Agreement with Geldewine the moneyer concerning land at Rochester, 1115-1124
An agreement made between Geldewine the moneyer and Bishop Ernulf and the monks at St Andrews concerning land at Rochester (1115-1124). Translation from Latin of Textus Roffensis, folio 193r by Jacob Scott (pending review).
Transcription
193r (select folio number to open facsimile)
Hęc est conuentio quam fecit Geldeuuinus
monetarius cum episcopo ernulfo . et monachis sancti
andreę apostoli . uidelicet quod concessit mansionem suam
quę % iuxta cant’ui’ monachorum quietam et liberam . que reddit
et .iiii. acros terrea pertines ad borcstelle . et . vi .
pertines ad deltsam ęternalit’ possidendam sancto
andreę. et monachis ei’ proeo quod idem monachi
ipsum admonachatum receperunt. Huic con-
uentionis testes fuit . ecclesię sancti Andreę p’or orduuinus .
et totam conuent’ fr’m. Heruisus ei’ dem ecclesię archi-
diaconus. Radulfus clericus . et filius ei’ Rodbertus. Stephanus filius Goduuini. Haimo filius kenestani. Gudred filius leofgeti . et alii plures franci . et angli;
Translation
This is the agreement that Geldewine the moneyer made with Bishop Ernulf and the monks of Saint Andrew the Apostle. Namely, that he granted his own dwelling, which according to the Canterbury monks was quiet and free, which he rents and four acres of land pertaining to Borstal, and six pertaining to Delce to eternally possess by Saint Andrew and the monks proeo that the same monks they received him admonished. He was witness to this meeting. The church of Saint Andrew Prior Ordwinus and the whole will come together. Herusus, archdeacon of the church. Ralph the clerk and his son, Robert.
Stephen the son of Godwin. Haimo the son of Kenestani.
Gudred the son of Leofget, and many other French and English.
