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Letter of John de Norwich to master J. de Walkote, rector of a moiety of the church of Fixele, official of the archdeacon of Norwich , reporting his delivery of the abbot of Hulme of episcopal and papal mandates for a provision for Thomas de Ristun, a poor clerk of Norwich diocese, in some cure of the patronage of the abbot and convent of St. Bennet of Hulme. Dated at Norwich the Saturday next before the Easter synod at Norwich. 1277.

THWEYT. Proceedings in the great church of Norwich, commenced the Thursday next after the feast of St. [lost], 1274, before J. de Nortun, official of the bp. of Norwich , between the abbot and convent of St. Bennet of Hulme, complainants, and Hervy de Surlingham, rector of the church of Huggethale , defendant. The abbot and convent claim to have been possessed of two parts of the tithes of the lordships of sir Bartholomew de Sumerton , sir Robert de Castre , and Andrew de Brampton in the village of Tweyt, which the said Hervey had by force prevented them from taking, in the autumn. Nov. 1274-June 1275. .

REDHAM. Sir Bartholomew de Redham, kt., grants to Nicholas, the abbot, and convent of St. Bennet of Hulme, the homage of John de Ingham , and all the services of the manor of Redham, which he holds of the said Bartholomew, of the fee of the said abbot and convent. Dated at St. Bennet's on the morrow of St. Thomas, apostle, 11 Ed. I.

FILBY. Hugh de Cressy , with the assent of Isabella de Cressy his mother, grants to William, son of William Sparham and Ranulfia his wife, the whole of his land of his manor of Filby, with appurtenances, paying annually to the abbot of St. Bennet of Hulme 10s. 8d., and scutage to the King so much as pertains to the third part of one knight's fee. (c. 1250-60.) (Hugh Cressy died in 1262.) .

WALSHAM (North). Return to an inquisition ordered by the bishop of Norwich, concerning a vacancy in the church of North Walsham, to which Robert de Ormesby had been presented, by the testimony of John, rector of Slaleye , Geoffrey, rector of Beston , John de Horningg ' and others, who say, that the church of North Walsham was vacant from the feast of the Purification B.V.M. by the death of master Henry Sampson , the last rector, that the abbot and convent of St. Bennet of Hulme are the patrons, and that the priest presented is of good life and conversation and beneficed in the church of Castre. Dated at Worstede, before Transl. of St. Thomas martyr1299. (After Sampson's death Reginald de Sarmoneed had had it (probably by papal provision) but he now resigned it by his proctor.)

WORTHESTEAD. Nicholas, son of Philip of Worthested , quit-claims to sir Henry, the abbot of St. Bennet of Hulme , and his successors his tenement and all his services, which he has in the village of Worthested. Dated after Epiphany .... Ed. [I] (fil. Hen.). (1304-07) .

NORTON SOUPECORS. Inquisition taken at Norwich the Thursday next after the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, 20 Ed. II, before Edward de Hemgrave and John le Claver , assigned by the King's writ to inquire concerning the manor of Norton Soupecors, which was sir Thomas Rocelyn 's, upon certain articles mentioned in the same writ.

SCOTHOWE. Ordination of the vicarage of Scothowe, Norwich diocese, by William, bp. of Norwich , which church had been appropriated to the abbot and convent of St. Bennet of Hulme. Dated at Thornegg', 12 August, 1350.

Indenture made 17 Feb., 27 Hen. VI, by which John, the abbot, and convent of St. Bennet of Hulme, demise to Robert Mengy of Norwich and others, all their demesne lands in the village of Shotesham, with services, tithes, and a rent of 6s. 8d. for a mill, for 10 years; paying annually £10 13s. 4d. for the same.

ABBEY OF ST. BENNET OF HULME. ACLE. Indenture made 26 July, 13 Hen. VII, by which Robert, the abbot, and convent of St. Bennet of Hulme, demise to Walter Hawe of Bursted , certain marshes which the abbot and convent hold for a certain term of years of the abbot of Tynterne, belonging to their manor of Acle.

Indenture made 20 March, 19 Hen. VIII, by which John Salcote, the abbot, and convent of St. Bennet of Hulme, demise to farm, to Edward White, esq., the whole of their manor of Shotesham for 80 years; paying annually for the same £10.

