Counterpart indenture between brother William, abbot of Oseneye and the convent of...

Counterpart indenture between brother William, abbot of Oseneye and the convent of the same place, and Sir William le Pouer and Joan his wife of the other, viz. the said abbot and convent have granted to the said William and Joan the ward and marriage of Otwel (Otueli) son and heir of Otwel Porcel of Newenton, and the lands and tenements of the fee of the said abbot and convent in the said town, till the full age of the said Otwel, for 40l. to be paid at Oseneye, 10l. at the Assumption next, 10l. at the feast of St Martin, 10l. at Easter, and 10l. to be paid, as convenient, to the said Otwel for his keep; the said William and Joan swore on the Gospels to give Maud their elder daughter to the said Otwel to wife, and to keep them honourably till he came of age; they would faithfully answer the said abbot and convent of 24s. yearly rent and of suit of court during the wardship; they would defend Otwel's tenements against all men. Witnesses:—Sir Roger de Amary, Sir Robert his son and Sir Richard le Pouer, knights, Jordan de St Lys (Sancto Lycio), Ralph his son, John de Cotesford, William Pabte. Endorsed:—Composicio inter nos et dominum W. le Poure de garda pro Otuelo Purcel in Newenthon. Oxfordshire. Dated at Oseneye, the morrow of St Kenelm, King and Martyr, 9 Edward [I].