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

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1247, June. Agreement between Oseney and Roger (II) of St. John by which Roger of St. John granted to Oseney (a); and (b); (with leave to enclose the land in Steeple Barton and its appen|dent pas|ture absolutely to the use of Oseney, except for a foot-path), and (d). In return Oseney recognized Roger (II) of St. John's right to ten acres and meadow in Steeple (i.e. Great) Barton, obtained by exchange from Oseney.

THIS is þe finall accorde i-made In þe courte of our lorde Kyng at oxonforde, fro þe Day of þe Holy trinite in-to þe xv. Dayes, in þe ȝere of the reyne of Kyng Henry þe soone of Kyng John xxxj., afore Roger of Turkelby, Gilbert of preston, Mayster Symon of Bampton ['de Bauton,' in Latin: read Wauton.] , and John Goveham ['Cobeham,' in Latin.] , Justices Jorneying, and other feythfull men of our lorde þe Kyng thenne þere beyng present, Bitwene John, Abbot of Oseney, playner, and Roger of Seynte John, deforc. ['deforciantem.'] , of xxv. acris of londe and j. Mille, with þe pertinences, in Odebarton [Name noted in margin. Ode-Barton = Barton Odonis, a manor in the parish of Great Barton.] , and of xv. acris of londe and iij. Mesys, with þe pertinences, in stepulbarton and oxenforde, whereof þe plee ['placitum conventionis.'] of 'conuencion' whas i-summonyd bitwene them in þe same courte ['Nota' in margin.] : and bitwene thabbot, playner, and þ^e forsaide Roger, letter ['impedientem.'] , of þe pasture to vj. oxen, twey kyne, and two bestes ['duos afferos.'] , lx. shepe, and xx^ti hogges, in þe Demayne pasture of þe same Roger in stepulbarton, and whereof [the ['placitum warancie carte.'] plea of] 'warantiȝe of A charter' was i-summonyd bitwene þem in the same courte, þat is to say, that þe same Roger aforsaide receyuyng [Read 'acknowledged': 'recognovit.'] þe forsaide xv. [The Latin has, correctly, 'xxv.'] acris of londe and þe forsaide Mille, with þe pertinences, in Odebarton, also with þe ponde and water of þe same Mylle and fisshyng of þ^e same water, as muche as to þe same Roger and to hys heyres perteynyth, how [i.e. as far as the enclosure belonging to the abbot of Oseney reaches.] muche þ^e clo [folio 31a] se of þ^e same Abbot durith, and also the forsaide iij. mesys, with the pertinences, in oxonforde, that is to say, j. mese that is Bitwene Segrym of the corner and the lond that was of Andrewe tod, and that mese that Roger pompe sumtyme helde in the parisch of seynt Mildrith, and that mese that Water Brehull sumtyme helde in the parisch of seynte

John Baptiste, to be the ryȝght of the same Abbot and of his church of Oseneye, and them he relesed and quite-claymed, of hym-selfe and of his heyres, to the forsaide Abbot and to his successours and to his church for Euer; and furþermore þe same Roger remittid And grauntid the forsaide xxv. acris [The Latin has, correctly, 'xv.'] of londe, with the pertinences, in Stepulbarton to be thee ryȝght of the same Abbot and of his church of Oseneye, so that hit schall be lawfull to þe same Abbot and to his successours to close [the foresaid] xv. acres of londe, and also all the pasture of the same Abbot the wich lieth Bitwene þe forsaide xv. acris of the londe And the churchȝerde of the church of stepulbarton and the courte of the same Abbot in þ^e same towne, with walle, dich, or haye, and hit in-to defence to put and [i.e. 'and to do (i.e. make) his profit.' The English follows the Latin order.] his profite þerof at his wylle to doo, withoute agayne-saying to [Read 'of.'] the same Roger and to [Read 'of.'] his heyres, withoute oony clayme or [Read 'of': 'absque aliquo clamio ali|cuius iuris vel commune.'] oony ryȝght or commune þe which þe same roger or his heyres mowen ['poterunt clamare.'] clayme or axe within þe forsaide close for Euer, sauyng to þe same Roger and to his heyres A pathe þorowgh þe middull of þe same close fro þe stile of þe forsaide church of [Read 'to': 'usque ad.'] þe forsaide Mille of Odebarton By the which hym-selfe and all his men may goo and to come for here wylle vppon foote allonly as þat pathe was þe day in þe which þis Acorde whas i-maade: and also þe same Roger receyued [Read 'acknowledged': 'recognovit.'] þe forsaide pasture to vj. oxen, ij. kyne, ij. bestes, lx. schepe, and xx. hogges, in þe Demayne pasture of the same Roger and of his heyres [MS. repeats 'in the Demayne pasture of the same Roger and of his heyres.'] in the same towne where the Demayne bestes of the same roger and of his heyres fede, that is to say, to oxen with oxen, to kyne with hys kyne, to bestes with his Bestes, to shepe with his shepe, to hogges with his hogges, to be the ryȝght [MS. adds 'of the ryȝght,' in error.] of the same Abbot and hys aforesaide church, as hit þe which þe predecessours of the same Abbot [and [Added from the Latin.] his foresaid church have had of the gift of John son of Roger, father of said Roger, whose heir he is. And the same Abbot] and his successours schall haue and holde þ^e fore|saide

xv. acris and [Read 'of.'] londe, and the forsaide pasture, with his pertinences, of þ^e forsaide Roger & his [heirs], in-to pure and perpetuell almes, frely and quietly fro all seculer seruice and exaccion for Euer: and the same Roger and his heyres schall warantiȝe, aquite, and Defende, to the same Abbot and to his successours and to his church aforesaide, þe forsaide xv. Acris of londe, and all þe foresaide pasture, with his pertinences, as it is i-saide afore, as ffree pure and his perpetuell almys, agaynste all men for Euer. And as [Omit 'as.'] for this relese, ande quyte-clayme, warantiȝyng, acquityng, defendyng, fine, and concorde, þ^e for|saide Abbot recognized and grauntid x. marke [Read 'acres,' as in the Latin, and lower down.] of londe, with þe pertinences, in the foresaide towne of stepulbarton, þat is to say, all that telth, with þe pertinences, þe which lieth Bitwene þ^e howse þ^e which whas sumtyme of Richard prynke and Brec|forlonge, with the mede of Blacwell that to þo þ^e [Omit 'þ^e.'] x. acris of londe perteyneth, as [i.e. 'to be the right': 'esse ius.'] ryȝght of the same Roger, as þoo þe which þ^e aunceturs of the same Roger had in-to Eschaunge for the [Omit 'the.'] x. acris of londe of the forsaide xv. acris within the for|saide close: to be had and to be holde, to the same Roger and to his heyres, free and quiete fro all [secular] seruice and exaccion for Euer: And the same Abbot and his successours schall warantiȝe, acquite, and defende, to þ^e same Roger and to his heyres, the foresaide x. acris of londe, with the foresaide mede, and all his other pertinences, free ande [folio 31b] quite fro all seculer seruice & exaccion agaynste all men for Euer.