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John Halegod of Oxford grants to Thomas de Winton, clerk, his two houses which lie between the land of Walter Feteplace on the one part, and the land of Thomas de Bedeford on the other, in the parish of St. Mildred, Oxon, paying to him and his heirs annually one penny. For this donation the said Thomas gave 40 pounds sterling. Witness. Adam Feteplace, then mayor of Oxford , Geoffrey ... provosts. [Mutilated.] (c. 1230-60.)

OXFORD (St. Peter le Bailey). Alice Viel grants to Adam Cruste the whole of her land between the land of Simon de London and the land which was Margaret 's, who was the wife of John de Blokesham , in the parish of St. Peter, towards the castle. (c. 1230-40.)

Bull of Pope Alexander IV giving authority to the prior and convent of St. Frideswide, who (with the bishop of Hereford) had been bound in a sum of 100 marks for the benefit of the king, to indemnify themselves out of the tenths payable to the king, unless he should meet his engagement. Dated ... [42 Hen. III.]

An Inspeximus of Robert de Marsh, dean of Lincoln , of a confirmation by William, formerly bp. of Lincoln , of the churches, pensions, and tithes, appropriated to the prior and convent of St. Frideswide. Dated at Berencestre, 4 Nones December, 1259.

Alice, relict of Reginald de Chaune , grants to the church and canons of St. Frideswide, Oxford, in frankalmoigne, one acre of land which lies in Westerslade, between the land of the said prior and convent on either side in the fields of Hudden for ever. (c. 1240-50.)

OXFORD (St. Michael's, South). William, son of William Astel , burgess of Oxford , grants and leaves to the church and canons of St. Frideswide, in frankalmoigne, with his body to be buried, the whole of that messuage which he holds of them at 4s. annual rent, in the parish of St. Michael South, Oxford. Witnesses. Walter, dean of Oxford , Robert, chaplain of St. Michael's South . (c. 1250-60.)

Nicholas de Noers grants to William de Staner ... his armsbearer [armigero meo], for his homage and service, one virgate of land in the fields of Cercelle, namely that virgate which Richard Albus formerly held, and all the buttes of land under 'Hurnardesberewe' which the said Richard held, which extend themselves towards the bound of Norton, to hold the same at an annual rent of one penny. For this donation the said William gave five marks of silver. (c. 1230-40?) .

DENFORD. Reginald, son of Reginald de Cain , grants to the prior and convent of St. Frideswide, one place of a meadow which is called 'Repham' near Denford, and extends itself towards the east to the end of a certain meadow of the prior and convent at Edineton . For this charter the prior and convent gave to the said Reginald five marks sterling. (c. 1260-1270.)

Richard de St. Frideswyde, rector of the church of St. Michael south, Oxford , grants to the church and canons of St. Frid. for ever, 10 acres of arable land in Elsefield, which Stephen le Despenser sold him together with the dowry of his mother Dyonis ', when it falls in. Witnesses. Sir Hugh de Placetis and sir Fulk de Ricote , knights. (c. 1280-90.) .

Writ from K. Hen. III to the collectors of the 20ths in the counties of Oxford, Berks, and Bucks, commanding them not to enter upon or distrain for the said 20ths the goods or chattels of the prior and convent of St. Frid. or their villeins in the said counties. Dated at Winchester, 10 December, 55 Hen. III.

OXFORD (St. Frideswide). Fragment of a charter, in which Robert Bodyn grants to the church of St. Frideswide in frankalmoigne one seld in the lane called 'Hamile,' in the parish of St. Frideswide. (c. 1270-80.) Another fragment of this charter is MS. Ch. Misc. 274.

Michael de Northampton, rector of the church of Beckelee , constitutes William Brun, clerk, his proctor, to act for him in all causes. Dated at London the Saturday next after the feast of St. Mat... 1276.

BECKLEY. Mandate from the dean of arches, London, to the archdeacon of Worcester, to remove a cause to the arches court, concerning tithes, between the prior and convent of St. Frid. and Michael de Northampton, called rector of Beckelee . Dated at London the Friday next after the feast of St. Katherine, 1276. .

Certificate of a citation and denunciation served upon Michael de Northampton , calling himself rector of Beckley, for not appearing in a cause in which the prior and convent of St. Frideswide are plaintiffs and he defendant, concerning spoliation of tithes. [Mutilated.] Dated at Oxford Friday next after the feast of St. Giles, 1277. .

Fragment of a charter dated at Oxford, St. Katherine's day, 1277, concerning the church of Beckley, in which sir Michael de Northampton appears as rector [of Beckley] against the prior and convent of St. Frid. in a cause before the ... for ... .

Memorandum that Robert, the prior, and convent of St. Frideswide have received in the 6th year of King Ed. I. nine marks of silver from sir Bogo de Clare by the hands of Walter de Chause , his bailiff of Halywell, for a house in St. John Street, which is called 'Cestre' also one mark arrears from a house called ' le Oriole' in St. Mary's, Oxford; also an arrear of 12d. for the area between 'le Oriole' and the house which is called 'Cestre' in which area was a certain house formerly called 'Zacharie'.

Fragment of a charter by which John Sewy of Oxford remits and quit-claims ... Hugh le Rede of Oxford ... Witness. John Culverd, mayor of Oxford . (1285-93) .

Richard Colus of Wermehale acknowledges to have received from Robert de Ewelme, prior of St. Frideswide , by the hands of Hugh de Riseberge, his servant, of Wermehale , for each year half a mark, until Michaelmas, 20 Ed. I.

ICKFORD. Alexander, the prior, and convent of St. Frideswide, demise to Walter the smith of Wrmehal and Matilda his wife, nine acres of arable land in the fields of Little Icford, and 1 acre and 1 rood of pasture in the fields of Great Icford; paying annually to the priory for the same 5s. Dated at Oxford the Friday next after the feast of St. Barnabas, apostle, 28 Ed. I.

The prior and convent of St. Frid. undertake, under pain of a fine, not to interfere in an action by the abbot and convent of St. Albans, in which John de Plecetis and Thomas de Cuntillupe are concerned. Dated July [1232].

Copy of a clause in an Inspeximus charter dated 1 Hen. III, i. e. 1216, of the confirmations of privileges to the prior and canons of St. Frid. by King Henry III and his father King John. [Temp. Ed. III.] .

OXFORD (St. Clement). Walter de Cherlton grants to the church and canons of St. Frideswide, in frankalmoigne, that land, with appurtenances, which he held of them, and for which he was accustomed to pay annually 10d., in the parish of St. Clement, between the land of the Templars, which he held of the Templars, and the land of Richard and Thomas Franckll '. Witness. Adam Feteplace, then mayor of Oxford . (c. 1250-60.)

John de Wodestok and Lucy his wife quit-claim for ever to Thomas, son of Adam de Huntindon , and his heirs, all their right in that place and half an acre of land with appurtenances, and the growing crop, which lies in Bruggesete, between the land of Robert Aunifrey on the one part, and the land of Richard Herin on the other part, in Bruggesete, in the parish of St. Clement, without the east gate of Oxford, (c. 1270-80.)

CLATTERCOTE (Hospital of St. Leonard at). Copy in 14th century of a bull of Pope Innocent III to the proctors of the house of St. Leonard of Clattercote, of the order of Sempryngham, confirming lands in Banbury &c. to them. Dated 19 year of his pontificate, 3 Nones March, i. e. 1216.

Bull of pope Honorius III granting protection to the prior and brethren of the leprous hospital of Clatercote. Dated 16 Kl. Aug. the 4th year of his pontificate, i. e. A. D. 1219.