Folios 108r–111r contain deeds relating to the Griffin in Cheap. The red-ink heading at the top of f. 108r reads “Ista tenementa dedit nobis Johannes Fraunceys in sustentacionem pauperum” and the red-ink heading “Gryffyn in Chepe” is written above the red-ink folio number. Thereafter the verso pages have the heading “Gryffon” (f. 108v) or “Gryffyn” (ff. 109v and 110v) and the recto pages “in Chepe”, but ff. 111v and 112r have no headings, except the folio number on f. 112r. One notes in addition that the name “John Fraunces” has been added three times in red ink, in the margins of ff. 108v, 109v, and 110r, only the last of these bearing a relation to the text alongside.

Carta Willelmi de Causton per Ricardum Abel [5 August 1325]

Sciant presentes & futuri quod ego Ricardus Abel, filius domini Johannis Abelle, militis, dedi, concessi, & hac presenti carta mea confirmavi Willelmo de Causton, civi & mercero London’, totum illud tenementum cum duabus shopis & omnibus aliis suis pertinenciis quod habui in foro de Westchepe in parochia Sancti Vedasti London’, situm inter tenementum Ricardi de Shordich ex una parte versus orientem & tenementum quondam Johannis Le Lucier ex altera parte versus occidentem, videlicet quicquid ibidem habui vel habere potui ut in terris, domibus, edificiis, lignis, lapidibus, longitudine, latitudine, altitudine, profunditate & rebus cunctis, sine aliquo inde michi retenemento seu diminucione quacumque. Habend’ & tenend’ … de capitalibus dominis feodi illius libere, quiete, integre, bene & in pace, in feodo & hereditarie, per servicia inde debita & de jure consueta imperpetuum. Et ego predictus Ricardus Abel … contra omnes gentes warantizabimus, acquietabimus, & defendemus imperpetuum, pro quadam summa pecunie quam idem Willelmus michi solvit pre manibus, unde bene contentus sum. In cujus … Hiis testibus Hamone de Chigewelle tunc Maiore London’, Johanne de Causton & Benedicto de Forlsham tunc vicecomitibus London’, Nicholao de Farndone tunc aldermanno illius warde, Ricardo de Shordych, Radulpho de Blythe, Willelmo Pykerelle, Hugone de Hereford, Andrea de Secheford, Roberto de Bristowe, Rogero de Huntyngdon, clerico, & aliis. Data London’ die lune proxima ante festum Sancti Laurencii martiris anno regni regis Edwardi filii regis Edwardi decimo nono.