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CANTERBURY (Ch. Ch. priory). Indenture made 20 April, 16 Hen. VIII, between Thomas, the prior, and the convent of Ch. Ch., Canterbury, of the one part, and Edward Ryngeley of Knolton co. Kent , and Jane his wife, of the other part, witnesseth that the said prior and convent demise to the said Edward and Jane all houses, land, meadows, marshes, and pastures, of their manor of Lyddecourte in Kent; with certain reservations to hold the same for 21 years at an annual rent of £36 13s. 4d., with clauses for re-entry in case of death, and regulations as to the store conceded to them by the prior and convent for the time.

HARRING and SELLING. William Billyngton grants to John Jernegan , Isabella his wife, and others, the manors of Harreng and Sellyng in Kent, together with all appurtanences in the same county. Dated 2 April, 1 Hen. VII.

CHARRING, PETTE and WESTWELL. Hewe at Hatche, gent., grants to Laurence Caldocke and others all his lands, &c. in Charring, Pette and Westwell. Dated 22 May, 8 Hen. VIII.

Indenture made 8 March, 9 Henry VIII, by which Hewe at Hatche of Charryng , in consideration of the receipt of £80, sells to Stephen Draner of Cranbroke one yearly rent of £4 to be paid in the churchyard of Cranebroke issuing out of the manor called Pettesplace, and six score acres of land in the parishes of Charryng, Pette and Westwell. [English]

Indenture made 15 March, 16 Hen. VIII, by which Stephen Draner of Crainbrook sells to the lord archbishop of Canterbury for £90 all his messuages, lands and tenements, called Pett or Pett-place, in the parishes of Charyng, Pett and Westwell. [English]

Indenture made 2 March, 25 Hen. VIII, by which John Lauraunce of Charryng, husbandman, sells to Thomas Cherrell, citizen and haberdasher of London , two pieces of land in the parish of Charryng for £12 16s. 8d. [English]

Decree of the privy council in a cause between John Harrys and Jone his wife as in the right of the said Jone, Thomasyn Fowler , Thomas Bateman and Alice his wife, as in the right of the said Alice and Robert Savage and Jone his wife, as in the right of the said Jone, Rauffe Lawreaunce and Richard Lawrence , cousins and next heirs to Richard Tubbe , complainants against William Johnson , defendant, concerning 2 messuages and lands in Charyng, Westwell, Little Chart, Stawesfeld and Pevyngton co. Kent. Signed by Nicholas [Heath] bishop of Worcester and Robert Bowis . Dated Michaelmas, 36 Hen. VIII.

Letters patent dated at Westminster 28 June, 4 James I, granting to Robert Hunnywood, esq. the whole of the wood, underwood and wood land called Downewood, containing 95 acres lying within the manor of Charring, to hold the same for 31 years, at an annual rent of £9 6s.

CHIDDINGSTONE. Indenture made 5 March, 32 Charles II, by which Robert Streatfield, citizen and grocer of London , demises to Edward Medhurst of Chiddingstone, Kent, yeoman, six pieces of land lying in Chiddingstone together with other lands in the same parish for 11 years, at an annual payment of £21 10s.

CHILHAM. Robert Sandun(?) of Chylham grants to Walter Culpepur, esq. of the parish of Coucherst (Goutherst?) , and Thomas Amyte and Hamon his son of Drewlegh , and Geoffrey Bak of Scheldwych , all his lands and tenements lying in the village of Chylham. Dated at Chylham, 27 June, 21 Hen. VI.

CHISTELET, HERNE, and RECULVERS. John Lovell, clerk, and others grant a lease of houses, lands, &c., in the parishes of Chistelet, Herne and Reculvers for ten years, to Robert Clifford, esq. after the death of his wife Joan , the said houses &c. being held by Robert and Joan during the life of Joan; on condition of a payment being made to John Hunt . Dated at Welle in the feast of St. George, 6 Hen. V.

DEPTFORD. Indenture dated 7 October, 8 Geo. II, by which Matthew Cunstable of Woolwich, baker, leases to William Williams of Deptford, pavier, a brick messuage in Deptford for 7 years, at an annual rent of £8.

Indenture made 10 July, 24 Hen. VIII, by which John Carpinter of Egerton sells to Stephen Draver for five marks a piece of land called the wood in the said parish of Egerton. [English]

FARLEIGH. John Cok , son and heir of Robert Cok , grants to Robert Gybbe and Joan his wife of Farleigh a tenement in Farleigh and certain land. [Mutilated.] Dated at Farleigh ... St. John ante port. Lat., 4 Hen. IV.

GODMERSHAM. Robert Coleman of ...ham Andegavie(?), and Petronilla, daughter of Simon le Riche , grant to John de Boketon one curtilage in the parish of Godmersham. Dated at after the feast of St. Augustine, 10 Ed. I. [Partly effaced.]

GRETINERSE. Fragment of a grant to William, son of Thomas de Faucham , of a meadow, &c., in Gretinerse [Greatness near Sevenoaks]. (c. 1260.)

HADLOW. William atte Longesfrith grants to sir Henry de Shipton, clerk, a certain field called Risse containing five acres of arable land lying in the parish of Hadlo. Dated St. Martins day, 15 Ed. II.

John Jernegan, esq., and Isabella his wife, demise to William Billyngton their manors of Harrenge and Sellynge in co. Kent. Dated at Harrenge, 26 March, 1 Hen. VII.

HARTLIP. Ralph Canut grants (with the consent of his brother William ) to William Scurlag the land of Hertlacheope, paying annually for the same 3s. (c. 1170-80.)

HOWMARSHE near ROCHESTER. Robert Freke , gent., John Walter , and Henry Goldefynche alias Fynche , for certain considerations, quit-claim to Thomas Fane of Buston, co. Kent , all right in a marsh, lands, tenements, &c., in Howmarshe near Rochester formerly belonging to the monastery of Dertford. Dated 12 October, 5 Q. Eliz.

Robert Freke, gent., and John Walker of London , sell to Richard Goldefynche alias Fynche of Feversham and Robert Giles of the Middle Temple the whole of a marsh called Howmarsh with all that belongs to it, situated and known as Howmarsh near Rochester. Dated 15 February, 6 Q. Eliz.

ICKHAM and WICKHAM. Indenture made 12 July, 19 Elizabeth, between Richard Rogers, suffragan bishop of Dover, and executor of the last will of Edward Isaak (who signs the dead), late of Canterbury, esq., of the one part, and Henry Palmer of the said city, John Jermy of Ipswich , and Thomas Apelton of Waldingfeld, of the other part, witnesseth that a grant is made to the said second parties to this indenture of a messuage or tenement with appurtenances in Ickham and Wickham, co. Kent, for ever. [English]

IVECHURCH. Robert Pondherst of Ivecherch grants to Thomas Hanyfeld of Waltham 19d. of annual rent in Ivecherch. Dated 20 January, 20 Hen. VI.

LAMBERHURST. Agnes Toly , late wife of William Toly , grants to William Wyse and William H... one tenement, two crofts, and one rood of land in the parish of Lamberhurst. Dated at Lamberhurst, 16 June, 1 Ed. IV. [Partly effaced.]

LENHAM. Indenture made 16 October, 17 Hen. VIII, by which Markys Downe of Lenham, husbandman, in consideration of the receipt of £16 3s. 4d., sells to Edward Wotton of Bocton Malherbe, esq., all his part of howsys, lands, &c., called Downe court, in the parish of Lenham.