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OXFORD (St. Michael's, South). William, son of William Astel , burgess of Oxford , grants and leaves to the church and canons of St. Frideswide, in frankalmoigne, with his body to be buried, the whole of that messuage which he holds of them at 4s. annual rent, in the parish of St. Michael South, Oxford. Witnesses. Walter, dean of Oxford , Robert, chaplain of St. Michael's South . (c. 1250-60.)

Richard de St. Frideswyde grants to John his son a messuage in the parish of St. Michael's South, Oxford, between a tenement of Thomas le Cha on either side. Witnesses. William [de Burchestre] then mayor of Oxford , Stephen de Adynton and Simon de Gloucester , bailiffs. Dated at Oxford the Thursday after the feast of St. Leonard, confessor, 5 Ed. III.

William Spayne of Oxford confirms to John de St. Frideswyde of Oxford , two messuages in the parish of St. Michael South, Oxford, of which one messuage is situate between the tenement of John de Aleston on the east, and a certain vacant place of Thomas le Mareschal on the west; and the other messuage is situated near the place which is called 'le Shulvyngstole,' between a tenement of the abbess and convent of Godstow of the one part, and a tenement of Adam de Remyngton on the other. Dated at Oxford, 5 May, 23 Ed. III. Witnesses. Richard Gary, mayor of Oxford , John de Bedeford and William de Saunford , bailiffs.

Convention between Richard Sewy of Oxford of the one part, and Philip, the prior, and convent of St. Frideswide of the other part, witnesseth that whereas the said Richard acquired a certain tenement situated in the parish of St. Michael without the south gate, as you go from the highway without the south gate into Overhe lane, on the left hand to the corner of Overhe lane, from which tenement the said prior and convent or the chief lords of the fee were accustomed to receive 32d. annual rent; by the agreement for a certain consideration the prior and convent release all claim to arrears of the said rent. Dated at Oxford the Sunday next after the feast of Annunciation B.V.M., (1190). [A manifest forgery.] [Wigram no. 202]

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." .

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.

John Pereson, clerk, late provost of Queen's Coll. , grants to Henry Boste , provost of Queen's Coll. and the fellows there, the whole of that messuage, &c. with gardens and curtilages adjacent, situate in the suburbs of Oxford in the parish of St. Michael's without the south gate, between the church on the north and a lane which leads from the highway to the Shulvyngstole on the south. Witnesses, John Seman, mayor, John Creyk and Henry Weston, bailiffs of Oxford . Dated at Oxford 1 Oct., 1 Rich. III.

OXFORD (St. Michael's, South). Alemandina, daughter 'of Geoffrey le Wauter , and Christiana, daughter of the said Alemandina, grant to Alice de Monkenelane the whole of that land which Walter le Corvesor' (shoemaker) sometime had, which land lies between the land of Walter de Farendon and the land of Reginald alderman, weaver, in Southbridge street ("Suthbriggestrate"), in the parish of St. Michael's south, Oxford. (c. 1210-20.) Witn. Pentecost, etc.

Indenture witnesseth that whereas George Skidmore and Thomas Wymunde of Oxford have granted, and by their charter dated at Oxford, 19 January, 11 Hen. VI, confirmed, to John Mersshfeld of Oxford , one messuage situate in the suburbs of Oxford in the parish of St. Michael's at the south gate, which they had by the concession of John Ypesden of Abyndon and William Swanburne , it is upon the condition of his paying for the same £32 at three several terms. Dated 19 January, [1433] 11 Henry VI.

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)] .

Fragment of a roll of receipts from tenements, &c. in the parishes of St. Michael's south, and St. Giles', St. Mary Magdalen, and St. George. [Temp. Hen. VI.] .

