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Author: Godstow nunnery.
Title: The english register of Godstow nunnery, near Oxford : written about 1450 / edited with an introduction by Andrew Clark.
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Transcribed from: The english register of Godstow nunnery, near Oxford : written about 1450 / edited with an introduction by Andrew Clark.
Godstow nunnery., Clark, Andrew, 1856-1922.
London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1911 [i.e.1905-11.]
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AHA2738.0001.001

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PREFIXED LITURGICAL PIECES
ARTICLES OF EXCOMMUNICATION
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¶ Excommunicacio.
DEVOTIONAL PIECES
[Invocation to the Cross.]
[Metrical versions of some General Acts of Devotion.]
[Kalendar: (i) lunar, (ii) dominical, (iii) Roman, (iv) church.]
Ianuarius.
Februarius.
Marcius.
Aprilis.
Mayus.
Iunius.
Iulius.
Augustus.
September.
October.
Nouember.
December.
THE ENGLISH REGISTER OF GODSTOW
introduction
The prologe of the englyssh register.
The cronicle Of the hows and Monasteri of Godstow makyth mensyon how that place wace fowndyde fyrst by reuelacyon in thys wyse in wynchestre.
The chartur of syr John synt Iohn of the londe of Godestowe.
The dedycacion of the churche of Godestowe by Alysaunder bysshop of lincolne.
A graunt I-made to the kynge by bernarde of seynt walery.
Presentation by Godstow to the conventual church.
GODSTOW ESTATES
BERKSHIRE
BLEWBERRY: see also in North Moreton.
CUMNOR
DUXFORD, on the Thames, in Longworth parish.
KNIGHTON, in Compton Beauchamp parish.
LANGFORD: see Langford in Oxfordshire.
NORTH MORETON.
SEACOURT or SECKWORTH.
WYTHAM.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
BOARSTALL: see under Oakley
DINTON
FORD, in Dinton parish; see p. 63.
HUGHENDON.
ICKFORD.
LITTLE MISSENDEN.
OAKLEY in Boarstall Parish.
TURWESTON.
WESTBURY (near Brackley).
WYCOMBE.
DORSETSHIRE
MAIDEN NEWTON.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
BOURTON.
CHERRINGTON, AND CHARLTON in Tetbury Parish.
DAGLINGWORTH.
DUNTISBORNE.
FRAMPTON ON SEVERN.
GLOUCESTER CITY
MEYSEY-HAMPTON.
PAUNTLEY.
LITTLE RISSINGTON.
RISINDONE.
TORMARTON.
WICHE.
HAMPSHIRE
EMPSHOTT.
DE IMBESET.
FARRINGDON.
KING'S CLERE.
KNOWLE in King's Clere parish.
WINCHESTER.
WOOLVERTON.
LINCOLNSHIRE
SYSTON, near Grantham.
MIDDLESEX
LONDON.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
BOZEAT.
BRACKLEY: see also in no. 269 in Halso.
EVENLEY.
FARTHINGHO: see in nos. 269, 270, 275.
HALSO.
OXFORDSHIRE
ASTHALLEIGH, by Burford.
BANBURY.
BEGBROKE.
BENSINGTON or BENSON: see in Shillingford.
BLETCHINGDON.
BLOXHAM.
BOULD, in Idbury parish.
BURLEIGH WOOD in Wychwood Forest.
CASSINGTON.
CHARLBURY; see Fawler.
COWLEY.
CUTSLOW. A hamlet, north of Oxford, between the Banbury road and the Cherwell.
EASINGTON.
FAWLER, a hamlet of Charlbury.
FENCOT, a hamlet in Ambrosden parish.
GARSINGTON.
Hampton Gay: see p. 214.
IDBURY: see Bould.
KELMSCOTT: see in no. 472.
OVER KIDDINGTON.
LANGFORD.
LEDWELL in Wootton parish.
MILCOMB, in Bloxham parish.
MILTON in Adderbury parish.
MINSTER LOVEL.
SOUTH NEWINGTON.
OXFORD.
[Controversies between Godstow and Oseney.]
