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Thomas Aylif and John Manthorp of Newerk , chaplains, grant to Richard Wakfield of Newerk one acre and one rood of arable land lying in the fields of Newerk and Northgate, in exchange for two selions of arable land lying in the territory of Newerk. Dated at Newerk the Friday on the feast of the apostles SS. Philip and James, 6 Hen. IV.

Maperley. 1479 .

Clayworth. 1474 .

Richard, the abbot, and convent of Abendon, give and appropriate to Agnes, the prioress, and convent of Littlemore two messuages, three cottages, one carucate of land, and ..s. rent in Saunford. For this licence the said prioress gave to the abbot and convent of Abendon 100s. Dated at Abendon, 12 January, 10 Hen. IV. [Mutilated.].

Indenture by which Christiana Shrevenham, the prioress, and convent of Lytilmore demise their manor of Haywode, co. Berks, with a certain pasture called Cotons, together with the lands and tenements to the same manor belonging in Leverton, to John Clydesdale of Leverton , for his life, paying annually to the said priory seven marks sterling. Dated 1 October, 4 Hen. VII.

John, the abbot of the monastery of the Blessed Virgin of Thame , has received of master John Kirkby, vicar of Chalgrave, 53s. 4d. for the farm of the rectory of Chalgrave. Dated 16 Feb., 10 Hen. VII.

Memorandum (mutilated) that at the visitation of H., bp. of Lincoln , by the archdeacon in the church of Lincoln, the prior and convent exhibited their instruments for the appropriation of certain churches, chapels, and the chantry of Montague in the church of St. Frid. &c. [6 April 1402] .

PIDINGTON. Indenture witnessing that Richard Oxenford , prior of the church of St. Frideswide, and the canons of the same, demise to Robert James, esq., and Katherine his wife, their wood and underwood of Pedynton for sixteen years. Dated at Oxford on the feast of St. Peter ad. vincula, 5 Hen. V. [Wigram no. 814] .

Description of the ancient boundaries of the city of Oxford, written in French. Temp. Hen. VI, viz : "These are the boundaries and extent of the liberty of the town of Oxford, commencing at the pile bridge (pount tretable, draw bridge) above Petypount, and following by the course of the river Charwell as far as to a ditch called 'Creddelak,' otherwise ' Mountagueslake,' running between the meadow of St. Frideswide, which meadow is within the said liberty, and the meadow called Mountaguesmede, which ditch separates the counties of Oxford and Berks, and the said ditch runs as far as the Thames at 'Grauntpount,' running under an arch called 'Dencheworthesabowe,' and thus along the Thames, between the friars preachers who are within the said town, and a meadow called 'Erlicheseyt' and the meadow of the abbey of Abingdon, which meadows are without the said liberty, and the meadow called Kingesmede which is within the said liberty, and thus as far as to the ferry to Henxseie, and from thence as far as to a ditch called 'Soundreseyes lake,' and beyond as far as to the mills of Botele, and from thence as far as to 'Wowelake' and from thence and from the isles of Wyke, Bunsey, Midley, Cropley, and Portmanseyt, which isles are all within the said liberty, and thus as far as to the bridge of Godstowe. And the said liberty descends from the said bridge to Wolgarcote, and from thence as far as to a ditch called la Grenediche, and beyond this to Charewell, which runs from Halywell and the hospital of St. John, as far as to the said pile bridge above Petypount, the which Halywell and hospital are within the said liberty." .

Letters of pardon granted by K. Hen. VI to the prior and convent of St. Frideswide. Dated at Westminster, 26 June, 24 Hen. VI.

Letters of pardon granted by K. Henry VI to the prior and convent of St. Frideswide. Dated at Westminster, 12 November, 34 Hen. VI. [See Wigram no. 95 note] .

Richard Walker, prior of St. Frideswide , acknowledges to have received of the provost of Queen's College 14s., annual rent for a tenement and four curtilages in the parish of St. Michael's South, Oxford. Dated in the feast of 8 Hen. VII.