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Benedict Kepeharm grants a mill to St. F. [Trillmill]. Witnesses: John Kepeharm, LaurenceKepeharm, Henry son of Simeon, Thomas son of Eilric, Gilbert Burewode, Adam Ruffus, Bernard the cook, Ralph Pady, William of Ov, Ralph Kepeharm, Robert of St. Albans, Robert of Aka, William Ruffus. ⟨c. 1190–1200.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Quit-claim by the same ⟨Benedict Kepeharm⟩ to the same ⟨St. F.⟩ of 5/4 of the rent. ⟨See MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. F. 34.⟩ Witnesses: Thomas son of Edwin, mayor, Jordan Rufus, Philip the miller, Richard of Stocwelle, Robert Oein, Henry Bodin, Richard his brother, Richard son of Henry, Laurence Haligod, Ralph de cellario, John of Baintone, Nicholas the janitor, Payn of Knictetone. ⟨c. 1225.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Thomas of Worminghall to the Prior of St. Frideswide. Quitclaim of the same rent. ⟨MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. F. 35.⟩ . Seal lost.

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Roger of Driffield and Simon Plente to Thomas the cook of St. Frideswide. Conveyance of land. c. 1251. Seal lost.

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Matilda, widow of Stephen Bishop, grants to St. F. a rent of 13/4 for the maintenance of a lamp. Witnesses: Adam Feteplace, mayor, John of Coleshulle and Nicholas of Kingestone, reeves, Henry son of Henry, Geoffrey of Stocwell, Peter son of Thorold, Adam Noreis, Pentechost, Henry Inge, RalphKukewald, Ralph de Cellario. ⟨Mich. 1245–Mich. 1246.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Geoffrey the goldsmith is bound to pay to St. F. a rent of 12d., for the shrine of St. F. Witnesses: John of Coleshulle, mayor, Geoffrey of Hengsteseye, reeve, William le espicer, Walter the goldsmith, William of Eu, Richard son of Nicholas, Philip and James of Eu, Henry le Plomer, Hugh le esscrivein, Thomas le teintterer, Richard Walari, Henry Odonis, Henry le Cuper. ⟨1269.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Amice daughter of Thomas quit-claims to St. F. her right in the land of Henry of Binsey. Witnesses: Nicholas of Kinghestone, mayor, John Culvard, Thomas Sowy, reeves, Henry Owein, William of O, William the spicer, Philip of O, John of O, John Sewy. [Torn.] ⟨1 Feb. 1285.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Matilda, widow of Richard of Sutton, grants to John the weaver, a messuage between the land of R. de S. and that of Geoffrey the goldsmith. Witnesses: Nicholas of Stocwelle, mayor, John of Colleshulle, Geoffrey le Mercer, reeves, William of Stodlee, Geoffrey the goldsmith, Geoffrey of Hengssey, Hugh le Hore, Robert Viel, Richard Waldri, Richard novus magister, William Elys, William Albo piscat’, Henry Super, Robert the clerk. ⟨1256.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Richard son of Richard of Sutton quit-claims to the same ⟨John the weaver⟩ his right in the same. ⟨See MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. F. 41.⟩ Witnesses: Nicholas of Stocwelle, mayor, John of Colleshulle, Geoffrey le Mercer, reeves, Geoffrey the goldsmith, Geoffrey of Hengssey, Hugh le here, William Witefisser, Robert the clerk. ⟨1256.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael's, South William son of the late John the weaver grants the same to St. F., with 8 pounds of silver left to him by his father. Witnesses: Nicholas of Stocwelle, mayor, John of Coleshulle, Geoffrey le Mercer, reeves, Adam Feteplace, William of Ho, Geoffrey the goldsmith, Walter the goldsmith, Geoffrey of Hengseye, John Halegod, Richard Waldri, Thomas the dyer, John of Welhop, Richard novus magister, Walter of Oseney, Robert of Weston, clerk. ⟨1256.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Roger son of the late John the weaver confirms the above. Witnesses: Nicholas of Stocwelle, mayor, John of Coleshulle, Geoffrey le mercer, reeves, Adam Feteplace, Walter the goldsmith, Geoffrey the goldsmith, Geoffrey of Hengseye, Henry Perle, William Pille, Nicholas of Kingestone, Walter of Kingestone, Henry Inge, Nicholas Dowi, Richard Waldri, William of Farendone, Simon Plente . ⟨1256.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael's, South Abbot and Convent of Abingdon to the same ⟨St. F.⟩. Quit claim of all right in a rent of 3s. per annum arising from St. Frideswide's Hall. There are no witnesses, but after the ‘in cuius rei’ the exact date —22nd … [torn away] 1346.

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.⟩