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Agnes, daughter of William Broune , remits and quit-claims to Robert de Caldecotes all right in lands and tenements in the village of Osemondethorp, which she had by the gift of the said Robert for the term of her life. Dated on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary, 21 Ric. II.

Charter indented between sir William Darcy, kt., of one part, and John Skelton of Osmundthorp of the other part, witnesseth that the said William grants to the said John all his lands and tenements in Osmundthorp for 100 years, paying annually £8. Dated 4 April, 23 Ed. IV.

OVENBEN. Alice, formerly wife of Hugh de Fossat , quit-claims to William de Metheley for a sum of money, all her right in the village and territory of Ovendene, in the lands which she had by the gift of Elizabet her mother and Margery her aunt. (c. 1270-80.) .

Writ addressed to Edmund Hastynges, sheriff of Yorkshire , to the effect that Thomas Metheley had recovered in the king's court at Westminster, by default against John Maude of Warneley , a messuage and land in Ovenden. Dated at Westminster, 6 Nov., 11 Hen. IV. Seisin given by the sheriff the Friday after St. Hilary, 11 Hen. IV.

FARMANDBY, ESTHALGARTH, THORNETON, ELLERBURNE, PYKERING, and THURKYLBY. Indenture made 15 December, 20 Henry VII, between sir Edward Hastyngs, kt., lord des Hastings and Hungerford, son and heir of sir William Hastyngs, kt., late lord de Hastyngs , deceased, sir Thomas Frowyk, kt., chief justice, and Thomas Jakes , of the one part, and Geoffrey Symeon, dean of St. George's, Windsor , and the canons of the same, of the other part, reciting the foundation of a chantry by the said William lord Hastyngs for the souls of himself and Katherine his wife and others in the chapel of St. George's, Windsor, and endowing the same with lands of the annual value of £20. but because the specified land do not amount to £20 per annum in Hil. term 17 Henry VII, but only to £18 6., the said Edward now gives an annual rent charge of 35s. from his manor of Alberston Yorkshire, for the said purposes; and Frowyk and Jakes appoint John Hastyngs, gent., and Ralph Crawcetone their attorneys to give him seisin. (See MS. Ch. Yorks. 331.) .

Matilda, daughter and heir of Thomas, son of Geoffrey de Pontefract , widow, grants to Thomas her son for a sum of money 14 acres of arable land lying in the fields of Pontefract and Preston. Jakelyn. Dated at Pontefract the Monday next after Palm Sunday, 1328.

Exemplification of a plea inrolled at Westminster, 14 Charles II, by which Robert Cowper and Thomas Cooke recovered from Thomas Lake two messuages and two acres of land in Pontefract. Dated 28 November, 14 Charles II .

PRESTON and FARNEBURNE. Adam de Preston, kt., son of sir Adam de Preston, kt. , grants to John de Raygate, kt., for 240 marks sterling, the whole of his land in Farneburne. Dated the Thursday on the feast of St. Wilfrid in the month of April, 54 Hen. III.

PIKERINGLYTH. Final concord made at Westminster in the octaves of St. Hilary, 20 Ed. II, and on the quindene of St. Trin., 1 Edw. III, before the king's justices, between John de Crayk, parson of Spofford , and sir Gilbert de Aton, kt., concerning the manors of Aton, Hoton Buscell, Wyntryngham, and Grumpton in Pykerynglyth, conveying them to the said Gilbert and his heirs.

John de Wythington and Margary his wife demise to Robert de Conyers all the lands &c. in Norton, Hoton, Hoigne (?), Orden, Sall, Heton, Skales, and Armeley, with rents and services of Melmorby, of which the said Margery was seised as dowry, paying £18 yearly during the lives of the said John and Margery. Dated at Hoton the Friday next before Palm Sunday, 1340.

ROSSE. Indenture made 7 March, 6 James I, by which sir William Cecill, lord Burghley , grants to sir Robert Dormer , sir John Dormer , and sir William Dormer , an annual rent-charge of £240 issuing out of the manor of Rosse in the county of York, for 10 years, or during the lives of sir John Hobart , Barbara his wife, and John their son.

Thomas, son of Robert de Roston , grants to Robert le Baker of Aton and Alice his wife two acres of land in Roston and Wykham. Dated at Roston in Pykeringlyth, 17 Oct., 1331.

