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S., the prior, and convent of St. Frideswide, grant and demise to Copin, the Jew, of Worcester , the whole of their land which was Robert Trezemar 's, which he had sold to the Jews, which lies between that land which was Anketil le Wauter 's and the land which the said Copin bought of Segar , in the parish of St. Aldate's, Oxford; paying annually iiijd. The said Copin gave to St. Frideswide in exchange that land, with appurtenances and edifices, which was Nicholas Gulp 's, which land the said Nicholas had acquired against Geoffrey Lutum and Alice his wife before Stephen de Segrave and Walter de Beauchamp , justices itinerant. Besides the said Copin gave in exchange that land, with appurtenances, which was Ralph Plente 's, near the land of Nicholas Gulp on the north part, in the said parish. Witness. John Pady, then mayor of Oxford, Robert, subprior etc. including Jews. (c. 1227-28.)

Letters patent of K. Richd. II, granting to the prior and convent of St. Frideswide a licence to hold lands, tenements, and rents, in St. Aldate, Oxford, in mortmain. Dated at Salop, 31 January, 21 of his reign. (1398.)

Joan, daughter and heir of Robert de Staunton, citizen and fisherman, of Oxford , relict of John Sch... (?) , grants to John de Abyndon (?) a tenement in St. Aldate's parish. Dated the Sunday next after the feast of St. Mark the evangelist, 20 Rich. II. Witn. Rich. Garston, mayor, etc. [Much rubbed, and partially illegible.] .

Fragment of a rent roll indorsed by A. Wood 'circa 1257,' containing' rents in the following parishes: St. Aldate's, St. Michael's south, St. Cross, St. Giles', St. Mary Magdalen, St. Peter's in the east, St. John, and St. Edward, within the city of Oxford.

Fragment of a rent roll of the city of Oxford, containing rents in the following parishes, St. Ebbe's, St. Aldate's, and St. Michael's south, St. Giles', St. Mary Magdalen. [Temp. Hen. IV. (c. 1400)] .

Oxford, St. Aldate’s John of Navarre quit-claims to St. F. the land late of Vivo the Jew and that of Miles son of Deudo. Witnesses: Thomas son of Edwin, mayor, Philip the miller, Jordan Rufus, Robert Oein, Richard of Stocwelle, Walter Inge, Richard son of Henry, […] Sawi, Roger of Hertwelle, chaplain, Saher the clerk, Reginald the marshal. [Torn.] ⟨c. 1225.⟩

Oxford, St. Aldate’s Letter of Alexander, Bishop of Coventry, reciting a bull of Pope Gregory IX respecting a dispute which had arisen between the preaching Friars and the Prior and Convent of St. Frideswide, and recording the terms on which it was settled. 1228, ⟨Aug. 16.⟩ [Torn.]. Seal lost.

Oxford, St. Aldate’s Roger the spicer acknowledges that he owes St. F. 1 lb. of cummin annually. Witnesses: […] mayor, Hugh Faue and Adam Cruste, reeves, Walter the goldsmith, Pentecost, Laurence Rufus, ... Adam of Disce, Ralph de Bracin, Ralph the clerk, Jordan the clerk. [Torn.] ⟨c. 1236 or 1243.⟩

Oxford, St. Aldate’s Certificate by Sir Nicholas de Turri, of seisin of property left to St. F. by the will of John Hamond. Witnesses: Adam Feteplace, mayor, John of Coleshulle and Roger le Saucer, reeves, Walter the goldsmith, Nicholas of Stokwell, Nicholas of Kyngestone, William of O, William speciarius, Geoffrey of Hencseye, Geoffrey the goldsmith, John Padi, Richard son of Nicholas, Andreas of Durame, Geoffrey le Mercer, Jacob speciarius, Roger of Durame. ⟨July 30⟩ 1266.

Oxford, St. Aldate’s Indenture (in French) by which Walter portreve father of Robert portreve of Brehulle will remit an assize of novel disseisin against Roger of Northwode and Emma his wife for all the lands late of John of St. F.’s, viz. 4 messuages, 5 shops, and 7½ acres of meadow. [Mutilated.] December 1363. (For these tenements see Wigram nos. 314–22. ‘vii shopas’ on p. 234 are here treated as ’v. shopas’: similarly on p. 235.)

