1323-06-16, Cowick

at the request of the abbot and convent of Meaux, that they may hold and make the under-mentioned chantry within their abbey the souls hereafter mentioned. Richard de Otryngham, when rector the church of Shelford in the diocese of Ely, granted to the abbey a messuage, 20 tofts, 22 bovates 126 acres of land, acres of meadow, 22s. 6d. rent, and common of pasture for sheep, in Otringham, Tharlesthorp, Frismareys, Wellewyk, Dryepol and for the maintenance of a chantry in the capital messuage of the said of Otryngham or in Huberdcroft in the same town, where seven of the abbey should celebrate divine service for ever for the souls of de Otryngham, his uncle, Martin de Otryngham, Richard his son, and his ancestors, under certain penalties if the said charity should not be in either of those places, and further the late king granted a to the said Richard to assign and to the abbot and convent to receive said messuage, &c. for that purpose. By fine of 40s,