\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.

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.

GRESSHAM-HALL. Indenture made 9 November, 2 Ed. VI, by which sir William Paston, kt., sells to Richard Partryk of Holte, carver, all his wood, timber, and underwood, growing within the wood called Gressham-hall wood; to hold the same for ever, paying for the said purchase £40 by two instalments.

HELLESDEN. List of goods taken away at Haylesdon, belonging to John Paston , his sons, and his servants, by the duke of Suffolk's servants and tenants the 14 Oct., 5 King Ed. IV, which day the place of Haylesdon was broken and pulled down.

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.

ESTHERLING. Randal, son of Walter de Estherling, grants to William de Aldeberge, parson of the church of Estherling, for 10s. 2 acres and half a rood of land in Estherling and 6d. annual rent from two pieces of land there, at an annual rent of 3d. (c. 1260-70.)

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.

HICKLING, &c. Letters patent of King Charles I, dated at Westminster, 1 March, 12 of his reign, being a licence of alienation to (for £10) Martin and John Calthorp , esqrs., to enable them to assign the manors of Hicklinge Netherhall, Stanhow alias Stannowe, and Pawlinge, and divers other lands &c. in the county of Norfolk, to Francis Bacon and Henry Mordaunt , esqrs.

METHELWODE. Ordination respecting the vicarage of Methelwode by Ralph [Walpole], bp. of Norwich ; the Prior and Convent of Castleacre to have the rectory house, all the land belonging to the rector, and all the tithes of corn; the vicar to have the rest, excepting a portion paid paid to the prior and conv. of Lewes. Dated at Eccles, 2 Non. August, 1291.

NORWICH. Decree by William, bishop of Norwich , for the union of the churches of St. Swithin and of St. Simon and Jude, Norwich to the church of Crosthwayt in perpetuity and the deanery of Taverham to that of Norwich on account of the poverty of the several places, which are now vacant upon the death of Thomas Silvestre who has held all five together. Dated in the chapter-house of Norwich, 3 Kl. Sept., 1329.

PLUMSTEAD (Little). Adam, son of William del A... , quitclaims to Eadmund de Plumsted , Basilia his wife, and Avice their daughter, all his right in four acres of land in Plumsted. Dated at Little Plumsted the Sunday on the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the Martyr ... [The greater part obliterated]. [Probably temp. Edw. II]