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

[11.] Sequitur ffundacio Oseneye.

Notice of Robert Doyly II, founder, in 1129, of Oseney, for Regular Canons, at the instance of his wife Edith.

HIT is to be know to all trewe men of holy church þat Robert Doylly the fyrst And Nygell Doylly where carnall breþren, the which come with Kyng William conquerour bastard in-to Inglonde. The sayde Robert dyed withoute heyres of his body; the saide Nygell his brother succedyd hym in-to þe hery|tage as heyre, þe which Nygell gate Robert Doylly the secunde.

¶ In the ȝere of our lorde a þowsande hundrede and

xxix^ti. Robert Doylly the secunde, þ^e soone of Nygell Doylly aforsaide, founded the church of saynte Marye in þ^e Ile of oseney, consentyng ['Consenting' in the primate's case refers to a later (no. 34) confirmation. Theobald of Bec was not elected arch|bishop till Dec. 1138. Alexander was bishop of Lincoln 1123-47.] Theodbalde Archiebisshop of Caunterbury, And Aliȝaundur bisshop of [folio 2b] lincoln; in the tyme of Kyng Henry the ffyrst (þ^e soone, that is to say, of William Bastarde conqueroure of Inglonde), at þe peticion of Edythe (þe dowghter of fforn) wyfe of þ^e forsayde Robert Doylly, foundid was þe saide church.