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

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About 1280. Grant to Oseney, by Adam the shep|herd, of 3 half|acres.

KNOWE þoo that Been nowe and to bee that I, Adam Bercar ['Adam de Hokenortona, bercarius.'] alias scheperde, yafe, Grauntid, and with this present charter confermyd, to God and to þe chanons of Seynte marie of Oseney and to ffrere William [William of Sutton, abbot 1268-84.] Abbot and to þe chanons there seruyng god and for Euer to serue, iij. dj.-acris of Arable londe In þe ffeldis of Hokenorton, with all the pertinences, whereof j. dj.-acre lieth at [folio 54b] Shokeressewell, and a-nother dj.-Acre In Wadbrech In the Westefelde, And þe iij. dj.-acre lieth vppon Otehull in the Estefelde: to be holde And to be had, to þ^e saide church Abbot and Couent and to þere successoures, of me and of myne heyres, In-to pure and per|petuell almes. And I and my heyres and myne Assynes þe saide dj.-acres all iij. of londe, with the pertinences, to þ^e fore|saide church Abbot and chanons and to þere successours, agaynste All cristen men and Juys schall warantiȝe Aquite and Defende, as owr pure and perpetuell Almes. And that this my yifte, et cetera.