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STICHEHACH. Margery, daughter of Ralph de Gavele , grants to William, son of Simon de Thicheburst , for his homage and service, one virgate of land in the village of Stichehach which is called Reinhulle; paying annually to the cook of St. Alban's 10s., and to the said Margery and her heirs one pair of white gloves or one halfpenny; for this charter the said William gave 10 marks, (c. 1230.)

Indenture made between Katherine, countess of Huntingdon, late wife of Francis, earl of Huntingdon, deceased, and Thomas Ffanshawe, esq., by which she the said Katherine grants to the said Thomas the whole of the lordship and manor of Ware to hold the same for ever at an annual rent of £80. Dated 21 June, 18 Q. Elizabeth.

An exemplification at the request of sir George Hastings, kt., concerning the manor of Ware, co. Hertford, being the depositions on the behalf of the younger children of Katherine, countess of Huntingdon, against Thomas Fanshawe . Dated, 18 April, 23 Elizabeth.

WARE. Counterpart of an indenture made 23 June, 18 Q. Elizabeth, reciting a deed of feoffment made by the Lady Katherine, Countess of Huntingdon, late wife of Francis earl of Huntingdon, by which the lordship and manor of Ware was granted to Thomas Fanshaw under certain conditions, and by the present indenture it is again recited that the said Thomas is seized as of fee of the park called Ware park, subject to the payment of four score pounds annually to the said Lady Katherine, her heirs, &c., under the former indenture.

ST. NEOT'S. Simon Bret of St. Neot's grants to John Cros his cousin the whole of that messuage which he had by the gift of Robert West in the village of St. Neot's, excepting one chamber. Dated at St. Neot's the Thursday next after the feast of St. Dunstan, 37 Ed. III.

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Admission of Sir Henry Piers, bart., to the freedom of the city of Kilkenny. Dated 28 August, 1702.

Recital by bishop of Rochester of a grant to the prior and convent of Tunbridge. [Mutilated.] Dated prid. id. Aug. at Malling 1242.

Grant from Gilebert son of Gilebert de la Burre to the priory of Tunebrige of his land at la Denne which he inherited from his father, of the fee of Henry Fromund . (c. 1240-50.)

John Pikot and Margaret his wife grant to the prior and canons of Tunbridge 10d. of annual rent which they acquired of John Chercote and Sarah his wife from a certain meadow called 'Dodekynesmed' in the parish of Tunbridge. Dated at Tunbridge on the feast of St. Leonard, 27 Ed. III.

Bond given by Robert Frusdon of Canterbury, vintner, and William Frusdon, yeoman, to William Langley, esq. in £300 sterling, for merchandise bought of him payable at Michaelmas following the date of this bond. Dated at Canterbury, 11 Dec., 15 Ed. IV.

CANTERBURY (Ch. Ch. priory). Indenture made 20 April, 16 Hen. VIII, between Thomas, the prior, and the convent of Ch. Ch., Canterbury, of the one part, and Edward Ryngeley of Knolton co. Kent , and Jane his wife, of the other part, witnesseth that the said prior and convent demise to the said Edward and Jane all houses, land, meadows, marshes, and pastures, of their manor of Lyddecourte in Kent; with certain reservations to hold the same for 21 years at an annual rent of £36 13s. 4d., with clauses for re-entry in case of death, and regulations as to the store conceded to them by the prior and convent for the time.

Letters patent dated at Westminster 28 June, 4 James I, granting to Robert Hunnywood, esq. the whole of the wood, underwood and wood land called Downewood, containing 95 acres lying within the manor of Charring, to hold the same for 31 years, at an annual rent of £9 6s.

LIFDEN, WOTTON, ALKEHAM, SWENEFELD, and ROMEN[A]. James Frogenale , John Coumbe , and Thomas Everyng quit-claim to William Lotrich the whole of their right to certain lands in Lifden, Wotton, Alkeham, Swenefeld, and Romen, within the liberties of the five ports. Dated at Swanton the Sunday next after the feast of the Nativity B.V.M., 50 Ed. III.

ELHAM. An agreement reciting that whereas certain lands, tenements, rents, &c., in Elham, were granted to Henry, formerly the abbot, and convent of St. Radegund's, near Dover, by William, the prior, and convent of St. Andrew's, Rochester, for an annual payment of 10 marks, this chirograph witnesses that, in consequence of the said lands not being worth the said rent, the prior and convent agree to fix the annual rent at 8 marks, 6s. 8d. for the future. Dated 5 August, 1293.

ROCHESTER. John, son of Simon Potyn of Rochester , grants to John, the prior, and convent of Rochester, 3 1/2 days' work ('deywercas') of his land in the suburb of Rochester, in a certain lane called Craulane. Dated at Rochester, 20 Feb., 20 Ed. III.

WOODCHURCH, BRENSETT, BILSINGTON, MERSHAM, MIDLY IVY CHURCH, OLD ROMNEY, and NEW ROMNEY. An exemplification of a fine made in the court of common pleas, dated upon the day of the three weeks of St. Michael, in the year of our Lord, 1659, by which George, lord Eure, Horatio Eure , Sampson Eure, gent., Ralph Eure, gent., William Kayes, clerk, and Elizabeth his wife, and John Pickering and Deborah his wife, acknowledge certain messuages, gardens, and lands in the above villages to be the right of Charles Lambert, gent., and Joshua Pordage, gent. Dated at Westminster, 24 Oct., 1659.

YALDING and BRENCHESLEY. Deed by which sir Thomas Scott, kt., Charles Scott , Henry Scott , George Scott , gentlemen, brothers of the said Thomas and Reginald Scott, son and heir of Richard Scott, esq., deceased, remit and quit-claim to Robert Byng, esq. for ever all their right, &c. in all those lands and tenements, and other hereditaments in Yalding and Brenchesley in the county of Kent, which the said Robert Byng lately acquired, i.e. 14 Aug., 19 Elizabeth, as parcel of the tenements, &c. of Winifrid Raynesford , deceased, together with other lands by divers instruments of the dates of 19 Elizabeth, and the 4th of Dec., 20 Feb., 20 Elizabeth, in Brenchesley and Horsmonden. To hold the same to him and his heirs for ever. Dated 28 Aug., 20 Elizabeth.

Charleton etc. 1669-1670 .

Rochester etc. 1589-1590. no slip located.

Rochester. 1628.

Chislehurst. 1573 .

Chislehurst. 1592 .

Chislehurst. 1592 .

Chislehurst. 1607 .