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BEREFORD ST. MARTIN (Wilts). John Stoford , son and heir of Joan Prikemere , grants to William Peracourt the whole of a messuage in the village of Bereford St. Martin's. Dated at Bereford aforesaid the Sunday on the feast of St. Michael, 16 Rich. II.

George, earl of Huntingdon, &c., in performance of certain marriage covenants and agreements contained in an indenture dated 20 June, 24 Hen. VIII, grants to Reginald Pole, clerk, dean of Exeter , and others the manor of Aller and Allermore in co. Somerset, the manors of Penhale, Botreaux Castell, with the hundred of Wordevale, the manor of Lanaunt Botlete in co. Cornwall, the manors of Breteford, Brymble, Shawe, Somerford, Mawdyts, co. Wilts, the manors of Maperton, Hatherley, Clopton, Kylmersdon, and Walton, co. Somerset, manors of Ludgarshale and Bychyngton, co. Bucks. Dated 22 June, 25 Hen. VIII. [Signed, G. Huntyngdon ] .

HORSEY DOWNE. Indenture made 2 November, 8 James I, by which William Weldon of Shottisbrooke, co. Berks , and Margaret his wife sell to Robert Hobart of Cliffordes Inne, London, gent., certain messuages, lands, &c. in Horsey downe, known by the name of Purveys rents, for 99 years, at a pepper-corn rent. [English] .

COVENTRY, &c. Henry d'Aubeny (de Albiniaco) , son of Henry D'Aubeny (de Albiniaco), of Wycheford , and Christiana his wife give and confirm to Geoffrey de Langele and Matilda his wife and their heirs, all their capital messuage of mill Coventry together with rents, &c., the mills of Hyssel, and lands, rents and services in Coventre, with husbote and heybote in the woods of Coventre, Stok, Keresle, and Alspathe, with the reversion of other lands in the same villages; for which the said Geoffrey gives 85 shillings worth of land in several places, and released the father of the grantor from prison at New Sarum by paying 140 marks for him to Robert de Totenhale . (c. 1244-50.) [Geoffrey de Langele was dead in 1274.] .

BRUTFORD. John le Foul of Brutford and Joan his wife grant to William le Duyn and Christiana his wife, seven pence annual rent which Thomas Wrench was accustomed to pay for 1 1/2 acre of arable land in the field of Brutford, called Wytheforlang, and which the said Thomas has for his life by demise of Laurence "in the Lane". Dated at Brutford the Tuesday on the feast of St. Matthew, apostle, 6 Ed. III.

Henry Not and Agnes his wife, cousin and one of the heirs of William Wodehay , grant to John Park and Elizabeth his wife, all his lands, tenements, &c. which ought to descend to the said Agnes by the death of the said William Wodehay in Brutford. Dated at Brutford the Wednesday next before the feast of St. Dunstan, 3 Hen. IV.

Final concord made at Westminster on the octave of the Holy Trinity, 22 Rich. II, by which William Wodehay recognises that a third part of the manor of Stanlynch and a messuage and 14 acres, of meadow and 16 acres of pasture in Brytford belongs to Agnes, wife of Henry Not .

John Savage , Robert Porter, capellane, and John Sybsy , grant to Elizabeth, wife of John Park , all lands, &c. which they had of the gift of William Wodehay in Brutford and Stanlich. Dated at Brutford the Saturday after the feast of St. Barnabas, 3 Hen. IV.

CHILTERNE. Letters patent of King Edward VI, dated at Westminster 20 Sept., 1st of his reign, granting various privileges to William Powlet, K.G., Lord St. John, and the manor of Chilterne in Wilts.

DOUNTON. William Walter of Dounton, co. Wilts, husbandman, grants to Richard Hugyn, esq., all his lands and tenements, &c. in Dounton. Dated at Dounton, 16 October, 30 Hen. VI.

CHIPPENHAM. Copy in 15th cent. of decree of Robert de Brantesim [a mistake for Brantestone?], official of Robert, bp. elect of Sarum , concerning the appropriation of the church of Chippenham to the use of the prior and convent of Farleigh, Wilts, and augmenting the vicarage with the tithes of Tyderington, the vicar paying for them 40s. yearly to Farleigh. Dated at Sarum, 16 Kl. May, 1272.

LAVINGTON (Bishops). Fine made at New Sarum on the morrow of St. Michael, 9 Ed. I, by which William, son of Geoffrey le Clerk of Lavynton , acknowledges the right of Robert, bishop of Salisbury and his church, to a messuage, hide, and 19 1/2 acres of land and 12s. annual rents in Lavynton, for which the said bishop paid to the said William 25 marks of silver.

LAVINGTON. Presentation by the dean and chapter of Ch. Ch. of John, to the vacant living of Lavington of Christopher Aborrowe, clerk. Dated 10 April, 9 Elizabeth.

MILDENHALL. Indenture made 29 November, 1727, by which Katherine Pococke of Mildenhall, widow, demises to Ralph Tabor of Mildenhall, yeoman, copyhold estates known as Burgesses in Mildenhall, Playsteed's, Grandie's and Bowsher's for one year, at a rent of £50. [The foot of this chirograph is in the P.R.O., Common Pleas, Feet of Fines, Series I (C.P. 25(1)). Case 252 File 24 No 2.] [English] .

NETHERAVEN. Fine made at Westminster, 26 Ed. III, and afterward on the quindene of St. Michael an. 28 between John Tot of Netheraven and Alice his wife, plaintiffs, and Roger le Sauser and Joan his wife, defendants, by which the said defendants acknowledge a messuage, 27 acres of land, 1 1/2 acre of meadow, and 20 sheep, in Netheraven, to belong to the said John; and the said plaintiffs quit-claim to the said Roger and Joan all right to a messuage, 20 1/2 acres of land, and 1 acre of meadow. For this quit-claim the said John and Alice gave to Roger and Joan 20 marks of silver.

OKEBOURN (Priory of). A receipt given by Ralph, rector of the church of St. Botulph without Aldrichegate, London , and collector of the annual tenths from the clergy for the king in the diocese of London, to the prior of Okeburn for £4 l0s. 2 1/2d., from the church of Ruisshlepe and from Donton, Fordhem, Wodeham Ferrers, etc. Dated London, 6 Feb. 1374.

STANLYNCH. Nicholas le Duyn grants to William le Duyn his brother the whole of two parts of the mill of Stanlinch, and also of the lands of 'La Mule croft' and Battescrofte, and half a virgate of land in Bereford, of which lands Joan , who was the wife of William le Duyn our father, holds the third part in name of dowry. Dated at Stanlynch on the feast of the Trinity, 12 Ed. II. [In the charter the name Duyn has been altered in ink to something like Boykin .] .