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 1240? Grant to Oseney, by Henry of Saundon, of lands in Barton and Rousham, with man|orial rights, Oseney to pay the king's de|mands, and quit-rents of 3s. to the chief lords, and 13s. 4d. to the mesne lord, and scutage when scu|tage is asked.

KNOWE thay that be now and to Be that I, Henry of Saunder ['de Saundone.'] , clerck, ȝafe grauntid toke & deliuered, and with this present charter confermed, for me and myne heyres for Euer, to god & to þe church of Saynte mary of Oseney and to þe chanons þere seruyng god, all my londe that I had in þe towne of Barton and in the towne of Rolesham, with all seruices and seruages ['seruiciis et seruagiis.'] , men, rentys, medis, fedynges and pastures, with all my courte, and with all the pertinences of the same londe, and what-so-Euer thyng in the foresaide towne of Barton and Rolesham, or withoute, I had or myȝght haue, withoute oony withholdyng to me and to my heyres: to be holde and to be had for Euer to a ffree ferme [Read 'fee-ferme': 'ad feodifirmam.'] , of me and my heyres, well and in pece, frely and holy and quietly fro all seculer seruice exaccion and Demaunde to me or to my heyres longyng, and the same chanons schall Bere all Burdons of the foresaide londe

in all thynges towarde the Kyng and the chefe lordes, ȝeldyng þerof ȝerely to me and to my heyres j. marke of Siluer at ij. termes, that is to say, at þe ffest of Saynte Marke [half [Added from the Latin.] a mark] and at the ffest of Saynte Myȝghell dj. a marke, at Barton, for all seruice, saue the seruice of iij s. that þe saide chanons schall aquite towarde the Chefe lordes, [folio 33a] that is to say, <at [Omit the bracketed words, which are brought in in error.] þ^e ffest of Saynte Marye> towarde Richard ffitȝ Odo, xvi. d. ['xvi. d.,' correctly, in the Latin. The English in error has 'xv. d.'] (that is to say, at Estur, viij. d. [and [Added from the Latin.] at the feast of Saint Myȝghell, viii. d.); and to Richard Foliot, iiii. d. (that is to say, at Easter, ii. d.,] and at þe ffest of Saynte Myȝghell ij. d.); Also to John De la Vessell vj. d. at þe ffest of Saynt Myȝghell; Also to Richard of morton x. d. at þe ffest of Seynte Myȝghell; and saue scutage, whenne hit goth thorowgh the londe, that þe foresaide [canons] schall aquite towarde Richard ffiȝt Odone and his heyres (þat is to say, ij. s. iiij. d., how that euer þe scutage goo, weþer it be more or lasse), and saue to Richard ffolioth and to his heyres for scutage [xviii d. [Added from the Latin.] in the same manner, and save to Richard of Morton and his heirs scutage] as hit longeth ['secundum quod pertinet.'] to j. ȝerde londe and j. dj. [MS. repeats 'dj.' in error.] , the which is of his ffee. And I, Henry, and my heyres, all þe foresaide thynges to þe saide chanons schall warantiȝe agaynste all men and women: and if [i.e. 'and if anything occur to prevent our warantizing the aforesaid things to the said canons.'] oony case happe, þoo thynges that ben aforesaide that we may not warantiȝe the foresaide chanons in all or in parte, for so moch porcion as I and my heyres may not warantiȝe to them, we schall ȝeve to them sufficient Eschaunge, by the vewe of lawfull men, in my othir londes to a conuenient valewe [and [Added from the Latin.] we shall satisfy them for losses and expenses, if they have in|curred any towards any persons,] for the Defaute of warantiȝing [of [Added from the Latin.] me or of my heirs. And that this my grant] Be sure and stedefast for Euer, hit with this present wrytyng and By the puttyng to of my seale I have i-strengthid. These witnesse.