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1217, Oct. 14. Confirma|tion to Oseney, by the diocesan, of Steeple Barton rectory, as in no. 129, to sustain poor men and pil|grims, as also the chapel of Sandford, the rela|tion be|tween which and Barton church is obscure (subject to the life|interest of William of St. John, now rector), the services to be undertaken by perpetual vicars. The vicar of Barton shall have (a) the al|tarage, (b) half a hide of land, (c) a house; the vicar of Sandford shall have (a) the al|iarage, (b) the small tithes, (c) 4½ acres of land; one or other to serve Ledwell chapel, and take ⅓rd of the tithes of Grove. Said vicars to pay ecclesiasti|cal charges, but not to be subject to 'her|borogh' of bishop or arch|deacon.
TO all cristen men to the which this present charter shall come Hugh [Hugh of Wells, bishop of Lincoln, 1209-35.] , By the grace of god Bisshop of lincoln, helth in oure lorde. We attendyng þe Religion and honest conuersa|cion of oure loued soones thabbot and chanons of Oseneye, for the sake of goddis mercy, we haue Decreyd, of the assent of the deen and chapiter of lincoln, the church of Barton with þe per|tinencis (whoos aduocacion they hauen of the ȝifte of Roger of Seynte John, of the same church patrone) in-to þere owne vses, to þe susteynyng of powre men and pilgrymys to graunte and By the Bisshopes auctorite to conferme. Truly, for-asmuch as þey [Read 'some': 'quidam dicebant.'] saide the church of Saunforde to be þe modur church, And oþer seyde hit to be a chapell to þe church of Barton per|teynyng, we, willyng vppon þis fully to be i-certified, [caused] an Inquisicion þerof to be maade diligent ['diligentem': agreeing with 'inquisi|tionem.'] By the Archdecun of the place and by feithfull men in the chapiter [i.e. of the rural deanery.] . Þe which all, i-swore, vndur þe Dewte of þere oothe seide hit to be per|teynyng as a chapell to þe church of Barton. But naþelees as A modur church we haue i-founde hit, of all Burdons and customs Episcopals and Archidiaconals answeryng. Whereof a [Read 'the consent': 'Unde habito con|sensu.'] counsell i-had of the deen and of owr chapiter, of the counsell of wise men, þe forsaide church of Barton, with þe chapell of Sannforde, with oþer pertinences, to þe forsaide Abbot & couent for Euer we haue i-grauntid in-to þer owne vses; to þe susteynyng of hospitalite A-forsaide to be conuertid or turne [Alternative rendering of 'converten|dam.'] , sauyng þe Bisshop and archedecons customs of þe forsaide chapell of Saunforde, of [Read 'as of a': 'tanquam de ecclesia matrice.'] þe modur church as wee haue i-saide afore, sauyng also to william of Seynte John persone of þe church of Barton and of Saunforde in [Omit 'in.' The translator has for|gotten that he is rendering an ablative absolute: 'salva . . . possessione.'] his pesible pos|session while he leueth. Also we ordeyne that, after þe decese of þe forsaide person, a conuenient chapeleyne to vs & to our
