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TEWKESBURY. Richard Whytehed , brother of John Whytehed of Worcester, vicar of Fayreford , quit-claims to William Tayllor of Tewkesbury the whole of half a burgage in Tewkesbury. Dated at Tewkesbury the Thursday next after the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 8 Hen. VI.

WORCESTER. Stephen, called abbot of Dore , and the convent of the same, confirm to Adam de Stratford, skinner, of Worcester , all their land in Worcester which was Christiana Godefray 's, at an annual rent to themselves of one pound of cummin, and to the prior and convent of Worcester 6d. (c. 1230.)

Copies of 3 charters, viz.: 1. William, son of Drogo de Alrewich , grants to the church of St. Mary, Oseney, and to their men of Stanhale, common of pasture in the whole of his land at Alrewich. (See Ch. 256.) 2. William Ruffus of Waleshale grants to Oseney common of pasture of his lands between Lichfield and Dudley. 3. Robert de Barra grants to Oseney common of pasture over the whole of his land of Barra and of Alrewich. (c. 1290-1300.) .

GROTYNGTON. Indenture witnessing that Thomas Farnecote, clerk, and William, vicar of the church of Long Stanton , grant to John Daras and Juliana his wife, and to Roger their son, an annual rent of £40 going out of the manors of Grotyngton, Weston, Stowe, and Kenley in the county of Salop, and Hampton Bonet in the county of Worcester, upon certain conditions expressed. Dated the Tuesday next before the feast of St. Hilary at Williley, 22 Rich. II. French .

(Shropshire) NEWTOWNE, WOLVERLEY, and NORTHWOOD. Deed of consecration of a churchyard adjoining the chapel of Newtown of the B. K. Charles the Martyr by John, bp. of Lichfield and Coventry , for the hamlets of Newtowne, Wolverley, and Northwood. Dated at Newtowne, 7 June, 1665.

HAMPTON (Great). Letters patent of King Henry VIII, dated at Westminster 21 July, 36 of his reign, being a licence on payment of 13s. to Richard Andrewes of Hayles and John House to alienate two messuages and two virgates of land called Carpenters howse and Hyll in Great Hampton, lately belonging to the abbey of Evesham, to Thomas Egewyn, alias Love, of Evesham . Witnessed by Queen Katherine, 'Angliae regina ac generali rectrice ejusdem'. ,

LITTLETON (North). Indenture made 29 September, 13 Elizabeth, being a lease from the dean and chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, to Agnes Savage of Much Litleton , co. Worcester, of their tithe hay in North Litleton, for the residue of a lease formerly granted to William Sponer and others, for 56 years, at an annual rent Of 11s. [.] .

PYRTON. John Lyttelton of Frankeley, co. Worcester, esq., quit-claims to Francis Folyat of Pyrton, esq., all right in lands &c. in Pyrton, alias Pyriton. Dated 30 July, 36 Hen. VIII. Signed.

John Burton and others deliver to Roger Proctour , Nicasius Snow , and John Kente , two tenements in Worcester charged with an annual rent of 2s. 4d. for distribution to seven poor persons from the alms of the reverend father in Christ ..... Dated on the feast of St. Michael, 13 Hen. VII. [Mutilated.] .