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50. [f. 12] [1222-48] Grant by Richard prior and convent to Clement Joie of land and houses in the parish of St. Katherine; abutment, the priory garden on the west; in breadth along the king's highway 9 ells and in breadth at the other end, towards the south, 7 ells, and in length 49 eu s; rent 5s. p.a.; the canons to have the preference by 12d. if the grantee wishes to sell the land; Clement received the land with buildings on it (terram hospitatam) to the value of 40s.; if the grantee wishes to give up the land he shall leave it with buildings on it to the above value unless they have been destroyed by fire (terram . . . quam si ipse vel heredites sui relinquere voluerunt, dimittent earn hospitatam ad valorem eiusdem precii vel de precii satisfacienti dictis canonicis inf(ra) igné alieno combusta fuerit quia tunc non tenebuntur ad predictum precium solvendum); gersuma 4 marks; witnesses, Gilbert the alderman, Richard May. |