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AYLSHAM and FAKENHAM. Exchequer Constat extracted from the great roll of the pipe, [44 Edw. III], containing a grant of the manor of Wyghton with the hundred of Northgreneho and the manors of Aylesham and Fakenhamdam in co. Norfolk, the manor of Saham in county Cambridge, the manor of Whitgift, co. York, manor of Berton Bristol, co. Gloster, manor of Sevenhampton and Stratton, co. Wiltes, to Robert de Knolles and Constance his wife for the whole term of their lives at an annual rent of £745 7s. The acquittance is given to the prior and convent of Ely for £76 13s. 4d., being the reserved rent for a portion of the year due for the manor of Saham, co. Cambridge, committed to the said prior and convent, 26 Sept., [43 Edw. III], at a rent of £100 per annum.

BRUTFORD. John le Foul of Brutford and Joan his wife grant to William le Duyn and Christiana his wife, seven pence annual rent which Thomas Wrench was accustomed to pay for 1 1/2 acre of arable land in the field of Brutford, called Wytheforlang, and which the said Thomas has for his life by demise of Laurence "in the Lane". Dated at Brutford the Tuesday on the feast of St. Matthew, apostle, 6 Ed. III.

Final concord made at Westminster on the octave of the Holy Trinity, 22 Rich. II, by which William Wodehay recognises that a third part of the manor of Stanlynch and a messuage and 14 acres, of meadow and 16 acres of pasture in Brytford belongs to Agnes, wife of Henry Not .

NETHERAVEN. Fine made at Westminster, 26 Ed. III, and afterward on the quindene of St. Michael an. 28 between John Tot of Netheraven and Alice his wife, plaintiffs, and Roger le Sauser and Joan his wife, defendants, by which the said defendants acknowledge a messuage, 27 acres of land, 1 1/2 acre of meadow, and 20 sheep, in Netheraven, to belong to the said John; and the said plaintiffs quit-claim to the said Roger and Joan all right to a messuage, 20 1/2 acres of land, and 1 acre of meadow. For this quit-claim the said John and Alice gave to Roger and Joan 20 marks of silver.

OKEBOURN (Priory of). A receipt given by Ralph, rector of the church of St. Botulph without Aldrichegate, London , and collector of the annual tenths from the clergy for the king in the diocese of London, to the prior of Okeburn for £4 l0s. 2 1/2d., from the church of Ruisshlepe and from Donton, Fordhem, Wodeham Ferrers, etc. Dated London, 6 Feb. 1374.

STANLYNCH. Nicholas le Duyn grants to William le Duyn his brother the whole of two parts of the mill of Stanlinch, and also of the lands of 'La Mule croft' and Battescrofte, and half a virgate of land in Bereford, of which lands Joan , who was the wife of William le Duyn our father, holds the third part in name of dowry. Dated at Stanlynch on the feast of the Trinity, 12 Ed. II. [In the charter the name Duyn has been altered in ink to something like Boykin .] .

Nicholas le Duyn and Andrew his brother agree to divide between them two parts of a water-mill in Stanlinch, and 2 parts of 14 1/2 acres of land in Bereford and La Mulecrofte, and 2 parts of a field called Battescrofte, which mill and land William le Duyn the father of the said Nicholas and Andrew gave to them and to Thomas le Duyn (deceased) for their lives, and from which Joan the wife of William holds the third part in the name of dowry. Dated at Stanlinch on the feast of the Nativity of our Lord, 12 Ed. II. [In the charter the name Duyn has been altered in ink to something like Boykin .] .

John Duyn grants to sir John Nywe , and sir William Axebrigge , chaplains, all his lands, rents, tenements, &c. in Stanlynch, Brutford, Langford, and Cherleton. Dated at Stanlynch, Saturday the last day in the month of September, 48 Ed. III.

Robert Stratford remits and quit-claims to John Shawe and Katherine, daughter of John Aignel , all right and claim in certain lands and tenements in Stanlynch and Langford, with which John Aignel had enfeoffed Andrew Stratford , father of the said Robert. Dated 24 April, 4 Rich. II.

Indenture witnessing that Thomas Meriet and Elianora his wife have demised to John Chapman, chaplain, the whole of a tenement in Stallynch for 40 years at an annual rent of 8s. 9d. Dated at Stallynch, 3 June, 1 Hen. IV.