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

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1269. Sale to Nicholas of Weston, by Hugh of Tew, of a messu|age, 2 crofts, and a hide, with manorial privileges, with pro|hibition to part with it to Jews, at a quit|rent of 6d. Purchase|money, £150.

KNOWE þey þat be present and to Be that I, Hugh of Tywe, ȝafe and grauntyd and with this present charter con|fermyd, for me and myne heyres, to Nicoll of Weston, Mar|chaunte, j. mese with ij. croftes and all oþer pertinences In the towne of Edburbury, and j. plowe of londe In the feldes of þe same towne, with all his pertinences, þat is to say, Medes, pastures, weyes, patthis, waters, and with the [folio 45a] rentys of my free tenauntes, and homages, wardis, and relefs, and eschetes, and with all seruices of my Custumaris, & all þat in the saide towne and feldes I haue or may haue or to me or to myne heyres by oony ryȝght maye falle: to be had and to be holde, to þe foresaide Nycoll and to his heyres or assynes, or ['vel cuicunque dare . . . voluerit.'] to oony man

to ȝeve selle or bequethe or to assyne he wille bothe to religiouse men and to oþer (Juys owetake), frely quitely holy well and In pece for Euer, ȝeldyng þerof ȝerely to me and to my heyres or to myne assynes, at Adburbury, vj. d. at cristemasse, for all seculer seruices, Sutes of courtes, helpis, tallages, exaccions, and all oþer demaundes in what-so-Euer maner or name they bee i-callid, the which of þe londe or for that londe maye be axid or schall mowe, al so muche as to me or to my heyres perteynyth, And doyng to þe chefe lordes [MS. has 'londes' by a slip.] of þe ffee dewe seruice and i-wonyd. And I, Hugh, and myne heyres or assines, þ^e fore|saide mesis and Croftes and plowe of londe, with all þere pertinences, to þ^e foresaide Nycoll and to his heyres or assynes all (except Juys), agaynste all men and women, cristen and Juys, for þe foresaide seruice schall warantiȝe for Euer, aquite, & defende. And for this ȝevyng and of this present charter confermyng and warantiȝyng aquite & defendyng, þe foresaide Nycoll ȝafe to me Cl. li. of goode & lawfull moneye by-fore handes in weryson. And that all these thynges before-namyd Sure and stabull for Euer abide, et cetera. The witnesse, Sir thomas of Seynte Wygor, þenne srhreue of oxonforde; Sir Raph of Dyue, Knyȝghtes, et cetera.