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Eustace Carter (carettarius) has received from Prioress Milesentia and the nuns a piece of land on the suburbs of Cambridge at Eldestede, lying between the land of Roger Garlek and the land of the nuns. Width 3 roods. Rent: 3s and services to the king; gersuma: 6s 8d. Witnesses: Robert de St Edmunds, Wiliam Pilet, William Toilet, Michael Bernard, Michael Malherbe, Michael Parleben, Walter le Porter, William Sweteye, Hugo servant, Richard clerk et aliis.

Prioress Letitia and the nuns give to William Athelard a messuage with buildings lying between the land of the Hospital of St John and the land of William Pie. William Athelard has sworn fealty to them. Rent: 4s 6d. Witnesses: Adam son of Eustace, Robert Saman, Thomas son of Joachim (25), Ralph son of Henry, Michael Malherbe, Robert de St Edmund's, Reginald de Fordham, William Pilate, Walter Crocheman, John Athelard, William Pye, William Godsho et aliis.

Richard, son of Laurence de Litleberi to the nuns a croft built up in front towards the street in exchange for 2 1/2 acres in Cambridge fields. Witnesses: Adam son of Eustace, Robert Saman, __d son of Henry, Eustace son of Hervey, Thomas Joachim, Anger Russ, Childman, Robert de St Edmunds, Robert Hubert, Richard son of Yvo, Michael Malherbe, William Pilate et aliis.

Prioress Letitia and the nuns to Walter de Lindsey and Berta, his wife, their messuage lying between the land of Nicholas Sarant and that of Anger le Feleper. Term: their joint lives survivorship. Rent: 2s due to Nicholas Sarant, 2s due to the nuns. Witnesses: Hervey son of Eustace, Maurice Russ, Robert Seman, Geoffrey Potekin, Walter Corde, Hervey son of Martin, Matthew, son of above, Ralph son of Henry, Anger son of Edric, Michael Malherbe, Henry Alegod, Walter son of Ernulf, William Pilat et multis aliis.

Margaret, daughter of Emma, to the nuns in free alms for the use of their infirmary, a messuage in the lane leading from the church of St Andrew to Hinton, lying between the land formerly of Henry Elyot and the land of the nuns. Services to the king. Witnesses: Thomas Toilet, Robert de St Edmunds, Eustace Dunning, John le Rus, Michael Parleben, Michael Bernard, Michael Malherbe, Hamo de Colchester, Richard, son of Yvo, William Toilet et multis aliis.

Margaret, widow of Henry Vivien, to the nuns 2 1/2 acres in Cambridge fields: 1 acre contains a headland and 3 selions lying between the land, which Alice, widow of Richard, son of Jordan, holds on dower, and the land of the Hospital of St John, which formerly belongs to Stephen Cordwainer; of the 1/2 acre 1 rood between Alice's land and that of the Hospital of St John; 1 rood in the same furlong between Alice's land and that of Childman; 1/2 acre between land of Hervey de Newenham, and Childman in Petitesput; one rood abuts on Gretho, between land of Eustace, son of Hervey, and that of Childman; 1 rood abuts on the road to St Neots (Maddingley Rd.), between land of Eustace, son of Hervey, and the hospital of St John. Rent: 3d. Witnesses: Robert Seman, Adam, son of Eustace, Eustace, son of Hervey, Thomas Tuillet, Michael Malherbe, William Pilate, Ralph, son of Henry, John Alvevechild, William Brace, William Chrocheman et aliis.

Henry Hubert to Thomas Pertehaye, in marriage with his daughter Eva, the shop that he holds of the prioress of St Radegund; should Eva die without heirs the property to revert to Henry Hubert. Rent: to the nuns 3s, to the donor's heirs a pair of gloves value 1/2d. Witnesses: Thomas Thuilhet, Robert de St Edmunds, Anger le Rus, Nicholas Childman, Thomas Plote, Robert Hubert, Michael Bernard, Michael Malherbe, John Alveveschild et aliis.

Cecilia de Wynepol to the nuns her rights in all the land in St Benet's parish held of her by John Goggyng and also in that which Serlo le Wanter holds of her. Witnesses: Thomas Tuylet, Robert de St Edmunds, William Tuylet, Michael Bernard, Michael Malherbe, (Nicolas?) Childman, John de Berton, Anger le Rus, Robert Hubert, William (Crocheman?), William Pilate, (John?) Goggyng, William Godhso et aliis.

William Blancgernon to John de Waverun lands and rents producing 2 marks per annum in the town and fields of Cambridge, i.e. 2 acres of land with a messuage in Summer croft, held of him by Maurice Rus (Ruffus) at 10s per annum and a rent of 7s due from Walter Corde, from Martin Wulward 6s, from Hubert de Pontem (Bridge?) 4s, from Michael Malherbe 12d, and from his chamber 8d per annum, until he provides for him otherwise. Rent: a pair of shoes. Witnesses: Sir (Dominus) Robert de Mar, Sir Baldwin Blancgernon, Hervey, son of Eustace, Robert Saman, Adam, son of Eustace, Hervey, son of Martin, Michael, his son, Geoffrey, son of Ralph, Walter Corde, Nicholas ad pontem (Bridge?), Richard Taylor (cisor), William Pilate et multis aliis.

