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

[99.] A charter of Sir Hugh plesettis of v. s. ȝerely In Cudelinton.

About 1280. Grant to Oseney, by Hugh of Plessets, of 5s. rent|charge in Kidlington, issuing out of Walter of Crox|ford's lands, for pittances, with powers of distraint, but reserv|ing to the manor all other feudal superi|orities.

KNOWE all men þat I, Hugh plesettis, haue i-ȝefe, grauntid, and with my present charter confermed, to William [William of Sutton, abbot 1268-84.] Abbot of Oseney and to þe chanons þere seruyng god, in-to pure and perpetuell almes, for þ^e helth of my Sowle and of my Aunceturs and successours, v. s. ȝerely for Euer to be take of þe tenauntes þe which Water Croxford helde of me In Cudelynton, by þ^e handis of þ^e same Water and of all these tenementes after heldyng, þat is to say, [at [Inserted from the Latin. The donor no doubt bargained for commemoration in the conventual prayers on these five fes|tivals. The payments would provide a 'pittance' on these days.] the feast of St. John Baptist, ix. d., at the feast of St. Michael, xxi. d., at the feast of St. Thomas

Apostle, ix. d.] at þ^e ffest of þe Annunciacion of owre lady ix. d., and at Estur xij. d. I baue i-grauntid also, for me and my heyres, þat þe forsaide Abbot and Chanons maye distreyne þ^e forsaide Water þorowgh all þe forsaide tenementys, In all maner of Distreynyng, to pay to þem fully þe forsaide yerely rente, if at þe for-namyd termes þey fayle, Sauyng to me and to my heyres all maner oþer thynges, seruices, and customs, þe which of þe saide tenementes been dewe. And I þe forsaide Hugh, and my heyres, to þ^e forsaide Abbot and chanons þe forsaide ȝerely rente of v. s. as fre and perpetuell almes agaynste all pepull shalle warantyȝe, aquite, and defende for euer. In-to witnesse of þe which thyng þis present wrytyng with my seelys pryntyng I haue i-strengthid hit. These witnesses, et cetera.