus et hac presenti carta nostra confirmauimus Willelmo de Welpeleia perpetuo vicario de Cestresham pro seruicio suo totam terram nostram cum ~l According to Bishop Grosseteste's roll, William de [blank] was presented in the tenth year of his episcopate (x244/5) by Woburn Abbey to half the vicarage of Chesham (Grosse- teste, 369). This William was William de Whelpley, because in x258/9 William de Watford is presented on cessation of William de Welpelie (Gravesend, 236). The date of the charter is probably z259, as early in that year, according to a final concord noted at fo. x75 of the Cartulary, William Famel and Matilda, lfis wife, recognised land in Little Missenden as the right of William de Cestreham, vicar. KINGSHILL CHARTERS i43 boscis et grauis simul cum redditibus sex tenencium videlicet de Henrico Iuuene vj solidos vj denarios De abbate de Messendene v solidos de Hugone Alfrith iiij solidos ob' De Rogero Iuuene iij solidos vjd. Et de Roberto Euin duos solidos ij d. Et de Ualentino persona de parua Messend' xij denarios cum seruiciis homagiis consuetudinibus et escaetis eorundem. Et quicquid habuimus uel habere potuimus in dicta terra cum per tinenciis sine aliquo retenemento in uilla de parua Messend' apud Kingeshulle nomine hereditatis magistri Petri mercatoris fratris dicte Matildis uxoris mee. Habendum et tenendum sibi et heredibus suis de nobis et heredibus nostris et cuicumque et ubicumque et quandocumque dare uendere legare et assignare uoluerit tam in infirmitate quam in sanitate libere quiete bene et in pace et integre in terris in boscis in grauis in redditibus in possessionibus in pratis in pasturis in planis in uiis in semitis et omnibus libertatibus introitibus et exitibus et omnibus aliis pertinenciis dictis terre boscis et grauis pertinentibus. Red- dendo inde annuatim predictus Willelmus et heredes sui siue sui assignati nobis et heredibus nostris unum clauum gariofili ad natale domini. Et domino Roberto Brand obolum ad festum Sancti Michaelis. Et Galfrido de Hugend' vj solidos ad duos anni terminos. Et Helye de Espele tres denarios ad duos anni terminos pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et omnimodis demandis secularibus. Et ego dictus Willelmus le Famel et Matilda uxor mea et heredes nostri [etc. Warranty clause]. fo. 42 v. KyngeshuUe xxviij Pro hac autem donacione concessione et huius carte eonfir- macione dedit nobis predictus Willelmus xl marcas argenti in gersumam. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hamden' Roberto filio Nigelli Iohanne Waleis Thoma de Erda Petro seruiente Roberto de Broc Galfrido Marescallo. Et aliis.

Confirmation by Ralf, son of Gervase de Whelpley, to Walter the merchant, of the messuage, meadow, and part of a grove at Rameshurste, as the charter of his wife Isabella witnesses. For this Walter gave him halfa mark of silver. [c. 12oo.] I44 KINGSHILL CHARTERS xliiij. Carta Radulfi filii Geruasii de Welpeleie de mesuagio prato et bosco in Kingeshulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Radulfus filius Geruasii de Whelpeleie concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Waltero mercatori pro seruicio suo unum mesuagium cum omnibus pertinenciis suis et pratum et partem graue super Rameshurste sicut carta Ysabelle uxoris mee testatur. Pro hac concessione et confirmacione predictus Walterus dedit michi dimidiam marcam argenti in gersumam. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Henrico de Scaccario Matheo Brand Geruasio de Hugend' Roberto de Coleshulle Wal- tero Mantel Willelmo filio Heruei Roberto de Croendene Ricardo de Colle Ricardo de Wendouere Roberto de Whelpeleie Henrico de la Stoke. Et aliis.

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Grant by Ralfde Scaccario to Walter the merchant, of Wycombe, of a certain part of his wood called Senrededen at Kingshill, lying between the corner of Eldefeld and the road which leads towards the house of Roger Young, which is next to the said part, and extending in length so far as the demesne of Walter in Eldefeld. Walter to pay a rent of one penny per annum at Michaelmas. [¢. i25o-i 255. ] xlv. Carta Radulphi de Scaccario de terra super King' data Waltero mercatori. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Radulphus de Scaccario concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Waltero mercatori de Wycumbe pro seruicio suo quamdam particulam de bosco meo qui uocatur Senrededen' super Kingeshulle scilicet illam que iacet in corneram de Eldefeld et iter quod tendit uersus domum Rogeri Iuuenis quod est proximum predicte perticule bosci et extendit in longitudine tantum quantum dominicum eiusdem Walteri durat in Eldefeld. Habendam et tenendam sibi et heredibus suis uel suis assignatis libere et quiete bene et in pace. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis unum denarium die Sancti Michaelis pro omnibus seruiciis secularibus rebus et demandis saluo forinseco seruicio scilicet tantum quantum pertinet ad tantum tene- KIN GS HI LL CHARTERS I45 mentum in eadem uilla. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ad maiorem securitatem huic scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Thoma Mantel Henrico Iuuene Thoma de Wen- douere Roberto clerico Galfrido de la Penne. Et aliis.

Quitclaim by Agnes, widow of Robert, son of Osbert the smith, of Kings- hill, to William le FameI, of Berkhamsted, for 18d., which he has given her, of all right and claim to a part of a grove in Rameshurst, lying between the wood which Walter the merchant once held and Wilekinesfeld in the corner towards the west. [¢. 125o. ] xlvj. Q uieta clamancia Agnetis filie Roberti fabri de Kinges- hulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod Agnes quondam uxor Roberti filii Osberti fabri de Kingeshulle in ligia uidua potestate mea remisi et pro me et heredibus meis in perpetuum quietum clamaui Willelmo le Famel de Berkhamsted' et heredibus suis siue suis assignatis quibuscumque pro octodecim denariis quos michi dedit premanibus totum ius et clamium quod habui uel quod habere potui in quadam parte graue in Rames- hurst que est inter boscum quem Walterus mercator quondam tenuit et Wilekinesfeld in cornera uersus le West. Habendam et tenendam dictam partem graue cum fo. 43 r. Kyngeshulle xxviij omnibus pertinenciis suis sibi et heredibus suis siue suis assignatis quibuscumque ut predictum est liberam quietam et solutam ab omni clamio uexacione uel inpedimento mei uel heredum meorum uel alicuius pro nobis in perpetuum. Et ne ego dicta Agnes uel heredes mei uel aliquis pro nobis vel per nos aliquod ius uel clamium in predicta parte graue cum suis pertinenciis clamare uel exigere possimus decetero hanc presentem cartam mee remissionis et quieteclamacionis sigilli mei inpressione roboraui. Hiis testibus domino Roberto Brond milite Willelmo Walder Roberto de Ezelburgh' Waltero Bil ThomaMantel HenricoIuuene ElyaRelond Thoma de Wendouere Hen.rico de Penna Et aliis. IO I46 KINGSHILL GHARTER$

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Quitclaim by Jordan Bosse and his wife Sara, to Andrew Blund of all the land, with houses and a grove, which they hold of him above Kingshill, in the parish of Hughenden. For this quitclaim Andrew forgave them 4os. arrears of rent and gave them two bushels of corn. [¢. 125o.]

xlvij. Carta Andree Blundi nobis reddita. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iordanus Bosse et ego Sara uxor eiusdem reddidimus et quietum clamauimus et presenti carta confirmauimus Andree Blundo et heredibus suis totam terram cum domibus et graua et omnibus pertinenciis suis quam tenuimus de eo super Kingeshulle in parochia de Hugenden' pro xl solidis qui retro fuerunt de firma dicte terre et pro duobus bussellis frumenti quos ipse nobis dedit. Ita scilicet quod nos nec aliquis per nos uel pro nobis aliquid in predicta terra cure pertinenciis suis exigere habere uel clamare poterimus nec debemus in perpetuum. Et si forte contingat quod nos uel aliquis per nos uel pro nobis aliquid uoluerimus in predicta terra exigere oportet nos uel illum dicto Andree uel heredibus suis xl solidos soluere vna cure duobus bosellis frumenti antequam possimus illum uel illos inplacitare. Et sciendum est quod dictus Andreas et heredes sui non possunt nec debent aliquid decetero a nobis exigere occasione quadraginta solidorum qui a retro sunt de firma nostra nisi ita sit quod nos uel aliquis per nos uel pro nobis uelimus eum uel heredes suos inplacitare. In huius rei testimonium huic presenti carte sigilla nostra apposuimus. Hiis testibus Roberto Brand Willelmo de Netherhalle Willelmo de Hamden' Elia le Stiuor Nicholao de Kingeshulle Willelmo Russel Nicholao Cheb~s. Et aliis.

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Quitclaim by Edith, daughter of Gilbert le Werkman, to Andrew Blund of one penny of annual rent, which he was accustomed to pay her. For this Andrew gave her 12d. [¢. I25o.] KINGSHILL CHARTERS ~47 xlviij. Carta Andree Blund nobis reddita. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Editha filia Gilberti le Werkman concessi remisi et quietum clamaui pro me et heredibus meis et meis assignatis domino Andree Blundo et heredibus suis uel suis assignatis unum denarium annul redditus cum pertinenciis quem quidem ipse michi annuatim soluere consueuit. Ita uidelicet quod ego nec heredes mei uel aliquis assignatorum meorum quicquam iuris in predicto redditu cure pertinenciis decetero habere exigere clamare poterimus nec debemus. Et pro hac concessione remissione quietaclamacione dedit michi predictus Andreas xij denarios sterlingorum premanibus. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigiUum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Roberto Brand Gal- frido de Huchend' Willelmo Russel Nicholao de Northdon' Willelmo de Northden' Elya de Mosleye Roberto Mauger Willelmo Horpede. Et aliis.

I55 Quitclaim by Cecilia, daughter of Gilbert le Werkman, to Andrew Blund of one penny of annual rent, which he was accustomedto pay her. For this Andrew gave her I2d. [c. i25o.] xlix. Carta Andree Blund nobis reddita. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Cecilia filia Gilberti le Werkman concessi remisi et quietum clamaui pro me et heredibus meis et meis assignatis domino Andree Blundo et heredibus suis uel suis assignatis vnum denarium annui redditus cum pertinenciis quem quidem ipse michi annuatim soluere consueuit. Ita uidelicet quod ego nec heredes fo. 43 v. Kyngeshulle xxix mei uel aliquis assignatorum meorum quicquam iuris in pre- ditto redditu cum per tinenciis decetero habere exigere clamare poterimus nee debemus. Et pro hac concessione remissione quietaclamacione dedit michi predictus Andreas duodecim denarios sterlingorum premanibus. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Roberto Socaund Galfrido de Hugend' Willelmo Russel Nicholao de Northdene Willelmo de Northdene x48 KINOSHILL CHARTERS Elya de Moisleye Roberto Maunger Willelmo Orpede et aliis.

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Quitclaim by Alice, formerly wife of Nicholas de Kingshill, to Andrew Blund of an annual rent of 2d., which he was accustomed to pay her. For this Andrew gave her two shillings. [¢. z~5o.]

1. Carta Andree Blundi nobis reddita. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Alicia quondam uxor Nieholai de Kingeshulle concessi remisi et quietum clamaui pro me et heredibus meis uel meis assignatis domino Andrea [sic] Blundo et heredibus suis uel suis assignatis duos denarios annui redditus cum pertinenciis quos quidem ipse michi annuatim soluere consueuit. Ita uidelicet quod ego nec heredes mei uel aliquis assignatorum meorum quicquam iuris in predicto redditu cum pertinenciis habere exigere clamare poterimus nec debemus. Et pro hac concessione remissione quietaclamancia dedit michi predictus Andreas duos solidos sterlingorum premanibus. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Roberto Brand Galfrido de Hychendene Willelmo Russel Nicholao de Northdene Elya de Moysleye Roberto Maunger Willelmo Orpede. Et aliis.

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Agreement between Robert Brand and Andrew Blund, whereby the former agrees to maintain Andrew and his heirs against Ingram de Betun in respect of any loss or injury that Andrew might sustain by paying to Robert the 22s. of rent which he paid to Ingram for the land he held of Ingram in Kingshill, before the latter enfeoffed Robert of all his land in Kingshill, in the manor of Wendover. If Andrew suffers any damage of this kind, Robert is to make restitution to him. If it should happen that Jordan Bosse and his wife, and Agnes, once the wife of David Lennuar, or their heirs do not perform suit of court for the said land, and if it seems fitting to Andrew to do it on their default, Robert has agreed that Andrew and his heirs shall be quit on performing suit ofcourt twice a year, and then KINGSHILL CHARTERS ~49 only on reasonable summons and without payment. [Early x3th century-- before I~39. ] lj. Andree Blundi nobis est nunc reddita carta. Hec est conuencio facta inter Robertum Brand ex una parte et Andream Blundum ex altera scilicet quod predictus Robertus et heredes sui defendent et warantizabunt dictum Andream et heredes suos contra Ingeramum de Betin et heredes suos itaquod dictusAndreas et heredes sui non incident in aliquod dampnum grauamen uel custum eoque soluerint annuatim redditum dicto Roberto et heredibus suis xx et duorum solidorum de terra quam dictus Andreas tenuit de dieto Ingeramo super Kingeshulle antequam dictus Ingeramus feoffauit dictum Robertum de tota terra sua super Kinges- hulle in manerio de Wendouere. Et sciendum est quod si dietus Andreas uel heredes sui inciderint in dampnum grauamen uel custum quod absit oecasione quod dictus Andreas se attor- nauit dieto Roberto et heredibus suis de seruicio predictorum uiginti duorum solidorum dictus Robertus et heredes sui restituent ditto Andree et heredibus suis totum dampnum eustum et grauamen sine omni occasione et dilacione aliqua Et si contingat quod Iordanus Bosse et uxor eius et Agnes que fuit uxor Dauid Lennuar' uel heredes sui non defendant dietam terrain de Kingeshulle de sequela curie et oporteat dictum Andream et heredes suos sequi curiam pro defectu eorundem concessit dictus Robertus quod dictus Andreas et heredes sui quiet] sint per sequelam curie bis per annum scilicet post festum Sancti Michaelis semel et post Pascha semel et tune per racionabilem summonicionem et sine occasione et tune per seipsum uel per attornatum suum nisi quod ira eontingat quod ipsum oporteat cure eeteris liberis hominibus per afforciamen- turn curie interesse et tune per racionabilem summonieionem et sine occasione per se vel attornatum suum bane conuencionem fideliter tenendam et obseruandam uterque affidauit. Et ad maiorem securitatem alter alterius scripto sigillum suum apposuit. Hiis testibus Henrico decano de Eston' Henrico de Scaceario Symonede Brakkele RoaldodeAston' Thoma de Valoines Alexandro de Hamden' Roberto de Ailesbir' Gilberto Wace Et aliis. 150 KIN GS HI L L CHARTERS

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Grant by Andrew Blund to the Abbey of all the land, etc., which he had in the parish of Hughenden of the fee which once belonged to William Brand in Kingshill of the manor of Wendover; also of a rent of Sd. for the land in Moseley which Geoffrey de Hughenden held of him, which land is called La Merle and is of the fee of the Prior of Kenilworth; and a rent of 12d. from land which Robert, son of Peter, held of him in Moseley of the fee of the lord of Hughenden. The Abbey to pay a rent to Andrew of a pair of gloves, worth a penny, at Easter for all services, except the service due to the capital lords of the fee, namely an annual payment of 22s. to Robert Brand and one penny annually at Easter to Agnes, once the wife of David Lennuer, and also suit &court to Robert Brand twice a year. For this grant the Abbey has given Andrew £20 sterling. [¢. i25o. ]

fo. 44 r. Kyngeshulle .xxix liij. [lij.] Carta Andree Blundi de Kingeshulla. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Andreas Blundus dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui pro me et heredibus meis uel quibuscumque assignatis meis in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus totam terrain et redditum cure omnibus homagiis releuiis escaetis wardis et omnibus aliis pertinenciis suis quam habui uel habere potui in parochia de Hugendene de feodo quod fuit Willelmi Brond super Kinges- hul' in manerio de Wendouere et redditum octo denariorum super Moiselee 5~ de terra quam Galfridus de Hugendene de me tenuit que scilicet terra appellatur la Merle que est de feodo prioris de Kenilwurthe et redditum xij denariorum cure omnibus pertinenciis suis de terra quam Robertus filius Petri de me tenuit super Moislee de feodo domini de Hugend'. Habend' et tenend' predictis canonicis et eorum successoribus de me et heredibus meis et assignatis libere et quiete integre et pacifice absque omni inpedimento mei uel heredum rneorum vel assignatorum meorum. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis uel meis assignatis unum par cirotecarum de precio unius denarii ad Pascha pro omni seruicio seculari exaccione et demanda saluo seruicio debito capitalibus dominis ~'0 Moiselee= MoseleyFarm, in Hughenden,shown on six-inchOrdnance Survey map. KIN GS HIL L CHARTERS I5I feodi scilicet xxij solidos annuatim soluendos domino Roberto Brond et heredibus suis vel suis assignatis scilicet ad duos anni terminos ad festum beate Marie in Marcio xj solidos et ad festum Sancti Michaelis xj solidos et Agneti uxori quondam Dauid Lennuer unum denarium ad Pascha annuatim soluendum pro omni seruicio consuetudine et demanda et sectis curie saluis duabus sectis ad curiam ipsius Roberti Brond et heredum suorum per annum faciendis et hoc per attornatum et per racionabilem summonicionem ad festum Sancti Michaelis semel et semel ad Pascha nisi ita contingat quod oporteat ipsum cum ceteris liberis hominibus per afforciamentum curie curie interesse et tunc per racionabilem summonicionem et sine occasione per se uel per attornatum suum. Pro hac autem donacione concessione quietaclamacione et presentis carte mee confirmacione dederunt michi predicti canonici xx libras sterlingorum premanibus in gersumam. I~t ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hamd' domino Rogero de Sifrewast domino Thoma de Syfrewast domino Radulfo de Scaccario Andrea Crok Galfrido Crok Roberto camerario abbatis tunc. * (Ingeramus)

Notification by Eustace de Betun that the Abbey are to pay to him and his heirs 4os. for the land which they hold of him in Peterley and Pirenor and for that once held by Hugh Oruin and for that which they hold in Hughenden and for 5 acres which they bought from him. The balance of the rent, namely 7s. 4½d., he remitted to them on being received into the fraternity. For this remission the Abbey gave him three silver marks. It. 2oo.] liiij. [liij.] Carta Eustachii de Betin de xlvij solid' et iiij d. et job. Eustachius de Betin omnibus sancte ecclesiis [sic] filiis salutem Notum sit uobis quod canonici de Messend' solebant michi reddere xl et septem solidos et iiij denarios et unum obolum pro omnibus tenementis que de me tenent in Kinges- huUa annuatim scilicet pro tota terra de Piterleia et pro tota I52 K1 N GSHI LL CHARTERS terra de Pirenora et pro tota terra que fuit Hugonis Gruin et pro tota terra quam tenent apud Hugend' et pro quinque acris terre quas de me emerunt. Set ego quando receptus fui in fraternitatem predictorum canonicorum remisi eis et quietos clamaui septem solidos et iiij denarios et unum obolum annuatim in puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute mea et antecessorum et successorum meorum. Q uare uolo et presenti carta confirmo ut prefati canonici habeant et teneant in perpetuum predictas terras cum omnibus fo. 44 v. Kyngeshulle xxx libertatibus snis et pertinenciis et in uiis et semitis et pascuis et in omnibus aliis liberis consuetudinibus quadraginta solidos michi et heredibus meis inde annuatim reddendo pro omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus scilicet dimidium infra oetabas Sancti Michaelis et dimidium infra oetabas Sanete Marie in Mareio. Et pro hac remissione et coneessione predicti canoniei dederunt michi tres marcas argenti. Testibus Rolando filio Aufridi et Alano filio suo Gaufrido et Hugone de Kingeshulle Ricardo filio Turkilli et Roberto filio eius Waltero Pareere et Thoma fratre eius Paris et Roberto de Stached'. Et aliis. BW 5 fos. 4 ° and 4 I.

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Grant by Ingrain de Fienes of the land and woodland lying between Prestwood and the Peterleystone road and between the land of Hugh de Noers of Great Missenden and the London road, the road which runs to the hedge of Richard, son of Turkil, and then to Prestwood. The Abbey to pay a rent of five shillings. For this grant the Abbey gave him twenty marks and to his wife Sybil, three besants. [i 184-I I91.] liiij. Carta Ingelram de Fienes de terra et bosco que est inter Prestwude et uiam de Piterleiston'. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Ingelram de Fienes dedi et concessi deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus totam terram cum toto bosco que est inter Prestwude et uiam de Piterleistan et inter terram Hugonis de Nuers de maiori KINGSHILL CHARTERS I53 Messenden' et uiam Londoniensem sicut ipsa uia uadit usque ad sepem Ricardi filii Turkilli et inde usque ad Prestwude. Ouare uolo et concedo ut predicti canonici habeant et teneant predictam terram cum predicto bosco liberam et quietam ab omni seruicio et consuetudine et exaccione quinque solidos annuatim reddendo scilicet xxx denarios ad annunciacionem beate Marie et xxx denarios ad festum Sancti Michaelis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et pro hac concessione et donacione predicti canonici xx marcas michi dederunt et Sibille uxori mee tres bizancios. Ut autem predicti canonici predictam terrain cum bosco absque omni contradiccione et vexaeione bene et integre et pacifice in perpetuum habeant et possideant sigiUi mei attestacione et inpressione eis confirmaui. Testibus Hugone de Curteuile Willelmo de Loges Eustachio de Betin Gaufrido et Hugone de Kingeshulle Ricardo filio Turkil et Roberto filio eius Waltero clerico et Hamone baUiuis de Wendouera Waltero Parcere et Thoma fratre eius Dauid de Eylesburia Paris et Roberto de Stached'. BW 5 fo. 4 o. * (Innynge)

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Grant by Ingram de Fienes of the land of Peterley which the Abbey have enclosed with hedges and ditches, and for this land they ought to pay him annually 43. He confirms to them all the land once held by Hugh Grom, for which they are wont to pay 9s. 3½d. annually. He also confirms to them the tenement which they hold of his fee at Hughenden, for which they pay 29s. 9 d. annually, 5 acres which they bought from Eustace de Betun, for which they owe 4d. annually, and the land at Pirenor for which they pay a rent of 4s. annually. [I I84-x I9I.] lv. Carta Ingelrami de Fienes de terra de Piterleia. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Ingelramus de Fienes concedo et presenti carta confirmo ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus totam terram de Piterleia sicut predicti canonici fossis suis et sepibus eam circumdederunt. Pro qua terra annuatim quatuor solidos pro omni seruicio reddere debent. Confirmo eciam eis totam terram que fuit Hugonis Groin unde i54 KINGSHILL CHARTERS nouem solidos et tres denarios et obolum annuatim pro omni seruicio reddere solent. Preterea confirmo predictis canonicis totum tenementum quod tenent de feudo meo apud Hugend' unde uiginti et ix solidos et ix denarios annuatim pro omni seruicio reddunt. Et quinque acras terre de Eustachio de Betuine emerunt unde annuatim quatuor denarios reddere debent. Confirmo eciam totam terram de Pirenore pro qua quatuor solidos annuatim reddere debent pro omni seruicio. Quare uolo et concedo ut predicti canonici predicta tenementa habeant et teneant libere pacifice et quiete cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. Testibus Hugone de Curteuile Willelmo de Loges Hugone Merlin Roberto del Brok Helya filio eius Alexandro de Hamdene Helia hostiario Ingelramo de Leya.

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This charter is a repetition, with the names of the witnesses added, of No. 34. 25 May, 116I.

Ivj. Carta Hugonis de Nuiers de uirgata terre de Piterleia. Notum sit [etc. as in No. 34]. fo. 45 r. Kyngeshulle xxx Hiis testibus Symone de Berkhamsted' et Radulfo filio eius Radulfo fabro Geruasio dispensario Hugone de Nuers Ailwino Prelle et Turkillo Kufo hominibus ipsius Hugonis Gaufrido Boterel et homine illius Bodili Willelmo de Uruilla Rainaldo et Ricardo de Norfolc Theodorico stabulario Willelmo Bischop Radulfo filio Fullonis. BW 5 fo. II. * (ista carta alibi scilicet inter cartas de Messend')

I63 Grant by Pharamus, for the salvation of his lord King Henry, the Queen, and their children, and for his own salvation and that of his wife, family, etc., of all the land of Peterley, which the canons have surrounded with ditches and hedges, and which, before Pharamus gave them seisin of it, lay waste and uncultivated; also four acres situate in front of the house of Dur- KIN GSHIL L CHARTERS I55 win and Elwin the hunter. The Abbey to pay a rent of 43. per annum. Pharamus also gave them the land once held by Hugh Groin. [I 158-z x84. ] lvij. Carta Pharami de terra de Piterleia. 5~ Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Pharamus dedi et concessi in perpetuam elemosinam deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro salute domini mei regis Henrici et regine et puerorum suorum et pro salute mea et uxoris mee et puerorum nostrorum et antecessorum et successorum nostrorum totam terram de Piterleia sicut predicti canonici fossis suis et sepibus eam circumdederunt et sieur inde per me saisiati sunt que semper antea uasta iacuerat et inculta et absque omni redditu. Et preterea iiij acras ante domum Durwini filii Quintini et Elwini venatoris. Quare uolo et confirmo ut predicti canonici hanc prenominatam elemosinam meam habeant et teneant bene et in pace liberam et quietam ab omni seruicio et consuetudine et exaccione excepto quod annuatim reddent pro omnibus seruiciis quatuor solidos duos ad festum Sancti Michaelis et duos ad annunciacionem Sancte Marie. Preterea hoe dedi et concessi eis totam terram que fuit Hugonis Grom eodem seruicio quo ipse tenere solebat. Et ideo precipio omnibus hominibus meis ut super hoc nullus eis aliquam molestiam faciat. Testibus domina Matilda uxore mea Willelmo de Loges Hugone de Corteuilla Alano capellano Willelmo de Nuers Radulfo Harpario Bald' Richetale Rogero filio Reueningi Roberto clerico de Wendouere Ernaldo de Wen- douere Rogero filio Herberti Dauid de Ailesburi. BW5 fo. 39.

z64

Confirmation by Sibilla, widow of Ingram de Fienes, of the grant of land made by him to the Abbey (see No. I6o). For this confirmation the Abbey gave her 6os. [I I9I-I I94.] lviij. Confirmacio SibiUe filie Pharami de terra et de bosco de Piterleia. s3 The above charter has been printed in part byJ. H. Round in his article on Faramus of Boulogne (The Genealogist,vol. xii, new series, I5x ). I56 KINGSHILL CHARTERS Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Sibilla filia Pharamus [sic] concessi post mortem I. sponsi mei et presenti carta confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in perpetuam elemosinam donacionem illam quam predictus I. sponsus meus eis fecit scilicet totam terram cure toto bosco que est inter Prestwude et uiam de Piterleistan et inter terram Hugonis de Nuers de maiori Messend' et uiam Londoniensem sicut ipsa uia uadit usque ad sepem Ricardi filii Turkilli et inde usque ad Prestwude quinque solidos inde annuatim reddendo michi et heredibus meis scilicet triginta denarios ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio et xxx denarios ad festum Sancti Michaelis pro omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus. Et pro hac concessione et confirmacione prefati canonici michi sexaginta solidos dederunt. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Testibus Hugone Merlin Alexandro de Hamden' Hugone de Nuiers Henrico de Scaccario Hamone senescallo Ra- dulfo Harpario Willelmo de Dun Waltero Parcere Paris de Stachedena Tailifer le Marescal. BW 5 fos. 39 and 4 o. I65

Grant by Joanna, daughter and heir ofJohn Ovioth, of Great Kingshill, to Henry de Coleshill and his wife Ysabella, of a certain messuage with a garden and croft adjoining; also an acre of land in the field called 'Hicones- croft.' They are to hold of the capital lords of the fee by the performance of the due and customary services, namely the payment to the almoner of the Abbey of an annual sum of2s. 2d. [c. I275. ] fo. 45 v. Kyngeshulle xxxj lix° Carta Iohannefilie Iohannis Ouioth de magna Kingeshulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna filia et heres Iohannis Ouioth de magna KingeshuUe in libera et pura potestate mea dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Henrico de Coleshulle et Ysabelle uxori sue et heredibus eorum uel assignatis pro seruicio eorundem quoddam mesuagium cum gardino et uno crofto predicto mesuagio adiacente cum pertinenciis suis sicut sepibus et fossatis includi- tur Dedi eciam eisdem Henrico et Isabelle uxori sue unam XINOSHXLL CHARTERS X57 acram terre cum pertinenciis iacentem in campo qui uocatur Hiconescroft inter terrain Ricardi fabri ex utraque parte. Habend' et tenend' de capitalibus dominis feodi per seruicia inde debita et consueta videlicet elemosinario abbatie de Messendene duos solidos et duos denarios ad duos anni terminos videlicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis tresdecim denarios et ad festum annunciacionis beate Marie uirginis tresdecim denarios sicut ego et pater meus solebamus facere pro omnibus seruiciis et singulis demandis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei testimonium presenti carte sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus SymoneBlueth Hugoneleseriant Gal- frido Talifer Ricardo de la Northdene Elya de Northdene Hugone le Stiuour Radulfo fabro Galfrido clerico et aliis.

I66

Quitclaim by Alexander of Coleshill to the Abbey of all right and interest in the lands and tenements once held by Joanna Ovioth of the Abbey in Hughenden. 25 Sept., I32o. lx. Quietaclamancia Alexandri de Coleshulle de tenemento quondam Iohanne Ouioth in Kingeshulle. Nouerint uniuersi quod ego Alexander de Coleshulle concessi remisi et de me et heredibus meis in perpetuum quietum clamaui religiosis uiris abbati et conuentui de Messend' totum ius et clamium quod habui seu aliquo modo habere potui in omnibus terris et tenementis que Iohanna Ouioth aliquando tenuit de dictis abbate et conuentu in Hugend'. Habendas et tenendas predictas terras et tenementos predictis abbati et conuentui et eorum successoribus absque aliquo clamio uel retinemento mei uel heredum meorum seu alieuius alterius nomine nostro in perpetuum. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domi- his Radulfo de Wedone Reginaldo de Hamdene militibus Iohanne de Broc Galfrido de Hugenden' Willelmo Beau- neir Gilberto le seriaunt Symone fabro et aliis. Data apud Hugend' die iouis proxima post festum Sancti Mathei apostoli et euangeliste anno regni regis Edwardi filii regis Edwardi quartodecimo. 158 KINGSI-IILL CHARTERS

Quitclaim by Richard Hunfrey and his wife Katerina atte Halle (daughter of Nicholas de Pirnore) to the Abbey of all right and interest in the lands and tenements in Kingshill and Pirnore, in the parish of Hughenden, which the said Nicholas granted to the Abbey. 2oJuly, 1315-

lxj. Quietaclamancia Ricardi Hunfrey et Katerine atte Halle filie Nicholai de Pyrnore. Uniuersis sancte matris ecclesie filiis presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris Ricardus Hunfrey et Katerina atte Halle filia Nicholai de Pirnore uxor mea salutem in domino sempiternam. Noueritis nos unanimi assensu et consensu nostro remisisse et omnino pro nobis et heredibus nostris et nostris assignatis in perpetuum quietumclamasse religiosis uiris abbati et conuentui ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et successoribus suis ibidem deo seruientibus totum ius et clamium quod quocumque modo et iure habuimus vel habere potuimus ill omnibus terris et tenementis et eorum pertinenciis que fuerunt Nicholai de Pirnore quondam patris predicte Katerine super Kingeshulle et Pirnore in parochia de Hugend' que idem re- ligiosi habent de dono et feoffamento dicti Nicholai de Pirnore. Habend' et tenend' sicut in carta predicti Nicholai predictis religiosis inde facta continetur. Ita scilicet quod nos predicti Ricardus Katerina heredes uel assignati nostri fo. 4 6 r. Kyngeshulle xxxj in predictis terris uel tenementis cum suis pertinenciis aliquid iuris uel clamii decetero uendicare uel exigere non poterimus in perpetuum. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigilla nostra apposuimus. Data apud Messend' die dominica proxima post festum Sancte Margarete uirginis anno regni regis Edwardi filii Regis Edwardi nono. Hiis testibus dominis Reginaldo de Hamdene Radulfo de Wedone Milone de Bellocampo Iohanne de la Penne militibus Roberto Mauntel Iohanne du Brok Alexandro de Sandresdone Galfrido de Hugend' Alexandro de Coleshulle Henrico fratre eius Symone Mar- escallo et aliis. KINGSHILL CHARTERS I59

I68

Grant by John Brand to Michael de Hughenden of his 'nativus' John Franceys, together with his progeny and the land and tenement in Kings- hill which he held in villeinage. Michael to pay annually 5s. 9d., and for this grant has given John three silver marks. It. i27o.]

lxij. Carta Iohannis Braund de Iohanne Franceis natiuo suo. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohannes Brand filius domini Roberti Braund militis dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Michaeli de Hugendene et heredibus snis uel suis assignatis et heredibus assignatorum suorum pro seruicio suo Iohannem Fraunceys filium Iohannis Fraunceys quondam natiuum meum liberum cum toto tenemento et tota terra una cum doffs quam predictus Iohannes pater predicti Iohannis de predicto domino Roberto Brand patre meo aliquando plenius tenuit in uilnagio in parochia de Hugend' super Kingeshulle simul cure tota secta et sequela sua et cum toto exitu suo scilicet cure tota progenie sua de se procreata vel procreanda. Habend' et tenend' de me et heredibus meis uel meis assignatis et de eorum heredibus predicto Michaeli et heredibus suis et suis assignatis et eorum heredibus libere quiete integre lure hereditarie bene et in pace et in perpetuum. Red- dendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis uel meis assig- naris ipse et heredes sui uel sui assignati quinque solidos et nouem denarios ad duos anni terminos uidelicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis duos solidos et decem denarios et ad festum beate Marie in Marcio duos solidos et xj denarios pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus exaccionibus et omnibus demandis secularibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione concessione et warantizacione dedit michi predictus Michael tres marcas argenti premanibus in gersumam. In cuius rei testimonium huic presente carte mee sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Symone de Hugend' Henrico Russel Iohanne de la Cumbe Willelmo de Alemer' Rogero Swetrich Nicholao le Em Willelmo de Chaluelee clerico Et aliis. I60 KINGSHILL CHARTERS

I6 9

Ouitelaim by Michael de Hughenden to the Abbey of all right and interest in John le Frauneeys and his tenement (see No. x68). 7 April, i27i.

lxiij. Q.uietaclamancia Michaelis de Hugend' de Iolmnne le Fraunceys. Nouerint uniuersi ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit quod ego Michael de Hugend' concessi remisi et pro me et heredibus meis omnino quietum clamaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam totum ius et clamium quod habui uel aliquomodo habere potui in Iohanne le Fraunceys de Kyngeshulle et heredibus suis et tenemento suo cum omnibus pertinenciis suis in homagio fidelitatibus wardis releuiis escaetis heriettis et cum omnibus aliis iuribus et pertinenciis suis una cum duobus caponibus quos dictus Iohannes michi annuatim ad festum apostolorum Philippi et Iacobi reddere consueuit racione donacionis et concessionis quam Iohannes Brand michi fecit de dicto Iohanne le Franceis secta et sequela sua et tenemento predicto per cartam ipsius Iohannis Braund quam commisi et remisi et quietum clamaui de me et heredibus meis predictis canonicis et eorum successoribus in perpetuum In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. fo. 4 6 v. Kyngeshulle xxxij Datum apud Messend' die martis in ebdomada Pasche anno gracie millesimo co. septuagesimo primo. Hiis testibus Petro filio Roberti de Hertwelle Andrea clerico quondam Nicho- lao de la Tur Ricardo de Cantilupo Osberto de Santre- done Iohanne de la Combe Roberto Doseuile Willelmo de la Penne Iohanne Markeday Willelmo marescallo de Mes- send'. Et aliis.

