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LESNES (Abbey of). William, the abbot, and convent of B.V.M. and St. Thomas of Lesnes grant to John, bishop of Rochester , and others, a certain annual rent of 100s., payable during the natural life of Henry Blakemore, late abbot of Lesnes . Dated 9 March, 1516.

NORTHFLEET. Final concord, made at Westminster, 26 Eliz., before Thomas Meade and others by which William Browne and Katherine his wife acknowledge the right of Robert Childe to a messuage, garden, and 15 acres of land in Northflete, for which the said Robert gave to the said William and Katherine 130 marks of silver.

SPELDHURST and HARWARTON. Indenture made Christmas Day, 10 Hen. VIII, by which Richard Roston., LL.D., master, and the brethren of Corpus Christi College, nigh the parish of St. Lawrence Poultney, London, demise unto William Waller of Growmbrigge (i.e. Groombridge) co. Kent their manors of Spelhurst and Harwarton for 20 years, at an annual rent of 56s. 8d.

THROWLEYE. The will, with probate, of Robarte Kynge of Throwleye, Kent , dated 22 May, 1559. Probate dated 16 Dec., 1560.

UPCHURCHE. Thomas Elmeston of Raynham, co. Kent , quitclaims to Thomas Butt of Raynham all right to a garden and nine pieces or parcels of land in Upchurche, Kent. Dated 6 Oct., 12 Queen Elizabeth.

WORTH. John Swanne , son and heir of John Swanne late of Canterbury , acknowledges to have received of sir Thomas Lovell, kt., 100 marks in full payment of certain lands, &c., called Upton in the parish of Worth. Dated 20 March, 20 Hen. VII.

YALDING and BRENCHESLEY. Deed by which sir Thomas Scott, kt., Charles Scott , Henry Scott , George Scott , gentlemen, brothers of the said Thomas and Reginald Scott, son and heir of Richard Scott, esq., deceased, remit and quit-claim to Robert Byng, esq. for ever all their right, &c. in all those lands and tenements, and other hereditaments in Yalding and Brenchesley in the county of Kent, which the said Robert Byng lately acquired, i.e. 14 Aug., 19 Elizabeth, as parcel of the tenements, &c. of Winifrid Raynesford , deceased, together with other lands by divers instruments of the dates of 19 Elizabeth, and the 4th of Dec., 20 Feb., 20 Elizabeth, in Brenchesley and Horsmonden. To hold the same to him and his heirs for ever. Dated 28 Aug., 20 Elizabeth.

SKELMERSDALE. Bond in £200 given by sir Thomas Hesketh of Rufforth, kt., to Richard Smalshagh for the performance of certain covenants in a pair of indentures, concerning a sale of a messuage, &c. in Skelmersdale. Dated 4 Jan., 2 and 3 Philip and Mary. [Signed, Thomas Hesketh ]

Richard Taliour grants to Thomas Hesketh, esq., all his lands, messuages, tenements, &c. in the village of Skelmersdale in the county of Lancashire, paying annually to the said Richard 10s. Dated 16 Feb., 8 Hen. VIII.

Richard Taliour quit-claims to Thomas Hesketh, esq., all his right in messuages, lands, &c. in Skelmersdale. Dated 17 Feb., 8 Hen. VIII.

Richard Taliour and Thurstan his son quit-claim to Thomas Hesketh, esq., all their right in all their messuages, lands, &c. in Skelmersdale, for a payment of £21. Dated 9 Dec., 11 Hen. VIII.

Fine made at Lancaster the Monday in the 5th week of Lent, 2 and 3 Philip and Mary, between Richard Smalshawe , plaintiff, and sir Thomas Hesketh, kt., and Alice his wife, defendants, by which the said sir Thomas acknowledges that a messuage, orchard, lands, &c. in Skelmersdale belong to the said Richard, he paying £30 sterling.

BURTON OVERY. Indenture made I August, 36 Hen. VIII, by which John Beaumont of Gracedew, co. Leicester , for the sum of £12 demises to John Weston of Burton Overey and Edward his son a close of land in Burton Overey, lately belonging to the monastery of the meadows at Leicester for 200 years at an annual rent of 14 1/2d.

