The Knights Templar in Oxfordshire

Cowley and Horspath: the first four months of 1308 (Latin and English)

From The National Archives: E 358/19 rot. 26.

January to May 1308

{Account of Thomas Danvers of the lands of the Templars in the counties of Oxfordshire and Berkshire, 1 Edw. II. The account covers 9 January 1308 (the day of the arrests) to the following 9 May when he handed everything over to Richard Damory.}

/Couele cu[um] membr[is]/ {Cowley with its branches} Ide[m] r[eddit] [com]p' de Ciij s vj d ob[ol'] de redd' ass' libe[r'] ten[ent'] + bondor[um] ibid[em] + hametettor[um] de Bridschete Gersingdon' + Horspath de t[erm]i[n]o Annu[n]c[ationis] be[ate] Marie sic[ut] cont[inetur] in R[otulo] de p[ar]tic[u]lis + i[n] exte[n]ta

inde f[ac]ta + i[n] s[ca]cc\a/[r]io retorn' + in hidagio Harpesfordesseluer{1} + thekingeseluer{2} nich[il] hic quia ad t[erm]i[nu]m s[anc]ti Martini. {The same renders account for 103 s 6½ d of rents of assise from the free tenants and bondsmen there and of the hamlets of Bridschete, Gersingdon and Horspath at the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary (25 April) as is contained in the particulars of account and in the extent made there and returned to the Exchequer, and there is nothing here from hidage, Harpesford silver and tithingsilver because they are payable at St Martin's (11 November).} Et de xj s vj d ob[ol'] q[u]\a/' de CCv op[er]ib[us] yemal' vend' sic[ut] cont[inetur] ibid[em]. {And for 11s 6¾ d from the sale of 205 winter works, as is contained in the same document.}

Et de x lj vj s ix d ob[ol'] de xvij q[u]\a/r' J b[ussel'] fr[ument]i J q[u]\a/r' J b[ussel'] mixtil' vj q[u]\a/r' vj b[ussel'] ord[e]i xxxiiij q[u]\a/r' drag' + dj[mid'] q[u]\a/r' aven' de ex[it]\u/ g[r]\a/ng' sic vend' sic[ut] cont[inetur] ibid[em]. {And for £10 6 s 9½ d from the sale of 17 quarters 1 bushel of wheat, 1 quarter 1 bushel of maslin, 6 quarters 6 bushels of barley, 34 quarters of dredge and half a quarter of oats from the barn, as is contained in the same document.}Et de xxxvj s ix d de forag'

xxvij pell' lanut' xxv pell' agnor[um] CCClx ov[orum] + c[ur]tilag' gardini vend' sic[ut] [con]t[inetur] ibid[em]. {And for 36 s 11 d from sale of fodder, 27 sheep skins with the wool on, 25 lambskins, 360 eggs and the (produce of the) courtyard and garden.} Et de xx s ix d de ij bovic[u]lis v hoggett' J cap' ij gallin' Clxij Colu[m]bell' + ij anat' sic vend' sic[ut] [con]t[inetur] ibid[em]. {And for 20 s 9 d for the sale of 2 young oxen, 5 young hogs, 1 capon, 2 hens, 162 young doves and 2 ducks, as contained in the same document.}

S[u]m\a/ Recepte, xviij lj xix s iiij d ob[ol'] q[u]\a/'.

{Total receipts: £18 19 s 4¾ d.}

\Expn'/ Ide[m] [com]p[ot'] i[n] acq[ui]et' redd' J p[re]po[s]iti ap[u]d Coueleye de [term]i[n]o Annu[n]c[iatonis] be[ate] Marie + J p[re]po[s]iti ap[u]d Horspath ad eu[n]de[m] t[erm]i[nu]m ex cons[uetudine], iij s vj d sic[ut] [con]t[inetur] in R[otulo] de p[ar]tic[u]lis + i[n] exte[n]ta p[re]d[ic]ta. {Customary payment of 3 s 6 d to reeves employed at Cowley and at Horspath, where no Templars were resident in January 1308.} Et i[n] redd' reso-

luto Joh[anni de la Mare p[ro] q[ui]b[us]da[m] ten[ementis] que ide[m] fr[atr]es tenueru[n]t in Gersindon' ad eu[n]de[m] t[erm]i[nu]m, ij s iij d, sic[ut] [con]t[inetur] ibid[em]. {2 s 3 d rent paid to John de la Mare on the same date for tenancies the Templars held in Gersingdon.} Et i[n] [con]s[im]ili redd' resoluto Pet[r]\o/ de Hannill'{3} fil' + her' Will[elmi de Hannill', xij d,

sic[ut] [con]t[inetur] ibid[em]. {12 d. rent similarly paid on the same date to Peter of Hannil, son of William of Hannil.}Et i[n] cons[imili] redd' resoluto Ric[ard]o de Chissebeth p[ro] q[ui]b[us]da[m] ten[ementis] que ijde[m] fr[atr]es tenueru[n]t in Coueleye ad eu[n]d[em] t[erm]i[nu]m vij s vj d sic[ut] [con]t[inetur] ibid[em]. {7 s 6 d. rent similarly paid on 25 April to Richard de Chissebeth for tenements the Templars held in Cowley.} Et Abb[a]ti de Abyndon' p[ro] q[u]\o/da[m] p[r]\a/to