I70

Grant by Eustace de Betun to Swanild, once the wife of Hervicus de Peterley, ofall the land of Peterley which her husband held. Swanild to pay KI N G S ttI L L CHARTERS I6I an annual rent of9s. 2½d., and for this grant she gave Eustace three marks to make a pilgrimage. [¢. 12oo.] lxiiij. Carta Eustachii de Betun de terra de Piterleia. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Eus- tachius de Betun dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Suanilde que fuit uxor Heruici de Piterleie pro seruicio suo totam terram de Piterleie quam Heruicus tenuit cure omnibus pertinenciis suis in bosco et in piano in pratis in aquis in semitis in pascuis in exitibus in communibus et in omnibus aliis libertatibus ad terram pertinentibus sicut predictus Heruicus eam umquam melius et liberius tenuit et sicut sepes et fossata condonant et porportant. Hanc totam prenominatam terram cum pertinenciis tenebunt predicta Swanild et heredes sui de me et de meis heredibus libere et quiete honorifice integre pro omni seruicio et pro omnibus consuetudinibus et exaccionibus que ad me uel ad meos pertineant pro ix solidis et ij denariis et obolo michi et heredibus meis annuatim reddendis ad duos terminos scilicet quatuor solidos et septem denarios et obolum ad festumSanctiMichaelis et iiij solidos et vii denarios ad annunciacionem Sancte Marie. Et ego Eustachius concessi predicte Suanilde quod possit instituere heredem de tota predicta terra quemcumque filiorum suorum uoluerit. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et si warantizare non possimus ego uel mei heredes dabimus predicte Swanilde et suis heredibus escambium ad ualenciam illius terre in mea terra de Kinges- hulle. Et pro hac donacione et concessione facienda predicta Suanild dedit michi tres marcas ad peregrinacionem meam faciendam. Hiis testibus Helia hostiario Galfrido de Mes- send' Matheo Brand Roberto filio Brand Ricardo filio Turkil Heruico de Piterleie Heruico le Mercer Hugone le archer WiUelmo filio Yuonis Matheo clerico et aliis.

I7I

Grant by Geoffrey (son of Geoffrey, son of Fulco) to David (son of Richard de Cruce) for his homage and service and six shillings, of a piece of land in Hughenden in Geoffrey's field, called Suthfeld. David to pay an annual rent of2d. [c. 125o-c. I27o.] II x62 KINGSHILL CHARTERS lXV. Carta Gaufridi filii Gaufridi filii Fulconis de terra in Hugend'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Galfridus filius Galfridi [filii] Fulconis dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Dauid filio Ricardi de Cruce pro homagio et seruicio suo et pro vj solidis argenti quos michi dedit in gersumam unam particulam terre in Hugend' in campo meo qui dicitur Suthfeld que iacet [inter] vivum haicium et friscum sulcum et se extendit in longitudine de haicio illo a della usque ad capud eiusdem campi Habendam et tenendam de me et heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis et suis assignatis exceptis domibus religionis hereditarie libere quiete et integre simul cum dicto haicio adiacente et cum liberis introitibus et exitibus in perpetuum. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis duos denarios ad duos terminos anni scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio vnum denarium et ad festum Sancti Michaelis vnum denarium pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et demandis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei testimonium presentem cartam sigillo meo roboraui. Hiis testibus Galfrido de Hugend' Helia de Moseleia Tailifero de Kingeshulle Iohanne de Cumba Willelmo Russel Will- elmo de Nutherhalle Nicholao de la Northdene Iesse de Kingeshulle Nicholao le Eem. Et aliis.

I72

Quitclaim by Gervase Young, of Kingshill, to the Abbey of all right and interest in an annual rent of twopence which he was wont to receive in respect of a tenement in Kingshill held by Fulco, and after his death by Alice, sister of Gervase. [c. 12oo.]

fo. 47 r. xxxij lxvj. Ouietaclamancia Geruasii le Iuuene de Kingeshulle de ij denar' annui redditus. Uniuersis Christi fidelibus presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris Geruasius le Iuuene de Kingeshulle in parua Messend' salutem in domino sempiternam. Nouerit uniuersitas uestra me concessisse remisisse et omnino pro me et heredibus KINOSHILL CHARTERS 16 3 meis et assignatis meis in perpetuum quietum clamasse deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam duas denarriatas annul redditus cure omnibus suis pertinenciis que annuatim percipere consueui de tenemento quod Fulco super Kingeshulle tenuit. Et post decessum predicti Fulconis Alicia soror mea predictum tenementum tenuit. Ira quod ego predictus Geruasius heredes uel assignati mei uel per nos aliquis seu pro nobis in nomine nostro in predictis duabus denarratis [sic] annui redditus cure omnibus suis pertinenciis quicquam iuris uel clamii seu dominii in dominico exigere uendicare non poterimus in futurum. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus dominis Radulfo de Wedon' Iohanne de la Penne militibus Roberto Mantel Galfrido de Hugend' Ricardo de la Hulle. Et aliis.

I73

Grant by Hugh de Wahringden to Martin de Pirenor, with Hugh's daughter Agnes, in marriage, of a carucate of land in Hughenden as a free marriage-portion. Martin to pay an annual rent of5s. xd., and for this grant he has given Hugh ten marks. [Early I3th century.]

lxvij. Carta Hugonis de Waltringdene 54 de una carucata terre in parochia de Hugenden'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Hugo de Waltringden' dedi concessi et hac presenti earta mea confirmaui Martino de Pirenor cum Agnete filia mea in libero maritagio unam caru- catam terre in parochia de Hugend' que se extendit in longitudine ad chaminum regale et in latitudine usque ad terram Roberti Brand Habendam et tenendam de me et heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis siue cuicumque assignare uoluerit. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis predictus Martinus et heredes sui uel sui assignati quinque solidos et unum denarium scilicet ad duos terminos ad festum Sancti Michaelis triginta denarios et obolum et ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio triginta denarios et obolum pro omnibus serui- ~4 Waltringden may be identifiable with Watering Dean shown on the Tithe Award Map for Hughenden parish. It is a large field near Lower Warren farm and actually does border the highway. x64 KINGSHILL CHARTERS ciis et consuetudinibus et accionibus Saluo forinseco seruicio ct sccta curie. Pro hac autem donacionc et confirmacione dedit michi predictus Martinus premanibus decem marcas in gersumam. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In huius autem rei testi- monio presentcm cartam sigillo meo roboraui. Hiis testibus Robcrto Brond Alexandro de Hamden' Nicholao de Kinges- hulle Tailifer de Kingeshulle Iohannes [s/a] de Fastindich Geruasius [sic] de Hugend' Galfridus [sic] filius [sic] Ger- uasii. Et aliis.

I74

Quitclaim by Hugh Cotyn to the Abbey of all right to ten acres of land in Kingshill which he claimed against Ralf, son of James, of Kingshill, in the Abbot's court. [¢. I24o. ] lxviij. Carta Hugonis Cotin in Kingeshulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Hugo Cotyn remisi et quietum clamaui pro me et pro heredibus meis abbati et conuentui de Messend' totum ius quod habui uel habere potui in perpetuum in decem acris terre cum pertinenciis suis in Kingeshulle quas clamaui aduersus Radulfura filium Iacobi de Kingeshulle in curia predicti abbatis. In huius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Ste- phano Crok Rogero de Wymberuille Iohanne de la Penne Hugone fratre eius Osberto de Piterleie Ricardo de Chalf- hunte. Et multis aliis.

I75

Grant by Hugh de Gurnay to the Abbey of all the land they held in Peterley and Pirenor, the land once held by Hugh Gruin, the land they held at Hughenden, 5 acres which Thomas, son of Roger the mason, and Ralf de Losmere held of the Abbey, and the land with woodland between Prest- wood and the Peterleystone road and between the land of Hugh de Nuiers and the London road. The Abbey to pay an annual rent of 45s. , and have given Hugh for this grant I o silver marks. [ 12o6-I 2 x4. ] 55 65 Dr. Fowler has dealt fullywith the Gurney pedigree in B.H.R.S., vol. xix, 85-88 and 95-97, and has there advanceda pedigree which differs from the 'traditional' one compiled KINGSHILL CHARTERS I6 5 lxix. Carta Hugonis de Gurnay de terra de Piterleia et de Pirenore et Huchend'. Omnibus ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit Hugo de Gurnay salutem Noueritis quod ego dedi et concessi et presenti ¢arta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute mea et pro salute animarum Hugonis patris mei et Milesent matris mee et Iuliane uxoris mee et omnium antecessorum et fo. 47 v. Kyngeshulle xxxiij successorum nostrorum totam terram quam prefati cartonici tenuerunt [erasure]* de Pirenora et totam terram que fuit Hugonis Gruin et totam terram quam tenuerunt apud Huch- endenam et quinque acras terre quas Thomas filius Rogeri cementarii et Kadulfus de Losmere termerunt de predictis canonicis et totam terram cum bosco que est inter Prestwude et uiam de Piterleistan et inter terram Hugonis de Nuiers de maiori Messend' et uiam Londoniensem Quare uolo et concedo ut predicti canonici habeant et teneant omnia prefata tenementa cum omnibus pertinenciis suis de me et heredibus meis libera et quieta ab omnibus seruiciis. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis xl et v solidos Scilicet xxij solidos et sex denarios ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio et xxij solidos et sex denarios ad festum Sancti Michaelis. Et pro hac donacione et confirmacione dederunt michi predicti canonici x marcas argenti de gersuma. Testibus Odone de Bramuster Gilberto de Sana Symone de BereuiU' Iohanne preposito Reginaldo de Hamden' Symone Hothede Matheo Brand. * 'de Piterleia et' supplied by BW 5. BW 5 fo. 42. by Daniel Gurney, 1845. If Dr. Fowler's version is accepted, then the above charter must be dated between 1223, when Hugh V recovered his Wendover lands, and his death in 1238. The dating given above is based on the 'traditional' pedigree which, in my view, is strengthened (a) by a note in BW 5 fo. 56 of a charter of Henry II confirming that the Abbey is to hold Broughton of Hugh de Gornay and Milesent, his wife. The only witness given is Bertram, Archbishop of Bordeaux, which places the charter within the period 1162-I 173; and (b) by the BW 5 note of the missing Wendover charter (No. 207). The Amaury, Earl of Gloucester, who is given as the witness, must be the Earl of that name who married Hugh's daughter Millicent, and who died in 12I 4. For the limits 1206-x 2 x4, see note 67, p. 202. i66 KINGSHILL CHARTERS

I76 Quitclaim by Gunnilda, daughter ofReginald the smith, ofWaltringden, to the Abbey of all her right and interest in the lands in Hughenden once held by her uncle, John de Waltringden. 13 Oct., I ~8I.

lxx. Carta Gunnilde filie Reginaldi fabri de Waltringdene. Nouerint uniuersi ad quorum noticiam hoc scripture peruenerit quod ego Gunnilda filia Reginaldi fabri de Waltringdene et quondam uxor Thorne Caperonn de Ailesbur' in ligia potestate et pura uiduitate mea relaxaui et omnino de me et heredibus meis in perpetuum quietumclamaui abbati de Messenden' et eiusdem loci conuentui totum ius et clarnium quod habui uel aliquomodo habere potui in omnibus terris et tenementis cure omnibus suis pertinenciis que uel quas quondam fuerunt Iohannis de Waltringden' auunculi mei in Hugen- dene ita uidelicet quod ego Gunnilda predicta nec heredes mei nec aliquis per nos uel nomine nostro aliquod ius uel clamium in terris et tenementis predictis cum eorum pertinenciis decetero exigere poterimus uel uendicare. Set ab omnimoda iuris accione totaliter in perpetuum simus exclusi. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto quieteclamacionis sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Petro de Hertwelle Iohanne de Ast- wik Roberto Kypping Willelmo atte Nerde Martino le seriaunt Hugone Haumond Symone Marescallo. Et aliis. Datum apud Messend' die lune proxima ante festum Sancte Osithe uirginis anno regni regis Edwardi nono.

I77 Quitclaim by Symon,son of Mathew, to the Abbey ofthe land in Peterley which his grandmother, Swonilda, held. For this the Abbey gave him ~4 silver marks. [Early 13th century--before 1217.] lxxj. Ouietaclamancia de terra Swonilde in Pyterleia. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Symon filius Mathei dedi et quietumclamaui omne ius meum de me et de heredibus meis KINGSHILL CHARTERS :6 7 et totum clamium quod habui in terra de Piterleie quam terram Swanilda aua mea tenuit in Piterleie domui Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus. Ita quod ego predictus Symon et heredes mei non poterimus decetero clamare aliquod ius uel clamium in predicta terra siue in pertinenciis predicte terre. Et pro hac donacione iuris mei et qnietaclamancia predicti canonici dederunt michi uiginti quatuor marcas argenti. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et quia [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Radulfo de Hugendene Iacobo de Penna Roberto Glorioso Matheo Brand Symone Neirnuit Willelmo filio Heruei Thoma Taylard Ricardo de Turri Et multis aliis. BW 5 fo. 43.

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Grant by Swonilda, once the wife of Herveus de Peterley, to her son William of her land in Peterley for an annual rent of 9 s. 2~d. She makes William her heir, and for this grant he has given her a silver mark. [Early i3th century.] lxxij. Carta Swonilde facta Willelmo filio suo de tota terra sua in Piterleia. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Swonilda que fui uxor Her fo. 4 8 r. Kyngeshulle xxxiij uei de Piterleie dedi et concessi et hac mea presenti carta mea [sic] confirmaui WiUelmo filio meo totam terram de Piterleie pro suo sernicio et homagio. Reddendo michi nouem solidos et duos denarios et obolum pro omnibus seruiciis quos trado et reddo domino fundi annuatim et uno denario remanente michi ad oblacionem in die Pasche cum omnibus pertinenciis [blank] suis in bosco in plano in pratis in aquis in semifis in pascuis in [hole in MS.] exitibus in communibus et in omnibus aiiis libertatibus ad terrain pertinentibus sicut Eustachius de Betun liberius in carta sua dedit et confirmauit Et ego post decessum meum facio Willelmum filium meum heredem meum ad tenendum de dominis fundi sicut ego liberius et melius umquam tenui. Pro hac autem donacione et concessione dedit x68 KINGSHILL CHARTERS michi predictus Willelmus unam marcam argenti. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Iohanne fratre suo Matheo de Hugendene Galfrido de Messend' Matheo clerico Matheo de West Wicumbe Hunfrido de Cumbe Galfrido de Oke- rugge WiUelmo filio Radulfi Ricardofiliosuo Willelmo de Widendune Rogero de Halstude Hugone de Hulle Ricardo filio suo Roberto de Walesgraue Nicholao filio Roberti. Et aliis. BW 5 fo. 43.

Grant by Nicholas de Pirenor of all the land in Hughenden which he at any time held of John Brand. Also he quitclaims to the Abbey his messuage and land in Pirenor which he at one time held of them. The Abbey to render due and customary services to John Brand in respect of the land to be held of him. [c. I275. ] lxxiij. Carta Nicholai de Pirenore de tota terra quam aliquando tenuit de Iohanne Brond in parochia de Hugend'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Nicholas de Pirenore dedi et concessi et quietumclamaui et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui domino WiUelmo abbati de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentui et eorum successoribus totam terrain quam aliquando tenui de Iohanne Brond in parochia de Hugend'. lnsuper remisi et quietumclamaui eisdem abbati et conuentui et eorum successoribus totaliter mesuagium meum cum tota terra mea in Pirenore quam aliquando tenui de abbate et conuentu de Messend' et eciam dedi et concessi predictis abbati et conuentui totum ius et clamium quod michi et heredibus meis qualitercumque accidere poterit in predictis terris et mesuagio et pertinenciis suis et quicquid tenementi Martinus pater meus qualitercumque aliquando tenuit de prenominato abbate et conuentui et eorum predecessoribus et de Roberto Brond in parochia de Huchend' cum omnibus pertinenciis ad prefatas terras qualitercumque spectantibus in bosco in plano in pascuis in communis in uiis in sepibus et exitibus in omnibus locis et rebus infra uillam et extra. Habend' et tenend' pre- nominatum mesuagium et prenominatas tetras cum omnibus KINOSHILL CHARTERS 16 9 pertinenciis suis et cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus prefatis abbati et conuentui et eorum successoribus libere quiete bene et in pace secundum quod melius plenius et liberius eisdem abbati et conuentui et eorum successoribus dare concedere quietum clamare ac confirmare possum potui uel potero in perpetuum faciendo Iohanni Brond et heredibus suis pro terra de tenemento eiusdem seruicia debita et consueta. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Iohanne de Wedone Waltero de Almer Hugone seriant Iohanne de la Cumbe Geruasio Iuueni de Kingeshulle Roberto Auin. Et aliis. * (nora)

Grant by Geoffrey, son of Baldwin de Pirenor, of the land which Richard de Pirenor and William held of his fee, a croft, a grove next to Hanora wood, and the land of William the charcoal-burner, together with William himself and all his progeny. For this the Abbey quitclaimed Geoffrey's father and his heirs 4s. out of an annual rent of 7s. which he was wont to pay them for the land in Pirenor, and the Abbey gave Geoffrey and his mother 2os. [~. ~oo.] lxxiiij. Carta Galfridi filii Baldewini de Pirenore de terra quam Ricardus de Pirenore et Willelmus tenuerunt. Sciant tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Galfridus filius Baldewini de Pirenore concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui canonicis de Messend' in perpetuam et liberam elemosinam totam terrain quam Ricardus de Pirenore et Willelmus tenuerunt de feudo meo et quamdam croftam et unam grauam iuxta fo. 4 8 v. Kyngeshulle xxxiiij boscum de Hanore et totam terram Willelmi carbonarii et eundem Willelmum cure tota progenie sua. Et pro hac concessione abbas et canonici de Messend' clamauerunt quietos patri meo et heredibus suis quatuor solidos annuatim de vij solidis quos eis annuatim reddere solebat pro tota terra sua de Pirenore et dederunt michi et matri mee uiginti solidos de gersuma. Hiis testibus Ricardo de [hole in MS.] la Dune I7o KINGSHILL CHARTERS Reginaldo filio suo Iohanne Brumman Thoma de Hare- mede Waltero Parcere Paris et pluribus aliis. BW 5 fo. 44.

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Confirmation by Roger, son of Ravening de Missenden, of the grant to the Abbey by his father of all the land of Pirenor, free of all dues and services except an annual payment of 2s. to the lord of Wendover. [¢. i 18o.] lxxv. Confirmacio Rogeri filii Raueningi de Messend' de Pirenora. Sciant tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Rogerus filius Raueningi de Messendena dedi deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus totam terram de Pirenore in perpetuam elemosinam quam pater meus Rauen- ingus eis dedit et carta sua confirmauit liberam et quietam ab omni consuetudine et exaccione et seruicio preterea duos solidos quos annuatim reddent domino de Wendouere. Hiis testibus Alano capellano Hugone de Nuiers Nigello de Burton Radulfo Harpario Alexandro de Hamden' Roberto clerico Arnoldo de Hercius Willelmo de Kenebell' Arnoldo de Wendouere Willelmo filio Radulfi de Hugend'. BW 5 fo. 44.

Notification by Ravening de Missenden and his son Robert, that they have granted to the Abbey the land of Pirenor and the men who are on the land, the Abbey paying a rent of 6s. per annum. Reinaldus, his son, whom Ravening has made heir of his Wendover land, has agreed to the gift. [ 1159.] lxxvj. Carta Raueningi de Messendene de Pirenora. Notum sit omnibus fidelibus sancte dei ecclesie quod ego Reueningus de Messend' et Robertus filius meus concessimus et dedimus pro salute nostra et antecessorum nostrorum in perpetuam elemosinam deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus terram meam de Pirenora et homines qui in ea sunt reddentes annuatim pro KINOSHILL CHARTERS I7I eadem terra vj solidos pro omnibus seruiciis. Hanc donacionem concessit Reinaldus filius meus quem heredem feci de tenedura de Wendoura sicut de empcione mea libere et quiete predicte ecclesie sicut elemosinam. Teste [sic] Hugone de Nuiers Hunfrido de Kenebelle Reinaldo de Kenebell' Hereberto clerico de Wendoura Dauid de Ailesberia Nigello de Bur- tona Rogero de Walton'. BW 5 fo. I6. The transcript is headed 'A °. Di Ine MCLIX Data est Carta Ravening' de Messend' de terra de Pirenora.'

3 Notification by Geoffrey, son of Baldwin de Pirenor, that he has deputed Richard de Pirenor to pay out of the annual rent he owes for his land at Pirenor, three shillings annually to the Abbey and the remaining one penny to Geoffrey. It. 12oo.] lxxvij. Carta Galfridi filii Baldewini de terra apud Pirenore. Sciant tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Galfridus filius Baldewini de Pirenore atturnaui Ricardum de Pirenore ad reddendum annuatim dominis meis abbati et canonicis de Messend' tres solidos et unum denarium quos michi debet annuatim pro terra sua quam de me tenet apud Pirenore re- manentibus finaliter canonicis de Messend' tribus solidis pro seruicio quod de terra ilia prefatis canonicis annuatim debetur et michi et heredibus meis uno denario. Testibus Galfrido de Kingeshulle Nicholao fratre suo Ricardo de la Dune Henrico de Stokes Abel de Bedeford Hugone de Kerdintone Waltero Parcere Paris. BW 5 fo. 44.

Notification by William de la Hacche of Kingshill that he has conveyed all his land in Kingshill (except his mother Gunnora's share, an acre which abuts on le Berecroft and half an acre in Ruicroft) to the Abbey to receive six harvests from the Michaelmas next after the thirtieth was raised in England by Henry III. The almoner is to have two-thirds, and William one-third of each harvest and pasturage for one cow or horse. William is i72 KINGSHILL CHARTERS to help the almoner in weeding and cutting so much as appertains to a third share. [i237-I238. ] 56 lxxviij. Carta Willelmi de la Hacche de Kingeshulle de tota terra sua in Kingeshulle. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Willelmus de la Hecche de Kingeshulle filius Gunnore tradidi totam *(vacat) terram meam in Kingeshulle domui de Messendene scilicet specialiter elemosinario eiusdem domus excepta parte terre Gunnore matris mee et una acra que abutat se contra le Berecroft et dimidia acra in Ruicroft ad sex croppas integras recipiendas a festo Sancti Michaelis proximo postquam dominus Henricus rex Anglie filius regis Iohannis sus- cepit tricesimam ab anglia ira tunc quod predictus elemosinarius habebit duas garbas fructuum predicte terre. Et ego predictus W. uel heredes mei terciam garbam et tantummodo unam uaccam in pastura uel caballum. Et ego Willelmus plene auxiliabor predicto elemosinario in sarclando in secando quantum pertinet ad terciam partem et totum sepibus omnino includam [sic]. Et ego predictus Willelmus et heredes fo. 49 r. Kyngeshulle xxxiiij mei [etc. Warranty clause]. Ita quod predicta domus inde detrimentum non habebit. Si ego uero predictus W. uel aliquis heredum meorum uel uxor mea post decessurn meum contra hoc factum meum contraire uoluerit elemosinarius predicte domus predictam terram meam in manu sua tenebit post terminum constitutum quousque totum custum suum et labores inde plene perceperit secundum uisum legalium nostrorum. In huius rei testimonium huic scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Rogero de Wym- beruille Roberto de Whelpeleie Waltero de Marisco Petro le seriant Thoma del Erde Nicholao de Kingeshulle filio Petri Roberto Peure. Et multis aliis. 56 The only tax of a thirtieth levied in Henry III's reign was in x237. The amount to be paid was assessed in September of that year and the tax was payable in two instalments, one-half in December I237 and the remaining one-half in May x238 (S. K. Mitchell: Studies in Taxation under John and Henry III, 215). KINGSHILL QHARTER$ x73

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Grant by Hugh the smith, of Kingshill, of an acre of land with four butts of land in Kingshill. The grant is specially allotted to the almoner to subsidise almsgiving to the poor. For this the almoner has given Hugh thirteen shillings, and a quarter of oats each to Hugh and his wife. [¢. 1250.] lxxix. Carta Hugonis fabri de Kingeshulle de una acra terre cure quatuor buttis in Kingeshulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Hugo faber de Kinges- hulle dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam vnam acram terre cum pertinenciis et cure quatuor buttis que iacent ad capud predicte acre uersus boscum in Kingeshulle que scilicet acra extendit sea campo dicitur [sic] Serichfeld usque ad predictos buttos et prefati butti extendunt seab acra predicta usque in boscum de Kingeshull' et iacent inter terrain Galfridi le King ex una parte et terrain Ricardi filii mei ex altera iuxta gardinum meum predicta uero acra iacet inter terras Ricardi filii mei ad habendam et tenendam predictis canonicis libere et quiete ab omni seruicio consuetudine et demanda in perpetuum sicut decet liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam. Predictam autem terram predictis canonicis dedi specialiter in auxilium et incrementum elemosine que solet ibidem pauperibus fieri per manure elemosinarii predicte domus. Pro hac autem donacione et confirmacione elemosinarius eiusdem domus dedit michi tresdecim solidos et unum quarterium auene et uxori mee unum quarterium auene in gersumarn. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Ut hec [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Willelmo Russel Willelmo de North- den' Taylefer de Kingeshulle Nicholao de Kingeshulle Galfrido de Hugenden' Nicholao de Chebese Thoma del Erde Thoma Mauntel Iohanne de Piterleie et multis aliis. ~74 KINGSHILL CHARTERS

Grant by Henry de Scaccario of the land in Kingshill called la Rudingia, lying between Peterley wood and the land of Robert Brand, and all the land which David Lefmer held, with David himself and all his progeny (except the land of Matilda, daughter of Hugh de la Hulle). [Early x3th century.]

lxxx. Carta Henrici de Scaccario de quadam terra in uilla de Kingeshulle. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus de Scaccario dedi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam totam terrain cum omnibus pertinenciis suis quam habui in Kingeshulle que uocatur la Rudingia et iacet inter boscum de Piterleia et terrain Roberti Braund et totam terrain quam Dauid Lefmer tenuit cum ipso Dauid et tota sequela sua excepta terra Matildis filie Hugonis de la Hulle sicut sepibus et fossatis con- cluditur. Habend' et tenend' de me et heredibus meis in uiis in semitis in boscis in planis in communionibus in introitibus et exitibus in pasturis cure omnibus aliis libertatibus predicte terre pertinentibus pro anima Helie filii mei et Helie patris mei et Iuliane matris mee et Radu/fi et Auicie de Fornaus et animabus puerorum meorum et pro anima mea et anima Emme uxoris mee et animabus omnium fidelium defunctorum in perpetuum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. fo. 49 v. Kyngeshulle xxxv Hiis testibus domino Ingelram de Betun Roberto Brand Milone deMorle AdafilioWaldr' Hugone de la Le Iohanne Bagenard Waltero Mantel Rogero de Messend' Reginaldo seruiente de Wendouere. Et aliis.

I8 7 Grant by Geoffrey, son of Geoffrey Taylifer, reciting that he holds a certain portion of land in two fields, Denefeld and Porinfeld, of the Abbey, lying next to the land of 'la Niweland' which is assigned to the Abbey KINGSIIILL CHARTERS i75 almoner, and that there exists a hedge between his land in the said fields and the Abbey land, which extends from Kingshill to the croft of Agnes Lennuere: Geoffrey has surrendered all claim to the hedge and has given the Abbey 5 feet of his land beyond the hedge for a ditch to be made the whole length of Kingshill Heath up to the grove of 'la Niwelande.' [End of I3th century.] lxxxj. Carta Galfridi filii Galfridi Taylifer de quadam parte terre in duobus campis. Uniuersis Christi fidelibus presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris Galfridus filius Galfridi Taylifer salutem in domino. Sciatis quod cum habeam et teneam quamdam partem terre in duobus campis qui appellantur Denefeld et Porinfeld de domino abbate et conuentui de Messend' iacente iuxta terram de la Niweland' que assignetur elemosinarie eiusdem domus. Et quedam haia ibidem sit inter terram meam in predictis duobus campis et terram ipsius abbatis et conuentus extendens de Kingeshulle usque croftum Agnetis Lennuere. Ego predictus Galfridus filius Galfridi Taylifer concessi pro me et heredibus meis quod nichil in predicta haia cum suis pertinenciis decetero quicquam iuris seu clamii clamare non poterimus in perpetuum. Et similiter concessi pro me et heredibus meis quod predictus abbas et conuentus et custos elemosinarie predicte qui pro tempore fuerit habeat de terra mea propria extra haiam predictam quinque pedes terre ad unum fossatum inde faciendum cum pertinenciis per totam longitudinem de Kingeshulleheth usque grauam dicte terre de la Niwelande et fossato predicto in fornia predicta intacto habeant propor- cionaliter de terra non fossata ex terra mea secundum pro- porcionem fossati predicti cum pertinenciis et eciam habeant totam haiam integram supradictam cum suis pertinenciis ubi fossatum desinit. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigiUum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Gilberto le seriant Simone fabro Willelmo Beuer Willelmo de Erda Edmundo Bocage. Et aliis.

i88 Grant by Joanna de Sanford, daughter of Hugh de Noers, to the almonry of the Abbey, of William, once her 'nativus,' with all his progeny, and ~7 6 KINGSHILL CHARTERS Joanna renounces all rights in the said William. For this the almoner gave her two silver marks. [i=34-i252. ] lxxxij. Carta Iohanne de Sanford de Willelmo quondam natiuo suo dato nobis cure tota sequela sua. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohanna de Sanford filia Hugonis de Noers in ligia uiduitate mea pro salute anime mee et animabus omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui pro me et heredibus meis et assignatis Willelmum quondam natiuum meum cum tota sequela sua specialiter elemosinarie de Messenden' et eiusdem elemosinarie custodibus. Habendum et tenendum dictum Willelmum cum tota sequela sua de me et heredibus meis et assignatis dicte elemosinarie libere pure quiete bene et pacifice sicut decet liberum hominem. Ita tunc quod ego predicta Iohanna pro me et heredibus meis et assignatis omni iuri meo et clamio quod in predicto Willelmo uel in sequela sua habui uel habere potui sponte renunciaui. Pro hac autem donacione mea et iuris mei et clamii renuncia- cione dedit michi custos predicte elemosinarie duas marcas argenti in gersumam. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Roberto tunc uicario de Messend' Helya de Wimberuille Roberto de Kingeshull' Thoma del Erde Thoma de Wydemere Petro seruiente. Et aliis.

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Quitclaim by Henry de Scaccario to the Abbey of Gilbert, son of Roger, and all his progeny. [Early I3th century.] lxxxij. [lxxxiij.] Carta Henrici de Scaccario de Gilberto filio [Rogeri] natiuo dato nobis cum tota sequela sua. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus de Scaccario reddidi et quietum clamaui Sancte Marie et domui de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus Gilbertum filium Rogeri et omnem sequelam eius de me et heredibus meis ipsum et omnem sequelam eius. 57 Ita quod nec ego 57 This seems to be an accidental repetition by the scribe. KINGSHILL OHARTERS I77 Henricus de Scaccario nec heredes mei in predicto Gilberto nec in sequela eius aliquid clamare possimus. Hiis testibus Petro de Marewurthe Willelmo de la Mersse Henrico de Horsendune Ricardo de Hanlee tunc clerico vicecomitis Buking' Matheo Brand Helia de la Dune Thoma Brand Ricardo camerario et aliis.

Grant by Nicholas le Fraunceis of 12½d. ofannuat rent which Gervase le Franceis was accustomed to pay him for a messuage and two acres of land. [c. ~28o.] fo. 5 ° r. Kingeshulle xxxv lxxxiij. [lxxxiiij.] Carta Nicholai le Fraunceis de Kingeshulle de xij denariis et obolo annul redditus. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Nicholas le Fraunceis de Kingeshulle de parochia de Hugend' dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et noue capelle beate Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam xij denarios et obolum annul redditus cum pertinenciis suis quem quidem redditum Geruasius le Franceis michi pro uno mesuagio et duabus acris terre cure pertinenciis suis michi reddere consueuit ad duos anni terminos uidelicet medietatem in festo beate Marie annunciacionis et aliam medietatem in festo Sancti Michaelis. Habendum et tenendum predictum redditum predictis canonicis et successoribus suis de me et heredibus meis in perpetuum et omne ius et clamium quod habui uel habere potui in predictis redditu mesuagio duabus acris terre cure pertinenciis sine aliquo retenemento michi uel heredibus meis. Ita quod ego nec heredes mei siue assignati in predictis redditu mesuagio duabus acris terre cum pertinenciis nichil iuris uel clamii inposterum exigere uel uendicare poterimus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei testimonium sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Ham- den' Iohanne le Waleys Waltero de Opton' militibus domino Waltero de Agmodesham magistro Wahero de la Mare Henrico Mantel Simone de la Hulle Henrico de Coleshulle. Et aliis. I2 x78 KINOSI-IILL CHARTERS

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Agreement between Abbot Robert and William, son of Robert of Coleshill, whereby the latter grants an annual rent of i2d. In default of payment the Abbey to have the right of distraint upon the messuage which belonged to Godfrey de Standen in Hughenden, 30 March, 2239.

lxxxiiij. [lxxxv.] Carta Willelmi filii Roberti de Koleshulle de redditu xij denariorum in Hugend'. Hec est conuencio facta inter dominum R. abbatem de Messend' ex una parte et Willelmum filium Roberti de Coles- hulle ex altera uidelicet quod idem Willelmus concessit pro se et heredibus suis quod reddet in perpetuum annuatim pro anirnabus antecessorum et successorum eius deo et lumini Sancte Marie de Messend' redditum xij denariorum per manus ipsius Willelmi uel heredum eius ad duos terminos anni scilicet ad Pascha floridum vj denarios et ad festum Sancti Michaelis vj denarios. Et sciendum est quod si predictus Willelmus uel heredes eius non pacauerint predictum redditum ad predictos terrninos predictus abbas habeat potestatem distringendi rnesuagium * (I :nunc [?] vocatur holdemulle) quod fuit Gode- ,, ) fridi de Standen' in parochia de Hugend' secundum legem terre quousque predictus redditus persoluatur. Concedunt eciam predicti abbas et conuentus quod nichil iuris in predicto tenemento uersus predictum redditum xij denariorum exigere possunt. Hec conuencio facta fuit die mercurii Pasche anno regni regis H. filii regis Iohannis xxiij. In huius rei testimonium utraque pars huic scripto sigilla sua apposuerunt. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Roberto Brand Alexandro de Hamd' Rogero de Scaccario Hunfrido de Dun Willelmo de la Grenemile Nicholao de Kingeshulle. Et aliis.

