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

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The English register of Oseney abbey / by Oxford, written about 1460. Ed., with an introduction and indexes, by Andrew Clark.
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London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,
1907-1913.
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[106.] A charter bitwene vs and Water Croxforde of þe londe of ffrees.

About 1260. Grant by Oseney, to Walter of Crox|ford, of the Frees.

KNOWE all men that In this wise hit was a-cordid Bitwene Richard, Abbot of Oseney, and þe Couent of þe same place, of þe oone partie, and Water Croxforde, of þe other partie, that is to say, þat þe saide Abbot and Couent lete and toke to þe forsaide and to his heyres a crofte or þat telth þe which is Euen agaynste þe chapell of þe ffrees of þe west side, with dichis, medis, and oþer pertinences: to be i-holde and i-had to þe forsaide and to his heyres to perpetuell ferme, payng þerof ȝerely to þe saide Abbot and Couent dj. marke at Osneye, that is to say, in þe daye of Seynte Mighell or a-fore xl. d. and In þe day of þe Anunciacion of seynte marye or a-fore xl. d.: and þe forsaide Water and his heyres all burdons of þe same crofte or telth towchyng, with þer costis, shall susteyne and aquite. And hit shall not be lawfull to þe saide Water and to his heyres the saide crofte or telth to oony man to sell ȝeue or bequeth or in oony maner to aliene. And if he doo or his heyris doo, hit shall be lawfull to þe forsaide Abbot and to his successours þe saide crofte or telth to Entre and for Euer to haue, withoute lettyng of þe saide Water or of his heyris. And þat this lettyng and of perpetuell ferme takyng be sure and stable for Euer, þe parties to this writyng In-to þe maner of a charter i|made, euerych to oþer, her seeles haue putte. These wit|nesses, et cetera.

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