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Indenture dated 16th day of ... Hen. VII, by which sir John Stokhall, vicar of Steple , demises to sir Henry Purforte, parson of Seynt Laurence in the said county, the tithes of certain lands within the said parish of St. Laurence. [Mutilated and defaced.] .

TILLINGHAM. Indenture made on the feast of St. Mary Magdalen, 1511, by which George Goodharste, the prior, and the convent of Stanesgate demise to John Ruddok, husbandman, a tenement and ten acres of land in Tyllyngham for 35 years, at an annual rent of 15s. 4d.

Order from Cardinal Wolsey, for citation of John Joce, in a cause for the subtraction of the tithes of the parish church of Steple from the prior [of Stanesgate]. [Mutilated] Dated at his house near Charing-cross, 1522.

MARGARETTING. Indenture witnessing that Thomas Bassette, the prior, and convent of St. Lawrence of Blackmore have demised to William Whibbill of Gyngmargerete , the whole of their land called Clarkesland in the village of Gyngmargarete, and six acres of land called 'priores-land' in Gyngables for 21 years, at an annual rent of 21s. 4d. Dated at Blakemor, 30 Sept., 23 Hen. VII.

Indenture dated 5 Hen. VIII, by which Thomas Goodwyn, the prior of the house of Blackmore , &c., leases to Thomas Lorkyn for 99 years certain land in Gyngmargaret, at an annual rent of 5s. [Mutilated.] .

Indenture made 28th day of Oct. 14 Hen. VIII, by which Thomas Goodwyn, the prior, and convent of Blackmore demise to Thomas Simond of Blackmore a certain mead called 'Sowtter's mead' in Blackmore for 99 years, at an annual rent of 20d.

BOCKING. Roger Wentworth of Bokkyng, co. Essex in consideration of a marriage between him and Anne Cressy, widow, late wife of William Cressy , gent., deceased, grants unto the said Anne an annuity of £20 out of the manor of Bokkyng for the term of her life. Dated 8 Sept., 1 Mary.

GRETEHALLYNBERY. Indenture made 4 Nov., 36 Hen. VIII, by which George Whetenall of Estpecham in the county of Kent, esq., demises to Edward Clonvyle of London, gentleman, a fullyng mill and all that appertains to it at Gretehallynbery in the county of Essex, for 21 years, at an annual rent of £7.

MORETON. John Clerke of Stanford quit-claims to John King de la Hill , John Glascock , and others, all right in lands and tenements, called Wilchons, alias Downhams , in Moreton in Essex. Dated at Moreton, 28 Nov., 15 Hen. VIII.

WESTHAM. Indenture dated 17 July, 6 Edward VI, reciting a former indenture dated 12 August, 26 Hen. VIII, in which William Huddleston, the abbot, and the convent of Stratford Langthorne, co. Essex, demised to one Hamlett Shaw certain parcels of land in Westham for 41 years. This indenture witnesseth that Margery Cheshire , relict of Thomas Cheshire , for a certain sum of money sells to John Goodwin of Overwinchindon, Bucks , the remainder of the term of the said above recited lease.

WIDDINGTON and DEPDEN. John London , George Sutton , Thomas Duke , John Hobbys and others, quit-claim to Nicholas Fox of Wydyton all right in 36 acres of land in Wedynton and Depden, co. Essex. Dated 15 Oct., 21 Hen. VIII.

WIKES, WETHERSFIELD, &c. Indenture made 1 August, 40 Queen Elizabeth, by which Henry Best of London, writer, for a certain sum of money sells to John Hobart of the Middle Temple, London, gent., and Robert Hobarte of London, gent., the whole of the rectory of Wikes in the county of Essex with all that appertains to it, formerly part of the possessions of the priory of Wikes in the same county and demised to Richard Master for 40 years, at an annual, rent of 55s. 8d. And also all his lands in Wethersfeilde, co. Essex, lately belonging to the monastery of Waltham, also certain tithes, &c., of Glatton and Holme in co. Hunt, late of the monastery of Borne, co. Lincoln, also tithes of Swaffham, co. Norfolk, also portion of tithes in Tudnam Falgate in same county, also tithes in Holton, co. Suffolk, also tithes of Kettleborough in the same county, which said tithes belonged to the late dissolved monastery of Ruinboroughe alias Rumburgh, in the said co. of Suffolk.