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Ralph de Chaisneto grants to the church and canons of St. Mary, Oseney, two hides of land in Pesi. (c. 1200-10.) [Mutilated.] .

Chirograph of W[illiam], bp. of Salisbury , concerning the temporary payment of an annual pension of ten marks to Robert, the treasurer of Salisbury , by the abbey and convent of Oseney, patrons of the church of Peseia, Salisbury diocese which had been granted to Marinus, formerly vice-chancellor of the Pope. Dated at Salisbury on the feast of St. Michael, 1252.

UPTON. Convention between C[lement], the abbot, and convent of Oseney of one part, and Harding de Upton of the other part, by which the said abbot and convent grant to the said Harding one virgate of land in Upton, ... 2 messuages, a field, ... and ten acres of arable land, for his life, paying 6s. annually. (c. 1210-20.) [Mutilated.] .

Convention beween Herding de Upton , and Oseney, by which he delivers to Oseney ... acres of his land in Upton to farm, of that virgate of land which he holds of the said canons. Dated at Stanes, feast of St. John Baptist. ([12]30.) [Fragment.] .

Clemencia, relict of Richard de Uptun , with the counsel and consent of Henry de Dunnitun , quit-claims to William her son, the said son of Richard de Upton, all right in three acres and a half of land in the fields of Uptun. (c. 1240-50.) .

Certificate of the pronouncing of a sentence of suspension "ab ingres ecclesie" for contumacy and of a citation to appear on the morrow of St. Gregory in the chapel of St. Nicholas, Abbendon, to answer concerning the will of John de St. John . (c. 1234-45.) [Rubbed and partially illegible.] .

Grant. Dedworth (Berkshire). Undated, but apparently c. 1235. Grant by Sir Peter de Loreng to Adam de Cruchefeld of a half-virgate of land in Didworth at a rent of 5s.

Daventry, The Mills. Roger the miller grants to D⟨aventry⟩ in free alms that acre of land in Boclande which he bought from Geoffrey Bracur . Witnesses: William the knight of D⟨aventry⟩ , John Baiuel , William son of Nigel , Henry Cook , William Plumstone , Roger the porter , Geoffrey the porter , Henry the smith , John of Niuuebold . ⟨c. 1240–50.⟩

Clapcote. Stephen son of Richard de Clopcote grants to Joan, late the daughter of John his son, for her service, 2 acres of arable land in C⟨lapcote⟩ of which ½ acre lies at Stanidelf between the land of Henry de Furns and that of John son of Nicholas de Basing , ½ acre at Sunenhelve on the south of Sir Stephen de Cheynduit ’s land, ½ acre between the said Sir S. de C.’s land and that of H. de F., towards the north in the shot called Hilond, and ½ acre at Vifaker. Rent: 6d. Witnesses: Nicholas de Stall[is] , Alexander de Stall[is] , John fitz- Nicholas de Basinges , Simon de Basinges , William de aula , Henry fitz-Yvo , Henry son of Walter West, Peter Ywun , Henry de la Barre , Robert son of Walter West , William the clerk . ⟨c. 1235.⟩

Clapcote. William son of John de Clopcote confirms to Joan his sister the gift which Stephen her grandfather made to her of two acres of land in C⟨lapcote⟩ , ½ acre between Sir S⟨tephen⟩ de C⟨heynduit⟩ ’s land and that of H⟨enry⟩ de F⟨urns⟩ , reaching to the shot called Inlond, ½ acre at Vifacres, which is the Westernmost of 3 half-acres lying together there, by the land of H. de F. Rent 6d. Witnesses: Nicholas the goldsmith, mayor of W⟨allingford⟩ , Nicholas de Stallis , Gilbert Cunar ’, John de Basinges , Robert de Luches , John de Luches , Walter de Furno , Philip de Basinges , Adam de Cokam, clerk. ⟨c. 1270–80.⟩

Clapcote. Thomas de la Sale son and heir of William de la Sale grants to Nicholas son of Clement, clerk, for 40/- (1) 2 parts of an acre of arable land in Golasfurlonghetum the land of N. f. C. and the land which Agnes, mother of T. de la S. held in dower, reaching south to the prior’s long acre; (2) ½ acre of arable land in the same shot between the said Agnes’ land on each side. Rent: a gillieflower. Witnesses: Sir John de St. John , William de Mackenaye [Macknay] , John de Luchiis , Robert de Sottewelle , Robert de Brihtwaltone , Andrew de Butelor ’, John Huberd . ⟨c. 1270–80.⟩

Wallingford and Clapcote. Geoffrey fitz-Edmund grants to Gilbert the marshal a tenement ’in vallo castelli’ of Wallingford, which David his father held before him. Rent: 2/-, but if the rent due from the burgesses of W⟨allingford⟩ to the King, and fixed by King John, shall be pardoned, the rent shall be 6d. Witnesses: John de Wechenholthe, sheriff of Berkshire , Thomas de Munceaus , Richard Morin , Richard de parco , Richard of Brichtewelle , Walter Cotele , James son of Jukell , William sapiens , Robert son of William , Thomas of Witheham , Richard Ferrant . ⟨1204–15.⟩

St. Peter’s, Wallingford. Robert Freman de Cestria, burgess of Wallingford , grants to Henry le Bacheler of Basyng’ and Agnes his wife, for 20/- the messuage which he had of the gift of Stephen de Stallis , lying between the messuage of William de Stallis, chaplain, and that of Ernald Boneface , in the parish of St. Peter’s, Wallingford, 22 feet in width: in length it stretches from the highroad to the outer barbican of the castle ditch. Rent: (i) to the sacristan of Holy Trinity, Wallingford, 3/1, and (ii) to the fee farm of the borough 2/-, and (iii) to the heirs of Stephen de Stallis a pound of cummin. Witnesses: Thomas de Chausee, mayor of W⟨allingford⟩ , William of Muleburne , Richard of ...ham, Henry of Hastings , and John le Gredere , bailiffs. Given at W⟨allingford⟩ . ⟨20 March 1294.⟩

David, son of Gilbert Mareschal de Stokenecherche grants to Oseney 8s. 1d. from his various lands in Wallingford. c. 1240.

