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Drayton. Robert son of Roger de Navesby , quit-claims to D⟨aventry⟩ his right in 15½ acres and 1 half rood, and 1 half acre of meadow in Drayton which Alice his mother gave them in free alms. Witnesses: Sir William vicar of D⟨aventry⟩ , Richard fitz-Walter , Jordan son of Nigel , John E...rig , Henry Fal... , ... Neubolde, John of Haddon , Simon pu[g]il[a]tore . ⟨c. 1250–60.⟩

Drayton. Henry the carpenter of Drayton and Agnes his wife grant to Simon de ... and Adeline his wife ½ acre of arable land in the north field of Drayton. [Mutilated.] Witnesses: ... Werrour of the same, Geoffrey Gamel of the same, ... ⟨c. 1280–1300.⟩

Drayton. John of Knoston in D⟨aventry⟩ and Lecia his wife grant to Thomas de Falusle for a sum of money a certain part of their ’placeta’, i.e. their chief house in D⟨aventry⟩ , which extends from their doors unto Thomas’s house and is in breadth from the highway towards their court 24 feet. Given at D⟨aventry⟩ . Witnesses: Thomas le Barkere , John Scop , Robert ..., ...le, Godefrey de spineto . Monday before … 22 Ed⟨ ….⟩

Drayton. Indenture by which Nicholas, prior, &c., of D⟨aventry⟩ , grant to William son of Nigel of D⟨aventry⟩ , one acre of land in Draitone, in exchange for an acre outside D⟨aventry⟩ on the east. Witnesses: Sir Walter fitz-Symon , Thomas (?) Gemme , John Baiuel , William son of Jordan , Roger the porter , Robert son of Nigel , John de Neubot , Henry the cook . ⟨14 Feb.⟩ 1241.

Drayton. Indenture by which the prior, &c., of D⟨aventry⟩ grant to Henry the smith of D⟨aventry⟩ , 1 acre and 1 rood of arable land in the south field of Drayton, in exchange for 1 acre of arable land in the north field of D⟨aventry⟩ . Witnesses: Sir Walter fitz-Simon lord of D⟨aventry⟩ , ..., John Gemme , John Baiuel , ... 1248.

Drayton. Agreement by which John Fers of D⟨aventry⟩ appoints Agnes daughter of Ralph le Coupere as his heir, to have at his death (i) two messuages in Drayton; one between the tenements of Walter the tailor (sartor) and John Fers , the other between the messuages of Adam le Waller and the said John; (ii) lands to the amount of ½ ... in Drayton above H[...]rdys by the land of Geoffrey de aula , and a rood above Drayton Mawelond, on condition that she shall serve him faithfully to the end of his life, and pay 2/- to the chief lord of the fee. Witnesses: ... le Werrour of Drayton , Symon de Aula of D⟨aventry⟩ , Symon Baudewyne , Jordan William , John Scop . [Mutilated.] ⟨c. 1290–1300.⟩

