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CUMBERLAND. LANCASTER (Hospital of St. Leonard's). Henry, duke of Lancaster, earl of Derby, &c., empowers sir Henry de Heydock, chancellor of Lancaster, to confirm to the prioress and convent of Seton the hospital of St. Leonard of Lancaster to them and their successors. Dated at the castle of Leicester, 27 March, 30 Ed. III.

WINSTER. Indenture witnessing that William de Birchover demises to Richard Gerard and Agnes his wife 3 messuages, half a bovate of land, 3 acres of land, with a meadow adjoining in Wynster, paying annually for the same 17d. of silver. Dated at Winster the Thursday next after the feast of the beheading of St. John the baptist, 8 Ed. III.

Richard Gerard grants to William de Birchovere three messuages, the half of one bovate and three acres of land in Wynster. Also he gave the same William all his goods moveable and immoveable in the same tenement at the time of the making of this charter. Dated at Wynster the Monday on the feast of the beheading of St. John the baptist, 8 Ed. III.

Robert (?), the prior, and the canons of Tiptre demise to William de Capford and Cecilia his wife the whole of their houses ... in paying annually to the said prior and convent 10s. [Mutilated and partially effaced.] Dated ... July 1309.

An inrollment of gifts, grants, etc., temp. Ed. II. (?) On paper (nearly decayed).

An inrollment of gifts, grants, etc., temp. Ed. II. (?) On paper (nearly decayed).

An inrollment of gifts, grants, etc., temp. Ed. II. (?) On paper (nearly decayed).

An agreement (indented) between John, the prior, and the convent of Tiptre of the one part, and Richard, rector of the church of Great Braxstede , of the other part, concerning the tithes, etc. within the parish church of Braxstede. Dated, 2 September, 1355. With confirmation by the Bishop of London, dated at Stebenheth in December 1355.

Indenture made at Blytheborough, co. Suffolk, 19 May, 32 Ed. III, by which Amicia, formerly wife of John Someter of Tolleshunt-Tregoz , grants to ... de Wyndesore, prior of St. Mary and St. Nicholas of Tiptre , and the convent of the same, all the lands, &c. she holds of the said prior and convent, after the death of the said John her husband, in Tolleshunt, &c., for 8 years, at an annual rent of 2s. [Mutilated.]

Indenture by which John Leghes, the prior of St. Mary and St. Nicholas of Typtre , grants, with the assent of the convent, to John Blythe of Innorde , one piece of land in Great Braxstede for 100 years, at an annual rent of 2s. Dated at Toleshunt the Thursday before the feast of St. Michael, 22 Rich. II.

Confirmation by Thomas the prior and convent of Teford of a sale made by the prior and monks of Horkesleye of three acres of land in Great Horkesleye to Richard de Preston , he paying annually for the same 12d. (1307, 35 Edw. I)

Charter mutilated (c. 1260) but indorsed in a later hand as a charter of concession and confirmation of Alan de Crefeld of a field called 'Suutfeld,' at that time in the hands of the prior, viz. in 8 Rich. II.

Alice, formerly wife of sir John de Watevylle, kt. , grants to James de Bures and Oliver de Stanweye, rector of ... 2s. of annual rent from Little Horkeleye. (c. 1310.) t. Edw. II. [Mutilated.]

William Renekyn of Little Horkeslee grants to Robert Intheheye and Sarra his wife one piece of arable land lying in the village of Little Horkeslee, between the land of the prior of Horkesley on the one side and the street called 'Heyestrete' on the other. Dated at Horkeslye on the vigil of the apostles SS. Peter and Paul 2 Ed. III.

Philip de Wistone, chaplain, grants to Agnes, daughter of John of Dunham , his niece, the whole of his messuage, &c. formerly Geoffrey Langelec 's in the parish of Wistone. Dated at Wiston the Sunday next after the feast of St. Andrew, 3 Ed. III.

Roger de Prestonheye of Horkeslegh grants to Roger in the Hegg and Cristina his wife a certain croft and land in the village of Horkeslegh. Dated at Horkeslegh the Thursday next after the feast of St. Barnabas, 24 Ed. III.

Stephen le Cook , son and heir of John le Cook of Wythermondeford , grants to sir John Sakevile, rector of Wereholte Sakevill , and Adam le Cook son and heir of Gilbert Cook of Wythermondeford , and John Oliver of Staneweye , a tenement and all that appertains to it in the village of Wythermondeford. Dated there on the feast of the Invention of the Cross, 35 Ed. III.

At a court for the honour of Reylegh, held 27 Oct., 39 Ed. III, came the prior of Horkislegh and produced many charters showing that the tenements which the prior and convent of Horkislegh hold in Horkislegh of the aforesaid honour by knights' service, and for which default in suit had been made, were given to the prior and convent by Henry and Alan de Creffeld in frankalmoigne, and the prior in his own person made suit for the same.