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Sudbury. 1445. Feoffment. John Harlestow, esq., John Denston, esq., John Slopton, esq., Thomas West of Sudbury (Sudbery) and John Eyres of the same, have enfeoffed Roger Messager of Bury St Edmunds and John Messager of the same, goldsmiths a tenement in Crostrete, All Saints' parish, Sudbery, formerly Edmund Hicches'; boundaries: messuage of Robert Hyne on the south, tenement of Robert Purst on the north, pasture called Portmancroft, otherwise Kyngesmerssh and the highway; which tenement they held formerly together with Robert Cavendyssh, John Groom and John; to hold of chief lords of the fee in services due and accustomed Witnesses: Robert Deynes, John Bust, John Tille, John Hyne, William Jacob.

Robert Frendesbury, abbot of Beghame , and the convent of the same grant to farm to Henry Bakere of .... and John Drew of Otham , their manor of Otham for 20 years, paying to the abbot and convent of Begham five marks sterling, and to the prior and convent of Michelham 25 marks annually. Dated at Beghame on the Annunciation of the B.V. M., 6 Hen. IV.

John ..... grants to Stephen Ers . . . and Richard Adam of Lamberherst one messuage and one rood of land in .... Dated at Lamberherst on the feast of the apostles SS. Philip and James, 2 Hen. V. In part effaced.

Fragment, being the concluding portion of a lease of a manor and rectory from the abbey to William Weston , dated on the feast of St. Michael, archangel, 1419, 7 Hen. V.

Indenture by which John the abbot and convent of Beghame demise to John Twytte of Lewes senior, and Richard and John Twytte, junior, 5 pieces of land in Hellinglegh, for 89 years they paying annually to the said abbot and convent 22s. Dated feast of St Michael, 9 Hen. V [Mutilated and in part illegible.]

Thomas, the abbot, and convent of Begham grant to Robert .... certain lands for .... years at an annual rent of .... Dated .... 37 Hen. VI. [Mutilated and in part effaced.].

Indenture of lease from the abbot and convent to Richard Reve and Margery his wife; dated at Beiham, 10 Hen. VII. [Much mutilated.] .

Letter of credence from Thomas Essnynge, the mayor of the borough of Arundel and certain burgesses therein named, authorising Richard Skyer to collect for the repair of the Causeway and bridge at Arundel, which will fall unto ruin unless spedily repaired. Dated at Arundel on the feast of St. Leonard the abbot, 33 Hen. VI.

[SEWEDON ?] [recte Selkedon?] Indenture witnessing that John Gyfford, prior of St. Bartholomew 'de Calceto, Arundel', and the convent of the same demise to John Apsle the whole of a wood called Stonyland near Seweden, Sussex, to cut down and do away with ..... Dated 3 July, 11 Ed. IV. [Partly effaced.] .

WESTBORNE. Indenture witnessing that John Gifford, the prior of St. Bartholomew of the Causeway, and the convent of the same demise to John Fisshere of Wodmancote in the parish of Westborne , and Joan his wife, and Richard and Alice children of the said John and Joan, a pasture lying within the lands of William, earl Arundel , for their lives, at an annual rent of 4s. Dated 1 July, 13 Ed. IV.

Lease of land from the prior and convent ⟨of the Causeway⟩ to Luke Shorte ; dated at the priory ... after feast of St. Michael, 1480, 20 Edw. IV. [Much mutilated.] .

FRANCE. Reigne (?) Touchard of Liborne near Bourdeaux appoints Simon du Fryse his attorney to receive in his name all and singular his debts owing for wine in Cales and the marches of the same. Dated 10 December, 1497.

COKEFELD. Release from Ralph Britte of London, draper, to William Britte of Cokefeld in Sussex, yeoman, for all actions and demands to this date. Dated at Reygate, 2 Oct., 17 Ed. IV.

John Pottere of Haylesham grants to John Fakham , Richard Page , John Blakstok and Thomas atte Wode , lands, rents, and services in Haylesham &c., to hold according to the custom of the manor of Alston. Dated at Haylesham, 1 July, 4 Hen. VI.

William Marmyun grants and quit-claims for himself and heirs, to his men of Haylesham certain rents, services, and customs as contained in a charter of Robert Marmyun his father, on certain conditions of payments of reliefs, etc. [13th century; copy undated, late 15th century] .

Robert Sherpenyst of Hechyngfeld grants to John Bonert and William Merlot all his lands, rents, and tenements in the parish of Hechyngfeld called Sherpenystlond and Sclotherlond, in co. Sussex. Dated at Hechyngfeld the Sunday next after the feast of Corpus Christi, 17 Hen. VI.

HERYNGHAM (Priory of). Charter (indented) by which the prior and convent of Heryngham demise to John Eyloue , clerk, the tithes of the ancient demesne of Sir William Dautrey ('de alta ripa') in Warnecamp for 20 years at an annual rent of 10s. Dated at Heryngham in the feast of St. Gregory, 15 Hen. VI. [Mutilated.] .

HURSTPIERPOINT. Henry Elyot , Richard Elyot , John Nore , and Thomas Polyng demise to William Bradbrugge and Alice, daughter of John Preston , lands and tenements in Hurstperpound called 'le Knollond' and 'Lotlond' alias 'Hoblond.' Dated at Hurstperpound, 14 Dec., 5 Hen. VII.

William Jourdan and Thomas Prowte demise and confirm to Thomas Wodehech and Leticia his wife all the lands and tenements called Maschales in the borough of Horsham, which they lately had by the gift of Matilda atte Denne . Dated at Horsham, 2 April, 6 Henry IV.