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 1260. Sale to Godstow, by William Olicronc, of part of a curtilage, and of 8 acres in West field, lying in 14 half|acres, and 4 roods; and 7½ acres 1 rood in East field, lying in 14 half|acres and 3 roods, and an acre in the common meadow. Purchase|money, £2 13s. 4d., and extinc|tion of the quit-rent by which it was held from Oseney.

KNOWE þoo that Bee nowe and to Bee that I, William ffiȝt Roger Olicronc, relesid and quite-claymed, for me and myne heyres for Euer, to Sir Richard [Probably Richard of Apletre, abbot 1254-68.] Abbot of Oseney and to þe chanons þere Seruyng god and to þere successoures, halfe of my gardeyne or Curtilage, with the pertinences, In the Est parte In Hokenorton;

and viij. acres of Arable londe In the Weste ffelde, of the which dj. acre lieth at ffayrewell ['Seyrewell.'] ; and dj. acre vppon Stapul|hulle; and dj. acre at Botoddich; j. rodde vppon fflexhulle; dj. acre in Mershe strecchith hit-selfe in-to the mede; dj. acre in Middullfurlonge, in mershe; j. rodde, In longefurlonge; dj. acre, vndur Hokernesse; dj. acre, at Shokeiwelle more; dj. acre, In longe Swynesdich; dj. acre strecchith hit-selfe (in [Omit 'in.' For some reason the trans|lator retains the Latin word 'post.'] ) post, id est, after longe smale broke; dj. acre, aboue Martyns Mille; dj. acre By-yonde Milburges slade; dj. acre strecchit hit|Selfe post, id est, after longe Wodefordesweye; dj. acre in Stowre in the weste parte of langedene; dj. acre in Alueshammes furlonge strecchith hit-Selfe in Smalestrete, [1 rodde [Added from the Cotton MS.] in Smale strete] in Wadbrech, and j. rodde In Kyngessetrowstrete;

and vij. acres and dj. and j. rodde In the Est ffelde, of þe which dj. an acre lieth vppon the downe In the hye-weye of Icheforde, dj. acre at thremewell, [folio 55a] dj. acre In the crofte more weste, j. acre ['1 acre' also in the Latin, but should perhaps be 'j dj-acre,' since the items are half-an-acre in excess of the total.] and j. Rodde In the Same crofte, dj. acre In Wolstam crofte, j. rode vppon the downe, j. dj. acre at ['ad pontem de Astwelle.'] the

welle of Aftwelle, dj. acre at fifborogh [Or 'Fisborogh.'] , dj. acre at Weste rugge weye, dj. acre at Otehulle diche, dj. acre at Katesbreyne, dj. acre at ffayrewelle, dj. acre at Rugge weye by the fforowe of William Sweyne, dj. acre at ['contra.'] Monekenlake, dj. acre at ['sub.'] Ruydon, and j. rode At Astwellebrugge;

and j. acre of mede Euery yere In the commune mede of the same towne;

with all his pertinences, in the towne And withoute the towne, withoute oony reteynynge to me or to myne heyres, So (that is to say) that nother I noþer myne heyres in the fore|saide halfe curtilage, londe, and mede, with the pertinences clayme or oony other ryȝght here-after may clayme, noþer to haue. And for this relese and my quite-clayme þe foresaide Abbot and Couent yafe to me iiij. marke of Siluer, and relesid to me and to myne heyres ij. s. vj. d. of rente þe which for the saide londe to þ^e foresaide Abbot and Couent yerely I was i-woned to paye. And that this my relese and quite-clayme, et cetera.