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

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About 1245. Grant to Oseney, by Odo, son of Warner, of 5 acres in North field, in strips; and 5 acres in the South field, in strips.

KNOW þoo that Be present and þoo that Be to come that I, Odo ffiȝt Warnere of Barton, ffor my helth and of myne, ȝafe and grauntid, and with my present charter confermed, for me and myne heyres for Euer, to god and to þe church of Saynte marye of Oseney and to þe chanons þere seruyng god, In-to ffree pure and perpetuell almes, x. acris of londe, with þe pertinences, in the feldes of Barton,

of þe which v. acris lien in the Northfelde In-to this maner: þat is to say, j. acre lieth in Halfurlonge, and ij halfe-acris In

Vtfurlonge, and ij. halfe-acris In longefurlonge, and j. halfe-acre stretcheth In-to Senewellyslade and j. dj.-acre In-to [Read 'in.'] Hurstane|furlong þe which is towarde þe North, and j. hede for j. dj.-acre at Crotteslondes [Croftes londes.] Ende, and dj. be-ȝonde þe slade;

And In the sowthfelde lyen v. acris In this maner: that is to say, j. acre in the Ende of þe towne, and j. acre at stanelawe, and j. acre in Middulforlonge, and ij. [half]-acris in Huntfur|longe, and j. acre in longefurlonge:

to be holde and to be had, to þe saide chanons for Euer, well and in pece, ffrely [and] quietly fro all seculer seruice exaccion and Demaunde, In-to ffre pure and perpetuell almes. And I and myne heyres all þe fornamed thynges to þe saide chanons schall warantiȝe agaynste all pepull and schall defende and aquite agaynste the chefe lordes and all men ffor Euer [MS. repeats 'for Euer.'] of all seruices and seruages and Demaundes and of all thynges that may be axid. In-to witnesse, et cetera.