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

[26.] A confirmacion of Robert Bisshop of lincoln of þ^e fforsaide thynges and of Bladen and Midlee and of oþer ȝiftis of þemperice and off oþer.

About 1158. Confirma|tion to Oseney, by Robert of Chesney (bp. of Lin|coln 1148-66), of ten churches in his diocese; of Robert Doyly II's gift (no. 12); of Henry Doyly I's gift (no. 24); of king Stephen's gift (no. 14); and, of new acquisi|tions, of the lock (59, 61), and lands near Oseney; also, con|firmation of dowager queen Alice's gift (no. 83); of Langney (14), and Medley (69); of lands in Oxford (14, 18) and elsewhere; and, ofnew, lands in Foresthill, Watling|ton, Cote, Bletching|don, Ful|broke (in Hogshaw, Bucks).

ROBERT, By the grace of God, Bisshop of lincoln et cetera. Wherefore we, ȝevyng lyȝght assent to þe ryȝghtfull prayers of owr moste

Dere soone Wigoode Abbot [See n. 7, p. 13.] of Oseney ande of his Brethryn, the church of Saynte marye in þe which þey be i-ȝeve to goddis seruice, [the which] in þe Ile the which is i-callid Oseney was i-foundid and made, with all thynges with-inne the costis to yowr parisshe perteynyng, vndur þe Defence of Saynt mary and owre we take, and with þese letters we make hit strong: in the which, these thynges to be i-schewed we have avised in here owne names, that is to say:

Þe church of Saynte George, with all his holenysse ['cum omni integritate sua.'] ; þe church of Cudelinton, þe church of Weston, þe church of Hokenorton, þe church of Cleydon, þe church of Chesterton, þe church of Watelinton, þe church of Stanys, þe church of Cowley, and þe chapell of fforsthull; and all that was of Robert Doylly founder of this church, and of Henry his sone, in Oseney, with all Dwellynges þe which been vppon the were of þe Milles, and all þe londe þat þey had withinne þe Borowgh of Oxonforde; And all Eton [Name noted in margin.] , with all þynges to hit [folio 7b] per|teynyng (but þe Mille); and in Hokenorton, dj. hide þe which was of Hugh ffraunceys, and j. ȝerdelonde þe which was of Morice; þere also j. hide of londe with iiij. men of Warlande ['cum quattuor hominibus de War|land.'] , and of þe lordeship prestesfelde and buturhull, and of þe mede of þe lordschip al-so-muche as longeth to iij. hides; In Weston iij. ȝerdes of londe of Warlant [Sic: and so also in the Latin.] and iij. of þe lordeschip with þe mede; In cleydon, ij. hides of Warlant, and vj. of Cotlane [Read 'and vi. cotlands.' Latin has '& sex cotlanz.' A cotagium or cotland was 2 acres, or 4 acres, attached to a cottar's house.] , and of þe lordeship prestesthorn and benetbrech and stodeforde and in a-noþer felde Medelham with þe mede in þe hedis, of [Omit 'of.' Latin 'le Redeland.'] Redelande and Sibcrofte and Kynges bruggehale; and xx^ti Acris [Marginal note: 'the prebend of peue|rell; xx^te acres in Walton, with meades & fedinges. Note.'] in Walton, with medys and ffedynges; and ij. s. of Rent þe which ffromunde Chapeleyne helde, and þe tithe of Nichol of Stodeham;

And of Kyng Henry and of themperice, a prebende þe which was of peuerell of lx. s., and with-inne þe borowgh of Oxon|forde iij. ['v. s.' in the Latin, and in nos. 14, 18.] s. v. d. ob. qua. of viij. ȝerdes of þe Kynge, and þe lok [Marginal note: 'The locke.']

or goter þat Hildewyn helde þe which was of Henry Costentine, and þe londe þe which was of Geffray and William Brethryn ['fratrum.'] , and þe londe þe which was of Theodorike le bere, and þe lond þe which was of Godefrey at seynte Judook ['apud sanctum Buoc' in the Latin.] , and þe londe þe which was of Nigelle of Gardeyne, and þere-by þe londe the which Hisumwharde helde;

And of þe ȝifte of quene Adelide, and grauntyng of them|perice, j. hide by þe brygge of Bladone, with the lordeship and þe mede;

And þe [Marginal note: 'the Ile of Langney & Mydley: note.'] Ile of langeneye, of þe ȝifte of Geffrey Chamburleyne and of themperice; and a-noþer Ile of Mideley, of þe ȝifte of þe Citecyns of oxonford; and j. dwellyng by the northe ȝate of þe ȝifte of Robert ffolioth; and þe londe þe which Raph ffiȝt sywarde ȝafe; and þe londe þat Elue ['Alueua.'] pulcyn yafe; And, of þe ȝifte of Hugh Tywe [The English is here confused. The Latin shows that it should run 'Of the gift of Hugh of Tew, in Forsthull, two hides; in Burton, two hides; in Cleydon. . .' In the English one clause is brought in too late; the other dropt out. The places are Foresthill, near Wheatley; Blackbourton, near Bampton.] ; In Cleydon, of þe ȝifte of philip Hampton, dj. hide; In fforsthull, ij. hides; In Watlynton, of þe ȝifte of Halinalde of Bidun, j. ȝerde of londe of þe lordeship; In cote þe which is a membur of Cudelinton, j. hide of þe ȝifte of Raph Bretun; In blechesdon, of þe ȝifte of Raph amary, j. ȝerde of londe of þe lordship and anoþer of Warlonde; of þe ȝifte of Wigan, in ffulebrok, j. hide of londe:

Sauyng þe dignite of þe church of lincoln. þerfore of this our confirmacion, et cetera. ut supra.