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

to all true men of holy church helth. Knowe ye that I Adelide, Dowghter of Godfray Duke of loreyne ['Lotharingie.'] , þe which was wife of þe moste noble Kyng Henry of Inglonde and Duke of Nor|mandye, haue i-grauntid and i-ȝeve to þe church of Seynt Marye in Oseneye, j. hide of londe þe which lieth at Hanborowgh and longeth to Saunton ['Stanton' in the Latin, i.e. Stan|ton Harcourt.] my maner, for þe Remedye of þe Sowle of þe mooste noble Kyng Henry of Inglond my lorde and my helth and ['et parentum suorum et meorum.'] of kynnesfolkes of his and Myne and for þe Sowles of all cristen men dede. Wherfore I will and praye þat well and in peece & worschipfully [folio 20b] þe forsaide londe þe forsaide church holde, as my lorde Henry Kyng of Inglond euer best and moste honestly in his lordeship helde and aftur to me in þe same lordeship ȝafe and grauntid to me, that is to say, in woode and In playne, In medes and ffedynges, in waters weyes and In patthis, and in all oþer places, with sock and sack, tol and team, and Infangenthef, and all oþer customs and fredoms, as I held hit best while hit was in my lordeship. Witnesse: Symon, Bisshop of Wircetur, et cetera.

Reference to no. 61, &c.

A [Marginal note: 'Nota.'] confirmacion of Moolde themperice of þe Same after þe forme of quene Adelide; and so after, a confirmacion of Kyng Henry, and a-noþer of Kyng John, worde by worde in substaunce. This charter and tweyne afore been fully write above in þe title of 'Aldewere.'

1231, July 14. Confirma|tion to Oseney, by Henry III, of queen Alice's gift (no. 83); and of ex|changes of 18s. and 6s. rent|charges in Bensington for lands in Holcombe and War|borough.

HENRY, By þe grace of god Kyng of Inglonde lorde of Irelond Duke of Normandye and of Gyen and Erle of Aungie, to Archie|bisshops Bisshops Abbotes Priores Erles Barons Justices Vicountes Prouestes Mynsters and to all Baylyfs and his true men helth. Knowe ȝe vs, for god sake and for þe helth of our sowle and of þe sowles of owr aunceturs and heyres, to haue i-ȝelded, haue i-grauntid, and with this owr charter haue i-confermed, for vs and owre heyres, to thabbot and Couent of Seynte Marye of Oseney and to here successours, in-to ffre almes pure and per|petuell,