ECR 56 062
Reference code
ECR 56 062
Title
Lyminster, Sussex: Indenture of settlement
Level
Item
Date
19 February 1318
Content description
Indenture of Settlement in the dispute between the Prioress (the office of Abbess being vacant) and Convent of Almenaches, who have the church of Clympinges in their own use, and master William de Fisscheburne, rector of the chapel of Codelawe, concerning the tythes of the lands as well of the tenants as of the demesne of Codelawe.
At length, by the intervention of common friends, Emeline, Prioress of Lenemenstr' and Roger Favel, proctors in England of the monastery of Almenaches and the said William, rector of the chapel aforesaid, who at the time of this compostion detained all the tythes of Codelawe for himself and his successors and the chapel with the consent of Luke de Vyene, patron of the same, imposed an end to the dispute, to wit that William and his successors shall receive all tythes issuing from the places hereinafter recited and the nuns from other places recited viz. William shall receive the tythes of Horsecrofte and Westgarstone and Estgarstone and Westret and Nyerude Hyndham Northrud Westrud Cobeam except 2½ acres in Westrude which belong to the church of Clympinges; in the field called Estfeld the church of Clymping shall receive the tythes of all the land on the west of a rood which is of the dowry of the lady de Fordes, and the rector of Codelawe shall receive the tythes of all the rest towards the east together withthe tythe of Littledunge which extends towards the east and west; in the field called Southestret the church of Clymping shall receive all the tythes from Littledunge to the land of Thomas Spacy and the land of Codelawe as the bounds lead; and the said church also shall receive all the tythes of the furlong called Flaxmer in the same field which extends to the east and west and the tythe of all the rest in the same field the rector of Codelawe shall receive; in the field called Estrademer the church of Clymping shall receive the tythes of the land which was once Robert le Nyeman in Estforlang and so from the south side to the King's way as the bounds lead; and the rector of Codelawe in the same furlong on the north of the land of the said Robert; in Westbrademer the rector of Codelawe shall receive the tythes of the whole Northforlang which extends to the east and west and also from the land called Coselond and the tythe of the whole of the rest of the same field the church of Clymping shall receive; in the field called Brandelak the church of Clymping shall receive the whole tythe and also in the field called Southwode the church of Clymping shall receive the whole tythe; in the field called Northfeld on the north of a spinney as far as the ditch of Athering the church of Clymping shall receive the tythes, but on the south of the spinney to the ditch of Southfeld the rector of Codelawe shall receive all tythes; in the field called Southfeld in Westforlang the rector of Codelawe shall receive the tythes of the land called Eldelong which contains in breadth (the same) as Anedlong which was once of Richard Aylard extends in length and thus down to the marsh of Elmer the said furlong extends; and also in the same field in Southforlang the rector of Codelawe shall receive the tythes of 8 pieces of land which contain 4 acres between the land from which the rector shall receive tythes and the marl pit of Southfeild, and the tythe of all the residue of the said field the church of Clymping shall receive as the bounds and metes divide and distinguish.
And the church of Clymping shall receive yearly 2s sterling for the tythe of a meadow called Lanknep.
The appointment of the proctors by Katherine, prioress of Almenaches, dated 21 March 1313.
Adyngeburne.
Four seals, on doubled tag.
(1) Pointed oval, 40 (originally 45) x 28mm, bronze wax. The Virgin and Child, full length, within a gothic niche. Beneath, the Prioress in prayer.
EMELINE PORISSE DE NUNMENSTRE
(2) Oval, 22 x 18mm, green wax. Within a Gothic niche the Virgin and Child, half length. Beneath, a figure in prayer. A legend. (William de Fisscheburne).
(3) Round, 18mm, green wax, on a lozenge a fess indented betwee ? A decorative broder. (Luke de Vyene).
(4) Round, 20mm, bronze wax, a lion rampant.
S' ROG'IDE FAWEL CLER'C
At length, by the intervention of common friends, Emeline, Prioress of Lenemenstr' and Roger Favel, proctors in England of the monastery of Almenaches and the said William, rector of the chapel aforesaid, who at the time of this compostion detained all the tythes of Codelawe for himself and his successors and the chapel with the consent of Luke de Vyene, patron of the same, imposed an end to the dispute, to wit that William and his successors shall receive all tythes issuing from the places hereinafter recited and the nuns from other places recited viz. William shall receive the tythes of Horsecrofte and Westgarstone and Estgarstone and Westret and Nyerude Hyndham Northrud Westrud Cobeam except 2½ acres in Westrude which belong to the church of Clympinges; in the field called Estfeld the church of Clymping shall receive the tythes of all the land on the west of a rood which is of the dowry of the lady de Fordes, and the rector of Codelawe shall receive the tythes of all the rest towards the east together withthe tythe of Littledunge which extends towards the east and west; in the field called Southestret the church of Clymping shall receive all the tythes from Littledunge to the land of Thomas Spacy and the land of Codelawe as the bounds lead; and the said church also shall receive all the tythes of the furlong called Flaxmer in the same field which extends to the east and west and the tythe of all the rest in the same field the rector of Codelawe shall receive; in the field called Estrademer the church of Clymping shall receive the tythes of the land which was once Robert le Nyeman in Estforlang and so from the south side to the King's way as the bounds lead; and the rector of Codelawe in the same furlong on the north of the land of the said Robert; in Westbrademer the rector of Codelawe shall receive the tythes of the whole Northforlang which extends to the east and west and also from the land called Coselond and the tythe of the whole of the rest of the same field the church of Clymping shall receive; in the field called Brandelak the church of Clymping shall receive the whole tythe and also in the field called Southwode the church of Clymping shall receive the whole tythe; in the field called Northfeld on the north of a spinney as far as the ditch of Athering the church of Clymping shall receive the tythes, but on the south of the spinney to the ditch of Southfeld the rector of Codelawe shall receive all tythes; in the field called Southfeld in Westforlang the rector of Codelawe shall receive the tythes of the land called Eldelong which contains in breadth (the same) as Anedlong which was once of Richard Aylard extends in length and thus down to the marsh of Elmer the said furlong extends; and also in the same field in Southforlang the rector of Codelawe shall receive the tythes of 8 pieces of land which contain 4 acres between the land from which the rector shall receive tythes and the marl pit of Southfeild, and the tythe of all the residue of the said field the church of Clymping shall receive as the bounds and metes divide and distinguish.
And the church of Clymping shall receive yearly 2s sterling for the tythe of a meadow called Lanknep.
The appointment of the proctors by Katherine, prioress of Almenaches, dated 21 March 1313.
Adyngeburne.
Four seals, on doubled tag.
(1) Pointed oval, 40 (originally 45) x 28mm, bronze wax. The Virgin and Child, full length, within a gothic niche. Beneath, the Prioress in prayer.
EMELINE PORISSE DE NUNMENSTRE
(2) Oval, 22 x 18mm, green wax. Within a Gothic niche the Virgin and Child, half length. Beneath, a figure in prayer. A legend. (William de Fisscheburne).
(3) Round, 18mm, green wax, on a lozenge a fess indented betwee ? A decorative broder. (Luke de Vyene).
(4) Round, 20mm, bronze wax, a lion rampant.
S' ROG'IDE FAWEL CLER'C
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