Indenture made 5 Jan., 11 Hen. VIII, between  Thomas Broke, the prior, and convent of Tykford "nye" Newport Paynel of the one part, and  Christopher Daveson of Battyllesdon, co. Beds., yeoman, of the other part, witnesseth that the said prior and convent have received of the said Christopher £32, and have demised to him all their tithe cornes in the parish of Checheley, excepting the tithe of the manor of Thykthorne, for 13 years; paying for the 3 first years one peppercorn, for the 4th year £8, and for the remainder £10 annually. [This is a mutilated and defaced fragment, signatures of  Edward Wall ,  Thomas Parkar  and  William Wodford , possibly as witnesses.] .