An indenture by which the president and fellows of Magdalen College of the one part, and the prior and convent of St. Frideswide of the other, agree that all actions &c. shall cease, and that the president and fellows of Magdalen College shall grant a fishery in the river Cherwell from Estbryge unto a certain place called the Aytte, in exchange for one house or tenement near the 'quadrivium,' Oxon. Temp. Hen. II. [13 Jan. 1496] [Mutilated.]

CHIPPING-NORTON. Thomas Barbour of Chepingnorton grants to Joan Barbour one messuage with appurtenances situated near the tenement of John Yonge on the east part. Dated at Chepingnorton, 27 October, 16 Hen. VI.

John Balle of Chepyngnorton grants to Thomas Barbour and Alice his wife, their heirs and assigns, one messuage with appurtenances. .... Yonge on the east part. Dated at Chepyngnorton, 27 October, 16 Hen. VI. [Mutilated.] .

Thomas Gerveys of Chepyngnorton grants to John Barbur, junior, of Chepyngenorton , and Isabel his wife, one plot of land lately built upon, with one house lately called 'le forge,' containing in length 50 feet and in breadth 40 feet, in Chepyngnorton in the end of the middle way of the same village, which he lately had with other lands by the gift and feoffment of Joan Barbur, widow, and which were formerly Thomas Barbur 's her husband. Dated at Chepyngnorton, 27 June, 2 Ed. IV.

COWLEY (Temple). Thomas, son and heir of John Goldyene of Staunton St. John , and Katherine his wife, and Agnes, wife of the said Thomas, grant to John Leylond, clerk of Oxford , and Margaret his wife, all their lands and tenements, with meadows, feedings, and pastures, and appurtenances which they have in the village and fields of Templecovele. Dated at Templecovele, 3 Sept. 1 Hen. VI.

Fine dated at Westminster .... 14 Hen. VII, between John Bustard and John Billyng , plaintiffs, and Charles ..., and Agnes his wife, defendants, by which the said Charles and Agnes acknowledge certain lands, messuages, &c. in Dedington, Clyfton, and Hampton to belong to the said John and John, for which they gave to the said gave Charles and Agnes 100 marks of silver. [Mutilated.] .

Duplicate of fine levied at Westminster, 14 Hen. VII (No. 151).

HEADINGTON. William, son and heir of Hugh Forester of Hedyngton , grants to John Forester his son a messuage, two virgates of land and a fourth part of one other virgate .... which came to him by heirship after the death of Hugh his father, in the village and fields of Hedyngton, which the said Hugh had by the gift and feoffment of sir Richard Damory, kt. (Mutilated.] Dated .... August .... Hen. IV.

William Mafey appoints John Culham of Barton and ... his attornies to give seisin of a messuage and 1 1/4 virgate of land called 'Howchons' in Hedyndon to Robert James, esq., Edmund [Rede?], and others. Dated the Saturday next before St. George the martyr, [7] Hen. [V]. (See next, Ch. 160) .

William Mafey quit-claims to Robert James , esq., Edmund Rede , John Faynel, sen., and William Robyns , all his right in one toft and one virgate of land in Hedynton, which the said Robert and others had by the gift and feoffment of John Dalberd, clerk, Robert Bruns , and John Hore . Dated at Hedynton, 6 August, 7 Hen. V.

Robert James , Edmund Rede , and Richard Bruns grant to John Walker of Oxford, baker, Michael Norton , Gilbert Burton , and William Frankeleyn , all their messuages, lands, and tenements, rents, reversions, and services, with woods, meadows, feedings, common of pasture, and appurtenances, called 'Houchons,' which they late had by the gift and feoffment of William Masey in Hedyngton. Dated at Hedyngdon the Monday next after the feast of the Ascension, 8 Hen. V.

Fragment of a release relating to the lands called 'Houchons' in the parish of Hedyngdon, by the same partners ⟨ Robert James , Edmund Rede , Richard Bruns , John Walker of Oxford, baker, Michael Norton , Gilbert Burton , and William Frankeleyn ⟩ on the same day as the preceding grant. Dated at Hedyngdon the Monday 8 Hen. V.