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Lease. Meynell Langley. 1427.

Lease. Bradwell. 1476.

Views of frankpledge; compotus; list of dues. Elford. 1344-1447 .

Sheriff's Roll. 1433-1434 .

Rolls of Agistments. Hathersage. 1451-1460 .

Court Rolls. Sibbertoft. 1431-1439 .

Pedigree and notes of evidences. London Charterhouse. [c. 1400?] (1400). . Pedigree and notes of evidences relating to the family of Constantyn, and their tenements, etc., in Pentecostlane, London, which tenements, by release from John Constantyn, came to the prior and convent of the Carthusians, London, from Petronilla Constantyn and her husband John Northampton.

Grant. Rowney, Benedictine priory. 11 September, 36 Hen. VI (1457). . Grant from Agnes Selby, the prioress, and convent of Rowheiney, alias Rowenea, alias Reveneia, otherwise called the nunnery of St. John the Baptist of Mundene, alias Rownay, after due consideration of the insufficiency of their diminished revenues for their support, and the ruinous state of their church and house, and the sincere devotion and pious intention of John Fray, the true patron of the same, to the said John the church, house, or priory, with all and singular the manors, lands, tenements, meadows, woods, rents, reversions and services for ever. Dated in their chapter-house at Rownay. [Printed in the Monasticon then being in the Hatton Library.]

Title. Great Munden (Hertfordshire) (manor). [temp. Hen. VI] (1461). . Title of John Fray and his co-feoffees to the manor of Great Munden in the co. of Hertford, from Gerard de Furnivale, 13 Ed. [I].

Quitclaim. Rowney, Benedictine priory. 14 November, 26 Hen. VI (1447). . Quitclaim by Sir John Talbot, kt., lord of Furnyvale, son and heir apparent of John, earl of Shrewsbury, to John Fray, chief Baron of the Exchequer, in his full and peaceable possession of the manor of Munden Furnyvale, all his right of and in the said manor and in the advowsons of the church of Munden and the priory of Rownehey with appurtenances in the county of Hertford, saving to the said John Talbot the homage and service of one knight's fee.

Exemplification. Great Munden (Hertfordshire) (manor). 8 November, 24 Hen. VI (1445). . Exemplification at the desire of John Fray, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, of entries from various records preserved in the Exchequer, concerning the knights' fees held in the county of Hertford by Gerard de Furnival, and afterwards by John Dosevylle, in the manor of Munden Furnevale in the same county. Dated at Westminster.

Fine. Great Munden (Hertfordshire) (manor), Great Munden (Hertfordshire) (manor), Rowney, Benedictine priory (), Wakeley (Hertfordshire), Watton at Stone (Hertfordshire). Octave of the Holy Trinity, 25 Henry VI, and afterwards within the 15 days of Easter, 26 Hen. VI (1448). . Fine made at Westminster on the octave of the Holy Trinity, 25 Henry VI, and afterwards on the quindene of Easter, 26 Hen. VI, between John Fray and Ralph Gray, plaintiffs, and Thomas Porter, esq., and Anne his wife, cousin and one of the heirs of Thomas Howard, esq., and John Bellers, esq., another heir, defendants, concerning the manor of Great Munden, with appurtenances, and of the advowsons of the churches of the said manor and priory of Royney, and of100s, rent, also 3 Ibs. of cummin and two cloves in Great Munden, Wakelee, and Watton atte Stone, acknowledged to be the right of John Fray, for which the said defendants received 300 marks of silver.

Lease. Wothorpe, Benedictine priory. 1 Feb., 5 Henry VII (1490). . Indenture made between dame Margaret Gudchepe, prioress of the priory of St. Michael beside Staunford on the one part, and William Brewster of Wyrthorp and Annez his wife on the other, of a lease from the said prioress of a cottage with a garden in Wyrthorp for 20 years, at an annual rent of 12d [English]

Writ. Buckinghamshire (county). 1 March, 8 Hen. VI (1493). . Writ from King Henry VI, dated at Westminster, 1 March, 8th of his reign, to the escheator of the co. of Buckingham, concerning the property of Otho de Wortlyngton and of others, heirs and heiresses of William de Say, and for delivey of seisin to Roger […] now of full age [mutilated].

Petition. Aconbury, priory of Austin nuns priory. [temp. Hen. VI] (1471). . Petition of the prioress of Acornbury within the diocese of Hereford, in the marches of Wales, to the king for letters under the privy seal, to release her from the payment of £10 13s. 9d. charged upon her priory, for dyme and half dyme, granted in the last convocation [perhaps the 1 1/2 clerical tenths granted in 1435], in consequence of the poverty of her house, by the war and destruction made in the time of the late rebellion (English).

Demise. Overton (Market) m (Rutland) (manor). 30 June, 9 Ed. IV (1469). . Demise by John, earl of Oxford, and Peter Baxter, clerk, to Sir John Say, kt., and Thomas Prowet, clerk, their manor of Marketoverton with appurtenances in the county of Rutland, with the advowson of the church and all other lands, tenements, etc., which they had conjointly with George, archbishop of York, John Walter, clerk, and William Staveley, esq., by feoffment of Thomas Mountgomery, knt., and Richard Fowler; and John Bothebroke, clerk, and Thomas Braughyng, gent., are appointed attorneys to deliver seisin of the same.

