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TUTTINGTOUN, BANNINGHAM, and WRAMPLINGHAM. Composition made the Saturday next before the feast of St. Bartholomew, 32 Ed. I, between Robert Brian de Felmyngham of one part, and John Brun of Tutyngtoun of the other, by which the said Robert grants to the said John, all his tenements and services in Tutyngtoun, Banyngham, and Wramplyngham, paying annually 30s. sterling.

SWENYNGTON. Assise of novel disseisin held at Norwich the Monday next after the feast of St. James the apostle, 9 Ed. II, before W. Ormesby and his fellow justices, concerning the common of pasture in Heverynglond, which pertains to the free tenement of the prior of Walsingham in Swenyngton, against Roger de Gyney , Roger de Bylney , Peter Waytskath , Peter Lombe , and Richard de Holewode .

ROUGHAM. Letters patent in the form of a chirograph of John, bp. of Norwich , confirming to the prior and convent of Westacre, the appropriation of the church of Rucham, and the ordination of the vicarage. Dated at Hoxene, 12 Kal. July, 1300.

Henry, the prior, and convent of Westacre, recite the documents concerning the appropriation and ordination of the vicarage of the church of Rucham. Dated in their chapter, 7 Ides of May, 1303.

BURLINGHAM (South). An obligation on the part of John, the prior, and convent of Weybridge, to perform mass and obit, for Alice called of Stoke of Norwich , and others, for her benefaction of lands, rents, and tenements in Southbyrlyngham, after her death, under a penalty of 10 marks, payable to the prior and convent of the Holy Trinity, Norwich. Dated at Weybridge, 23 May, 1379.

WHEATACRE. Thomas, son of sir Robert Banyard, kt. , grants to sir Thomas Roscelyn, kt., the manors of Burghalle, Esthalle, and Huphalle, in the village of Whetacre, together with all the lands, &c. which were the said sir Robert Banyard's in Aldely [Aldeby?] and Whetacre, also the advowsons of All Saints and St. Peter of Whetacre, now held by Matilda wife of the said Robert, for the term of her life. Dated at Chategrave the Tuesday next after the feast of St. Luke the evangelist, 6 Ed. III.

WHEATACRE and HAUTBOYS. Thomas Dages (?) grants to sir Thomas Roscelyn, kt.; all his right and reversion which he has in the manors of Whetacre and Hauboys, which the lady Matilda who was the wife of sir Robert Banyard held for her life. Dated at Norwich the Monday on the morrow of Pentecost, 7 Ed. III.

Recital by Robert, the prior, and convent of Wyrmegaye, of the grant from the prior and convent of the cathedral church of Norwich and John, bp. of the same, for the appropriation of the half of the church of Fordham to the uses of the said prior and convent. Dated at Wyrmegaye, 5 Id. November, 1316.

An agreement by the prior and convent of Wyrmegeye for the payment of an annual pension of 3s. 4d. to the bp. of Norwich for the half of the church of Fordham, appropriated to that priory. date of month of Oct. Dated 1347.

Robert Arthurgh remits and quit-claims to Thomas de Flicham and others, all his right in the manor and advowson of the church of St. Peter's in Wramplingham, and all other rights in the villages of Wramplingham, Wymondham, Melton (Great Melton or Little Melton), Berforde, and Carleton. Dated at Wramplingham the Tuesday next after the feast of the Purification, 12 Ric. II.

WORTHESTEAD. Nicholas, son of Philip of Worthested , quit-claims to sir Henry, the abbot of St. Bennet of Hulme , and his successors his tenement and all his services, which he has in the village of Worthested. Dated after Epiphany .... Ed. [I] (fil. Hen.). (1304-07) .

NORTON SOUPECORS. Inquisition taken at Norwich the Thursday next after the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, 20 Ed. II, before Edward de Hemgrave and John le Claver , assigned by the King's writ to inquire concerning the manor of Norton Soupecors, which was sir Thomas Rocelyn 's, upon certain articles mentioned in the same writ.

SCOTHOWE. Ordination of the vicarage of Scothowe, Norwich diocese, by William, bp. of Norwich , which church had been appropriated to the abbot and convent of St. Bennet of Hulme. Dated at Thornegg', 12 August, 1350.