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Confirmation by Alexander, son of Richard de Culworth, of the gift which his father and mother made to the Abbey, viz. a virgate of land next to their land in Hanora. Further, Alexander has made a certain addition to that land from his own demesne which, together with four acres, he has KINGSHILL CHARTERS I79 given the Abbey in exchange for four acres from the said virgate. The boundary of this property is marked by a ditch which stretches through Waltringden, and one boundary-stone has been placed in Waltringden and the other beyond Hoacmere above Grim's Ditch; a hedge is to be planted on top of the ditch. Alexander has also granted the Abbey right of pasture in wood and field for I oo sheep, I o oxen, I o cows and their young and 40 swine. The Abbey are to meet any future claim to a right of way over the said land, and also that when their third field (the nearest from Grim's Ditch and Alexander's land) is not sown, Alexander and his men shall have common pasture there. The Abbey have given Alexander two silver marks 'in the name of charity.' [I 17o-x I79. ]

lxxxv. [Ixxxvj.] Carta Alexandri de Colewurthe de una uirga terre apud Hamden'. Notum sit cunctis fidelibus sancte dei ecclesie quod ego Alexander filius Ricardi de Colewurda concessi et presenti scripto confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro salute mea et Cecilie uxoris mee et liberorum nostrorum et omnium antecessorum nostrorum donum quod pater et mater mea eis fecerunt scilicet unam uirgatam terre que proxima est terre sue de Hanora cum omnibus que ad earn pertinent in omni integritate. Et insuper feci quoddam incrementum iuxta eandem terrain de dominico meo cum quatuor acris terre quas dedi eis in excambium pro iiij °r acris quas retinui de predicta uirgata terre. Quod incrementum simul cum quatuor acris et ipsam uirgatam terre terminant fossatum eorum quod extenditur per Waltringden' et signa lapidum quorum unus fo. 5 ° v. Kyngeshulle xxxvj est positus in Waltringedene et alius contra illum positus est ultra Hoacmer' super Grimesdic ita quod haia eorum ponetur super crestam fossati. Concessi eciam eis habere in communi pastura mea in bosco et in plano centum oues et decem boues et decem uaccas cum fetibus suis et xl porcos libere et quiete sicut meos dominicos porcos in bosco et in plano. Hec omnia concessi eis habere libera et quieta ab omni consuetudine et exaccione et omni seruicio quod ad me pertinet uel heredes meos et defendent predictam tenuram erga regem et dominum feudi pro una uirgata terre. Et si aliqua calumpnia orta fuerit in aliqua parte huius terre ego et heredes mei acquietabimus illis per excambium. Canonici uero acquietabunt me et I80 KIN OS HI L L CHARTERS heredes meos si aliqua calumpnia orta fuerit in posterum quod aliqua uia consueta transire debeat per predictam terram. Et sciendum est quod quando tercius campus eorum qui proxi- mus est de Grimesdic et terre mee seminatus non fuerit erit in communi pastura michi et hominibus meis. Et pro hac concessione canonici dederunt michi in nomine caritatis duas marcas argenti. Hiis testibus Willelmo fratre meo vicecomite Roberto del Brok Reginaldo de Hugend' Elia de Scaccario magistro Edwardo de Whathamsted' Philippo elerico vice- cornitis Willelmo de Upton' Willelmo de Kenebelle Roberto Mantel Ernaldo de Bosco. BW 5 fo. I6. The transcript is headed 'A °. D. Inc. MCLXII facta est Carta Alex' de terra de Hamdena.' Then follows a summary of the above charter, but the witnesses are written thus: 'Hugone de Niuers Raveningo de Messinden & Rainal- do filio ejus Pagano de Hamden Hereberto clerico de Wen- doura &c. Roberto clerico de Wendoura &c. Rob. de Broc &c. Helia fratre Alex' &c. and toto Halmoto Alex' de Hamden.' The BW 5 version does not contain the section beginning 'Et si aliqua calumpnia' etc? s

I93 Notification by Andrew Blund that he has appointed the Abbot and convent his proctors to receive all rents, homages, services, and all other things due to him as their lord from his men of Kingshill, together with the homage and service of Geoffrey de Hughenden and of Robert, son of Peter de Moseley. October x252-October I253.

lxxxvj. [lxxxvij.] Q.uoddam procuratorium constitutum ad recipiendos omnes redditus homagia et seruicia de hominibus in Kingeshulle. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quorum noticiam presens scriptum peruenerit dominus Andreas Bhnd sahtem in domino. Nouerit uniuersitas uestra me constituisse dominum abbatem de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentum procuratores meos ad recipiendos omnes redditus homagia seruicia et ~s Both charters are evidently confirmations of the original grant by Alex- ander's father and mother. The date of the BW 5 charter is consonant with what is known of the witnesses and their dates. The limiting dates of the former are the period of William de Culworth's service as Sheriff of Beds and Bucks. KINGSHILL CHARTERS 181 cetera omnia michi facienda sicut domino suo de omnibus meis hominibus de Kingeshull' in parochia de Hugenden' sicut michi facere solebant simul cure homagio et seruicio Galfridi de Hugend' et homagio et seruicio Roberti filii Petri de Moisel'. In cuius rei testimonium presens scripture sigilli mei munimine duxi roborandum Valete. Datum anno regni regis H. filii Iohannis regis xxxvij. * (Nota istud scripture cum carta eiusdem Andree pre- cedenti in Kyngeshull' que est liij ~. Et nota cartam de qua sit ibidem mencio in margina)

I94 Grant by Robert the clerk, of Kingshill, for the purpose of maintaining a light on the altar, of an annual rent of one penny to be received from Thomas del Erde and his heirs in respect of three butts of land which Thomas holds of Robert in Kingshill. [c. 1250. ] lxxxvij. [lxxxviij.] Carta Roberti clerici de KingeshuUe de uno denario ad luminarium ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Robertus clericus de Kingeshulle dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et altari beate Marie et omnium sanctorum de Messend' ad luminarium ibidem sustinendum pro salute anime mee et omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum unum denarium singulis annis percipiendum de Thoma del Erde et heredibus siue assignatis suis in perpetuum uidelicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio vnum obolum et ad festum Sancti Michaelis vnum obolum de tribus buttis terre quas idem Thomas de me tenet in Kingeshull' saluo michi et heredibus meis homagio ipsius Thome et heredum suorum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus domino Roberto Brand Rogero de Scaccario Rogero de Wymberuille Petro seruiente Roberto Peuir' Ricardo Cardun Willelmo de Horwude.

I95 Grant by William, son of Gunnild, for the institution of a light in the Nbbeyehurch, of his croft with a messuage, situate next to Waltringden over I82 KIN GSHI LL CHARTERS against Ouenston and near the croft once held by Paganus Calin. The Abbey are to pay a rent of 4d, per annum to Robert, son of Bernard, and to have as much wood for fencing the said croft as Robert considers necessary. [I234-i252.]

lxxxvij. [lxxxix.] Carta Willelmi filii Gunnild' de una crofta cure mesuagio data ad luminarium ecclesie beate Marie de Messend'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus filius Gun- nildi dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee totam croftam cure mesuagio et pertinenciis suis ad inueniendum luminarium in eadem que scilicet iacet iuxta Waltringeden' contra Ouenston et propinquior crofte que fuit Pagani Calin. Habend' et tenend' predicte domui libere et quiete et integre. Reddendo inde annuatim iiij °r denarios Osberto [sic] filio Bernard scilicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis duos denarios et in die dominica palmarum ij d. pro omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et demandis. Et predicti canonici habebunt closturam ad predictam croftam claudendam super terram predicti Koberti per uisum dicti Roberti quantum fo. 51 r. Kyngeshulle xxxvj :, i ¸ necesse fuerit. Ego et heredes mei [etc. Warranty clause]. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Rogero de Wymberuille Henrico persona de Hampdene Tailefer de Kingeshulle Galfrido Brun Thoma del Erd Petro quondam seruiente domina Iohanna de Sanford Iohanne filio Osberti Nicholao de Kingeshulle.

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Grant by Robert, son of Bernard, to William, son of Gunnild, of the property in No. 195 on payment of an annual rent of 4d. William is to have as much wood for fencing as Robert considers necessary. For this grant William gave Robert five shillings. [Early 13th century.]

lxxxviij. [lxxxx.] De quadam crofta iacente iuxta Waltringe- dene ad sacristariam. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Robertus [? filius] Bet- KINGSttILL G I"IART E R S i8 3 nard dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Willelmo filio Gunrdld et heredibus suis vel cui uoluerit assignare pro homagio et seruicio suo croftam que iacet iuxta Waltringdene contra Ouenston et propinquior crofte Pagani teaendam et habendam de me et heredibus meis iUe et heredes sui libere et quiete bene et in pace. Reddendo michi et heredibus meis ille et heredes sui vel cui uoluerit assignare iiij denarios [scilicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis duos denarios] et die dominica palmarum duos denarios Et sciendum est quod predictus Willelmus habebit closturam ad claudendam croftam illam prout necesse fuerit alias super terram predicti Roberti per visum. Pro hac doaacione et concessione et confirmacione dedit michi predictus Willelmus quinque solidos in gersumam. Ego autem [etc. Warranty clause]. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Roberto de Koleshulle Nicholao de la Northdun' Ogero Brun Hugone de Waltring- den' Osberto de Piterleie Galfrido filio Walteri fabri.

I97 Confirmationby Robert, son of Bernard, of the grant by William, son of Gunnild, of the property in No. 195- Also he quitclaims the annual rent of 4d. which William paid. For this confirmationthe Abbey gave him three shillings. [I~34-1252.] lxxxix. [xcj.] Carta Roberti filii Ber•ardi de Hugendene de crofta cure mesuagio que iacet iuxta Waltringedene. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Robertus filius Bernardi de Hugenden' concessi et confirmaui presenti carta mea deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam totam croftam illam cum mesuagio que iacet iuxta Waltering- dene contra Ouenston quam Willelmus filius Gunnildis de me tenuit et predicte domui de Messend' in perpetuam elemosinam dedit et carta sua confirmauit. Habendam et tenendam dicte domui de Messend' cure omnibus pertinenciis cure liberis imroitibus et exitibus et aliis libertatibus suis liberam et quietam ab omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et demandis. Insuper dedi et a me et heredibus meis in perpetuum remisi et I8 4 KINGSHILL CHARTERS quietos clamaui predicte domui de Messend' quatuor denarios annuos quos dictus Willelmus pro predicta crofta et pro omnibus rebus michi reddere solebat. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione et confirmacione et presentis carte race warantizacione predicti canonici dederunt michi iij solidos argenti. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Rogero de WimberuiUa Taillifer de Kingeshulle Henrico persona de Hamdene Galfrido le brun Thoma del Erde Petro quondam seruiente domina Iohanna de Sanford Iohanne filio Osberti Nicholao de Kingeshulle. Et aliis.

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Recognition by Alexander de Hampden that the Abbey has the right to full common of pasture in Prestwood. [c. 12~7. ] fo. 51 v. Kyngeshulle xxxvij. Et Hamdene lxxxx. [xcij.] Carta Alexandri de Hampdene de communa et pastura de Prestwude. Omnibus presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris Alexander de Hampdene salutem. Sciatis me recognouisse et reddidisse Abbati et conuentui de Messendene plenariam communam in pastura de Prestwude. Habendam et tenendam bene integre et in pace absque disturberio mei vel heredum meorum aut aliquorum per nos sicut ius illorum in perpetuum vnde predictus abbas portauit super Galfridum de Mandeuille et super me assisam noue dissaissine. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Testibus Ricardo de Turri Henrico de Scaccario Roberto Brond Rogero de Messendene Rogero de Wym- beruille Willelmo Walder Reginaldo de Aweltone. Et aliis.

I99 A final concord at Dunstable between Abbot Martin and Alexander de Hampden concerning a virgate of land in Hampden. On a plea of warranty of charter being summoned, Alexander recognized the Abbot's right to the said land. He also conceded to the Abbot the right of pasture for I oo sheep between Fildenisse maneswey and Prestwood. For this recognition the Abbot gave Alexander twenty shillings. 29 October, x227. KIN G SHILL CHARTERS I8 5 [xciij.] Finalis concordia facta in curia regis apud Dunstapele. Hec est finalis concordia facta in curia domini regis apud Dunstapele in crastino Apostolorum Symonis et Iude anno regni regis Henrici filii regis Iohannis xij coram S. de Segraue Willelmo filio Warini Willelmo de London' Willelmo Basset iustic' itinerantibus et aliis fidelibus domini regis tunc ibi presentibus inter Martinum abbatem de Messend' querentem per Willelmum de la Dene positum loco ipsius abbatis ad lucran- dum vel perdendum et Alexander de Hampdene impedientem de una uirgata terre cure pertinenciis in Hampdene. Vnde idem abbas questus fuit quod idem Alexander communam suam ad eandem terrain pertinentem iniuste ei deforciabat. Et vnum placitum warancie carte summonitum fuit inter eos in prefata curia scilicet quod predictus Alexander recognouit predictam terrain cure pertinenciis esse ius ipsius abbatis et ecclesie sue de Messenden' ut illam quam idem abbas habet ex dono Alexandri filii Ricardi aui ipsius Alexandri. Et preterea idem Alexander concessit ipsi abbati communam pasture ad centum oues inter Fildenisse maneswey et Prestwude. Haben- dam et tenendam ipsi abbati et successoribus suis abbatibus ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' de predicto Alexandro et heredibus suis in perpetuum faciendo inde forinsecum seruicium quantum ad eandem uirgatam terre pertinet pro omni seruicio. Et predictusAlexander et heredessuiwarantiza- bunt predicto abbati et successoribus suis abbatibus et ecclesie sue de Messendene predictam terrain cum pertinenciis contra omnes homines. Et pro hac recognicione finali et concordia predictus abbas dedit ipsi Alexandro viginti solidos.

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Grant by Ingram de Betun to Robert Brand of all his land in Kingshill of the fee of Wendover, saving the rights and properties of the free men who had been previously enfeoffed by Ingrain or his ancestors. Robert to pay 6 marks per annum to Ingrain and his heirs. [i 252. ] [xciv.] [S]ciant presentes et futuri quod ego Eyngelram' de Betyn dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Roberto I86 KIN GSHI LL CHARTERS Brand pro homagio et seruicio suo totam terrain meam de KyngeshuUe de feodo de Wendouere cum omnibus pertinenciis suis in dominicis in seruicibus in redditibus in terris in bosco in plano in pratis in pascuis et pasturis in exitibus introitibus communis sectis curiarum et in omnibus rebus ad predictam terram pertinenfibus. Saluo lure et tenementis liberorum hominum qui fuerunt feodati ante de me et de antecessoribus meis. Habendam et tenendam dicto Roberto et heredibus suis tota hcc predicta seruicia et tenementa cum omnibus pertinenciis suis et cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus que ad predictum tenementum pertinent uel aliquo modo lure accidere possint et cum omne iure quod habui uel habere potui et quod michi uel heredibus meis descendere possit in hiis predictis seruiciis sectis curie et terris cure omnibus pertinenciis per aliquem modum iuris. Reddendo inde michi annuatim et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui predictis seruiciis et tenementis sex marcas argenti pro omnibus seruiciis sectis curiarum et omnibus demandis secularibus que ad me uel ad heredes meos possint pertinere. Scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio tres marcas et ad festum Sancti Michaelis tres marcas. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac etc. 59

NOTE After the Kingshill charters, the Table of Contents (pp. 9-I o) at the beginning of the Cartulary gives sixteen charters relating to The Lee on fos. xxxvij-xxxix and eight Wendover charters on los. xl and xlj, but these folios are missing from the Cartu- lary. Actually the missing charters for The Lee and Wendover formed a distinct division of the Cartulary and were numbered in correct sequence from i-xxiv, and accordingly the first extant Wendover charter begins with No. xxv on fo. xlj. It may seem strange to write offo. xlj as missing and then of Wendover No. xxv as appearing on fo. xlj, but this is due to the curious system of pagination followed by the scribe; he treats the verso of one s9 The above charter is in a different hand and has obviously been written in the blank space available at a later date. Ingelram de Fienes, who held the fee of Wendover, in i252 granted a knight's fee in Kingshill to Robert Brand. (V.C.H. iii, 60.) See also Appendix B. THE LEE AND WENDOVER CHARTERS I8 7 folio and the recto of the next as being the same folio and numbers it accordingly. The charters shown in the Table out of the right order as appearing on los. xtvij-1 are correctly listed and are included in the Wendover section under Nos. 244-249 and 255. The Browne Willis transcript includes in much abbreviated form some of the missing The Lee and Wendover charters, and an abstract of these is now given without attempting to re- produce the eighteenth-century copyist verbatim.

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Lega i or ij. Carta Gaufridi de Turvilla de Lega data est A. DI. MCXLVJ. Notification by Gaufridus de Turvilla, with the advice and consent of his wife Gundred', that he has granted to the Church of St. Mary of Missenden, for the souls of his father Gaufridus, his brother William, himself, his wife and sons, all the land of la Lega, with the adjoining wood, etc., which Radulfus de Haltuna held. He reserves to himself the right to fuel from the wood and pasturage for his demesne swine. Witness, Galfridus the priest. II46. BW 5 fo. 14.

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Lega i or ij. Notification by Galfridus de Turville that John, son of Radulfus de Haltona, had delivered into the hands of the Abbot the land of Lega, which he formerly held of Galfridus. Witness, Robert my clerk. BW 5 fos. 58 and 59- 203 Lega iij. Quitclaim by Thurstan Basset to the Abbey of all right and interest in Leya, which he had of Ingelramus who held it of the Abbey. Witness, Robert de Brewell. [c. i219. ] ~0 BW 5 fo. 62. 2o4 Lega iiij. Confirmation by Robert, Earl of Leicester, to the Abbey of the land called Leia, with the adjoining wood which Radulfus so There is a final concord noted at fo. 17 ° of the Cartulary between the Abbey and Thurstan Basset about land in Lee in 3 Hen. III. See also Cal. Curia Regis Rolls, viii, 76. I88 THE LEE AND WE ND O VE R CHARTERS de Haltuna held. Witness, Richard Abbot of Leicester and Amicia the Countess and Robert his son and Galfridus Abbot, etc. [I 144-I x67.] BW 5 fo. I4. 205 Lega v. Confirmation by William de Turville to the Abbey of all the land called Lega which Radulfus de Haltona held, together with the adjoining wood. Witness, Richard de Turville. [Before 1217"] BW 5 fo. 62. 206 Lega xj. Grant by Pharamus de Wendoura to the Abbey from his forest of Wendoura of stakes and fencing and firewood for the needs of those who live in Lee. The Abbey to pay him I2d. annually. Witnesses, Radulfus Quintilius dapifer, Michael de Baseville, Jordan de Pichesthorn, Reginald de Hauton', etc. Ix I58-I 184.] BW 5 fo. 2I. 207 Wendouere xvij. Grant by Hugh de Gurnay to the Abbey of all land in Wendover lying between Dunruge and the valley called Hundesnapesdene, and between the land which Robert de la Hale held and Meneuebeah, and between the land which Henry de Crokesle held of the fee of Wendover and Colieresrueie for the souls of his father, Hugh, and Milesend, his mother, etc. Witness, Almaricus, Earl of Gloucester. [ x2 o6-12 13.] 61 BW 5 fo. 41.

208 Wendouere xviij. Grant by William de Feynes to the Abbey of a virgate of land in Wendover which John de Smaleden' held of him, together with John himself and all his progeny. Witness, H. de Bello Campo. [Before I222.] s~ BW 5 fo. 4 x• 209 Wendouere xx. Grant by Sibilla de Bolonia, daughter of Pharamus, to the Abbey of fifteen acres in Wendover situated between Rudingia (which 61 Aumaric, Earl of Gloucester, ob.s.p, before November 12 x3 (CompletePeerage, v, 693 ) . He married in or before t 2o 3 Milllcent, daughter of the grantor, Hugh de Gurnay. s2 If, as seems probable, the witness is Helias de Bello Campo, the grant must be before i~22 when he died. WENDOVER CHARTERS 189 belonged to Henry de Crokesle) and the piece of land held by Gilbert,son of Robert, and Roger de Fennimer, and between the aforesaidpiece and Hundenaresdene, and the said acres extend thence up to Rudingia. Witness, Domino Albino Ternensi Episcopo. It. 1200.] 63 BW 5 fo. 4 o.

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Grant of a rent of i2d. by Henry de la Hulle, charged on a certain tenement which once belonged to Robert Gabriel, of Wendover. If the rent is not paid at the due time, he will give a bezant to the sheriff of the county to distrain for payment of the said rent. [c. 1275.] fo. 52 r. Wendouere xlj de bouet. Et pluribus aliis. 64 xxv. Carta Henrici filii Willelmi de la Hulle de xij denariatis annui redditus in Wendouere. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Henricus filius Willelmi de la Hulle de Wendouere dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui pro me et heredibus meis uel assignatis xij d. annul redditus deo et beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in puram et perpetuam elemosinam de quodam tenemento quod aliquando fuit Roberti Gabriel de Wendouere ad duos anni terminos soluendos uidelicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio sex denarios et ad festum Sancti Michaelis vj d. quod si ita contingat quod dictus redditus infra quindenam proximo sequentem post festum Sancte Marie in Marcio et infra quindenam proximam post festum Sancti Michaelis de plano non fuerit persolutus dabo uicecomiti Buk' qui pro tempore fuerit unum bizancium ad me distringendum et heredes uel assignatos meos ad solucionem dicti redditus. Et ego supradictus Henri- cus et heredes mei [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Alexandro de Hampdene milite 83 No such bishop can be traced. He was presumably bishop of Th6rouanne, though his name is not given in the printed authorities. 64 These are the final words of charter No. xxiv which is missing. 19o WENDOVER CHARTERS Rogero deAstwik Roberto de Broc Thoma del Erde Roberto Strange. Et aliis. * (nota de bizancium)

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Grant by John (son of Robert, son of Godfrey) de la Hale of one acre of land to Henry the clerk (son of Gilbert the smith, of Hampden), on payment by him of a silver mark. The said acre lies in 'la Hethe,' between the land which Ralf the cooper holds of the fee of Robert Boleie and the land of William, son of Robert Leuene, while towards the west it abuts upon the King's highway. For this Henry is to pay xd. annually at Christmas. [After 1237.] e5

xxvj. Carta Iohannis filii Roberti filii Godefridi de la Hale de una acra terre que iacet in la Hethe. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohannes filius Roberti filii Godefridi de la Hale dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Henrico clerico filio Gilberti fabri de Hamp- dene pro homagio et seruicio suo et pro una marca argenti quam michi dedit in gersumam vnam acram terre mee que iacet in la Hethe inter terrain quam Radulfus cupparius tenet de feodo Roberti Boleie et terrain Willelmi filii Roberti Leuene et abutat uersus le Weste ad regalem uiam. Habendam et tenendam sibi et heredibus suis de me et heredibus meis et cui dare assignare et legare uoluerit libere et quiete pacifice lure et hereditarie. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis vnum denarium scilicet ad natale domini pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et demandis secularibus. Et ego [etc. War- ranty clause]. Hiis testibus domino Hugone vicario de Wen- douere Willelmo de la Dune Galfrido camerario Waltero Parcere Waltero tinctore Nicholao fratre suo Iohanne diacono de Wendouere. Et aliis. * (de la H)

212 Quitclaim by Lucia de la Lee to Henry the clerk, son of Gilbert de Hampden, ofanyright she mayhave to the acre of land described inNo. 21 i. For this the said Henry pays her three silver shillings. [After 1237. ] es Hugh was presented to Wendover, i ~37/8 (Grosseteste, 344). WEND OVE R CHARTERS I9I xxvij. Carta Lucie de la Lee de quadam terra in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Lucia de la Hale concessi et quietumclamaui Henrico filio Gilberti de Hamden' clerico totum ius quod habui vel habere potui in una acra terre cure per tinenciis in Wendouere que iacet in la Hethe uidelicet quam habet de dono Iohannis filii mei. Habendum et tenendum Henrico et heredibus suis siue eius assignatis libere quiete sine calumpnia et contradiccione a me et heredibus meis in perpetuum. Et pro hac concessione et quietaclamacione dedit michi predictus Henricus tres solidos argenti. Et ut [etc. Seal- ing clause]. Hiis testibus Iohanne clerico de Wendouere Ada Inge Waltero Parcere Galfrido camerario Waltero de la Lee Waltero tinctore Roberto de Hamdene. Et aliis, * (de la H)

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Grant by Henry (son of Gilbert the smith, of Hampden) of the land described in No. 211 to the Abbey, on condition that they pay annually the one penny reserved to John (son of Robert, son of Godfrey) de la Hale (see No. 2II). [After I237. ] xxviij. Carta Henrici filii Gilberti fabri de una acra in Wen- douere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus filius Gilberti fabri de Hampden' fo. 52 v. Wendouere xlij pro salute anime mee dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam vnam acram terre in Wendouere que iacet in la Hethe inter terram quam Radulfus cuparius tenuit de feodo Roberti Buleye et terram WilIelmi filii Roberti filii Lieuene et abutat uersus le West ad regalem uiam Habendam et tenendam predictis canonicis cum omnibus pertirmnciis suis libere et quiete ab omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et demandis secularibus saluo uno denario. Reddendo inde annuatim Iohanni filio Roberti filii Godefridi de la Hale et heredibus suis ad natale domini. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. I92 WI~ND OVE R C H A RTE RS Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Hugone uicario de Wendouere Galfridocamerario WalteroParcere Waltero tinctore Nicholao fratre suo Iohanne diacono de Wendouere Roberto de Hampdene. Et aliis. * (de la H)

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Grant by Henry de l a Lee of six acres of land in Wendover; four of them lie between Stokinham, which belonged to Reginald de la Lee, and the land of EIias de la Dune on the one side, and between the land of Geoffrey de Mordene and that of Gilbert, son of Felawe, on the other; the remaining two acres lie next to the land of Geoffrey, son of William de Weston, towards 'le Grith' and abut upon the headland towards the east and on the other headland towards the west next to 'Longdena.' Also, the meadow which Henry had in Wendover, called 'le Ham,' lying between the acre of War and the stream on the one side, and between the meadow of David of Aylesbury and the ditch on the other. [Early I3th century.] xix. [xxix.] Carta Henrici de la Le de vj acris terre in Wen- douere. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Henricus de la Lee dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messenden' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam sex acras terre in Wendouere cure omnibus pertinenciis suis quarum quatuor acre iacent inter Stokinham que fuit Regi- naldi de la Lee et terram Helye de la Dune ex una parte et inter terrain Galfridi de Mordena et terrain Gilberti filii Felawe ex altera parte et duas acras terre que iacent iuxta terrain Galfridi filii Willelmi de Weston' uersus le Grith [? guth] et abuttant super forariam uersus lest et super aliam forariam uersus le West iuxta Longedenam. Et preterea totum pratum quod habui in eadem uilla de Wendouere quod uocatur le Ham cure omnibus pertinenciis suis quod pratum iacet inter acram de War et riuulum ex una parte et inter pratum Dauid de Aslesbur' et fossatum ex altera parte Habend' et tenend' pro dictis canonicis libere et quiete et integre ab omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus secularibus in perpetuum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Testibus Roberto capellano de Wendouera Hugone de la Lee Gilberto filio WENDOVER CHARTERS I93 Harding' Helia de la Dune Waltero Parcere Radulfo filio eius Galfrido camerario. Et aliis. * (nota)

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Grant by Henry de la Lee (with the consent of Cecilia, his wife) to Gilbert, son of Felawe, of his meadow, called 'le Ham,' in Wendover, at an annual rent of sixpence. For this, the said Gilbert gave Henry two silver marks and Cecilia two shillings. [Before 122i.] xx. [xxx.] Carta Henrici de la Le de quodam prato in Wen- douere. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Henricus de la Lee consensu et assensu Cecilie sponse mee dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui pro homagio et seruicio suo Gilberto filio Felaue totum pratum meum in Wendouere quod uocatur le Lyam [recte Ham] quod uidelicet pratum iacet inter acram de Warh et riuulum et inter pratum Dauid de Ailesberia et fossatum tenendum de me et de heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis libere et quiete reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis sex denarios pro omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus. Scilicet tres denarios ad festum Sancti Michaelis et tres denarios ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione concessione confirmacione et warantizacione predictus G. dedit michi duas marcas argenti in gersuma et prefate C. sponse mee duos solidos. Hiis testibus magistro Eustachio persona ecclesie de Wend' fo. 53 r. Wendouere xlij Willelmo clerico Hugone de la Lee Galfrido de Mordene Helia de la Dune Radulfo Tosti Willelmo de la Dune Galfrido filio Willelmi Galfrido camerario Roberto filio Gil- berti Gilberto filio Hardingi Ernaldo filio Hardingi Et multis aliis.

216 Grant by John de la Lee of three acres of land in Wendover, a certain meadow which is called 'le Ham,' two acres of meadow, and the service I3 I94 WENDOVER CHARTERS which Richard de Mordene owed him for the land which he held of the said John in Wendover. It. 124o. ]

xxj. [xxxj.] Carta Iohannis de la Lee de tribus acris terre in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohannes filius Henriei de la Le dedi et concessi et presenti carta confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam tres acras terre mee in Wendouere que iacent inter Stokking- ham que fuit Reginaldi de la Le et acram meam proximam terre Hugonis de la Le et inter terrain Ricardi de Mordena et acram Gilberti filii Felawe et quoddam pratum quod uoeatur le Ham quod iacet inter Warenbeker et Fifhewe. Preterea duas acras prati cum omnibus pertinenciis suis ad Scirrfedewelle et totum seruicium quod Ricardus de Mordene michi debebat de tota terra quam de feodo meo tenuit in eadem uilla. Hec omnia predictis canonicis dedi libera et quieta ab omnibus seruiciis sectis et exaccionibus ad me uel ad heredes meos pertinentibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Ricardo de la Tur Waltero Mantel Ingelram de Betun Roberto Braund Adam Walder Hugone de Chalf- hunte Stephano de Horton' Et multis aliis. * (nora de la hull)

217

Recognition by William Inge, of Wendover, that he is bound to pay to the Abbey an annual rent of four shillings which Roger the chaplain gave to the Abbey, charged on a dwelling situated next to the path which leads therefrom to the parish church. Either or both the archdeacon and sheriff to enforce payment should the rent fall into arrear. [After 1237. ] xxij. [xxxij.] Carta obligatoria Willelmi Inge de Wendouere de iiij solidis annui redditus. Omnibus Christi fidelibus presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris Willelmus Inge de Wendouere salutem eternam in domino. Ad uniuersitatis uestre noticiam uolo peruenire me teneri abbati et conuentui de Messend' in iiij solidis sterlingo- WENDOVER CHARTERS 195 rum annui redditus quos Rogerus capellanus dedit predictis abbati et conuentui in perpetuam elemosinam de burgagio quod quidem propinquius iacet semite que ducit a predicto burgagio ad ecclesiam parochialem soluendis ad duos anni terminos annuatim uidelicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio duos solidos et ad festum Sancti Michaelis proximo sequens duos solidos. Si uero ego dictus Willelmus uel heredes mei uel mei assignati a solucione alicuius termini predicti redditus annui cessauerimus ita quod non plene satisfecerimus predictis abbati et conuentui ad terminum beate Marie in Marcio uel ad terminum beati Michaelis proximo sequentem annuatim uel infra mensem predictorum terminorum obligamus nos et eciam subicimus iurisdiccioni archidiaconi Bukingh' qui pro tempore fuerit et potestati uicecomitis Buk' ut uterque uel eorum alter quem dicti abbas et conuentus duxerint eligendum nos ad solucionem predicti redditus ac eciam ad solucionem pene duorum solidorum soluendorum predicto archidiacono uel uicecomiti pro quolibet termino non obseruato de plano omni contradiccione et cauillacione postpositis conpellant. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus domino Hugone tune uicario de Wendouere Reginaldo de Awelton' Roberto de Hamdene Hugone Aleys Willelmo scriptore Willelmo clerico Roberto Bailehache. Et aliis. * (nota Whaplade iiij s.)

218

Grant by Walter Parcere to John, son of Herbert, of his land in Wendover lying immediately to the westward of the house which belonged to Milo. John has surrounded the land with a ditch. John to pay an annual rent of four shillings and has given Walter a silver mark and to his wife, Matilda, and children, a sheep and twelve pence. [Early 13th century.] xxiij. [xxxiij.] Carta Walteri Parcere de terra quadam in Wen- douera. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Walterus Parcere dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Iohanni filio Hereberti pro homagio et seruicio suo totam terrain in Wen- i96 WENDOVER CHARTERS douera que iacet iuxta mesuagium quod fuit Milonis ex parte occidentis quam predictus Iohannes cum quodam fossato cir- cumiuit tenendam de me et heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis in feodo et fo. 53 v. Wendouere xliij hereditate libere et quiete et pacifice pro quatuor solidis inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis reddendis pro omnibus seruiciis scilicet duos solidos ad festum beate Marie in Marcio et duos solidos ad festum Sancti Michaelis. Pro hac autem donacione et concessione et confirmacione predictus Iohannes dedit michi unam rnarcam argenti in gersumam et Matildi uxori mee et pueris meis unam ouem et xij d. Preterea sciendum est quod ego Walterus Parcere [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus Reginaldo de la Le Henrico fratre eius Ricar- do de la Duna Helia filio eius Willelmo de Hechingham Hugone de la Le Galfrido de Mordene Amiso filio Alani. Et aliis.

Grant by William de la Hulle of an annual rent of 12d. charged on the house of Robert, son of Gabriel, in Wendover. [¢. 125o.] xxiiij. [xxxiiij.] Carta Willelmi de la Hulle de redditu xij d. in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus de la Hulle pro salute anime mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam xij d. annul redditus in uilla de Wendouere percipiendos annuatim de domo et tenemento Roberti filii Gabrielis in eadem uilla scilicet sex denarios ad festum beati Michaelis et sex denarios ad festum beate Marie in Marcio. In huius igitur rei testimonium presentes litteras sigilli mei inpressione roboraui. Hiis testibus magistro Roberto de Stanford RogerodeWym- beruille Stephano de Horton magistro Iohanne de Merlawe Petro de Kunebelle Willelmo de Horwude (3ardon' et aliis. WENDOVER CHARTERS I97

220

Grant by Henry, son of Geoffrey de Hallinges, to William de la Dune, in return for his homage and service, of four acres of land in Wendover, a gore, and three acres of meadow. William to pay an annual rent of Sd. and three halfpence on All Saints day for all foreign service. For this grant William gave Henry four silver marks. [c. x~25.]

xxv. [xxxv.] Carta Henrici filii Galfridi de Hallinges in Wen- douere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus filius Galfridi de Hallinges dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Willelmo de la Dune pro homagio et seruicio suo quatuor acras terre mee in Wendouere et unam garam et tres acras prati scilicet dimidiam acram et garam que pertinet ad eandem dimidiam acram que iacent in longum iuxta Grene- furz ad Wichcroft' apud North et unam acram et dimidiam uidelicet totam terram illam que iacet inter Eldewellestrem et dimidiam acram predicti Willelmi apud Est. Et alia dimidia acra iacet iuxta eandem acram ex alia parte apud West et unam acram et dimidiam super Rudinge scilicet acram quam pater meus tenuit et dimidiam acram quam Bernardus tenuit cure tota haia ad eandem dimidiam acram pertinente et unam rodam de Graueacre que iacet inter foreram prefati Willelmi et terrain Ricardi de Morden' et unam acram pratique iacet inter capellacram Ricardi de Mordene et Wilegineswellestreme et duas acras pratique iacent iuxta capellacram eiusdem Ricardi de Morden' apud Est. Habendas et tenendas de me et de meis heredibus sibi et suis heredibus libere et quiete pacifice et honorifice in feodo et hereditate. Reddendo inde annuatim octo denarios ad duos anni terminos scilicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis iiij d. et ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio iiij d. Et preterea pro omni forinseco seruicio in die omnium sanctorum annuatim tres obolos pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et exaccionibus que super terram possent contingere. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione concessione confirmacione et warantizacione dedit michi predictus WiUelmus quatuor marcas argenti in gersumam. Hiis ~98 WENDOVER CHARTERS testibus Hugone de la Lee Radulfo Tosfi Ricardo de Mor- dene lohanne filioAilnadi et lohanne filioeius Roberto Bailehache Roberto de Hamdene Bartholomeo de Ham- dene Willelmo filio Widen' Galfrido de la Hale clerico Rogero filio Godardi Eustachio fo. 54 r. Wendouere xliij de Estone. Et aliis. * (de la hull)

221 Grant by Henry, son of Geoffrey de Hallinges, to Hugh, son of William de la Dune, in return for his homage and service, of a rent of two shillings which Stephen, son of William le King, paid Henry for his tenement and all the foreign service which he owed Henry. Also five acres and one rood of land and a meadow. Hugh to pay an annual rent of x2d. For this grant Hugh gave Henry nine silver marks. [¢. I225.]

xxvj. [xxxvj.] Carta Henrici filii Galfridi de Hailing' de redditu ij solidorum in Wendouer'. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus filius Galfridi de Halling' dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Hugoni filio Willelmi de la Dune pro homagio et seruicio suo duos solidos redditus in Wendouere quos Stephanus filius Willelmi le King pro tenemento suo michi reddidit et totum seruicium forinsecum quod michi debuit facere et v acras et unam rodam terre rnee scilicet unam acram et rodam que latent iuxta dimidiam acram Stephani de Holend' apud West unde dimidia acra et roda abutant ad moram et alia dirnidia acra abutat super Wilegineswelle et super foreram capellani de Eseburgh' et unam acram que iacet inter acram Nigelli de Biggestrop et Heldenestubbe et unam acram que iacet inter Grenefurz et Aldwik Willelmi de la Dune. Unde unum capud abutat super Lidlegam et aliud super Winchfurlang et duas acras que latent super Leiam quas Galfridus pater meus tenuit et preterea totum pratum meum que iacet inter pratum quod fuit Galfridi de Mordene et Wilegineswelle et Blindehurst in longum et in latum inter pratum Henrici de Scaccario et Wilekinesfurlang et pratum Radulfi de la Dune. Tenend' et habend' de me et de meis heredibus sibi et suis heredibus libere WENDOVER CHARTERS '99 et quiete honorifice in feodo at hereditate. Reddendo inde annuatim xij denarios ad duos anni terminos scilicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis sex denarios et ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio vj d. pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et exaccionibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Pro hac autem donacione concessione confirmacione et warantizacione dedit michi predictus Hugo ix marcas argenti in gersumam. Hiis testibus HugonedelaLee ReginaldodeHalton' Willelmo filio Widon' Iahan' ill' Ailnad et Iohanne filio eius Radulfo de la Dune Galfrido de la Hale Roberto Bailehache Rob- erto de la Hulle Bartholomeo de la Hulle Galfrido camerario Rogero filio Gedardi. Et aliis. * (de la hull)

222

Grant by Henry, son of Geoffrey de Hallinges, to the Abbey of the property referred to in No. 220. [¢. I~25.] xxvij. [xxxvij.] Carta Henriei filii Galfridi de Halling' de iiij acris terre in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus filius Galfridi de Hallinges dedi et concessi et presenti carta men confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam quatuor acras terre in Wendouere et unam rodam et unam garam que iacent iuxta Grenefurz ad Wichescroft uersus le North et unam acram terre et dimidiam que iacet inter Elde- wellestrem ex una parte et dimidiam acram Willelmi de la Dune ex altera parte et unam acram que abutat ad moram. Vnde dimidia acra iacet iuxta acram predicti Willelmi de la Dune uersus le Estet alia dimidia acra iacet iuxta eandem acram eiusdem Willelmi ex altera parte uersus le West et unam acram et dimidiam super Ruding' cure tota haia ad eandem dimidiam acram pertinentem et unam rodam que iacet inter foreram prefati Willelmi de la Dune ex una parte et terrain ILicardi de Mordene ex altera. Et unam acram prati que iacet inter capellacram Ricardi de Mordene ex una parte et Wilekinesstreme ex ahera parte et duns acras pratique iacent 200 WEND OVER CHARTERS iuxta capellacram eiusdem Ricardi de Mordene uersus le Est et totum ius quod habui in predictis tenementis cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. Habend' et tenend' prefatis canonicis libere et quiete ab omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus secularibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Hugone de la Lee Rogero de Hamp- ton' Henrico de la Lee fo. 54 v. xliiij Radulfo Tosti Ricardo de Mordene Bartholomeo de Hamp- dene. Et aliis. * (de la hull)

223

Grant by Henry, son of Geoffrey de Hallinges, to the Abbey of the property referred to in No. 22 I. [Early x3th century--before x242.]

