The English register of Oseney abbey / by Oxford, written about 1460. Ed., with an introduction and indexes, by Andrew Clark.

[7.] A confirmacion of Kyng Henry ['Henry I,' in margin. A genuine charter: original at Christ Church. Among witnesses is Geoffrey, cancellarius (1124-35).] þ^e sone of Kyng William Bastarde i-maade to þ^e chanons of Seynte George.

About 1130. Confirma|tion to St George's church by Henry I, of Robert Doyly I's gifts (as in no. 2), and grants of exemp|tion from king's courts and king's taxes, and of feudal juris|diction.

HENRY, Kyng of Inglonde And Duke of Normandye, to Archiebisshops bysshops Abbotes Erles Barons Justices shrevys mynsters and to all his trew men frenshe and Englishe helth. Know ȝe me to haue i-graunted and confermed euer, in-to perpetuall almys, to god and to the church of saynte George

þ^e which Robert Doylly foundid in the castell of oxonforde and to the chanons of the same church, all þynges and possessions the which the sayde Robert and his successours to þ^e same church ȝafe: that is to say, the church of seynte Marye Maude|leyne ['Mari Magdalene,' in margin.] the which is i-sette in the strete with-owt the Northȝate and. . . [i.e. and [the rest as given in no. 21]. Latin has 'etc.'] . Wherefore I wylle and surely commaunde þat þ^e forsayde [folio 2a] church and chanons haue and holde, well and in peece, frely and worschipfully, ande hoolely, and that all þe tenementes of the same church and men of þ^e chanouns be quyte ['francheis: note the ffredoms,' in mar|gin.] of schyres and hundredys and wardys and danegeldys and all pleys, (and [This clause is out of place, and 'of' ought to be 'with.' The clauses which go before and come after conferred exemptions from attendance at, and fees or fines to, certain of the king's courts, and from con|tributing to certain taxes. This clause gave the church of St. George feudal juris|diction over its own tenants and servants. A correct statement is found in no. 13. In the Latin the clause is out of place, but 'cum' is given.] of sake and soc, tol and teme, and infan|genethefe), and of all other quarels or playntes and exaccions, owtake murthur and thefte i-preued. Thes witnesses et cetera.