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Grant and quitclaim by margaret prioress of little marlow to the canons of their right in the house at Gracechurch which was granted to the nuns by Michael the furrier of London (who is now conversus at Waltham) and confirmed by the lords of the fee Roger the doctor and his wife Alice; the canons will pay the nuns 3s a year in the house of alexander son of sparling of London. about 1194 or 1195.
his testibus thoma capellano de bistlesham, alano capellano de merlaue, nichola decano, thoma tailardo, radulfo fratre eius , ricardo neirenuit, galfrido de scalariis, brien nepote eius , willelmo de scalariis, alexandro filip sperling, willelmo, iohanne, petro filiis suis, reginalod camerario, willelmo del ogevile, rogero marescallo, radulfo de northun' et multis aliis.
566. Grant and quitclaim by Margaret prioress of Little Marlow to the canons of their right in the house at Gracechurch which was granted to the nuns by Michael the furrier of London (who is now a conversus at Waltham) and confirmed by the lords of the fee Roger the doctor and his wife Alice; the canons will pay the nuns 3s a year in the house of Alexander son of Sparling of London. About 1194 or 1195.
Confirmatio Margarete priorisse et conventus sacrimonialium de Merlaue de domo fratris Michaelis Parmentarii de Lond'.
Omnibus sancte matris ecclesie filiis ad quos presentes littere pervenerint Margareta priorissa et conventus sacrimonialium de Merlaue salutem in domino. Noveritis nos concessisse et carta nostra confirmasse et quietum clamasse inperpetuum ecclesie Sancte Crucis de Waltham et conventui eiusdem loci quicquid iuris hab-uimus in domo de Garcherche quam habuimus ex donatione Michaelis Parmen
tarii de Lond' et concessione Rogeri Medici et Alicie uxoris sue domini feudi illius et cartam quam de eadem domo habuimus de predicto Rogero et Alicia uxore illius' iamdictis canonicis reddidimus. ha quod prefati canonici de Waltham reddent nobis annuatim de eadem domo iij solidos ad duos terminos scilicet infra octabas Pasche xviii denarios et infra [octabas] Sancti Michaelis xviii denarios in domo Alexandri filii Sperlingi de Lond' vel heredum suorum. His testibus Thoma capellano de Bistlesham,2 Alano capellano de Merlaue, Nicholao decano, Thoma Tailardo, Radulfo fratre eius, Ricardo Neirenuit, Galfrido de Scalariis, Brien nepote eius, Willelmo de Scalariis, Alexandro filio Sperling, Willelmo, Iohanne, Petro filiis suis, Reginaldo Camerario, Willelmo de Logevile, Rogero Marescallo, Radulfo de Northun' et multis aliis.
MS: Harley 391, fos.103v-104r.
I Not extant.
2 Bisham Abbey lay some 3 miles from Little Marlow.
Date: see nos.565 and 567. Prioress Margaret is otherwise unknown. For Alexander Sparling and his sons, see no.554. Geoffrey de Scalers and his nephew Brian occur before 1186 (no.121), Reginald was chamberlain to Abbot Walter (nos.118 and 360); Roger the marshal occurs here only in the time of Abbot Walter. |