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BAYLDON. Thomas de Thornore grants to William de Bayldon and Margaret his wife his manor of Bayldon for their lives, with remainder to Nicholas de Bayldon and Joan his wife and their heirs, &c. Dated at Bayldon on the feast of St. Michael, 9 Hen. IV.

BENTLEY. Adam de Swylington leases to Adam de Parco and Dionisia his wife one messuage and land in Bentelay for 20 years, paying annually 6s. Dated at Leeds the Wednesday on the feast of St. Katherine, virgin, 1327.

BEVERLEY. John, son of Philip of London, burgess of Beverley , grants to John de Beverley, clerk, son of Petronilla Lambe , the whole of his edifice in Beverley; paying to him yearly 1d. and to the heirs of Peter de Salso Marisco 3s. (c. 1230-40.) .

BREREHAGE and ECOP. Jordan, son of Stephen de Witon , quit-claims to Alan de Brerehage , for 22s. all right and claim which Richard, son of Peter his grandfather, held in Brerehage and Ecop, excepting two bovates of land which Stephen, father of the said Jordan, held of Robert his father in Ecop. (c. 1210-30.) .

BRUMPTON. Grant by King Hen. I of ... thol and thaem and infangeuethe etc. to Eustace, son of John , in his manor of Brumton, which he holds as of the fee of Roger de ... and ... de Insula and Roger Clera . Witnessed. M. Gloec ...... Brit, W. son of John. Dated at Winchester c. 1130.

BURTON (West). Thomas de Ardern , abiding ("manens") in Westburton, grants to sir Adam de Spofford, vicar of Westburton , and sir William his brother, chaplain, for a sum of money, the whole of the land which he has of the gift of the dean and chapter of York in the village of Westburton; paying yearly 3s. to the dean and chapter. Dated at Westburton, Ides of February, 1284.

BURLEY. Convention (indented) made the year Lodovic [King of France] returned from England [i.e. 1217], for a term of 6 years from the feast of St. Martin, by which Ysabella des Rodiz and William her son demise to Ralph, son of Bernard , and Jordan, son of Warin , three bovates of land in Birle, which Owain held, for 11s. of silver, which the said Ralph and Jordan gave for a recognition, and a rent of 8s. per annum.

CALVERLEY. John Symson of Pudsey, son and heir of William Symson , late of the same, grants and quit-claims to Robert Symson his brother all his messuages, lands, and tenements, within the parish of Calverley. Dated at Pudsey, 22 Oct., 4 Hen. VIII.

CAMPSALL. Cecilia, daughter of John the cook, widow, confirms to Hugh, son of Agnes , one plot of 32 feet in breadth and 88 ft. in length, in a toft which John the cook formerly held in the village of Cannsal, for a sum of money "in mea maxime necessitate"; paying yearly one penny. (c. 1240-50.) .

CARLTON, Nottinghamshire. Henry de Lamele grants to Richard de Normanville the whole of the land he has in Duniscroft, viz. those two selions which lie to the east of the way called Kirkegate between Carleton and Gedling, in exchange for land near the said Henry's curtilage of Gedling. (c. 1250-60.) .

DUFFELD. Alan Wastehose grants to Peter, son of Godfrey de Roxtun , one bovate of land in Duffeld, which Adam, the son of Elviva held; rendering yearly one pound of cummin. (c. 1200-10.)

ECCOP and ADELE. Roger Musteile grants to William de Wytheton 'Tofhusum' , viz. one carucate of land with the common of Ecob, within and without the field to the mill of Adele. (c. 1170-80, being witnessed by Alexander, abbot of Kirkstall who died in 1182; but the writing looks 40 or 50 years later and so possibly the deed is a copy.) .

EMLEY, BIRTON, and THORNCLAY. Richard Dronffeld, parson of Heton , Richard de Staynton, chaplain, William Lyle , and William Pelle, chaplain, grant to John, son of Lawrence de Staynton of Lepton , and Cicely his wife, all the lands, &c. in Birton, Emlay, and Thornclay, which they had by the gift of the said John. Dated at Thornclay, 10 July, 7 Hen. IV.

