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ROLLRIGHT. Copy (indented) of a charter by which William, the prior, and the convent of St. Frideswide grant to the prior and canons of Norton the whole of their land 'in hamello' in Rollendrith, and also that virgate of land in Churchull which they had of the gift of Baldwin de Paries , paying annually for the same 27s. 6d. Dated 1248, on the morrow of SS. Simon and Jude. [Wigram no. 1006] .

John Halegod of Oxford grants to Thomas de Winton, clerk, his two houses which lie between the land of Walter Feteplace on the one part, and the land of Thomas de Bedeford on the other, in the parish of St. Mildred, Oxon, paying to him and his heirs annually one penny. For this donation the said Thomas gave 40 pounds sterling. Witness. Adam Feteplace, then mayor of Oxford , Geoffrey ... provosts. [Mutilated.] (c. 1230-60.)

OXFORD (St. Peter le Bailey). Alice Viel grants to Adam Cruste the whole of her land between the land of Simon de London and the land which was Margaret 's, who was the wife of John de Blokesham , in the parish of St. Peter, towards the castle. (c. 1230-40.)

An Inspeximus of Robert de Marsh, dean of Lincoln , of a confirmation by William, formerly bp. of Lincoln , of the churches, pensions, and tithes, appropriated to the prior and convent of St. Frideswide. Dated at Berencestre, 4 Nones December, 1259.

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.)

Nicholas de Noers grants to William de Staner ... his armsbearer [armigero meo], for his homage and service, one virgate of land in the fields of Cercelle, namely that virgate which Richard Albus formerly held, and all the buttes of land under 'Hurnardesberewe' which the said Richard held, which extend themselves towards the bound of Norton, to hold the same at an annual rent of one penny. For this donation the said William gave five marks of silver. (c. 1230-40?) .

Richard de St. Frideswyde, rector of the church of St. Michael south, Oxford , grants to the church and canons of St. Frid. for ever, 10 acres of arable land in Elsefield, which Stephen le Despenser sold him together with the dowry of his mother Dyonis ', when it falls in. Witnesses. Sir Hugh de Placetis and sir Fulk de Ricote , knights. (c. 1280-90.) .

Writ from K. Hen. III to the collectors of the 20ths in the counties of Oxford, Berks, and Bucks, commanding them not to enter upon or distrain for the said 20ths the goods or chattels of the prior and convent of St. Frid. or their villeins in the said counties. Dated at Winchester, 10 December, 55 Hen. III.

OXFORD (St. Frideswide). Fragment of a charter, in which Robert Bodyn grants to the church of St. Frideswide in frankalmoigne one seld in the lane called 'Hamile,' in the parish of St. Frideswide. (c. 1270-80.) Another fragment of this charter is MS. Ch. Misc. 274.

Fragment of a charter dated at Oxford, St. Katherine's day, 1277, concerning the church of Beckley, in which sir Michael de Northampton appears as rector [of Beckley] against the prior and convent of St. Frid. in a cause before the ... for ... .

Memorandum that Robert, the prior, and convent of St. Frideswide have received in the 6th year of King Ed. I. nine marks of silver from sir Bogo de Clare by the hands of Walter de Chause , his bailiff of Halywell, for a house in St. John Street, which is called 'Cestre' also one mark arrears from a house called ' le Oriole' in St. Mary's, Oxford; also an arrear of 12d. for the area between 'le Oriole' and the house which is called 'Cestre' in which area was a certain house formerly called 'Zacharie'.

OXFORD (St. Martin). Charter by which Geoffrey, son of Geoffrey the mercer , grants to Richard a shop situated in the parish of St. Martin, Oxford. Witnesses ... mayor, William de Burchester and Richard de Waleden , bailiffs. (1304-05.) [Mutilated.]

Convention made between William Thursteyn of Mershton and John le ... of Ellesfeld and Agnes his wife, concerning ten acres of land in Ellesfeld. [Mutilated.] Dated at Ellesfeld the Friday on the feast of St. Matthew the apostle, 18 Ed. II.

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.

Richard de Staunton quit-claims to John de Bibury all his right in a shop and all that belongs to it in the parish of St. Martin. Witnesses. William de Burchestre, mayor of Oxford , Henry de Stodle and John de Gunwardby , bailiffs. Dated at Oxford the Thursday next after the feast of St. ... 3(?) Ed. III .

