Charter of Edward Sweyn by which he grants the following in free alms to the convent...

Charter of Edward Sweyn by which he grants the following in free alms to the convent church of SS Mary and Bernard, Lacock: all of the land and tenements that Richard Sweyn, his father, had of the gift of Richard de Wike [Wick] in Lacock and Lackham that descended to him in hereditary right; all that land which his father had of William Clodegilofre; an acre of land that his father had of Richard White (Albo) of Notton; an acre that his father had of Sewel; an acre that his father had of the gift of William Bluet in Ashley (Asseleye); a croft called 'Wodecroft' that he had of John son of Gregory de Haydoneswike [Haydon Wick] in Lacock and Lackham. This is contingent on the following annual rents being paid: 12d. to the heirs of Richard de Wike; a halfpenny at Michaelmas to the heirs of William Cloudegilofre; half a pound of cumin to the heirs of Richard White of Notton at Michaelmas; a halfpenny at Michaelmas to the heirs of Sewel; a penny at Michaelmas to the light of the Blessed Mary in the chapel of Lackham; and a halfpenny at Michaelmas to the heirs of John son of Jordan. Witnesses: Sir Leonisius, chaplain of Lacock; Reginald Crok; Adam, then the steward; Robert White (le Blunt); Hugh of Lacock, clerk; Robert of Lacock, clerk; and many others. Non-armorial seal of Edward Sweyn in brown wax appended on a parchment tag.