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

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1289. At the Ox|ford assises, in the suit against Oseney by Richard of Lions to recover a messuage, a hide, and rent|charges, Oseney's guarantors (co-heir|esses of Hugh of Tew) stated that Hugh of Tew, giving his daughter Emma in marriage to Richard son of Roger of Lions, settled on her and him said hide to be held by rent of £7 6s. 8d. till he made other provision for them, but that Hugh got back from them said hide on set|tling lands in Swerford on them; but Richard of Lions denied that he had land in Swer|ford in ex|change for the Adder|bury hold|ing. The sheriff ordered inquisition by a jury of 12. At last a quit-claim made by Richard of Lions him|self to the co-heiresses was pro|duced, and he lost his case and was fined.

OXONFORD. Richard of liouns, by his atturney, axith þat [Read 'against': 'versus.'] thabbot of Oseney j. mese, j. plowlonde, & x. s. of

Rente, with the pertinences, In Edurbury, in the which þe same Abbot hath noone Entre but after þe dissesonyng the which Roger of lyuns þereof vnryȝghtfully And withoute Jugge|ment maade to þe Same Richard after the ffyrst, et cetera. And þabbot come and else i-callid þerof to ware the foresaide Richard of lyouns And Emme his wiffe, Raph the Soone of Ranulph of Astrop Ande William his wiffe, Hugh of Hyngton And moolde his wiffe, the which nowe come By summenyng And to hym ware and Defende his ryȝght quando, et cetera.

And saye that In a tyme Appelyng afore ['dicunt quod aliquo tempore quaedam prelocutio facta fuit.'] whas i-maade [between] oon Hugh of Tywe (fadur [folio 46b] of the foresaide Emme, William, and Moolde) and on Roger of liouns (ffadur of þ^e fforesaide Richard) [when] þat the Same Richard weddid the foresaide Emme, so that the Same Hugh [gave] to þem (Richard and Emme) þe foresaide tenementes, as mariage of the Same Emme, to be holde In tenauntie By the seruice of xj. marke by yere, till þe Same Hugh had i-made to hym In Eschaunge for the foresaide tenementes to þe valour of An C. silynworth of londe in A certeyne place; þe ['qui quidem Hugo.'] which Sothely Hugh assined to theme A C. schelyngworth of londe In Swere|forde, of the which thay been In sesenyng: by the which þe foresaide tenementes, nowe i-axid, to the foresaide Hugh were i-returned, whereof Defawtith [This word seems to be a guess at a contraction in the Latin, possibly 'de facto,' = as a matter of fact.] þe foresaide Richard is in sesenyng of the foresaide C. s. of londe in Swereforde for [In exchange for: 'pro.'] the foresaide tenementes In Edburbury. Axid [The party that had urged the above argument.] Jugge|ment.

And Richard Saieth that hee Allone whas i-ffeffid of the foresayde tenementes In Edburbury by the foresaide Hugh of Tywe while hee whas withinne Age, and, withoute oony condicion, and withinne age, dissesined by the foresaide Roger; and saithe that he noone londe holdeth In Swereforde In Eschaunge for þe foresaide tenementes In Edburbury, And of that he putteth hym-self vpon the Cuntre; And þe foresaide Richard and other also.

Þerefore hit whas i-commaundid to the schreve þat he schulde

make come here, fro the daye of Estur bithyn [By a slip for 'within.'] xv. daies xij. [i.e. 'probos homines.'] , et cetera. per quos, bi the which, et cetera. And the which, et cetera., to the Recognicion, et cetera., quia tam, et cetera. Aftirwarde fro the Daye of Estur In|to iij. wokes of our reine nowe þe xvij. come parties And the foresaide Raph and William, Hugh & Moolde, Saien that þe foresaide Richard none ryȝght clayme maye In the foresayde tenementes for he [Read 'they say': 'qui dicunt.'] Saieth that he hym-selfe relesed and quitc|claymed, of hym-selfe and his heyres aforesaide, to Raph and Willyam, Hugh and moolde, all the ryȝght & clayme [that he had] in þ^e foresaide tenementes for Euer, by A writyng of A quite-clayme that þay schowen in [The meaning is plain, but the grammar even in the Latin is confused.] that witnysseth, And the foresaide Richard maye not þat vnsaye, but ['immo illud concedit.'] that hee grauntith. Þerfor þe Saide Raph and oþer þerof withoute daye. And Richard for false clayme In mercy.