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

[81.] A charter i-yeve to Richard, Erle of Cornwayle, of þ^e commune In Erdynton.

About 1245. Undertak|ing by Ose|ney, to ac|cept a mes|suage at Frees, without claiming pasture|rights in Yarnton.

TO all cristen men to þe which this present writyng shall come, ffrere John [John de Reading, abbot 1229-35, or John Leech, abbot 1235-49.] , By þe mercy of god Abbot of Oseney, and þe Couent of þe same place, helth. Knowe ȝe all that whenne lorde Richard Erle of Cornewayle had i-grauntid to vs a mese that Adam porter ['pontarius' in the Latin. Thomas of St. Valerie had bound Oseney to keep up the causeway (calcia) at Frees. This Adam probably attended to that duty.] helde sumtyme with his pertinences at ffrees,

we bownde vs to þe same and to his heyres by our present writyng that, by-cawse of þ^e saide mese with þ^e pertynences, commune of pasture in his maner of Erdyngton we maye not axe. In-to witnesse of þe which thynges we haue i-put to oure seele, et cetera.