| Description | Hawise of Blossevill daughter of Jordan of Blossevill to Fulk of Oiri, his heirs and assigns property all her desmesne of Halsham Nor her life, rendering 10 marks of silver yearly in the octave of St. Martin in Winter to her or her messenger at Torenton (Thornton Curtis, Lincolnshire?) who carries her letters patent to Fulk.
He has given her the farm of four years (i.e. 40 marks of silver) in advance. The agreement began at the feast of St. Martin in Winter (11 Nov.) 1201, i.e the first such feast after death of Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln. And from five years after the beginning of the term, he or his assigns shall render her marks yearly for her life. Witnesses: Jordan, Abbot of Torenton, Ranulf the sheriff, Peter Grimbald, Herbert of Flint" (Flinton?), Hugh son of Bernard William of Kadeinai, Bernard of Brustwic, John of Rumbelt, Henry of Preston, Hugh of Steling, William of Walsokene. |