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Recital by bishop of Rochester of a grant to the prior and convent of Tunbridge. [Mutilated.] Dated prid. id. Aug. at Malling 1242.

Grant from Gilebert son of Gilebert de la Burre to the priory of Tunebrige of his land at la Denne which he inherited from his father, of the fee of Henry Fromund . (c. 1240-50.)

ELHAM. An agreement reciting that whereas certain lands, tenements, rents, &c., in Elham, were granted to Henry, formerly the abbot, and convent of St. Radegund's, near Dover, by William, the prior, and convent of St. Andrew's, Rochester, for an annual payment of 10 marks, this chirograph witnesses that, in consequence of the said lands not being worth the said rent, the prior and convent agree to fix the annual rent at 8 marks, 6s. 8d. for the future. Dated 5 August, 1293.

STANESFELD. Agatha de la Kersunera and Thomas her son grant to Thomas de Muleton the whole of the land which they hold of the fee of Peter de Nerford in Stanesfeld at an annual rent of 3s. (c. 1230.)

Sutton. 1275 .

Stixwold, Wymondham. 1223.

Adam de Sumery grants to Henry fitz 'filio' Fenner of London , in exchange for the lands held by an annual quit-rent of a pound of pepper, a quit-rent of 31 pence, that Nigel, son of the priest was accustomed to pay for the land held of the said Adam. (c. 1210-12.)

A quit-claim by Am... to sir Simon Peche for money which was accustomed to be received of John Undeman , her brother. (c. 1260-70)

BURLINGHAM. Humphrey, son of N. le Claver of Grovele , grants and quit-claims to Thomas de Waltune , all his right in the village of Birlingham, viz. an annual rent of 16d. from Adam de la Mare , 2d. from Henry Champeneis , 1d. from Symon, son of Adam de Cruce , 2d. from Alice, daughter of William Olegot , and 2d. from Letitia, daughter of Margaret . For this charter the said Humphrey gave to the said Thomas 11s. and one robe. (c. 1210-20.)

BLOFIELD. Sir Robert de Cateston, kt., quit-claims to Ralph, bp. of Norwich , and his successors, all right to fish or cut reeds or grass in any part of his great pool of Blofield, and in the upper part towards Witton. Dated at Breydeston on the vigil of St. Lawrence, 22 Ed. I.

BARMER. Copy (made in 1326) of the appropriation of the church of Bermere to the use of the prior and convent of Cokesford by Walter, bp. of Norwich , with the consent of Simon, the prior, and convent of Norwich, and William de Lydesterne the rector. The original was dated at Weseham 6 Id. Dec., 1252, and confirmed by prior of Norwich 10 kl. Aug. 1254, and confirmation by William, bp. of Norwich , and William the prior, and convent of Norwich, 6 non. Oct. 1326.

LANGLEY (Abbey of). Letter of Rycher, the abbot and convent of Langley, reciting the confirmation by Roger, bishop of Norwich , 12 Kl. Feb, of the appropriation and patronage of the churches of the Holy Trinity, Lodun; St. Gregory, Hekyngham; St. Mary, Ryveshal'; St. Mary, Kyrkeby; St. Elene, Randeworth; St. Botulph, Limpenhog; and St. Margaret, Trykeby; to the uses of the said abbot and convent of Langley, excepting the collation to the church of Randeworth which belongs to the bishoprick of Norwich. Dated Wedn. after Conv. of St. Paul, 1275.

RANWORTH. Letter of Rycher, the abbot, and convent of Langley, confirming the right of collation to the church of Randworth, whenever vacant, to Roger, bp. of Norwich , and his successors. Dated at Langley the Wednesday next after the feast of the conversion of St. Paul, 1275.

WATLINGTON. Ralph, son of Basilia de Wathtlington , grants to the hospital of St. Mary Magdalen, upon the causeway between Lynne and Geywoode, two acres of meadow lying in the village of Wathtlington in frankalmoigne. ( c. 1220-30 .)

MASSINGHAM (Great). John, the abbot, and convent of Hambeia, Normandy, grants to the bishop of Norwich, their church of Great Massingham. Dated 1232.

SCROUTEBY. Alice, daughter of Nicholas de Scrouteby , grants to William, the prior, and convent of the church of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, for the health of her soul, &c., the whole of that land and tenement in Scrouteby which the said prior and convent have by the gift of Reginald, son of Nigel de Scrouteby . (c. 1270-80.)

SETHEFORD. Convention between William, the prior, and convent of the church of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, of the one part, and Ralph de Barsham, vicar of Setheford , of the other, by which the said prior and convent have demised to the said Ralph, a messuage, one acre and three roods of land, in the village of Setheford, for 7 years, paying annually 2s. Dated at Norwich, on the vigil of the Annunciation, 12 Ed. I.

Geoffrey de Bungeye, citizen of Norwich , and Amabilla his wife, grant to Geoffrey de Blafeud, baker, and Margaret his wife, one messuage in Norwich in the parish of St. Gregory, in Stongate Street. (c. 1280.) [The names of the bailiffs, who are witnesses, show the date.]

Geoffrey, son of Randal de Herpele , grants to Wimar, son of Umfrey of Little Plumsted , the whole of his land which lies in 'Scarecroft,' at an annual rent of three halfpence, (c. 1200.)

William, son of John of Little Plumsted , on the Sunday next after the feast of St. Michael, 15 Ed. ⟨I⟩ , grants to Thomas de Blafeud, chaplain, 19 pieces of arable land lying in the fields of Great \Plumsted/ and Little Plumsted, Blafeud and Wittun.

William de Wadeton, rector of the ch. of B. Mary Schotesham , grants to Peter Pycot and his heirs the chantry built in the chapel in his court of Shotesham, subject to certain conditions, (c. 1260-70.)

STANFORD. Ida, daughter of Hubert de Stanford , with the advice and consent of her husband Humphrey , grants to Matilda, the daughter of Alan de Chastillun , for her homage and service and for 4s. 8d., one piece of her land in Stanford, paying annually for the same 1½d. (c. 1230-40.) [See MS. Ch. Suffolk 1455.]

THRAXTON. Decision of William, bp. of Norwich , in a tithe cause between the prior and convent of Norwich, and Paul, rector of the church of Thraxton , by which the tithes of the lordship of Wygan Briton , in the village of Thraxton, are confirmed to the rector and his successors for ever, the convent receiving an annual payment of 10s. Dated at Norwich the Ides of April, 4th pontifical year of the bishop. (1282.)

Roger, son of Clement de Poringlond , quit-claims to God and the church of the Blessed Mary of Thetford and the monks there serving God, all his right to the church of Poringlond with appurtenances; for which donation they gave the said Roger 40s. of silver. 14 Ed. I.

PLUMSTEAD. Matilda Gernun of Blafeld and Gerard her son grant to Sibil, wife of sir John of Little Plumstead , and William his son, for half a mark of silver, the whole of the turbary on either side of "hais brige"(?) which John, father of William, held of them, also various services at Westhahe. (c. 1240-50.)