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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." .

Indenture between the abbot and convent of Oseney on the one part, and the master and scholars or fellows of Balliol College of the other, witnesseth that the abbot and convent ⟨of Oseney⟩ have demised a certain area in Jury lane, Oxon, opposite to the civil law school, standing in length toward the tenement of the master and fellows called Burnelshy and abutting on that of John Hamwell, "gentylman", to Balliol College for 99 years, at an annual rent of 3s. 4d. Dated on the feast of St. Gregory the pope, 1443, 22 Hen. VI.

Oxford, St. Martin’s Memorandum, in English, of an agreement made 24 September 1 Ric. III. at Oxford in the presence of William Waynflete, bp. of Winchester, between St. F. and Magdalen College. The Priory is to pay (i) 2/2 rent for a messuage and curtilage lying by the East gate by the Priory gate, (ii) 2/- rent for a ‘way’ towards the ground of St. F. (iii) 2/- rent for a stair between two shops in St. Martin’s parish, (iv) 2/- for repairs to a tenement of the prior ‘beside the Carfax, the College having lost 10 years’ profit from it. (v) 8/8 rent for a house by the town wall in the parish of St. Ebbe. The College is to pay (i) 5/8 rent for a house called Swynebrok, late Thomas Hall’s house in the parish of Allhallows. (ii) 5/8 for a hall called Yng Hall in St. Mary’s parish. (iii) 3/5 for a house in the parish of St. Michael in the south. (iv) 8/8 for a house on the north side of the church in the parish of Allhallows. (v) 3/4 for a house by a way leading from the high road to a grange of the priory. (vi) 76/8 for the price of timber cut and carried off thence by the College. (vii) (sum not stated) for timber, faggots, stones, and lime, witheld by the College from the first foundation unto this time. An exchange was made for a house in St. Ebbe’s against the west side of the churchyard on the north side of the street leading to Frideswide Hall, for a piece of land in St. John’s at the east end of Crope lane. The College are to have a house belonging to the Priory above the College tenement on the north side of Carfax, for which the Priory are to have the whole fishing in the Cherwell from the East bridge to the King’s Mill, leaving to the College their right of free passage. The College are to see that no trees overhang on their side that might hinder river traffic or fishing. The priory hold a house and garden in St. Ebbe’s by exchange for a garden in Cat Street, which Lucy Glover (and now John Asshendon Glover) held, and for a little garden that Richard Leke holds. This indenture is not to be prejudicial to the priory’s right to a quit-rent from a house called ‘Feyre Yeomannys Housse’ in St. Mary Magdalen’s. The College have returned the day of the delivery of this indenture a bond of £40 in which the Priory was bound to them. 24 Sept. ⟨1483.⟩

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. Oseney grants to mag. Richard Chester a lease of Black Hall. Oct. 9, 1422.

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. An indenture between Oseney and John Fysshe, lymner, granting him a garden extending from the garden of William Hance. May 20, 1444. [A fragment.]

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. Licence in mortmain for the sale of St. Thomas's Hall. May 17, 1442.

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. A lease of Lion Hall to John Cobow, schoolmaster. May 3, 1435.

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. An agreement between Alice Fletcher and William Godemon. Aug. 27, 1409.

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. Alice Flethcher grants her houses to Walter Sandewyche and William Hautervyle. July 8, 1434.

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. St. Frideswide's grants two tenements to All Souls at a fixed rent. Sept. 11, 1442.

Oxford, St. Mary's parish. The King grants licence in mortmain to All Souls and St. Frideswide's. May 17, 1442.

Oxford, St. Peter's in the East parish. Oseney grants to William Steere a lease of Smith's Place in High Street. Oct. 9, 1493.

OXFORD. The account of John Janyns and John Morley , proctors or keepers of the goods and rents of the parish of St. Mary the virgin, St. Mary parish, from Mich. 39 Hen. VI to Mich. 1 Ed. IV, for one year. 1461.