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RIKINGHALE, &c. Final concord, Mich. 9 K. John (1207), by which John, son of William de Costantin, acknowledges that no acres of land in Rickinghall (Rikingehale) is the right of Samson, the abbot, and church of St. Edmund, for which concession the abbot re-granted to the said John 41 acres of the said land, (in several defined portions) also other land, and a messuage in the wood of 'Cumbhage,' at an annual rent of 12d.

⟨Rickinghall (?).⟩ Adam, rector of the church of Rickinghall (Richinghale), grants to St. Edmund and to sir Robert the Chamberlain of the same, sixpence of animal rents which Nicholas, son of Elias de Watlesfeud, gave to him. (c. 1220.)

Ralph Banecroft of Rickinghall (Rykinghale) grants and quit-claims to Henry, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund one acre of arable land in Rickinghall (Rykinghale) in the field called Wyndhel. (1234-1248.)

Roger the Welshman, brother of Stephen the Welshman, grants to Henry, the abbot, and the convent of St. Edmund all the tenements he has in Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund) and Rickinghall (Rykinghale), and elsewhere of the fee of St. Eadmund. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund), 12 Kl. Oct, 21 Hen. III (20 Sept. 1237).

HINDERCLAY, &c. Final concord at Cattishall (Cateshull) on the morrow of the Ascension of Our Lord, 35 Hen. III (1251), by which Osbert de Thorp and Margaret his wife demise to the abbot and church of St. Edmund 10s. of annual rent which she had as dowry from the abbot in Hinderclay (Hyldercle), Rickinghall (Rykinghale), and Wattisfield (Watlesfeld). For this concession the abbot gave to the said Osbert and Margaret five marks.

William Cokerel grants to Eadmund, the abbot of St. Eadmund, and his successors, in frankalmoigne, the whole tenement which he held by the gift of Hugh, son of Robert Leffled de Ixworth Thorpe (Torp) , in the villages of Rickinghall (Rikinghale) and Redgrave, and which the said Hugh gave to the abbey. (c. 1248-1257.)

Hugh, son of Robert Leffled of Ixworth Thorpe (Thorp) , grants to Eadmund, the abbot of St. Eadmund, in frankalmoigne, one messuage and 2½ acres of land, a green way, and 5 acres of wood lying in the villages of Rickinghall (Rykinghal) and Redgrave, for thirteen marks paid to him by the abbot. (1248-56.)

(a) Sampson, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund grant, in frankalmoigne, to the hospital of St. Saviour without the town of Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund), the place upon which the said hospital is built, also £12 of silver from their village of Icklingham (Ykelingham) and two portions of their church of Long Melford (Meleford), also two portions of the demesne tithes of Worlingworth (Wirlingwrd), Monk Soham (Saham), Tilneie, Elmswell (Elmeswell), Elveden (Elvedene), Herringswell (Heringwell), Newton (Neuton), Cockfield (Cokefeld), and in the same village of Cokefeld annually 8 acres of corn the third portion of the demesne tithes of Pakenham (Pakynham), Rungeton, Tivetshall St Margaret or Tivetshall St Mary (Tifteshall), Culford (Culeford), Horringer [previously Horningsheath] (Horningesherth) and Chelsworth (Chelisworth); also they grant all the tithes of their new assarts in the villages of Redgrave and Rickinghall (Rekinghalle), and a third portion of the tithe of the marsh of Tilneie, also their houses of Teleforh, saving to the monastery an annual service of 2s., and to the canons 12d. (b) Confirmation of the above grant by John, bp. of Norwich; giving the names of the rector of all the aforenamed churches. Dated at Norwich by the hands of David de Ruddebi, 17 Kl. August, 6th year of his episcopate. (c) Confirmation of the same by S., the prior, and convent of Norwich. (d) Confirmation of by archbishop Boniface of the same. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund Bury), 12 Kl. March, 1266. Long roll of pleas and fines of the manors of the cellarer of St. Edmund , for the third year of S. de Wighal. [Temp. Hen. III.] (c. 1260-70?)