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 THREE OXFORDSHIRE WRITERS. 287 CaHTA WaLTEKI, AaCIIIDIACONl OXONEFORDIE, Ibid., fol. 13. Universis Saiicte Matiis Ecclcsie filiis, ml (luos prcsentes litere i>erve»e- rint, Walterus de Godstowe, Oxoncford' Arcliidiaconus, Saluteni in Cliristo. Notum esse voluunis, nos ex officio Archidiaconatiis nustri, ad iirosenta- cionem et conccssionem doniini Regis Anglie, llcuriei filii Matiltli.s Imnera- tricis, donasse, et presenti carta mea confirmasse, sanctiiiiunialilnis do Godestow Ecclesiam de Bloxam, cum suis jicrtincnciis, salvo jure Lincoliii- ensis Ecclesie et nostro. Instituiinus autein prenominatas sauctinioniales in personatuni prefate ecclcsie, salvo jure Rogeri de Cliftbrde, qui nomine earum eandcm Ecclesiam in vita sua est habiturus, pensionc unius bizantii prescriptis nionialibus annuatim reddendo ad pascham. Testibus liiis, Magistro Wincmero, Johanne de Const', Magistro Radulpbo de Const', Matheo et Rogero Cappellanis, Stephano, David, clericis. Carta Walteri, Oxiniensis Archidiaconi, Ibid., fol. 96. Walterus, Oxin' Archidiaconus, omnibus sancte Ecclesie fidelibus salutem. Notum vobis facio me dedisse in elemosinam Ecclesie Beati Joliannis de Godestowe decimam terre mee in dominio meo de Cudeslawe,' ipsamque posuisse super altare, in dedicacione ecclesie coram Alexandro Lincolniensi Episcopo** et ceteris Episcopis qui dedicaverunt Ecclesiam. Valete. Alia carta Walteri Oxinfordensis, Ibid. Walterus, Oxinefordensis Archidiaconus, omnibus fidelibus sancte ecclesie Salutem. Notum vobis facio quod rustici mei de Waltona, in dedicacione ecclesie sancti Egidii, que est extra portam de Northc Oxineford, dederunt decimas suas eidem ecclesie, assensu et voluntate mea, (juod concede et volo, et ex parte Dei sic esse precipio. Teste Willclmo, Abbate de Egnesham,'* Rodberto, Priore S. Frethesuide,' Godefrido, Priore de Egnesham," Magistro Galfrido Arteour, Radulpbo de Monumuta, Willclmo Capellano, Nigello Presbitero, Jocclino Clerico, Petro del Bar, Jord* Radulpbo de Melverna, cum multis aliis. Valete. The third author to whose history I wish to call attention is Alexander de Swerford, Treasurer of St. Paul's, who, there can be little doubt, was either born at Swerford, in the County of Oxford, or was a descendant of the family who were lords of that manor, and took their name from it. Of this Alexander we have four charters in the Godstow Cartulary, while he was treasurer, to which office he was ap- pointed in 1231, and died 1246. They are the following : — <■ Cutslow, about three miles north of ^ William, Abbot of E^-nsham, a.d. Oxford. 1 1 38. nominated Bishop of Lincoln, 15th of April, of Oxford, c/rcct ll.'.U, or 1141 to 1157. 1123 ; Lord Chancellor, oh. 1147. The Mon. Aug., new edit., vol. ii., p. 13,">. Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, who - Possibly the same Godfrey, who occurs granted these tithes, must therefore have as Abbut of Eynsham, t. Stephen, Mon. been Walter de Wallingford, Archdeacon, Ang., new edit., vol. iii, p. 2. 1104-1151.
 * Alexander, Archdeacon of Sanim, > Robert deCricklade,or Canutus, Prior