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

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The English register of Oseney abbey / by Oxford, written about 1460. Ed., with an introduction and indexes, by Andrew Clark.
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London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,
1907-1913.
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About 1232? Sale to Oseney, by Jeffrey son of Robert Bernard, of his messuage and all his lands, with all his in|terest in them. Purchase|money, £1 10s. with a quarter of wheat and one of rye.

KNOWE þoo that ben nowe and to be that I, Geffrey Bernarde, þe Soone of Robert Bernarde of Hokenorton, yafe and Grauntid and with this present charter [confirmed] and quite|claymed for me and myne heyres for Euer, to god and to the church of Seynte marie of Oseney and to þe chanons in hit seruyng god, all my londe with the pertinences the which to me by heritage descendit of the same Robert my ffadur, with the mese that whas of my ffadurs ['patris mei.'] , & with all other pertinences to the same londe perteynyng, And all the ryȝght þat I had or myȝght have in all the foresaide thynges, withoute oony holdyng-agayne to me or to myne heyres for Euer: to be holde and to be had, to the saide church and to þe chanons for Euer, well and In peece, ffrely [folio 53b] and quietly fro all seculer seruice exaccion and demaunde. And I and my heyres þe saide londe, with the mese and with all pertinences and his ryȝghtes, to þe saide church and chanons schall warantiȝe for Euer agaynste all men and women. And for this yevyng Grauntyng quite-claymyng

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and warantiȝyng, the saide chanons yafe to me xxx. s., and ij. quarters of corne, þat is to say, dj. of whete and dj. of Rye. And that this yevyng, et cetera.

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