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MENDHAM, METTFIELD, and HARLESTON, co. NORFOLK, and WICKHAM SKEYTH, co. SUFFOLK. An exemplification of a fine levied Hilary term, 15 Elizabeth, by which Richard Western, gent., Martin Calthorp, gent., and Joan his wife, in consideration of the receipt of £600, convey land, &c. in Mendham, Mettfeld, and Harleston, with the advowson of the church of Mendham, and the manor and advowson of Wickham Skeyth, to Ed. Huggons, gent., Thomas Cordell, gent., Robt. Heath, gent., and John Sulyard . Dated at Westminster, 24 Jan., 22 Jas. I.

Articles and subscriptions with the autographs of the 19 subscribers to a horse race to be run at Thettford the last Friday in September, 1698, 1699, and 1700.

MILDENHALE, &c. Chirograph by which Samson, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund grant to Ralph de Colum their servant certain lands and rents in Mildenhall (Mildenhale). (1182-1211.) [Almost entirely effaced.] [Colum (see endorsement of Ch. Suffolk 26 where he is also a witness)]

Samson, the abbot of St. Edmund, grants to Henry, son of Thurstan, and his heirs, the mill called 'Salemundesforde,' with land and meadows customarily paying an annual rents of 27s., less 2d. to the abbot's hall at Fornham [All Saints]; to hold by free service, for the payment annually at the hall of Fornham of 30s.; also he grants eight acres at 'Hengrave (Hemegrethe)' at 2s., annual rent. (1184-1211.)

[Fornham] Samson, the abbot of St. Edmund, grants to Ailmar, son of Ailward de Fornham, the mill which is called 'Ailmeres Heine' at a rent of 30s.; also a little meadow at the head of the mill-pond, [which mill used to pay an annual rent of 26s.] for which he is to render to the hall of Fornham the customary rent of seven ploughshares, with leave to have no ewer free from feldage, to hold the same by heirship. (1184-1211.)

Endorsement. Gilbert de Derham grants to the church of Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund) one croft in Mildenhall (Mildenhal). Dated Ed. [I]. [Illegible, almost entirely effaced.]

PORINGLAND (Little). Copy of the register of the chamberlain of Bury St Edmunds (Bury) of lands in West Poringland (Little Porynglond), with a charter of abbot Samson's grant to Roger de Gessynges. (Temp. Hen. VII.)

INGHAM. Lease from Thomas, abbot of Bury St. Edmund, and the convent of the same, to John and William Hegge de Ingham of their manor of Ingham and all that belongs to it, except the advowson of the church, for 70 years, paying annually to the cellarer of the monastery £16. Dated 10 Sept., 1 Richard III (1483). [Roughly altered as a draft for a lease from abbot John to John Playford and John Talbot for 20 years; dated 10 Sept. ... Henry VIII, year not filled in. Abbot John Reeve succeeded in 1514.]

Indenture dated ... Elizabeth by which John and William Allen sell to John Jermyn of Depden (Debden) certain lands in Glemsford. [Almost entirely effaced.]

John Herte, the elder, of Waldringfield (Waldryngfeld) sells to William Lambe all the house and lands and cattle which the said John holdeth in Waldringfield (Waldryngfeld); for provision of meat, drink and clothing for him and his wife for thier lives and remission of a debt of 20s. [Temp. Hen. VII.]

John atte Mersshe of Creeting All Saints (Cretyngge All Saints) grants to Richard atte Merssh his son and Robert Wighte of Colchester certain lands and tenements, &c. in the parishes of Creeting All Saints, Creeting St Mary (Creeting St. Mary), Coddenham (Codenham), and Crowfield (Crowfeld). [Temp. Hen. IV.] [In greatest part effaced.]

STONEHAM. Grant from John Crane of land in Earl Stonham (Earl's Stoneham); Temp. Hen. IV. [Almost entirely effaced.]

Margaret, daughter of Thomas Rust of Ashby (Askeby) , grants to William Craneworth, rector of Ashby (Askeby), all her messuages and lands in Ashby (Askeby) which were Thomas Rust's. Dated at Ashby (Askeby) the Thursday after the feast of St. Kenelm, .. Hen. IV.