NORFOLK (County of). Accounts for the King's Bench and Marshalsea. Account of the reverend Dr. Thomas Tanner, chancellor of Norwich and treasurer for the passing of vagrants for one year, beginning Easter sessions, 1717.

NORFOLK (County of). Accounts for the King's Bench and Marshalsea. Account of Thomas Tanner, chancellor of Norwich, treasurer of the King's Bench and Marshalsea, ending Easter, 1727.

CAISTER. Notes from title-deeds of the family of Fastolf of Norfolk from the 30 Ed. Ill to 23 Rich. II. (Temp. Hen. VI.)

\CAISTER/ . Copy of the inquisition taken at Acle-merket the Tuesday next after the feast of St. Luke the evang., 38 Henry VI, before Richard Suthwell, esq., escheator, upon the death of sir John Falstolf, kt. .

Memorandum showing the division and descent of the manor of Castre from Matthew Gunton to sir John Fastolf .

\CAISTER/ . Testimony of Robert Ftzrawff as to what occurred in sir John Fastolf 's chamber previous to his death.

Letter from John Paston the elder to the king praying for a licence to establish a college for 7 priests and 7 poor men at Castre, lately belonging to his cousin, sir John Fastolf, kt. .

Letter from John Paston the elder to the king praying him to grant his letters patent for the founding in the great mansion of Caster in Flegg in Norfolk a college of 7 priests and 7 poor men to pray for the soul of sir John Fastolf, kt. .

Petition of sir John Paston, kt., to the king concerning the wrongs done to him by sir William Yelverton , William Jenney , and Thomas Howes , feoffees to the use of the said sir John, of the manor of Castre and other lands claimed by the duke of Norfolk , also praying for restitution for damage done to him amounting to £1353 6s. 8d.

Indenture made 24 September, 4 Henry VI, witnessing an agreement made between John Kertelyng, clerk, general attorney of sir John Fastolf, kt., of the one part, and Richard Boson, esq., of the other, namely, that the said sir John shall have in fee simple the manor of the said Richard in Castre called 'Bosons,' by gift, in exchange for the manor of 'Titeleshale' called 'Peekhalle' paying within 4 years £60.

Draft writ to the sheriff of Norfolk to attach and bring before the council, John Paston alias Wortes , John Gees, a Carmelite friar of Norwich , Edmund Alderford, clerk, Bartholomew Waryn, parson of Trunche , William Cuttyng of Worstede , John Gees of Crowemer, merchant, and Ralph Gunton of Norwich, skryvener, for violation of the statutes of provisors, 25 Ed. III and 16 Ric. II, on the complaint of John Brundale, prior of Bromholm , that although he was canonically elected prior, the said Paston alias Wortes had crossed the sea without royal licence, obtained a provision of the said priory in the court of Rome, and got himself installed as prior and the other expelled; the said John Gees and others having received the said bulls and instruments at Bakton and caused the same to be executed. Dated 1 December [5 Hen. VI]. ii. On the back of this document is another draft writ of the same date against the same parties for endeavouring to draw the prior out of the kingdom by a suit in the court of Rome.

Sir John Beauchamp, kt., lord Beauchamp, remits and quit-claims to John Paston and Roger Towneshend, esq., all right, &c. in the manors of Castre called Redhams, Vaus, and Bosoms, also of and in the manors of Begoyles in Wyntirton, Spensers in Heryngby, Reppes in Bastwyk, and the third part of the manor of Runham, together with all lands and tenements called Billes in Stokesby, Cattes in Haryngby and in a messuage called 'Dengayns' in Yermouth, and in all lands and tenements within the hundreds of Estflegge and Westflegge, which said manors, lands, &c., he holds conjointly with Thomas, archbp. of Canterbury , and others, as by a certain charter more fully appears, for ever. Dated 14 Feb., 49th year, from the beginning of Hen. VI, and 1st of his return to power.

Copy of the clause of an act of parliament, reserving the rights of Margaret, widow of John Paston , in the manor of Castre, late sir John Fastolf's, kt. [Temp. Ed. IV.] .

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.