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Prioress Agnes and the nuns to Robert Coope and Agnes, his wife, two tenements in the parish of Holy Trinity, in the lane leading from Waleslane Bridge to Barnwell, lying between a tenement of John Heyward to the west and one of Edward Hylderston to the east, abutting on the lane and on the nuns' croft. Term: joint lives in survivorship; rent: 2s. Witnesses: John Belton, Mayor of Cambridge, Robert Damay, William Ferrour, William Tomays, John Croft, bailiffs, et aliis.

Prioress Agnes Senclowe and the nuns to John Stowe and Elena, his wife, a garden and a farm, lately erected in Holy Trinity parish between the common ditch on the east and a tenement of the nuns on the west, abutting on Waleslane to the north, and on a garden of Robert Coope, formerly of Robert Browne, to the south. Term: 80 years; rent: 2s. Witnesses: John Belton, Mayor of Cambridge, Robert Damay, William Ferrour, William Tomays, John Croft, bailiffs, et aliis.

Prioress Agnes and the nuns to John Elys, cordwainer, the tenement described in 113a. Term: 12 years; rent: 13s 4 d; covenant: tenant to maintain and repair the property; lessors undertake to find timber, straw, clay, splints, boards etc. for doors, windows, and all nails necessary.

Prioress Agnes and the nuns to Edmund Lavenham and Marion, his wife, a garden and a thatched barn, situated between a tenement of John Plumpton on the west and a tenement of the nuns occupied by John Eversdon on the east, abutting on Nuns Lane and on the Nuns' croft to the north roughly 85ft. to 130ft. Term: 80 years; rent: 6s. 8d.

Prioress Agnes and the nuns to Richard Sexteyn, senior, of Cambridge, butcher, a croft called Sarantes Croft with buildings thereon, abutting on a croft of Barnwell Priory to the east, and on a tenement of the nuns on the west; also an enclosure with a dovehouse, lying between the house of the Friars Minor and the said croft, abutting on the Friars and on the tenement of John Essex; also a messuage with a garden next the close of the Friars Minor, abutting on Nunn's Lane (Jesus Lane) and the said enclosure. Rent: 17s. Term: 50 years.

Agnes Seyntclowe, prioress of St Radegund, to Simon Thurgor of Abi(ng)ton, land in pastures, meadows, feedings etc., and a quit rent of 8 lb of cummin from the tenement formerly of Robert Pogeys. Term: 20 years. Rent: 40s. Lessee covenants: to pay all outgoings; to do all repairs; to manure, to sow corn in season, not to make any changes or allow any to be made; not to underlet. Nuns can enter and distrain if rent not paid within 3 days when it is due. Witnesses: John Knapton, mayor of Cambridge, Richard Wythe, William Spencer, bailiff, et aliis.

Prioress Agnes and the nuns to Richard Spycer for 8s in discharge of arrears of rent for a year for a tenement with 2 solars lying between a tenement of Corpus Christi College to the west, and a tenement of Richard Bushee to the east, abutting on a tenement of Corpus Christi College and on the Cheese Market, the rent of which 8s per annum was given to the nuns before the Statute (Quia Emptores, 1290).

Prioress Agnes and the nuns to John Chance for 10s, being 2 years' rent for a messuage at the north end of Butcher Row, between the Oat Market and a shop formerly of John Broun, butcher, abutting on the highway and a messuage, late of John Sexteyn.

Prioress (Agnes Seyntelowe?) to the Prior of Barnwell (William Downe?) concerning a dispute between their institutions (over £12?).

Prioress Agnes Senclow and the nuns to Robert Gotobedde and Marion, his wife, a messuage in Waleslane in St Andrew's parish between a tenement late of John Refham abd a tenement of John de Norton, abutting on the highway and a toft late of John Blancpayn. Term: 60 years; rent: 4s; covenant: lessee to build a new barn and a new house for two tenants on the said messuage. Witnesses: John Grenelene, mayor of Cambridge, William Weggewode, John Knapton, Adam Leveryngton, William Histon, bailiffs et aliis.

Prioress Agnes Seyncclowe and the nuns to Ely Priory (Prior Edmund Walsingham), a void plot lately held of them by William Wygmer, University bedel, at a rent of 8s, lying between a void plot of the Ely Sacrist to the south, and the lane leading to Hynton on the north, abutting on a tenement of the nuns to the east, and on the highway to the west. Term: 80 years renewable for another 80 years. Rent: 4s. Dimensions: 28ft east to west to 281/2ft. Covenant: prior to build a barn 40 ft long on the vacant site to keep in repair.

Prioress Agnes Seintelow and the nuns exchange 1/2 acre in Barnwell fields in le Middelfeld, formerly of John Whithobbe and before that of Peter Carbonel, between land of Thomas Cotton, formerly of Philip Cayle, on the west and the Prior of Barnwell on the east, one side abutting on Hynton way by lez Cleypettis, for 1/2 acre by Hynton Cross, between land of the Prioress of St Radegund's from the east and that of the Prior of Barnwell from the west, one side abutting on Hynton way. Term: 20 years. Witnesses: John Bilney, mayor of Cambridge, Stephan Neel, John Busshe and John Litstere, bailiffs, et aliis.