Robert Inkersell grants to sir Thomas Fitzwilliam, kt., Thomas Fitzwilliam his son and heir, Richard Fitzwilliam , Edward Fitzwilliam, esq., Thomas Reresby son and heir of Ralph Reresby, esq. and John Deit (?) , his capital messuage called Moundesderhall in the parish of Rotherham which he had by the gift of Joan Inkersell, his mother, deceased. Dated at Moundesderhall on the feast of St. Peter in cathedra, 2 Hen. VII.

ROTHWELL. Indenture between William Calverley , John Burton , Richard Pek , Water Baildon , and Thomas Gargrave , esqs., feoffees of William Watson , of one part, and George Box, esq., of the other part, witnesseth that the said feoffees have demised to George Box a close and 100 acres of land in Lofthouse near Rothwell for six years, paying 6 marks yearly. Dated 24 November, 10 Hen. VII.

Inquisition taken on the death of Robert Tailler son and heir of John Tailler at Rothwell, dated 7 April 3 Elizabeth. Held lands at Lofthouse in Rothwele, for which he paid 10s. yearly to two almshouses at Leeds. His heirs are his three sisters, Sibella, Elizabeth and Margaret).

SALDEN. Robert de Arturret, son of Ralph de Beremund , attorns Bernard de Ripele and his heirs to his lord Eustace de Vesci to make to him and his heirs the service of a 13th part of one knight's fee for two carucates of land which he gave him in Salden. (c. 1190-1200.) (31 witnesses) ("e heredes", "e heredibus", so written all through the charter) .

Thomas Chaymang of Brunton grants to Thomas de Dales, abiding in Salden , that land which he has at Fukedal which extends from the valley of Salden to uns... Buttes, in exchange for land in the marsh. (Very singular hand, with several mis-spellings.) (c. 1290-1300.) .

SEDBERGH. The foundation charter and ordinances of the grammar school of Sedbergh, containing the signatures of K. Ed. VI, E. Somerset , T. Cant., R. Ryche, chanc. W. Wilteshr , I. Bedford , W. Northt , E. Clynton , T. Darcy , G. Cobham , T. Ely . (Not dated, mutilated.) .

SETON. William le Wasteneys, lord of Bressingburg , appoints Richard de Herelthorp and William Attebrende his attorneys to place sir John de Lalford in full and peaceable possession of all the lands and tenements &c. which the said William has in the village of Setone. Dated at Coltone in co. Stafford, the Monday next after the feast of St. Andrew, 4 Ed. II.

STANLAY. John, son of John Mous of Wakefeud , grants to John le Boteller , abiding there, and Matilda his wife, one acre of land in the field of Stanley called Soldiflat. Dated at Wakefeud the Friday next after the feast of St. Mark, evang., 23 Ed. I.

Convention indented and dated Thursday 24 [May] 1347, between Robert, son of John de Wakefeld , of one part, and Matilda, who was the wife of John le Rynerde ? of Stanlay , of the other, by which the said Robert demises to Matilda one toft &c. lying in the village of Stanlay, for 20 years, at a yearly rent of 3/6d.

STOKESLEY. Adam Cok of Bubwhyth and Agnes his wife, daughter of John Stutt of Stokesley in Cliveland , grant to John de Hornby and Cecilia his wife a messuage in the village of Stokesley in Cliveland. Dated at Stokesley the Wednesday next after the feast of St. William, archbishop of York, 1344.

William, son of Simon the smith (Faber) of Stokesley , remits and quit-claims to sir John de Eure, kt., all right he had in one burgage lying in Stokesley. Dated at Stokesley the Wednesday next after the feast of the translation of St. Thomas, 21 Ed. III.

Indenture of agreement between sir Ralph de Eure, kt., of the one part, and William Colynson of Langnewton of the other part, witnesseth that the latter acknowledges that he holds two burgages in Stokesley by an annual rent of 8s. which burgages the former grants to him and his wife Anneys. Dated at Stokesley Thursday after Hillary 3 Henry IV .

SUTTON. Stephen Lungespee grants to Philip de Wappele 17½ acres and one rood of arable land in the fields of Sutton, and one half-acre of meadow. (c. 1270.) .