A parchment book (bound in 1929), folios 1–11d., about 10½″ × 13″. f. 1. ‘Missus Gabriel de coelis’= Chevalier, Repertorium Hymnologicum no. 11636, which see for references to printed editions. This prose or sequence in honour of the Virgin Mary was in common use from the end of the twelfth century. f. 1. d. A rental of the lands assigned to the Chapel of S. Mary, between 1250–1288. It is here given in full because it provides a terminus ante quem for dating grants of land to the Chapel. ‘Memorandum quod anno domini 1250 in vigilia s. Thome apostoli voli⟨intate⟩ et assensu dompni Nicholi tunc prioris ac tocius conventus, Willelmus de Norton tunc sac⟨rista⟩ assignavit lampadi in capella beate virginis ardenti, 18d. a Galfrido portario et eiusdem heredibus in perpetuum percipiendos. Item uni cereo ad missam beate Marie ardenti 3/- de Simone de Bredone et eius heredibus inperpetuum percipiendos. Item custos capelle capiet inperpetuum ex assignacione dompni Simonis Gemme de heredibus Simonis Ruffi 2/- ad sustentacionem unius cerei. Item custos capelle percipiet in perpetuum 12d. ad assumptionem beate V. de Thoma le escrivein et heredibus suis videlicet de domo […]us in Draitone 6d. et de Othulcroft 6d. [Down to here was written at the same time.] Item supprior Anselmus assignavit inperpetuum ad sustentacionem unius cerei toto die ardentis in celebracione misse in capella eiusdem v. de ½ virgate terre de Waldegrave 3/- sacrista recip. De Broutone 3/6 custos capelle percipiet sed solvit inde in cena † domini 13d. ad mandat.’ ⟨1250–78.⟩ De Radulfo Lovel de Weletone 12d. ad f. S.J.B. De Thoma fabro de Stavertone 6d. ad f. S. Michaelis et ad Pascham. Item sacrista debet invenire cotidie 2 cereos ardentes ad missam S. M. pro primis fundatoribus domus. Item debet invenire unum cereum pro priore Nicholas unde percipit 3/- de Waltero Peirecourt de Everdone et eius heredibus. Item prior Johannes assignavit 12/- de una virgata terre in Coldessebi ad sustinendos 4 cereos cotidie in eadem missa. Custos capelle percipit ad 4 terminos. De Waltero de Walwardintone et eius heredibus ½d. ad assumpcionem be. v. pro dim. acre terre quam tenet de Johanne fabro . [A different hand.] De Galfrido Capel de Watford et heredibus eius inperpetuum ad pentecosten 6d. et ad Natale domini 6d. [See D. 6, no. lxii.] ⟨1273-88.⟩ [Another hand.] De Alicia et Margeria filiabus Willelmi Keth de Preston , 1d. infra Octabis Pentecost’ pro tribus acris terre quas tenent in eadem de perquisicione patris earum cum Wardis, releviis, eschaetis et omnibus aliis suis pertin. qualitercunque de eadem terra provenientibus in futurum. Item De Hugone de Baddeby in Preston . 1d. infra Octabis Pent’ pro iii ac. terre de eodem feodo & de perquisitione supradicti Willelmi Keth de Preston cum Wardis [as above].’ ff. 2–10d. A cartulary of the Chapel of S. Mary, of the late fourteenth century. Modern numbers in Roman numerals are assigned to the charters. [D. 6, no. i–lxv.] f. 10d. A rental of lands in Broughton (5 Sept. 1484). f. 11. Two sequences in honour of St. Augustine—Augustine par angelis and Summe presul Augustine—appear to be otherwise unknown. Daventry priory was dedicated to St. Augustine. f. 11d. A rental of the Chapel lands in 1288. Daventry: William de Campedene 4/- William Smart 2/- Simon Newbold 6d. Robert Day 1d. Elyas de la Launde 4d. Drayton: Geoffrey the porter 1/6 [see D. 6, no. xxxviii]. Robert le Werrur 12d. Ralph apparitor 6d. The heirs of Walter de Wolwardyngtone ½d. Norton: John le Ferrur 2/- [see D. 6, no. lii]. Robert the skinner 6d. Broughton: Richard ad fontem 3/6 [see D. 6, no. lix]. Staverton: Thomas the smith 6d. West Haddon: Thomas Doute 6d. Watford: Geoffrey Capel 12d. [see D. 6, no. lxii]. Robert ad fontem 12d.

Drayton. John de Newebolde, vicar of D⟨aventry⟩ grants to D⟨aventry⟩ and the parish church of D⟨aventry⟩ 12d. rent. to the almarioso of S. Mary of the said church 6d. rent, and to the chapel of S. Mary 6d. rent. Witnesses: Walter fitz-Robert, lord of D⟨aventry⟩ , John fitz-Philip of the same, John Neel of the same, William de Draytone of the same, Baldewyn le champion of the same. ⟨1291–1293.⟩

Drayton. William Gemme of Drayton grants to John son of Roger the miller of D⟨aventry⟩ for his homage and service acre of land above Russhebeddes by William Coleman ’s land in the north field of Drayton. Rent: 1/2d., for all service saving forinsec service to the King. Witnesses: Simon Mascre , Hamo de Bockeby , Baldewyne Campion , Scover (?). ⟨1240–60.⟩

Drayton. Thomas son of Simon the butcher of D⟨aventry⟩ grants to Robert de Welton and Agnes his wife for, 7/-, ½ acre of arable land in the north field of Drayton above Russchebeddes, between Simon de Morcote ’s land and that late of William ad fontem . Given at D⟨aventry⟩ . Witnesses: John fitz-Philip , John Scop , Thomas Barkere , John Carpenter , Simon de aula . ⟨10 April 1295.⟩

Drayton. Thomas le Escriven of Drayton , for the soul of Adeline his mother, &c., grants to D⟨aventry⟩ and the chapel of S. Mary 12d. rent, viz. 6d. from his capital messuage in Drayton, by William de Preston ’s messuage, and 6d. from a tenement in the same vill called Schulcroft. Witnesses: Walter de Walwardyngtone , William Gemme , Geoffrey le portere , Henry the smith , William Plumstone , Richard de Bowdone , Henry de Bukkeby , Richard Scop , Thomas Gaunt . ⟨1250.⟩