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Sampson the abbot of St. Edmund grants to Walter de Broch two acres of meadow in the village of Redgrave (Regrave), in the meadow called Dammes; paying 12d. yearly. (c. 1200-10.)

William Staniland acknowledges that he owes to the lord abbot of St. Edmund at his court of Redgrave annually the following customs and services, viz. in each week from the feast of Michaelmas to the gule of autumn, i. e. Aug. 1, one half day's work before dinner, finding his own food, and from the gule of autumn to Michaelmas day in each week two whole days' work and food from the lord, and two hens at Christmas and eggs at Easter and 4s. per annum, and for hidage 16d., and five seams of oats and seven teams at the ordering of the bailiffs of the abbot, and a fine for his daughters, and aid and tallage as his fellows, &c. (1235-1248.)

Katherine, daughter of William le Waleis, and Aelicia her sister grant and quit-claim to Henry, abbot of St. Edmund, and his successors, for 4s. all right, &c. in 12 acres of land in the village of Wortham (Wurtham), about which there had been a plea at Redgrave by writ de recto. (1234-48.)

William Cokerel grants to Eadmund, the abbot of St. Eadmund, and his successors, in frankalmoigne, the whole tenement which he held by the gift of Hugh, son of Robert Leffled de Ixworth Thorpe (Torp) , in the villages of Rickinghall (Rikinghale) and Redgrave, and which the said Hugh gave to the abbey. (c. 1248-1257.)

Hugh, son of Robert Leffled of Ixworth Thorpe (Thorp) , grants to Eadmund, the abbot of St. Eadmund, in frankalmoigne, one messuage and 2½ acres of land, a green way, and 5 acres of wood lying in the villages of Rickinghall (Rykinghal) and Redgrave, for thirteen marks paid to him by the abbot. (1248-56.)

Robert, son of Henry de Pulham, commonly named Tweteshale, quits to Symon, the abbot, and his successors of Bury St. Edmund all his claim in a messuage and 16 acres of land in Redgrave which he had from his father; not withstanding a fine and a bond "ad sedem extrahendum ab huchia domini Regis". (1257-79.)

Henry de Tifteshal grants to Eadmund, the abbot and convent of St. Edmund, in frankalmoigne, a messuage in the village of Redgrave, and twenty acres of land lying near the same, and also another acre lying there and a meadow in Rickinghall (Rikinghale), and 6d. annual rent in Glendrave and in Rikinghale. (c. 1248-57.)

Redgrave (?). Walter Oligrant of Redgrave grants to John, the abbot of Bury St. Edmund, and his successors, 16 pence of annual rent (from certain persons), for which concession the said abbot gave to the said Walter nine shillings and 8d. of silver. (c. 1290-1300.)

Hugh, son of John of Rikighal, grants to John, the abbot of St. Edmund, one wind-mill in the village of Rickinghall Superior (Upper Rikinghale), with the site and land adjacent. For this charter of donation the said abbot gave to the said Hugh 20 marks and 2 pieces of land reckoned as 3 acres at Redgrave. (c. 1260-90.)

Symon, abbot, and the convent of Bury St. Edmund grant to the five chaplains the chapel of St. John the Baptist within their manor of Palgrave, in frankalmoigne, one messuage in the village of Redgrave in perpetuity, paying annually for the same 6d. (c. 1270.)

(a) Sampson, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund grant, in frankalmoigne, to the hospital of St. Saviour without the town of Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund), the place upon which the said hospital is built, also £12 of silver from their village of Icklingham (Ykelingham) and two portions of their church of Long Melford (Meleford), also two portions of the demesne tithes of Worlingworth (Wirlingwrd), Monk Soham (Saham), Tilneie, Elmswell (Elmeswell), Elveden (Elvedene), Herringswell (Heringwell), Newton (Neuton), Cockfield (Cokefeld), and in the same village of Cokefeld annually 8 acres of corn the third portion of the demesne tithes of Pakenham (Pakynham), Rungeton, Tivetshall St Margaret or Tivetshall St Mary (Tifteshall), Culford (Culeford), Horringer [previously Horningsheath] (Horningesherth) and Chelsworth (Chelisworth); also they grant all the tithes of their new assarts in the villages of Redgrave and Rickinghall (Rekinghalle), and a third portion of the tithe of the marsh of Tilneie, also their houses of Teleforh, saving to the monastery an annual service of 2s., and to the canons 12d. (b) Confirmation of the above grant by John, bp. of Norwich; giving the names of the rector of all the aforenamed churches. Dated at Norwich by the hands of David de Ruddebi, 17 Kl. August, 6th year of his episcopate. (c) Confirmation of the same by S., the prior, and convent of Norwich. (d) Confirmation of by archbishop Boniface of the same. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund Bury), 12 Kl. March, 1266. Long roll of pleas and fines of the manors of the cellarer of St. Edmund , for the third year of S. de Wighal. [Temp. Hen. III.] (c. 1260-70?)