matris, ac Beatorum Petri et Pauli Apostolorum, Sanctorumque Elphegi et Thomæ Martirum, patronorum nostrorum, nec non omnium Sanctorum meritis et precibus confidentes, omnibus et singulis prædictis, de peccatis suis vere pœnitentibus et confessis, qui præfatum Dominum Regem et exercitum suum in missis seu aliis orationibus Altissimo commendaverint quadraginta dies, auctoritate nostra, et alios quadraginta dies indulgentiæ, auctoritate nostra apostolica nobis in hac parte concessa, concedimus per præsentes. Datum in manerio nostro de Maydestan, ultimo die mensis Augusti, anno Domini M°CCCO nonagesimo quarto, et translacionis nostræ anno terciodecino. 957.-DE LIBERTATE JOHANNIS FILII THOME COLMAN DE WADDON. 1 July 1395. bishop an ex noster change with Berquod wit mondsey suc- Abbey ac manor of imme Omnibus Christi fidelibus præsens scriptum visuris Archvel audituris, Willelmus permissione divina Cantuari- Courtenay, ensis Archiepiscopus, etc., salutem. Cum Johannes, having by filius Thomæ Colman de Waddon, sit nativus et pertinens ad manerium nostrum prædictum, quidem manerium nuper adquisivimus nobis et cessoribus nostris de Priore et Conventu de Bermun- quired the deseye in Comitatu Surreyiæ, licencia Domini Regis Waddon, inde prius gratis optenta; noveritis nos prædictum diately Johannem filium Thomæ Colinan de Waddon, quan- manumits tum in nobis est, liberum fecisse, et ipsum cum tota whom he sequela sua procreata et procreanda ab omni jugo finds atservili, pro nobis et successoribus nostris, absolutum the manor. esse et quietum per præsentes declaramus imperpetuum. In cujus rei testimonium præsentibus sigillum nostrum est appensum. Data apud Croidone, in octabis Nativitatis Sancti Johannis Baptistæ, anno regni Ricardi secundi decimonono. a bondman tached to (1395.) S. 20 b. The Chap ter of Christ Church, having voluntarily, request of dies to nominees 958. SUPPLICATIO PRIORIS ET CONVENTUS EXCELLEN- PRO CORRODIIS ET SUSTENTATIONIBUS PERDO- Supplient humblement voz povres oratours le Priour et Covent de Cricherche de Cantorbirs, queux sount de vostre patronage, et del fundacioun de voz tres nobles progenitours, que Dieux assoille; que come les but at the predecessours de ditz suppliauntz, al requeste de voz the King's tresnobles progenitours, avaunt cestes heures ount ancestors, donez et grauntez as diverses gentz severalment deux granted corrodiez a prendre de dite Esglise, cest assavoir, un de pensioun de xx. mares a prendre annuelment en of succes- moneie, et un aultre une sustentacioun dun homme, sive Kings, quel ascun an soi(t) extent al value de v. marcs, et petition Richard ascun an a viij. marcs, et a la pluys haut a x. marcs, come chierte des vitailles survient. Sur quoi, vostre plaining the volun- tresnoble aiel, que Dieux assoille, pur la graunt tary nature devocioun qil avoit al gloriouse Martir Seint Thomas grants, and en la dite Esglise translate, et pur laffection qil avoit protesting al reverent piere en Dieu Johan Stratford de bone assumption memorie Ercevesqe de Cauntirbirs, par ses lettres Kings have patentes graunta al Priour et Covent adonqe de mesme any right Lesglise, qe les donns et grauntz faitz de pensions, nate their corrodies, ou sustentaciouns, dez ditz Priour et Covent, servants to ou de lour predecessours, a prendre de lour dite corrodies. Esglise, al requeste du dit aiel ou de ses progenitours, II., ex of the against the that the to nomi these ne serroient de lors treiez 2 en custume ne consequence, ne qe mesmes les donns et grauntz serroient prejudicielx as ditz Priour et Covent, ne a lour successours, ne a lour dite Esglise; et qe les ditz Priour et Covent et lour successoures, encontre lour gree, ne serroient tenuz ne compelles grauntier ascunz tielx pensiouns, corrodies, ou sustentaciouns, a prendre de 958 Your poor bedesmen the Prior and Convent of Christ Church in Canterbury, who are under your protection and owe their foundation to your most noble forefathers (whom God absolve) humbly pray; that, whereas the predecessors of the said suppliants, by request of your most noble forefathers, in times past, have given and granted to divers persons, severally, two corrodies to be received from the said Church; that is to say, one of them a pension of twenty marks to be annually received in money, and the other a maintenance for a man, which in some years is estimated to be of the annual value of five marks, and in others of eight marks, at the utmost of ten marks when provisions are dear. Wherefore your most noble grandfather (whom God absolve), through the great devotion which he felt towards the glorious Martyr St. Thomas, who is translated into the said Church, and through the affection which he bore towards the reverend Father