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WESTLEY and FORNHAM. Anselm, the abbot of Bury St Edmunds (St Edmund), grants to Leo and his heirs one toft in the town of Bury St Edmunds (St Edmund), which Holdoger bought of the widow Godgiva and left at his death to Anselm, the land belonging to Hernegrida, etc., and land at Westley of the hall of Fornham (Fornhame) paying annually 4s. to the provost of Fornham (Fornhem); land formerly wood at Chevington (Ceventune). [Anselm, abbot, 1121-48.] [A remarkably fine, perfect and long charter, with many particulars omitted above.] Witnessed, Talebot the prior with all the convent, and 35 others!

HENGRAVE, &c. Chirograph by which Hugh, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund grant and confirm to William, son of Leo, and his heirs after him, the manor of Hengrave (Hemmegredhe); also the whole of the land which his father Leo held in Westley (Westleia) of the hall of Fornham, and land in Cheventona of the hall of Chevington (Cheventona), and land which he held in the Saxhams (Sexham) of the hall of Great Saxham or Little Saxham (Sexham), &c.; paying 110s. for Hengrave (Hemmegredhe), 4s. at the hall of Fornaham for Westleia, 3s. at the hall of Cheventona for Cheventona, and 12d. at the hall of Sexham. (1157-80.) [Printed in Gage's Thingoe Hundred, 1838, pp. 165-66.]

WESTLEY. Isabella, relict of Robert de Westle, grants to William the prior and brethren of the hospital of St. Peter one rood of land, in exchange for another, in the fields of Westley (Westle). (c. 1270-80.)

Robert de Waunford, merchant, grants to the hospital of St. Peter without the gate of Risseby, in the suburb of St. Edmund, six acres of arable land lying in the fields of Westley (Westle) in that field called 'Le Dune', paying yearly 6d. to the lord of Horningsheath Parva (Little Horniggesherthe). (c. 1260.)

Westley. John de Westle, chaplain, gives to William prior of the hospital of St. Peter one halfpenny of annual rent, which he was accustomed to receive of Isabella, relict of Robert de Westle. (c. 1270-80.)

Walter, son of Adam of Westle, and Marsilia his wife grant to the hospital of St. Peter a piece of arable land in the fields of Westley (Westle). (c. 1270.) Witn. Geoffrey fitz- Robert Alderman , Nicholas fitz-Fulk and Gilb. de Porunre, bailiffs

Convention (indented) made between Robert de Baketon , clerk, then prior of the hospital of St. Peter, and convent of the same, of one part, and Robert de Waunford and Isabella his wife of the other, by which the said Robert and Isabella grant to the said hospital six acres of land in Westley (Westle), in the field called la Dune for which the said prior and convent will give them annually 4s. during their lives. (c. 1260-70.)

Convention, dated 1275, between William, son of Bartholomew of St. Edmund, of one part, and the brethren of the hospital of St. Peter of the other, witnesseth that the said William grants in exchange to the said hospital three roods of land in the fields of Westley (Westle), &c. Witn. Geoffrey fitz-Robert alderman, Luke fitz-John and Will. de Waldpole, bailiffs

Roger de Multon, parson of Chedburgh (Chetebere), remits and quit-claims to the hospital of St. Peter, all his right to six-pence annual rent from six acres of land in the fields of Westley (Westle). Dated at Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund)'s the Friday next after the feast of St. Michael, 4 Ed. II (2 Oct. 1310).

Indenture made 3 Feb., 35 Hen. VIII (1544), by which Robert Sharppe and John Swanton, supervisors of the lands late Margaret Odam's, now belonging to the guild of the Purification of S. Mary V. demise unto Roger Barbor 27 acres of land in Bury St Edmunds (Bury), Westley (Westeley) and Horringer (Moche Hornyngferth) for 20 years, at an annual rent of 25s. 8d.

Roger de Multon grants to Hugh de Bakinghetch and Peter de Lausele [sc. Lawshall], merchants of Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund), for 6 marks one piece of arable land lying in the field of Westley (Westle), reckoned at six acres in the field called le Dune. (c. 1270-80.)

Roger, son of Roger de Multone, sells and quit-claims to William, the prior, and hospital of St. Peter of St. Edmund all his right and claim in six acres of arable land lying in the field of Westley (Westle), in the field called le Dune. Dated 29 Ed. I. (Without date of day)

Robert Gyffard grants and confirms to John de Brom and three others eight acres of land lying in the fields of Westley (Westle) near Bury St Edmunds (St. Edmund). Dated at Westley (Westle) the Tuesday on the feast of St. Crispin and Crispinian, martyrs, 30 Ed. III.