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Charter of William de Ros, son of William de Ros, confirming to the canons of St. Mary Overey, Southwark, the hermitage in the parish of Plumstead, Kent, with 3 acres of land in the marsh which they have of the gift of his ancestors. Further he gives them the land which his father gave to Roger Prat and the land with the wood from the hermitage to Roger's land. (1205-7)
ORIGINAL: Han . Chart. 55 E 18. BS FACSIMILE, first 17 words.
Uniaersis sancte matris ecclesie filiis . ad quos presens scriptum peruenerit . Willelmus de Ros filius Willelmi de Ros . salutem in domino. Ad omnium noticiam uolo peruenire quod ego Willelmus pro amore dei . et pro salute anime mec et uxoris mec Sibille . et antecessorum et successorum meorum confirmaui ecclesie sancte Marie de Suwerc et canonicis ibidem deo seruientibus hermitorium quod est in parochia de Plumstede cum tribus acris terre in marisco . et cum omnibus pertinenciis suis . quod habuerunt ex donacione antecessorum meorum. Preterea . in augmentum illius beneficii dedi et concessi et presenti carta confirmaui predictis canonicis in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam totam terram quam pater meus dedit et concessit Rogero Prat pro salute anime sue cum omnibus pertinenciis suis. Et preterea concessi eis totam terram cum bosco que est a prescripto hermitorio usque terram Rogeri predicti Prat a riuulo qui est uersus orientem usque Strode uersus occidentem. Et ipsi canonici gracia dei et predicti beneficii concesserunt mihi quod inuenient in predict° hermitorio aut canonicum aut capellanum ibidem pro anima mea et uxoris mec Sibille . et patris mei et matris mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum cotidie diuina celebrantem . saluo ubique jure matricis ecclesie de Plumstede. Hiis testibus . Johanne capellano de Plumstede . Johanne capellano de Wlewich . Roberto de Campaines . Roberto de Maleuile Stephano de Ros . Radulfo Scot . Henrico filio Reineri . Petro filio Henrici filii Juliano fratre Roberti de Maleuile . Laurentio filio Willelmi de Camera . 'Edmund° . Godefrido portario . et multis aliis.
Endorsed: Karta Willelmi de Ros de hermitorio (contemporary) et iij acris in parochia
de Plumsted'. (14th century.)
SEAL on tag: round, c. 2 in.; green. Equestrian, conical helmet, long surcoat, sword, kite-shaped shield, horse with fringed breastband; 0-1-4 SIGX[1111VM[ . . . . : DE . . . . BM 6392
For the grantor's family see D. C. Douglas, The Domesday Monachorum of Canterbury, 29, and Farrer (HKF iii. 194-6). An assize as to land in Lullingstone and Farningham in Kent of the Trinity term 1200 shows the grantor's father to be dead and he himself under age (Cur. Reg. Rolls, i. 187); he was still under age in Sept. 1205 (Rot. Lit. Claus. i. 50). On the other hand, the witness Peter son of Henry fitzAilwin, the first mayor of London, died before 30 Oct. 1207 (ibid. i. 95b). This charter is cited by Manning and Bray, Hist. of Surrey, iii. 562, from Dodsworth MSS. xxx. 21. |