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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.