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

[85.] A confirmacion of Kyng Henry [i.e. Henry III: see note 5, p. 36.] iiij. þ^e soone of Kyng John of þ^e same and of oþer thynges.

1231, July 14. Confirma|tion to Oseney, by Henry III, of queen Alice's gift (no. 83); and of ex|changes of 18s. and 6s. rent|charges in Bensington for lands in Holcombe and War|borough.

HENRY, By þe grace of god Kyng of Inglonde lorde of Irelond Duke of Normandye and of Gyen and Erle of Aungie, to Archie|bisshops Bisshops Abbotes Priores Erles Barons Justices Vicountes Prouestes Mynsters and to all Baylyfs and his true men helth. Knowe ȝe vs, for god sake and for þe helth of our sowle and of þe sowles of owr aunceturs and heyres, to haue i-ȝelded, haue i-grauntid, and with this owr charter haue i-confermed, for vs and owre heyres, to thabbot and Couent of Seynte Marye of Oseney and to here successours, in-to ffre almes pure and per|petuell,

þe yifte and graunte þe which Adelide or Alice sumtyme quene of Inglonde maade, to god and to þe church of Seynte Marye of Oseney and to þ^e chanons þere seruyng god, [of] j. hide of londe þe which heth at Hanborowgh [Name noted in the margin.] By the Brygge of Bladon. we haue i-ȝelde also, and haue i-grauntid, and with this owr charter confermyd, for vs and owr heyres, to þ^e forsaide Abbot and Couent and to here successours, in-to ffre pure and perpetuell almes, þe londe of Holcumbe [Name noted in the margin.] þe which Geffrey of Iuory [In error for 'luoy.'] assined to them for xviij. s. þe which þey oftyd ȝerely to haue in Hensynton [In error for 'Bensington.'] , with þe londe of Wareborowgh [Name noted in the margin.] þe which þe same Geffrey assyned to þem for vj. s. Wherefore we will and surely charge þat þe forsaide chanons and þere successours haue and holde, in-to free pure and perpetuell almys, þe for|saide hide of londe þ^e which lieth at Hanborowgh, and þ^e forsaide londe of Holcumbe, with þe forsaide londe of Ware|borowgh, well and in pece, frely and quietly and holy, as þ^e charter of þ^e forsaide Geffrey and þe confirmacion of Kyng Henry owr Beelesire, þe which þey haue þerof, resonably wit|nessen. These witnesses, et cetera.