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

Ande in Groue, of the londe of John of Seynte John, with ij. Acris of londe the which þey had in Barton for A mansion (or [Alternative rendering of 'pro manso.'] Dwel|lyng), [and [Added from the Latin. The inverted order of words is also in the Latin. Read: 'and with j. acre of londe that they had at Sanforde for one mansion þere.'] for one mansion] that they had at Sanforde with j. Acre of londe þere, þe which John of Seynte John, clerke, helde of the same: to be had and to be holde, to the saide chanons, of the forsaide Munckes, in the name of A perpetuell ferme, ȝeldyng þerof ȝerely lx. s. of Sterlynges within viij. dayes nexte goyng befor þe feste of the natiuite of Seynte John Baptiste at colchester. And if the foresaide chanons, at þe terme i-sett, the foresaide rent pay not to the foresaide place, þat þey schall ȝeve to the foresaide Munckes al so ofte as hit happeneth x. marke in the name of A peyne, at þe warnyng of þabbot of colchester, in A certeyne day of hym i-ȝeve, to be i-browght In; And if nede call þabbot of Colchester in-to þe Cuntreis ['in partes Oxon.'] of oxon|forde, hit schall be Dewe to þe same Abbot and to his men and to viij. horsis ['et viii. equitaturis.'] in the Howse of Osney conuenient purueyng ['procuracio competens.'] , by thre Dayes, if the same Abbot so longe þere if [Omit 'if.'] will Abide; and safe schall Abide and be to John ffiȝt William of Seynte John, clerke, of ['dictorum monachorum firma sua.'] þe saide monkes his ferme vppon þe same tithis and aforsaide londes the which he holdeth of theme, vnto his full terme and not by-ȝonde; and if within þe terme hee dye or els ['vel aliter.'] lefe to haue thoo tithis, þe foresaide chanons all þoo tithis anone schall take and haue, and froo that tyme forthe for them þe foresaide money ȝerely to pay schall Begynne, so (that is to say) that, in the ffirst ȝere after þey haue bee in possession of þe foresaide tithis, afore þe takyng of þe ffrutis of the ffirst ȝere, þey schall pay afore-handes to þe foresaide Munckes þe rent of all oone hoole ȝere hooly, that is to say, lx. s. and after|[wards [Added from the Latin.] , after having received the fruits of the second year, the foresaid yearly rent] þay schall pay in the foresaide terme and place i-sett: and the ryȝght of þe foresaide tithis been i-holde thabbot and Munckes of Colchester to the same chanons, with þe costis of þe same chanons, to warantiȝe. Also hit is to be knowe þat [i.e. 'that, lest by any vetustas, etc.'] by noone oldenysse fro þe mynde of men þy [Read 'this': 'dimissio ista.']
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The English register of Oseney abbey / by Oxford, written about 1460. Ed., with an introduction and indexes, by Andrew Clark.
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