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Ralph Bucel quit-claims and confirms to Gilbert de Aton for three marks and at annual rent of 2s. two bovates of land in the territory of Wicham and Rostun, which the said Ralph had claimed in the King's Court, and which Robert son of Roger Galice and Juliana daughter of Gervase Galice hold of him. (c. 1200-10.) .

William, lord of Aton , grants to John Scote (?Stote) of Wycham a certain toft in Wycham, and also half an acre of land in Blaeholm and 5 rood in the same village for his life at an annual rent of 11s. (c. 1260-70.)

William de Hatterberg, abiding in Wycham , grants to sir William de Aton and his heirs 12d. of annual rents which he was accustomed to pay to him for a part of land in Wycham. (c. 1270-80.)

WILBESAYE. William, son of Jordan de Vilbesaye , grants to William de Svinelington and his heirs the whole of his land in the village of Vilbesaye,viz. two bovates of land. (c. 1250-60.) .

SWINTON. John, son of Richard Barbot , grants to Reyner, son of William de Wambuelle , for 5s., one bovate of land in the village of Swinton, which his said father Richard had in marriage with his mother Syhariz ; paying annually 4d. (c. 1230-40.) .

WRESSLE. Deed of sale by John Hobart, of Eaton, Norfolk, knt. and Robert Hobart, his brother, to Nicholas Hooker, citizen and goldsmith of London and William his brother for £400, of the rectory of Wresile with messuages and lands in Lofthosom; 5 March 3 James I.

YORK. William, son of Reynor Sporri of York , confirms to John de Housom, citizen and merchant of York , one plot of land in Hertergate street in the city of York for ever, at an annual rent of 5s. Dated at York the Wednesday on the feast of the apostles SS. Philip and James, 1325 - 18 Ed. II. Witn. Nicholas de Lengoton, mayor of York , Andrew de Bossale and Thomas de Gilham, bailiffs.

Nicholas de Appelby, citizen of York , remits and quit-claims to Richard de Brakenthuait and Agnes his wife all right in a certain messuage in Boutham. Dated at York, 20 Nov., 1336. Witn. Henry de Belton, mayor of York .

Final concord made at Westminster on the octave of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin, 50 Edw. III, between John de Berden of York John Brathwayt of the same, and William de Brumpton, chaplain, plaintiffs, and John de Westiby of York, butcher, and Alice his wife, defendants, concerning the half of a messuage in York held by William de Wygan and Margery his wife, for the life of the said Margery and which is now acknowledged to be the right of the said John de Berden for which he now pays 10 marks.

BRAMLEY and HEDINGLEY. Letters patent of Queen Elizabeth , dated at Westminster, 1 April, 34 of her reign, granting to John Savile and Thomas Hynchclyffe for 13s. 4d. a licence of alienation of 23 acres of certain lands in Bramley and Hedingley to Robert Walshe and Robert Crowther . [Mutilated.]

BRAMLEY. Letters patent of King James I, dated at Westminster, 1 April, 21 of his reign, granting for 10s. to Henry Musgrave and Margaret Askwith, widow, a licence of alienation of certain messuages and lands lying in Bramley, to James Sale, sen., James Sale, jun., Agnes Lister, widow, and John Lister her son.

HOLDEN. Letters patent of Queen Elizabeth , dated at Westminster 22 May, 27th year of her reign, granting to John Gate of Holden the manor house of Holden, with houses and lands in Howden &c., for the term of years unexpired of a lease made by Richard, bp. of Durham , 13 July last, to the crown of the said premises for 90 years, paying annually £34 0s. 8d.

ALBERSTON. Sir Ed. Hastyngs, kt., lord de Hastyngs, (after reciting the grant of William, lord de Hastyngs, his father, for the foundation of a chantry within St. George's, Windsor, of an annual rent charge of £20, which is only valued at £18 5s.), grants to Geoffrey Symeon, the dean, and the canons of St. George's, Windsor, a rent-charge of 35s. on his manor of Alberston, Yorkshire, to complete the said sum of £20 granted by his father. Dated 15 December, 20 Hen. VII. (See MS. Ch. Yorks. 274).

Jordan, son of John de la Pomeraye , grants to John, son of Nicholas de Osgoteby , and his heirs, a certain assart in Osgoteby which is called 'Arenbrandridding', which the said Nicholas formerly held of Jordan's father, John; also he grants to the said John 12 pence rents, to hold of the prior and convent of Drax by the service of one rose annually, at the great altar of B. Nicholas. (c. 1270-80.)

