Grant by Richard, the abbot, and the convent of St. Peter and St. Paul, the Apostles,...

Grant by Richard, the abbot, and the convent of St. Peter and St. Paul, the Apostles, of Shrewsbury, to John Coplond and Joan his wife, the abbot's sister, for the term of her life, of eight convent loaves, called 'michis,' and seven gallons of convent beer, weekly; also of the tithes of sheaves and hay of the towns of Prescot and Stanwardyn in 'le wode' in the parish of Bassechurch; [of a meadow called 'Carnecollmedow' opposite the place called 'Carnecoll' on the other side of Meole erased]; of the corner house, wherein the said John and Joan dwelt, on the right of the road to the meadow of the monastery called the Almoner's garden; of the shop (opellam) in John's occupation over (super) the bridge, without the east gate of Shrewsbury, between the shop (opellam), belonging to the abbot in the occupation of Richard Wentenor towards Shrewsbury, and the other shop (opellam), belonging to the abbot, towards the monastery in the occupation of John Tayler, glover; also of a messuage in Colneham, containing in width 27 yards (virgatas lan') between Thomas Mitton's lands and the land of Thomas Scryven, and in length from the highway to the stream called 'Meole broke' over against the pasture called 'Carnecoll' and 'Carnecoll Medow'; also of twelve cartloads (quadrigatas seu currus) of firewood yearly from the forest of Lithewod, by delivery of the forester or bailie there; also of a pasture called 'Judas Buttis,' after the death of Lewis Lye, father of the said Joan; to hold for the life of the said Joan with further grant in the event of her pre-deceasing the said John her husband, that he shall have the said house, shop (opellam) and messuage in Colneham for his life. Shropshire. 25 October, 24 Henry VII. Note at foot: Examinatur per Walterum Hendle Richard Watkyns.