Thomas Coppyn, clerk, and John Boys demise to Edward Jernegan, esq., William Jakson, clerk, William Copyldyk, clerk, Thomas Kipyng, Edmund Candeler and Edmund Wynstone, all those messuages, lands, and tenements, rents and services, &c. in Blundeston, which they with others had by the gift and concession of Richard Caly, as by his charter dated 2 April, 7 Hen. VII (1492), more plainly appears. Dated at Blundeston, 20 March, 24 Hen. VII (1509).

William Sydnor of Blundeston grants to Alice Woulcye of Lowestoft, widow of William Wrentham for her life an annuity of 26s. 8d., issuing from his lands &c. in Blundeston. Dated 7 June, . . Elizabeth.

Richard Mighell, in consideration of the receipt of £6, remits and quit-claims to William Sydnor, his heirs and executors, all right to rents and customs of the manor of Flixton. Dated 11 November, .. Elizabeth. [Slightly mutilated and partly effaced.]

Illegible charter, granting to Thomas Banyard, John Corby and others ... dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 14 August .. Hen. VII.

⟨Hopton St Margaret (?)⟩ Thomas ... and ... Rollys demise and confirm to Thomas Couper of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), Edmund Bee and others one piece of land ... Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) on the feast of the Rebes [27 Jan.?] Hen. VII. [Mutilated]

Alice Halys(?) executrix ... remits to William Hadlays Robert Grosse, John Jatour, sen., and John Andrews all her right in one acre of land in Lowestoft. Dated at Lowestoft 5 April .... Hen. VII. [Partly effaced.]

SOMERLEYTON, &c. Ralph, son of Ivo de Sumerletune, grants to John, son of Robert de Manithorpe, for his homage and service and 2 marks of silver, two pieces of land in the parish of Somerleyton (Sumerletune), paying annually one halfpenny, (c. 1230-40.)

Illegible grant of land in Somerleyton (Somerleton). [Temp. Hen. IV?.] [Almost entirely effaced, but endorsed "Carta ... messuagium in Somerleton quondam Roberti Davy", and in a later hand "Boys in Somerleyton"]

Thomas Skeyth and others grant to Edward Jernegan and others certain lands, tenements, &c. in Somerleyton (Somerleton). Dated at Somerleyton (Somerleton) Hen. VII. [In great part effaced.]

Thomas Knight of Somerleyton (Somerleton) and John Boys grant to Margaret Knight, wife of the said Thomas, late the wife of Thomas Smyth of Burgh Castle (Burghcastell), and others, a messuage called Sexteyns formerly belonging to Richard Sexteyn and five acres of arable land in Somerleyton (Somerleton). Dated 22 July, .. Hen. VII.

NAYLAND. Extracts from the court rolls of the manor of Eylond or Neylond, being returns to inquisitions held respecting rights and claims of the prior and monks of Horkesley, from 44 Hen. III. to 9 Ed. II. . (Made temp. Edw. II or III.)

(a) That Simon, the prior, and the monks of Horkesley have had common of pasture in the forest of Cesterweld from the time of Robert, formerly of Essex . Dated on the morrow of St. Mary Magdalen, 1260.

(b) That neither Simon, the prior of Horkesley , nor his predecessors, ever made suit in the court of Eylond for which a distraint had been levied. Dated the Tuesday after the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the martyr, 1263

(c) Concerning the right of common in the forest of Cesterweld as (a). Dated St. Ambrose's day, 18 Ed. I.

(d) That William del Hegge held his land, namely 'Follereslond,' with one messuage of the prior of Horkesley, and that it is of the fee of Reyleye. Dated St. Ambrose's day, 18 Ed. I.

(e) That the prior of Horkesley is not bound to repair a certain bridge in Horkesley between the priory of Horkesley and the house of Robert de Cresfeld . [Undated.]

(f) That Henry, the prior of Little Horkesley , and his servant, are quit of the charge of taking with dogs, and shooting with arrows, a hare at Great Horkesley. Dated the Tuesday on the feast of St. Peter in cathedra, 23 Ed. I

(g) That William del Hegge holds his messuage and other land of the prior of Horkesley, and that he owes nothing to the king, but the 'regal' and other services belong to the prior and monks, and from time immemorial they were so seised. Dated the Tuesday after the feast of the Circumcision, 24 Ed. I.

(h) That the prior and convent of Horkesley do not hold any tenement for which they owe suit to the court of Neylond. Dated the Monday on the morrow of the Holy Trinity, 1316.

(i) Copy of inquisition (b) attached to the roll

(k) Copy of inquisition (b) attached to the roll.

(l) Copy of inquisition (b) entered on the back of the roll.