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The Great Roll of the Pipe for the 1st year of the reign of Richard I, Michaelmas 1188-89
E 372/35 1188 Mich-1189 Mich (printed by Rec. Comm., 1844, pp  230-240)
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Kent - Full transcription of Latin Text by Simon Neal

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Kent
Alan de Valeines renders an account of the farm of Kent. In the treasury nothing: £230 2s blanched.
And in his surplus 25s 1d blanched.
And in the alms appointed to the Knight Templars two marks.
And in tithes appointed to the monks of St Augustine £10 by tale. And to the infirm of Rochester 41s 5d.
And in the livery appointed to the gatekeeper of the city of Canterbury 20s, because he makes the justice of the city of Canterbury. And to the gatekeepers and watchmen of Dover £6 20d.
And in the lands given to the Knight Templars £6 blanched in Dela. And to the same £13 blanched in Stroda. And to Gilbert de Folkarmt 100s blanched in Tarenteford. And in the same town to the abbot of St John £10 blanched. And Gilbert Malet 108s blanched in the same town. And to the monks of Faversham £100 blanched in Faversham. And to the canons of St Bernard £8 blanched in Chiselherst. And in Dover £24 blanched from which the account ought to be paid by itself. And likewise to the Knight Templars 20s by tale in Chingeswuda. And to the canons of Merton 30s by tale in Sutton. And Alice 5s by tale for the exchange of her land, which is in the castle of Canterbury. And to the monks of Sheppey 39s 3d in the custom of the land of Goscel. And to the church of Christ, Canterbury, £25 by tale in Middelton to complete £40 of land, which the king gave to God and St Thomas. And to the same church 37s from the service of the land of Alward Cappe in Berkesores. And to the infirm of Herboldon £13 6s 8d. And to John, son of Rose, sister of St Thomas, £11 from the alms of the king in the mill of Canterbury. And to the hospital of Blien 100s in Leeston to find two chaplains and their clerks forever in the obsequies of the hospital. And in Terenteford, which Hugh, son of Anselm Campdaueine, had, £80 70s by tale, from which an account is rendered below.
And he owes £9 12s 5d blanched. And 15s 8d from farm by tale. The same renders an account of the same debt. In the treasury 47s 5d blanched and 15s 8d by tale.
And to Geoffrey, son of Peter, £7 5s blanched in Sutton by the king’s writ. And he is quit.

The same sheriff owes £11 3s 7d from an old farm of the land of the bishop of Baioc’ from the fourth year past. And 110s 2d from the farm of the same land from the third year. And 110s 4d from the past year, which remained upon the custom of the Dover, Rochester, which are demanded from the men of the archbishop.1

The same sheriff renders an account of £289 13s 7d by tale fro the farm of the land of the bishop of Baioc. In the treasury nothing.
And in the lands given to the monks of Boxelega £55 in Boxelega. And in the land, which Hugh, son of Anselm Campdaueine, held, from which an account is rendered below £4 10s, which the king gave to his father to complete £100 of land. And to Yvo de Nevill 60s. And to Roger de Hant’ 50s. And to the monks of Rading £26 13s 4d from the alms of the king given in celebration of the dedication of the church of Rading. And in the quittance of the land of William de Lanual’ of Henherst 34s 9d. And in Dover £30 by tale. From which an account ought to be rendered by itself. And to Godfrey de Quatre Mares £9 in Schornes.
And he owes £157 5s 6d. The same renders an account of the same debt. In the treasury £38 8s 2d.
And in the passage of the bishop of Rochester and Godfrey de Luci and Rann’ de Glanvill in the fortieth £12 15s 8d by writ of Rann’ de Gl[anvill] by order of the king. And in the small passages by writs of the same Rann’ by order of the king £4 8s 3d. And to the same Alan 60 marks towards the sustenance of the knights, who were in the custody of the castle of Dover, by writ of Rann’ de Gl[anvill]. And in the works of the castle of Dover £50 by writ of the king and by the view of William, son of Helte, and William de ?Enemera. And to the same keepers 40s from the gift to sustain them by the same writ. And in the cost of bringing 600 ?bacons from Tunebr’ to Schorham 67s 5d by the king’s writ. And he owes £6 6s, which remain upon the custom of the archbishop.
The same sheriff renders an account of £65 from an amercement for the default of 13 days, on which he did not come to the Exchequer, just as he was summoned. In the pardon by writ of the king to the same Alan £65. And he is quit.

