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ANGLIA. Taxation for a subsidy collected from religious houses. [Temp. Hen. III.] [A large part effaced through damp.] Endorsed "Rotulus allocancium".

Fragment of a subsidy, leied on alien religious houses. [Temp. Ed. III.] .

Long paper roll, containing officer copies, saec. xv exeunt., of: (1) grant to the earls of Salesbury of 1000 marks annually from the exchequer; imperfect. (2) Inspeximus of grant by Alesia, widow of Thomas E. of Lancaster to Edw. II of various manors, etc. 9 July 16 Edw. II (1322). (3) Inquisition post mortem of Thomas, earl of Salisbury, 7 Hen. VI (1428-9). (4) Inquisition for sir Rich. de Montacute, knt. from the Escheat Roll for Somerset, 8 Hen. VI (1429-30).

Valor of the manors, lordships, lands, &c. of John, lord le Scrope, ending the feast of St. Michael, 32 Hen. VI. .

CHITCH ST. OSYTH. A map of a farm called Marsh farm, being the estate of Samuel Gibbons of London surveyed by William Moss , 1739.

COLCHESTER. Roll of accounts (on paper), heading gone; containing the receipts and payments of the borough of Colchester. (c. 1500.)

COLNE-ENGAINE. A paper roll, being a rental of the manor of Colne Engaine, made and renewed at a general court holden 21 April, 8th year of William the Third, by John Chaplyn, gent., steward.

DYNES, HOSEDENS and CAXSTON'S Manors. Rental of John Scudamore and Edmund Felton , esqs., 5th and 16th of Elizabeth, for the above manors; and also lands in Hevingham Sible, Little Maplestead, Halstead and Gosfeld, 5th Elizabeth only.

ESSEX (County of). "The extract of the Sheriffs turne" held at Lexden the Tuesday in Easter week, 16 Queen Elizabeth.

GING-JOYBERD-LAUNDRY, alias BLUNT'S Manor. View of frankpledge with courts baron of Paul Bayninge, esq., held 4 James I, 30 Dec., 4 James I, and 22 April, 14 May, 5 James I, before Richard Edwardes, seneschal.

LEXDEN (Hundred of). Rolls of the court of Katherine Audeley, widow, called 'Le hundred courte', for ward silver 'solvend. sub pena duplicand. de die in diem sicut mare fluit et refluit', of the said Katherine, held at Emperford bridge alias Stanway bridge, within the hundred, before Anthony Asshe and John Cockerell , Seneschals; from Monday called Hocke Monday alias Rope Monday, 10 April, 23 Elizabeth to 5 May, 37 Elizabeth. (12 membranes.)

LIGHES (Leigh) (Priory of). Court rolls "prioris et conventus de Leigh" with view of frankpledge of the manor of Little Leigh 13, 14, 15, 30 (fragment), 31, 32, 33 Edw. I and 3-12 Edw. II. (The prior and convent of Lighes being lords of the said manor). (6 membranes.)

ROYDON (Manor of). Plan of the "demaine londs of the manor of Nether Hawle within the parish of Roidon, the inheritaunce of George Cowlte, esq.", with the parsonage and glebe land (c. 1600)

SAWTRY, MOYNES, and SAWTRY IVETT. Roll of 3 membranes, dated 1632, headed 'The charge of the court leete, and court barren at Sawtrye,' i.e. forms, charge, and articles of enquiry used at the manor court.

TILBURY (Lodge and Park). A survey of Tilbury Lodge with the park and woods thereto belonging in the parishes of Tilbury, Ashon, Belcham St. Paul, and Overton, co. Essex, taken 1740 by T. Skynner , the property of Richard, Earl Tilney

WALTHAM (Forest of). Roll of 5 membranes, being "Curia Swanimote infra forestam" held at Great Ilford, 10 June, 1594, 36 Queen Elizabeth by Thomas Powle, esq., seneschal.

WALTHAM (Great). 'The extent off John Warners maners lyynge in moche Waltham callyd Warners otherwyse Waleys, wyth Astelyns and Olde Warners wyth the demeene landys belongynge to the same maners, made the 21st yere off the reyngne off Kynge Henry the Eyght.'

WIVENHOE. Contemporary copy of an inquisition ad quod damnum, taken the Thursday next after the feast of the Epiphany, 1 Hen. V, for licence for the foundation of a chantry of two chaplains for the souls of Richard Walton, esq. and Isabella his wife, in the chapel of St. John Baptist in the parish church of Wivenhoe.

BARGEHEYS (Manor of). The court roll of the said manor held 18 Sept., 1654 by John Webber, steward. In the time of Thomas Blount, lord and farmer thereof. (Three membranes.)

