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Indenture by which William Stowe, master of the hospital of St. Nicholas of Bury St. Edmund, with the assent of his brethren, demises to William Somere of Bury St Edmunds (Bury), taylor, a tenement in Bury St Edmunds (Bury) in the street called le Estgatestrete for 98 years, at an annual rent of 3s. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury), 5 February, 38 Hen. VI (1460).

SAXHAM. Manumission by Robert the abbot and convent of St. Edmund of John Paman, a native of their manor of Great Saxham (Saxham Magna). Dated 16 January, 11 Ed. IV (1472).

Memorandum of the receipt of 18s. 8d. from the rector of Worlingworth (Wyrlyngworth), by Robert, abbot of Bury St. Edmund, the receiver of the 10ths for the archdeaconries of Suffolk and Sudbury, in payment of the first moiety. Dated 14 November, 12 Ed. IV (1472).

Edmund Lerlyn of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), Agnes his wife, Edmund Baker, weaver, David Humfrey, baker, and Robert Totay, "corvoser" demise to Robert Drake and Matilda his wife, John Aylewyn, weaver, Thomas Turnour, carpenter, and Thomas Barry, a messuage, way and garden within the town of Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, in the street called Overbaxterestrete alias Wellestrete, on condition of payment of £6 at fixed times during five years. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), 16 September, 14 Ed. IV (1474). Witn. Thomas Gret, alderman, Thomas Heigham, esq. and William Helperby, bailiffs.

John Clopton, esq., William Thweyte, senior, gent., and Thomas Bunnyng, mercer, demise to John Coote, gent. and Margaret his wife, of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), one tenement late John Skeet's situated within the borough of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), in the street called 'Hennecotestrete alias Bernewellestrete' viz. between a messuage late William Coote's and a lane called 'Bryteslane;' also another messuage in the same town and street. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), 9 March, 18 Ed. IV (1478). Witn. Walter Thurston, alderman, Thomas Meigham, jun., esq. and William Helperby, bailiffs

Edward Caster, clerk, Thomas Ampe, clerk, Henry Davy of Fornham All Saints, Thomas Sporle, chaplain, Henry Hardman, clerk, William Thweytt, senior, gent., and Thomas Edon, gent. demise to John Page of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), chaplain, George Watton, chaplain, John Page, senior, of Walsham Le Willows (Walsham), William Coppynger, woolman and Roger Leynge, fuller, one messuage and all that belongs to it within Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), in the street called 'Cherchegonelstrete.' Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, 24 Sept., 20 Ed. IV (1480). Witn. Thomas Heigham, jun., esq. and William Helperby, bailiffs

Thomas Purdon of Redgrave, John Hamelyn of Weston, and Thomas Lovesson of Bury St Edmunds (Bury) grant to Thomas Turnur of Bury St Edmunds (Bury) and Margaret his wife, John Hegge, Robert Turnur, William Lawnde and William Bulbroke, two messuages in the village of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), in the street called 'Estgatestrete', paying yearly 8s. 8d. for 22 years. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, 6 February, 2 Rich, III. Witn. Thomas Heigham, esq., and William Helperby, bailiffs.

Robert Drake of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), carpenter, Matilda his wife, Thomas Turnur, a carpenter, and Thomas Barry, "corvoiser" demise to John Mannyng, labourer, Thomas Pykerell, yeoman, Robert Smyth, yeoman and William Talyes, butcher, a certain messuage in Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, in the street called Overbaxterestrete alias Wellystrete. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), 23 December, 10 Hen. VII (1494).

PORINGLAND (Little). Copy of the register of the chamberlain of Bury St Edmunds (Bury) of lands in West Poringland (Little Porynglond), with a charter of abbot Samson's grant to Roger de Gessynges. (Temp. Hen. VII.)

INGHAM. Lease from Thomas, abbot of Bury St. Edmund, and the convent of the same, to John and William Hegge de Ingham of their manor of Ingham and all that belongs to it, except the advowson of the church, for 70 years, paying annually to the cellarer of the monastery £16. Dated 10 Sept., 1 Richard III (1483). [Roughly altered as a draft for a lease from abbot John to John Playford and John Talbot for 20 years; dated 10 Sept. ... Henry VIII, year not filled in. Abbot John Reeve succeeded in 1514.]

Thomas, son and heir of Thomas Purdy late of Redgrave , remits and quit-claims all his right in two messuages in the borough of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund) in the street called Estgatestrete to Thomas Godard of Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid. Dated 4 January, 20 Hen. VII (1505).

Thomas Parker of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), fishmonger, grants to Richard Frost, chaplain, one tenement, one parcel of a certain house, with a garden and parcel of land in Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid in the street called Whitingstrete. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), 8 March, 22 Hen. VII (1507).

