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Final concord dated 11 Ed. II, by which John de Say acknowledges the right of Robert de Holveston and Joan his wife to the manor of Long Stratton, with the services of the tenants named, for which the said Robert and Joan gave to the said John 100 marks of silver.

STRATTON (Long). An agreement (indented) between sir Thomas Savage , sir Rafe de Shelton , Thomas de Bumpstede , and John de Snoryng , lately enfeoffed by sir Nicholas de Bourne in the manor of Long Stratton, with the church of St. Mary and the appurtenances in Tasbourge, &c., on the one part, and John de Herlyng in the name of sir Thomas de Gyney and the lady Elizabeth his wife, sister and heir of the said sir Nicholas, on the other part, viz. that the said feoffees will enfranchise John Frost if he wishes to be chaplain, according as the said sir Nicholas charged them during his life, and that the said sir Ralph will release all his right in the said manor, &c. to the said Thomas Savage and the others aforesaid, and that they will then grant the same to the lady Margerie, wife of sir Robert de Mortimer , for her life, with the reversion to sir Thomas Gyney and Elizabeth his wife and their heirs, reserving the lands, &c. purchased by the said sir Nicholas, in Long Stratton, &c. for the maintenance of a light and the clothing of five poor persons, for which the said sir Thomas Gyney shall pay them £100, and that the said sir Thomas Gyney shall secure the estate of such as purchase the lands which were sir Richard de Boylands , of the said feoffees, and the said feoffees shall release to him the advowson of the church of Waketon, if it be found the said advowson 'soit tallie,' and that the said £100 be expended for the good of the soul of the said sir Nicholas. Dated 6 June, 39 Ed. III.