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GORLESTON, HOPTON, and GORTON. Indenture dated 20 July, 26 Hen. VIII (1534), by which John Lavyle and Rose his wife, late wife of John Lampet in consideration of marriage to be solemnised between William Lavyle, son and heir of the said John, and Katherine Lampet, daughter of the said John Lambert and the said Rose, enfeoffs them with lands &c. in Gorleston-on-Sea (Gorleston), Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), and Corton (Gorton), in co. Suffolk.

Geoffrey Pampyng, burgess of Great Yarmouth (Great Jermmuth), grants to William Bluwet of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) his messuage and five acres of land in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 8 [March?] 2 Hen. VI.

John Goche of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) grants to Thomas Crote and others certain land lying in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated 18 March 32 Hen. VI. [Nearly obliterated]

Richard Hopere of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) and Thomas Denne grant to Edmund Wydewell burgess of Great Yarmouth (Great Jernemuthe), Hugh at Fenne of London, gent., and Robert Gedge of Great Yarmouth (Jernemuthe) two acres of land in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 24 January, 6 Ed. IV (1467).

John Sparow of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) and Henry Bosom, rector of Marlingford (Marlyngforthe), grant to William Davy, Thomas Denne and Clobert Bakon and others a certain messuage in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 20 Jan., 13 Ed. IV (1474).

Edmund Bee of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) and Thomas Aleyn of Lowestoft (Lowystoft) releases to Henry Bosom, clerk, all their right in a messuage in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) on the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, 7 Ed. IV.

John Jernyngham of Hindolveston (Hilderston, Norfolk), releases to William Kempe and John Bee of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) all his right in a messuage, lands, &c. in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated 8 July, 4 Hen. VII (1489).

Illegible charter, granting to Thomas Banyard, John Corby and others ... dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 14 August .. Hen. VII.

⟨Hopton St Margaret (?)⟩ Thomas ... and ... Rollys demise and confirm to Thomas Couper of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), Edmund Bee and others one piece of land ... Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) on the feast of the Rebes [27 Jan.?] Hen. VII. [Mutilated]

Thomas Nutman, burgess of Great Yarmouth (Great Jernamuth) grants to Thomas Feltwell, burgess of the same, Joan his wife, and Richard Collet a tenement with a croft in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 16 June, 22 Hen. VII (1507).

William Hall of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) grants to John Reddwycke, clerk, one messuage in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated 2 July, 31 Hen. VIII (1539).

William Denete (?) of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), husbandman, and William Westmell of the same, grant to John Blacke (?) of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) the whole of a messuage called Hakons in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 17 February, 37 Hen. VIII (1546).

Ralph Parker and Margaret his wife one of the daugters of John Appleton grant to Herman and Cecilia his wife a tenement with a croft called Sheeres in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 10 November, 8 Elizabeth (1566).

John ... and Alice his wife grant to George Farby (?) a tenement with an inclosure in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) .. April 17 Elizabeth. [Partly obliterated.]

John Carpenter of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) sells to sir John Wentworth, kt., all his right in a tenement, with a croft adjacent, lying in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated [day left blank] January, 7 Charles I.

Indenture made 17 Charles II, by which the 4 July, dean and chapter of Norwich demise to William Lockier of the precincts of the cathedral, notary public, their rectory, churchyard, glebe, and tithes of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), for 21 years, at an annual rent of 53s. 4d., and certain wheat and malt.

John Gounton of Lound grants to John Ayldre of Herringfleet (Heryngflet) Roger Phymour and Stephen Key all his tenements &c. in Lound, Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), and Ashby (Askeby). Dated at Lound, 20 Nov., 1 Hen. IV (1399).

Stephen Keye of Lound grants to Thomas Gunton, son of John Gunton of Lound, and others ( John Donewold, etc.) all those lands &c. in Lound, Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), and Ashby (Askeby) which he together with John Ayldre and Roger Prymour both deceased had by the gift of the said John Gunton. Dated at Lound, 30 March, 11 Hen. VI (1433). [See Ch. Suffolk 947.]

John Donewold of Lowestoft (Lowystoft) and others remit and quit-claim to Thomas Gunton of Lound all their right in lands and tenements in Lound, Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), and Ashby (Askeby). Dated at Lound, 2 June, 11 Hen. VI (1433).

Thomas Spycer of Lowestoft (Lowystoft) grants to Thomas Jecks, husbandman, all his lands and tenements in Lound and Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Lound, 16 January 3 Ed. II.

Indenture of agreement made 8 April, 23 Elizabeth (1581), made between Roger Castell, esq., to sir Will. Brook, lord Cobham, John Brooke alias Cobham, his brother, and Edmund Bedingfield, esq. by which R. Castell undertakes to infeoff the said John Brooke alias Cobham and others, of and in the manor of Stalham's in Lound (Stallams) in Lound (Lownd), and of and in the advowson of the parish church of Lound (Lownd), with all lands and tenements in Lound (Lownd), and in Blundeston, Herringfleet (Heringflete), and Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), which were of the inheritance of one John Jernegan of Somerleyton, to hold the same to the use of Katherine, wife of the said John Jernegan, for her life, and at her decease for the use of the daughters of the said John. [Slightly mutilated.]

Katherine Jernegan, widow, late wife of John Jernegau, sells to John Wentworth the whole of the manor of Stalham's in Lound (Stalhams) in Lound (Lownde), with the advowson of the church of Lound (Lownde), also all lands belonging to the said manor situated within the parishes of Blundeston, Herringfleet (Heryngfleete), and Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated and signed, 22 May, 41 Elizabeth (1599).

SOMERLEYTON, &c. Roll, [temp. Ed. II], being a rent coll. in the parishes of Somerleyton (Somerletun), Blundeston, Flixton St Andrew (Flixton), Hopton St Margaret (Hopthone), Ashby (Askeby), Fritton (Fretone), and Great Yarmouth (Little Yarmouth). [Heading of roll gone, injured by water and in part illegible.]