Oxford, St. Aldate’s Richard of Wodehay, mayor of Oxford, inspects, at the request of Robert son of Walter Portreve of Brehull [Brill], an enrollment of the following writing read in the Hustings at Oxford on Monday, the feast of S. Hillary, 38 Ed. III: Richard of Wodehay, Hugh de Saundresdone, rector St Peter le Bailey ’s, Adam of Plumpton, clerk, Walter of Baldyndone, rector of the church of Upledecombe, John of Hertwell, and Walter of Clyne of Oxford, grant to R. f. W. P. of Brehull, 40/- rent from the tenements late of John of St. F., viz. 4 messuages, 7 shops, and 7½ acres of meadow. [For the positions of these see the Cartulary, no. 314.] Witnesses: William of Godesale and Geoffrey of Lodewelle, bailiffs, Walter of Clyne, […] of Benham, John of N[or]tone, John G[ib]b[es], John of Northampton. Given at Oxford. ⟨Jan. 13, 1365.⟩ 1 Jan. 38 Ed. III.

Oxford, St. Aldate’s Inq. ad q. d. concerning the same 4 messuages, 5 shops [sic], &c. (There is an additional clause after the Summa, repeating the names of the grantees, but it is mostly illegible.) ⟨See MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. F. 55 ⟩ 2 June ⟨1369.⟩

Oxford, St. Aldate’s Walter of Beanton and Walter of Clyne grant the same 4 messuages, 7 shops, &c., to St. F. Witnesses: William of Codeshale, mayor, Geoffrey of ... and Richard of Garston, bailiffs, William of N..., John Gibbes, John of Wyndesore, John of [No]rhampton, clerk. 20 Sept. ⟨1375.⟩

Lease by Ch. Ch. to John Vawse, yeoman, for his good service, of a garden and tenement in the parish of S. Aldate’s, abutting on the High Street on the West, the house sometimes called Peckwater’s House on the East, New Lane on the North, and a Ch. Ch. tenement, held by Richard Beverley , on the South, in the same way that Robert Brassegrydell (Bracegirdle) now holds it, on the expiry of a lease made to Robert Beuboive . For 31 years. Rent: 13/4. 15 Jan. ⟨1555.⟩

Lease to John Laus M.A., of their tenement and garden in St. Aldate’s, abutting on the High Street on the West, the Ch. Ch. timber yard on the East, a tenement lately occupied by Thomas Smyth, baker, on the South, and the new lane on the North. For 40 years. Rent: 13/4. 22 Dec. ⟨1587.⟩

Letters patent (Latin) of John Perrott of Drayton (Oxon.), gentleman, granting to Ch. Ch. (i) an acre of meadow in S. Aldate’s (Berks.) between the Thames on the West and Frideswide Mead on the East, (ii) a second piece similarly situated. 11 Nov. ⟨1600.⟩ Sealed and delivered in the presence of us, (signed) William Denye , Richard Benott , Henry Ravenscrofte , Richard Rye[r] (?). Signed by John Perrot .

Lease by Ch. Ch. to Thomas Burneham, of Oxford, gent., of a tenement and garden in St. Aldate’s, [as in MM. 55.]. For 40 years from the Annunciation last past. Rent: 13/4, and at or in the Audit of the dean and chapter, a couple of good fat capons, or 5/-. 10 June ⟨1670.⟩ Endorsed ‘Examinatus per nos’ (signed) Rich: Gardiner . Edw: Pococke . Jasper: Mayne . Rich: Allestree . Geor: Croyden Thes:

Oxford, St. Martin's parish. The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church sell to William Spenser a shop in St. Martin's and a garden in St. Aldate's. May 6, 1548.

Oxford, St. Aldate's parish. Jordan de Aylesbury grants his land to Osbert de sancto Albano. c. 1230. [In the hand of Will. Clericus.]

Oxford, St. Aldate's parish. Bartholomew of Islip grants his house to Oseney. Mich. 1233-Mich. 1234. [In the hand of Will. de Mildecombe.]

Oxford, St. Aldate's parish. Simon of Gloucester confesses that a rent of one shilling is due to Oseney from Kepeharm's Hall. Mich. 1325-Mich. 1326.

Oxford, St. Aldate's parish. Roger Brekebek grants property to John de sancta Frideswida. June 27, 1352.

Oxford, St. Aldate's parish. Grant of a rent to Robert of Brill. Jan. 1, 1365.

Oxford, St. Aldate's parish. William Dodeman acknowledges a rent due to St. Frideswide's. April 1, 1330.

Oxford, St. Aldate's parish. Thomas de Becheye and his wife dimise to William and John de Byburi and others a messuage which paid a rent to the Hospital of St. John. Sept. 29, 1329.