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RUNHAM, &c. Indenture made 29 Nov., 8 Hen. VIII, between William Paston, of Paston, esq., of the one part, and Philip Paston, gentleman, younger brother of the said William, and Anne his wife, late wife of John Blakeney , of the second part, and sir John Fyneux, kt., chief justice of the pleas, and others, of the third part, reciting a recovery against sir Edward Ponyngs and sir Matthew Brown , kts., by the said sir John Fyneux and others, of the third part of the manor of Runham, and of 6 messuages, 100 ac. land, 20 ac. pasture, 5 ac. wood, and 40s. of rent, with the appurtenances in Runham, Thrughby, Stokesby and Mawdby, and Heryngby, against the said William Paston; to the intent that sir John Fyneux and his joint recoverers shall stand seised of the said lands, &c. to the use of Philip Paston and Ann his wife, for the life of the said Ann, then to the use of the said Philip and his heirs, in default to the use of William Paston and his heirs.

CAISTER and MAUTBY. Indenture (on ) witnessing that William Bozoun of Wissingset and John his son, grant to John Farewel , the lady Mary his wife, Thomas Heydon, chaplain, and John Norman of Scroutbye , the whole of his marsh called 'Saunflete, Cawmflete, and Hoggesmerch' lying in Castre-flegge, together with 2 pieces of meadow in Mautebye, for 10 years from Michaelmas, 11 Rich. II., paying annually 34s. 10d.

Roger Fidron, clerk, and William Bondys , constitute Richard Lynstede , John Holme , and John Brikkes , their attornies, jointly and severally to enter and possess and take seisin in their name of and in the manor of Hornynghall in Castre near Jernemuth and other villages adjacent. Also in all lands, &c. in the villages and fields of Castre, Maudeby, Ormesby, Filby, and Scroudeby, or elsewhere within the hundred of Estflegg, which lands, &c. they lately acquired by the gift and concession of Edmund Clere , and after possession so taken to deliver for them and in their name to Agnes Paston , William Paston , Elizabeth, countess of Oxford, John Veer, earl of Oxford , sir John Scroop, kt., lord Scroop, and others, full and peaceable seisin of the same, according to a charter granted to them by the said Roger and William. Dated at Castre, 12 May, 4 Ed. IV.

Fine made at Westminster, Trinity Term, 1 Ed. VI, by which Antony Littleton, esq., acknowledges the right of sir William Paston, kt., to the third part of the manor of Hornynghall and of 6 messuages, 6 tofts, 6 gardens, 24 acres of land, 16 acres meadow, 30 acres of pasture, 10 acres of wood, 60 acres of marsh, 30 acres furze and brushwood, and 10s. rent in Caster, Holy Trinity, Caster, St. Edmund, Fylby, Mawteby, Thirkby, and Scroby; for this fine the said William gave £46 sterling.

MAUTEBY, &c. Indenture tripartite whereby sir Simon Felbrigge, kt., Oliver Groos, esq., and William Paston , feoffees of Robert Mauteby, esq., deceased, in execution of his will and at the request of Margaret, wife of John Paston , daughter and heir of John Mauteby , son and heir of the said Robert, and in consideration that the said John Paston and Margaret now have issue a son, John, whereby John Paston the father holds for the term of his life by the law of England of the inheritance of his said wife, grant and confirm to the said John Paston the manors of Mauteby, Sparham, Basyngham, Westbekham, Matelask, and Briston, the manor of Salle called Kirkehalle, the manor called Fleghalle in Wynterton, Somerton, Ormesby, Martham, Horseye, Waxtonesham, and Pallyng, and 100s., rent in Castre, by Norwich, and Merkeshale, and the manor of Freton in Suffolk; with certain reversions on the death of Eleanor, wife of Thomas Chambre, esq. , formerly wife of the said Robert Mauteby , Margery, wife of Ralph Garneys, esq. , mother of the said Margaret, formerly wife of John Mauteby, esq., sons of the said Robert. To hold to the said John Paston , with remainder to Margaret and the heirs of her body, with contingent remainders in tail to Edward Mauteby , &c. Dated at Mauteby, 15 April, 20 Hen. VI.

FLEGG (Hundred of). William, bp. of Winchester , John Beauchamp, lord de Beauchamp, Sir John Howard, kt., William Yelverton, kt., Thomas Lytelton , William Jenney , William Paston, esq., Thomas Howys, clerck, and William Grene , remit and quit-claim to John Paston, knt. all their right of and in the manor of Castre in Flegge called Vaux and Bosoms, and in those lands and in tenements in Castre called Redham, with the advowson of the chapel of St. John the Baptist in the same village, and the manors of Heryngly (sic) called Spensers and Fennes, the third part of the manor in Runham, the manor in Wynterton called Begvyles with one windmill, the manor of Reppes in Bastewyk, and all messuages, &c. in Great Jernernuth, and in lands and tenements called Billes in Stokesby, and those lands and tenements called Cattes in Heryngby, and all other lands &c. in the villages of Castre, Great Jernemuth, Ormesby, Scroutby, Mautby, Wynterton, Somerton, Martham, Bastewyk, Reppes, Hikelyng, Stokesby, Heryngby, Runham, Thyrkby, Filby, or elsewhere within the hundred of Est Flegge and Westflegge, together with many other lands, advowsons, and rents in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Dated 11 January, 7 Ed. III.