/1209
sale and quitclaim of an annual rent of 16s from lands in st mary aldermanbury parish for a chantry fro john de lond’ [canon] by abel de watford, cordwainer to the dean and chapter
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date a(lard de burnham) named as dean; witnes include thomas de haverhill , alderman
[[[[ecsp 141. Deed of sale by Abel of Watford to the dean and chapter of St. Paul's of two quitrents, due from properties in the parish of St. Mary, Aldermanbury.
Date : c. 1205-16.
MSS. : A 14/1209-10 (originals) ; Liber A, fo. 13b (No. 136).
Sciant presentes . 7 futuri . quod ego Abel de Watford cordewanarius . vendidi . 7 quietum clamaui . 7 forisa-ffidaui . extra
1 Liber A: Aldermaneburi.
me 7 heredes meos . domino Alardo decano ecclesie sancti Pauli Lond' . 7 eiusdem loci capitulo . sexdecim solidatas quieti redditus quas habui Londonia in parochia sancte Marie de Aldermanneburi ad opus cuiusdam capellani in ecclesia sancti Pauli London' . perpetuo diuina celebrattiri pro anima magistri Iohannis de Londonia. 7 pro animabus omnium fidelium defunctorum . scilicet decem solidatas quieti redditus . de terra quam Albinus le Peaucener tenet de me in feodo . in eadem parochia . scilicet de terra propinquiori capitali mesuagio meo uersus austrum . et sex solidatas quieti redditus de terra quam Reginaldus le Peaucener tenet de me in feodo in eadem parochia . scilicet de terra propinquiori terre quam Albinus predictus tenet uersus australem plagam . percipiendas annuatim predicto capitulo predictas sexdecim solidatas quieti redditus de predictis terris ad quatuor terminos anni . videlicet infra octabas pasche . quatuor solidos . 7 infra octabas natiuitatis sancti Iohannis Baptiste . quatuor solidos . 7 infra octo dies festi sancti Michaelis . quatuor solidos . et infra duodecim dies . natalis domini . quatuor solidos . sine omni occasione . 7 miskennSmga. habendas 7 tenendas predictas sexdecim solidatas quieti redditus de prenominatis terris prenominato capitulo . extra me 7 heredes meos . libere . quiete . integre . bene . pacifice . 7 finabiliter . in perpetua 7 finali uendicione . ita quod nec\ ego Abel predictus nec heredes mei aliquid poterimus habere . exigere uel clamare inperpetuum in prenominatis sexdecim solidatis quieti redditus. Et si prenominate sexdecim solidate quieti redditus . igne . uel aliquo alio infortunio succedente uastate de prenominatis terris defecerint licet 7 bene licebit predicto capitulo in capitali mesuagio meo annuatim quolibet prescripto termino namia capere donec predictas sexdecim solidatas quieti redditus annuatim plenarie 7 integre perceperit. Has uero predictas sexdecim solidatas quieti redditus. 7 hanc finalem vendicionem . ego Abel prenominatus 7 heredes mei finabiliter warantizabimus predicto capitulo contra omnes homines 7 feminas 7 acquietabimus versus capitales dominos feodi de omnibus seruiciis. Pro hac igitur uendicione . 7 quieta clamatione . 7 forisaffidatione . 7 warantisione . 7 acquietatione . 7 sigilli mei appositione . dedit mihi prenominatum capitulum quindecim
marcas argenti. Hiis testibus. Thoma de Hauerill' aldermanno. Simone de Aldermaneburi. Geruasio de Aldermaniburi. Thoma filio Ricardi. Ace draperio. Fulcone Pipercon. Michaele le Cordewaner'. Ricardo fratre eius. Ricardo de Clare. Albino peaucener. Reginaldo peaucener. Mattheo de Stanal'. Hereberto de Ox'. cordewaner'. Radulfo de Kent. Winelmo clerico.
7 multis aliis.
Endorsed : carta Abel de Watteford de redditu in parochia sancte Marie
de Aldermanesbir' ad opus capellani celeb' Johann' de Lond' [13th century].
Size : 10" x 8". Round seal attached to tag.
SIGILLVM ABEL LE CORDWAINER.
A.16/1210 is a draft of the same deed. II' X 4-r.