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Confirmation of Charter of Feoffment to Geoffrey Palefrey

30 Sep 1285

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Confirmation by Simon de Micham chancellor of Sarum, termor of the prebend of Wodeford [Woodford] and Wyvelesford [Wilsford], of a charter of feoffment made to Geoffrey Palefrey recently deceased: R[obert] dean of Salisbury and prebendary of Woodford and Wilsford (the prebendal church of Woodford has four virgates of land, two in the town of Upper Woodford, which were held by Robert Betere and his ancestors at an annual rent of sixteen shillings, and the other two were held by the said dean), wishing to better the said prebend he granted the said two virgates to a man from the parish, namely Geoffrey Palefrey, for twenty shillings a year. The said Geoffrey gave him twenty shillings as a fine. Given at Salisbury on the day of St Matthew the Apostle [21 September] 1256. This grant is now confirmed by the chancellor to the lawful man William Smalbach and Alice Betere [?widow] ('Relicte') of the said Geoffrey, at the same annual rent. William and Alice gave him twenty shillings. Given at Salisbury, on the day before the kalends of October [30 September] 1285.

Latin

Material: parchment

de Micham, Simon
de Hertfod, Robert
Palefrey, Geoffrey
Wilsford and Woodford