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COWLEY, SANDFORD, and BRUGGESETE. Court roll for the above manors held at Cowley, 31 and 32 Ed. III. [A fragment, mutilated.] .

Thomas ... grants to John Gobow, clerk, two tofts ... in Temple Cowley and Church Cowley ... Dated at Temple Couele on St Barnabas' day ... (c. 1420-30). [Fragment.] (See Ch. 148, Ch. 340, Ch. 341, Littlemore 48.) .

Judgement of Rob Thornton, official of Lincoln , in favour of the abbot and convent of Oseney, as proprietors of the church of Cowley, who implead William Stevenes, fuller, of Oxford , for the subtraction of the tithes of one ridge of land in the fields of Cowley called 'hisc(/b?)ote furlonge.' Dated at Stanford, 10 Feb., 1445.

John Gobow grants to John Smith of Oxford, skinner, and Joan his wife, all lands, &c., which he had by the gift of John Leylond in Temple ⟨Cowley⟩ and Church Cowley. "Anno regni regis Edwardi ..." (c. 1462-70.) [Mutilated.] .

Grant from Thomas Goldyene , son and heir to John Goldyene, of Staunton St. John , and Katherine his wife, and Agnes, wife of the said Thomas, to John Leylond, clerk, of Oxford , and Margaret his wife, of all lands and tenements, &c. in the village of Temple Cowley. Dated at Temple Cowley, 3 Sept., 1 Hen. VI. [Ch. 341 is missing.]

CRANEFORD. Composition between Nicholas the clerk of Bamton and Walter de Camville, clerk, parson of Craneford , concerning two parts of the tithes of the whole lordship of sir Ralph de Audeli, kt., (made by Philip, the prior of St. Frideswide , and master Robert de Chadeleswurde , to whom the dispute had been delegated by Pope Urban the Third,) viz. that the said tithes shall be held by Walter of the church of Oseney for an annual pension of 2s. (c. 1186-88.) .

DEDDINGTON. John , eldest son and heir of John le Say, formerly of Dadinton , remits and quit-claims to John his younger brother, all his right which he has in a tenement and place which William le Sivekere formerly held and had in the village of Hempton in the parish of Dadinton, namely between the tenement of Hugh le Say on the one part, and a tenement of Henry Snelhauek on the other, together with the half of a curtilage and garden and the whole of a meadow in Roysham. (c. 1270-80.) .

Fragment of a deed endorsed 'Obligacio magistri Ad. et Rogeri Giffard pro decem marcis d' Duclinton,' renouncing all legal proceedings in the strongest term. Dated morrow of Ash Wedn. 1269.

Judgement by the Dean of the Court of Arches against Robert, the chaplain of Ducklington , concerning the subtraction of tithes from the abbot and convent of Oseney of two parts of the ancient demesne of Ducklington.' Dated at London, 8 Kl. Decemb., 1301.

DUCKLINGTON. An agreement between John Dyve, lord of Wykdyve and the abbot and convent of Oseney granting to them the tithes of two parts of the demesne lands of Dokelyngton. Dated at Oseney, 1309. [Mutilated.] .

DUNSTEW. Stephen de Donestiva grants to Peter, son of Stephen the priest of Orton , two virgates of land in Donestiva with appurtenances, one of which 2 virgates the said Stephen the priest held of the grantor which is of his demesne, together with a messuage near the house of Wimund , paying annually for the same 3s.; and the other virgate that Ailwin held, which the said Stephen gave to Emma mother of Peter, and is now held by the said Peter, paying annually also 3s. For this grant the said Peter gave one mark of silver. (c. 1200.) .

Peter de Shipton, son of Stephen, the priest, of Orton , grants to the church and canons of Oseney, the donation which Ralph de Melkesham made to them of one virgate of land in Donestiwe, which was of the lordship of Stephen Runcin , with a messuage near the house of Wimund de Donestiwe , which land the said Ralph deraigned by a certain assise before Mart. de Pateshall and others, the King's justices at Oxford against the said Peter and Roger Runcin and Henry Ruf[fus] ; paying annually one pair of gloves of the value of one halfpenny. (c. 1225-30.) Henry Ruffus is a witness.

An agreement between the abbot and convent of Oseney, owners of two parts of the tithes of Dunstywe, and the prior and convent of Merton, proprietors and rectors of the church of Dunstywe, by which the abbot and convent of Oseney make over the said tithes for an annual payment of 26s. 8d. in perpetuity. [Mutilated.] Dated 27 June, the 21st of Henry VI.

