1358-05-16, Richard Westminster

Memorandum that William came into the chancery at Westminster on 19 May and acknowledged the preceding deed. Enrolment of deed testifying that whereas James Andrewe, citizen and draper of London, holds of the demise of Margery de Weston, sometime the wife of Robert de Upton, two tenements situated together with three shops in front of the same in Cordewanerestrete in the city of London for his life, and to his heirs and assigns for three years after his death, which tenements are situate in the parishes of St. Mary le Bow, London, and Aldermanneschurche, between the said highstreet. of Cordewanerestrete on the east, and the tenement of the prior and convent of St. Bartholomew's church in Smythefeld and of Thomas de Brandon, citizen and pepperer of London in Bredstrete on the west, and the corner tenements of the prior and convent of the hospital of St. Mary without Bischopesgate and of John Hiltoft, citizen and goldsmith of London in Goselane on the north, and the tenement of Walter Bacheler, citizen and draper of London, the tenement formerly of . 511 de Causton, citizen and mercer of London, and the corner tenement Mapesdeen, citizen and goldsmith of London, in Wattelyngstrete which said two tenements with the three shops and their formerly belonged to Osbert de Suthfolk, citizen of rendering 10/. 16s. 8d. yearly to Margery at the four principal in the city of London, Margery has granted to the king yearly rent of 10/. 16s. 8d. to be received during the term together with the reversion of the said tenements, shops and their after the death of James and the end of the three years, John de Stodeye, then mayor of London, Roger de Depham, of that city, Stephen Cavendysch and Bartholomew Frystlyng, of that city, Thomas Dolsely, then alderman of the ward of in which the tenements and shops are situated, Simon and pepperer of London, William Essex, citizen and draper William de Burton, citizen and goldsmith of London. Dated 16 May, 82 Edward III. that Margery came into the chancery at Westminster on acknowledged the preceding deed, and on the same day James himself to the king in chancery for the said rent of 10/., acknowhe had no other estate in the said tenements than that in the said deed.