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Ravenstone. Richard de Clifford, rector of R⟨avenstone⟩ , grants to William of R⟨avenstone⟩ and Christiana his wife the messuage which Edmund formerly held of the fee of the church of R⟨avenstone⟩ . Witnesses: Sir William of Divises, then prior of R⟨avenstone⟩ , Sir Michael chaplain of R⟨avenstone⟩ , Nicholas the clerk of R⟨avenstone⟩ , John Tonge , Walter of Schyrintone , William Caperun , John the clerk , Richard Facceneie . ⟨c. 1260.⟩

SADYNGTON. Condition of a grant from sir William de Botereaux, kt., to John Cook of Leicester , of an animal rent charge of £6 upon his lands and tenements in Hardwick, co. Bucks, during the life of Elizabeth, wife of the said sir William, namely that if the said Elizabeth does not recover her dower out of the manor of Sadyngton, held by the said John, then the said grant of annuity shall become void. Dated the Friday on the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the martyr, 47 Ed. III.

BERGHEIA and BRILL, co. Bucks. King Henry II. confirms to the church of St. Nicholas of Sanford and the nuns there serving God, the land of Bergheia which Roger de Sanfort gave to them in frankalmoigne, which was paying 40s. per annum, and one acre of land in Brehilla, which was Areth's his grandfather, and given to the mother of the said Roger in frank-marriage; to hold the same as the charter of the said Roger witnesseth. Dated at Windesor'. (c. 1175-80.)

King Henry VIII, by letters sealed, confirms the union and incorporation of the churches or chapels of Hedyngton, Merston, Byndesey, Churchill, Frytewell, Ellsfylde, Wornall, Oclee, Bryll, Borstall, Overwinchindon, Fallewysley, Great [Preston] and Little Preston, Welton, West Haddon, Stratton, Norton, Coldeassheby, Daventre, Throppe, Throppe-Mondewell, Foxston, Stalforde, Byssebroke, Chycheley, Newporte Paynell, Ascewodde, Wyllyn, Sandeforde, Wodde pery, Douton basset, Ragdale, Aston, Bromyngham, Rudeby and Wettwange, in Lincoln, Lichfield, and York dioceses; also annual portions from the churches or parishes of St. Giles without the walls of Oxford, Fulthorn, Beckeley, Lovyngham, Uppelamborn, and Sonyngwell, in the dioceses of Lincoln and Salisbury, formerly belonging to the suppressed monasteries of St. Frideswide, Tyckford, Littlemore, and Canwall; made by Thomas Crumwell, K.G., to King Henry VIII's college in Oxford. Dated 31 July, 1537, and 29 year of his reign. [Wigram no. 96]

MAIDS MORTON. The award of Roger, abbot of Abingdon , in a dispute between the abbot and convent of Oseney, and Walter Fitz-Nigel , concerning a certain hide of land in Morton; the said Walter to hold the same of the church of Oseney at an annual rent of 9s. (Roger, abbot, 1175-84.)

Roger de Bracy, lord of Stone , Richard de St. Clare , William de Bracy , William de la Mersse , William Blackstan , John, son of Fulk , Walter de la Mersse , Gilbert le Gode , William de Suthcote , John, son of Martin , Geoffrey de St. Clare , Robert West , John, son of Hugh de Bissopeston , William de Temple of Bissopeston , William le Fraunceys , Jordan his brother, Roger de Castre , with the unanimous assent of themselves and their men of Stone, grant and quit-claim to the abbot and canons of Oseney, in frankalmoigne, all right which they have in common in that rode of land which they had in exchange from Richard de St. Clare lying near their sheepfold, together with a selion of land upon which was antiently placed their sheepfold. (c. 1290.)

STONE and KIMBELL (Great). Composition (indented) between John, the abbot, and convent of Oseney, and Robert, the abbot, and convent of Missenden, being an exchange of the tithes of Stone and Great Kymbell. Dated 10 July, 1459.

Ickford Thomas son of William of Ickford confirms his grants to St. F. Witnesses: Sir Thomas de Wormehale, Sir Thomas de Appeltone, Sir William fitz Elyas, Sir Geoffrey de S. Martin, knights, John son of Nigel, Peter Karbunel, Walter the clerk of Hade, William Olyver, William le Hunte, Henry Inge, Ralph Cucuwald, John the porter. ⟨c. 1250.⟩

Chalgrove. Confirmation by Walter, abp. of Canterbury , of a sentence pronounced by Master Richard de Hunsingore, official of the archdeacon of Oxford , and dated 5 Kal. April, 1320, against Ralph, rector of Fletmerston at the suit of Thame Abbey concerning tithes coming from the lands of Sir John Neyrunt, kt., and Robert Verney , in Fletmerston, as well as from the lands of Sir William Blount, kt., in the same, all pertaining to the church of Chalgrove. Walter had authorized the official to proceed against Ralph de Stretle , then rector, by letters dated at Selby 2 Kal. March 1309. Given at Lamebeth. ⟨29 June⟩ 1321.

Richard, bishop of Lincoln confirms to Oseney his predecessors grants of the churches of Westona, Cestertona, Hamptona Gay, Watlingtona and chapels in Burtona, Forsthulle, and an annual pension of 10s. from the church of Ibbestan. June 13, 1263.

Gilbert de Braci, son of Robert de Braci grants and guitclaims to Oseney his predecessors gifts in Stone. 1222-1232.