EWELME. Letter of Pope Lucius III, dated from Verona, 3rd pontifical year (i. e. 1184), to the priors of Wallingford ("Galangeford") and St. Frid., and to master Nicholas de Leouetanor (Lewknor) , concerning a complaint made by the abbot and convent of Oseney against T., a clerk, for interfering with their tithes in Eawelme, from the land of Gr. Pigat. [Partially illegible.] .

EYNSHAM and HANDBOROUGH. Walter, son and heir of Walter of the New Forest , quit-claims to the church and canons of St. Mary, Oseney, 11s. 3d. annual rent in which they were bound to him for lands, meadows, and tenements, which they have by the gift of William de St. Audoen in the fields of Eynesham and Haneberg', paying annually for him and his heirs to the abbot and convent of Eynesham 5s. Also he grants to the said abbot and convent of Oseney the oak or trunk, and materials for inclosing Coumede in the wood of Eynesham, which he was accustomed to receive from the said abbot and convent of Eynesham, for which oak or trunk, or materials, the aforesaid abbot and convent of Oseney shall acquit him and his heirs to the abbot and convent of Eynesham of a certain annual charge at Christmas of one honest loaf and 4 flagons of beer, and at Easter 4 capons, for all things. For this grant the abbot and convent of Oseney gave 8 marks sterling. (c. 1280-90.) .

FOREST HILL. Memorandum (indented) made at Forest Hull the Monday next after the feast of St. Michael, 43 Ed. III, witnessing that William atte Style, provost at Forest Hill , retired from his office, and John Umfray was appointed his successor, with a list of the goods of the manor passed to the said John.

FORESTHILL, THOMELE, PYRYE [Waterperry], DRAYCOT, and LEDHALE, co. Oxon, UMPTON, HARTWELL, and BISCHOPESTON, co. BUCKS.. Court roll with view of frank pledge for the above manors, Friday before the feast of St. George, 22 Ed. III. [Mutilated.]

FULEWELL. Robert, son of Herbert de Fulewell , grants to Agnes, the daughter of Allelm, lord of Fulewell , one virgate of land in Fulewell for ever, for which she gave him twenty shillings. (c. 1210-20.) (Hunfrid de Seovile, a witness, living in 1215.)

GARSINGTON. Roger, son of Hugh Choche of Gersindon , confirms to the canon of Oseney, in frankalmoigne, the donation which John of the infirmary of Oseney made to the same church and canons, of 6 1/2 acres of land in the fields of Gersindon; paying annually two pence. (c. 1240-50.) .

GOSFORD, near Kidlington. Charter by which Robert ... grants to Martin ... the whole of his land at Gosford, which Angnes Lau... of Richard son of Robert ... Wyoke held, paying annually for the same 8s. [Mutilated and partially illegible.] (c. 1260-70.) .

HAMPTON GAY. Grant from ... to master Martin de Blechesdon ... land in Geiteshampton. [A fragment.] (c. 1230-40.) Robert Daumari a witness.

Robert le Gay grants to the abbot and convent of Oseney certain land, &c. of his fee in Hampton Gay. With 4/ of rent paid by Philip de Gay . Dated on the back, 3 Hen. III ("anno III regni regis H. fili regis .."). [Mutilated.] .

Geoffrey le Brocher of Blechesdon grants to ... Dodeford, one acre of meadow in the common meadow of Hanton Gay. [Mutilated.] (c. 1230-40.) .

Grant from Robert de Gay , in frankalmoigne, to the abbot and convent of Oseney ... and half a pound of cummin which was accustomed to be paid to him, for ... Hanton Gay of the fee of Thomas de St. Walerie , and also ... pound of cummin for one virgate which Henry le B... [Fragment.] (c. 1220-30.) .

Robert de Gay grants to the church and canons of Oseney, in frankalmoigne, 14 acres of land in Gaythamthune, viz. 6 acres at Dunhurst, which commence near the land of Richard Despencer , towards the land of Henry Brochere , and six acres at Goldhulle near the land of the aforesaid canons, and 2 acres at Underefurlung (?)... and one acre in Hememed, near the meadow of the aforesaid canons, and a meadow of 9 acres next to the meadow of the nuns of Gidestowe. (c. 1220-30.) .