[Exchanges with St. Frideswyde's Priory.]
[Deeds not referring distinctly to one parish.]
Rent-charge of Hugh of Tew.
John Kepeharme's land.
Gift of Henry of Oxford.
Rent-charge of Jeffrey, son of Durand.
Lands given by Laurence Kepeharme.
By the Castell of Oxenforde.
Oxenford Castell.
Quit-rents from Peter son of Torald.
Lands acquired from Stephen son of Waryn miller.
Lands of Hugh Palmer.
The parisshes of seynt myghell at the north yate, seynt Olde, and seynt Mighell at the South yate, and of Seynt Edwarde.
Lands of Robert Maynard, chaplain of Godstow.
Licences in Mortmain for properties in and near Oxford.
Lease of the Cherwell fishery.
OXFORD PARISHES.
Peter son of Torald's gift, as in no. 525.
John Pady's gift.
Quit-rent from Hugh Hore.
Here begynnyth Seynt Gyles paryssh of Oxenford.
The parissh of the holy Crosse.
The parissh of eynt Iohn.
The parisshe of oure lady Seynt Mary.
The parissh of marye magdaleyn.
The parissh of seynt Mighell at the north gate.
The Parissh of Seynt Mighell at the Sowthe yate.
The parissh of Seynt Mildrythe.
The parissh of Seynt Petir in the Bailly.
ST. PETER'S PARISH IN THE EAST. See under Holywell parish, and under Wolvercote in Oxfordshire.
The parissh of Seynt Thomas.
ROLLRIGHT.
SHILLINGFORD, with Bensington, and Warborough.
SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD.
SHOTOVER.
GREAT TEW.
THRUPP: see in nos. 359, 360, 367, 384, 385.
WARBOROUGH: see in Shillingford.
WATLINGTON.
WOLVERCOTE.
WYCHWOOD FOREST: nos. 312 and 324.
SOMERSET
LAMYAT, near Bruton.
SUSSEX
BODINGTON.
WARWICKSHIRE
BARTON-IN-THE-HEATH.
WILTSHIRE
BROAD BLUNSDON.
CHALWORTH, near Cricklade.
CRICKLADE.
EASTROP, near Highworth.
HIGHWORTH.
SEVENHAMPTON.
UFCOT, near Cricklade.
WATEREATON, near Cricklade.
YORKSHIRE
YORK.
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PLACES UNIDENTIFIED WHEN THE MS. WAS FIRST SENT TO PRESS
PIDDLE ATHELAMPSTON, DORSETSHIRE
BALDON and BROAD-ENSTONE, OXFORDSHIRE
COMBE MYLLE.
HORSEFORD, IN NORFOLK.
HUMESWORTH OR HINNESWORTH.
PETHAM, IN KENT.
VLEBERNE.
GENERAL CHARTERS
[1. By the bishop of Lincoln (the diocesan).]
A pryuylege I-grauntid by þe bysshope of lincolne to the churche of Godestowe for certeyn fredams & not to be visit.
A chartur of fredams I-grauntyd by watur, archedecun of Oxenforde.
A confirmacion of watur bysshop of lincolne of our liberteis.
A confirmacion by hugh, bysshop of lincolne, of all our churchys.
A confirmacion of william, bysshop of lincolne, of þe toll in banbury with oþer þynges.
An ordynaunce I-made by hugh bysshop of lincolne of our churchys, wycombe, bloxham, & seynt Gylys.
[2. By the Sovereign.]
The confirmacion of kynge Stephyn of all thynges byfore rehersyd.
A chartur of the feyre of Godstowe, I-made by dame Molde the emperyse.
A Charter of Moolde the Emperesse confermyng to the mynchons of Godestowe lij. shillings vj. d. in Shillyngworthe, & cetera.
A Charter of Moolde the Emperesse, I-made to the mynchons of Godestowe, for ij. hydes and j. half and half a yerde of londe in Shillyngforde, and for an C. shillyngworth of londe in Walton.