[xxxviij.] Carta Henrici de Halling' de redditu ij solidorum in uilla de Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus filius Galfridi de Hallinges dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam duos solidos redditus in uilla de Wendouere quos Stephanus filius Willelmi le King pro tenemento quod de me tenuit in eadem uilla michi reddere solebat et totum seruicium forinse- cure quod michi facere debuit et quinque acras terre et unam rodam scilicet unam acram et rodam terre que iacent iuxta dimidiam acram que fuit Stephani de Holend' uersus le West. Unde dimidia acra et roda abutant ad moram et alia dimidia acra abutat super Wilekineswell' et super foreram que fuit capellani de Eselburgh' et unam acram terre que iacet inter acram que fuit Nigelli de Bistropp' ex una parte et Heldernes- stubbe ex altera parte et unam acram terre que iacet inter Grenefurh et Aldwich Willelmi de la Dune. Unde unum capud abutat super Lidlegam et aliud super Winchfurlang et duas acras que iacent super Leiam. Et preterea totum pratum meum quod iacet inter pratum que fuit Galfridi de Mordene ex una parte et Wilekineswell' et Blindehurst ex altera parte et WEND OVE R CHARTERS 20I omne ius quod habui in predictis tenementis cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. I-Iabend' et tenend' predictis canonicis libere et quiete ab omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus secularibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. I-Iiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Alexandro de Hampdene Simone de Hampden' Hugone de la Le Roberto Brond Henrico de la Lee Rogero de Hampton' I-Ielia de la Dune RadulfoTosti. Et pluribus aliis.

224 Grant by William de Echinham of two acres of land in Wendover, at ' Scuruedewell,' situated between the land of the chapel and Bedelesham. The gift is subject to the payment of sixpence annually to Henry de la Lee in respect of the two acres. [c. I2oo.] 6n xxix. [xxxix.] Carta Willelmi de Echinham de ij acris in Wen- douere. Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Willelmus de Hechingham dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum duas acras terre cure pertinenciis suis in Wen- douere ad Scuruedewell' que iacent inter terram capelle et Bedelesham. Tenendas de me et heredibus meis libere et quiete ab omni seruicio et consuetudine et exaccione ad me uel ad heredes meos pertinente saluis sex denariis Henrico de la Le annuatim persoluendis pro predictis duabus acris. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Matheo Brond Iacobo de Penna Gilberto de Irlaunde Hugone mercatore Hugone de Chalfhunte. Et aliis. BW 5 fo. 44.

225 Grant by Walter Parcere of (I) land behind Mentlesham lying between the land of Robert, son of David, and that of William de Hughenden ; 66 In x20o and 12o6 the grantor was sued by Sibilla de Fienes, as overlord of the manor of Wendover, for carrying away cattle and corn in Wendover (Cal. Curia Regis Rolls, iv, 225, 284). 202 WE ND O VE R G HARTERS (2) all the land which Ralfde Smalend' held ofhlm in Wendover; (3) all the land which Roger de Hale held of him in Wendover; (4) all the land which Ralf the cooper held of him in Wendover, together with the said Ralf and all his progeny. For this, the Abbey has given him 3 7 marks with which to pay his fine to the King. [12o6-i214. ] ,7 xxx. [xl.] Carta Walteri Parcere de quadam parte terre sue in Wendouere. Sciant tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Walterus Parcere assensu Matildis uxoris mee et Radulfi filii et heredis mei dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sanete Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam quamdam partem terre mee in Wendouere subtus Mentlesham que iacet inter terrain Roberti filii Dauid et terram Willelmi de Hichendune quam Iohannes de Bledelewe tenuit et totam terrain quam Radulfus de Smalend' de me tenuit in eadem uilla et totam terram quam Rogerus de Hale de me tenuit in eadem uilla et totam terram quam Radulfus le cuper' de me tenuit in eadem uilla et ipsum Radulfum cure tota progenie sua et sequela. Ad habend' et tenend' de me et heredibus fo. 55 r. Wendouere xliiij meis libere quiete cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et pro hac donacione et concessione et confirmacione predicti canonici dederunt michi triginta et vij marcas argenti ad acquietandum me de misericordia domini regis in quam incideram. Testibus Hugone de Gurnay Helia de Bellocampo Radulfo de Wedone Helia de Wym- beruill' Ricardo fratre eius Matheo Brand Simoae de BereuiU' Henrico de Scaccario Reginaldo de Hamden' Iacobo de la Penna. BW 5 fo. 45. 6~ The grantor, Waiter Parcere, or his son of the same name, appears in a number of the charters in the Gartulary, but there is no information about him in such printed records as I have consulted. It seems reasonable to suppose that he held of the de Gurnay family, and the first witness to the above charter appears to be identical with the Hugh de Gurnay whose lands in Wendover were restored to him in 12o2. On his joining forces with Philip of France against John, his lands were again forfeited in May x2o3 ; during 12o2-x 2o 3 he does not seem to have been in England. He entered King John's service, however, in 12o6, when his Wendover lands were restored to him and held by him until his death in x2x 4 (see B. & B.P.R., 153-z57; B.H.R.S., vol. xix, 85-88 and 95-97, and Farter, Honors and Knights Fees, iii, 422). The above charter is, therefore, assigned to this period, a dating which does not conflict with such facts as are known about the other witnesses. The only other Hugh who might be considered is Hugh, the son of the above Hugh, who recovered his lands in x222 and died in 1238. As, however, Elias de Beauchamp, the second witness, was dead by 1222 (B. & B.P.R., 2z6), it seems safe to discard this possibility. WE ND O VE R CHARTERS 203

226 Grant by Walter Parcere ofa rent of four shillings inWendover to William de Bosco on his marriage with Waiter's daughter Aleys, and to his heirs by the said Aleys. Waiter to receive a pair of white gloves worth one penny annually at Whitsun. [Before 1217-] e8 xxxj. [xlj.] Carta Walteri Parcere de redditu iiij solidorum in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Walterus Parcere assensu uxoris mee Matildis dedi et concessi et hac mea presenti carta mea [sic] confirmaui Willelmo de Bosco redditum iiij °r solidorum in Wendouere in mariagium cure filia mea Aleys quem redditum Iohannes filius Hereberti michi de Rudinga consueuit facere et quicquid de eadem Rudinga posset accidere Illi et heredibus suis si heredes de predicta Aleis susceperit libere de me et heredibus meis tenendum per quasdam ciro- tecas candidas precii unius denarii in die Pentecost' annuatim pro omnibus seruiciis soluendas. Hane donacionem [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus Ada' abbate de Messend' Elia de Wambeluile Willelmo del Bois filio Ricardi Willelmo Bassat Ricardo de Halton' Roberto de Blakewelle Reginal- do de la Le et Henrico fratre eius Iohanne de Rana Willel- mo de Blakewell' et Iuone fratre suo Willelmo deWandouere Willelmo clerico de Wandouere. Et aliis.

227 Grant by Matilda Parcere of three acres of land in Wendover to Reginald de Halton, for which he gave her ten shillings, and the land to be subject to an annual rent of two shillings. [1227-I237. ] 69 xxxij. [xlij.] Carta Matildis Parcere facta Reginaldo de Wen- douere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Matild' Pareere filia Iohannis de Bichendon' [sic] dedi et concessi et hac presenti ~8 Adam occurs as Abbot in l i98 , 12o6, and I21o, and his successor, William, occurs in 1217. n~ Robert was presented to Wendover in ~2~7 (Welles, ii, 7o), and his successor, Hugh, in x237/8 (Grosseteste, 344). 2o 4 WENDOVER CHARTERS carta mea confirmaui Reginaldo de Haulton pro homagio et seruicio suo et pro x solidis argenti quos michi dedit in gersumam tres acras terre mee in uilla de Wendouere scilicet que iacent in la Hethe inter terram Roberti filii Iohannis de Smalend' et terram Margarete de Mentlesham. Et abutant ad regalem uiam qua [sic] itur apud Messend' Habendas et tenendas de me et heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis vel cuicumque dare uel assignare uoluerit et quidem libere et quiete pacifice honorifice in feodo et hereditate. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui duos solidos ad duos anni terminos scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio xij d. et ad festum Sancti Michaelis xij d. pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et exaccionibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Roberto decano de Wendouere Hugone de la Lee Iohanne Bakenard Ada' Inge Willelmo de la Duna Ricardo de Mordene Roberto de la Hulle Bartholomeo de la Hulle. Et aliis. * (de la hull)

228 Confirmationby Matilda le Parcere, widow of Walter, of the gift of land in Wendover made by her husband to the Abbey as set out in No. 225. [Before I243.] xxxiij. [xliij,] Carta Matildis le Parcere de quadam parte terre sue in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Matildis le Parcere in ligia et uiduali potestate mea existens concessi et remisi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam omne donum quod Walterus Parcere quondam maritus meus eisdem canonicis fecit et carta sua confirmauit scilicet quandam partem terre que fuit de hereditate mea in Wendouere subtus Mentlesham que iacet inter terram que fuit Roberti 55 v. Wendouere xlv filii Dauid et terrain que fuit Willelmi de Bichendona [sic] quam Iohannes de Bledelawe tenuit et totam terram quam Radulfus WE N D OVE R CHARTERS 205 de Smalendene de predicto Waltero quondam marito meo et me tenuit in predicta uilla et totam terram quam Rogerus de Hale de nobis tenuit in prefata uilla. Et totam terram quam Radulphus le cuper' de nobis tenuit in eadem uilla et ipsum Radulphum cum tota progenie et sequela sua. Et totum ius quod habui uel habere debui in predictis terris et hominibus sine aliquo retinemento et clamio mei uel heredum meorum. Ad habend' et tenend' libere quiete et integre cure pertinenciis suis in perpetuum. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Henrico de Seaccario Radulfo de Wedon' Waltero Mantel Rogero de Wymber- uille RobertodeWhelpeleie Rogero de Hampton' Hugone de Kaueskesherst [sic] Thoma del Hert Willelmo de Hor- wude. Et aliis.

229 Grant by Matilda Parcere of the same land dealt with in No. 228. [Before z243.] xxxiiij. [xliiij.] Carta Matildis Pareere de quadam parte terre sue in Wendouera. Seiant presentes et futuri quod ego Matillis quondam uxor Walteri Parcere in ligia et uiduali potestate mea existens dedi et eoneessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et eeclesie beate Marie de Messend' et eanonieis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam quandam partem terre mee inWendouera [etc. as in No. 228]. Hiis testibus Henrieo de Scaceario Radulfo de Wedona Waltero Mauntel Rogero de Wymberuille Roberto de Welpeleia Hugone de Hauekeshert Rogero de Estwik Willelmo de Horwude Rieardo le Waleis Hugone de la Le Reginaldo tune seruiente de Wendouere Galfrido camerario Roberto filio Aeillene Ada' Inge Ricardo de Mordene. Et aliis.

230 Confirmation by Walter, son of Walter Pareere, of the gift made by his mother, Matilda (see No. 228). [Before I243.] 206 WENDOVER CHARTERS XXXV. [xlv.] Carta Walteri Parcere et confirmacio donacionis Matildis Parcere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Walterus Parcere filius Walteri Parcere concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus omne donum quod Matildis mater mea in sua ligia et viduali potestate dedit predictis canonicis et carta sua confirmauit sicut in eadem carta plenius continetur et omne ius quod habui uel habere debui in omnibus tenementis et tenentibus predictis canonicis et predicta matre mea concessis et predicta carta sua confirmatis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. fo. 56 r. Wendouere xlv Ut igitur [etc. Sealing clause]. Testibus Henrico de Scaccario Radulfo de Wedona Waltero Mantel Rogero de Wymber- uille Roberto deWhelpeleie Rogerode Hampton' Hugone de Hauekeserd Willelmo de Horwude. Et aliis.

23I Grant by Walter, son of Walter Parcere,of the land describedin No. 225. [Before 1243.] xxvj. [xlvj.] Carta Walteri Parcere iunioris de quadam parte terre sue que iacet subtus Mentlesham. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Walterus Parcere filius Walteri Parcere dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee et animarum patris et matris mee quamdam terre mee partem que est de feodo de Wen- douere que eciam iacet subtus Mentlesham inter terrain que fuit Roberti filii Dauid ex una parte et terrain que fuit Willelmi de Bichendon' [sic] quam Iohannes de Bledelawe tenuit ex altera parte. Et totam terram quam Radulfus de Smalendene tenuit de predicto Waltero patre meo et Matild' matte mea in predicto feodo de Wendouere. Et totam terrain quam Rogerus de Hale de predictis patre et matte mea tenuit in predicta WENDOVER CHARTERS 207 tenedura de Wendouere Et totam terrain quam Radulphus le cuper' de eisdem tenuit in prefato feodo de Wendouere et ipsum Radulphum cum tota progenie sua et sequela. Et preterea totum ius quod habui uel habere debui in omnibus predictis terris et tenentibus cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. Ad habendum et tenendum predictis canonicis in perpetuum libere et quiete pacifice et integre ab omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et demandis secularibus sine aliquo retinemento et clamio ad me uel ad heredes meos pertinente. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Ut autem [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Hugone de la Lee Reginaldo tunc seruiente de Wendouere Galfridocamerario RobertofilioAilline Adam Inge Ricardo de Mordene Roberto de la Walde. Et aliis. * (visum)

232

Grant by Cecilia, daughter of Robert de Mentlesham, of the croft with ditches and live hedges belonging to it which was given to her by John, son of Osbert de Viridi Leuca. It is situated between the land of Richard de la Hulle and 'Ruggeweie' in Wendover. The Abbey to pay annually x2d. to the capital lord of the fee and a clove to John de Viridi Leuca at Christmas for all services. [Mid-i3th century.] xxvij. [xlvij.] Carta Cecilie filie Roberti de Mentlesham de una crofta quam habuit de dono Iohannis filii Osberti de VMdi Leuca. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Cecilia filia Roberti de Mentlesham de parochia de Wendouera dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam pro anima Roberti de Mentlesham patris mei et Gunnilde matris mee Willelmi uiri mei Willelmi filii mei Aueline filie mee et pro anima mea et pro animabus antecessorum meorum et successorum meorum totam illam croftam cure fossatis et uiuis sepibus cum omnibus pertinenciis suis quam habui de dono Iohannis filii Osberti de Uiridi Leuca sine ullo retinemento mei uel heredum meorum que iacet inter terram Ricardi filii Thome de la Hulle et Ruggeweie in dicta 208 WE ND OVE R CHARTERS parochia sicut mete et diuise circumdant docent et proportant. Habendam et tenendam dictis canonicis et eorum successoribus libere quiete integre bene et in pace. Reddendo inde annuatim capitali domino feodi xij denarios ad duos anni terminos videlicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis sex denarios et ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio sex denarios et Iohanni de Uiridi Leuca unum clauum gariophili ad natale domini pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus sectis curiarum wardis releuiis herietis escaetis et omnimodis fo. 56 v. Wendouere xlvj secularibus demandis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Iohanne de Wedone domino Roberto Mantel Thoma del Erda Petro seruiente Stephano de Wicumbe clerico. Et aliis. * ((I) visum (2) de la hull)

233

Quitclaim and sale by Henry de la Lee to his lord, Hugh de Gurney, of all rent and service given by Geoffrey de Mordene to the said Henry in respect of a tenement held by him of the said Henry. For this Hugh gave Henry six silver marks. [x2o6-12x4. ] 70 xxxviij. [xlviij.] Carta Henrici de la Le de redditu et seruicio quod Gaufridus de Mordene faciebat. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Henricus de la Le uendidi et quietumclamaui de me et heredibus meis domino meo Hugoni de Gurnaco et heredibus suis omnem redditum et omne seruicium quod Gaufridus de Mor- dene michi faciebat et heredibus meis facere debebat assensu et uoluntate ipsius Gaufridi de tenemento quod de me tenebat et heredibus meis tenere debebat pro vj marcis argenti quas predictus Hugo michi pro uendicione illa donauit. Hiis testibus Helia de Wymberuille Iohanne preposito Nicholao de Estuteuille Willelmo capellano Simone Hoched' Willel- mo de Echingham Hugone de la Le Henrico filio Gaufridi Willelmo clerico Hardingo forestario. Et aliis. 70 For the limiting dates, see note 67, p. 202. WENDOVER CHARTERS 209

234

Grant by John Brisepot to Holy Cross chapel of the hermitage of Muswell and to the canons of Missenden serving God in the said chapel, all rent and service which Hugh de Gornay gave him and which the father of the said Hugh purchased from Henry de la Lee (see No. 233 ). [x222-x238. ] 71 xxxix. [xlix.] Carta Iohannis Brisepot de redditu et seruieio quod Hugo de Gornay sibi dedit. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Iohannes Brisepot dedi et coneessi et presenti cartamea confir- maul deo et capeUe Sanete Crucis de heremitorio de MuseweUe et canonicis de Messendene in predicta capella deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute animarum domini Hugonis de Gornay et Gerardi et Hugonis filiorum suorum et pro salute mea totum redditum et totum seruicium quod dominus Hugo de Gornay michi dedit pro homagio et seruicio meo scilicet quod dominus Hugo de Gornay pater predicti Hugonis emit de Henrico de la Le pro vj marcis argenti scilicet totum redditum et totum seruieium quod Galfridus de Mordena eidem Henrico facere solebat de toto tenemento quod predictus Galfridus de prefato Henrieo tenebat in uilla de Wendouera. Et totum ius quod habui in predicto tenemento cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. Habend' et tenend' prefatis canonicis libere et quiete ab omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et exaccionibus secularibus. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Testibus Henrico de Scaccario Roberto de Stokebi Roberto de Hiuetot Iohanne de Bar- saua Matheo Brond Hugone de la Le Henricode la Stoke magistro Hugone Canard Helia de la Dune. Et aliis.

235

Grant by William Inge of half an acre lying between the land of the Abbey and that of Symon the beadle in 'Oswithesdene,' and of one rood ~i Hugh, the father, died in x2x4. Gerard, the elder son, died before t2x9, and the younger son, Hugh, recovered his lands in I~2~. He died in z238 (B.H.R.S., vol. xix, 85 et seq.). I4 2IO WIgND OVE R CHARTERS lying between the land of Master Richard of Aylesbury and that of Geoffrey Lelord, and abutting upon the King's highway 'on the north side of the cross at Hoges.' [After 1237. ] ~*

xl. [1.] Carta Willelmi Inge de dimidia aera terre et una roda. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus Inge dedi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et beate Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus unam dimidiam acram terre mee que iacet inter terrain abbatis de Messend' et terram Symonis bedelli in Oswithesdene et unam rodam terre mee que iacet inter terrain magistri Ricardi de Eylesbiri et terram Galfridi Lelord et abutat uersus regalem uiam ex parte boriali crucis apud Hoges in puram et perpetuam elemosinam. Habendas et tenendas de me et heredibus meis libere et quiete integre et pacifice sicut liberam et puram elemosinam. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus domino Hugone uicario de Wendouer Regi- naldo de Awelton' Waltero Parcer Henrico [Blank] Ella de Wymberuille Willelmo fo. 57 r. Wendouere xlvj Trenchant Iohanne de Dodreshulle Hugone camerario Bartholomeo de Hampdene Et aliis. Ad cuius rei corro- boracionem presenti carte sigillum meum apposui. * (de la hull)

236

Quitclaim by William Brisepot of a burgage in Wendover to the Abbey, subject to the payment of an annual rent of ISd. to the capital lord of the fee. Full seisin of the burgage given by William in full court at Wendover to the Abbey, who in return gave him fifty-five shillings. [i227-i237.] xlj. [lj.] Carta Willelmi Brisepot filii Iohannis Brisepot de uno burgagio in uilla de Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus Brisepot filius 72 The date must be subsequent to the presentation of Hugh to Wendover in Io37/8. The Richard of Aylesbury whose land is mentioned may be the ecclesiastic of that name who, according to Lipscomb (iii, 586), was appointed to Hughenden in xx9o. On the same authority, his successor was presented in 1246, and this date may, therefore, be the latest at which this charter could have passed. WE ND OVER. CHARTERS 2II Iohannis Brisepot quietum clamaui de me et heredibus meis in perpetuum deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem seruientibus unum burgagium in uilla de Wendouere scilicet illud quod iacet inter domum Aluredi de Messendene et domum Willelmi de la Hulle cure omnibus pertinenciis suis et totum ius quod habui uel habere potui in predicto burgagio. Habendum et tenendum predictis canonicis et successoribus suis in perpetuum. Reddendo inde annuatim capitali domino feodi decem et octo denarios ad duos anni terminos scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio ix d. et ad festum beati Michaelis ix d. pro omnibus seruiciis et demandis. Et ego et heredes mei numquam poterimus aliquod ius uel clamium habere in predicto burgagio. Et ego Willelmus Brusepot feci predictis canonicis de Messendene plenariam seisinam de predicto burgagio in plena curia de Wendouere. Pro hac autem quietaclamancia predicti canonici dederunt michi quinquaginta solidos et quinque solidos argenti. Ut igitur [etc. Sealing clause]. Testibus domino Roberto tunc decano de Wendouere Gilberto de Hibernia Hugone de la Le Reginaldo de Wendouere Adam Inge Simone de Lond' Willelmo de Horwude. Et aliis.

237

Grant by Roger Cademan of an annual rent of threepence, arising out of the tenement which he had in Wendover and payable on the feast of the Assumption. [I227-1237. ] xlij. [lij.] Carta Rogeri Kademan de redditu trium denariorum in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Rogerus Cademan dedi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram elemosinam redditum trium denariorum de toto tenemento meo quod habui in uilla de Wendouere pro animabus patris et matris mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum singulis annis in die Assumpcionis beate Marie percipiendum. Et sciendum quod quicumque predictum tenementum tenuerit predictos tres denarios predicto die predictis canonicis 212 WI~ND OVE R CHARTERS persoluet. In huius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Testibus domino Roberto decano de Wen- douere Hugone de la Le WiUelmo pictore Radulfo Parcere Willelmo de Duna Iohanne Bachenard Willelmo de Ese- burgh Waltero finctore Waltero de Leycestr'. Et aliis.

238 Grant by John, son of Osbert de Viridi Loco, to Cecilia, daughter of Robert de Menflesham (see No. 232 for grant by Cecilia of the same land to the Abbey, subject to the same conditions). [Mid-I 3th century.]

xliij. [liij.] Carta Iohannis filii Osberti de Uiridi Loco de terra quam habuit de dono auunculi sui in uilla de Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Iohannes filius Osberti de Uiridi Loco dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Cecilie filie Roberti de Mentlesham pro homagio et seruicio suo et pro decem et octo solidis sterlingorum quos michi dedit in gersumam totam terram meam quam habui de dono Willelmi auunculi mei in parochia de Wendouere cure pertinenciis suis que iacet inter terram Ricardi filii Thome de la HuUe et Ruggewei'. Habendam et tenendam de me et de heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis et cuicumque et quandocumque dictam terrain dare uendere legare et assignare uoluerit libere quiete bene et in pace in feodo et hereditate. Reddendo [etc. as in No. 232 ]. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. fo. 57 v. Wendouere xlvij Hiis testibus Waltero Parcere magistro Hugone camerario Roberto Bailehache Iohanne de Bledelowe Willelmo Inge Stephano de Wicumbe clerico Ricardo carpentario de la Hale. Et aliis.

239 Grant by William Denemay, of Wendover, to Ralf de Smalendene for suit of service and for twelve silver pence which Ralf has paid to William of a rood of his land in the field of Wendover, namely in 'le Maline,' next to Ralf's land, and extending to the land of Henry de Wellehefd towards WE ND O VER G HART E RS 2I 3 the south, and to the land of Ralf the bailiff towards the north. For this, Ralf to pay an annual rent of one halfpenny at Christmas. [Query early 13th century.]

xliiij. [liiij.] Garta Willelmi Denemay de una roda terre mee in campo de Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego WiUelmus Denemay de Wendouere dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Radulfo de Smalendene pro seruicio suo et pro xij denariis argenti quos michi premanibus pacauit unam rodam terre mee in campo de Wendouere uidelicet uidelicet [sic] in le Malme iuxta terrain dicti Radulfi et extendit se ad terram Henrici de Wellehefd uersus le Suth et ad terram Radulfi pre- positi uersus le North. Habendam et tenendam dictam rodam cure pertinenciis suis sin et heredibus suis vel assignatis suis de me et heredibus meis uel meis assignatis. Reddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis uel meis assignatis meis [sic] unum obolum ad natale domini pro omni seruicio consuetudine et demanda. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Willelmo Suge Hugone de Smalend' Thoma le lording Adam de Welleheued. Adam Parcere. Et aliis.

240

Grant by Gilbert (son of Harding de la Lee) to Ralf (son of Richard, son of Felawe de la Lee) for suit of service and four shillings paid to Gilbert of half an acre in Wendover. It lay in 'Othulledene,' between the land of Gilbert, the reeve of The Lee, and that of Robert de Hekenilde. Ralf to pay an annual rent of one penny at Christmas. [Early I 3th century.]

xlv. [lv.] Garta Gilberti filii Harding de dimidia acra terre in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Gilbertus filius Harding de la Lee dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Radulfo filio Ricardi filii Felawe de la Lee pro homagio et seruicio suo et pro iiij solidis argenti quos michi dedit in gersumam unam dimidiam acram terre mee in Wendouere cum pertinenciis scilicet que iacet in Othulledene inter terrain 2I 4 WENDOVER CHARTERS Gilberti pretoris de la Lee et terram Roberti de Hekenilde. Habendam et tenendam de me et heredibus meis sibi et heredibus suis uel cuicumque dare uel assignare uoluerit et quidem libere et quiete pacifice honorifice in feudo et hereditate. Keddendo inde annuatim michi et heredibus meis ipse et heredes sui unum denarium scilicet ad natale [? domini] pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus et exaccionibus que super terram possint contingere. Et ego ~etc. Warranty clause]. Hiis testibus Hugone de la Lee Reginaldo de Haulton' Gal- frido camerario Ricardo de Mordene Willelmo de la Duna Roberto filio Lieue Roberto de Hampdene Bartholomeo de Hampdene Adam Inge. Et aliis.

24 I An agreement between the Abbey and Geoffreyde la Hulle, by which the former quitclaimed to Geoffreythe croft given to the Abbey by Cecilia de Mentlesham (see No. 232). For this, Geoffrey to pay annually to the Abbey I6d. [Mid-I3th century.] xlvj. ~Ivj.] Ouedam conuencio facta inter dominum abbatem et conuentum de Messend' et Galfridum filium Roberti de la Hulle de una crofta quam habuerunt de dono Cecilie de Mentlesham. Hec est conuencio facta inter dominum abbatem et conuentum de Messendene ex una parte et Galfridum filium Roberti de la Hulle ex parte altera uidelicet quod predicti abbas et conuentus concesserunt remiserunt et quietumclamauerunt dicto Galfrido totam illam croftam cum pertinenciis suis quam habuerunt de dono Cecilie de Mentlesham que prius fuit de tenemento eiusdem Galfridi Habendam et tenendam dicto Galfrido heredibus et assignatis suis sine calumpnia predictorum abbatis et conuentus. Pro qua autem concessione remissione et quietaclamancia idem Galfridus et heredes et assignati sui de dicta crofta in puram et perpetuam elemosinam singulis annis reddent sexdecim denarios domui de Messend' ad duos anni fo. 58 r. Wendouere xlvij terminos uidelicet ad festum beate Marie in Marcio medieta- tern et ad festum beati Michaelis aliam medietatem. Et ad WE ND 0 VE R CHARTERS 2I 5 maiorem [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Rogero deAstwik Thoma deErda I-IugonefilioPetri seruientis Iohanne Mar- cade Stephano de Wycumbe clerico. Et aliis. * (nota de xvj d. detentis per Thomam nuper [?] Willelmi atte Hull)

Grant by William de Husseburne (son of Elias), Canon of Wells, of a rent of three shillings which Walter the butcher, of Wendover, used to pay annually to the Abbey, from whom William bought it. William assigns the rent to the work of the canons, and it is to be received annually by the cellarer of the Abbey for that purpose. [i24o-i258. ]

xlvij. [Ivij.] Carta Willelmi de Husseburne de tribus solidis in Wendouere ad pitanciam conuentus. Omnibus Christi fidelibus presens scriptum uisuris Willel- mus de Husseburne filius Helie canonicus Wellensis salutem in domino. Noueritis me caritatis intuitu et pro salute anime mee et benefactorum meorum in perpetuam elemosinam dedisse canonicis de Messenden' ibidem deo seruientibus et seruituris redditum trium solidorum quem emi ab eis uidelicet illos tres solidos quos Walterus le macecren de Wendouere predictis canonicis annuatim reddere solebat. Predictos autem tres solidos dedi et assignaui specialiter ad unam pitanciam singulis annis in perpetuum die anniuersario obitus mei ad opus operis dictorum canonicorum inueniendam. Et predicti tres solidi singulis annis per manus scelerarii de Messendene recipientur et pr0ut predictum est in pitancia expendentur. Et in huius donacionis testimonium et memoriam presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui.

Notification by Roger, Abbot of Missenden, of the grant made by William de Husseburne in No. 242. [I 24o-i 258.] xlviij. [lviij.] Carta Rogeri abbatis de Messend' de pitaneia Willelmi de Husseburne. Omnibus presens scripture uisuris Rogerus dei gratia abbas 216 WENDOVER CHARTERS de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentus salutem in domino. Nouerit uniuersitas uestra quod dominus Willelmus de Husseburne filius Helie canonicus Wellensis et clericus noster illum redditum trium solidorum quem Walterus le macecren de Wendouere nobis annuatim reddere solebat emit a nobis et eundem redditum caritatis intuitu dedit nobis ad unam pitanciam singulis annis in perpetuum die anniuersario obitus sui conuentui de Messendene inueniendam per manus subscelerarii eiusdem loci. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum nostrum apposuimus. BW 5 fo. 6.

244 An agreement was made in ancient times between the rector of the church of Weston and Ralf de Halton concerning the chapel of The Lee~ whereby Ralf should pay five shillings on the altar of Weston at the feast of St. Thomas for all tithes on the land of The Lee. Geoffrey de Turville confirms this agreement in favour of the Abbey, to whom he has given the land of The Lee. [c. 1146.] xlix. [Ix.] Quedam conuencio inter personam ecclesie de Westona et Radulphum de Haltuna. Sciant omnes fideles hanc conuencionem antiquitus fuisse inter personam ecclesie de Westuna et Radulphum de Hal- tuna de capella de la Lega ut ipse Radulphus singulis annis* v solidos ad festum Sancti Thome super altare de Westuna pro decimis omnium rerum decimandarum eiusdem terre de la Lega. Quam conuencionem coram me et coram hominibus meis renouatam ego Gaufridus de Turuilla presenti scripto confirmaui inposterum omnimodo seruandam intra canonicos Sancte Marie de Messendena quibus eandem terram concessi et dedi in elemosinam et personam ecclesie de Westuna. BW 5 fo. 60. * 'daret,' supplied by BW 5.

245 Settlement of a dispute between the Abbey and William de Turville and his brother, Geoffrey the clerk, concerning the church of Weston. Geoffrey WE ND O VE R CHARTERS 217 and his successorsin the church of Taplow are to pay annually 6o shillings to the Abbey. The rights of patronage of William de TurviUe and his heirs in the church of Weston are to be respected and the Abbey shall not claim more than the said 6o shillings.The Abbey shall continue to possess the chapel of The Lee on payment of an annual pension of six shilllngsto the mother church of Weston. The parties swore to observe this agreement in the presence of Richard, Archbishop of Canterbury. [I x83.]

I. [Ixj.] De quadam causa que uertebatur inter abbatem et canonicos de Messendene et Willelmum de Turuilla. Notum sit omnibus dei ecclesie filiiscausam que uertebatur inter abbatem et canonicos de Messend' et Willelmum de Turuilla et Galfridum clericum fratrem eius super ecclesia de Westune mediante concordia in hunc modum esse sopitam. Prefatus siquidem G. et successores sui in ecclesia de Tappes- lawa predictis canonicis singulis annis soluet sexaginta solidos sterlingorum in ecclesia de Tappeslawa pro bono pacis. Scilicet xx solidos in natali domini xx solidos ad Pascha xx solidos ad festum Sancti Michaelis ita quod nisi predicti lx solidi ad primam exaccionem canonicorum ad predictos terminos soluti fuerint pertaxatus clericus et eius successores in ecclesia de Tappeslawa eos deferent infra octauas eorundem terminorum usque Messendene et ibi eos predictis canonicis persoluent. Accessit autem adhec fo. 58 v. xlviij Leye et Weston' uoluntas et assensus predicti Willelmi de Turuilla eiusdem ecclesie patroni saluo tamen in omnibus ipsi W. et heredibus suis lure patronatus in prefata ecclesia ita quod predicti canonici nichil iuris umquam in ecclesia ipsa sibi poterunt uendicare preter predictos lx solidos. Set persona eiusdem ecclesie decedente clericus ad presentacionem predicti W. uel heredum suorum institutus prefatum redditum de ecclesia ilia canonicis annuatim iuramenti religione interposita persoluet. Preterea canonici sicut capellam de Leye prius pacifice possederunt sub annua pensione sex solidos [sic] matrici ecclesie de Weston' annuatim persoluenda ita earn decetero pacifice et sine omni controuersia sub eadem pensione infra natale domini persoluenda possidebunt in perpetuum. Hanc autem conuencionem se firmiter obseruaturum tam perlibatus abbas quam sepedictus G. clericus necnon et predictus Willelmus de Turuilla in presencia domini Ricardi Cantuar' archiepiscopi iurauit ita i:!!

