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 1270. Grant to Oseney, by John le free, of an acre, with its pasture|rights.

KNOWE ȝe that Be present and to Be that I, John lee ffree of Westcote Barton, ȝafe, grauntid, and with this present charter confermed, to god and to þe church of saynte marye of Oseneye and to þe chanons in hit seruyng god, j. acre of Arable londe in the ffelde of Westcoote Barton, with all his pertinences, þe which acre lieth in the telth the which is i-callid Doddendenes Holde: to Be holde and to Be had, to þe saide church and chanons, in-to pure and perpetuell almes, with ffre Entre and gooyng-owte þorowgh all the felde of Westcote Bar|ton. And I, John, and my heyres or myne Assynes, þe [folio 36b] said

acre, with the pertinences, to þ^e saide church and chanons schall warantiȝe, aquite, and Defende, agaynste all cristen men And Juys. And that this my ȝifte, et cetera.