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IFFLEY. Joan, daughter of John Basset , and Alice her sister, grant to Thomas le Kyng of Grendon for his life, three half-acres of arable land in the field of Churchezyftele, of which one acre lies in a culture called Rythiforlong, between the land of Peter Dul of the one part, and the land which was John Basset 's of the other, and the other half-acre lies in the same culture between the land of Katherine Culverd of the one part, and the land of John Basset of the other; paying annually at the feast of the Nativity of St. John one rose for all secular services and demands. Dated at Churchezyftele the Saturday on the feast of St. Peter ad vincula, 12 Ed. III.

KIRTLINGTON. Indenture made 24 Nov., 12 Hen. VII, between sir Reynold Bray, kt., of the one part, and John Padnall of Crendon, Bucks, husbandman, of the other part, witnesseth that the game John hath sold to the said sir Reynold a messuage, cottage, 156 acres of arable land, 4 acres of mede, with their appurtenances, within the town and parish of Kirtlyngton, and all other lands, rents, &c., that the said John hath, or any other person or persons have to his use, within the same town, for which sir Reynold pays to him the sum of £30 on the day of these presents.

NUNEHAM COURTNEY. Indenture made 20 June, 14 Charles II, by which sir John Robinson, kt. and bart., lieutenant of the Tower, in consideration of the receipt of 5s., conveys to Gilbert, bp. of London , and others, certain lands in Nuneham Courtney, for the payment of an annual sum of £200, left to the towns of Wokingham, Wallingford, Windsor, and Henley-on-Thames, by William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury , for apprenticing boys and marrying maidens.

Writ of K. Ed. III, reciting a mandate under the great seal addressed to the receiver of the subsidy last granted in the county of Oxford, to pay John de Molyns £1000 for arms and men in the King's service in France, receiving from the said John his receipt for the same; and whereas the said sum has not been paid the said John, the receiver is peremptorily ordered to pay the eame under a penalty of £200. Dated 25 November, 14 Ed. III.

OXFORD. Nigel de St. Martin, son of Ralph de St. Martin , ratifies the purchase and sale of his land which lies between the land which was Robert Tutprest 's and the land of Walter the Fleming ["Flandrensis"] , which Restwald and Gunilda his wife sold to Reginald de Chefleswelle , son of Richard de Stanton , for 22s. 6d. For this concession of the purchase and sale of the said land the aforesaid Reginald gave to him 3s. as a recognition, as also an annual rent of 3s. (c. 1230-40.) .

Final concord in the King's court at Oxford, 3 Hen. III, on the morrow of St. Nicholas, between Hugh de Walingeford and Maria his wife, plaintiffs, and Henry the clerk of Barton , defendant, concerning a messuage in the suburbs of Oxford, by which Hugh and Maria remit to the said Henry the said messuage to hold of the said Hugh and Maria and their heirs; paying annually 2s.: for this remission the said Henry gave to the aforesaid Hugh and Maria 3 1/2 marks.

⟨ OXFORD ⟩ Sara, formerly wife of Simon, the smith , quit-claims for ever all her right in that tenement which was her husband's in 'Astbrugestrete,' which she had claimed by the name of dowry against Thomas de Querqu . (c. 1250-60.) Witn. Henry, master of the Hosp. of St John the Baptist , etc.

Indenture made [1615-16] James I. between Arthur Lake, D.D., the warden, and scholars of New College of the one part, and Edward Galland of the other, being a lease of a tenement with a shop in the parish of St. Martin, Oxford, for 40 years. [Mutilated.] .

William Englond, LL.B., quit-claims to Nicolas Mason, clerk, vicar of Wedon , all his right and interest in that messuage with gardens, curtilages and appurtenances in the suburbs of the city of Oxford without the south gate between the east angle of the King's College or Frideswide the virgin, where the church of St. Michael first was on the north and a certain lane there leading from the highway as far as 'Schelvingstol' on the south. Dated at Porloke, 9 June, 25 Hen. VIII.

Bond (indented) by which Roger Northwode of Oxford holds himself bound to Walter Portreve of Brehull in a sum of £200 to observe the covenants contained in certain indentures between the said Roger and Emma his wife of the one part, and the said Walter of the other, dated 17 December, 38 Ed. III, at Oxford, concerning a tenement which was John de Frideswide 's, lying in Oxford and its suburbs. Dated at Oxford, 22 December, 38 Ed. III.

