MS. Ch. Oxon. 38a

Peter de Herwell , with the assent of Christiana his wife, grants to Amicia, the prioress, and the nuns of St. Mary and St. Nicholas of Littlemor, in alms, with two of his daughters to be made nuns of the same house, one messuage and half a hide of land, and so much meadow as pertains to one hide of land in Sydenham, and another messuage which Geoffrey, lord of Hancepe , held of him in the same village, paying annually one penny at Easter, and to the chief lords of the fee one pound of pepper. For this donation the prioress gave ta him 60 marks of silver beforehand. Witness. Richard de Saunford etc. (c. 1230-40.) .