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

[78.] A composicion bitwene vs and þ^e Howse of Enesham of þ^e Demayne of amise in Karsynton [Marginal note: 'Kersynton and Wodeton.'] & fisshyng in Wodeton.

1222, June 21. Oseney and Einsham being at variance about cer|tain tithe in Cassing|ton, and arrears of rent of a fishery at Wood|eaton, Einsham accepted payment of 2s. in lieu of the arrears, and leased the fishery|rights to Oseney for 2s. yearly quit-rent, which Ose|ney paid by surrender|ing to Ein|sham a tithe-rent|charge of 2s. in Wor|ton (no. 91). Einsham granted Oseney a 6 ft. strip along Cher|well to make a dam, on condi|tion that Einsham meadow shall suffer no harm. Oseney granted Einsham a perpetual lease of Oseney tithes in Cassington for 6s. yearly. Penalty of £2 on the breaker of this agree|ment.

TO all chiddren of our holy modur þe church to þe which this present writyng shall coome, of Euesham & [folio 19b] Wyncchecumbe Abbotes and prior of Euesham helth in our lorde. Knowe ȝe all þe contrauersye þ^e which was i-stered afore vs, by þe auctorite of our lorde pope, bytwene thabbot and Couent of Enynsham of þ^e oone party, and thabbot and Couent of Osney of þ^e oþer partie, vppon [i.e., two-thirds of the tithe: see no. 21.] two sheves of tithis of þe Demayne of Amise of Wodestoke in Carsinton, and vppon a summe of moneye ȝerely for þe ffisshyng of Woodeton, with þe arerages of iiij. yere of þe same, by a frendely composicion in this maner hit restid: that is to say, that þ^e saide Abbot and Couent of Eynysham with goode wille relesed to þe saide Abbot & Couent of Osney iiij. s. iiij. d. of vj. s. iiij. d. þ^e which þey axed of þem in þ^e name of þ^e ffisshyng of Woodeton, þe which ffisshyng þey grauntid to þe same chanons of Osney (that is to say, all þe parte of þere water of Woodeton, with þe ffisshyng, fro þat place

where þe water begynneth to be here [i.e. theirs; 'sua.'] towarde yhtesleye vnto þat place where ['ubi antiquitus gurges fuit, ad faciendam ibi exclusam, vel gurgitem, si voluerint, vel ad alios usus sibi necessarios.'] in oolde tyme was a locke or goter, to an scluse to be maade, or locke if þey will, or to oþer necessarye vses to þem) to be holde for ij. s. ȝerely for all exaccion for Euer, for þe paying of þe which ij. s. yerly þe saide chanons forȝafe to þ^e saide Abbot and Couent of Eignysham ij. s. ȝerely þe which þey paied yerely to þ^e saide chanons for tithis of Worthon. They grauntid also to þe forsaide Abbot and chanons a Brynke ['ripam secus ipsam aquam.'] by þe water, in length [Read 'breadth.'] of vj. fote, fro þ^e locke or goter vnto þe Arable londe, þe which Brynke (if þey make þere a goter or locke), or [The translation here breaks down by neglecting the change from the subjunctive to the indicative. Read 'if they there shall make a lock or excluse, they must raise that bank (ripa) with their own earth, and keep it always mounded up (elevatam), in such wise that no hurt shall happen to Einsham mead, by overflow of water (inundatio) or damming of the stream (obstaculum) caused by Oseney.'] will arere vp An scluse of here londe and will kepe hit in all tyme, þey shall so kepe hit, so (þat is to say) that by noo goyng ouer of water or oony oþer withstandyng (while þe saide chanons make hit) to þe mede of þ^e saide Munkes maye harme come; And if by-cawse ['si forte.'] þere come hyn|deryng [i.e. harm: 'detrimentum.'] þerof, þ^e saide chanons, withoute differryng [deferring: 'dilacione.'] or occasion, competently shall Amende hit. And þe forsaide chanons haue i-grauntid to þe forsaide Abbot and Munkes þe saide tithis of Carsynton, to be holde of them for euer to fferme, for vj. s. of sterlynges ȝerely at two termes to be i-paied, þat is to saye, at þe ffest of Myȝghelmasse iij. s. and at Estur iij. s. and if oony of þe saide parties agaynste þe saide composicion be come, to þe oþere partye he shall paye þe peyne of xl. s. and that this com|posicion be Sure and stable for Euer, hit with our Seeles, to|gedur with þ^e seeles of þe parties, we haue i-strenghtid. These thynges were i-doo In þ^e vigile of Seynt Albon prothomartir of Inglonde in þe church of Seynte Marye Mawdelen of oxonforde, þe ȝere fro þe Incarnacion of our lorde, anno M^l CC xxij. These witnysses, et cetera.