A Charter of Moolde the Emperesse, confermyng to the mynchons of Godestowe, ij. hydes and j. half and half an Acre of lond, [held at] lij. shillings vj. d; an hundred shillyngworth of lond in Walton; a fysshe-were in Charwelle, and water; and all the tythe of all frutis of Wodestok; and the fayres that durith iij. dayes at Godstowe.
a chartur of kynge henri fitȝ emperyse of Walton & delingyscrofte.
A Confirmacion of kynge Henry Fitȝ Emperesse, & cetera.
Here begynneth the Carters of kyng henry fitȝ Empresse, & cetera.
[SOME MINOR CHARTERS OF HENRY II.]
A Charter of kyng henry fitȝ Empresse for the Ferry of Godestowe in the Faire tyme, & cetera.
A charter of kyng henry for tol, passage, and poundage þurgh Englond.
A Charter of the same kyng forbedyng þat no man hold ther bondmen.
A charter protectorie for the mynchons of Gode|stow and all ther goodis.
Another charter, that they shold not be impleyd with, but in the kyngis Courte, for her tenuris and possessions, & cetera.
A Confirmacion of kyng henry fitȝ Emperesse, for all almesse and all maner thyngis that were I-yeve or shold be yeve to the mynchons of Gode|stowe, & cetera.
A Confirmacion of kyng henry fitȝ Emperesse confermyng all maner of yiftis afore I-yove, & cetera.
A proteccion of kyng Richard, worde by worde, after the proteccion of kyng henry afore I-writte.
A Charter of kyng Richard, chargyng that the mynchons of Godestowe sholde haue all the tenauntryes in goode pease, that no man shold vexe them wrongfully.
A Charter of Iohn, Erle of Morteyne, confermyng the yiftis that his fadir kyng henry yaf to the myn|chons of Godestowe, that is to sey, the chirche of wycombe with all his pertynentis and liberteis; and a lond in Clare, prevet I-called by name, that his fadir bought of Manasses Saueruille for xxv. marke; and forthe, even like worde by worde, as hit is I-writte a-fore.
A proteccion of kyng Iohn to the mynchons of Godestowe I-made for ther men, londes, and goodes, and possessions, to be defended, worde by worde as in the proteccion of kyng henry afore is I-writte.
A Charter of kyng Iohn, to the mynchons of Godestowe, I-made for tol, passage, pountage, and all custome thurgh all Englond, even as hit is I-writte afore in the charter of kynge henry.
A confirmacion of kyng henry, confermyng the yifte of kyng henry his graunte sire, made to them and with his charter confermed, [and] all the yiftis that were I-made to theym, & cetera.
Another charter for them and all ther goodis and possessions, & cetera.
A Charter of kynghenry the thirde, confermyng to the mynchons of Godestowe all that parte of wode of hildesdene in-to an eschaunge of ij. cartis walkyng every day to busshyng in Shottore, for all the tythe of huntyng in wodestok and wychewode, and the tythe of Elys of his stewys.
A confirmacion of kyng Henry, the sone of kyng Iohn, confermyng all that kyngis Henry fitȝ Emperice and kyng Iohn confermed and that worde by worde: loke the one of them and se the other of hem, & cetera.
A confirmacion of kynge Edward, aftir the same forme, worde by worde, & cetera.
Another licence to morteyse londes and tenementes to þe valew of C. shillings.
A confirmacion of kyng Edward, worde by worde as kyng Henry Fitȝ Emperice confermed afore.
A Charter of kyng Edward, confermyng all the liflode of Godestowe, worde by worde, as hit is I-writte afore, & cetera.
A Charter of kyng Richard confermyng all that other kyngis before hym confermed, and that worde by worde, and noþer more ne lesse, & cetera.
[3. By the Pope.]
A-nother confirmacion of pope Eugenye, I-graunted the yere of our Lord god a thousand a hundred and xlvti.
Here begynneth the bulles of popis, and of pope Celestyne confermyng all thyngis that were I-yeve to the mynchons of Godestowe, & cetera.
A confirmacion of Boneface the nynthe, grauntyng that þei myght sette to ferme all frutis, availes, rentis, tythis, offryngis, porcions, & cetera.
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