Concerning purprestures and escheats

The same sheriff renders an account of £80 19s 11d from the farm of purprestures. In the treasury £46 6s 4d.
And in lands given to the abbot of Boxelega 17s 2d from the service of William the Parker. And to Gerard de Dunein 40s in Sutton. And in the land of Wuda, which the king rendered to William de Ros £4. And to the archbishop of Canterbury £4 in Stanpetta, which was of Ralph Pikot. And Hamon de Tikesia £6 9s 9d in Middelton hundred. And to the lepers of the hospital Tanga 7s in the mill of Pukeshala. And to Adam the Cook £7 10s in several parts. And for 1,900 hens bought towards the king’s coronation and the cost of transporting the same to London £8 10s 1d by the king’s writ. And for 1,000 bowls and 200 cups 20s 6d by the same writ.
And he has as a surplus 11d.
The same sheriff renders an account of 57s from the farm of the land of Martin de Chapel (Capella). He delivered [it] in the treasury. And he is quit.
The same sheriff owes 20s from the lastage of Sandwich from this year. And £23, which remains upon the sheriffs, who held the bailiwick throughout the past 23 years, from the same lastage, all which is charged at the farm of the county.
Henry de Cornhill owes £31 2s 5d from the old farm of Kent and the land of the bishop of Baioc and the purprestures, just as are noted in the roll of the fifth year past. But he says that his father had sent these and by far more from his own order to the barons in the liberation of the ships and knights and his servants with the fellows assigned to him from the court at the time of the hostility.

Hugh Pincerna owes £15 from an amercement. But he is dead and his heir is in the king’s hands.
Robert the clerk of Fremingeham owes £47 14s 10d from the amercement. But he has nothing.
Ralph de Ria owes £326 13s 4d from an amercement. But he is dead and nothing has been found from him. Richard Corbeille owes £144 15s 1d from an amercement. But he has nothing. The citizens and Canterbury owe £13 15s 6d for the flight of Gilbert.

Concerning pleas of the court.

Engelram Patriz owes 36s 5d for having land, which was the dower of the wife of his brother.
John de Tresgoz renders an account of £34 13s 4d for having his part of the land of Ralph Gerold. In the treasury 26s 8d.
And he owes £33 6s 8d.
Gervase de Ospringa renders an account of 54s from an amercement, because he did not have his pledge. He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.
John de Viviani owes £70 and one belt of the price of six marks, which he acknowledged that he had had from the money of William, son of Hubert the forger.

Alexander de Barent’ renders an account of three and a half marks from the money of the aforesaid William, which he acknowledged that he had received from Henry de Schornes. In the treasury one mark.
And he owes two and a half marks. The same renders an account of the same debt.
He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.
Reynold, son of Roger Blundus, renders an account of 40s from an amercement of his father and so that he may be quit of 32 marks, which William, son of Hubert, said he had delivered to his father. He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.
Robert, son of Bernard, owes £72 blanched and £4 19d by tale from the old farm of Dover. But he is dead and his heir has nothing in this county.

Concerning pleas of William de Ver and his fellows.

The same sheriff owes 2s from Tuifeld hundred for a murder.
The same sheriff owes 12s 6d from Wurde hundred, because he did not have the warrant, which he called.
Eustace Gris owes two marks for selling wine contrary to the assize. Hubert de Rulvinden owes half a mark, because he did not have a pledge. The same sheriff owes one mark from Blengate hundred for concealment.
Theding Hug’ de Nordebroc owes half a mark, because he did not a pledge. Roger, son of Robert, owes half a mark for disseisin. Henry Orpinton owes half a mark for disseisin.
Terricus, brother of Henry, owes half a mark for disseisin. Simon de Tolebrige owes half a mark for the pledge of Simon Hamon.
Alfwardus de Thelebrige owes half a mark for the pledge of Hamon.
Peter de Wudeham renders an account of 3s 4d for disseisin. He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.
Godwin the Fisher owes half a mark for default. Roger, son of Hubert, owes one mark for default.
Mabun de Oteford owes one mark for his right to 100s against Michael de Burnes.
The citizens of Canterbury owe 10 marks for default and for having a respite for acquiring their liberties.
John de Dover renders an account of 22 marks for having seisin from Ringwald and from Witstapel for the dowry of Maud, wife of Hugh de Dover. In the treasury £10 13s 4d.

