Charter: Documents of Early England Data Set 00040410
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[1220-05-25 - 1221-06-28]
Original Designation: no. 410 (p.277-78). Grant by Richard Hook to the canons in free alms of full licence and free power to dig, place, alter and renew as necessary and whenever they wish in the common marsh called Hooks Marsh and in his meadow in Edwinshey wherever it pleases them and whenever they wish to construct the water conduit which they are taking to the abbey. Any damage which may be caused through digging or trampling on grass or hay or in any other way will speedily be made good on the assessment of four local law-worthy men. (GrantLicence ) Givers: Richard Hook Receivers: Waltham AbbeySource Regest: DEEDS-Database: http://deeds.library.utoronto.ca/charters/00040410
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Omnibus Christi fidelibus presens scriptum visuris Ricardus Hok salutem in domino Noverit universitas vestra me pro salute mea et antecessorum meorum dedisse concessisse et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse deo et ecclesie Sancte Crucis de Waltham et canonicis regularibus ibidem deo servientibus in puram et perpetuam elemosinam plenam licenciam et liberam potestatem sine omni impedimento fodiendi et ponendi emendandi et renovandi cum opus fuerit et quandocumque voluerint in communi marisco quod dicitur Hokesmers quantum ad me et ad heredes meos pertinet et similiter in prato meo in Edwynesheye ubicumque eis placuerit et quandocumque voluerint conductum fontis sui quem ducunt ad ecclesiam suam de Waltham Si veto contingat quod prefati canonici in predicto prato meo conductum suum ponendo vel renovando sive emendando vel eciam pratum meum fodiendo aut herbam vel fenum conculcando vel aliquo alio modo per conductum predictum dampnum aliquod michi vel heredibus meis intulerint ipsi sine contradictione et dilatione per visum quatuor legalium hominum de visneto michi et heredibus meis emendabunt et dampna restaurabunt Hanc autem concessionem et donationem meam ego et heredes mei warantizabimus predictis canonicis contra omnes homines et feminas Hiis testibus Iohanne filio Iohannis tunc senescallo et cetera
Source Fulltext: Early Charters of Waltham Abbey. Rosalind Ransford. Studies in the History of Medieval Religion, V.2. Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk, Wolfeboro, N. H., USA. 1989.
Comment
Date: 25 May 1220 x 28 June 1221- work on the conduit began on 25 May 1220 and reached Hooks Marsh on 28 June 1221, crossed it in 7 days and spent 9 and 10 July on Edwinshey; the workmen then went away to make more lead pipes, returned to Edwinshey on 16 August and reached the River Lea on about 28 August 1221.Charter on the DEEDS-homepage: http://deeds.library.utoronto.ca/charters/00040410
Editions:
- Early Charters of Waltham Abbey. Rosalind Ransford. Studies in the History of Medieval Religion, V.2. Boydell Press. Woodbridge, Suffolk, Wolfeboro, N. H., USA. 1989.
Places
- ecclesia Sancte Crucis de Waltham (conventus)
Persons
- Hok, Ricardus
- Iohannes, filius Iohannes, senescallus
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