Ansgot of Rochester grants tithing from Delce and other privileges to St Andrew’s Priory

Ansgot of Rochester grants tithing from Delce and other privileges to St Andrew’s, Rochester. Translation from Latin of Textus Roffensis, folio 197v by Jacob Scott (pending review).

Scribal note: A pointing finger appears in the lower left margin, probably by a later hand.


Transcription


197v (select folio number to open facsimile)



Ansgotus de roucestra accepit societatem
beneficiorum ecclie sancti Andree et monacho-
rum tempore Gundulfi episcopi et dedit eidem
ecclie et monachis. Totam dedimas sua’
de deltsa. Et de molendino similiter
quod postea fecit.

Totam decimas et quandam particulam terrę q’ in clu-
sa est infra murum monachorum uersus australia
et quinque acros terre uxta prestefelde dedit
eis et ipsi iuxta peticionem sua’ dederint
ei pannos monachicos in articulo moras
sue. Et fecerunt serutau’ pro eo ficua pro
monachorum.



Translation


Ansgot of Rochester received the society and favour of the church of Saint Andrew and the monks in the time of Bishop Gundulf, and he gave to that church and monks the whole of his sue[?] of Delce. And of the mill in like manner which he did afterwards. The whole tenth and a small part of the land which is enclosed within the wall of the monks to the east and gave them the acres of land near Priestfields. They will, according to their request, give him the monks’ cloths at the moment of his delay[?]. And they made seutau’ by means of a ficua[?] for the monks.


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