Letters patent dated at Walden, 1 September, 35 Hen. VIII, granting in consideration of a sum of 21s. a licence of alienation to Richard Andrewes, gent. and William Romsden, of Longley, yeoman for property in Wakefeld, formerly belonging to the monastery of Monkebretton, to Richard Fymone, mercer.

YOKEFLETE, BROMPTON, WESTOWE, and RILLYNGTON. Letters patent of Q. Elizabeth, dated at Gorambury, 20 Jan., 15 of her reign, reciting a grant to sir John Foster, kt., of certain lands and tenements in Little Broughton in co. York, bearing date 12 April, 10 of her reign, for 40 years, parcel of the lands of the monastery of Hexhame, and by these granting to William lord Ewre (in exchange for the manor of Yokeflete and all that belongs to it in the parishes or hamlets of Yokeflete, Brompton, Westowe, and Rillyngton,) the reversion of the above grant, also a received annual rent of £12 18s. 3½d., also the rectory of Inglebie, co. York, and the chapel and church of Newton with all that belongs to them, late part of the priory of Whitby, with many other properties, to hold the same for ever.

ALDEBURGH, BEFFORTH, &c. William de Dryffeld, draper, of Beverlac ', and Alice his wife grant to John Driffeld, mercer, their son and heir, all the lands and tenements, rents, &c. which they have in Aldburgh, Befforth, Arnall, Gemlyng, Ulrom, Emeslay, Foston, and elsewhere. Dated 1413, and 25 Sept. 13 Henry IV. [Much defaced by red ink.] See MS. Ch. Yorks. 340.

BEFORD, &c. Margaret, wife of Thomas Northiby of Gymelyn , grants to John de Wartre and Alice his wife all the lands and tenements she holds in fee tallage or fee simple in the villages of Beford, Seton, and Catfosse, also her goods and chattels in Gymelyn or elsewhere in the county of York. Dated at Gymelyn the Thursday next before the feast of the Purification B. V. M., 5 Hen. IV.

FOSTON, &c. Indenture made between Peter Hykson of London of the one part, and William Holburne of Beuerlee of the other, by which the latter is bound in 100 marks for the safe custody and delivery to the right heirs of certain evidences concerning lands, &c. in Foston, Gemelyng, Befforth, and elsewhere in the county of York, which formerly belonged to Richard Clerk of Gemelyng , and Thomas Fryrsmerske and Alice his wife, and are to be given to their heirs or to the heirs of Thomas Skyrom or John Groward . Dated 4 March, 13 Hen. IV. See MS. Ch. Yorks. 338.

GEMBLING. Roger Flex , Stephen Bernacle , William de Sauton , and William Gyliott, chaplain, grant to John de Olburn of Gemlyng one messuage with a croft and one bovate of land in the village and fields of Gemlyng which they had by the feoffment of the said John de Olburn, and which he first had by the gift of Alice Fyrsmersk, mother of Beatrice , formerly his wife. Dated 3 April, 1413.

William Smyth of Gemelyng surrenders to John Bilton of Beverlaco, chaplain, son and heir of John Bilton and Cecily his wife , the whole of his title in one messuage in Gemelyng, situated upon 'le Hallhill' which he has by virtue of a certain charter made by William Danyell, chaplain, with the reversion to the said John Bilton. Dated at Gemelyng, 1435, and 20 April, 13 Hen. VI.

John Warter of Gemling and Richard Karter of the same place grant to John Elis of Gemling and Joan his wife one messuage with a croft and two bovates of land in the village and territory of Gemling which they held by the gift and feoffment of the said John Elis . Dated at Gemling on the feast of St. Mary Magdalen, 1437.

Notification by William [Greenfield], archbishop of York, of definitive sentence in favour of the claim of the priory of Holy Trinity, York, to the churches of Leeds, York St Trinity, Bilbrough, and a moiety of Hootton Pagnel, pensions from Leeds, Adel, and Wintringham, and tithes in Aberford and Barton-le-Street. Dated at Bishop Burton, 5 kal. Apr. [28 March] 1311.

Chalgrove. Confirmation by Walter, abp. of Canterbury , of a sentence pronounced by Master Richard de Hunsingore, official of the archdeacon of Oxford , and dated 5 Kal. April, 1320, against Ralph, rector of Fletmerston at the suit of Thame Abbey concerning tithes coming from the lands of Sir John Neyrunt, kt., and Robert Verney , in Fletmerston, as well as from the lands of Sir William Blount, kt., in the same, all pertaining to the church of Chalgrove. Walter had authorized the official to proceed against Ralph de Stretle , then rector, by letters dated at Selby 2 Kal. March 1309. Given at Lamebeth. ⟨29 June⟩ 1321.