HORKESLEY (Great) and STOKE-NAYLAND. Names of the tenants, and descent of property given to the priory of Horkesley in the villages of Great Horkesley and Stoke-Neylond. (9 grants inrolled. c. 1400.) .

(a) John Prentys and Rose his wife hold 4 acres of land called 'Parrokyslond' formerly called Monkeslond, in the village of Great Horkesley, at an annual rent of 2s. The said land was the gift of Henry de Creffeld , son of Roger the cook of Great Horkesley

(b) Agnes Chaunbirleyn , formerly wife of Robert Chaunbirleyn of Great Horkesley , and now wife of Adam Ferrour of Langham , holds 3 acres of land, formerly John Smith 's, in Great Horkesley in the field called 'Parrokysfeld' at an annual rent of 10d. The said land was the gift of the above Henry de Cresfeld

(c) John Poygnaunt of Great Horkesley holds one messuage with a garden adjacent which was formerly William atte Hege 's, at an annual rent of 2s. and suit at court

(d) Richard Sewyne of Great Horkesley holds one messuage with a garden, and 2 crofts of about six acres of arable land called 'Fullerislond,' in the village of Great Horkesley, which was formerly William atte Hege 's, at an annual rent of 3s. 6d. and suit at court

(e) Richard Sewyne holds one cottage called 'Droryes' with a garden in Great Horkesley which was formerly William atte Hege 's, at an annual rent of 1d. and suit at court.

(f) Richard Whytere (?) holds one croft of land containing one acre called 'Wondreslond' in the village of Great Horkesley ...(mutilated and effaced). The said rent of 4d. was the gift of Henry, son of Roger de Stoke , to the priory

(g) Walter Waryn, "deyer", holds 2 acres of land in the village of Stoke Neylond in a field called 'Wyndmelefeld,' at an annual rent of 2s. 3d. The said rent came to the priory by the gift of Roger, son of Henry de Stoke . (h) Hugh Shepherd , son of Thomas Shepherd of Neylond , holds 3 acres of arable in a field called 'Wyndmelefeld' in the village of Stokeneylond, at an annual rent of 12d. The said rent was the gift of Walter, son of Richard Marescall of Stokes . (i) William atte Hach, baker of Neylond , son of Robert atte hach , holds one acre of land in Stoke Neylond, in the said field called 'Wyndmellefeld.' [Mutilated.]

NAYLAND. Extracts from the court rolls of the manor of Eylond or Neylond, being returns to inquisitions held respecting rights and claims of the prior and monks of Horkesley, from 44 Hen. III. to 9 Ed. II. . (Made temp. Edw. II or III.)

(a) That Simon, the prior, and the monks of Horkesley have had common of pasture in the forest of Cesterweld from the time of Robert, formerly of Essex . Dated on the morrow of St. Mary Magdalen, 1260.

(b) That neither Simon, the prior of Horkesley , nor his predecessors, ever made suit in the court of Eylond for which a distraint had been levied. Dated the Tuesday after the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the martyr, 1263

(c) Concerning the right of common in the forest of Cesterweld as (a). Dated St. Ambrose's day, 18 Ed. I.

(d) That William del Hegge held his land, namely 'Follereslond,' with one messuage of the prior of Horkesley, and that it is of the fee of Reyleye. Dated St. Ambrose's day, 18 Ed. I.

(e) That the prior of Horkesley is not bound to repair a certain bridge in Horkesley between the priory of Horkesley and the house of Robert de Cresfeld . [Undated.]

(f) That Henry, the prior of Little Horkesley , and his servant, are quit of the charge of taking with dogs, and shooting with arrows, a hare at Great Horkesley. Dated the Tuesday on the feast of St. Peter in cathedra, 23 Ed. I

(g) That William del Hegge holds his messuage and other land of the prior of Horkesley, and that he owes nothing to the king, but the 'regal' and other services belong to the prior and monks, and from time immemorial they were so seised. Dated the Tuesday after the feast of the Circumcision, 24 Ed. I.

(h) That the prior and convent of Horkesley do not hold any tenement for which they owe suit to the court of Neylond. Dated the Monday on the morrow of the Holy Trinity, 1316.

(i) Copy of inquisition (b) attached to the roll

(k) Copy of inquisition (b) attached to the roll.

(l) Copy of inquisition (b) entered on the back of the roll.

ALVERSTOKE and GOSPORT. The account of John Browne, bailiff of Alverstoke , from the year ending at 11th of Charles I and the 3rd year of Walter Curie, bishop of Winchester , and the account of James Beale, bailiff of Gosport , for the same year.