T 218 WEND O VE R CHARTERS quod abbas pro se et conuentui suo iurauit quod super ecclesiisspectantibus ad donacionem memori W. et heredum suorum nichil umquam sibi iurisuendicabunt nisi de uoluntate ipsius W. uel heredum suorum. Ut autem hec conuencio firma et stabilis in perpetuum permaneat sigillisabbatis et conuentus de Messend' ex una parte cyrographi et sigillispre- dictorum WiUelmi de Turuilla et G. clericifratris sui ex alia parte pendentibus corroboratur et confirmatur. Et canoniei cartas Galfridi de Turuilla et archidiaconi de Bukingham quas de prefatis ecclesiis habebant resignauerunt. Testibus AlketilloRicardo Stephano canonicis de Messend' Ricardo de TuruiUa ThomaTriccranno DauiddeAillesberia magistro Geruasio de Westone Hugone clerico de Penna Nicho- lao Waltero Paris de Stached' Ricardo de Bledelewe Sam- son' Willelmo Archepin. Et aliis. BW 5 fo. 60.

246 Notification by Richard, Archbishop of Canterbury, of the agreement arrived at in No. 245. [Jan.-Sept. 1I83.]

lj. [lxij.] De quadam causa que uertebatur inter abbatem et canonicos de Messenden' et G. clericum de Turuilla super ecclesia de Westune. Ricardus dei gratia Cantuar' archiepiscopus tocius Anglie primas uniuersis Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scripture peruenerit eternam in Christo salutem. Ad omnium uolumus peruenire noticiam causam que uertebatur inter dilectos filios nostros abbatem et conuentum de Messend' et G. clericum de Turuilla super ecclesia de Weston' nobis a domino Papa Luci0 iij commissam utriusque partis in concurrente assensu in hunc modum fuisse sopitam. Prefatus siquidem G. et successores sui prefatis abbati et canonicis singulis annis soluet lx solidos sterlingorum in ecclesia de Teppelewe pro bono pacis scilicet uiginti solidos in natali domini xx solidos ad Pascha xx solidos ad festum Sancti Michaelis. Ita quod nisi predicti xx solidi in natali soluendi ad primam exaccionem canonicorum infra octo dies soluti fuerint pertaxatus clericus uel eius suc- WENDOVER CHARTERS 2I 9 cessor eos deferet usque Messendene. Accessit autem ad hec uoluntas et assensus Willelmi de Turuilla eiusdem ecclesie patroni saluo tamen in omnibus ipsi W. et heredibus suis lure patronatus in prefata ecclesia. Ita quod predicti canonici nichil iuris umquam in ecclesia ipsa sibi poterunt uendicare preter predictos lx solidos. Set persona eiusdem ecclesie decedente clericus ad presentacionem W. uel heredum suorum institutus prefatum redditum de ecclesia ilia canonicis annuatim iuramenti religione interposita persoluet. Preterea canoniei sicut capellam de Leie prius pacifice possederunt sub annua pensione sex solidos [sic] matrici ecclesie de Weston' annuatim soluenda ira earn decetero pacifice et sine omni controuersia sub eadem pensione possidebunt in perpetuum. Hanc autem conuencionem se firmiter obseruaturum tam preli fo. 59 r. xlviij Leya batus abbas quam sepedictus G. clericus necnon et ipse W. in presencia nostra iurauit. Ita quod abbas pro se et conuentu suo coram nobis iurauit quod super ecclesiis spectantibus ad donacionem memorati W. et heredum suorum nichil umquam sibi iuris uendicabunt nisi de uoluntate ipsius W. uel heredum suorum. Hiis testibus magistro G. Couentr' electo magistro P. Blesensi archidiacono Baton' cancellario nostro W. Gloec' archidiacono magistro R. de Inglesham magistro R. de Ruluest' magistroAimerode Partinat' magistro R. Nor- wicens' Ricardo et Gaufrido Rogero decano. Et aliis. BW 5 fo. 6I.

247 Settlement of a dispute between the Abbey and Ingram of The Lee, concerning the land of The Lee through the arbitration of the Bishops of London and Exeter appointed for that purpose by the Pope. The Abbey conceded the land, over which the dispute had arisen, to Ingrain. He on his part undertook to feed and clothe the two canons living with him. On the death of Ingram, the land is to revert to the Abbey, and his wife shall have no residence there or access thereto except to the chapel, like other honest women. [I I84. ] 78 73 The date of the above depends upon the date of Richard Barre's appointment as Archdeacon of Ely. According to Le Neve (i, 350) his predecessor in the archdeaconry became dean of Lincoln in i I84. Canon Foster, in Registrum Antiquissimum, iii, 3.°3, note, states that Richard Fitz-Neal held the deanery of Lincoln in xx84 and perhaps earlier. While the date may be a little earlier than I I84, it cannot be later, because Bartholomew, Bishop of Exeter, died x5 Dec., x 184 (Le Neve), 220 WE ND O VE R CHARTERS lij. [lxiij.] De quadam causa que uertebatur inter Adam abba- tern et canonicos de Messend' et Ingelrammum [sic] de la Leie. LibertusLondoniensis et Bartholomeus Exoniensis dei gratia dicti episcopi omnibus fidelibus ad quos presens scripture peruenerit salutem Ne ea que semel recte finita sunt iteratis per- turbacionibus ualeant instaurari notum facimus uniuersitati uestre quod causa que super terra de la Leie uertebatur inter dilectos in Christo fratres nostros Adam abbatem et canonicos de Messend' et Ingelramum de la Leie quam dominus papa nobis delegauit sine debito terminandam in hunc modum coram nobis sopita est. Predicti abbas et canonici concedunt Ingelramo terram de la Leie de qua controuersia fuit cure pertinenciis suis tenendam de eis liberam et quietam ab omni exaccione et consuetudine et omni seruicio ad eos pertinente. Ita quidem quod predictus I. duobus canonicis cure eo ibidem semper morantibus necessaria in uictu et uestitu inueniet sufficienter et honeste. Illam autem terram tenebit Ingelramus quamdiu in seculari habitu uixerit et post decessum eius sine omni contradiccione reuertetur ad dominium abbacie de Messendene. Uxor uero prefati I. nullam ibi habebit residenciam nec frequentacionem neque ullum accessum nisi ad capeUam sicut cetere honeste mulieres. Hanc autem conuencionem fide media firmauit Ingelramus se sine fraude et malo dolo obseruaturum. Et memoratus abbas econtra ex parte sua et conuentus idem firmauit in uerbo domini. Et ut hec conuencio rata et inconcussa permaneat nos qui iudices eramus delegati earn presentis scripti munimine fecimus roborari. Hiis testibus Hereberto de Northhampton' et Ricardo Barre Luxoniens' archidiaconis Willelmo de Nor- hale magistro Henrico Puin Helia clerico Helia de Scac- cario Nigello de Berton' Dauid de Ailesberia Roberto de Broc Rogero de Messend'.

248 Grant by Geoffrey de Turville to John of The Lee of one hide of his demesne land in Weston, together with the mill which William held, with all its appurtenances in land and meadow. For this, John and his heirs to keep post for Geoffrey in his castle ofWeston for 4° days in time ofwar, with WE ND OVE R CHARTERS 221 a destrier and a rouncey, and for three weeks in time &peace. Geoffrey has made this grant because John surrendered to him his inheritance, namely the land of Lee which Geoffrey has given to the Abbey. [I I46. ]

liij. [lxiiij.] Carta Galfridi de Turuilla de una hida terre de dominio suo in Westona. 74 Notum sit omnibus fidelibus presentibus et futuris quod ego Gaufridus de Turuilla dedi Iohanni de Leia unam hidam terre de meo dominio in Westona cum omnibus que ad ipsam pertinent sicut prolocutum fuit coram me et coram hominibus meis et cum hida dedi ei molendinum quod Willelmus tenebat cure omnibus que ad ipsum pertinent in terra et in prato. Q,uod totum concessi ei in feudum et hereditatem et heredibus suis libere et quiete ab omni seruicio et exaccione. Preter quod Iohannes et heredes sui facient michi stacionem in castello de Westona xl dies in tempore werre cum dextrario et runcino et in tempore pacis iij ebdomadas. Notum sit interea quod hoc ideo feci Iohanni quod reddidit michi hereditatem suam uidelicet terram de Leia quam dedi canonicis de Messend' in elemosinam. Et predictus Iohannes earn clamauit quietam predicfis canonicis fide eciam firmauit acquietare eam canonicis pro posse suo contra omnes homines de se et quietam- clamauit et fide firmauit. Testibus abbate de Messend' et Hugone de Noers Willelmo de Puteham Pagano de Pute- ham Osberto de Santerdon' Osberto fo. 59 v. Leya xlix Gondwino de Brocton' Radulfo filio Tosti Roberto de San-

74 This charter is printed in The First Century of English Feudalism, xo66-It66 (Oxford, 1932), P. 28 I, by F. M. Stenton. Professor Stenton writes as follows: 'This charter is one of the very few early documents which illustrate the military aspect of a small private castle in central England. It is natural to assume a sharp distinction, if not a strong anti- pathy, between the garrison of a private castle of this period and the men of the surrounding country. Yet one member at least of the garrison of Weston Turville was evidently a man of the neighbourhood, and it may be added that the charter which recorded his enfeoffment for garrison duty was witnessed by the lord's hallimot, by two priests, one of them of English descent, by a local smith, a bloodqetter, and by all the men of the village. Even in the mid- twelfth century, it would seem that a private castle could be regarded as a normal feature of English country life' (pp. 2o6--207). Professor Stenton gives his reasons why the date of the charter cannot be fixed closely, and concludes that it comes from the central years of the twelfth century, though there is nothing to show whether it was made before or after the accession of Henry II. In view of the date, x x46, given to the grant of Lee by Geoffrey to the Abbey (No. 2ox), it seems reasonable to adopt this date for the transaction recorded above. The certification of the accuracy of the transcript must have been written before x i82, when Hamo, Chancellor of Lincoln, died. There is no record of Abbot Peter earlier than 115o. See No. 7° supra, and also Early Yorkshire Charters, vol. iv, 34, where he witnesses a charter dated [1156-x I58]. 222 WE ND OVER CHARTERS terdone Osberto fratre eius et toto halimot de Westuna Gal- fridosacerdoteetWillelmosacerdote Radulfofabro Roberto filio Gold' Alurico fratre sacerdotis Reginaldo filio Walteri Henrico filio Goldwini Gilberto minutore et filio eius Hun- frido et Hereberto et omnibus aliis eiusdem uille. Certum sit quod ego Petrus abbas de Messend' et Ernulphus abbas de Dodeluilla et magistro [sic] Hamone [sic] cancellario [sic] de Lincolnia testes sumus quod hoc est rescriptum de uerbo in uerbum ipsius carte quam Gaufridus de Turuilla dederat Iohanni de Leia in confirmacione terre sue quam ei dedit apud Westonam pro mutuacione terre de Leia quam ipse Gaufridus dedit canonicis de Messendene in perpetuam elemosinam. BW 5 fo. 5 8.

249 Confirmation by Robert, Archdeacon of Buckingham, on his authority and that of the Church of Lincoln, of the settlement ofthe dispute between the Abbey and William de Turville as set out in No. 245. [c. I 184.] liiij. [lxv.] De quadam causa et concordia facta inter abbatem et canonicis de Messend' et Willelmum de Turuilla. Robertus dei gracia archidiaconus Bukingham' uniuersis catholice ecclesie filiis salutem. Notum sit uniuersitati uestre causam que uertebatur inter abbatem et canonicos de Messend' et Willelmum de Turuilla et Gaufridum clericum fratrem eius super ecclesia de Weston' mediante concordia in hunc modum esse sopitam. Prefatus siquidem G. et successores sui in ecclesia de Tappelawa predictis canonicis singulis annis soluet sexaginta solidos sterlingorum in ecclesia de Tap- pellawa pro bono pacis scilicet uiginti solidos in natali domini xx s. ad Pascha xx solidos ad festum Sancti Michaelis. Ita quod nisi predicti lx solidi ad primam exaccionem canonicorum ad predictos terminos soluti fuerint pretaxatus clericus et eius successores in ecclesia de Tappellawa eos deferent infra octauas eorundem terminorum usque Messend' et ibi cos predictis canonicis persoluent. Accessit autem ad hec uoluntas et assensus predicti Willelmi de Turuilla eiusdem ecclesie WIgND O VEI~ CHARTERS 223 patroni saluo tamen in omnibus ipsi W. et heredibus suis iure patronatus in prefata ecclesia. Ita quod predicti canonici nichil iuris umquam in ecclesia ipsa sibi poterunt uendicare preter predictos lx s. Set persona eiusdem eeclesie decedente clericus ad presentacionem predicti W. uel heredum suorum institutus prefatum redditum de ecclesia illa canonicis annua- timiuramentireligioneinterposita persoluet. Preterea canonici sicut capellam de Lee prius pacifice possederunt sub annua pensione sex solidorum matrici ecclesie de Westona annuatim persoluenda ita cam decetero pacifice et sine controuersia sub eadem pensione infra natale domini persoluendam possidebunt in perpetuum. Hanc autem conuencionem se firmiter obseruaturum tam perlibatus abbas quam sepedictus G. clericus necnon et predictus Willelmus de Turuilla in presencia domini Ricardi Cantuar' episcopi [sic] iurauit. Ita quod abbas pro se et conuentu suo iurauit quod super ecclesiis spectantibus ad donacionem memorati W. et heredum suorum nichil umquam sibi iuris uendicabunt nisi de uoluntate ipsius W. uel heredum suorum Ut autem hec conuencio firma et stabilis in perpetuum permaneat sigillis abbatis et conuentus de Messend' ex una parte cirographi et sigillis predictorum Willelmi de Turuilla et G. clerici fratris sui ex alia parte pendentibus corroboratur et confirmatur. Ego quoque predictam com- posicionem ratam habeo et predictos lx solidos et prefatam capellam de Leia sub predicta pensione tenendam canonieis de Messend' in perpetuum possidenda Lincoln' ecclesie auctoritate et mea confirmo. Testibus Alardo fratre meo Bartholomeo et Radulfo decanis A. et P. canonicis de Mes- send' Nigello presbitero de Riseburgh' Ricardo presbitero de Eilesbir' Radulfo capellano de Wendouere Luca clerico de Stanes Benedicto clerico de Hertwella Willelmo milite de la Merse Ricardo milite de Kenebella et Willelmo fo. 60 r. Wendouere xlix milite fratre eius. Et multis aliis. BW 5 los. 6I and 62.

NOTE A sheet of paper has been interposed between fos. 59 v. and 60 r., written in a later hand and containing the following: 224 WENDOVER CHARTERS NORTHLEYE xx In longitudine iiij viiij perticas In latitudine lxij perticas de terra in Angul', ibid 60 * In longitudine xxxix perticas In latitudine ad unum capud xxij ~ In latitudine ad aliam finem ij ,, di.

IN STONIHETH In longitudine liiij perticas In longitudine ad aliam finem l ,, In latitudine lvj ,, Item ibidem in quadam corner modo [word illegible] In latitudine ad capud xxv perticas In longitudine xxix ,,

IN LETLEHETH In longitudine xl perticas In latitudine ad unum capud lxij ,, In latitudine ad aliud capud xxviij ,, Item ibidem in quodam angulo In longitudine unius partis xxxj perticas In longitudine alterius partis xxj ,, In latitudine adj capud . xxviij ,, In latitudine ad aliud capud xiiij ,,

250 Agreement between Richard de la Dene and Abbot Richard, whereby the former delivered, granted, and for a term of sixty years demised to the Abbey 6s. 4 d. which Adam de la Pleydelle was accustomed to pay to Richard for the lands and tenements in BaUinger in Missenden he held of him. The agreement was to take effect from Michaelmas in the sixth year of King Edward II. [x313.]

Iv. [lix.] Q uedam conuencio inter Ricardum de la Dene de magna Messend' et Ricardum abbatem de Messendene et eiusdem loci conuentum. WEND OVE R CHARTERS 225 Hec est conuencio facta inter Ricardum de la Dene de magna Messend' ex una parte et dominum Ricardum abbatem de Messendene et conuentum eiusdem loci ex altera videlicet quod predictus P.icardus de la Dene tradidit concessit et ad terminum sexaginta annorum dimisit predictis abbati et conuentui de Messend' sex solidos et quatuor denarios argenti quos Adam de la Pleydelle eidem P.icardo reddere solebat pro terris et tenementis que dictus Adam habet et de dicto Kicardo de la Dene tenet in Baldingore in parochia de Messend' simul cum curie sectis herietis wardis releuiis homagiis tallagiis escaetis et rebus aliis quibuscumque quocumque nomine censeantur et de dictis terris tenementis et tenentibus emergentibus et peruenientibus a festo Sancti Michaelis anno regni regis Edwardi filii regis Edwardi sexto usque ad finem et terminum sexaginta annorum proximo sub- sequentibus rite et plenarie completorum libere quiete integre bene et pacifice et omnino per manibus totaliter solutis. Et predictus Ricardus [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto cirographatas partes alternatim sigilla sua apposuerunt. Hiis testibus dominis Ricardo de la Uache Waltero de Upton' militibus Thoma de Lutone Iohanne de Brok Roberto Mantel Gilberto le seriaunt Eadmundo Boscage. Et aliis.

251

Grant by Henry de Crokesley of thirteen shiUingsworth of rent arising from his tenement in Dundridge, and also a third part of his demesne, except thirteen acres which he has given to St. Leonard's Chapel. Also he has granted to the Abbey the whole of the tenement of Wendover which Pharamus gave him, the Abbey to pay annually I6d. for the tenement of Dundridge and 3s. for the tenement of Wendover. William, his nephew and heir, swore that he would allow the Abbey to hold the property without disturbance by him. [ I 18 7.]

* (Dunrugge) Ivj. [j.] Carta Henrici de Krokesleia de tresdecim solidatis terre assise de tenemento suo de Dunrugge. 75 ~5 Henry de Crokesleyheld the manor of Dundridgein AstonClinton at the close of the twelfth century (V.C.H., ii, SI5). Some of the statements in the V.C.H. account require amendmentin the light of this and the followingcharters. I5 226 WEN D O V ~ R CHARTERS Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Henricus de Crokesleia assensu et concessione Willelmi nepotis meiet heredis dedi et concessi et carta mea confirmaui in perpetuam elemosinam ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messen- dena et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro salute mea et uxoris mee et patris et matris mee et fratrum et nepotum meorum et omnium amicorum et antecessorum et successorum nostrorum et Ricardi de Krokesleia fratris mei et pro animabus omnium eorum quibus aliquid forisfeci uel iniuste aliquid abstuli tresdecim solidatas terre assise de tenemento meo de Dunruge. Unde Robertus sellarius reddit iij solidos et Nor- mannus xij d. et Augerus ij solidos et Kogerus filius Euiue iij solidos Sagarus filius Normanni ij s. Radulfus de Wiueleshete ij s. cum omnibus aliis seruiciis et consuetudinibus. Concessi eciam terciam partem de demenio meo predictis xiij solidatis terre proximam exceptis xiii acris terre quas capelle Sancti Leonardi dedi. Et preterea dedi et concessi prenominafis canonicis totum tenementum de Wendouera quod Pharamus michi dedit et carta sun confirmauit. Reddendo michi et heredibus meis iiij solidos et iiij d. annuatim pro predictis tenementis scilicet sexdecim denarios pro tenemento de Dun- rugge et iij solidos pro tenemento de Wendouera ad duos terminos scilicet ad Pascha ij solidos et ij d. ad festum Sancti Michaelis ij s. et ij d. Quare uolo et concedo ut prefati canonici habeant et teneant predicta tenementa libera et quieta ab omni consuetudine et exaccione pro predicto seruicio Et sciendum quod Willelmus nepos meus et heres in presencia mea affidauit quod prenominatos canonicos in predictis tenementis manu tenebit et quod numquam eos inde disturba- bit. Testibus Roberto de Brok Iohanne filio eius Rogero Puignaunt Ingelramo de la Leia Adam fo. 6o v. Dunrugge 1 de Herefeld Adam filio Radulfi Eustachio medico Willel- mo de Ureuilla Roberto de la Dune Waltero Roberto et Paris et Thoma de Stachedena Gaufrido Coco. BW 5 fo. 7I. The summary of the above charter ends: 'Facta autem fuit hec concessio Anno Dominice Incarnacionis M C Octogesimo septimo inAssumpcione Sancte Marie Test' Rob: del Broch.' WENDOVER CHARTERS 227

252

Grant by William de Crokesley, of Richard Albert, Robert the son of Ailwin, and Kalf Swon, together with all their progeny and the tenements held by them in the fee of Dundridge. He also confirms to the Abbey the thirteen shillingsworth of rent granted by Henry de Crokesley (see No. 2 51 ), and on their part the Abbey quitclaims all the demesne of Dundridge and the tenement in Wendover which the said Henry granted them. [Before I217.] ij. Carta Willelmi de Crokeslee de Ricardo Albert et Roberto filio Ailwini et Radulfo Swon datis ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend'. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Willelmus de Crokeslee dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam Ricardum Albert Robertum filium Ailwini et Radulfum Swon cure omnibus tenementis que tenuerunt de feodo de Dunrugge cum tota progenie sua et secta et cum omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus suis. Et preterea concessi et carta mea confirmaui predictis canonicis in liberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam tresdecim solidatas terre assise de tenemento de Dunrugg' quas Henricus de Crokeslee patruus meus prefatis canonicis dedit et carta sua confirmauit. Unde Robertus sellarius solebat reddere iij solidos et Normannus xij d. et Augerus ij s. et Rogerus filius Eluiue tres solidos et Sagarus filius Normanni ij s. et Radulfus de Wilew- esgat' ij s. cure omnibus aliis seruiciis et consuetudinibus suis. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Et pro hac concessione et quietaclamacione et warantizacione predicti canonici quieta- clamauerunt michi et heredibus meis in perpetuum totum demenium de Dunrugge et totum tenementum de Wendouere que predictus Henricus eis dedit et carta sua confirmauit. Tes- tibus Roberto de Braybroc Hamone Passelewe Henrico de Scaccario Simone de Bereuill' Reginaldo de Hampdene Matheo Brand Iacobo de la Penne Willelmo de Medmen- ham Helia de la Dune. BW 5 fo. 7 I. 228 WEND OVE R CHARTERS

253

Grant by Roger de Crokesley of thirteen shillingsworth of rent arising from his tenement of Dundridge and a third part of his demesne, except thirteen acres. [Early 13th century.] 76

iij. Carta Rogeri de Crokestay de xiij solidatis terre assise de tenemento de Dunrugg'. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Rogerus de Crokeslee dedi et concessi et earta mea confirmaui in perpetuam et liberam elemosinam deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus tresdecim solidatas terre assise de tenemento de Dunrugg' unde Robertus sellarius solet reddere iij s. et Normannus xij d. Augerus ij s. cum omnibus aliis seruiciis et consuetudinibus et terciam partem de demenio predictis xiij solidatis terre proximam exceptis xiij acris. Quare uolo [etc. Warranty clause].Testibus HenricodeCrokeshale HenricodeGorham Roberto de Muchelfelt Radulfo de Burstrode Nicholao filio eius Baldewinode Crendon' Ricardodela Dune et Roberto filio eius Waltero Parcere Paris de Stached'. BW 5 fo. 7 I.

254

This charter is in the same terms as No. 25I, except that it contains no reference to Henry's nephew and heir, William. Also the tenement of Wendover is not included in the gift. 15 August, I I87. iiij. Carta Henrici de Crokeslee de quodam redditu de Dun- rugge. Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus quam futuris quod ego Henricus de Crokesleia dedi et concessi et carta mea confirmaui in perpetuam elemosinam ecclesie Sancte Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus pro salute ~6 Not later than 12~8,bywhich date Henry de Gorhara was dead (Farter, Honors and Knights Fees, i, 49). WEND OVE R CHARTERS 229 mea et uxoris mee et patris et matris mee et fratrum et nepotum meorum et omnium amicorum et antecessorum et successorum nostrorum et Ricardi de Crokesleia fratris mei et pro animabus omnium eorum quibus aliquid forisfeci vel iniuste aliquid abstuli tresdecim solidatas terre assise de tenemento meo de fo. 61 r. Wendouere 1 Dunrugg' Unde Robertus sellarius reddit iij s. et Normannus xij d. et Augerus ij s. et Rogerus filius Eluiue tres solidos Sagarus filius Normanni ij s. Radulfus de Wiueleshiete ij s. cure omnibus aliis seruiciis et consuetudinibus. Concessi eciam eis terciam partem de demenio meo predictis xiij solidatis terre proximam exceptis xiij acris terre quas capelle Sancti Leo- nardi dedi. Quare uolo ut predicti canonici teneant predictum tenementum sicut liberam et puram elemosinam quam ego et heredes mei acquietabimus pro salute animarum nostrarum contra omnes homines de omni seculari seruicio. Facta autem fuit hec concessio anno dominiceincarnacionis m. c. octogesimo septimo in assumpcione Sancte Marie. Testibus Roberto de Broc Helia de Scaccario Herberto clerico de Agmodesham Ricardo de la Dune Roberto filio eius Waltero Thoma Paris et Roberto de Stachede Hamone et Alexandro fratre eius.

255

Grant by Richard de la Dene of an annual rent of 12d. from the property he holds in The Lee. The rent is to be expended in connexion with the duties of the sacristan. [c. 1300.]

Ix. [ixvj.] Carta Ricardi de la Dene filii Roberti de la Dene de redditu xij d. recipiend' de tenemento in la Leie. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Ricardus de la Dene dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam xij d. annui redditus cum suis pertinenciis uidelicet ad ofIicium sacristarie prouenientibus de terris et tenementis que tenui in parochia de la Leie quibuscumque. Habend' et tenend' dictos xij d. annui redditus cure suis pertinenciis de me et heredibus meis vel meis 030 WENDOVER CHARTERS assignatis quibuscumque dictis canonicis ut in officio sacristarie et eorum successoribus libere quiete integre bene in pace iure et hereditarie in perpetuum pro omnibus seruiciis exaccionibus intrinsecis et extrinsecis et omnibus aliis secularibus demandis quibuscumque. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. In cuius rei testimonium presentem cartam sigilli mei inpressione roboraui. Hiis testibus Iohanne de Broc Iohanne de Astwik Iohanne de Bray Iohanne de Wedone Galfrido Attenerde Thoma le seriaunt Walteri le seriaunt Hugone Hamond Willelmo le gardiner Gilberto Blundel Radulfo de Marisco clerico. Et aliis.

256 Grant by Roger Cademan of an annual rent of 3d. payable in respect of an acre in Wendover which he holds of Roger the priest, son of William the clerk, and in respect of his dwelling-house in Wendover. [Early 13th century.] lxj. [lxvij.] Carta Rogeri Cademan de redditu trium denariorum in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Rogerus Cademan pro salute anime mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum dedi concessi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messendene et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam tres denarios annui redditus soluendos annuatim predictis canonicis a me et heredibus meis de acra quam tenui de Rogero presbitero filio Willelmi clerici in uilla de Wendouere in la Malhine iuxta terram que fuit Osberti de Kent. Et abutat uersus orientem usque ad Hichendon' et de burgagio meo quod tenui in uilla de Wendouere in festo Assumpcionis beate Marie apud Messen- dene. In cuius rei testimonium presentem paginam sigilli mei inpressione roboraui. Hiis testibus magistro Roberto de Stan- ford Rogero deWymberuille Petro de Kunebell' Stephano de Horton' Radulfo de Smalend' Radulfo Parcere Hugone de la Lee magistro Iohanne de Merlaue. Et aliis. WENDOVER CHARTERS 23I

257 Quitclaim by Agnes Neel in favour of the Abbey of all her right and interest in a certain messuageand a croft ofland, being her dower from her former husband, John de la Wike. [Mid-i3th century.] lxij. [lxviij.] Quietaclamancia Agnetis Neel quondam uxoris Iohannis de la Wike de quodam mesuagio quod fuit Galfridi Thos in Wendouere. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit Agnes Neel de Wendouere relicta quondam Iohannis de la Wike salutem in domino sempitemam. Nouerit uniuersitas uestra me remisisse et in perpetuum quietum clamasse abbati de Messendene et eiusdem loci conuentui totum fo. 6I v. Wendouere lj ius et clamium quod habui uel aliquo modo habere potui de quodam mesuagio et unius crofte terre cum pertinenciis suis quibuscumque nomine doffs predicti Iohannis quondam uiri mei uidelicet quod est inter mesuagium Henrici de Strete ex parte una et mesuagium Henrici de la Hulle ex altera ita scilicet quod nec Agnes nec aliquis homo per me uel pro me in predicto mesuagio seu crofta terre cum suis pertinenciis quibuscumque aliquod ius uel clamium decetero exigere uel uendicare possimus In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Reginaldo de Molend' Willelmo Inge Henrico de la Strete Henrico de la Hulle Thoma le taillur. Et aliis.

258 Grant by Adam, son of Walder, of a rent of 12d. which EMcus le blakier was accustomed to pay in respect of a certain messuage.The rent to be used for the upkeep of the light in the Abbey church. [Early 13th century.] lxiij. [Ixix.] Carta Ade filiiWalderi de redditu xij d. de mesuagio quod Elricus le brakier tenebit. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Adam filius Walderi assignaui deo et beate Marie ad lumen ecclesie abbathie de 232 WENDOVER CHARTERS Messend' xij d. redditus quos Elricus le blakier' michi solebat reddere de mesuagio quod iacet inter mesuagium quod Seman Cocus tenuit et mesuagium quod Adam le brakier' tenuit tenendos et habendos bene et in pace in perpetuum. Et ut IL hec mea assignacio stabilis sit et rata presenti scripto sigil- c~ lure meum apposui. Testibus Roberto Brond Willelmo filio b Walderi Waltero de Puderugg' Rogero Menge Simone le it tannur Rogero filio Philippi Thoma Walder. Et aliis57 el E n 259 E Gift by Henry de Scaccario of an annual sum of two shillings for providing h a lamp in the almoner's house until he assigns a fixed rent. [Early 13th II century--before I243. ] ti v~ lxiiij. [lxx.] Carta Henrici de Scaccario. P Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus de Scaccario si dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et R ecclesie beate Marie de Messenden' et canonicis ibidem deo sl seruientibus in Iiberam et puram et perpetuam elemosinam ~c ij s. annuatim de camera mea soluendos ad duos anni terminos o: scilicet ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio xij d. Et ad festum el Sancti Michaelis xij d. ad lampadem inueniendum in domo el elemosinarii ad opus infirmorum donec eis certum redditum [, assignauerim. Et hoc obseruandum pro me et heredibus rc meis affidaui. Hiis testibus R.oberto de Braci Alexandro P de Hamdene Hugone de Culuerdon' Elia de Scaccario filio c meo Gilberto de Bracy Henrico de Bracy. Et aliis. I1

260 d

Grant by Laurence, son of Laurence de la cheker of Colder, of eight shillingsworth of annual rent to be received from Edith de la Hulle in respect of a messuage and a virgate of land which she held in Wendover, together with the homages of Edith and her heirs and all other things belonging to the said property. The Abbey is to give him annually at Easter a clove and to the capital lords of the fee of Wendover 4 d. at Michaelmas. For this the Ahbey gives Laurence six marks sterling. [¢. I275. Not later than 1284. ] ~7 This charter is also included in the Missenden Charters, No. xo6 (p. Iox). WEND OVER CHARTERS ~233 lxv. [lxxj.] Carta Laurencii filii Laurencii de la cheker' de Goldore de redditu viij s. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Laurencius filius Laurencii de la chcker' de Goldor' dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui pro mc et heredibus meis deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et WiUelmo abbati et canonicis ibidem seruientibus et seruituris in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam octo solidatas annul redditus percipiendas de Editha de la Hulle et eius heredibus seu assignatis de uno mesuagio et una uirgata terre et pertinenciis suis que dicta Editha tenuit in la Hulle in parochia de Wendouere et homagia dicte Edithe et heredum suorum et quicquid iuris michi uel heredibus meis in prcdictis mesuagio et terra et pertinenciis qualitercumque accidere poterit in perpetuum in wardis releuiis cscaetis de dicto mesuagio et terra in perpetuum prouenicntibus. Habend' et tenend' de me et heredibus meis sibi et successoribus suis libere quicte et integre bene et in pace. Reddendo inde annuatim michi ct heredibus meis ipse et successores sui vnum clauum gariophili ad Pascha pro omnibus seruiciis consuetudinibus exaccionibus curie sectis et demandis omnibus michi et heredibus meis in perpetuum pertinentibus et capitalibus dominis illius fcodi scilicet de Wendouere pro me et heredibus meis iiij d. ad festum beati Michaelis. Ego uero [etc. Warranty clause]. fo. 62 r. Wendouere lj Pro hac autem donacione concessione et presentis carte mee confirmacione dederunt michi predicti abbas et canonici sex marcas sterlingorum permanibus. Et ut [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus domino Iohanne de la Penne Henrico de la Hulle Waltero de Alemer' Willelmo de la Felde Roberto de la Dene. Et aliis. * (nota) * (Iohannes Purchas tenuitv... North Leye)

261

Grant by Henry de Scaccario of all the lands which Walter and William de Fastindich held of him in Wendover, together with the said Walter and William and all their progeny. The Abbey to hold the above free of all 234 WENDOVER CHARTERS zervices, except so much foreign service as pertains to two virgates of land of that fee in Wendover. [Early x 3th century--before 1234. ]

lxvj. [lxxij.] Carta Henrici de Scaccario de tota terra quam Walterus et Willelmus de Fastindich tenuerunt. 7s Sciant omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Henricus de Scaccario dedi et presenti carta mea confirmaui deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Messend' et canonicis ibidem seruientibus in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam pro salute anime mee et animarum Emme uxoris mee et Elie filii et heredes mei et omnium antecessorum et successorum meorum omnes terras quas Walterus de Fastindich et Willelmus de Fastindich de me tenuerunt in uilla de Wendouera et predictos Walterum et Willelmum cum tota progenie eorum et sequela. Et totum ius quod habui in predictis terris et tenentibus cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. Habend' et tenend' libere et quiete ab omnibus seruiciis et consuetudinibus et exaccionibus saluo forinseco seruicio quantum pertinet ad duas uirgatas terre in eadem uilla de eodem feodo. Et ego [etc. Warranty clause]. Testibus Hugone de Sanford Rogero de Stanford Roberto filio Ni- gelli Waltero de Hanlee Roberto Braci Willelmo de Dun Ricardo de Belindene Roberto Brand Willelmo de Poweleia Willelmo de la Mersa Helia de la Dune. Et aliis.

262

Quitclaim by William de Fastindich to the Abbey of the land in Wen- dover wkich he held as a gift fromHenry de Scaccario. [EarlyI 3th century. ]

Ixvij. [lxxiij.] Carta Willelmi de Fastindich et quieta clamancia de tota terra terra [sic] quam tenuit in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus de Festindich quietum clamaui domino abbati et conuentui de Messend' totam terram cure omnibus pertinenciis suis scilicet terram illam quam tenui de predictis abbate et conuentu in uilla de Wendouere ex dono Henrici de Scaccario et totum ius quod 7s See Appendix A, No. 2. For the identification of Fastindich with Grimsditch, see the paper by M. W. Hughes in Antiquity for September x93 x, pp. 294-295. WENDOVER CHARTERS 235 habui uel habere potui in predicta terra ita quod ego nec aliquis heredum meorum aliquod ius uel clamium in predicta terra exigere uel habere possimus. In testimonium [etc. Sealing clause]. Hiis testibus Henrico de Scaccario Henrico de la Lee Hugone de la Lee Helia de la Dune Iohanne Bagenard Radulfo Parcere Petro de Kenebelle Hugone de Chalf- hunte. Et aliis.

263 Quitclaim by Joanna, widow of Laurence, son of Laurence de Seaceario, to the Abbey of a third part of eight shillings annual rent in Wendover belonging to her as part of her dower. [After 1284.] lxviij. [lxxiiij.] Quietaclamancia Iohanne quondam uxoris Laurencii filii Laurencii de Scaccario de tercia parte octo solidorum annualis redditus. Omnibus Christi fidelibus presens scriptum uisuris uel audituris Iohanna quondam uxor Laurencii filii Laurencii de Scaccario salutem in domino Noueritis me in ligia uiduitate mea et propria potestate mea remisisse quietumclamasse abbati de Messend' et canonicis ibidem seruientibus terciam partem otto solidorum annualis redditus nomine dotis michi contingentem in Wendouere. Ita siquidem quod nec ego Iohanna nec aliquis pro me aliquod ius vel clamium in predicto redditu nomine dotis in perpetuum uendicare seu exigere poterimus. In cuius rei testimonium hoc presens scriptum sigilli mei inpressione roboraui. Hiis testibus Simone de Hul Galfrido filio Michaelis Willelmo Inge Simone de Irlond Willelmo Bikoc Alexandro de Dumundesham. Et aliis.