Concerning pleas of Joscelyn, archdeacon of Chichester, and his fellows.

Nigel, son of Albert, renders an account of 8d for the land of And’r unjustly detained. He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.
John de Akinton owes 39s 2d for licence to concord against Richard, son of Bartholomew.
Hamon Peverel owes 40s to stand trial about one carucate of land in Ailesford against the nuns of Mallinges.
Richard, son of William de Mares, renders an account of £11 10s from the relief of the fee of three knights of the honor of William Peverel of Dover from that part, which is in the king’s hands. In the treasury 20s. And he owes £10 10s.
Alan de Valeines renders an account of 30s for half a mark of gold as the gift which Hamon, son of William, made to him from the moiety of land of Sturemuda by the service of half a knight and whereupon he received his homage: it is written in the roll. In the treasury 15s. And he owes 15s.
The same sheriff renders an account of 100s from the scutage of the knight(s) of the honor of Peverell of Dover. In the treasury 60s.
And he owes 40s.

Concerning the tallage of lords of the king and of lands, which were then in his hands by the archdeacon of Colchester and Roger, son of Renfred, and Michael Belet and Robert de Witefeld.

The same sheriff owes 75s from the gift of Rochester assessed by every single one of the aforesaid men. The same sheriff owes £10 from the gift in the common of the same town of the city of Canterbury.

The men of Ho owe 110s from a gift. The men of Schornes owe 48s 4d from a gift. The men of Ailesford owe two and a half marks from a gift. The men of Kemesinga owe five marks from a gift. The men of Lillecherche owe 73s 4d from a gift. The men of Bilsinton owe 100s from a gift. The men of Renham owe half a mark from a gift. The men of Bradesteda owe £4 16s 8d from a gift. The men of Middelton with appurtenances owe £29 13s 4d from a gift.

Concerning pleas of Ralph, archdeacon of Colchester, and his fellows.

The same sheriff owes 15s from Blakehadfeld hundred for concealment. Alulfus de Godinton owes half a mark, because he withdrew himself from a suit.
John de la Gare renders an account of half a mark for false claim. In the treasury 3s 4d. And he owes 3s 4d.
The same sheriff owes 2s 8d from Akestan hundred for false presentment of a plea. The same sheriff owes 8s 10d from Totingtre hundred for concealment.
Gervase de Stanstreta owes half a mark, because he withdrew himself from a suit.
Samson de La Niwelanda renders an account of one mark for land unjustly mortgaged. He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.
Thomas de Godwineston renders an account of three marks for having the respite concerning a judgment of a certain recognisance. In the treasury 20s. And he owes 20s.
Bennett the Jew of Rochester renders an account of two marks concerning an amercement for a false plea. In the treasury one mark.
And he owes one mark.
Robert de Herst renders an account of one mark, because he did not have a pledge.
He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.
Ailwin Wudemus owes half a mark, because he did not prosecute. Robert de Sole owes half a mark for the pledge of Ailwin. Stephen, son of Aeswi, owes half a mark, because he did not prosecute.
The pledges of Julian de Loses owe 20s, because he did not have a pledge. The same Julian owes three marks for the same. The pledges of Geoffrey de Grene owe one mark, because he did not have a pledge.
The pledge of Asward de Acholt owe half a mark, because he did not have a pledge. The same Asward owes 20s for the same. The pledge of Lawrence, son of Solomon, owes half a mark, because he did not have a pledge.
Alexander de Nordwuda owes half a mark, because he withdrew himself from a suit. Simon de Kottinges owes half a mark, because he did not have his pledge. Geoffrey Bradege owes half a mark for disseisin. But he is to render suit in London.
William Long renders an account of one mark for default. In the treasury half a mark.
And he owes half a mark, which is to be requested in Surrey.
Ainulf Manning owes half a mark for default.
Reynold de Crofton renders an account of half a mark for default. In the treasury 3s 4d. And he owes 3s 4d.
Richard, son of Sidewin, renders an account of half a mark for default. In the treasury 3s 4d. And he owes 3s 4d.
Walter de Stralesfeld owes half a mark for disseisin. John, son of Hamon, owes one mark for having a recognisance.

