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Cartulary Of Oseney Abbey, Vol. 2
Excerpt from Cartulary Of Oseney Abbey
About the year 1188 Waleran of Cricklade gave to Oseney a property on the east side of Cornmarket. The abbey apparently rebuilt it, con structing four shops in front on the ground ?oor; these it let at a fixed rent of 85. Each, and the main tenement was let to Mauger the vintner at a fixed rent of 4s., and the rentals show that Is. Besides was paid for a garden, probably that portion of the Cross Inn which is in All Saints' parish. Mauger acquired two adjacent properties, one from Merton Priory and one from Littlemore, and all three were formed into an inn, which has now continued for more than 700 years.
About the year 1188 Waleran of Cricklade gave to Oseney a property on the east side of Cornmarket. The abbey apparently rebuilt it, con structing four shops in front on the ground ?oor; these it let at a fixed rent of 85. Each, and the main tenement was let to Mauger the vintner at a fixed rent of 4s., and the rentals show that Is. Besides was paid for a garden, probably that portion of the Cross Inn which is in All Saints' parish. Mauger acquired two adjacent properties, one from Merton Priory and one from Littlemore, and all three were formed into an inn, which has now continued for more than 700 years.
669 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2024
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