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PIDINGTON. Indenture witnessing that Richard Oxenford , prior of the church of St. Frideswide, and the canons of the same, demise to Robert James, esq., and Katherine his wife, their wood and underwood of Pedynton for sixteen years. Dated at Oxford on the feast of St. Peter ad. vincula, 5 Hen. V. [Wigram no. 814] .

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.

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]

ARDLEY. Institution by William, archbishop of Canterbury (the see of Lincoln being then vacant), of master John London, LL.D., to the church of Ardley, vacant by the death of William Gylys, chaplain, on the presentation of William Billyng, gent., the patron. Dated in the' manor of Lamehith, 5 March, 1520.

BENSINGTON. Bond for £20 given by John Stampe of Chollsey, co. Berks , to Richard Cox , the dean and chapter of Christ Church, for keeping in repair the parsonage house and barn of Bensington. Dated 29 August, 36 Hen. VIII.

CHALGRAVE. Articles of agreement between the dean and chapter of Christ Church and Roger Quatermayn of Chalgrave, co. Oxon, yeoman, of the one part, and William Standisshe of Oxford, gent., of the other part, agreed 16 May, 3rd Q. Elizabeth, to abide the award of Edmund Plowden as to how far the portion of tithes called Becco herlewyn or Beckharvest tithes in Chalgrave do extend and be leviable; with bond for 100 given by William Standisshe attached.

Thomas Gerveys of Chepyngnorton grants to John Barbur, junior, of Chepyngenorton , and Isabel his wife, one plot of land lately built upon, with one house lately called 'le forge,' containing in length 50 feet and in breadth 40 feet, in Chepyngnorton in the end of the middle way of the same village, which he lately had with other lands by the gift and feoffment of Joan Barbur, widow, and which were formerly Thomas Barbur 's her husband. Dated at Chepyngnorton, 27 June, 2 Ed. IV.

CLATTERCOTE (Hospital of St. Leonard at). Copy in 14th century of a bull of Pope Innocent III to the proctors of the house of St. Leonard of Clattercote, of the order of Sempryngham, confirming lands in Banbury &c. to them. Dated 19 year of his pontificate, 3 Nones March, i. e. 1216.

CLIFTON, BURCOT, HOLCOMB, and DRAYTON. Indenture made between Robert, the abbot, and convent of Dorchester of the one part, and John Loveday and John Moyne of the other, witnesseth that in settlement of divers disputes between the said parties, the abbot and convent release and quit-claim all their right in all the lands and tenements which they hold in the villages of Clyfton, Brudycote, Holcoumbe, and Drayton, and in the same manner the said John and John quit-claim all their right in the lands and tenements, rents and services, held by the said abbot and convent in the same villages. Dated at Dorkchestre the Tuesday next before the feast of St. Hilary, 31 Ed. III.

COWLEY (Temple). Thomas, son and heir of John Goldyene of Staunton St. John , and Katherine his wife, and Agnes, wife of the said Thomas, grant to John Leylond, clerk of Oxford , and Margaret his wife, all their lands and tenements, with meadows, feedings, and pastures, and appurtenances which they have in the village and fields of Templecovele. Dated at Templecovele, 3 Sept. 1 Hen. VI.

Fine dated at Westminster .... 14 Hen. VII, between John Bustard and John Billyng , plaintiffs, and Charles ..., and Agnes his wife, defendants, by which the said Charles and Agnes acknowledge certain lands, messuages, &c. in Dedington, Clyfton, and Hampton to belong to the said John and John, for which they gave to the said gave Charles and Agnes 100 marks of silver. [Mutilated.] .

ENSTONE. Bull of Pope Clement V, appropriating the church of Enstone to the prior and convent of Winchcomb, Gloucestershire. Dated Non. Aug. 2nd pont. year, i.e. 1189. (Modern endorsement; the document being most part illegible.) .

A catalogue of the parochial library and other things belonging to the parish of Enstone. Oct. yth, 1756. G. Sheppard, curate.

HANDBOROUGH. An account of the goods belonging to the parish church of Handborough. ] (c. 1756.) .

HASELEY (Great). Institution of John Saumares, clerk, S.T.P. and dean of Guernsey , to the rectory of Haseley, vacant by the promotion of Francis Turner , on the presentation of K. Chas. II. Dated 28 Nov. 1684.

HEADINGTON. William, son and heir of Hugh Forester of Hedyngton , grants to John Forester his son a messuage, two virgates of land and a fourth part of one other virgate .... which came to him by heirship after the death of Hugh his father, in the village and fields of Hedyngton, which the said Hugh had by the gift and feoffment of sir Richard Damory, kt. (Mutilated.] Dated .... August .... Hen. IV.

William Mafey appoints John Culham of Barton and ... his attornies to give seisin of a messuage and 1 1/4 virgate of land called 'Howchons' in Hedyndon to Robert James, esq., Edmund [Rede?], and others. Dated the Saturday next before St. George the martyr, [7] Hen. [V]. (See next, Ch. 160) .

William Mafey quit-claims to Robert James , esq., Edmund Rede , John Faynel, sen., and William Robyns , all his right in one toft and one virgate of land in Hedynton, which the said Robert and others had by the gift and feoffment of John Dalberd, clerk, Robert Bruns , and John Hore . Dated at Hedynton, 6 August, 7 Hen. V.

Robert James , Edmund Rede , and Richard Bruns grant to John Walker of Oxford, baker, Michael Norton , Gilbert Burton , and William Frankeleyn , all their messuages, lands, and tenements, rents, reversions, and services, with woods, meadows, feedings, common of pasture, and appurtenances, called 'Houchons,' which they late had by the gift and feoffment of William Masey in Hedyngton. Dated at Hedyngdon the Monday next after the feast of the Ascension, 8 Hen. V.

Fragment of a release relating to the lands called 'Houchons' in the parish of Hedyngdon, by the same partners ⟨ Robert James , Edmund Rede , Richard Bruns , John Walker of Oxford, baker, Michael Norton , Gilbert Burton , and William Frankeleyn ⟩ on the same day as the preceding grant. Dated at Hedyngdon the Monday 8 Hen. V.

Fragment of the release of the lands at Headington called 'Huchons' from John Walker , &c. to John Downham . Dated 15 Hen. VI.

John Walker of Oxford , Michael Norton , William Frankeleyn , and ...., grant to John Downham one messuage and one virgate and one fourth part of a virgate of land in Hedyngdon, which they had by the gift and feoffment of Robert James, esq., Edmund Rede and John Feynel, sen.. Dated at Hedyngdon, 5 May, 15 Hen. VI.

Edmund Rede, esq., grants to John Downham of Hedyngdon and Agnes his wife, all his lands and tenements, rents, reversions, and services, with appurtenances, which he lately had by the gift and feoffment of the said John in the village and fields of Hedyngdon. Dated at Hedyngdon, 13 October, 26 Hen. VI.

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.