Fragment of a charter, by which [Agnes] the wife of Richard de Staunton grants to [ John Bibury ] a shop in the parish of St. [Martin]. Witnesses. William de Burchestre, mayor of Oxford , Henry Stodle and John Gunwardby , bailiffs. Dated at Oxford ... next after the feast of St. Gregory, 3 Ed. III. [Mutilated.] .

Richard, son and heir of John de Staunton, formerly skinner, of Oxford , quit-claims to Stephen de Adyngton of Oxford , all right which he has in one shop situated in the parish of St. Martin, between a tenement of the abbess and convent of Godstowe on the north, arid a tenement of John de Heyford on the south. Witnesses. Andrew de Wormenhale, then mayor, John de Bybury and William Wyth , then bailiffs of Oxford. Dated 20 March, ... Ed. III.

OXFORD (St. Edward). Henry Stanford of Oxford grants to Richard de la Sale, chaplain, John de Brighthampton , John de Wynchendon , and Arnulph de Deneworth one messuage, with appurtenances, in Oxford, in the parish of St. Edward the martyr, between a tenement of the abbot and convent of Eynesham of the one part, and the land of the prior and convent of St. Frideswide on the other. Witnesses. Richard de Selewode, then mayor of Oxford , John de Alston and John Peggy , then bailiffs. Dated at Oxford, 11 January, 21 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.

Thomas de Legh of Oxford , called "toun clerk", confirms to the prior and convent of St. Frideswide the donations of his ancestors, notwithstanding the statute of mortmain, namely 16d. from a tenement in Grope lane which was John le Hore 's, situate between the gate 'del Oriole' and a tenement of the said prior and convent; and 5s. from a messuage in the High street, formerly Simon Whyth 's, situate between a tenement of the said prior and convent and a tenement formerly Henry de Edrop 's; and 2s. from a messuage in the suburbs of Oxford called Plomerhalle, situate without the south gate, between a tenement of the said prior and convent and a tenement of the donors, and 4d. from a tenement in the way called 'Shidierd' formerly the said Simon's, between a manse of Oriole and a tenement of Adam le Bocbyndere . Dated at Oxford, 1 February, 14 Ed. III. [Wigram no. 463]

Memorandum: that 23 April, 48 Ed. Ill, in St. Paul's church, London, it was agreed that the house of St. Frideswyde, who had sued University College in the Exchequer for 12 los. arrears of certain annual rents of 8s. 8d. issuing from certain tenements in Oxford, viz. Durham now University Hall, ijs., from Lodelowe Hall, i2d., Hampton Hall, anciently called Bodyns, 5$., and from certain land in Kibold street, for peace, shall accept from the said college the sum of 10 marks, viz. 5 marks at the Nativity and 5 marks at -Michaelmas following, and acquit them from the arrears.

The will of Richard de Hunsyngore, clerk, rector of South Newenton, Oxfordshire ; he leaves (inter alia) to master Nicholas, son of William de Burcestre , his godson, his seld situated in the high street near the door of the house in which the said Walter lives, which he bought of John de Maydeston ; also to Robert de Hunsyngore his servant, his tenement in the parish of St. Aldate in the high street, between a tenement formerly William Spaldyng 's on the north, and a tenement of John Saucers on the south, which tenement he bought of the executors of Robert de Wormenhale . Dated at South Newenton the Thursday next after the feast of St Dunstan. 1337. Also he gives and bequeaths his tenement situated in the way called Shydzerd, Oxon, between a tenement of the prior and convent of St. Frid. on the south, and a tenement of the abbess and convent of Godstowe on the north, and also his tenement in the street of St. John which he bought of John de Croxford , to be sold, and the money employed for the celebration of masses in the church of South Newenton. Attached to this will is a mandate from Gilbert de Bruera, dean of St. Paul's , to ... de Mora, proctor of the archdeacon of Oxford, and to the dean of Oxford (in consequence of the archdeacon being in foreign parts) to grant administration. Dated at London, 5 Kl. June, 1337.

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]

COWLEY. Charter (fragment of) by William ... in Covele ... Dated at Chyrche Covele the Monday next after the feast of St. Michael, 7 Ric. II.

Letter of Henry, bp. of Lincoln , setting forth that William Grom, perpetual vicar of Chirchehille , and the prior and convent of St. Frid., Oxon, have notified to him the composition for the endowment of the vicarage of Chirchehille. Dated in ..., 27 August, 1398, and 1st year of his consecration.