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About 1222. Confirma|tion to Oseney, by the pope, of a chapel, possibly dedicated to St. Nicholas.
HONORYE [Honorius III, pope 1216-27.] , Bisshoppe, seruaunt of þe Seruauntes of god, to þe beloued soones Abbot and Couent of Oseney helth and the apostls blessyng. Þe apostell see is woned to graunte to þe goode desires and honest praieres of axers beniuolente fauor to parte ['to graunte . . . to parte' translates the one word 'impartiri.'] . Þerfore, our beloued Soones in our lorde, to yowr ryȝghtfull praiers Inclined, þe chapell of Seynte Thomas with his pertinences, all ye [For 'all ye' read 'as': 'sicut.'] ryȝghtfully lawfully and pesible ye haue hit, [to you], and by ['vobis, et per vos monasterio vestro.'] ȝow to your monastery, by thapostels auctorite we conferme and with þe help of this writyng we make hit stronge. Þerfore to [no] man vtturly ['nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat.'] be hit lawfull this writyng of our confirmacion to breke or to hit come agayne ['vel ei contraire.'] with frowarde boldenysse: and if oony man that to assay wille presume, indignacion of almyȝghty god and of þe Blessed apostls petur and powle knowe þey þem-selfe to haue i-cumme inne. Þe Date at lateranne, et cetera.