1369-07-19, John Westminster

Memorandum of acknowledgment by John Boys, 21 July. Charter of John de Scotherskelf clerk, giving with warranty to Wiiliam de Gryselaye and John de Plouseld chaplains and to John Vyncent of London, their heirs and assigns, his manor of Skelton by York with the appurtenances, commodities and easements, namely in woods, moors, meadows, pastures, turbaries, agistments, wards, reliefs, suits, escheats, services of free tenants and profits whatsoever to the same belonging, his wood of Hordern and laund of Corteburne, and the boonworks to the said manor belonging. Witnesses: William de ITI. 103 Robert de Roucliffe knights, William de Nessefeld, William de Thomas Lovell, Richard Bernard, John de Holand, Thomas Dated Skelton by York, Sunday the feast of St. Mary 43 Edward III. of acknowledgment, 23 July. of covenant made between Sir Walter Palmere rector of Greneford in the diocese of London and Sir William atte Crosse of St. Clement Danes without Temple Bar London, namely Walter has sold to Sir William all fruits, rents, proventions, commodities and obventions to his said church arising or for three years from Michaelmas next, rendering and paying to the said Walter or to his proctor producing in the church of Danes one part of these indentures sealed by the said 23 marks a year at the Purification, Midsummer and Michaeleven portions, the first payment beginning at the Purification that in the last year of his said term the said William shall glebe and church land in competent tillage, fallowing such to be followed at the reasonable and accustomed time ; that William shall at his own cost maintain the houses, walls and of Greneford rectory all the said term, leaving them in as as he received them or better, saving tempest or other not due to his negligence; that he shall find a parochial celebrating there and ministering to the parishioners all the shall bear all ordinary charges incumbent on that church, in any wise charged with extraordinary charges ; that if he in default in payment of the money aforesaid in whole or in which matter credence shall be given to the said Walter, rest upon his assertion without other proof, the sum remainbe paid shall be doubled and truly paid in name of-a pain as there shall be default at any term, nor may the said William to avoid such payment by secular or ecclesiastical court, in case of default it shall be lawful for the said Walter days freely to dispose of the fruits etc. then collected or to as he shall see best without gainsaying of the said William ; if the said Walter shall die or vacate his said church or resign by reason of exchange or otherwise during the said term, he executors are bound to save the said William harmless in that so that he be not thereby aggrieved. The parties are sworn the premises, and mutually bound nevertheless to the distraint and coercion of any judge ecclesiastical or secular. London, the feast of St. Margaret 43 Edward III. of acknowledgment by the parties, 23 July.