Walter son of Segar, chaplain, acknowledges receipt from Prioress Letitia and the nuns of the land formerly held of them by his father Segar, with the right to assign or to bequeath it by will. Rent: 14d. and 2 capons; gersuma: 1/2 mark (6s. 8d.). Witnesses: Dn. Richard de Histon (25) and Dn. Richard de Stanton, chaplains, John Crocheman, Mychael Malerbe, Walter de Wilburham, William Doy, Gregory son of Edward, Richard son of Jordan, Ralph Marshall.

Prioress Milisentia and the nuns to Adam, son of Hubert Carpenter, for homage and service, land in the suburbs between the land of Matilda, daughter of Helewis, and the nuns' land, 3 roods to 5 roods and 10 feet. Rent: 3s (to be paid 18d on Hokeday and 18d on St Michael day). Witnesses: Sir Robert de St Edmund, Michael Bernard, Michael Malherbe, ___, Walter le Porter, William Svetege, Hugh de Ragenhille, Stephan Carpenter, Richard clerk et aliis 'who serve the Lord King'.

Prioress Letitia and the nuns give to Eustace, son of William Barun of Newnham lands between land of Michael Malherb on one side, and the burial ground of the church and land of Bartholomew le Noble on the other, formerly held by Godwin Tailor, John Runwald and Martin Tostin. Rent: 2s and 4 gallons of oil to light lamp at altar of St Mary in church of St Radegund for the souls of William Holdgerd and Peter his father, and his mother and brother. Witnesses: Thomas Tuylet, Robert de St Edmund's, Master Bartholomew son of Ralph, Nicholas, his brother, William Tuylet, Michael Maleherbe, William Pilate, Reginald de Fordham, Reginald, his son, Bartholomew le Noble, William de Winebodesham, Reginald, his brother et aliis.

Stephen de Elvengard in Eswell and his wife Emma give to Nicholas de Well(es), rector of St Etheldreda's, Histon, their messuage in the Jewry next to the land of John de Coteham, extending from the highway to the King's Ditch. Rent of 1 pair of gloves (value 1/2d) and gersuma 8 marks. Witnesses: Hervey son of Eustace, Robert Seman, Adam son of Eustace, Geoffrey son of Ralph, Ralph son of Henry, Michael Malherbe, Michael John, son of Hervey, Thomas son of Joachim, Richard son of Ivo, Gregory son of Edward, William and Alan, his brothers, Geoffrey Fitter, Robert medic et multis aliis.

Nicholas, son of Michael Malherbe, of Cambridge, to William de Beston, clerk, a rent of 3s out of a messuage in St Andrew's parish held by Henry de Mordon, lying between land of John Parleben and Master Martin of St Radegund. Rent: a root of ginger; gersuma: 20s. Witnesses: Robert de St Edmunds, chief bailiff, Leo Dunning, Arnulph Mercerer, Paulinus Wombe, Robert de Maddingel[y], Robert de Haukeston, Ro(bert __)mag[er], Richard Vinctor (Binder?), Thomas de Stanton, clerk, Ralph, son of Henry Hubert, clerk, et aliis.

Nicholas, son of Michael Malherbe, of Cambridge, to Master William de Beston, clerk, a rent of 5s out of a messuage held by William Faber (Smith), by Barnwell gates, next to the land of Henry de Mordon and that of Hugh Newcomen. Rent: a root of ginger; gersuma: 40s. Witnesses: Robert de St Edmunds, Head Bailiff, Henry de Mordon, Richard, son of John de Berton, William de Neweham, Robert de Hawkeston, Eustace Oldcorn, Thomas de Lichefeld, William Godson, Henry Page, Robert de Hinton, Robert Wimund, John Saleman et aliis.

John, son of Baldwin de Swafham to prioress and the nuns his rights in a messuage formerly held by Margaret, mother of Peter, late chaplain of St Radegund, lying opposite the gate of St Radegund between a messuage of Ysabel Gibet and one of Wymer, clerk. Rent: 3s. Witnesses: Sir John de Scaler (de Escalaris), Sir William de Cheney, Sir Henry de Colevile, John Russ, Eustace son of Hervey, Michael Malerbe (Malherbe), Thomas Tuylet, Robert de St Edmund, Master Bartholomew, William Pilat, John Goggyng, Michael Bernard et multis aliis.

Hugh, son of Algar Brest, to prioress Letitia and the nuns, the land given to them by Ralph Gigan (156a,b). Consideration: 15s. Witnesses: Hervey, son of Eustace, Ralph Wombe, Geoffrey Potekin, Walter Corde, Richard, son of Richard de Porta, Michael, son of Bernard, Michael Maleherbe, William Pilat, Nicholas Sarant, Geoffrey Cook et multis aliis.

Bartholomew, son of John, releases to the nuns a rent of 4s out of a messuage in Bridge Street (vicus pontis) lately held by William Prest of Adam Weriel next a messuage of William Toilet. Consideration: £1 4s. Witnesses: Sir (Dominus) John de Ry, Walter de St Edmund's, Robert de St Edmund's, William Pilate, Richard, son of Yvo, Robert Hubert, Simon Baker, Michael Maleherbe, William Godson et multis aliis.

Simon le Blund surrenders to the nuns a messuage he holds of them, between the land of Andrew de Winepol and the land of Bartholomew le Talur. Consideration of 4 marks. Witnesses: Hervey son of Eustace, Robert Seman, Adam son of Eustace, Geoffrey Potekin, Thomas Mercer (Mercator), Ralph son of Henry, Michael Malherbe, Reginald de Fordham, Walter Corde, John Ruold, Hugh son of Stephen, Walter Pilate et multis aliis.