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Writ from King Edward IV to the sheriff of London and Middlesex, to distrain John Tymperley, jun., escheator of Norfolk and Suffolk , assigned in 15 Edw. IV to take an inquisition of the lands, &c., of Joan , late wife of sir William Parre, kt. [who died 13 Edw. IV]. Dated at Westminster, 28 January, 17 Ed. IV.

OULTON. John Goodknape, chaplain, Adam Qwyth , and " William Belson, of Olton , grant to Robert Inglose, esq., Elianor his wife, Thomas Samson, esq., Edward Wright , and John Parram , one messuage with a croft, ten pieces of land, three closes, two pightells, 2 pieces of underwood, lying in Olton, and pasture for 11 beasts in Saltmarsche, being a mortgage of the said lands to secure the payment of £16 13s. 4d. Dated at Olton, 10 Aug., 35 Hen. VI.

OWBY. Thomas Gybbes? of Hoveton grants to William Waron of Owby , Agnes his wife, and others, a messuage, &c. in Owby. Dated 20 October 16 Edw. IV. [Illegible.] .

PENTNEY (Priory of). The pedigree of the family of Vaux , and connection with lord de Ros , and coat of arms, copied from a book of the monastery of Penteney, 37 Hen. VI.

Ralph, the prior, and convent of St. Mary Magdalen of Penteney, grant to Robert Crekemay of Shotesham, sen., various lands in Shotesham, to hold to him and his heirs, paying annually for the same 5s. Dated at Penteney, 21 July, 15 Ed. IV.

PENSTHORPE. Robert Bram and William Freborne , co-heirs of Edmund Couper, late rector of Westcretyng , grant to sir Thomas de Erpyngham, kt., sir Rob. Clifton, kt., and others, their manor of Pensthorp with the advowson of the church of St. Margaret of the same. Dated at Pensthorp the Sunday next after the feast of St. Lucy, virgin, 1 Hen. VI.

John [Aveceumo or Avecano(?)] grants to Robert Kooc of Little Plumsted , a piece of land in the village of Little Plumsted. Dated at Little Plumsted, conv. of St. Paul, 5 Hen. IV.

⟨ Little Plumsted ⟩ Robert Dey of Little Plumsted grants to Robert Greggys of the same place and Joan his wife one messuage with a croft adjacent in the same village. Dated there 3 January, 6 Hen. IV.

Bond in 20 marks given by John and Robert Grigges of Little Plumsted to Nicholas Wurtes, citizen of Norwich . Dated 21 Nov., 30 Hen. VI.

Roger Townesende, sergeant at law, and others, feoffees to the use of Robert Lethum , demise to sir John Howard, lord de Howard, kt., sir Thomas Howard, kt., and others, lands and tenements called 'Chapeleyns' and all other lands, &c., in the village of Little Plumsted. Dated 20 June, 21 Ed. IV.

William Billyngford of Crouche Stoke, esq., grants to Richard Goscelyn of Little Porlond and others, thirty-two acres of arable land which were formerly of the lordship of his manor called 'Roscelynnys' in West Porynglond, to hold the same at the will of the said William, at an annual rent of 10s. Dated at West Porynglond, 4 December, 21 Hen. VI.

REEDHAM, LIMPENHOE, WICKHAMPTON, NORTON SUBCOURSE, &c. William Swanton of Reedham , Thomas Baret, sen., of Southbyrlyngham , and John Aleyn of Southwode , demise to John Benet, grocer and citizen of London , Robert Benet of Lympenowe , John atte Welle and John Lyghtfoot of Frethorp , one messuage, 29 acres 1 rood of arable land, 1½ acre of meadow, 28 acres of marsh and alder, with pasture for 11 sheep in winter, and 22 sheep with their lambs, in one marsh called 'le Rower estate,' and with the whole pasture for 12 cows and one bull in a certain marsh called 'Blavettys-holme,' with all rents and services, with appurtenances in the villages, fields, and marshes, of Reedham, Lympenowe, Wykhamton, Norton Soupcors, and other villages adjoining, except the marsh and pasture of 'Hytheholmes' which the said William Swanton lately sold to John Wethyrley of Northbyrlyngham, gentleman. Dated at Reedham the Thursday next after the feast of the Purification B.V.M., 22 Ed. IV.