Margaret Cliff , widow of Thomas Cliff, late of Enfield , quit-claims to John Hedde and Henry Crampe all her right in lands, tenements, &c. formerly her husband's, within and without the city of Oxford. Dated 20 October, 5 Hen. VIII.

Walter, son of William Coillun , grants to the leprous of the hospital of St. Bartholomew, without the east gate of Oxford, that land with appurtenances which William Litekone held of him, which land lies between the land which was Roger Perle 's, and the land of Richard the goldsmith in the parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford; he gave this land for the souls of his ancestors, viz. Amfrid, son of the provost, and Wimarca his wife, and William Coilun and Alice his wife; saving nevertheless that William Litekone and his heirs shall hold by heirship of the said brethren as he held of the said Walter for 20d. annually, and the brethren pay to the chief lord 6d. of that 20d. for all service. Witnesses, Peter, son of Turold, mayor, Pentecost and Henry son of Thomas , provosts of Oxford, (c. 1230-40.) .

Ordinances by John abbot of Morimond, dioc. Langres, for the government of St. Bernard's College, in the parish of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford. Dated 20 June, 1446. [Injured by application of galls.] .

Nicholas Mason, LL.B., vicar of Murrelynch, co. Somerset , grants to King Henry VIII a messuage with a garden without the south gate at Oxford. Dated 8 May, 38 Hen. VIII. (See Ch. 175.) .

Licence granted by the dean and chapter of Christ Church to Thomas Allwyn of the University of Oxford , that he may assign the three tenements he holds of them for 40 years, in the parish of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford. Dated 15 January, 42 Q. Elizabeth.

⟨ OXFORD ⟩ Charter (mutilated) by which Hugh .... of Bregesette, butcher, grants to John ... lying between a tenement of William de London 's and ... in St. Clement's paying for the same annually 46 pence. (c. 1240-50.) [Wigram no. 656]

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.

Writ of K. Edward III, addressed to the mayor, aldermen and burgesses of Oxford, concerning the grant to the University of the assize of wights and measures, as well as the clerkship of the market. Dated at Westminster, 8 Feb., 20 Ed. III.

Writ of K. Edward III, addressed to the mayor and bailiffs of Oxford, ordaining them to deliver to the chancellor of the University of Oxford the standard weights and measures which are in their custody. Dated at Westminster, 27 June, 29 of his reign (1355).

Writ of K. Edward III, addressed to the mayor and bailiffs and aldermen of Oxford, conceding to the chancellor of the University and his successors the sole assize of bread, wine, and beer and of weights and measures. Dated at Westminster, 20 July, 29 of his reign (1355). .

TACKLEY. Account of books, vessels, &c. belonging to the parish church of Tackley, taken 27 September, 1756.

TETTESWORTH. Peter Talemasche grants to John Doilli for his homage and service, and for one horse of 10 marks, and for one falcon ('Niso,') which he gave to him, one virgate of land in Tetteswrda, namely, that land which William, son of the priest, held; paying annually one pair of white gloves at Easter for all service. (1200-15). Witn. Eustace abbot of Dorchester , etc.

WITNEY. Copy of an entry on the court roll of the manor of Witney. 7 October, 1640.

WOODSTOCK. Warrant of King Charles II for the payment to Edward, earl of Clarendon, of an annual sum of £80 out of the manor of Woodstock, namely, £40 for entertainment and £40 for hay for feeding the deer. Dated at Westminster, 7 January, 18 year of his reign (1667).

Mabilia, the abbess, and convent of Godstow grant to the prior and convent of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert, Durham, and their successors, the whole of their arable land which they have from a certain ditch transversely in Beaumont, viz. from the land of Philip de Ho, burgess of Oxford , as far as to the land which was Roger Semer 's in the same culture in the suburb of Oxford, and of which three acres lie near the land of Walter Best 's on the north, and one acre lies on the south of land of the said Walter, and one acre lies between the land of Thomas Lesewys and the land of the said Roger Semer, and one head of the whole abuts as far as the walls towards the west, and another head abuts as far as to the King's way of Beaumont on the east, together with 6d. of annual rent going out of one acre of land of Thomas Lesewys with the tithes of the same, and the tithes of a certain acre of Walter Bost 's in the same culture; also they grant to the same prior and convent that they shall have whatever right they possess in vacant places near Perilous hall in Horsmangerstrete; paying annually for the same l0s. of silver. Witness, Philip de Ho, then mayor of Oxford , (c. 1290.)