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About 1200? Grant to Oseney, by Robert (of Nevile) son of Jeffrey, of a messu|age, half his demesne|land, and half a hide and 3 yard|lands of land held in villeinage, back. with all privileges.
KNOWE all men Both present and to Be that I, Robart ffiȝt Geffrey, ȝafe & grauntid, and with my present
charter confermed, to god and to þe church of Saynte marie of Oseney and to þe chanons þere seruyng god, half of my Demayne In litull Tywe, with all þe mese of my Demayne, and of v. ȝerdes of londe of vilenage (or of bonde-holde [Alternative rendering: 'terre de vile|nagio.'] ), þat is to say, dj. an hide the which Godwyn helde, and j. ȝerde þe which is i-callid the ȝerde of Salomon, and the ȝerde þe which William of Tackeley helde, & j. ȝerde þe which Richard of Saunforde helde: these londis I ȝafe and grauntid to the foresaide church, with my body that ['quod illuc devovi.'] thedur I wo[w]id, In-to free pure and perpetuell almes, with all thynges þe which to þe foresaide lon [folio 39b] dys per|teynen, bothe In mesis, and in Medes and ffedynges, In weyes and patthis, and In waters, and in all other thynges & places: to Be i-holde, of me and of myne heyres, ffrely & quietely fro all seruyce, Sauyng þe Kynges seruice: þese witnessis, et cetera.