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

[262.] Assise i-take at Henele [Henley.] afore John Inge and afore John Treuaignon, Justices of our lorde Kynge, at þe assisis in the Shire of Oxonford to be take assyned þ^e moneday In the ffest of Seynte Margarete Virgyn In the yere of regni regis Edwarde the iij^de fro the conqueste þe sexte.

1332, July 20. Suit by Henry atte Bourne, against five residents in Hook|norton, to obtain possession of a messu|age, a yard|land, and 4 acres of meadow. Defendants, summoned to answer, did not appear. The jury found a ver|dict against three of the defenders, and Henry atte Bourne obtained the property and 6s. 8d. damages, but was mulcted for his false claim against two of the defenders.

ASSISE come to knowlege if John of Chelleworth, vicar of þ^e church of Hokenorton; John, lee vicarsman of Hokenorton; William peytour of Hokenorton; Adam bouer ['le Bouere.'] of Shipton, chapeleyne; and molde, þ^e which was þe wiffe of John Atte bourne of Hokenorton, vnryȝghtfully, et cetera. dissesynet Henry atte bourne of Hokenorton of his ffree tenement In Hokenorton postquam, et cetera. And where-of hit is i-playned that þey disseuyd [sic, for 'disseisined.'] hym of j. mese, j. yerde of londe, And of iiij. Acres of mede, with the pertinences, et cetera.

And John of Chelleworth and other come not: And þe ffore|saide John of Chelleworth whas i-tachid By John atehulle and Adam at Gate; And þ^e foresaide John, vicaresman, whas i-tachid By adam atte Gate and John attehull; And þ^e foresaide William whas attachid By John atehulle and adam at Gate; And þe fforesaide adam whas attachid By adam atte Gate And John Atehulle; And þe fforesaide mawde whas attachid By John attehull and adam at Gate. Þerfore þey been in merciment & þassise is i-take agaynste þem by defawte.

Jurriors sayen vppon þere othe þat þ^e foresaide John vicars|man of Hokenorton, William, and mawde, vnryȝghtfully, et cetera dissesynyd þe foresaide Henry of þ^e foresaide tenement with þe pertinences, and þat oþers In the Brefe i-namyd where not atte þ^e foresayde dissesynyng to be doo. Therefore hit is i-consideryd

that þe foresaide Henry schulde reteyne ['recuperet.'] þerof his sesynyng By the Siȝght of þe recognitourse ['Recognitors' was a name for 'the Jury empanelled upon an assise.' (Dr. John Cowell).] , and hys harmys (þe which been taxid by the same at dj. marke). And þe foresaide John vicaresman of Hokenorton, William, and moolde, In mercement by [Read 'for the.'] dissesynyng, et cetera. And also the foresaide Henry In merce|ment ffor þe ffalse clayme ayenst þem In the Brefe, et cetera.