Concerning pleas of court.

Ralph, son of Ailgar, owes 36s, which William de Insula and Richard his brother and Alice de Borden and Philip her son refused to receive for 30 acres of land, which he had mortgaged to them.
Petronilla de Chelefeld owes 20s for having a recognisance concerning the death of her father concerning half a yoke (jugo) of land against the prior of Sudwerch.
William, son of Godfrey, owes 20s for having a recognisance of the death of his father concerning 30 acres of land against Jordan the clerk.

New pleas and new agreements by John, bishop of Norwich, and the bishop of Rochester and their fellows.

The same sheriff renders an account of 10s from Rulvindon hundred for murder. In the treasury 5s 10d.
And in a pardon by writ of the king for the church of Christ, Canterbury, 4s 2d. And he is quit.
The same sheriff renders an account of 40s for a murder from Rokele hundred. In the treasury 22s.
And in the pardon by the king’s writ for the aforesaid church 13s. And he owes 5s.

The same sheriff renders an account of half a mark from Nunningeberga hundred for a murder. In the treasury 5s. And he owes 20d.
The township of Sutton owes 40s for a false measure.

The same sheriff renders an account of half a mark from the amercement of Ellis de Bocton for disseisin. And half a mark from Alan Malesmeins for default. And half a mark from Eustace, son of Godfrey, for default. He delivered it in the treasury in three tallies. And he is quit.
William de Waldeslade owes half a mark, because he withdrew himself from a suit. Julian de Losa owes half a mark, because he not have a pledge. Osbert de Kemesinga owes half a mark, because he withdrew himself from a suit. Alured de Trullega owes half a mark for disseisin.
Herlewin, the man of Robert de Gatton, owes half a mark for disseisin. Ailmar de Torlege owes half a mark, because he did not have a pledge. Gilbert, son of Hawis, owes half a mark, because he did not prosecute.
Roger de la Kingeslada owes half a mark for the pledge of Gilbert. Jordan de la Kingeslade owes half a mark for the same. Berdwi the smith owes half a mark for default.

Concerning payments of the court.

Robert de Boxstede owes 15 marks concerning his amercement, because he intruded upon the land of Otrepol after the death of [his] wife, who had that as her dowry, and he refused to leave for the sheriff’s servant.2

The same sheriff renders an account of £4 13s 4d from the farm of Aldinton, whose heir is in the king’s custody. He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.
The same sheriff renders an account of 60s from Mapelescamps, whose heir is in the king’s hands. He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.

Dover

The same sheriff renders an account of £24 blanched and £30 by tale from the farm of Dover. In the treasury £8 5s 9d blanched.
And in the passage of Adam de Meledun 20s by the king’s writ. And in the passage of Joisbert de la Guircht 25s by the king’s writ. And in the small passages by the king’s writ 25s. And in the quittance of the passage of Gerard de Dunein and his household 19s 4d by liberty of the king’s charter in this year.
And in default of the passage of Dover by the king’s prohibition £25 17s 6d by the king’s writ.
And he owes £15 7s 9d blanched. The same renders an account of the same debt.
He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.

… … an account of £60 from the farm of Ospringa from one entire year and from the rent of assize of the fourth part of one year. In the treasury £21 11s 10d.

… … the passage of the duke of Saxony, when he landed at Dover, and in his corrody £11 15d.
… … 6s 11d. The same renders an account of the same debt. In the treasury £15 6s 11d.
… … £67 10s from the issues of Derenteford. He delivered it in the treasury. And he is quit.3

1  This line may be incorrectly translated.
2  The end of this line may be incorrectly translated.
3 
Part of the bottom left hand side of the document is torn off.

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