MS. Ch. Berks. 117b

CLOPCOTE, WALLINGFORD, GORING, WYK, and MAPLEDURHAM. One leaf from register, in ... containing copies, made in beginning of 15th century, of 17 charters of lands, etc. belonging to the priory of Wallingford. [Mutilated, and barely legible.]

(a) Henry de Porta grants to William the clerk of Wallingford , for his homage and service, one acre of arable land in the field of Clopcote in 'Koclingforlong' paying annually to him and his heirs 1d.; fur this charter he gave to the said Henry l0s. sterling. (See MS. Ch. Berks. 11.)

(b) R., the treasurer of the Hospital of Jerusalem in England, with the consent of the brethren, grants to Adam the cooper one messuage in Clopcote, which they had by the gift of Ralph de Porta ; paying annually for the same 12d. (See MS. Ch. Berks. 12)

(c) John de Wallingford, marshal, with the consent of Sarah his wife, quit-claims to Roger de Hamsted and Alice his wife all right in that tenement which came to Sarah as dower after the death of Ralph Guilebole her husband, and lyes between a tenement that was Walter Godlac and the cemetery of the priory of Wallingford in the parish of St. Martin; paying annually to the priory 3s.

(d) Peter le Vincter of Wallingford grants to Roger de Hamsted and Alice his wife, for 5 marks in hand paid, the whole of that messuage with appurtenances which is situated as in charter (c); paying annually to the sacristan of the priory of Wallingford 4s. 1d

(e) Convention made between the prior and convent of Wallingford of the one part and Roger de Hamsted of the other, A.D. 1260, in the feast of the Assumption B.V.M.; the said prior and convent grant licence to place a gable towards the east of his house which is situated between the land of Walter Guthlak on the one part and the cemetery wall of the priory on the other; for this concession the said Roger gave half a mark and an annual rent of 1d.

(f) Roger de Hamsted quit-claims to the prior and convent of Wallingford all his right in the messuage described as above (e)

(g) Alexander Pernele , son of William the clerk of Wallingford , grants to Ralph de Watlynton, the prior, and monks of Wallingford in frankalmoigne one tenement in the parish of Holy Trinity, between the tenement sometime Thomas the carter 's and the tenement of the prior which was William Prat 's. (Ralph de Watlynton, prior c. 1270)

(h) Nicholas, son of Turold , grants to the church and monks of Wallingford in frankalmoigne the messuage he bought of Guthmund the tailor ('parmentario') , saving a rent of 7 1/2d., which annually is paid to the secretary of the lord of Mungewell

(i) William de la Wyk grants to the prior and convent of Wallingford the whole of the tithe of his lordship of Wyk; also 2s. annual rent from the tenement of Gilbert Baile in frankalmoigne

(k) William Paen grants to the prior and convent of Wallingford the whole of the tithe of his lordship of Wyk

(l) William de Drueval , with the consent of his sons, gave one hide of land in Goring to the monks of Wallingford for their care of him while he was ill, and likewise he gave to them Tedric the younger with one virgate of land, his sons and belongings; of this hide the virgates are, one held by Tedric the younger, another by Hereward and Sa... his brother, a third by Godric, Swan, and Stephen. The fourth virgate with one acre of meadow the lady Huna gave from her hide which she held in Goring free from all secular service.

(m) Thomas de Drueval confirms the donation which William de Drueval his uncle gave to the monks of Wallingford, namely one hide of land with one acre of meadow in Goring

(n) Rualend, the prior, and convent of the Holy Trinity, Wallingford, have granted that hide of land which they hold in Goring to roof the church of the Holy Trinity and to supply whatever else is necessary. The secretary, shall on the feast of St. John 'ante port. Lat.' feed the brethren with bread, wine, and fish.

(o) Convention made between Gregory, the prior, and the convent of Wallingford of the one part, and lady Sarah the prioress and convent of Goring of the other part, by which the said prior and convent grant one virgate of land in Goring, called 'Cunstables land,' to the said prioress and convent for an annual rent of 5s. (See MS. Ch. Berks. 51.) Dated at Wallingford on the morrow of the Conception B.V.M., 1284

(p) William de Rudpult grants to the prior and convent of Wallingford a rent of 8d., which Wimund de Swincumbe annually paid for 4 acres of land and one of wood above Wikam, which is called Wodecroft.

(q) Lucy de Verney is bound to pay to the prior and convent of Wallingford annually 8s. for one tenement and two virgates of land in Mapledurham, of which virgates Robert le Frankeleyn formerly held one and William Frenche ... the other, which said tenement and two virgates sir John of Mapledurham Chausey, kt., had from the prior for the said rent of 8s

(r) Walter de Chauseye grants to the church of Wallingford one acre of land in Mapledurham, namely, that which is called 'havlvesaker,' and with this acre 10 sticks of eels or 2s. annually, for the souls of his father, mother, and himself. (See MS. Ch. Berks. 52.)