in God John Stratford of happy memory Archbishop of Canterbury, by his letters patent conceded to the then Prior and Convent of the same Church, that the gifts and grants of pensions, corrodies, or maintenances, made by the said Priour and Convent or by their predecessors, to be received from their said Church, at the request of your said grandfather or of his forefathers, should not thenceforth be repeated as a custom or succession; and that the said gifts and grants should not be prejudicial to the said Prior and Convent, nor to their successors, nor to their said Church; and that the said Prior and Convent and their successors should not be bound or compelled U 55671. C dite Lesglise, al requeste de vostre dit aiel ou heirs, come en les ditez lettres patentes de indempnite est contenuz plus a pleyn. Nientmeyne vostre dit aiel, apres les ditz lettres patentes de indempnite, envoia a Robert jadis Priour de dite Esglise pur graunter a Nicholas Wayte le corrodie del sustentacioun avauntdite, et puys la mort le dit Nicholas vostre dit aiel envoia a Richard nadgaire Priour del dite Esglise pur graunter a soun vadlet Johan Kent, quel Johan unqore est en pleyn vie, le dite corrodie del sustentacioun avauntdite, et auxi a Johan Herlyns la pensioun de XX. marcs susdite a prendre annuelment del dite Esglise; les queux Nicholas, Johan, et Johan, a sa requeste, furent a ceux reseux. Et puys la mort le dit Johan Herlyns vous, treshaute et tresexcellent Seignour, envouistez voz tresgraciouses lettres a Johan nadgairs Priour del dite Esglise pur graunter a Lambert Fermor la pensioun de xx. marcs susdite a prendre annuelment de dite Esglise, quel Lambert a vostre requeste fuist a ceo rescieu, encountre le tenour des dites lettres patentes de indempnite. Pur quoi, plese a vostre treshaute tresexcellente et tresredoute seignourie graunter, pur vous et vos heires, as ditz suppliauntz et a lour successours, qe les dites donns et grauntz faits de les ditz pensiouns, corrodies, et sustentaciouns, des ditz suppliauntz et lour predecessours a prendre de lour dite Esglise, al requeste de vostre dit aiel et ses progenitours, ou de vostre tresexcellente persone, ne soient desore avaunt treie en custume ne consequence; ne qe les ditz donns et grantz soient prejudiciels en temps a venir as ditz suppliaunts, ne a lour successours, ne a lour dite Esglise ; et qe les ditz suppliaunts et lour successours desore enavaunt ne soient tenuz, artes, ne compelles, doner, graunter, ne paier, les ditz pensiouns, corrodies, et sustentaciouns, ne nulles aultres liveresouns a prendre de dite Esglise, al requeste, instaunce, ou commaundement, de vous ou voz heirs; mais qils, against their will to grant any such pensions, corrodies, or maintenances, to be received from the said Church, at the request of your said grandfather or his heirs; as is more fully contained in the said letters patent of indemnity. Notwithstanding this, your said grandfather sent an order to Robert formerly Prior of the said Church, to grant to Nicholas Wayte the maintenance-corrody aforesaid, and since the death of the said Nicholas your said grandfather sent an order to Richard late Prior of the said Church to grant the said corrody of maintenance to his servant John Kent, which John is still alive; and still farther (to grant) to John Herlyns the above-named pension of twenty marks, to be received yearly from the said Church; which Nicholas, and John, and John, were received into these situations at his request. And since the death of the said John Herlyns you yourself, most exalted and most excellent Lord, sent your most gracious letters to John late Prior of the said Church, (requiring) him to grant to Lambert Fermor the aforesaid pension of twenty marks, to be received yearly from the said Church; which Lambert at your request was admitted to this pension, contrary to the tenor of the said letters patent of indemnity. Wherefore may it please your most exalted, most excellent, and most dread Lordship to grant, on behalf of yourself and your heirs, that the said gifts and grants made of the said pensions, corrodies, and maintenances, by the said suppliants and their predecessors, to be received from their said Church, at the request of your said grandfather and his forefathers, or of your own most excellent self, may not henceforth be repeated as a custom or succession; and that they may not be prejudicial in time to come to the said suppliants, nor to their successors, nor to their said Church; and that the said suppliants and their successors, from this time forth, may not be bound, urged, or compelled, to give, grant, or pay the said pensions, corrodies, and maintenances, nor any other allowance, to be received from the |