264 Assignment by Henryde Seaccario to the almonry of the Abbey ofhalfa mark payable out of the rent of William Ivette inWendover, and to be paid at the same terms at which the said William was wont to pay his rent to Henry. And when Henry has given the half-mark, the rent payable by William Ivette to Henry and his heirs shall be remitted. [Early I3th century--before x243.] 236 WENDOVER CHARTERS lxix. [lxxv.] Carta Henrici de Scaccario de dimidia marca redditus annualis in Wendouere. Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Henricus de Scaccario intuitu caritatis et pro salute anime mee et uxoris mee et omnium antecessorum et fo. 62 v. Wendouere lij successorum meorum assignaui deo et Sancte Marie et elemosinarie de Messenden' dimidiam marcatam redditus per annum in Wendouere de firma Willelmi Iuette reddendam ad eosdem terminos ad quos idem Willelmus solebat michi reddere firmam suam. Quousque ego Henricus prouideam ubi et in quo loco certe et stabiliter possim dare predicte elemosinarie dimidiam marcatam redditus in puram et perpetuam elemosinam. Et cure ego Henricus de Scaccario dederim predicte elemosinarie dimidiam marcatam redditus in puram et perpetuam elemosinam firma Willelmi Iuette michi et heredibus meis quieta remanebit. Hiis testibus Roberto de Braci [?] Waltero de Hanlee Roberto Brond Ingelramo de Betin Simone Hoched' Adam Walder Nicholao de Burton' Waltero clerico. Et aliis.

265 Grant by Abbot Martin to Ralf, son of Richard, of The Lee, and to his wife, Matilda, daughter ofJohn de 8malendene, and to her heirs and successors, of all the land which the said John held in Wendover, on payment of an annual rent of fourteen shillings. [ 1218- x236.] lxx. [lxxvj.] Carta abbatis Martini de Messenden' et eiusdem loci conuentus de quadam terra in Wendouere data Radulfo filio Ricardi de la Lee. Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scripture peruenerit Martinus miseracione diuina humilis abbas de Messend' et eiusdem loci conuentus eternam in domino salutem Nouerit uniuersitas uestra nos dedisse et concessisse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse Radulfo filio Ricardi de la Lee et Matildi uxori sue filie Iohannis de Smalend' et heredibus quos de ipsa habuerit et eorum successoribus totam terram quam predictus Iohannes de nobis tenuit in uilla de Wendouere cure WENDOVER CHARTERS 237 omnibus pertinenciis suis. Habendam et tenendam de nobis libere et quiete. Reddendo inde annuatim xiiij solidos ad duos anni terminos scilicet ad festum Sancti Michaelis vii solidos et ad festum Sancte Marie in Marcio vij solidos pro omni seculari seruicio consuetudine et exaccione. Etnos [etc. Warranty clause]. In huius autem rei testimonium sigillum nostrum huic scripto apposuimus. Hiis testibus Hugone de la Lee Reginaldo de Haulton' Radulfo Parcere Galfrido camerario WiUelmo de laDune Iohanne Baghelhard Adam Inge Roberto de la Vaude. BW 5 fo. 4. APPENDIX A

NOTES of charters which appear in the Browne Willis transcript but are not included in Harleian MS. 3688.

fo. I 3 [Before The Abbey allows to Henry de Scaccario a I234] chaplain with his clerk to celebrate Mass and other religious offices in the chapel of St. Anne in Missenden for the souls of Henry, his wife Emma, and Helyas, his son and heir, and all his ancestors and successors in perpetuity. Witness, Hugh de Sanford.

2 [Early i3th Grant by the Abbey to Walter de Fastin- century] dich of all land in Wendover which he held of Henry de Scaccario and which Henry gave to the Abbey. Walter to pay a rent of I8s. per annum for all services except so much foreign service as pertains to a virgate in that fee. 79

3 [I240-I258 ] Grant by Abbot Roger to William de Fas- tindich of one acre near la Hethe. William to pay a rent of 2d. per annum.

4 [c. I27o] Grant by Michael de Hughenden to John, son of John le Fraunceys, of all land at Kyngeshull which he (Michael) had as a gift from John Braund. This land John, father of the said John, at one time held in ~9 See No. 26I, 238 APPENDIX A 239 villeinage of Robert Braund, father of the said John Braun& The said John to pay annually 5 s. 9 d. to the capital lords of the fee. Witnesses, Simon de Huchenden, Henry Rusell, etc. fo. 5 4 [ 12I 9-1236 ] Grant by Abbot M. to Robert the clerk, son of Robert de Ciltra, of 7 acres and one 'fore- tam' [? headland] in the field of Ernicote. Robert to pay a rent of 28d. per annum? °

6 5 [I236-I24 O] Grant by Abbot Robert to Reginald de Aulton of 3 acres of land in Wendover. Reginald to pay a rent of 2s. per annum.

7 7 [x24°-I258] Grant by Abbot Roger to W., son of Eyl- diag, of Wendover, of the land which Ger- vase tinctor of Wendover once held of them and which was given them by H. de Scaccario. W. to pay a rent of I8s. per annum. Witnesses, Hugh, then vicar of Wen- dover, etc.

8 8 [I24o-I258 ] Grant by Abbot Roger to Henry le ffrend of a messuage with curtilage in Missenden. Henry to pay a rent for the maintenance of the light of 2o [? pence or shillings].

9 8 [I224-I236] Acknowledgment by Abbot M. that the Abbey ought to give 9 ° silver marks to the three sons ofJames de la Penne, viz. James, Nicholas, and Matthew, and one daughter, Isabella, from the second Michaelmas after 8o See No. 87. 24 ° APPENDIX A the capture of Bedford castle up to the sixth complete year. If any of them dies, the money to revert to the disposition of Milisent their mother, John their brother, and Stephen their uncle, and other friends.

fo° IO 8 [? date] Notification by H. to the Sheriffthat he has granted to the Abbot the fine of I o marks levied on him by the Itinerant Justices for false claim and one mark for which he made fine before the said Justices. The Abbot to pay at Michaelmas in the 2oth year of the reign 2os., and at Easter in the 2ISt year of the reign 2os. Teste me ipso apud Notinge- ham xx ° die Aug. anno regni nostri xx.

II I3 [II73-I I89] Confirmation by King Henry II of an agreement and fine made before him between the Abbey and Robert de Broch son of Walter de Broth. Robert conceded to the Abbey all right to the land at Missenden called Hida which his uncle Hunfridus held. The Abbey gave Robert 4os. and granted to him and his heirs to be held of the Abbey a virgate and a half of land at Chesham, viz. the virgate given them by Walter de Bolebech and the half given them by Waiter, Robert's father. Robert to pay an annual rent of 14s. and to provide one man for harvest-work for a period of twenty days. Witness, G. Bishop of Ely.

I2 20 [Before Grant by Abbot Adam to Thomas, son of I217] Will. de Ibeston, of the land called la Rudyngge which Radulfus the priest held of the Abbey in Missenden. Thomas to pay APPENDIX A 241 a rent of 7s. per annum and to provide five men for one day's harvesting at bederipp or one man for five days. Thomas gave 2os. Witnesses, Robert de Brook, etc.

fo° I3 23 II4O Anno D. Inc. M°C°X L ° facta Carta Ric' Archid' de Hida. Grant by Richard de Ur- villa, Archdeacon of Buckingham, to the Abbey of his land. Richard, while he lived, and after his death his brother Peter, to undertake the service due to the overlord. Witnesses, Hugo de Messend', Radulfus presbiter, and Galfridus presbiter de al' Messend', Bernard de Burnea and Will' clericus de Woburna, etc.

14 31 [I268- Grant by Abbot William to William Gardi- c. I28o] ner of all land in assart in Missenden which the Abbey received from Joanna de Saun- ford. William to pay a rent of 5s. per annum. I5 31 [End of 13th Grant by Galfridus de la Sythe to William le century] Gardiner of (I) the messuage which he had on the death of his father Henry, (2) all his land, (3) I6d. which Walter Ladde gave him annually, (4:) 3 d., 3d., Id., and 2d., which Gilbert Blundel, Will Hawys, Walter faber, and William le Gardiner respectively gave him annually. As rent the said William to give a rose at the Feast of St. John the Baptist and 7 s. 2d. to the Abbot annually, and harvest-work for the Abbot for five days with one man.

I6 36 & 37 Agreement between the Abbey and Tur- ii6I stan Mantel, Adelina his wife, and Roger I6 242 APPEND. IX A [sic] his son and heir. The Abbey to hold Turstan's land from the Michaelmas following the death of Archbishop Theobald for fifteen years for 5 silver marks. Dated the fourth Sunday after Easter, 1161. Witness, Hugh de Nivers.

fo° I7 45 125I/2 Final concord at Westminster in 3 6 Henry III between Ingelram de Fyenes and Robert Brand concerning a knight's fee in Kingshill. Ingelram acknowledged it to be the right of Robert. Robert to hold the same at a rent of 5 silver marks,per annum and to do suit of court at Wendover. Robert agreed that Ingelram should have each year at the said court view offrankpledge of all Robert's men in Kingshill according to the custom of the manor of Wendover.

i8 55 [I322] Grant by Abbot Richard to John le blake, junior, and Isabell, his wife, and heirs ofaU lands which Isabell le cok, John Bolheued, Hugh le couherd, and Hugh le wolf held of the Abbey in Great and Little Missenden, and a field called le Wodefeld and a piece of land in Groynesfeld, etc. The grant to be for IOO years from the Sunday in the feast of St. Mathew the Evangelist, 1322. Witnesses, J. de Brok, Galfridus de Hughenden, W. atte Nerde, etc.

I9 67 I286/7 Walter de Newenton and Matilda, his wife, sought against the Abbey one-third of 300 acres of heathland and IO marks rent in Kingshill and Hughenden as dowry of the gift of John Brand, her first husband. The APPENDIX A 243 Abbey called to warranty Bartholomew de Castello and he Robert Burnel, Bishop of Bath and Wells. A plea is summonedin Essex in St. Hilary term in I5th K.E[dward I].

fOo 20 68 [Before William de Turuilla and Nic' Charneles 1296] sought against the Abbey three parts of a messuage, 8 acres of woodland, 2 carucates, 4½ Virgates of land in La Leya near Wen- dover and Chalfont as their right by Writ of Right because Edmund, brother of the King, the capital lord of the fee, remitted to the King his court, etc. The Abbot says that he ought not to reply, as his co-partners, Ela and Isabella, daughters and heiresses of Roger de Herdeberwe, are minors.

2I 72 [Ii82- Agreement between the Abbey and the c. 1200] canons of Berncestr', whereby the former agreed to pay 6d. annually to the church of Little Missenden for tithes of lands which Milo de Piterleia cultivates within the inclosure of Piterleia. Witness, Hugh de Nivers. APPENDIX B

AT the end of the BW transcript (los. 83, 84) the following memorandum is written. It gives an interesting account of the descent of the fee of Wendover down to about the middle of the thirteenth century, confirming what is already known or conjectured in some particulars and furnishing some that are new. A translation of the memorandum is here submitted. From the internal evidence, it seems to have been written about the middle of the thirteenth century, but it may have been the work of the monkish transcriber of the Coke cartulary at the beginning of the fourteenth century. Memorandum that Pharamus de Bolonia came at the conquest in the time of King William the Bastard and in that conquest received the Ward of Dover in fee, and held it all the time of the said King William until the time of Henry, the grandfather of King Henry, the son of King John? I The said King Henry, the grandfather, gave to Pharamus 60 librates of land in exchange for Dover, namely the manor of Wendover, worth £4 ° per annum, land in Kyngeshulle worth ~Io per annum, and seven hides in Eton [Eaton Bray] worth ~Io per annum. Afterwards Pharamus gave to the Abbot and convent of Missenden all the land of [blank] and four acres of land, and all the land which belonged to Hugh Crayn [? Gruin]. After- wards the same Pharamus gave Eustace de Betun Kingeshull for the service of one knight. Again he gave to a certain Eustace de Dannes seven hides of land in Eyton to the value of~xo per annum for the service of one knight. He gave to Stephen, his chamberlain, out of his demesne in the vill of Wendover sixty acres of land and woodland for the service of two shillings. After the death of Pharamus came SibiUa de Bolonia, his daughter and heiress, and took as her husband Ingelramus de Fiennes. They gave the Abbey the land called le Innpuge [? Innynge] in the time of King Richard. Afterwards Ingel-

st The first sentence is obviously wrong. Faramus died in II83 or i18 4 and could not, therefore, have come over with William the Conqueror. 244 APPENDIX B 245 ramus died and Sibilla married Robert de Cayn [recte Cayu] and they gave the Abbey eighteen acres of land which are called Bernere. After Robert's death Sibilla gave the Abbey thirty acres of land situated above Dunrugge. After the death of Eustace de Betun Kyngeshulle descended to a certain nephew (nepos) of the same name and he held of two kings. Afterwards he demised to a certain Robert Brond. Again, in the time of Sibilla's widowhood, Hugh de Gurney came and claimed right in the said manor of Wendover and gave King John 200 marks and four casks of wine so that he might have seisin of the said manor, and he held it during his lifetime. Again the same Hugh le Gurnays established the market of Wendover in the time of King John and appointed a certain acre at three shillings. The market was worth eight pounds and a half by the year. After his death his son and heir Gerard succeeded and enfeoffed Henry de Scaccario of seven virgates of land. After Gerard's death his brother Hugh succeeded him as heir, and in Hugh's time William de Fienes recovered seisin of Wendover. The same Hugh de Gurnay impleaded the said William by writ so that by a final concord made in the King's court there remained to Hugh twenty librates of land for one knight's service. Hugh confirmed the gift made by his brother Gerard regarding the said seven virgates of land to Henry de Scaccario. Meanwhile William de Fenes gave to the Abbot of Missenden two virgates of land, of which Ralf de Smalesden held one worth ten shillings and Richard de Try the other worth ten shillings. On the death of the said William the manor of Wendover descended to his son Ingelram. APPENDIX C

THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE HAMPDEN FAMILY

OF all Buckinghamshire families this family is historically the most famous, but though the activities of John Hampden in the constitutional struggle of the seventeenth century are a matter of common knowledge, no trustworthy account of the earliest known members of his family has appeared in print. In the Cartulary the name of Hampden is met with more frequently than any other, and for that reason alone it seems de- sirable to put together here such facts as it has been possible to discover relating to the descent of the family in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The account of the family given in Lips- comb 82 was based on an ancient vellum pedigree roll dated 157 9 in the possession of the Earl of Buckinghamshire, and, in view of the latitude which the Elizabethan genealogists allowed themselves in the matter of early descents, the sixteenth-century pedigree should not be accepted without close investigation. Lipscomb's account has been largely repeated in the Victoria County History, s~ so that the time seems opportune for a reconsideration of the genealogical descent of this family. In Domesday Book,s4 Hampden formed part of the lands of William, son of Ansculf, and we are told that Otbert, or Osbert, held of William three hides in Hampden and one and a half hides in EUesborough, and that Baldwinwas the tenant in the time of Edward the Confessor. It is possible that this Baldwin was the father of Osbert, but there is no proof. Later, thelands of William, son of Ansculf, passed to the Somery family, and formed part of the honour of DudleyY Eyton, in his identifica- tions of the lands comprised in the Dudley honour in i 166, states that Ellesborough was held by William, son of Wido, and Great Hampden with Milton Keynes by Gervase de BernacY 82 Lipscomb, History of the County of Buckingham, iii, 227. s3 V.C.H., Bucks, ii, 287-~88. ss Ibid., ii, 287. u Ibid., i, 254. a8 B. & B.P.R., 202. 246 APPENDIX C 247 He adds that the sub-tenant of Gervase de Bernac at Great Hampden was the ancestor of the celebrated John Hampden, though he does not say who he was ! Turning now to the evidence offered by the Cartulary, the principal source of information is the Kingshill charter No. 192. This establishes the fact that Alexander de Hampden was also known as de Culworth, that he was married to Cecilia, that his father was Richard de Gulworth, and that his brother was William de Culworth, Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buck- inghamshire I 17o-1179 .8, How is this Alexander to be linked up with the Domesday tenant Osbert ? The answer is to be found in a suit in the Curia Regis in 1220 between Alexander de Hampden and Simon de Pinkeny for possession of the Manor of Morton Pinkney (in Northants).ss In support of his claim Alexander alleged that his ancestor Reinerus de Loher- eng was seised of the manor in the time of Henry I, from whom it descended to Alice, daughter and heiress of Reinerus. Alice's son and heir, Alexander, succeeded to this property, to be succeeded in turn by Reginald, father of the claimant. Reinerus de Lohereng was probably the son and heir of the Domesday tenant Osbert, though we have no direct proof of this at present; it seems clear that he inherited both Great Hampden and Morton Pinkney. Alice, his daughter, must be assumed to have married Richard de Culworth, as otherwise the Hampden pedigree falls to the ground. In support of this assumption, it may be pointed out that Culworth and Morton Pinkney are adjoining parishes, and also that in the Kingshill charter referred to it is specifically mentioned that the grant of which the charter was a confirmation had been made to the Abbey by Alexander's father and mother, thus implying that his mother had some power of disposition over the Hampden property. The above supplies the framework of the pedigree, and some details can now be added. Richard de Culworth was Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire from I 159-1169 s9 and was succeeded in that office by his son William, illustrating, as Dr. Fowler 9o points out, the tendency of the shrievalty to become s7 P.R.O., Lists of Indexes, ix, x. sa Cal. Curia Regis Rolls, viii, o52. so P.R.O., Lists of Indexes, ix, x, and B. & B.P.R., 34. 9e B. & B.P.R., I63. -~ o ~k ~ -~"~

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~48 APPENDIX C 249 hereditary. Two inferences may be drawn: that William was the eldest son and succeeded his father as Sheriff, and that Richard, the father, died in II69-ii7o , when his son Alexander would succeed to the Hampden property. If William was in fact the eldest son, there was presumably some arrangement whereby he took the Culworth property and Alexander the Hampden property on the death of their father. Alexander was followed by his son Reginald, who was dead by 1217, for in that year Agnes, presumably his widow, though we have only Lipscomb's authority that such was the name of his wife, was sued in respect of land at Stewkley.91 In any case Reginald was dead before 1219, for in that year we find the Earl of Salisbury presenting to the living of Hampden because he had custody of the land and heir of Reginald de Hampden. 92 In I22o the heir Alexander had evidently come of age and was able, as we have seen, to litigate in respect of Morton Pinkney. This Alexander frequently acted as Sheriff during the reign of Henry III and died holding that office in 1264. 03 He was succeeded by yet another Alexander, presumably his son, who married Marina/4 and he seems to have died towards the end of the century, for in I3o2-I3o 3 Reginald de Hampden is found holding a knight's fee in Great Hampden. °5 Another son of Richard de Culworth, namely Osbert, held land in Leckhampstead. 96 He married Cecilia, daughter of Robert de Culworth, and was dead by I2o8, as in that year Cecilia sued his son Richard for dowery 7 In the de Culworth branch of the family William was succeeded by his son Robert/8 who was dead by 1202, 99 leaving a son William who was Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 124o? °° According to Bridges' dVorthants, William's son Richard was in possession of Culworth at the beginning of the reign of Edward I. 9t Braeton's Note Book, iii, 3z6. 9~ Welles, ii, 5 I. oa Cal. Pat. Rolls (I258-1267), 327. 9, Oxon Feet of Fines, i99 (Oxfordshire Record Society). 9~ Feudal Aids, i, 98. ~9 B. & B.P.R., 163, and Oxford Charters (ed. Salter), No. 5~. 9, Cal. Curia Regis Rolls, v, 175, ~24. 9s Bridges, .Northants, i, x62. 99 aVorthants Assize Roll, 74 (Northants Record Society). a99 P.R.O.j Lists and Indexes, ix.

L INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES

Patronymics and Metronymics will be found under SoNs o~. An Index of Subjects will be supplied in Part II of the Cartulary.

AcE, Robert, 69 AMERSHAM, Agmodesham, Ammodesham, ADAM, Augmodesham, Abbot of Colchester, see COLCHESTER Herbert 'clericus' of, 98, 229 Abbot of Missenden, see MISSENDEN,Ab- Walter de, 25, 63, 136, I77 bots of ANDERSON, Thomas, ix, x 'le braider,' IOX, 232 ANDREW, 'clericus,' I6O seneschal of Missenden, see MISSENDEN ANGEVIN, Angewin, Aungevin, William, AGMODESHAM, Augmodesham, see Am~R- 56, 89, 92 SHAM ANSCULF, 18 AGNES, APPELTON, Gilbert de, 56, 85 wife of Robert 'clericus' of Kingshill, APSLEY, see ESPELE x I9, I4.5 ARCHEPm, William, ~I8 daur. of Robert 'faber,' 7 ARDERNE, Ralf de, 66 AKERMAN, Symon, 55 ARNCOT, Ernicote, Hernicote [co. Oxon.], ALAN, 78 I5, I7, 32, 33, 86, 239 'capellanus,' 52, 54, I55, I7O Geoffrey de, 86 vicar of Missenden, see MISSENDEN Nicholas de, 86 .ALARDUS, 223 ARNULF, Arnulph, ALBERT, Richard, I2, 227 'presbiter,' 36, 37, 39 ALBINUS [? Bishop of Th6rouanne], I89 ' serviens,' I34, I35 and n.63 ASTON, Roaldus de, i49 ALDEBURGH, Aldeburch [co. Suffolk], I2, ASTON CLINTON, Eston, Henry 'decanus' I7 of, x49 ALDHAM, Audeham, ASTWH¢, Astwic, Gilbert de, 5 I, I37 John de, 83, I66, 23o Ralf de, 5 I, x37 Roger de, 79, x9o, 215 Thomas de, 5o, 5 I, 54, 59, I37 ATTENESTON, Richard de, 75 ALDWIK, Aldwich, I98 , 200 AUDEHAM, see ALDHAM ALEMER, Alemere, Almer, AUGEREVILE, Hugh de, 6I Walter de, IO5, IO6, iiI, i3o , x69, AUGERUS, 226, 207, 2~8, 229 233 AUIN, Robert, I69 William de, x59 AULA, William de, Io6 ALERS, See ALEYS AUNA, Robert de, see ]V[ISSENDEN ALEXANDER, brother of Hamo, 229 AVRANCHES, Aurenc', Turgis de, 16 n,4, x7 ALEYS, Alers, AWELTONE, Reginald de, I84, 195 , 21o Hugh, IO, I95 AWERIL, Adam, I 13 Waiter, io AYLESBURY,Allesheria, Ailesbir', Allesburi, ALFRITH, Hugh, I43 Aillesberia, Astesbur', Elylesburia, Ayles- ~LICE, buri, Eylesbir', 2o and n.7, x66 widow of Alan the smith, 54 Adam de, 86 wife of Reginald 'clericus' of Risborough, David de, 67, I53, I55, 17*, 192, I93, 4, 9o, 9b 93 218, 2o0 wife of Richard de Culworth, see CUL- Richard de, 2Io and n.72 WORTH Richard 'presbiter' of, 223 ALKETILL, canon of Missenden, see MISSEN- Robert de, Io9, I49 DEN Walter de, 84 ALUE~DUS, 'capellanus,' 45 ALURICUS, 222 BAGENARD, Bachenard, Baghelhard, Bake- AMERI, Amery, nard, John, I74, 204, 212, 235, 237 Richard de, Chancellor of Lincoln, see BAILEHACHE, Robert, 195, I98, I99, 2x2 LINCOLN BAILLOL, Iocelinus de, i8, 2I Roger de, Precentor of Lincoln, see BAKENARD, see BAGENARD LINCOLN. BALDINOORE, see BALLINOER 25 x 052 INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES BALDWIN, tenant of Hampden, 246, 248 BEUER,William, 175 BALLINGER, Baldingore [Missenden], 024, BICKENDON,see HUGHENDEN o25 BIGGESTROI% Bistropp, Nigel de, t98 , 200 BARDOLF, Bardulf, BIGOD, Hugh, Earl of Norfolk, 24 n.Io Hugh, 'dapifer,' 24 n.lo BXKOC, William, 235 Robert, 29-31 Bin, Byl, BARKE, Hugh, Archdeacon of Leicester, ue Robert, 6, 128 LEICESTER Walter, t I2, x26, 145 BARSAVA,John de, 209 BIRCHEMERE, Birchesmere, 12o, 126, I27, BARTHOLOMEW, Bishop of Exeter, see 132 EXETER BXSeHOP, William, 154 BARTHOLOMEW, 'decanus,' 223 BXSET, Manasser, 'dapifer,' I8 BASEVlLLE, Michael de, 188 BITTERFELD, Laurence de, 66, 69 BASSET, Bassat, BLAKE, Roger, io3, Io4 R., 19 BLAKEWELLE, Ralf, 4, 9, 87 Robert de, 203 Robert, 47, 49 William de, 49, 76 , °o3 Thomas, 65 BLEUELAWE, Bledelewe, Bledelowe [Bled- Thurstan, 9, t87 and n. 6o low], William, 185, 203 John de, 200, 004, 006, 010 BATAILE, Richard, ' clericus' of, 77 Almarius de la, 77 Richard de, 218 Saherus, 76 BLESENSIS,see BLOTS BATH, Peter Blesensis, Archdeacon of, ot9 BLXNDEHURST,t98, 2OO BEAUNEm, William, 157 BLOTS, Blesensis, Peter, Archdeacon of BEDEFORD, Abel de, 17I Bath, see BATH BEDFORD CASTLE, 24° BLONDEL, see BLUNDEL BEDELESHAM, 001 BLUETH, Symon, t57 BELINDENE, Belinden', Belyndene [Belling- BLUND, don, Chesham], Richard de, 47, 48, 49, Andrew, 7, t o7, x46,147,148,149,150,18o 76, 82, 13i , 034 Richard, 142 BELLOCAMPO, BLDNDEL, Blondel, H[elias] de, 188 and n.60, oo0 and n.67 Gilbert, 3, 4, 82, 96, 23 o, o4I Milo de, t 58 Matilda, 96 Walter de, seneschal, 05 BOCAeE, Boseage, BENEDmTUS, 'clericus' of Hartwell, see Edmund, I75, 205 HARTWELL John, 91 BENNENOHEL, Goilfridus, 45 BOCLANDE, Bokelanda, Boklanda, William BERECROFT, le, 17t , I72 de, 2, I7, 63, 64, 65 BEP.~NOAR, 37 BODmtS, 154 BEREVILL, Symon de, x65, 2o0, 007 Bols, see Bosco BERKHAMSTED, BOLCE, William, 1o burgh of, 63 BOLEBEC, Bolebeck, Bolebek, Bulebec, fee of, 14, 00, oI Gilbert le (de), 57, 96, fix master Henry de, 49 Herebertus le, 98 Ralf de, 86, 154 Hugh de, 45 Simon de, 4t, 154 Walter de, 18, 36, 37, 44, 45, 87, 24 o William le Baratour de, 41 BOLEIE, Buleye, Robert, 19o , 19t BERNAC, Gervase de, 246, 247 BOLHEUED, John, 242 BERNARD, 197 BORDE, Elias de la, 1o2 BERNCEBTR' [Bicester, co. Oxon.], canons BORDEAUX, Bertram, Archbishop of, 16 5 of, 043 n.55 BERNERE, 245 BORLEVE DE STOKE, Robert de, 96 BERTON', see BURTON BORSTALLE, Symon de, 55 / BERTRAM, Archbishop of" Bordeaux, see BOSCAGE,see BOCAOE BORDEAUX Bosco, Bois, Boys, BETUN, Bethin, Betin, Betuine, Betyn, Ernaldusde, 68, 18o Buttin, Richard del, 0o 3 Bartholomew de, 103 William de, 2o3 Engelram, Ingelram, Ingeram, Ingram BossE, de, 6, 7, 9, 1o6, Io7, io8, It9, i2o, I26, Jordan, 146 , 148, I49 t27, i28, 13o, I31 , 132, t33, I34, t48, Sara, I46 , 148, 149 149, 174, 185, t94, 236 BOT~REL, Geoffrey, 67, I54 Eustace, Stachius de, 6, 122, I34 , 135, BOTERFELD',Laurence de, see BITTERFELD 151, t53, I54, 16o, t6t, 167, 044, 045 BOUOItTONMALHERBE [CO. Kent], 46 n.o0 INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES 253 BOULOGNE, Bolonia, BRUMMAN,John, x7 ° Faramus, Pharamus de, 6, 7, 9, 10", 154, BRUN (le), i55 and n.53 , 156 , 188, '05, 006, '44 Geoffrey, 182, I84 Matilda de, 155 Ogcrus, 183 Sibilla de, see FmNES William, 9o, 93, 95 BoYs, see Bosco BRUSEPOT, see BRISEPOT BRACI, Bracy, BRUTIM, William, 133 Gilbert de, 03= BUCKINGHAM, Bukingham, Bukyngcham, Henry de, 03' Archdeacons of : Robert de, 03', "34, '36 Richard de Urvillc, ", 14, 17, °7, 36, 37, BRAKmZLE, Symon de, 149 44, 45, 63, 64, 65, '4 I BRAKIER, Adam le, see ADAM Robert, "22 BRAMUBTER, Odo de, 165 BUCKINGHAMSmRE, Bugynkghamse', Bug- BRAND, Braund, Brond, ynkhamschir', 14, 15, 2% 21 John, 5, 7, 8, io4, 1o5, lO6, Io9, x to n.4o, BUFLO, Ralf, 45 159 , 16o, 168, 169, 038, 039, '4 ° BULEBEC, see BOLEBEC Mathew, 49, 7 o, 76, 80, 8', 12', t'5, I'9, BULEYE, see BOLEIE 13I, x4I, 144, I6I, 165, 167, I77, ool, BURENHAM, Robert de, 73 "0% 209, ')'7 BURGATE, Peter de, 74 Ralf, I 17 BURNEA, Bernard de, 24 I Robert, 5, 6, 9, 47, 5 o, 5 I, 99, Ioi, IO4, BURNEL, Robert, 5, i 1o, and n.4o, 043 IO5, io6, xo7, io8, io9, 11o n.4o, I14, BURSTRODE [Bulstrode], i18, 119, i'i, i')3, i')4, 126, i')8, 13o, Nicholas de, 228 133, 137, 139, 14o, 14', 143, I45, 146, Ralf de, 228 147, 148, 149, 15o, 151, 159, 161, 163, BURTON, Berton', Burtona, Burtune, i64, 168, 174, 178, 181,184, 185, 186and Baldwin, 45 n.59, 194, ')oi, 03', ')34, ')36, ')39, ')42, '45 Nicholas de, o36 Thomas, 177 Nigel de, 68, 17o, I7I, 22o William, 14o , 15o Bus, Adam del, 85 BRAY, John de, IOO, 03 ° BYGENHULLE,John de, IOI BRAYBROC, BYL, see BIL Henry de, 48 Robert de, ')'7 CADEMAN, Kademan, Roger, I i, 2I I, '3o BREKHAM, 113, I 14 CADENEI, master Robert de, 38 n.i6 BREUILLA, Brewell, CAISNETO, William de, 17 Robert de, 187 CALIN, Paganus, 18', 183 William de, 8o CALZ, Cauz, Roger de, 15, 17, 30, 33 BRISEPOT, Brusepot, CANARD, Hugh, 2o9 John, II, "09, ')IO, 0II CANTERBURY, William, 1 I, ' xo, ') I I Archbishops of: BRITANNIA,John de, ')5 Boniface, 34 BRITO, Hubert de Burgh, '2 Bertram, 78 Richard, 217, "18, '=3 Menfeninus, 16 n.4, x7 Theobald, 73, '4' BROC, Brok, Walter, 35, 36 Elias de, 86, 87, I54, 18o William de Corbellis, i3, 18, 07 Hugh de, 66, 11o Archdeacons of: Hunfridus de, 3, 67, 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 86, Geoffrey Ridel, x9 n.6, 'o 87, '4 ° Thomas Becket, I9 n.6 John de, 66, 83, 96, xoo, 157, t58 , ''5, William, 19 and n. 5 '26, '30, "42 CANTILUPE, Kantilupe, Richard de, x 1o, Laurence del, IO6 I6O Nigel de, 64 CANVILLE, Richard de, 87, 88 Richard de, 15, 17 Robert del, 4, 39, 4o, 43, 77, 86, 87, xo3, Roger de, 17 lO3, 143 , 154 , I80, I90 , 200, 0'6, '29, CAPERONN, Thomas, 166 "40, 24I CAPES, Robert (son of Robert), 87, 88 Roger de, 131 Walter de, 3, 77, 78 , 87, '4 ° Thomas de, x3I Walter (son of Robert), 87 CARDINGTON, see KERDINTONE BROND, see BRAND CARUUN, Cardon', Cardum, Kardun, BRONDES, le, 5, IO9 Richard, 8I, 99, 133, 181, 196 BROUGHTON, Brocton', Broctun', Browtone, CASTELLIS, Castello, Bartholomew de, 5, 17, '4, 165 n.55 I1o and n.4o, x11,043 Gondwin de, 201 CAUZ, see CALZ

bp7-~ ! 254 INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES CAVERSFIELD, Caueresfeld, Cauersfcld, William de, 8, 178 Kaveresfeld [co. Oxon., then co. Bucks.], Ysabella de, 156 24, 27-3 I, 35, 36, 57 COLEWURTHE, see CULWORTH CAVU, Robert de, 245 COLIERESRUEIE~ I88 CECILIA, COLLE, Richard de, x4I , I44 daughter of Gilbert le Werkman, i47 COMBE, Cumba, Cumbe, wife of Osbert, 248 , 249 Hunfridus de, x68 CESTRESHAM, seg CHESHAM John de (la), lO5, IO6, xxx, I59 , 16o, 162, CESTRETON~ Valentine de, see MlSSENDEN, 169 LITTLE COPERKVNC, Kupping, Reginald, 4, lOO, CHADOMO [Caen], Ralf de, 78 IO3 CHALFONT, Chalfhunte, Chalhunt', Chau- CORNWALL, Reginald, Earl of, 18, 2o n.8, funta, 24, 29, 243 2 x, 64, 65 Hugh de, 49, 75, 80, 88, 133, i94 , 2ol, CORTEVILLA, sge CURTEVILE 235 COTIN, Cotyn, Hugh, 7, 164 Hugh de North de, 25, 26 COVENTRY, Coucntr', Gerard la Pucelle, Richard de, i64 Bishop of, 219 Robert de, 'capellanus,' 84 CRENDON, Croendene, Croindene, Cron- William le Gorz de, 66 don ~, CHALFONT ST. PETER,26, 35, 36 Baldwin de, 228 C~IALVECROFT, 139 John de, 139 CHALVELEY, Chalvelee, William de, 159 Robert de, 14o, I4 I, 144 CIIAPMANNESDIK,99 CROC, Crok, CHARDERUGO~ Chardruge, Chartrugg' Andrew, 89, Io7, I17, 15I [Char tridge, Chesham], Geoffrey, 89, xo4, 151 Ralf de, 49 Stephen, 49, 164 CHARNELES,Nicholas, 243 CROINDENE, See CRENDON CHAUFUNTA, See CHALFONT CROINDUNE [Croydon], 34 CHEBES, Chebese, Nicholas de, 146, 173 CROKESLEY, Crokesle, Crokeslee, Crokes- CHEINDUIT, Chendult, Cheyndut, hale, Crokeslay, Crokesleia, Krokesleia, Ralfde, Io9, 134 Henry de, 12, 188, 189, 225, and n.75 , Stephen le, 5, ~o9 and n.39 o26, 227, 228 CHEKER'~ la, see SCACCARIO Richard de, 226, 229 CHELWURDA,Roger de, 67 Roger de, 12, 228 CHESHAM, Cestresham, IS, 86, 87, 240 William de, I2, 225, 226, 227, 228 master Henry de, 85 CRUCE, William de Whelpley, vicar of, I42 , 14.3 David de, i6I, I62 and n.5x Richard de, 16I, I62 CHESTER, 19 n.6 CUC,OEL, Geoffrey, 46, 47, 48, 49 CHEYNE, Cheine, Cheyni, John de, 6o, 69, CUITEVILE, $£e CURTEVILE. III CULVERDON [Culverton, Risborough], CmCHESTER, Hilary, Bishop of, 73 Hugh de, 232 CmLDESTUNE, Childestona, Chilteston, CULWORTH, Colcwurda, Colewurthe, Chiltestune [? Chilson Manor, co. Kent], Culewurth [co. Northants], 46 and n.22, 47, 48 Alexander de, 8, 178, 179 CHINK, Chirch [co. Denbigh], 23 and n.9 Mice de, 247, 248 CILTRA, Robert de, 4, 85, 86, 239 Cecilia de, 179, 247, 248 CLAUDUS,Lufwin, 122 Richard de, 87, 178, I79, I85, 247, 248, CLEMENT, William, 28 249 COCHEVELLUS~4z~ Robert de, 248, 249 COCUS, Coch, Cok, William de, 87, I34 and n.45, 18o and Geoffrey, 78 , 226 n.58, 247, 248, 249 John, 4, IoI, Io3 CUMBA, Cumbe, see COMBE Seman, IOI~ 232 CgRcb R. de, 19 William, 4 ° CURT~VlLE Cortevilla, Cuitevile, Hugh de, COKE, Edward, of Holkham leo. Norfolk], 153, 154, I55 ix, x CYNcG' [? KmOSTON], William 'clericus' Sir Edward, Lord Chief Justice, x of, 73 COLCHESTER, Adam, Abbot of, 76 n.32 DAMMARTIN, Dommartin, monks of, 74, 76 Alan de, 72 COLESmLL, Coleshulle, Koleshulle, Albericus, de, 72 Alexander de, 7, I57, I58 Bartholomew de, 7o, 7I, 72, 73 Henry de, 156, 158 , x77 Galicna de, 3, 7o, 71, 72, 73 Robert de, 8, I4I, 144, I78, 183 Galiena de (daughter of William), 74

