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 1260. Grant to Oseney, by Thomas of Hide, of 25 acres in Westcote Barton, viz. 12 in North field, 12 in South field, 1 in Moyles Breche, with their pasture-rights, free of all manorial burdens.

KNOWE þoo that Be now and to Be that I, thomas of Hide, ȝafe grauntid and confermed, to god and to þe church of seynte Marye of Oseney, and to sir Richard [Richard of Apletre, abbot 1254-68.] Abbot of Oseney and to þe chanons þere seruyng god, xxv. acris of arable londe, with all þere pertinences, in the ffeldes of Westcote Barton, In-to pure and perpetuell almes, whereof xij. acris of londe lien in the North felde at Radawelle, that is to say, in þe telth þe which is i-called Brerefurlonge; And in the sowthfelde,

(þe [Omit 'þe which.'] which) vppon Ramme dune, iij. telthis, þe which conteynen xij. acris; And j. acre in Moyles Breche, By the londe of petur of Barton: to be holde and to Be had, to the saide church and chanons and to þere successours, well and in pece, frely and quietly, in fedyng and pasturis, with ffree Entre and goyng owte þorogh all þe felde of Westcote Barton for Euer. I have i-grauntyd Also, for me and myne heyres and myne assynes, þat þe saide Abbot and chanons and there successours ben quite for Euer of all maner sutes of courtes, helpys, tallages, scutages, and of all exaccions and Demaundes for Euer. And I thomas and myne heyres or myne assynes þe forsaide xxv. acris, with all þere pertinences, to þe saide Abbot and chanons and to þere successours, agaynste all cristen men and Jues schall warantiȝe, Aquite, and defende, as pure and perpetuell almes. And that þis my ȝifte, et cetera.