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

[91.]

About 1170. Agreement between Oseney, and Einsham, about tithes in Worton, Einsham taking a perpetual lease of the tithes at quit-rent of 2s. (see no. 78).

B. by þ^e Grace of god Bisshop of ['of Lincoln or' is inserted by the translator and 'I.' EXPANed to John, without warrant of the Latin. The names are Bartholomew, bishop of Exeter 1161-84; and Jordan de Meleburn, dean of Chichester up to 1178. The first of the witnesses is Simon, abbot of St. Alban's 1166-88.] lincoln or of Exceter and John ['of Lincoln or' is inserted by the translator and 'I.' EXPANed to John, without warrant of the Latin. The names are Bartholomew, bishop of Exeter 1161-84; and Jordan de Meleburn, dean of Chichester up to 1178. The first of the witnesses is Simon, abbot of St. Alban's 1166-88.] Deen of Chichester to all cristen men helth. Knowe ȝe all a stryfe (þe which was longe i-stered bytwene thabbot of Eynesham and N. clerke of Karsynton and thabbot

of Oseney vppon tithis of j. hide of londe in Worton þe ['qu[a]e dominium eiusdem villule esse perhibetur.'] which is i-sayde to be þe lordeship of þe same litull towne) In this maner in owr presence, be transaction, to be decidid: that þe church of Eynesham þe forsaide tithis shall holde for Euer, þerof ȝeldyng euery ȝere to þe church of Oseney ij. s. at þ^e ffest of Seynte Myȝghell. So truly, afore vs [the which] (of owr lorde þe pope commaundement) that cawse to be i-know and i-termined hade i-hāke [So in MS. The Latin shows 'h' ought to be 't,' and the stroke over 'a' to be a bungled correction of the error: ead 'i-take.' 'Coram nobis, qui ex domini pape mandato causam illam cogno|scendam terminandamque susceperamus.'] hit, ffeyth of eyþer parte i-plyȝght betwen þem: at Newberye hit was i-doo.