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Records of the Priory of St Mary and St Radegund
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Gift with warranty

Ingeleys, daughter of Simon Bonus of Wratting, to the nuns 5 acres of land in her fields called Bebites field near the scrub abutting on Wilecroft and the road to Weston wood.

Yngelesia, daughter of Simon

Release and quitclaim

Geoffrey Smith (Faber), son of Walter Smith of West Wratting releases to the nuns all rights in the messuage in West Wratting, which his father held of them. The messuage abuts on the Prioress' croft. Consideration: 5s.

Smith, Geoffrey

Gift and confirmation

Richard, son of William de Scales, for the souls of his father and mother, gives the nuns 15 acres in Wratting, lying next to the nuns' land, of which 1 acre lies in Hocroft between lands of the Prior of Ely and Alexander Cokeman, 1 acre in Burstalles way between land of Simon de Merk and the land the nuns had from Robert de Rikespaud, 1 1/2 roods in Rotherweysend, between lands of Andrew, son of Edwin, and Roger Carpenter, 1 'forea' abutting on Wardlo way between lands of the said Simon and the said Prior, and 1 1/2 acres in Henhale, between lands of the said Simon de Merc (sic) and Peter le Newman, and 1 acre 1 rood between lands of the said Simon and Stephen de Oxecroft in Holedene, and 3 roods behind Cosserhill between lands of the said Simon, and 11/2 roods in Holedale between lands of William Burc and Simon Bric's wife, and 1 1/2 acres about the Bruar hill between lands of Stephen de Oxecroft and the said Simon.

Scalaris, de, family

Confirmation

William, son of Stephen de Scales, confirms his father's gift of land in Wratting, for the good of his soul and that of his wife Sibil and all his ancestors. Witness: Roger de Gurney et aliis.

Scalaris, de, family

Gift

Stephen de Scales and his wife, Juliana, give, with their daughter Sibil, 80 acres in West Wrattingwith a managium, free of all taxes except Danegeld. Witnesses: Durandus, monk of Ramsey, et aliis.

Scalaris, Stephen de

Gift in free alms

William Knapewell of Horsey to the nuns his body and the rent of 4s and services of William de le Hel of Horsey for the salvation of his soul and the souls of his ancestors and descendants.

Knapewell, William de

Grant of rent of 2s.

Alice, daughter of Robert, son of Sweyn, for her soul and for the souls of her ancestors to the nuns 2s: 1 s paid by Gilbert Chircheman and 1s by Smith (Faber) in lieu of services for 1 acre of land and after his death the land to revert to the nuns. Given with the consent of her heir, her daughter, Roesia, and Roesia's heirs.

Alice, daughter of Robert Sweyn

Gift with warranty

Maud (Matilda), wife of Richard Besturne, to the nuns north half of a messuage assigned to her mother, Agnes, as dower, and 3 acres adjoining the said messuage, which lies between the lands of her mother Agnes and Roger de Oxecroft, and half of 3 roods abutting on Warlo way and Barlybrede, lying between lands of Robert Rikesbaund and Geoffrey Fluri, and half of another 3 roods abutting on the said way and lying between the lands of the Parson of Wratting and Stephen Algai, and half of another 3 roods called Westonland, abutting on the said way and on Westone fields on one side and land of Geoffrey Fluri on the other. In all cases the half is nearest to the sun.

Besturne, Maud

Records of the Priory of St Mary and St Radegund

  • JCMR
  • Collection
  • 1144-1496 (The earliest dated document comes from 1144; there are also undated items from around that time.)

The collection comprises property deeds and some administrative records of the Benedictine nunnery that formerly occupied the Jesus College site.

Nunnery

Gift with warranty

Ingeleys, widow of Peter de Shelford, for her soul and the souls of her ancestors and descendants to the nuns 1 acre in West Wratting fields, abutting on Wardlo way and on Rugweybrade, lying between lands of John, son of William, and Osborn le Palmer, his brother.

