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CLIFTON, BURCOT, HOLCOMB, and DRAYTON. Indenture made between Robert, the abbot, and convent of Dorchester of the one part, and John Loveday and John Moyne of the other, witnesseth that in settlement of divers disputes between the said parties, the abbot and convent release and quit-claim all their right in all the lands and tenements which they hold in the villages of Clyfton, Brudycote, Holcoumbe, and Drayton, and in the same manner the said John and John quit-claim all their right in the lands and tenements, rents and services, held by the said abbot and convent in the same villages. Dated at Dorkchestre the Tuesday next before the feast of St. Hilary, 31 Ed. III.

Gerard Usflete , husband of lady Eliz., duchess of Norfolk, and sister and heir of the late Thomas earl of Arundel, and Joane Beauchamp, lady Bergavenny, appoint Roger Fforester of Wellington keeper of their enclosure ('haye') in the forest of Wreken called 'Welyngton Haye.' Dated at London, 16 November, 4 Hen. V.

William Jourdan and Thomas Prowte grant to Maud atte Denne, who was the wife of Geoffrey Huwet of Horle , an annual rent of 3s. 4d. from lands and tenements called Maschales in the borough of Horsham. Dated at Horsham, 20 March, 6 Hen. IV.

SADDLESCOMBE. Condition of a bond in £200 from sir Thomas de Nerford to master Paunce de Controno , that the said Thomas shall give up with 15 days of Pentecost the beasts, goods and chattels of the manor of Sadelescombe which he held of the prior of the hospital [of St John of Jerusalem], and which the said Paunce had sold to the prior, in accordance with an inventory made between the Prior and Paunce's brother Peregrine . Dated at Westminster the Friday next after the feast of the Annunciation B.V. M., 1 Ed. III.

ENESBY. Roger de Fulthorp lets to Raulyn de Yvere all his lands and tenements in the village of Euesby in Clyveland, for 3 years at an annual rent of 7s. Dated at Tonstale on St. Michael's day, 46 Ed. III.

Charter dated 5 April, 1375, reciting that sir William de Atoun the father, in the presence of the sire de Percy , challenged sir Robert de Boneton on account of the arms he bore, namely, Or, on a cross sable five bullocks' heads argent, which matter after long controversy, was submitted to the judgement of the sire de Percy, who after deliberation adjudged the arms to belong to William de Aton , who thereupon grants the same to Robert de Boneton and his heirs for ever. [Defaced.]

Henry of Lancaster, earl of Derby, confirms to D⟨aventry⟩ all the lands, &c., which Thomas fitz-Walter of D⟨aventry⟩ gave them. Given at Kenilworth. 11 Oct. ⟨1338.⟩

‘Ceste endenture faite parentre les Priour et Covent de D⟨aventry⟩ persones de leglise parochiele assise deinz meisme le Priorie et les bones gentz de meisme la ville parocheins de leglise parochiele avandite, tesmongne qe come certeins debatz et descensions ont este parentre eux, a cause qe les ditz parochiens ont fait sonner les sonettes deins meisme leglise les iours par la matin devant la heure de la levee des ditz Priour et Covent, si sovent et en tiel manie qe mesmes ceux Priour et Covent eut on teste disaisez, destourbez de leur quietee, e mesme, ben disposez de faire divine le iour enapres, considerant leur lever a mye nuyt pur matynes dire come leur ordre requiest. Et aussi par cause qe les Priour et Covent susditz ont fait chacier et rechacier leur charetter et autres cariages deinz et parmye le cimiteire de la dite eglise claymantz de lavoir chemyn a leur ease, quele chose soeffrer, semblar as ditz parochiens estre a eux dishoneste et grevante acause qe leur ancestres et amys la feurent ensevelez. Les parties avandites par le ben et quiete de lune partie et de lautre, et pur eschuyer tiel (?) debatz et discensions en temps avenir, sont accordez en la presence del trespuissant prince Johan Duc de Guyene et de Lancastre en manie qe sensuyt. Cestassavoir qe les ditz parochiens ferront soner devant la messe deinz la dite eglise les iours en la matin en covenable pele et soner ave une sonette, a la levacioun del sacrament de meisme la messe trois knyllynges tantsoulement devant la levee des Priour et Covent avantditz. Et aussi qe les ditz Priour et Covent par eux et par leur tenantz auront une chemyn a leur ease en manie come ils ont euz dancien temps pur chacier et rechacier eux cariages selonc ce qe leur busoignera deinz la dite cimiteire sanz destourber divine service acelebrer deinz leglise parochiele avandite et sur meisme la cimiteire serra une porte fermer de serrure ove deux cliefs des quex lun serra en la garde des ditz Priour et Covent et lautre en la garde des parochiens avantditz. En tesmoignance de quele chose lavandite Duc as parties dycester endentures ad fait mettre son seal. Don a Kenilleworthe le xviij iour de Marcz lan du regne nostre tresredoutes le Roy Richard second puis le conquest treszisme. ⟨18 March 1390.⟩

Certificate that Jonett, the wife of John Gaytford, is the daughter of John and Alison Welton ; in French. Dat. Cardoil [Carlisle], 6 Rich. II, with the seal of the town.

Indenture made between Andrea de Bures, chevr. and dame Katerine Goldyngton, widow of John Fermer, witnessing the lease of the property of Bradefeld in the towns of Pentelowe, Gestyngthorp, Beauchamp Otes and Foxhirde, Essex ; in French, with seal. Dat. Aketon, 16 Febr. 29 Edw. III.