Foundation charter. Monkton Farleigh, Cluniac priory. 13 April, 1486 (1486). . Foundation charter by which Humphrey de Bohun and Margaret his wife, with the counsel and assent of their barons and men, grant and confirm to the church and monks of St. Mary Magdalen at Farley, in frankalmoigne, the whole manor of Farley with the park and all other things to the same village belonging, besides one hide of land which William D'Lisle holds; also they grant and confirm divers churches, tithes, and pensions, in the county of Wiltshire and elsewhere; at the foot is added a copy of the nomination by Thomas, the prior of St. Pancras of Lewes, of John Stone to the priory of Farleigh in the place of John Bayly resigned; dated in the monastery of Lewes (copy).

Grant. Pertenhall Hoo (Bedfordshire), Pertenhall (Bedfordshire). 16 July, 9 Hen. VI (1431). . Grant from John Brokholes, clerk, to Alice who was the wife of Thomas Strikelond, late of Bedfordshire, all the lands, tenements, rents, and services which he has in the villages of Hoo and Pertenhall, and elsewhere in the same county; after her death, to revert to Edward, son and heir of the said Thomas, and his heirs for ever, in default of heirs then to Elizabeth his sister and others in succession as set forth in the charter. Dated at le Hoo.

Grant, appointment of attorney. Hertfordshire () (county), Essex () (county), Wiltshire () (county), Hampshire () (county), Great Stambridge (Essex) (manor). 4 November, I Hen. VII (1485). . Grant from Sir Humphrey Stanley, kt., John Stokes, John Grene, William Burton, Richard Doughty, gentlemen, in accordance with the last will of William Benstede, esq., deceased, to Jocosa Dudley, all and singular the lordships, manors, lands, etc., in the counties of Hertford, Essex, Wiltes, and Southampton, or elsewhere within England, which they had to the use of the said William Benstede, by the concession of John Botyller, esq., John Clopton, esq., and Henry Sotehyll, except the manor of Stondbrugge in Essex, to hold the same for her life, with remainder to Edward Benstede and his heirs for ever ; and the said Sir Humphrey and the others appoint John Byrche their attorney for the delivery of seisin.

Demise. Essendon (Hertfordshire), Bishops Hatfield (Hertfordshire). 15 April, 37 Hen. VI (1459). . Demise by Stephen Wolfe and Thomas Stoughton, citizens and fishermen of London, to Henry Bourgchier by John Say, esq., William Tyrell of Gyppynge, esq., John Mongomory, esq., Thomas Mongomory, esq., John Clopton, John Denston, esq., John Grene of Gosfeld, and David Mortymer, all those their lands and tenements, woods, meadows, pastures, rents, customs and services in Esenden and Hatfeld Bishops, co. Hertford, together with the advowson of the chantry of St. Anne in the church of Hatfeld Bishops, which they had conjointly by the demise of Sir Thomas Tyrell, kt., Sir Thomas Charleton, kt., and ten others. Dated at Esenden.

Pipe roll, extract. Lawford Hall (Essex) (manor). 38 Hen. VI (1460). . Extract from the great roll of the pipe, co. Essex, 38 Hen. VI, concerning the issues and profits of the manor of Lalleford, which had been granted by the king, 10 October, 26 Hen. VI, to John Say, usher of the king's chamber, deceased.

Grant, power of attorney. Gate Burton (Lincolnshire), Lea (Lincolnshire), Temple Hurst (Yorkshire, West Riding), East and West Retford (Nottinghamshire), Rampton (Nottinghamshire), Littleborough ferry (Nottinghamshire). 1 September, 4 Hen. IV (1403). . Grant from John, lord Darcy of Menell, to Sir John de Melton, kt., Thomas Clarell, esq., John de Moore, rector of Beghton, Thomas Mapirlay, Robert Plomley, Elias de Blyth, and John Daunay, all lands and tenements, rents, etc., which were William Mortoyn's, in the villages of Gatburton and Lee, or elsewhere within the county of Lincoln, and in Hyrst, in the county of York, and in the villages of Retford in le Cley and Rampton, in the county of Nottingham, together with the whole of the ferry (cum toto passagio) beyond the Trent, called Lytylburgh fery. Dated at Gatburton. Subjoined is the power of attorney to Nicholas Daunay and John Grayne to deliver seisin to the said parties of the lands, etc. enumerated in the preceding charter. Dated at Gatburton on the same day as the grant (contemporary copy).

Inquisition. Witchampton (Dorset) (manor). [...]day next after the feast of St. Luke, evangelist [18 October], 14 Hen. VI (1435). . Inquisition taken at Wymborne Mynstre before [...] Husee, escheator in co. Dorset, the . . . day next after the feast of St. Luke, evangelist, 15 Hen. VI, on the death of Alianor, lady of Mautravers, who was seized in her demesne as of fee tallage, of the manor of Wycheampton.