L i INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES 255 Hamo de, 70, 7 I DUNDmDOB, Dunruge, Dunrugge [Aston Manasser de, 3, 17, 32 and n.I2, 33, 7 °, Clinton], 12, 24, 25, 188, 225 and n.75, 7 I, 72 and n.3o, 74, 77 026, 227, 228, 229, 245 OdD de, 7o, 7 I DUNSTABLE, Dunestapele, Dunstapele [co. William de, 7o, 7I, 72, 74 Beds.], 9, I3 n.x, i4, 22, 185 Daniel, Abbot of Missenden, see MISSENDEN, DUNSTANVILL', Robert de, x8 Abbots of DUREDENT, Philip, 66 DANNBS, Eustace de, 244 DURHAM, 13 n.I DARLINGTON, John, Archbishop of Dublin, DUSTEBURO, Dusteburgh, Dusteburwe, set see DUBLIN. DESBOROUGH DEEPMILL, Depemulle, 3, 69, 7 o, 116, 132 DYMMOK', Hen1~, 59, 60 DENA, Deane, Dene, 46 and n.22, 47, 48 DENA, Dene, EATON BRAY, Eton, Eyton [co. Herts.], Richard de la, 9, IO, xl, 224, 225, 229 244 Robert de la, 1o, 229, 233 EBORACO, William de, t34, and n.45 William de la, 49, 88, 185 ECmNOrtAM, Echinham, Hechingham, DENEFELD, 174, 175 William de, It, 196, 2oi, 2o8 DENEMAY, William, I i, 212, 213 EDITH, daur. of Gilbert le Werkman, I46, DEP~FELD, le, 3, 68, 69 I47 DEFE, la, the mill of, see DBBPMILL EDLESr~EROH [Edlesborough], 32 D~P.EVmE'S GROVE, Dereuilesgrof, 2, 65 EDWARD I, 24, 25, 58, 68, 166, 243 DEREVmE'S LAND, Derevileslond, 65 EDWARD II, I57, I58 , 224, 225 DEREVmLE, Dereuile, Deruille EEM, Em, Nicholas le, I59, 162 Reginald de, 2, 65 ELDEFELD, le, II3, II4, x39, I44 Symon de, 2, 65 ELDEWELLESTBXM, I97 , I99 William de, 2, 65 ELLESBOROUOH, 246 DESBOROUOH, Dusteburg, Dusteburgh, ELmcUS, 'le blakier,' 4, tOl, 23 I, 232 Dusteburwe, ELWIN 'venator,' I55 Andrew de, 5, 1II and n.4x , I12, 115, ELY, 14o n.5o Archdeacons of: Cecilia de, 7, fix and n.4I, 112, xI5, Barre, Richard, 219 n.73, 220 14o n.5o, I4I Fitz-Neal, Richard, 219 n.73 John de, i x2 Bishops of: Richard de, iii, 14o n.5o Nigel, I8 DISSEWURTH', William de, 66 Ridel, Geoffrey, 24° DmITA~I [Devizes, co. Wilts.], 65 ENEDEMERE, Enedemer', 12o, 126, I27 DODELUILLA [Doudeauville, Boulogne], ERDE, atte Nerde, atten Erde, de Erda, del Ernulphus, Abbot of, 222 Erde, de la Erde, de Herda, del Herde, DODmaSHULLE[Doddershall], John de, 21 o del Heft, DOMMARTIN~ See DAMMARTIN Geoffrey, 83, 96, Ioo, 23o DORMER, Lady, ix Thomas, 3, 54, 56, 6i, 62, 75, 79, 8I, 89, DOSEVILE, Robert, I6O 92, 94, Io4, II3, xI5, 117, I°9, I39, I42, DOVER, 244 143, I72, t73, 176, i8I, I82, 184, I9o, DRAPARIUS, Drappar, Gervase, io7, 112 2o5, 2o8, 215 DRAYCOTE, William de, 62 William, 5o, i66, t75 , 242 DRUm Herebertus, le, 88, 89, 93 ERNICOTE, Seg ARNCOT DUBLIN, John Darlington, Archbishop of, ESCALIERES, Henry des, 74 35 ESEBURGH, Eselburgh, Ezelburgh', Hesel'- DUDLEY, honour of, 246 bga' [Ellesborongh], DUMUNDESHAM,Alexander de, 235 Ingelram de, 37 DUN, Robert de, I26, 145 Hunfridus de, 178 William de, 212 William de, I56 , 234 ESNAPI$, Sgg SNAPE DUNA, Dune, ESPELE, Espelela [Apsley, Ellesborough], Helias de la, 47, 74, 8o, 82, 85, I77, 192, Elias de, I i5, II 9, I2o, x2i, 142, I43 193 , i96 , OOl, 209, 227, 234, 235 Matilda de, II3, II 4 Hugh de la, 198 , I99 Richard de, 6, I24 Ralfde la, 198, 199 Essex, Geoffrey, son of Peter, Earl of, 22 Reginald de la, I69 ESTON, Henry, 'decanus' of, see ASTON Richard de la, 7 o, 8o, 85, 98, x69, 17I, CLINTON 196, 228, 229 ESTONE, Eustace de, t98 Robert de la, 226, 228, 229 ESTUTEVILLE, Nicholas de, 208 Roger de la, 98 EsTwm, Estwik, William de (la), 19o, x93, I97, 198, 199, John de, 96 204, oI2, 214, 237 Roger de, 48, 5o, 5I, 59, 98, 99, x37, 2°5

L I 256 INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES GARGATE, Gargat, Roger, 27, -,8 and n.i I, GROYNESDE ETON, Eyton, see EATON BRAY GROYNESFE EUIN, 29-3' GROYNESME Richard, 11o GATESDENE [Gaddesden, co. Herts.], Ranulf de, xo6 GRUIN, GD Robert, xxo, 143 I55, 164, EUSTACE, 'persona' of Wcndovcr, see GEOFFREY, GUDMUND, Abbot, x88 WENDOVER Abbot of Misscndcn, see MISSENDEN, GUNNILDA, 'medicus,' 006 GUNNORA, Abbots of son of King Stephen, 14, 16 'camerarius,' *9o, 19 t, 192, 193, 199, 205, GURNEY, ( EXETER, Bartholomew, Bishop of, o t9 n.73, Daniel, It 0o7, o14, 037 Mr. F. G 000 cementanus, 7 ° EYLESBURIA, see AYLESBURY Gerard & 'clericus,' 157 Hugh de, 'comes,' o3 188, ~O2 ][?AMEL, le Famel, 'marescallus,' 143 Matilda, II5, I4o n.5o, 14° and n.51, Juliana d 'notarius,' o9-3I Milesent x43, 145 'presbiter,' I87, 04 I William, 5, 7, 1°5, to6, I15, I4 o n.5o, Waiter d~ 'prior,' 86 William, i4o and n.5 I, 143 'sacerdos,' 002 FARAMUS, see GWIDO, 'el BOULOGNE 'scriptor,' I35 GYBEWIN, FASTINDICH, Festindich, GERARD, Gerold, John de, I64 'camerarius,' 03 GYNANT, I Walter de, I2, 033, 034, °38 la Pucelle, Bishop of Coventry, see GYSEBERT, Geoffrey, William de, 1o, 033, 034, 038 COVENTRY F]~CAMP, see FISCANNO GERARMOLIN, Symon de, I7 Lucy, Io~ FELDE, Feld', William atte, de la, 96, ioo, GEROLD, see GERARD HABERESH 233 GERVASIUS, FENNIMER, Finemer', Roger de, I89 ~34 'dispensarius,' I54 HACCHE~ FERRARnS, Ferrers, Robert, Earl of, 15 and 'tlnctor,' 039 172 n.3, 19 GESEBERD, see IESELERD HALE, FXEr~ES, Fenes, Feynes, GIBIUN, see GYBEWIN Ingelram de, 7, I5°, 153, 155, 156, 186 Geoffrey GIFFARD, Godfrey n.59, 04o, 244, °45 . Agnes, 45 Sibilla de [or BoulogneJ, 7, 1o, I5o, I53, Walter, Earl of Buckingham, I, 09-31, 43, John de Lucia de I55, 156, I88, ooi n.67, °44, 045 44, 45 William de, Io, 04, I88, 045 Richard GILBERT, Robert d Ysabella de, io lc seriant, I57, I75, 005 Roger de FIFHEWE, I94 le Werkman, 146, I47 FILDENISSE maneswey, I84, I85 HALLE, K 'mlnutor,' 000 HALLINGE FINEMER~, see FENNIMER 'pretor' of The Lee, o13, oi4 FISCANNO [Fdcamp], Roger de, 14 and n.2 Geoffrey GLATTON leo. Hunts.], 35, 36, 1o9 n.39, Henry de FOLIOT, 136 n.47 HALSTUDE Robert, 78 GLORIOSO, Robert, I67 HALTON, Robert, Archdeacon of Oxford, see GLOUCESTER~ 00 Hawlton OXFORD GLOUCESTER, Gloet', John de, FORELITHE, la, 113, 114 Amaury, Earl of, 188 and n.61 Ralf de, FORNAUS, Avicia de, 174 M., I9, 165 n.55 Reginalc FOSTER, Canon C. W., 019 n.7..3. Robert, Earl of, 19, 64 n.o7, 65 FOWLER, Dr. G. Herbert, xm, xiv, I64 Richard William, Archdeacon of, ot9 HAM', bei n.55 GODENDUNE, I7 HAM, le, FRANCEIS, Fraunceys, le Franceis, le Fraun- GODFREY, faber, x, 43 eels, le Fraunceys, GODSWENX, William, 79, 8o HAMO, B~ Gervase, 177 GOmN, Walter, Io4, Io5 Chancel John, e, 5, 7, 56, 57, 58, I59, 16o, 038 GOLDORE [Golder, co. Oxon.], IO, 03 o, 'scncscal HAMOND, Nicholas, 8, 177 033 HAMPDE~ William, 0, 55, 56, 57 GORHAM, Henry de, 028 and n.76 dene, I8 FREKERUGGE, 9 GORNAY, see GURNEY Agnes d FREND, Henry Ic, 99, 039 GRANDIN, Hugh, 39 Alexand FRITHE, la, 138 GRAVEACRE, 197 FRITIIESGROVE, Frythesgrove, 3 GRENEFURZ, I97, I98, 199, 0OO 57, 59, ~ GRENEMXLE, William de la, I3I, I78 99, to4, FULCO, 162, 163 117, lit FULKESCROFT, i36 GRENEWEIE, 139 FULLEHA~a, William de, 66 GRUb's DITCH, Grimesdic, 179, i8o, 034 I43, i184~ 178, n.78 249 GABRIEL, Robert, I89 GRITH, le, 19° Bartholc GARDINER, William (le), o, 53, 241 GROM, see GRUIN I7 INDEX OF NAME S AND PLACES 257 GROYNESDENE, 6% 63 Cecilia de, =48 GROYNESFELD, 242 Christina de, 248 GROYNESMEDE~ 116 Henry, 'persona' of, i82, I84 GRUIN, Groin, Hugh, x3 I, ,5 I, *52, 153, Marina de, 248 , 249 I55 , 164, I65, =44 Paganus de, 18o GUDMUND, 'decanus,' x35 Reginald de, 80, 12=, I= 9, x57, I58, I65, GUNNILDA, 8, *66 ',o~, 227, =48, 249 GUNNORA, *7I, *72 Robert de, I9I, I92, I95, 198, =x4 GURNEY, Gornaio, Gornay, Gurnay, Simon de, 2oi Daniel, *65 .n.55 William de, 57, 63, 66, 85, 96, xxo, x46 Mr. F. G., ray HAMPTON', Hamton', Roger de, 2oo, =oi, Gerard de, =o9 and n.7I, 245 205, 2o6 Hugh de, 7, *o, i I, *7, x64, *65 and n.55, HANLEE, Hannle, Hynle, *88, =o2 and n.67, 2o8, 2o 9 and n.7x, 245 Richard de, I77 Juliana de, *65 Waiter de, 47, 75, *o5, xxx, 234, 236 Milesent de, *65 and n.55 , t88 and n.6* HANmNOFmLD, Henigefeld, Heningefeld, Waiter de, 74 Henningfeld, Hennyngefeld leo. Essex], William de, 7= Hamo le Peytevin de, 8, 74, 76 and n.3=, GwIoO, 'clcdcus,' =8 77 GYEEVnN, Gibiun, Ralf, 87 Mabel de, 7I, 74, 77 GYNANT, Hellas, *3z Roger de, 76, 77 GYSEBERT, Thomas de, 7 I, 74, 77 Geoffrey, Io3, William de, 76 Lucy, io3, *o4 William de (son of Roger), 76 HANORA, Hanore, see HONOR HAEER~SHAM [Haversham], Nicholas de, HARALD, x34 Hellas, x37 , I38 HACCHE, Hecche, William de la, 8, x7*, Richard, *37, x38 *72 HARDERNE, Geoffrey de, *34 HALE, HARDING, Geoffrey de la, 'clericus,' *98, I99 'forestarius,' 39, 40, =08 Godfrey de la, io, I9o, I9* sub-prlor of Oseney, see OSENEY John de la, io, tgo , *9t HAREMADE, Haremede, Harmade, Haro- Lucia de la, see LEE made, Thomas de, 7o, x7o Richard 'carpentarlus' of the, =* = HAUEK~SERn,Hauekeshert, Haueskesherd, Robert de la, xo, t9o, I9I Haueskesherst, Hugh de, =o5, =o6 Roger de la, t88, 2o=, 2o5, 2o6 HAUOHMOND,Abbey of, x9 n.6 HALLE, Katerina atte, 7, *58 HAULTON'~ see HALTON HALL*NOES,Hailing', HAUMOND, Hugh, x66 Geoffrey de, Io, I97 , x98, I99, =oo HAUTEYN, Hauuteyn, Hamo, Io9 n.39, Henry de, to, ,t, *97, *98, *99, 2GO i*o HALSTUDE, Roger de, *68 HAWYS, Will, =4* HALTON, Haltona, Haltuna, Haulton', HEAmNOTON, Hedendona leo. Oxon.], t6 Hawlton', HECCHE, see HAGCHE John de, I87 HECHINGHAM, see ECHINGHAM Ralf de, 9, *87, *88, 2*6 HEX, Alice del, 6, x=5 Reginald de, *99, =o3, oo4, =I4, =37 HEKEmLDE, Robert de, =I3, =x4 Richard de, 2o3 HELDENSTUBBE, Heldernestubbe, *98, =oo HAm', beltone nigro, 67 HEUAS, Helyas, 39, 4 ° HAM, le, *92, *93, *94 'clericus,' 87, =2o HAMO, Bailiff of Wendover, see WENDOVER 'hostlarius,' *54, x6* Chancellor of Lincoln, see LINCOLN HENLEY, Henleia [co. Oxon.], *6 n.4, *7 'senescallus,' *56 HENNINGFELD, see HANNINGFIELD HAMOND, Hugh, 230 HENRY I, *4, *6, *8, 27, =47 HAMPDEN, Hamden', Hamdene, Hamp- HENRY II, *7, *9, =o and n.7, =*, 22 and dene, *84, *85, I9O, ,9 I, 246, 247, =49 n.9, =3, 86 and n.37, 87, *54, *65 n.55, Agnes de, =48 , 249 240, =44 Alexander de, 3, 9, 47, 48, 49, 5o, 52, 54, HENRY III, oi, 04, 75, 76 n.32, IO9, x7 I, 57, 59, 6o, 63, 69, 75, 79, 8I, 84, 89, 96, I7= , I78 , I8*, *85, =42, =44, 249 99, *o4, *06, to 7, xog, xxo, Ix3, *14, **6, HENRY, *17, I*8, Ix9, *=t, *24, *27, *34, *36, canon of Missenden, see MISSENDEN I43, *49, 151, *54, *56, x64, x7o, I77, 'decanus' of Eston [Aston Clinton], see x78, *8o, ,84, *85, *89, 2o*, 232 , 24% =48, ASTON CLINTON =49 master Henry of Berkhamsted, see Bartholomew de, 198, 200, 2io, 2i 4 BERKHAMSTED I7 258 INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES

master Henry of Chesham, see CHESHAM HOTHEDE, Hoched', Symon, 165, 2o8, 236 'miles,' *oo HOTOT, Gilbertde, 45 'persona' of Hampden, see HAMPDEN Hou, Hugh de, 72 vicar of Kimble, see KIMBLE HUGH, HENTONE, John de, 60 'camerarius,' 2Io, 212 HERBERT~ 'capellanus,' 45 Archdeacon of Northampton, see NOrTH- 'clericus' of Penn, see PENN AMPTON 'dapifer,' 24 'clerieus,' 67 'faber,' 8, ]73 'clericus' of Amersham, see AmmSHAM 'le archer,' I23, i6I 'clericus' of Wendover, see WENDOVER 'le bel,' 59, 6o HERCIUS, Arnold de, 170 'le couherd,' 242 HERDE, del, see ERDE 'le despenser,' 25 HERDEBERWE, 'le seriant,' 60, 6*, 62, 63, 69, 9I, 93, 94, Ela de, 243 96, ,oo, *o2, Io5, 157, 169 Isabella de, 243 'le wolf,' 242 Roger de, 243 'mercator,' 2oi HEREFELD, Adam de, 226 'serviens' de Missenden, see MISSENDEN HEREFORD, R., Bishop of, I9 vicar of Wendover, see WENDOVaR HEREFREXDE, Peter, 66 HUGHENDEN, Hichendon, Huchendena, HERNICOTE, see ARNCOT Hychendene, etc., 8, e4, 25, 50 n.23, Io5, HEROCORT, John de, 45 131, 146, 15o, 151, 152, 153, *54, *57, HERTWELLE, Hertenvella, Hurtewelle, 158, 16*, 164, *65, 166, 168, *77, 178, Hurtwella [Hartwell], 18i, 21o ,.72, 28o, 242 Benedictus, 'elericus' of, 223 Geoffrey de, 5, 7, 112, 118, 115, I16, 119, Paganus de, 37 12o, 128, 13° , 138, *42, 14S, *47, 148, Peter de, iio, I6% 166 15° , 15% I58, 159, I62, 163, 173, *8o, Robert de, 16o 181,242 Walter de, 3% 8o Gervase de, 5, iI2, I13, II5, 116, 12o, HERVICUS LE MERCER, 16I 128, i3% i38, 141 , I44, 164 HESEL'BGA~, See ESELBURGH John de, 2o 3 HETHE, la, I% 19o, 191 , 2o4, 238 Mathew de, 168 ~IIBERNIA, see IRLAUNDE Michael de, 7, 159, I6o, 238 HICHENDON, See HUGHENDEN Ralfde, 167, 17o HICONESCROFT, 156 , 157 Reginald de, 18o HIDA, see HYDE Symon de, I59, 239 I'{IDA, Hunfridus de, see BRoc William de, 17% 2o*, 2o4, 2o6 H*LARY, Bishop of Chichester, see Cm- HUOHES, M. W., Mr., xiv, 234 n.78 CHESTER HULLE, Hul, HILLE, S~e ILLE Bartholomew de la, I99 , 204. HINKEL, Robert de, 5 ° n.23 Edith de la, 232, 233 HISAMSTUDE, Hisenstude' [Isenhamsted Geoffrey de la, ii, 2I 4 Chenies], Henry de la, io, 189, 23 I, 233 Alexander de, 67 Hugh de la, 168, 174 Ralf 'presbiter' of, 67 Matilda, de la, *74 HIVETOT, Robert de, 209 Richard de la, 3, i22, I29, I63, 168, 2o7, HOACMERE, 179 o12 HOCHED'~ See HOTHEDE Robert de la, II, I99, 2o4, 214 HOELES, Reginald, 91 Simon de la, 177, 235 HOC,ES, the cross at, 2*0 Thomas de la, 2o% 212 HOLDEMULLE, i78 William de la, *o, 189, 196, 2o2, 2I i HOLEMEREFELD~ I~0 HUNDEBNAPESDENE,Hundesnapedene, Hun- HOLEND', Stephen de, I98, 200 denaresdene, *o, ,88, 189 HONOR, Hanora, Hanore, Honore, 24, 25, HUNFRIDUS, Humfrldus de Hida, see Bxoc 4o, 89, 9 o, 92, 93, 94, I69, 178, 179 HUNFREY, Richard, 7, 158 HORELOND', le, 68, 69 HUREVILLA, see URVILLE HORPEDE, Orpede, William, I47, x48 HURTEWELLE, Hurtwella, see HERT'WELLE HORSENDUNE, Henry de, 177 HusE, HORSERUOO', Horsrugg', Ralf de, 12o, 126, Agnes, 4, 46 n.22, Io 3 *27 Henry, 46 n.22, 60, 89, Io3 HORSSESRUGGE, *20, 126, 127 Mathew, 4, 46 n.22, *o3 HORTONE, Horton', Stephen de, 49, 75, HUSSEBURNE, 133, I94, ,96, 230 Hellas de, 215, 216 HORWUDE, Horewude, William de, 3, 55, William de, 11, 2x5, oi6 75, I8I, 196 , 205, 2o6, 21I HYCHENDENE~ ,~e8 HUGHENDEN INDEX OF NAME S AND PLACES 259 HYDE, Hida, 3, 32 and n.I2, 33, 66, 67, 7o, Kinebelle, Kunebell, KunebeUa, Kune- 7 I, 72 and n.3 o, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 86, 87, belle, 18, 24, 29-3t, 35, 36 24° Gilbert de, 68 HYDEGROVE, le, 68 Henry, vicar of, 84 HYNLE, see HANLEE Hugh de, 4, 88, 89, 9o, 92, 93, 94, 97 Hunfridus de, 37, 17 I IBESTONE [Ibstone], John de, 4, 88, 89, 9o, 94 Thomas de, o4o, 241 Peter de, 48, 196 , 230 , 235 William de, 24o Reinaldus de, 17 I ImELERD, Ieseberd, Geseberd, William, 4-6, Richard de, 4o, 42, 43, 68, 223 47, 48, 49 William de, 3, 43, 68, 79, 8o, I7o, 18o, 223 ILLE, Hille [? Lisle], KIMBLE, LITTLE, 8 3 Adam de, 68 KING, Ernaldus de, 68 Geoffrey le, 173 ILMINGE, see ININGHE Stephen le, 198 , 20o INOE, William le, 198, 200 Adam, i91, 2o4, 2o5, ~o7, olI, 214, 237 KINOESHULLEHETH~ 175 William, Io, 1i, i94 , I95, 209, ~Io, 2~, KINGSHILL, KingeshuU', Kingeshulla, 231,235 Kingeshulle, Kyngeshull', Kyngeshulla, INGLESHAM,master R. de, 219 Kyngeshulle, magna Kingeshulle, 3, 8, 9, ININOHE, llminge, Iminge, 12o and n.43, 50 n.23, 85, ioi, io4, io5, io6, 1o7, lo8, t26, 127, 244 109, II0, III, 112, I13, I143 If5, I16, IRLAUNDE, Irlond, Hibernia, I17, II8, II9, I2I, 122, IO3, I24, I25, Gilbert de, 14o, 2oi, 2Ix 127, 128, I29, I3O, I3I, I32, I33, x34, Symon de, I Io, 235 139, I4o, 14I, I42, 144, I48, 149, I5o, ISABEL, 156, I58, I59, I6o, 162, I64, t7I, I72, le blake, 242 173, 174, I75, I77, I8o, I8I, I85, I86, le cok, 242 238 , 242, 244, 245 ISAEELLt,, daur. of Geoffrey Swart, see Alice de, 6, 136, I48 WHELPLEY Augerus de, 85 ISTELWURTH, 35 Colin de, I27 IUVENIS [Young], Elyas de, 119 Alieia, 136, I62, I63 Ernaldus de, 85 Ernadus, I22 Geoffrey de, 6, lO6, 129, 13o, x31, x52, Gervase le, 7, I62, I63, I69 153, I7I Henry, 6, II4, I24, I26, 127, 128, 129, Gervase de, 63 130, 133, I36, I3B, I43, I45 Hugh de, 7o, t52 , I53 Robert, 122 James de, i64 Roger, 143, 144 Jesse de, I62 IVETTE, William, 235, 236 Nicholas de, 2, 3, 6, M, 59, 8 t, 82, i 14,124, i28, 133 , 136 , 137, I39, I4o, I42, I46, JERUSALEM, Hospital of St. John of, 3, 78 I48, I64, I7I, I72, I73, I78, 182, I84 JOHN, 'capellanus' of Missenden, see Peter de, 172 MISSENDEN Ralfde, 6, I29, I64 'clericus,' 28, 78 Richard de, 69, 7° 'diaconus' of Wendover, see WENDOVER Robert 'clerieus' of, 6, 8, 5 o, 5I, 52, 56, King, 22, 2o2 n.67, 245 59, Io7, I13, II4, 116, i19, I26, x28, I3o, le blake, 242 181 'marescallus,' 83, 85 Robert de, 5, 137, 176 'prepositus,' I65, 208 Tailefer, Tailifer, Taillifer, Taylefer, de, 162, I64, 173 , i82, 184 Thomas de, 2, 3, 6, 5 I, 59, 81, 82, I36, KADEMAN,see CADEMAN 137, I4o KANTILUPE, see CANTILUPE KINOSMILL, Kyngesmulna, i6 KARDUN, see CARDUN KORKES WUDE, 39, 4 ° KAVERESFELD~5e8 CAVERSFIELD KOLESHULLE, see COLESHILL KENEBELLE, See KIMBLE KROKESLEIA, see CROKESLEY KENILWORTH, Kenilwurthe, Priory of, 5° KUNEBELLE, see KIMBLE n.23, 15° KUPPING, see COPERKYNG RENT, Osbert de, 23 ° KYNGESHULLE, see KINGSHILL KERDINTONE [Cardington, co. Beds.], KYNGESMULNA,see KINGSMILL Hugh de, 17i KYPPEHAM, Henry de, 61 KIMBLE, GREAT, Chapel of St. Lawrence, KYPPING, Robert, 166 35, 36 KIMBLE, Kenebell', KenebeUa, Kenebelle, LADDE, Walter le, 82, 241 260 INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES LANGETOT, Ralfde, 45 Robert de Chesney, 3, I8, 27, 32, 77 LATTON', Lattone, see LETTON' Robert Grosseteste, 34 n. 14, 38 and n. 16, LAURENCIUS, master, 28 39 LECKHAMPSTEAD, 249 Chancellors of: LEE, The, Leie, Leye, Chapel of, 29, 3 I, Ameri, Richard de, 28 35, 36, 216, 217, 219, 223 Hamo, 72, 22I n.74, 222 LEE, Le, Lega, Lege, Leie, Leya, Leye, 9, Dean of: 24, 25, 187, I88, I98 , 200, 219, 22o, 221, Richard Fitz-Neal, 2I 9 n.73 222, 229, 243 Precentors of: Cecilia de la, I93 Ameri, Roger de, 78 Felawe de la, 2*3 Robert, 3 ° ! Gilbert de la, 213 Treasurer of: Harding de la, 2I 3 Martin, 28 Henry de la, 9, *o, i i, x92, i93 , x96, 2oo, L*NCOLN,Robert de, 64, 65 201, 203, 208, 209, 235 LISLE, see ILLE Hugh de la, *74, I92, I93, *94, *96, *98, LOGES,William de, I53, *54, x55 I99, 2oo, 2ol, 2o4, 2o5, 2o 7, 2o8, 2o 9, LOHERENG,Reinerus de, 247 2x I, 212, 214, 23o , 235 , 237 LOMI, master E. de, 34 Ingelramde (la), 9, 4 I, I23, I54, t87, 2*9, LO~;DON,16, 19 n.6 220, 226 LONDON, John de la, 9, *o, I9I, I93 , x94, 220, 22I, Bishops of: 222 Gilbert, Libertus, 22o Lucia de la, to, I9O, x9I William, 22 Matilda de la, 236 John de, 86 Ralf de la, 213, 236 Simon de, 55, 2II Reginald de la, I92, I94, *96, °o3 William de, I85 Richard de la, 213, 236 LONGEDENA, I92 Walter de la, *91 LONGEFURELONG, *39 LEFEYE, LONGOLIO, Helias de, 45 Alice, 82 LORDING, Thomas le, 2I 3 Matilda, 82 LOSMERE, Ralf de, I64, 165 LEFMER, David, 174 LOWER WARREN, *63 LEGA, see LEE LUCIUS III, Pope, 218 LEICESTER, Legercestr', Leycestr', LucY, Richard de, I8 Amicia, Countess of, I88 LUDE, Barre, Hugh, Archdeacon of, 78 Henry de la, 122 Richard, Abbot of, *88 William de la, x22 Robert, Earl of, 9, x8, 19, I87, I88 LUDHAM, Robert de, IO9 n.39, rio Walter de, 212 LUND appeldure, 67 LELORD, Geoffrey, 2io LUTLEMEDE, 60 LENNUAR, Lennuer, LUTONE [Luton, co. Beds.], Thomas de, 225 Agnes, I48, I49, *5o, I5I, *75 David, x48, I49, x5o, I5I MABEL, wife of Thomas, see HANNINGFIELD LE NEVE, Peter, x MACUN, LEPILD, Matilda la, I36 Geoffrey le, I24 LESTRANGE, see STRANG' Jesse le, *3 ° LETLEHETH, 224 William le, x24 LETTON', Nicholas de, 62 MAIDEWELL, see MAYDEWELLE LEUENAD, 5 O, 51 MAXSEIO, Walterius de, 45 LEUENADUS, 'faber,' 4 I, *37 MAKEemL, Thomas, rector of Little Mis- LEVENE, Lievene, senden, see MISSENDEN, LIttLE Robert, 19o, I9I MALDEFORLONG, Maldefurelong, 5, I I3, William, I9O, I91 *I4, I23 LEXINTON, Lexintune, Robert de, I34 and MALDEPUTTE,I I3, I I4, I23 n.45 MALHINE, la, 230 LEYA, see LEE MALME, le, eI2, 2*3 LIDLEG', X98, 2GO MANDEVILLE, Maundevilla, LILEHUL [Lilleshall, co. Salop], William, Ernulph de, 74, *84 Prior of, 73 Geoffrey de, *84 LINCOLN, MANSELL, Robert, 17 Bishops of: MANTEL, Mauntel, Alexander, 13, I4, 18, I9, 26 Adelina, 66, 24 I Hugh (St.), 28-32, 34 Colin, I3o john Dalderby, 28 Geoffrey, 7o Oliver Sutton, 3 I, 33 Henry, 63, 69, 96, I36, *77 INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES 26I Michael, 7o, i18, ix9, 1oo, 12i MERLE, ]a, I5O Robert, 3, 53, 57, 59, 60, 66, 67 and n.29, MERLIN, Hugh, I54 , 156 68, 69, 75, IOO, Io5, IO6, IiI, II6, 124, MERSA, la Merse, I36, I58, I63, 18o, 2o8, 025 John de, I 12 Thomas, 6, II4, xxS, I19, t24, io6, i~7, Robert de, I 12 I28, I3O, I38 , 139 , 145, I73 William de (la), 177, 223, 234 Turstin, 3, I5, x8, 66, 67, 24 I, 240 MERWm, X37 Walter, 47, 48, 49, II4, If8, I19, 124, ~SSENDEN, $ee MISSENDEN x27, I28, I29, I33, 138, 14o, I4I, I42, MILO, I95 , I96 144, 174, I94, 2o5, 2o6 MILTON KEYNES, 246 MAPELDURERUGGE,Alice de, t 03 MIMMES, 74 MARCADE, Marchade, see MARKEDAY MARCHERIUS,78 MISSENDEr~, Messend', Messenden, Messen- MARDmER, William le, 96 dena, Messendene, MARE, Walter de la, xo 9 n.39, i xo, 136 and Adam, seneschal of, 122 Alan, vicar of, 84 n.47, t77 MARESCALLUS, Alfred de, 21 x Adam, 48 Alketill, canon of, 218 Geoffrey, IO3 Auna, Robert de, vicar of, 34 Geoffrey de, IlI, IIO, If5, 16x, I68 John, 57 MAREWURTHE, Peter de, 177 Henry, canon of, 34 MARISCO, Hugh de, i7, 27, 36, 37, 44, 45, 53, IO5, Ralf de, 'clericus,' 230 121, 241 Waher de, x72 Hugh 'serviens' of, 57, 59, 66, 83, 96 MARKEDAY, Marcade, Marchade, Mark- Isabella de, see WHELPLEY John 'capellanus' of, 6i ade, John, 53, 6I, 62, 79, 89, 91, 92, 94, John de, 68 95, IOI~ I02, I6O, 2x 5 MARTEL, Martell', Juliana de, I4o, x4I Osbert, 17 Milo de, 44, 45 William, x4, i5, 17 Ravening de, 8, 45, 67, 68, 72 and n.3o, MARTIN~ I70 , I71 , 18o Reinaldus de, 7o, I7O, I8O Abbot of Missenden, see MISSENDEN, Ab- bots of Richard, canon of, 218 'le seriant,' I66 Robert de, 17° Robert, vicar of, 176 Treasurer of Lincoln, see LINCOLN MATHEW, Roger, 'clericus' of, 4 I, 68 Roger de, 8, 47, 48 , II6, II8, If9, 123, Abbot of Missenden, see MISSENDEN, Ab- bots of I24, 127, I33, 138, I7O, I74, I84, 22o 'clericus,' x6I, 168 Stephen, canon of, 218 MATILDA, the Empress, 2, 64 William de, x, I3, I7, I8, 26-7, 29-3 I, 36, MATILDA, wife of Stephen, I4, x6 37, 44, 45 MAUOER, Maunger, Robert, 147 , I48 William, 'mareseallus' of, I6O MAUNDEVILLA,see MANDEVILLE MISSENDEN, Abbots of, MAUNTEL, see MANTEL Adam, 2o3 and n.68, 22o, 24o MAYDEWELLE, Maidewell, Daniel, 37 Geoffrey de, 7 ° Martin, 4, I2, 24, 48, 76 n.32, 86, 184, William de, 3, 7o, 84 185, 236 MAZELINA, 18 Mathew, 65, 82, 96 MEDMENHAM,Medineham, William de, 027 Peter, 27, 72, 78, 22I n.74, 222 MEGRE, Richard le, 95 Richard, 224, 225, 242 MENEVEBEAH, 188 Robert, 5, xo7, IO8, IO9, 178, 239 MENGE, Roger de Aylesbury, I I, 88, 215, 238 Roger, IO1, 140 , R32 William, ~o 3 n.68 William, I42 William de London, lo, 56, 58, 59, 97, MENTLESHAM, I I, 20I, 202, 2o6 Ioo, 136 and n.47, 168, 233, 24 I Avelina, daur. of Cecilia, 007 MISSENDEN, GREAT, magna Messenden, Cecilia de, 11, 2o7, oI2, 2I 4 major Messenden, etc., 56, 57, 58, 64, 65, Gunnilda de, 0o7 68, 79, 82, 88, 89, 9 o, 9I, 93, 94, 95, 96, Margaret de, 2o4 97, 99, IoI, Io2, 152, 025, 240 Robert de, x t, 207, 2x2 MISSENDEN, LITTLE, parva Messend', 68, William de, son of Cecilia, 2o2 7o, lit, IIO, II5, It6, II 7 n.42, 128 n.44, MERCER, William (le), 89, 9 o, 92, 93, 95 I36, I42 n.5 I, I43, I56, ~42, 243 MEREVIN, 5 O, 51 Thomas de, 96 MERLAWE [Marlow], master John de, 196, Thomas Makerel, rector of, 117 n.4o, I 18, 230 I19 062 INDEX OF NAME S AND PLACES Valentine de Cestreton, rector of, I I3, Isabella de, 46, 47, 48 *,6, ,28 n.45 , '=9, '43 William de (brother of Hugh), 39 n.17 MITCHELL, S. K., ,72 n.56 William de (father of Hugh), 39, ' 55 MOISLEE, see MOSELEY William de (son of Hugh), 4', 43, 67 MOLEND', Reginald de, 23t Ypolitus de, x, =, 46, 47, 48, 49, 5', 55, MONE, Mune, 59, 133, I37 Agnes, 6I, 6c, NORFOLC, Alan, 60 Rainaldus de, '54 Gilbert, 2, 6,, 62 Richard de, '54 MORDEN, Mordcna, Mordene, NORHALE, William de, 22o Geoffrey de, If, ,92, '93, ,96, I98, 200, NORMANNUS, 206, =27, 228, 209 208, 2O9 NORTHAMPTON, ol Richard de, 194, '97, 198, '99, 2o% 2o4, NORTHAMPTON, Herbert, Archdeacon of, 2o5, 207, 2, 4 o00 MOREWXC, Hugh de, 'dapifer,' =4 n.lo NORTHDENE, Northden', Nordene, North- MORLE, Milo de, , 74 don', Northdun' [North Dean], MORTERS, Wydo de, 13, Colin de, I3o MORTON P,NKNEY, 'Gyldenemorton' [co. Elyas de, x57 Northants], 247, 249 Nicholas de (la), 147, x48, ,60, ,83 IVIOSELEY, Moislee, Moiselee, Moisleye, Richard dc la, 157 Moisel', Moseleia, Mosleye, xSO and n.52 William de, 147, x73 Elias de, '47, I48, ,60 NORTHLEYE~ 024, =33 Peter de, i8o, ,8, NORW,CENS', master R., o, 9 Robert de, I8o, ,St NORW,CH, William, Bishop of, 73 MUCHELFELT, See MYKELFELD NOTELEm [Nutley], 36 MUNE, see MONE NOT,NOEH~ [Nottingham], 24° MUR,EL, Roger, 9, ,o NOmLLA, Robert de, 45 MUSWELL, Musewelle leo. Oxon.], I8, 63, NU,ERS, see NOERS =09 NUTHERALLE, See NETHERALLE MYE~LFELD, Muchelfelt, Robert de, 008 OlLLI, Robert de, x4 Roger de, I Io OKERUGnE, Geoffrey de, ,68 OPTON', Walter de, 96, x77 NAmDWOOD, 62, 63 ORPEDE, William, see HORPEDE NEEL, Agnes, i,, 03' OSBERT, NmRNUIT, Neirenuit, Neyrnut, Neyrnuit, 'faber,' I19, 12o Geoffrey, 75, 8x tenant of Hampden, 246, 248 Symon, 167 OSENEY, William, io6 Harding, sub-prior of, 73.; NEMORE, Robert de, ,35 Wigod, prior of, 70 n.3', 73 NEMOURS, Church of St. Mary of, '3, '9, OSWITHEBDENE~ =09, 010 43, 44 OTHULLEDENE, 013 NETHEm~.LLE, Netherhalle, Nutherhalle, Ou, Ow, Thomas de, 98, '05, I09 William de, 12I, x46, i6o OUENSTON, 180, ,83 NEWENTON, OVIOTH, Matilda de, 042 Joanna, 7, 156, 157 Walter de, 242 John, 7, x56 NEWLAND, Niweland', la, =4-5, ~74-5 OXFORD, 13 n.t, ,6 n. 4, =, NEYRNUIT, see NEIRNUIT OXFORD, Robert Foliot, Archdeacon of, NICHOLAS, 28 brother of Walter 'tinctor,' I9O, 190 OXFDRDSHIRE, 15, =O ~dccanus, ~ 70 NmEL, Bishop of Ely, see ELY PADENORE, $e8 PEDNOR NIOEL, 'presbiter' of Rishorough, see Ris- PAGANUS, see PAYN borough PALEFRIDUS, Giffard, *8, 29- 3t NIGER, PARCERE, Parkcre lie], Roger, x05 Adam, ox 3 Simon, *29 Alcys, =o3 N,NNE'~'WOOD, , 2O n.43 Lambert, 75 NIWELAND'~ la~ see NEWLAND Matilda, I *, '95, ,96, =o2, 2o 3, 0o 4, 0o5, NOERS, Nuers, Niuers, Nuiers, Nyuers, 2o6 Hugh de, ,, 7, 38, 39, 4 o, 4t, 4 =, 43, 54, Rail', 193, ooo, 2x2, 23 o, 035, =37 59, 67, 68, 78 , 136, '37, '52, I54, '56 , Thomas, 150, '53 '64, 165, ,7 o, 17I, '75, I76, ,80, 02,, Walter, ,o, x,, 55, 75, 8o, 125, '3', '5=, 04% °43 153, I56, ,7 o, *7,, 19o, 19,, 192, t93,

