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Agreement in the form of a chirograph between abbot walter and gervase of aldermanbury with his aunt agnes and her granddaughter adeliza whereby gervase, agnes and adeliza quitclaim to the canons all their land (described), rendering 1 1/4d and agnes and adeliza have received ten and a half silver marks (£7) from Abbot walter; the abbot and canons grant to the in exchange all their land on the other side of the road (described), rendering 1d, which Agnes and Adeliza will hold all their lives and which will then revert to gervase and his heirs july 1184 x 2 may 1201
Testibus iordanno aldermanno, rogero filio alani, iohanne filio herlici, symone de aldermanneberi, iohanne esperling, willelmo fratre eius , roberto blundo, philippo filio rogeri, gilleberto feltrario, matheo de billingesgate, godardo tanur, waltero fratre suo, radulfo oter, willelmo weisin, odone pistore, willelmo fabro, galfrido piscario, bernardo bedello, edward clerico.
563. Agreement in the form of a chirograph between Abbot Walter am Gervase of Aldermanbury with his aunt Agnes and her granddaughtei Adeliza whereby Gervase, Agnes and Adeliza quitclaim to the canons all theii land (described), rendering 11/4d and Agnes and Adeliza have received ter and a half silver marks (£7) from Abbot Walter; the abbot and canons gran to them in exchange all their land on the other side of the road (described) rendering id, which Agnes and Adeliza will hold all their lives and which wit, then revert to Gervase and his heirs. July 1184 x 2 May 1201.
Cyrografum Gervasii de Aldermannesberi1 de quodam2 escambio terre in Londoniis.
Sciant presentes et futuri quod hec est conventio facta inter Walterum abbatem el canonicos regulares de Waltham et Gervasium de Aldermannesberi' et Agnetam materteram eius et Athelizam neptem ipsius Agnetis scilicet quod idem Gervasius et Agnes et Atheliza prenominate clamaverunt quietam imperpetuum abbati predicto et canonicis de Waltham totam terram quam habuerunt inter domum Roberti Blundi et domum Brunmanni Fabri et totum ius quod habuerunt in prefata terra pro decem marcis et dimidia argenti quas prefatus abbas et canonici de Waltham eisdem feminis dederunt. Et prefatus abbas et cartonici prenominatam terram adquietabunt annuatim versus dominum fundi de j denario et quadrante. Preterea iamdictus abbas et canonici de Waltham dederunt et concesserunt prenominato Gervasio et Agneti et Athelize prefatis in excambium huius terre totam terram quam h.abuerunt ex altera parte vie que iacet inter terram Walteri Bruni quam Gillebertus Feltrarius tenet et inter venellam que est iuxta domum Henrici de Buhun scilicet quicquid abbas et canonici sepefati ibidem habuerunt sine aliquo retinemento quam Gervasius et Agnes et Atheliza et heredes Gervasii annuatim adquietabunt versus dominum fundi scilicet de uno denario. Hanc eciam terram prefate Agnes et Atheliza tenebunt omnibus diebus vite sue et post mortem earum terra ista in excambium sibi dedita remanebit Gervasio sepefato et heredibus suis in feodo et hereditate libere quiete integre finabiliter. Pro hoc autem excambio prefatus G[ervasius] et heredes sui warantizabunt predicto abbati et canonicis de Waltham totam prenominatam terram quam predicte femm e tenuerunt contra omnes homm es et feminas. Et sepedictus abbas et canonici de Waltham warantizabunt eidem Gervasio et heredibus suis contra omnes homm es et feminas terram predictam sibi in excambium donatam et concessam. Testibus Iordano Aldermanno, Rogero filio Alani, Iohanne filio Herlici, Symone de Aldermarmeberi, Iohanne Esperling, Willelmo fratre eius, Roberto Blundo, Philippo filio Rogeri, Gilleberto Feltrario, Matheo de Billingesgate, Godardo Tanur, Waltero fratre suo, Radulfo Oter, WilleImo Veisin, Odone Pistore, Willelmo Fabro, Galfrido Piscario, Bernardo Bedello, Edwardo clerico.
MSS: (A) Harley 391, fo.92; (B) Tib.C.ix, fo.138v, ix.
1 (B) Aldermanneben.
2 (B) supplies quodam.
Date: Abbot Walter. Gervase occurs in London from 1190 (PR 2 John, 152). The absence of title for Henry de Bohun suggests a date before 28 April 1199 when he became earl of 388 Hereford (CP, vi, 457-9). For William Sparling, see no.314. |