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 1190. Grant to Oseney, by the diocesan, of a chapel just outside Oseney gate, for use of ser|vants and guests, free from synodals, and privi|leged as Oseney itself.

TO all cristen men to þ^e which þis present writyng shall come, Hugh [The witnesses—Stephen, chancellor of Lincoln; Roger of Rolueston (became dean of Lincoln 1195, died 1223); Nigel, dean of Oxford,—attach this to Hugh of Avalon, bishop 1186-1200.] , by þe grace of god Bisshop of lincoln, helth euerlastyng in our lorde. Knowe ye all owr beloued Sones Abbot and chanons of Oseney A chapell of our assent and wille afore þe ȝate of here courte in þere owne grownde to haue i-made, to þat specially that in hit to þere seruantes and giftes [Read 'gestes': 'hospitibus.'] or also to þere parisshons in ['in ipso confinio.'] that cooste dwellyng, whenne ['cum commodum eis fuerit, divina celebrenter.'] hit is goode to þem, diuine thynges to be done: and laste þ^e same brethrin, by cause of this chapell, with vnryghtfull vexynges or exaccions here-after be i-weried, We decree þat chapell for Euer free to be fro Sinodall and to Enioy all þe Immunitees þe which þe monastery Enioyeth. Þat this be rate and ferme with

this writyng and our seele puttyng to we avised to be strengthid. Þese witnesseses, et cetera.