MELFORD. At a court held at Long Melford (Melford) the Monday next after the feast of H. Trinity, 2 Hen. VIII (27 May 1510), the abbot of Bury St. Edmund admitted Roger Marten and Richard his son to one meadow at a rent of 7s. 1d.

Robert Worlyche of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), mason, Reginald Lerlynge, tiler, John Robynson, carpenter, and John Selond, smith, executors of John Busshe, mason, demise to Katherine Busshe, widow, Thomas Browne, chandler, and John Cracheroode, scrivener one messuage, a garden, and certain land in Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, in the street called 'Gyldehalstrete.' Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), 16 January, 10 Hen. VIII (1519).

Robert Stelyard, clerk, demises to Margery Draper of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), widow of John Batys and others a tenement in Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund) in the street called Chirchegatestrete, conveyed to him by the said Margery by deed dated 10 Sept. in the same year. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, 15 Sept., 13 Hen. VIII (1521).

Thomas Heryes, yeoman, Henry Tame, draper, Henry Gunse, and George Langham confirm to John Mower of Bury St Edmunds (Bury), thatcher, John Reche, thatcher, Richard Dowsyng, Thomas Mower, and William Halle one tenement situated in the vill of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), in the street called 'Overbaxterstrete.' Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, 16 October, 12 Hen. VIII (1520).

Thomas Heryes, Henry Tame, Henry Gunse, and George Langham grant to John Skitlard of Bury St Edmunds (Bury), labourer, John Arnolde, carpenter, Robert Sketlard, John Mower, and Thomas Mannyng one tenement in the village of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), in the street called 'Overbaxsterstrete' Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, 16 October, 12 Hen. VIII (1520).

Final concord made at Westminster on the morrow of [All] Souls, 18 Hen. VIII (1526), by which Nicholas Sywhat and Katherine his wife acknowledge the right of Robert Jamys, citizen and alderman of Norwich, Robert Germy, and William Wyburgh to six messuages, 2 barns, 2 gardens, 8 acres of pasture, and one acre of wood in Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund) and Nowton near Bury aforesaid.

John, the abbot, and the convent of Bury St. Edmund grant to Thomas Bacon of Hessett (Heggesset) with the consent of all their tenants, two acres and a half of pasture, part of the common of the manor of Hessett (Heggesset called Helgreve), with the consent of all their tenants, in exchange for 2½ acres of the said Thomas Bacon's lying in the same village. Dated 5 April, 24 Hen. VIII (1533).

HEPWORTH. Indenture witnessing that Robert Sutton of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), master of the chantry of John Smith, esq., at the altar of St. Mary, and seven others, demise to John Brimdissh, "cowper" and William his son a parcel of land with a house newly built thereon in the village of Hepworth, for 80 years, at an annual rent of 6d. Dated at Hepworth, 16 March, 24 Hen. VIII (1533).

Christopher Lant, master of the hospital of St. Peter and house of the lepers, and brethren of the same appoint Edmund Hurste their proctor and special nuncio to ask and collect in their name throughout England alms and charity for the leprous of the hospital of St. Peter aforesaid. Dated 30 Hen. VIII. 7 April, 1539.

THEDWASTRE. Indenture dated 5 November, 30 Hen. VIII (1538), by which John, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund demise to John Freer of Wickham Skeith (Wychamsketh) their hundred of Thedwastre (Thedwastre), with the whole of their rents, &c., for 40 years, at an annual rent of £19 8s. 4d.

CULPHO. Letters patent of K. Henry VIII, dated 12 May, 32nd of his reign, granting to Thomas Bacon, esq., the manor of Hessett (Hessett, co. Suffolk), formerly belonging to the abbey of Bury St. Edmund, and the manor of Culpho, co. Suffolk, which belonged to the priory of Leyston, for £249 7s. 11d.

Nicholas Sywhat, citizen and alderman of Norwich, grants to William Garton of Great Yarmouth (Great Jernemuthe) 4 messuages and one barn with edifices and appurtenances in Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), of which one messuage and the barn called 'the moone' lie in the street called Netemarket, and another messuage in the street called 'Oldebaxterstrete,' and the two others in the street called Overbaxsterstrete alias Wellestrete, and he appoints William Rogers, citizen and alderman of Norwich, his attorney to deliver seisin of the same. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), 26 March, 32 Hen. VIII (1541).

John Eyer, esq., sells to John Regate "plommer(?)" the whole of a tenement and garden in the village of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund) in the street called Scolehalstrete within the parish of St. Mary, and a garden in Reyngate strete in the same parish of St. Mary. Dated 21 November, 37 Hen. VIII (1545).