[, , I INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES 26 3 195, 196, 2oI, 2o2 and n.67, 203, 204, 205, PINKNEY, Pinkeni, Pinkeny, 206, olO, 2IO, 228 Ansculf de, 4o Walter (son of Walter), 2o5, 2o6 Henry de, 39 n.17, 4 ° PARCO, Richard de, 47 Simon de, 247 PARISCROFr, 3, 79 PIPARD, Walterius, 45 PARTmAT', Aimerus de, 2I 9 PIRECROFTE, I2 5 PASSELEWE, Hamo, 2~ 7 PIRENOR, Pirenora, Pirenore, Pirnore, PATSRNOSTER, Robert, 7° Pyrenore, Pyrnore, 7, x3o, I3x, x5x, t52, PAYS, Paganus, Alan, Ix9, x21, I24, 129, I53, I54, t58, I64, I65, 168, I7o , 17t I42 Agnes de, x63 PEDNOR, Padenore, Pedenora, Baldwin de, 8, 169, I7t Robert de, xo3 Geoffrey de, 8, 169, x7I Walter de, Io3 Martin de, 6, x3o, 163, x64, i68 PELHAM, Thomas de, 47 Nicholas de, 6, 7, 8, 13o, 158, 168 PEMBROICm,William Marshal, Earl of, 22 Richard de, 8, 169, x7x PENN, Penna, Penne (la), PITERLEIA, see PETERLEY Geoffrey de, I27, i28, 13o , i39 n.49 , i4o PITERLEISTAN, See PETERLEYSTONE n.5o, 145 PITSTONE, Pichesthorn, Jordan de, 188 Henry de, I3o, I4o n.5 o, I45 PITTFORLONG, see PUTFORLONG Hugh, 'clericus' of, 218 PLESSIS, Plecet', Pleissett', Plessies, Plessiz, Hugh de, I64 Plessetis, Isabella de, 239 Hugh de, 2, 57, 58, 60, 6I, and n.26, 62, James de, 76, 8o, 82, x3x, I67, 2ox, ~o2, 63 227, ~39 Joanna de, 60 John de, Io5, xxo, 158, I63, I64, 233 John de, Earl of Warwick, 2, 6 x and n.26, Mathew de, 239 62 Matilda de, 6, 7, 137, I38, 139 and n.49 , Robert de, 6I 14o and n.5o PLEYDELL, la, 9 Milisent de, 24 ° PLEYDELLE, Adam de la, 224, 225 Nicholas de, 239 PODELHILL, Podele [co. Oxon.], 24- 5 Stephen de, 24o POOEYS, Robert, 66 Walter de, lo 5 POITOU, Richard, Archdeacon of, 23 William de, I6o PONTE, John de, 139 PEmTONE, Perinton, Adam de, 5 I, 137 PONTEARCH, William de, 65 PETER, PORXNFELD, X74, 175 Abbot of Missenden, see MISSENDEN, Ab- PORTA, Ralf de, 79 bots of POTTAmUS, Peter, 54 'le fraunkelyn,' 86 POWELEIA, William de, 234 'le seriant,' 89, I72 , xSI PaELLE, Ailwinus, 154 'quondam serviens,' I82, x84 PR~STWOOD, Prestwude, 7, 9, x52, i 53, 156, 'serviens,' 52, 54, 56, 8I, xo4, x12, It6, I64, I65, 184, 185 II 7, I24, I29, I43, 176, o08 PRUTE, Swonilda la, 55 PETERLEY, Piterleie, Piterleia, Pyterleya, x, PUDERUGE, Puderugg, Walder (Walter) de, 2, 7, 8, 04, 25, 39, 4 °, 41, 42, 60, 62, 63, 101, I42 , 230 78, 13o, 13I, I34, 15I, 153, 154, x55, 16o, PUHTULE, la, 113, 114 x61, ~64, 165, 166, t67, 174 PUmNAUNT, Roger, 226 Herveus, Hervicus de, ~.03, 16o, ~61, t67 PUIN~ master Henry, 220 John de, x73 PUROHAS,John, 233 Milo de, 243 PUTEHAM, Osbert de, 164, 183 Paganus de, 221 Ralf de, 3, 79, 8o William de, 22z Swanild, Swanilda, Swonilda de, 8, I6o, PUTFORLONG, Pittforlong, Puttefurlang, I6x, I66, I67 I13, II4, 119, 120 William, 8, 167, 168 PYKETH, II9, I20 P~TERLEYSTONE, Piterleistan, Piterleiston, PYRNORE, see PIRENOR Piterleystan, Piterleyeston, 7, t3 o, ~3U 13~, t52, 156, ~64, 165 Q uINTmUS, Ralf, 'daplfer,' 188 PEtmR~L, John, 76 PEtmE. Pour', Peuir', Peyure, Robert, 52, RAINERUS, 7 =, 7~ 99, I72, ~8t RALF~ PHAR.AMU$,see BOULOGNE 'albus,' 3, 79, 8o PHILIPPU$~ 'cancellarlus' of Queen Matilda, i 4 'clericus,' I8o 'canonicus,' 73 'frater,' 78 'capellanus' of Wendover, see WENDOWR PICHESTHORN, see PITSTONE 'clericus,' 28 264 INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES 'cupparius,' I9O, 191 , 202, 205, 207 ROLVESTON, Rothuelston', Rotholueston', 'decanus,' 223 master Roger of, 29, 3 o and n.12, 3 x 'faber,' 67, I54 , I57, 222 ROUND, J. H., I55 n.53 'harparius,' 155 , 156, i7o ROXBURGH, Rokesburgh, 25 'prepositus,' 213, 240 RUDINGIA, Rudinge, la, 39, 83, I74, 188, 'presbiter,' 17, 27, 36, 37, 39, 4 o, 44, 24o, 189, 197, I99, 2o3, 24° o4I RUFFUS, Richard, 77 'presbiter de Hisenstude,' see HISAMSTUDE RuFus, Turkill, 154 RAMESHURSTE, See RAUNNESHURST RUOEDEFURLONG, i39 RANA, John de, 203 RUOGEWEIE, Ruggewei', 207, 212 RAUNNESHURST,Rameshurst, Rameshurste, RUICROFT, I7I , I72 Ramhurst, 113, 114, 126, 14o, i41 , i43 , RUISSEAUVILLE, 13 n,I 144, I45 RULEMERE, I27, I28 REDBURNE, Philip de, 86 RULUEST', master R. de, 2I 9 REGINALD, RUSSEL, 'cementarius,' 7 ° Henry, 159, 239 'clericus' of Risborough, see RISBOROUOH Robert, of Weedon Pinkney, 66 'faber,' 8, i66 William, 146, I47, 148, 162, I73 'serviens' of Wendover, see WENDOVER RELAND, Relond, Elyas, I2I, x24, I26, I45 ST. ALBANS, 15 and n.3 REUEL, Andrew, 45 ST. DAVIDS, Bernard, Bishop of, 19, 64 and REYLE, Richard, 125 n.27 RIGHARD, ST. EDWARD, master Geoffrey de, 29-31 Abbot of Missenden, see MISSENDEN, Ab- ST. JOHN, John de, senior, 25 bots of ST. LEONARD'S CHAPEL, 225, 226, 229 Archdeacon of Poitou, see POXTOU SAMPSON, Henry, 136 'camerarius,' Io9, 177 SAMSON, 218 'cancellarius,' 13 n.x, 14 SANA, Gilbert de, 165 canon of Missenden, see MISSENDEN SANDRESDONE, Sge SAUNDERTON 'carpentarius' of The Hale, see HALE SANFORD, Saunford, 'clericus,' 73 Agnes de, 46 n.22 'marescallus,' I33 Hugh de, I, 2, 2I, 22, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 'presbiter' of Aylesbury, see AYLESBURY 5 I, 52, 81, 82, o34, 238 sheriff of Buckinghamshire, 64 Joanna de, I, 2, 4, 8, 38 and hA6, 39, 46, RIGHETALE, Baldwin, 155 47,'48, 49, 5o, 5 I, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59,8I, 8% RIOEL, Geoffrey, Bishop of Ely, see ELy 98 , 99, 136, 137, I75, I76, ~82, I84, 24I RISBOROUOH, Ryseburgh, Juliana de, 2, 5 o, 51, 52, 8I Nigel 'presbiter' of, 223 Robert de, 116 Reginald 'clericus' of, 4, 89, 9 o, 9 I, 92, Roger de, 47, 82 93, 94, 97 SANTREDON, See SAUNDERTON ROBERT~ SANWORD, Robert de, 113 Abbot of Missenden, see MISSENDEN, Ab- SAUCEY, Robert de la, 67 n.29 bots of SAUNDERTON, Sandresdone, Santerdon', 'camerarius,' 56, 151 Santredone, 'capellanus,' 45 Alexander de, 158 'clericus,' 145 , 17o, 187, 239 Oshert de, 16o, 212, 222 'clericus' of Kingshill, see KINOSmLL Robert de, 22I 'clericus' of Wendover, see WENDOVER SAUNFORD, Seg SANFORD 'deeanus' of Wendover, see WENDOVER SAY, Ingelram, 14 'extraneus,' 89 SCACCARIO, la Cheker' [Chequers], precentor of Lincoln, see LINCOLN Elias de, 123, 174, 18o, 220, 229, 232, 234, 'sellarius,' 226, 22% 228, 229 238 vicar of Missenden, see MISSENDEN Emma de, 174, 234, 238 ROCHESTER, William, Archdeacon of, 42 Henry de, 8, 12, 49, 75, 1o9, II4, 122, ROGER, 127, 128, x29, 133, 141, 142, 144, I49, Abbot of Missenden, see MISSENDEN, Ab- 156, 167, I68, 172, I74 , 176, 177, 178, bots of 184, 194, I98, 2oo, 2o|, 2o2, 205, 2o6, 'capellanus,' I94, I95 2o7, 2o9, 227, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 'carectarius,' 4, 98 238 , 239, 245 'clericus,' 73 Joanna de, I2, 235 'decanus,' 210 John de, 168 'dispensator,' 85 Juliana de, 174 'le porter,' 62 Laurence de, I2, Io9, I23, 232, 233, e35 'presbiter,' "SO Ralf de, 7, 54, 81 and n.34, Io7, x I8, 119, ROKESBUROH, $C$ ROXBURGH 121, 144 , I51 , 174 INDEX OF NAME S AND PLACES 26 5 Roger de, Io6, 1o9, 178, i8i Felawe, Gilbert, i92 , t93, I94 SGHADE~c'ELL, see SHADW~LL Fulco, Geoffrey, 7, 16i, 162 SCIRES HEGGE, le, 60 Fullo, Ralf, 154 SCISSOR, Walter, of London, 5° Gabriel, Robert, I96 SCOT, Roger, 9 o, 9 I, 92, 95 Geoffrey, Geoffrey, 7, i6I, 162 SCURUEDEWELL~ , 20I Geoffrey, Henry, 2o8 SEORAVE, Stephen de, 185 Geoffrey, Taylef', 138 SELVESTON ~, $g8 SILVERSTONE Gerard, Gerold, Henry, 23 SENREDEDEN, 144 Gerold, Warin, 18 SERMONGERE, Hernaldus, 14o, i4i Gervase, Geoffrey, I:39, 14I, 164 SHADWaLL, Schadewell, Schadewelle, Gervase, William, Io SchadweII, 5, It3, xx4, xI7, Ix9, 12o Giffard, William, 43 SHIPLAKE, Siplae, Siplake [co. Oxon.], 24, Gilbert, Alan, 62 25, 29-31 , 35, 36 Gilbert, Henry, 1o, I9o , 191 SIFm~WAST, Siffrewast, Syffrewast, Syfre- Gilbert, Hunfridus, 222 wast, Gilbert, Robert, 193 Richard de, 18 Godard, Gedard, Roger, I98 , I99 Robert de, 43, 87 Gold', Robert, 222 Roger de, Io4, 15I Goldwin, Henry, 222 Thomas de, i5x Gunnild, William, 8, 18i, 182, 183, William de, 78 184. SIOILLO, Gwido, Jolm, 59, 6o Nicholas de, 2o and n. 7 Hamo, William, 13:3 R. de, 19 Hamundus, William, x:34 S1HTRE, see SYTRE Harding, Ernaldus, x93 SILVERSTONE, Selveston' [co. Northants], Harding, Gilbert, I i, x92 , i93 24 and n. I o Hawisia, William, 54- SIMON, see SYMON Herbert, John, 195 , 203 SIMPLE, Robert le, 98 Herbert, Roger, 155 SINE, William le, 79, 8o Herueus, Heruey, William, I 12, 141, 144" SIZTRE, $gg SYTRE i67 SmNNERSOROVE, Skinnersgrave, Skynners- Hernwislus, Eruisius, Ralf, 4, 85, 97, 98 grave, I2o, 126 Hernwisius, Geoffrey, B, 85 SLYFORD, Mr., x Heruey, William, see Herueus SMALEDEN', Smalend', S m alen den e, Hugh, Richard, I73 Smalesden, John, John, 198, t99 Hugh de, 219 Leuegar, Adam, 88 John de, 1o, 188, 2o6, 236 Lieua, Robert, see Aeillena Ralfde, 9, Io, 2o2, 205 , 206, 212, oI 3, Mangtilda, Richard, 86 230, 245 Mathew, Symon, 166, I67 Robert de, 204 Mazelina, Geoffrey, I8 SMARTESHAM,86 and n.36 Michael, Geoffrey, 235 S~APE, Esnapis [co. Suffolk], I2, 17 Nicholas, Fulco, 124 SOCAUND, Robert, 147 Nigel, Robert, 75, 89, I°4, 143, °--34 SONS OF : Normannus, Sagarus, 226, 227, 229 Aeillena, Ailline, Lieua, Robert, 205, 207, Osbert 'faber' Robert, see Robert 214 Osbert, John, I82, I84 Ailnadus, John, I98, I99 Osbert, Richard, 7o, 14I Ailwin, Robert, I2, 227 Osmund, William, 54 Alan, Amisus, I96 Peter 'serviens,' Hugh, 53, 79, 89, 9o, 92~ Alan, Robert, x33 95, 215 Anscu/f, Hugh, 18 Peter, Robert, 15° Ansculf, William, 246 Peter, Walter, 92 Aufridus, Roland, 152 Philip, Roger, Iox, 232 Aviva, Richard, x38, I4I, I42 'presbiter,' Gilbert, 68, 77 Bernard, Robert, 8, 182, 183 Qplntin, Durwin, 155 Cecilia, Walter, 2, 54, 55 Ralf, Adam, 226 David, Robert, 2ox, 202, 2o6 Ralf, Geoffrey, 85, 97, 98 'decanus,' Simon, 122 Ralf, Gilbert, 42, 78 Derwin, William, 3, 7° Ralf, William, I68 Edwin, Richard, 55, I32 Rannerus, William, 86 Edwin, Robert, 123 Ravening, John, 87 Eruisius, Raft, see Hernwisius Reginald, Walter, 78 Eviva, Elviva, Roger, 226, 227, 229 Revening, Roger, 155 Eyldiag, W. 239 Richard, Robert, 152 , 153 266 INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES Richard, William, 6, I25 STOKES, Stok', Stoke, Stokka, Stokke, Robert, Alan, i33 Adam de (la), x22 Robert, Ernaldus, 7 ° Henry de (la), 49, 80, i4i , t44 , i7x , -0o9 Robert, Gilbert, i89 Roger de, 85 Robert, Nicholas, I68 William de (la), 9o, 92, 93, 94, IOl Robert, Osbert 'faber,' Robert, 5, 117, STOKINHAM, Stokkingham, x92, i94 xiS, I19, i`'i, i`'3, i`'4, i`'6, i45 STONIHETH, 204 Robert, Richard, 3, 7 ° STRA NO, ' le Strange, le Stranger, Lestrange, Robert, Robert, 72 Lestraunge, Roger, Gilbert, 8, 176, 177 Alice, Iol Roger, Nicholas, I25 Henry, 9 l Roger 'cementarius,' Thomas, i64, Joanna, Ioo 165 Robert, 4, 53, 9% 93, 94, 95, 99, Ioo, I9o Roland, Alan, 15~ Symon, 68 Tosti, Ralf, 2~I STRETE, Turkill, Turkil, Richard, I`'3, I52, I53, Alice de la, Io3, Io4 I56, I6I Henry de, 23x Walder, Adam, 4, 12, Io1, I74 , 23 x STRIGUIL, Thomas de, 78 Walder, William, Ioi, 14`' , 03`' SUOE, William, 2x 3 Walter 'faber,' Geoffrey, I83 SUNNINGE, Sunninges, Waiter, Reginald, `'2`' Hellas de, i33 Walter, Robert, 14 Peter de, 88 Walter, William, 1 i8, 119 SUTHFELD, 161, 162 Warinus, William, i85 SUTOR, William, fox Wido, William, x98 , I99, `'46 SWART, William, Geoffrey, i93 Alice, II4, i4o , n.5o William, Reginald, 86 Geoffrey, 5, 6, 7, II4, II 7, Ix8, I2o, i`'I, William, Richard, I68 I`'`', i37 , i38 , 139, i4o and n.5o, 14I William, Thomas, 88 Isabella, see WHELPLEY William, William, 72 Juliana, see MISSENDEN Yvo, William, I6i Matilda, see PENNE SPERLING, Richard, i18, 119, i2o, I`'i, Peter, 115, I4o n.5o, 143 I3o, 13I Roger, 5, 6, II7, I18, I`'o, I`'I, I`'e, 139, SPETRIC, 18 I4o n.5o SPIN~.TO, Robert de, 16 William, 14° n.5o STAOSDEN, Staeheden, Stachedena, SWERDINGBULLUG,78 Stached' [co. Beds.], SWETRmH, Roger, x59 John de, 77, 87 SWIFT, Paris de, 15~, x53, I56, I7% I71, `'xS, Agnes, 6, I~4 2`'6, `'`'8, 2`' 9 Hugh, 6, I`'o, I23, I26, I`'7, I37 , I98 Robert de, 77, I5`', I53, `'`'6, `'`'9 Richard, 6, xI9, I`'o, I`'I, I`'3, I`'4, I37, Roger de, 4 I 138 Thomas de, 206, 229 SWON, Ralf, I2, `'`'7 Walter de, 2`'6, 229 SWONILDA, $~8 PETERLEY STANDEN', SWONILDA, wife of Roger 'carectarius,' 98 Geoffrey de, x 13 SYFREWAST, Sgg SIFREWAST Godfrey de, I28 SYMON, Simon, STANES, Luke, 'clericus' of, 2`'3 'bedellus,' 2o9, 2Io STANFORD, 'faber,' i57 , i75 master Robert de, 39, I96, 23o 'le tannur,' IOl, ')3 2 Roger de, 49, `'34 'marescallus,' i58 , I66 STArCrON, Sttintona [co. Oxon.], `'o SYRE, William le, 3 STENTON, Prof. F. M., `'21 n.74 SVTRE, Sythre, Siztre, Sihtre (de, la, atte), STEPHEN, canon of Missenden, see MISSEN- 79 DEN Alice, 1oo STEPHEN, Geoffrey, 3, 4, 82, 95, 96 , 24I chamberlain of Faramus de Boulogne, Henry, 4, lO2, 24I ,~44 William, 82, 95 elericus,' 9 O, 9`', 94 King, 13, x4, 15, X6 TABBE, William, I,,6 STEWKLEY, `'49 TAILIFER, Taylifer, STIVOR, Stivur, Geoffrey, 8, 157, i74, I75 Elias de (le), I21, x46 le marescal, 156 Hugh le, x57 TANEIA, Tani, Graalen Graelendus de, 7 -°, STOKEm, Robert de, 2o9 74

l./ INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES 067 TAPLOW, Tapellawa, Tappelewe, Tappes- VERLY, Robert de, 78 lawa, Teppelewe, 29-3 I, 35, 36, 217, 218, VIRIDI LEUCA, Loco, 222 John de, ix, 007, 208, 2I ° TA'~ARD, Thomas, I67 Osbert de, II, 207, 2I °. TAYLIFER, see TAILIFER William de, o t 2 TEPPELE',qE, see TAPLOW TERESmUS, Terrenesinus, pagus [? Thd- WA, Hugh de, 133 rouanne], 13, 19 WACE, Gilbert, I49 TERTRE (?), Hugh de, 13I WACELIN,Wacelyn, master William, 29-3 I TEYTON, brother Ralf de, Io2 WALDE, Robert de la, 2o 7 THEOBALD, 36, 37 WALDER, Waldir, Wauder, THEOBALD, Archbishop of Canterbury, see Adam, 194, 036 CANTERBURY Thomas, IOl, II2, 230 THEODORICUS, 'stabularius,' 154 William, to6, xo7, 1o9, x 12, I26, I45, 184 THOMAS, 42 , 7 ° WALmS, Waleys, 'le seriaunt,' 230 John le, 6o, 69, 96 , Ixx, I43 , 177 'le taillur,' 23 I Richard le, 55, 2o5 'serviens,' 83, 96 WALESGRAVE,Robert de, 168 THos, Geoffrey, 23 I WALUBUS, Hubert de, 65 TIWE, WALTER, Hugh de, 135 'clericus,' I53 , 236 Roger de, I35 'faber,' 79, 125, 241 TOREL, William, 72 'le macecren,' 'maricecre,' 215 TOSTI, Raff, 7o, 88, 193, 198, 2oo, 2o1 le seriaunt, 23 ° TmmCnANT, William, 2 to 'mercator' of Wycombe, see WYCOMBE TRICCRANNUS,Thomas, 218 prior of the Hospitallers, 78 n.33 TRUNCASOLIUM,Joscelin, 245 'serviens,' 83 TRY, Richard de, 245 son-in-law of William of Berkhamsted, 4 t TUNDEMEDE, I i6 'dnctor,' 19o, I91, 192, 212 TuR, Turri, WALTON, Roger de, 171 Nicholas de, t6o WALTmNODENE[Watering Dean], 163 and Richard de, 75, 133, 167, 184, 194 n.54, I79, 18I, I82, I83 TURCus, Richard, 78 and n.33 Hugh de, 7, 8, t63, I83 TURVILLE, Turvilla, Toruilla, John de, x66 Geoffrey de, 9, I7, I87, 216, 217, 218, WAR, Warh, x92, 193 219, 220, 22I, 222, 223 WARENBEKER, 194 Gundred de, 187 WARENNE, Richard de, 29, 31, t3I, 188, 218 John de, Earl of Surrey, 25 William de, 9, xo, 29-3 I, I31, 187, 188, William, Earl, x9 216, o17, 218, 219, 222, 223, 243 WAREWm, William de, 78 Tu,rr, Robert de, 6 i WARH, see WAR WARINU$, 'tegulator,' 3, 79, 8o UmEM, Alice, Ioi WATERING DEAN, see WALTRINGDENE UPTON, Uptona, WATFORD, William de, I42 n.51 Richard de, 82 WAUDER, $$g WALDER Walter de, iIi, 225 WAWEDUNA,William de, 67 William de, x8o WEDON, Wedona, Wedone, Wedune, URWLLE, Urvilla, Urevilla, Hurevilla, John de, 53, 57, 68, 75, IOO, Io5, Io6, Peter de, 241 III, t16, 136, 169, 208, 23 ° Richard de, Archdeacon of Buckingham, Ralf de, 4 o, 47, 48, 49, 75, 76, 98, 125, see BUCKINGHAM 129, I57, 158 , ,63, 2o2, 2o 5, 2o6 William de, 67, 68, 87, x54, 226 Ralf de (son of Ralf), 76 William de, 67 VACHE, WEDONE PYNKENIE [Weedon Pinkney, co. Richard de la, 63, 66, i to, I 1 t, 225 Northants], Robert Russel of, see RUSSEL Robert de la, 69 WELLEHEUED, Wellehefd, VALENC', Adomar de, 25 Adam de, 2I 3 VALONII$~ Valoines, Henry de, 212, 213 Robert de, 72 WELWES [Wells], Robert de, ix, 37 Thomas de, I49 WENDOVER, Wandouere, Wandoura, Wen- VAUDE, Robert de la, 237 douere, Wendoure, Wendure, Wendoura, VER, Veer, I, 9, to, xx, 12, 21, 24, 41, 42, 97, 98, Aubrey de, 19 xox, 135, I48, 149, I7o, 171, 185, 186, Robert de, I6 188, 189, 191, 192, I93, 194, 195, x96, Wydo de, I6 197 , 198 , I99 , 2oi, 2o2, 2o 3 , 2o4, 2o5,

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2o6, 2o7, 2o9, ~io, oII, 212, 213, 015, Gilbert de (la), 7o, 8o, 85 225, 226, 227, 230, 23I, 232 , 233, 234, John de (ia), II, 23 I 035, 236, a38, 242, 243, 244, 245 WILEGINESWELLE, I9B , 200 Arnold de, I7o WILEOINEBWELLESTREME, 197 bailiffs of, 2I WILEKINESDELLE, Wylekinesdelle, i 19, I oo, brother Henry de, IO2 i26 Ernaldus de, 87, 155 WILEKINESFELD, 113, 114, I26, I45 Eustace 'persona' of, I93 WILEKINESFURLANG, 198 Hamo, bailiff of, 153 WILEKINESSTREME, I99 Herbert, 'clericus' de, I35, I71, i8o WILEWESGAT', See V~IVELSHETE Hugh, vicar of, I9o, 192, 195, 2o 3 n.69, WILMELMUS, 'persona' de Frendsbury, 42 21o and n.72, a39 n.I 9 John 'clericus' of, 19I WILLIAM, John, 'diaconus' of, I9% I92 Archdeacon of Canterbury, see CANTER- Pharamus de, see BOULOONE BURY Ralf'capellanus' of, 223 Archdeacon of Rochester, see ROCHESTER. Ravening de, 67 'aurifaber,' I3 I Reginald de, 21 I Bishop of Norwich, see NORWICH Reginald 'serviens' of, I74, 2o5, 2o7 brother of Geoffrey, 123 Richard de, I4I, I44 'capellanus,' 0o8 Robert 'capellanus' of, I9O 'carbonarius,' 169 Robert 'clericus' of, I55, i8o 'cementarius,' I4O Robert 'decanus' of, 84, 2o3 n. 69, 2o4, 'clericus,' 82, 83, 96, 2o8, 23o OII, 0I 2 'clericus' of Woburn, 24 I Robert de, 67 de London, Abbot of Missenden, see Thomas de, 124, I26, I45 MISSENDEN, Abbots of William de, 85, 2o 3 'le gardiner,' 23o William 'clerieus' of, 2o 3 'marescallus' of Missenden, see MISSENDEN WERKMAN, Gilbert le, see GILBERT 'nativus,' 8, 175, 176 WESTHALL, Westhalle, Westalle (la), 9 I, 'pictor,' 212 92, 93, 94 Prior of Lillesball, see LILLESHALL Henry de, 4 'sacerdos,' 222 Isabella de, 4, 91 , 93, 94 'scriptor,' I95 John de, 4, 9o, 9 I, 92, 93, 94, 97 son-in-law of Richard de la Dune, 7° WESTMINSTER, 13 ?LI, I8, 24, 26 WILLIAM I, 244 WEST WICUMBE, Mathew de, 168 WILLIS, Browne, x, xi, 27 n.I I WESTON TURVmLE, Weston', Westona, WILTONE, Walter de, 62 Westuna, WIMBERVILLE, Seg WYMBERVILLE castle of, 220, 22i ~VINCHESTER, 19 church of, 9, 29, 3 I, 216, 2I 7, 218, 219, WINCHESTER, H. Bishop of, 19 222, 223 WINCHFURLANG, I98, 200 halimot of, 222 WINDSOR, Wyndresores, 14 and n.2 Geoffrey de, 19o WISDELOU, Walkelin, I6 Gervase de, 2 I8 WITHGAR, 4 ° William de, x90 WIVELSHETE, Wivelshiete, Wilewesgat', WHAPLADE, I95 Ralf de, 226, 227, 229 WHATHAMSTED [Wheathampstead, co. WOBURN [CO. Beds.], Abbey, I42 n.5I Herts.], Edward de, i8o WODEFELD, le, 242 WHELPLEY, Wclpeleie, Welpelela, Whel- WOODSTOCK, Wudestok' [co. Oxon.], peleie, Whelpeleia, I9, n.6, 2o Gervase de, 7, I4° n'5°, 143, 144 WROTnEHEOE, Wrotheheg, I I3, I I4, I39 Isabella de, 5, 7, iii, i12, II5, I18, II 9, WROTHELITHE, la, IX3, I I4 12o, 121, 14o and n.5o, 14I, 142, 143, 144 WUDESTOK~, Seg WOODSTOCK Peter de, 1o2 WYCOMBE, Wicumbe, Wycumbe, IO9, i2o, Ralfde, 7, 14° n.5o, I43, I44 I27, I3O, I3I Robert de, 14 I, 144, 172, 2o5, 2o6 Anchetin, Ansketil de, 6, I35 and n.46 William de, vicar of Cbesham, see Ansgot, Osegod de, 6, I35 and n. 46 CIIESHAM Geoffrey de, I35 WHITEFELD, Robert de, 87 Herveus de, I 1o WmHCROFT', Wichescroft, 197, 199 Hugh de, 6, I35 WICHE, See WIKA Maria, wife of Walter de, I i8, 139, I4o WICUMBE, $e8 WYCOMBE and n.5 o, I41 WIDENDUNE, William de, I68 Stephen de, 9, 53, 79, 92, 95, 0o8, 212, WmOD, Prior of Oseney, see OSBNEY 215 WmA, Wike, Wiche, Witha, Walter, merchant of, 5, 6, 7, II5, 117, INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES 26 9 If8, xI9, 12o, Ie3, 124, 126, x27, x28, I25, x3I, I76, 202, 203, 208, 2xo 132, I33, 138, I39, 14o and n,5o, I4I, 142, Richard de, I3I, 2o2 I43, I44 Roger de, 3, 9, 48, 49, 5 °, 5 I, 52, 54, 55, "~qYDEMER]E, 56, 59, 75, 8I, 83, 99, Io9, Ix8, fig, I33, John de, 5 137, I64, I72, x8I, I82, I84, I96, 205, Robert de, 5 206, 230 Thomas de, '76 WYMUNDUS, IO William de, 59 WYNDRESORES, $e8 WINDSOR WYDMER, 53, 83, 96 WYMBERVILLE, Wambelvile, Wimberville, Wimbervilla, Wymbervile, YORK, William of, see F.BORACO Helyas de, 3, 9, 56, 79, 8o, 88, 99, Io4, YOUNG, see IUVENIS