ENDERBYE. Indenture made 1 Nov., 34 Q. Elizabeth, by which sir George Hastings of Goppishill in the county of Leicester, kt., in consideration of the receipt of £500, lets to farm the rectory of Enderbie for 31 years, to Dyonise Orme, citizen and merchant taylor of London , at an annual rent of £9 6s. 8d.

Indenture made 25 Nov., 34 Elizabeth, by which Richard Branthwaite of London, esquire, and Roger Bromley of Bagworth park, Leicester, esq., at the request of Henry, earl of Huntingdon, and for a certain sum of money, sell to sir George Hastings, kt., brother of the said earl, the rectory of Enderbye , lately belonging to the dissolved monastery of the meadow of Leicester.

Indenture made 1 June, 35 Elizabeth, by which the right hon. Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., grants to Dionise Orme of London, merchant taylor, the manor of Enderby in the county of Leicester. Deed recites a previous grant of the manor to his brother sir George Hastings for 2000 years, at an annual rent of £22.

HINCKLEY. Exemplification of a grant of a yearly pension of £5 6s. 8d. to the parish priest of Hynkeley, out of the late possessions of the dissolved monastery of Mountegrace, co. of York. Dated at Westminster, 12 Feb., 36 Hen. VIII.

LEICESTER (Abbey of St. Mary Pre). Indenture made 16 August, 28 Hen. VIII, by which John, the abbot, and convent of the monastery of our Lady in the medows of Leicester, grant to Robert Grenwod of Sigresham a messuage and 2 yards of land in the town and fields of Sigresham for 31 years at an annual rent of 30s. 4d.

WYTHCOK alias WYTHYCOK, &c. Letters patent of King Hen. VIII; dated at Westminster, 18 July, 36 of his reign, granting to John Beaumont, esq., in consideration of the payment of £1040 4s. 2d., certain lands, &c. in Wythcok alias Wythycok, co. Leicester, part of the late dissolved monastery of Launde in the same county, together with several other properties.

KINGERBY. Deed made 24 May, 38 Elizabeth, acknowledging that Henry Disney, of Kingerby, esq., has received the day above written £1000, of ladie Jane Pickeringe, widow, late wife of rt. hon. sir John Pickeringe, kt., according to a clause in a certain deed bearing date 12 Dec., in the said 38th year of Q. Elizabeth.

WILLINGHAM. Writ of Queen Elizabeth to the sheriff of Lincoln commanding him to distrain Thomas Compton for the manor of Willingham, and of divers messuages, &c. in Potter Hauworth, Hadington, Thorpe, More, and Wilby, held of the Queen as of her duchy of Lancaster by kts. service, and for which Ambrose Sutton made fealty 17 Nov., 5 Ed. VI, and to show by what title he holds the same. Dated at Westminster, 16 May, 22 Eliz.

An appeal of the lady Anne Bourchier, Marchioness of Northampton, wife of William Parr , to King Edward the VI, in a cause of divorce. Dated 25 August, 1 Ed. VI.

Mandate from King Henry the VIII (not signed), addressed to master Thomas Haniball, master of the Rolls, to make void a certain bond or recognizance bearing date 27 January, 23 Hen. VII, for the payment to King Henry the VII and his heirs £40, by certain instalments entered into by Thomas Hopton of Armeley, co. York, esq., Thomas Legh, of Middelton, esq., and John Wynslowe of Dychaunt, co. Northumberland, esq. Dated February, 15 Hen. VIII.

Writ of King Henry VIII summoning Sir George Hastings of Hastings, kt., to the parliament to be held at London 3rd November, 2ist of his reign. Dated at Westminster 9 August, 21 of his reign.

Commission from cardinal Pole to William Sparkman , dated Brussels, 1554, granting him authority to receive into the church those who had been guilty of heresies, &c., in England. [Autograph of cardinal Pole.] .