[265.]
1270/1, March 19. Letter of the rector of Wiggin|ton, appointing a procura|tor to represent him in the suit, as in no. 264.
TO the worschipfull man and dyscrete Syre, Arche|decun of Oxonforde, hys deuote clerke, Symonde ffyȝt Symonde, person of þe church of Wygynton, helth in our lorde. Þe vice of collusion i-repreued [i.e. although the terms of the verdict to be given have been settled by compro|mise between the parties, the agreement is an honest, not a collusive, one.] , naþeles of þe Arrerages ['Wyggynton' in the margin.] fyrst not to be axyd (yf þere bee oony) fulle surete Is i-maade [In Latin is in the ablative absolute = 'With the proviso that arrears are not to be asked, I name my proctor to acknow|ledge my liability for 5s. yearly.'] , In the plee þat ys bytwene þe lordys Abbot and Couent of Oseney, of þe oone partie, and me, of þe other, vppon a yerely rent of v. s. in the name of ij. parties of tithys comyng forth of þe demayne of Wygynton, my beloued John of Sutton, þe brynger of þys presentes, to knowlege expressely me to haue i-yeve, to þe Abbot and couent, v. s. yerely, in the name of þe tithis comyng forth of ij. partyes of þe Demayne of Wygynton, my procuratour [I] ordayne, rate ['ratum habiturus.'] to haue what-soo-Euer thyng by hym In the sayde plee, after ['secundum quod dictum est coram nobis.'] þat that hath be sayde afore vs, hit ['hit' takes up 'thyng,' and is super|fluous.] was i-actyd; for him Also I ['iudicatum solvi promitto.'] promitte i-Juggyd to be i-payde, þe same to þe parte Agaynste ['parti advers[a]e.'] signyfying. I-yeve at Tew, þe þursday after þe ffest of Seynte gregory pope, In the yere of our lorde a[nno] Ml CC lxx.