FARNLAY and WOODHOUSE. Roger de Notton grants to Baldewin the Teuton the whole of his land of Farnlay and Whudehuse within and without the village, being 3 carucates, the fourth of the knight's fee, also the homage and service of William de Ruelay and his heirs, paying yearly three shillings. For this gift the said Baldwin and Margery his wife quit-claim to the said Roger all right in land at Silkeston which she had by the name of dowry of Gilbert de Notton Roger's father and formerly her husband. (c. 1233-40.) .

DARTHYNGTON and WENTBRIDGE. Sir Brian Sanforth, kt., appoints Robert Derkyn and Richard Thwayt his attorneys to deliver seisin to John Secroft of Wentbrigg and Margaret his wife of all those lands in Wentbrigg and Darthyngton, which the said Brian had lately by the gift of John Tikhill of Wentbrigg . Dated 12 Oct., 23 Hen. VI.

GRAYSTAN. Richard, son of Adam de Screnam , grants to Robert, son of Hugh , for 5 marks, 5 acres of land in his croft in the middle place of Graystan up to Godefrayheved. Should the said Robert's wife Matilda survive him, she is to have her third part for her life. (c. 1240.)

GRIMESTON. Andrew de Grimeston, clerk, grants to Thomas de Grimeston, clerk, one piece of his close in Grimeston. Witness. Hugh, vicar of Garton, then dean of Holderness . (c. 1250-60.) .

Alice and Ysabella, daughters and heirs of Richard, son of Alan de Grymestone , confirm and quit-claim to Thomas de Grymestone, clerk, two bovates of land with a toft and croft in the village of Grymestone, which they held from the same Thomas, and which came to them from their father; and also all their right in one acre which Richard le Marchant bought of Alan the Miller . (c. 1260.) .

William, son of Ralph de Grymeston , grants to Thomas de Grymeston, clerk, a close in Grymeston, together with two ridges of meadow, a toft, croft, and two bovates of land in the same village. (c. 1250-1260.) .

GUTHMUNDHAM. Walter de Roclif of Barethorp , Thomas de Clyf, rector of the church of Guthmundham , and Hugh Colvell, chaplain, grant to Thomas de Grymestone of Guthemundham , one toft with a croft and bovate of land in le Romondflathe in Guthmundham between the manor of the late Gerard de Grymestone, knt. and a toft called Proctour place; and also one little platte of two acres in Esthorpe. Dated at Guthmundham, 29 May, 4 Hen. IV.

⟨ Halifax.⟩ Elisabeth de Halifax, called the daughter of the chaplain, grants to Elisabeth her daughter the whole of her land in the territory of Southaure. Dated at Halifax the Wednesday next after Palm Sunday, 1337.

⟨ Halifax.⟩ Richard, the clerk of Halifax , grants and quit-claims to William de Eland, chaplain, for a sum of money, two acres of land in Suthuverum which lie in Stonirode, which the said Richard held of John de Lasey of Crumbwelbothim ; paying yearly to the said John 8d. (c. 1270-80.)

⟨ Halifax.⟩ William de Eland, chaplain, confirms to Amabilla, daughter of William the tailor of Halifax and her children ("pueris suis"), viz. his foster-children ("alumpnis meis"), the whole of that land which he holds in Suthuverum at Stonirode and Lifkarpihelis, with the new land held of John de Eland and the assart called Hunarrode; paying yearly to John de Eland 2s. and to the heirs of John the Clerk of Crumbwelbothim 9d. and to the heirs of John de Lasci 8d. Witness. Ingelard, then vicar of Halifax . (c. 1270-80.)

John, son of John Clerk of Crumwelboym , grants to Richard the clerk of Halifax for a sum of money the whole of his land in the territory of Huverum, which Thomas de Mora of Halifax used to hold of John the Clerk , viz. that land which lies near the way called Morgate on the north and the water called Halifaxbroych on the west; paying annually 9d. (c. 1260.)

HAUKESWORTH. Isabella Keterynge, lady of Haukesworth , grants to William de Brerehagh de Menston , one messuage and one bovate of land which were formerly William de Heller 's; paying yearly 7s. during the life of John son of William de Heller , after whose death the full right will be his. Dated at Haukesworth the Sunday next after the feast of the Assumption of the B. Mary, 1384.