An inspeximus by N. de Hehham, archdeacon of Oxford, of a grant made to Oseney by Richard the bishop and chapter of Salisbury of lands in Erdintona, Harewelle, Ledecumbe and Eflintona. Issued at Oxford on the day of St. Vitalis, 1279.

Turstanus Basset grants to Oseney land (placia) in Ledecumbe. before Feb. 1222.

Hugh, abbot and convent of Abingdon grant to Clement, abbot and convent of Oseney a well called Reuemorewelle in Hinksey (North Hinksey or South Hinksey). 1205-21.

Roll of charters connected with the claim of University college to the property of Walter the goldsmith in the parish of All Saints, Oxford. . Imperfect at the beginning. c. 1385-90. Endorsed with ...(?) by a hand of 17th century.

(a) Geoffrey, the goldsmith, commonly called ..., burgess of Oxford , acknowledges to have received of Gilbert de Gonwardby, burgess of Oxford , £1000, and for security thereof mortgages to him or his attorney 5 tenements in the High Street above the corner of the cemetery of the church of All Saints, and 3 messuages and 3 shops in the parish of St. Mildred, 3 messuages in the parish of St. Martin, 2 cottages in the parish of St. Thomas, one messuage and 3 cottages in the parish of St. Ebbe, 2 messuages in Grauntpount, one cottage in the parish of St. Edward, 2 messuages in the parish of St. John, one messuage in the parish of St. Peter in the east, 3 tenements in the parish of St. Peter in the bailey, 4 tenements and 6 acres of land in Halivelle, 3 messuages in the parish of St. Giles, 20 acres of land in Beaumont and the field of Walton, and 40 acres of meadow behind Oseney in Irland, and Alrychseyte and Swyneshull, and 30s. annual rent going out of divers places in the town. Dated on Whitsunday [17 Hen. III]. Date erased. [Copy of a spurious deed advanced by University college, in support of their title to Gonwardby's lands.]

(b) Gilbert de Gonewardeby, burgess of Oxon , recites the bond given by Geoffrey the goldsmith to himself in £1000 payable on the feast of St. Martin in the winter, 16 years after the date of the said bond, and by this charter covenants with the said Geoffrey, that he shall enjoy the same for his life, reserving to himself and John de Gonewardeby his son, the reversion of the same after the death of the said Geoffrey; the said Gilbert grants and quit-claims to John his son and his heirs all right in the said lands mentioned in (a). Dated at Oxford on the feast of St. Mary the virgin ... Hen. III. (Date erased.) (Spurious.)

(c) Abstracts of charters of lands and rents in 'Bocheria' in All Saints' parish, Oxford. (d) An agreement between John and Walter the goldsmiths , and John Gonwardby, mercer, of Oxford , concerning the bond of £1000 secured by Geoffrey the goldsmith on his lands &c. as described in (a), by which the said lands &c. are granted to John and Walter for their lives. This agreement to be maintained under a penalty of £3000. Dated at Oxford on the morrow of St. Michael the archangel, (9) Hen. III. (Date erased.) (Spurious.)

(e) John de Gonewardeby, mercer, of Oxford , grants to John de Gonewardeby his younger son the reversion of his house in the parish of All Saints, Oxford, between tenements formerly John Goldesmyth 's, after the death of Thomas de Gonewardeby his elder son, also the reversion of all the lands which he had by the gift and feoffment of John the goldsmith and Walter his brother. Dated at Oxford the Thursday on the feast of the Epiphany, ... Ed. II. (Date erased.) (Spurious.)

(f) John .... of Oxford grants to John de Denchesworth and Elizabeth his wife the whole of that messuage in the parish of St. Martin, Oxford, 'in Bocheria.' Dated at Oxford on St. Vincent's day, 13 Ed. III.

(g) Writ of supersedeas in a cause between Edmund Fraunceys and Idonea his wife on the one part, and the master and scholars of University College on the other. Dated at New Sarum, 22 May, 7 Rich. II.

(h) John, son of Walter the goldsmith, of Oxon , grants to John de Gonwardby and his wife Joan , daughter of the said John, the whole of that messuage with appurtenances situated in the parish of All Saints, Oxford, between a tenement he inhabits at the time of making this charter on the west, and the tenement which Philip de Wormenhale holds of him on the east; also he grants to the said John and Joan 8s. annual rent which he was accustomed to receive annually from a tenement of Robert de Gonwardby in St. Ebbe's, Oxon; to hold the same to them and their heirs for ever, in default to revert to the heirs of John son of Walter. Dated at Oxford the Sunday next after the feast of All Saints, 1 Ed. II.

(i) John, son of Walter the goldsmith, of Oxford , grants to John his son all the land and tenements, rents and services, meadows and pastures, with appurtenances, which he has in the town of Oxford, and the counties of Oxon and Berks; to hold the same to him and the heirs of his body by an annual payment of 14 marks of silver, in default of heirs the whole to revert to John Gonwardby and Joan his wife and their heirs; in default to revert to the heirs of the said John son of Walter for ever. Dated at Oxford, 2 July, 1 Ed. II.

(k) Fragment of the pleadings in the suit between Edmund and Idonea Fraunceys and University College.