Yngeleysa, widow of Peter de Shelford

Seal of white and brown wax

  • JCMR/Add./Add. Seals 1-7/Add. Seals 3
  • Item
  • 1328-1349 (On the membrane strip attached to the seal is written (s xiv 2/4 handwriting) "... Rector de Reymerst..." The membrane must have belonged to John de Tryppelowe. He was rector of Reymerston between 1328 and 1342 and then rector of Hardwick until 1349.)
  • Part of Records of the Priory of St Mary and St Radegund

Seal of white and brown wax, central (brown) part bears impression of a human figure (St Radegund? a bishop?)

St Radegund's Priory (?)

Gift in free alms with warranty

Avice Bacun of (Long) Stanton, for her soul and the souls of husbands, ancestors and descendants, for the nuns to the use of the infirmary, 10 acres in the fields of Stanton, with appurtenances, viz: the croft of Felice, lying between the land of William, son of Austin, and that of Simon, son of Herbert. Also 4 selions under Hel', between the land of Sir William de Cheney and the land formerly of Richard de Evesham. Also 6 selions abutting on the boundry of Hokiton, between land held by William Cole and land formerly of Richard Evesham. Also 4 selions under Michelhowe, between the land of Robert Kyng and that of Richard Levesson. Also 1 acre formerly belonging to Constance, daughter of William Chaplain, lying between the land of Lady Avice de Stanton and the land held by William Sygar in Medwedich. Also 4 selions in Oxemedwe, between land of Richard Guve and land of Henry Grene. Also 2 selions abutting on Wivrlingemere, lying between land of Sir William de Cheney and land of William Bolle. Also 4 selions at Windelond, between land of Simon, son of Seberg, and land of Stranton Church. Also 3 selions at Hawey between land of William Cole and land of Robert, son of William, reeve of the Berewe (Bury?). Service of 1d to the altar of the church of St Mary, Stanton, due from the acre formerly belonging to Constance. Witnesses: Sir (Dominus) Henry de Nafford; Sir Philip de Stanton, Henry de Colne, sheriff, Henry de Colevile, Sir Herbert, parson of Stanton, John de Oure, Werric de Kam, Adam, son of Eustace of Cambridge, Eustace, son of Hervey, Robert Seman, William Pilate, Anger Russ (Ruffus) et aliis.

Stanton, Avice Bacun of

Confirmation with warranty

John le Moyne, son of Nicholas le Moyne to the nuns of St Mary and St Radegund of Cambridge, 50 acres of land in Shelford touching which a plea was brought by the King's writ before the itinerant Justices at Cambridge 1246-47. Witnesses: Sir (Dominus) Adam de Walland, the King's Justice at that time at Cambridge; Sir Everard de Trumpington, knight (miles), Alan de Bassingburn, knight, John, son of Reginald, knight, John le Moyne, knight, Henry de Colevile, knight, Hugh de Brai, knight, Peter de Bramford, Robert de Boilund, Herbert de Havekston, Henry, son of Asteline of Trumpington, Walter, son of William de St Edmund's, John de Ry, chaplain, Robert de St Edmund's clerk, et multis aliis.

Moyne, John le (fl 1246-1247)

Agreement (indenture)

Agreement between Sir John le Moyne and Alice le Moyne, his sister. Alice quitclaims to John annual rents in Badburgham (Babraham), Whitlesford, Havekeston and Sheldford, which the aforesaid John granted for her life. John is to pay Alice 32s annually from his income. She to have right to distrain on his property wherever it may be situated in England, John to pay 5s costs of distraint. Witnesses: John le Moyne, son of the said Sir John le Moyne; Nicholas le Moyne, John de Paris, William, son of Thomas de Berton, John de Shelford, clerk, Hubert de Stapelford, Henry de Waddon in Trumpington, Nicholas de Sandon, clerk, et multis aliis.

Moine, Sir John le

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