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This page is a holding space for various charter summaries pending further work to connect them to Deopham’s history.

CALENDAR of CHARTERS AND ROLLS PRESERVED IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY

CANTERBURY (Priory of). Inrollment of 52 charters pertaining to the villages of Middleton, Bocking, Monks-Illegh, Hadley, Depeham, Clyve, St. Botulph’s, Esshe and Exeter, of lands &c. belonging to the priory of Christ Church, Canterbury. (c. 1310.)
Kent Rolls, 1.

(ii) Ralph, son of Richard the Marshal of Depeham, grants to the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, his messuage with lands, rents, edifices and appurtenances which he held of them in Depeham.

(kk) Ralph, son of Richard the Marshal of Depeham, quit-claims to the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, in frank-almoigne, his messuage, with rents, edifices and appurtenances which he held in Depeham.

(II) Basilia, daughter of Hugh Sturmi, grants to the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, in frankalmoigne, one half acre of land in Depeham lying between the land of Richard del Hil towards the west, and the land which was William Aylward’s towards the east, and abuts upon the king’s street towards the north, and the land of Stephen de la Grene on the south; also one rood of land in ‘Lefstanscroft’, lying between the land of Richard del Hil towards the north, and the land which was William Aylward’s towards the south, and abuts upon the land of Reginald Crepyn’s towards the east, and the church way towards the west.

(mm) Nigel Crunge of Depeham grants to the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, one acre of land which he held of the fee of the church of Depeham lying in the field of Depeham in two places, between the lands of Ralph Crunge and Adam de Westwelle. For this grant the prior gave 12s. of silver.

(nn) Milo Elvine of Depeham grants to the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, the whole of that piece of land which lies between the land of Robert Chaun and the land which was Gifard Tholi’s in the field of Depeham.

(oo) Robert Scott of Depeham and Basilia his wife grant to the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, in frankalmoigne, one half acre and one rood of land in Depeham, described in (ll).

(pp) John, son of Ralph Urry of Depeham, grants to the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, in frankalmoigne, that mill which Ralph his father gave to him in the tenement of Depeham, namely which is situated in ‘Maydenho’, between the land of Richard, son of Amicia, towards the west, and the land of David Ram towards the east, and between the land of the said John towards the north and south.

(qq) Ralph Urry of Depeham confirms the above donation (pp).

(rr) Ralph Urry of Depeham undertakes not to sell or in any way appropriate the lands which William, son of Urric le Breton, held of Henry de Eya by the service of 2s. in Depeham, unless with the sanction of the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, who had granted the same to him.

(ss) William de Blomvile, son of Richard de Blomvile, quit-claims to the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, and their successors, all right and claim in one acre of land in Depeham, which is called ‘Schortacre’, lying between the land of Hamo the priest on the east, and the land of William Boinbel on the west, and one head abuts upon the King’s street which leads towards Norwich on the south, which acre William de Blumvile, his grandfather, formerly granted to the same church.

CALENDAR of CHARTERS AND ROLLS PRESERVED IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY
EDITED BY WILLIAM H. TURNER
PUBLISHED 1878
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