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

[9.] A Brefe of Kyng Henry ['Note: Henry the I,' in margin: but it should be Henry II.] þ^e Sone [In error for 'grandson,' as is seen in the king's style, as also by the attached witness, John (of Oxford), dean of Salis|bury 1165-75. The error has been copied into Wood's City of Oxford, ii. 187.] of Kyng William Bastarde of þ^e Crofte of Walton.

About 1166. Order by Henry II, ordering restoration to St. George's church of a croft of the prebend of Walter, arch|deacon.

HENRY, by the grace of god Kyng of Inglond Duke of Normandye And of gyen and Erle of Aungy, to Hugh [Hugh of Plugenet, lord of Heading|ton manor, and so feudal lord in the north suburb of Oxford: Wigram's Cartulary of St. Frideswide, ii. 24-6.] pleg helth. I charge the þat, ryȝghtfully and with-owte differryng, þou make to be ȝelde oon crofte of londe of Walton, with all his pertinences, to the church of seynte george of oxonforde, þ^e which perteyneth (or longeth) to the prebende the which was of

Walter [Walter, archdeacon of Oxford, died 1151.] Archedecun, And suffer not thereof ony wronge to þe forsaide church to be do, or hit with vnryȝghtfull customs to be vexid. And but þou wylle doon myn commaundement, lete my Justice of oxonford do hit, last ['ne inde amplius querelam audire debeam.'] þere-of more playnyng to here I ofte. John, Deen of Salisbury, Witnesse: at clarendon.