1331-01-28, Kings Langley

Inspeximus and confirmation to the present prior and monks of St, Nicholas, Pembroke, of a writing of Aymer de Valencia, earl of Pembroke, dated 15 May, 1 Edward II., and witnessed by Thomas de Rupe, Richard de Stakepol, John de Riparia and Richard Simond, knights, Walter de Pedirton, clerk, John Beneger, John Joce and others, being an tnspeximus and confirmation to John called Sauvage, prior of St. Nicholas, Pembroke, and the monks there of the following : (1.) A charter of Sir Walter Marescallus, sometime earl of Pembroke, being a grant to the priory and monks in frank almoin of a croft and land within the manor of Castle Martin; [J/onasticon, vol. iv. p. 321.] (2) The like of Sir William Mar([escallus], sometime earl of Pembroke, or the good of his soul and the souls of Isabella his wife, his ancestors and heirs, of the tithes of his mills of Pembroke, Tynbeh and Castle Martin ; [Monasticon, ibid. ] (3.) A writing of Sir William de Valencia, sometime earl of Pembroke, the father uf Aymer, dated London, 11 May, 1290, being a grant to John called Oysel, prior of Pembroke, in mortmain, of land late of Maurice Ailward and of a bovate of land late of Benedict, the chaplain, which were of the fee of the prior ; (4.) A writing of dame Joan de Valencia sometime countess of Pembroke, the mother of Aymer, dated Goderich Castle, 6 June, 29 Edward I., being a licence, granted for the good of her soul and the souls of her husband, Aymer her son, her predecessors and successors, for the alienation in mortmain by John de Barry to the prior and monks of a perch of land in Manerbir and the advowson of the church of that town ; (5.) The like, dated at the same place on Monday in the feast of SS. Peter and Paul, 1299, being a release, for the good of her soul and the souls of her husband, progenitors aud successors, to the aforesaid John called Oysel and the monks of a rent of 1 mark paid by them, and a grant that from henceforth they be not bound to answer in the court of the gate of Pembroke Castle for any exaction plea or complaint, but shall answer before the steward of herself and her heirs in the county court of Pembroke in the presence of them or their deputy specially sent for all things which the priory hath before been wont to render, saving always cognizance and jurisdiction of fresh force according to the custom of those parts; in return for which the prior and convent were to keep obits tor her husband and herself and to distribute thereat to thirteen poor people victuals for one day. Witnesses : Sir William de Caunvile, knight, Sir Philip Abbot, Sir Richard Simund, John Scurlagh, Henry de Castro, Richard Beudyn, Walter Ricard and others ; and also a further grant to the same of the church of St. Michael, Castle Martin, to their own use as fully as they have ever