Draft writ to the sheriff of Norfolk to attach and bring before the council, John Paston alias Wortes , John Gees, a Carmelite friar of Norwich , Edmund Alderford, clerk, Bartholomew Waryn, parson of Trunche , William Cuttyng of Worstede , John Gees of Crowemer, merchant, and Ralph Gunton of Norwich, skryvener, for violation of the statutes of provisors, 25 Ed. III and 16 Ric. II, on the complaint of John Brundale, prior of Bromholm , that although he was canonically elected prior, the said Paston alias Wortes had crossed the sea without royal licence, obtained a provision of the said priory in the court of Rome, and got himself installed as prior and the other expelled; the said John Gees and others having received the said bulls and instruments at Bakton and caused the same to be executed. Dated 1 December [5 Hen. VI]. ii. On the back of this document is another draft writ of the same date against the same parties for endeavouring to draw the prior out of the kingdom by a suit in the court of Rome.

FLEGG (Hundred of). William, bp. of Winchester , John Beauchamp, lord de Beauchamp, Sir John Howard, kt., William Yelverton, kt., Thomas Lytelton , William Jenney , William Paston, esq., Thomas Howys, clerck, and William Grene , remit and quit-claim to John Paston, knt. all their right of and in the manor of Castre in Flegge called Vaux and Bosoms, and in those lands and in tenements in Castre called Redham, with the advowson of the chapel of St. John the Baptist in the same village, and the manors of Heryngly (sic) called Spensers and Fennes, the third part of the manor in Runham, the manor in Wynterton called Begvyles with one windmill, the manor of Reppes in Bastewyk, and all messuages, &c. in Great Jernernuth, and in lands and tenements called Billes in Stokesby, and those lands and tenements called Cattes in Heryngby, and all other lands &c. in the villages of Castre, Great Jernemuth, Ormesby, Scroutby, Mautby, Wynterton, Somerton, Martham, Bastewyk, Reppes, Hikelyng, Stokesby, Heryngby, Runham, Thyrkby, Filby, or elsewhere within the hundred of Est Flegge and Westflegge, together with many other lands, advowsons, and rents in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Dated 11 January, 7 Ed. III.

NORWICH. Decree by William, bishop of Norwich , for the union of the churches of St. Swithin and of St. Simon and Jude, Norwich to the church of Crosthwayt in perpetuity and the deanery of Taverham to that of Norwich on account of the poverty of the several places, which are now vacant upon the death of Thomas Silvestre who has held all five together. Dated in the chapter-house of Norwich, 3 Kl. Sept., 1329.

PLUMSTEAD (Little). Adam, son of William del A... , quitclaims to Eadmund de Plumsted , Basilia his wife, and Avice their daughter, all his right in four acres of land in Plumsted. Dated at Little Plumsted the Sunday on the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the Martyr ... [The greater part obliterated]. [Probably temp. Edw. II]

YARMOUTH (Great), co. Norfolk. An acknowledgment by sir William de Shareshull, knight, tof the receipt from John Conuten... (?) and Philippa his wife, and Adam ... by the hands of Thomas de Cobald , of five marks sterling, arrears for divers tenements in Great Yarmouth from the abbey of Oseney. Dated Sat. next before feast of ... 27 Ed. III. [Partly illegible and mutilated.] .

LILLESHULL (Abbey of). Appropriation deed of Henry, bp. of Norwich , of the church of Holm by the sea, to the uses of the abbot and convent of Lilleshull, co. Salop, reserving an annual pension to himself and successors of 51s. 3 1/2d. and to the high altar of the cathedral church of Norwich 4s. Dated at South Elmham, 19 August, 1398.

⟨Worlingworth.⟩ John, son of Robert de Wilryngworth, quit-claims to William, the abbot of St. Edmund, all his right in two acres and a half of land in 'Stannardiscrofts;' also certain meadow and pasture land. Dated at Worlingworth (Wilryngworth) the Saturday before the feast of St. Mark the evangelist, 13 Ed. III (24 April 1339).

Copy kept by the prior and convent of Norwich of the composition between the prior and convent of Buttele and master John de Thweyt, rector of the church of Winterton (Wynterton), concerning the tithes of West Somerton, with the consent of the patron of Winterton (Wynterton) Robert Clere. Dated 12 March 1342/3, at Norwich.