SEDGEFORD. Cause before William Redclyffe, LL.D., and sir Reginald Bladys, chaplain, commissaries of Richard, bp. of Norwich, between Henry Drake, vicar of Segeford , and Robert, the prior, and convent of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, concerning an annual pension. (c. 1415.) .

Agnes, who was the wife of Richard Kyrkeman of Schipden , grants to Richard Crane and Robert Heyles of the same, one piece of land in Schipden. Dated at Schipden on the feast of St. George the martyr, 12 Hen. IV.

William de Bergham, clerk, acknowledges to have received of sir Milo de Stapulton , sir John White , kts., Oliver Groos , John, parson of Salle , Stephen Wurlyk , and Richard Hawys , 10 marks sterling, for the term ending Michaelmas, of one annual rent of 20 marks, for the life of Margery Nerford out of the manor of Shotesham. Dated in the church of St. Christopher, London, 8 Oct., 6 Hen. IV.

William Stannard of Byskelee grants to John Sudbury of Norwich and Simon Bedyngham, citizen of Norwich , one piece of arable land and one little close in Shotesham. Dated at Shotesham, 3 Jan., 1 Hen. VI.

SHOTTESHAM, STOKE HOLY CROSS, and FILBY. Sir Simon Felbrigge, kt., grants to Bartholomew White, esq., son and heir of, Robert White, esq., the whole of his manor of Shotesham, with knights fees, lands and tenements in Shotesham, Stoke Holy Cross, and the villages adjacent, in the hundred of Hensted, with the advowson of the church of Filby. Dated at Shotesham on the feast of the Ascension, 19 Hen. VI.

John Hyrnyng , son and heir of William Hyrnyng , grants to Bartholomew White, esq., John Meke , and Robert Schene , one piece of land in the fields of the village of Shotesham. Dated at Shotesham, 20 July, 22 Hen. VI.

SWAFFHAM-MARKET. The will of Simon Blake of Swaffham-Market, gentleman, made 10 Dec., 1487.

SURLINGHAM. ... son of Rob Dellyng of Blofeld .... to ... late wife of Vincent Goodwyn , etc. Oct., 19 Hen. VI Illegible charter.

Geoffrey Talyour of Tilney of grants to John Walboter , Geoffrey Kely of Tilney and others 14 acres of land in Tilney. Dated at Tilney the Sunday next before the feast of the Purification B.V.M., 6 Hen. V.

Robert Pellam , cousin and heir of Thomas Pellam , grants to Richard Skynner of Tilney , John Neele , Robert Bees , and Clement Cliderhowe , one messuage with a close adjoining in Tilney. Dated at Tilney, 20 Dec., 10(?) Henry VII.

Geoffrey Crecy, chaplain, Geoffrey Talyor , John Halle , and John Noreys, of Tilney , infeoff John Waryn, citizen and grocer of London , John Copnote , Thomas Burgh , and John Waterden , burgesses of Bishop's Lenn, in 14 acres of land in the fields of Tilney called Harpe and Sybyte. Dated at Tilney, 6 Oct., 4 Hen. VI.

John Walboc , John Halk , John Skolaham , and Geoffrey Coly, chaplain and others grant to John Waren, citizen and grocer of London , and others, 14 acres of land in the village of Tilney. Dated at Tilney the Tuesday after the feast of St. Michael, 6 Hen. VI.

Robert Godard of Tiryngton grants to John Waryn , Thomas Burgh , and John Waterden , burgesses of Bishop's Lenn, nine acres of land in the fields of Tilney. Dated at Tilney, 5 September, 12 Hen. VI.