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Agreement between Gilbert, lord Talbot of Castell Godrich, of the one part, and Walter, the abbot, and convent of St. Peter's, Gloucester, of the other, by which the said Gilbert grants to the said abbot and convent the lasher-pool and fishery of 'Fromelod' and the soil adjacent called 'Coliescroft.' Dated at London, 18 Feb., 9 Hen. IV.

LONGENEYE. Stephen, son and heir of Robert Agu of Longeneye , with the consent of his father, acknowledges to have endowed Agnes, daughter of William Saundres of Longeneye , his wife, at the church door of Longeneye, on Wednesday next after the feast of St. Barnabas the apostle, 5 Ed. III, being the day he espoused her, with the third part of a messuage and one virgate of land in Longeneye.

TAINTON (Great). Matilda, formerly wife of John Clerk of Great Teynton , quit-claims to John Coli all right, etc. to lands and tenements in Great Teynton. Dated at Kempeley the Sunday next before the feast of St. Mark, evangelist, 15 Ed. III.

Letters patent of King Edward I, referring to his confirmation of Magna Carta and the Carta de Foresta, ordering that they should be strictly observed, and granting that any statutes contrary to them should be null and void. Dated at Lincoln, 14 Feb., 29 Ed. I (1301).

HEREFORD. Licence from Thomas [Spofford], bishop of Hereford , to sir Walter Devereux, kt., and Elizabeth his wife, for the celebration of mass in any place within the diocese of Hereford, without prejudice to the mother churches, for three years. Dated in the house of the rectory of Ross, 15 April, 1445.

Indenture made 5 Feb., 11 James I, by which Robert, bishop of Hereford , leases to Anne Doughtie wife of the ... and her sons, and others the mansion, canon house in Hereford, to hold the same during the life of the said parties at an annual rent of six shillings and eightpence.

WHOLHOPE. An exemplification of documents filed in the court of the marches of Wales in a cause between Henry Lane of Wholhope , plaintiff, and sir Nicholas Walwin, master of St. Ethelbert's almshouse, Hereford , defendant, concerning a lease of lands in Buckenhill, delivered to Richard Cam upon his petition. Dated at Gloucester, 5 August, 36 Q. Eliz.

Walter Hanham of Chesthunte grants to Agnes, formerly wife of Philip atte Hell of Little Berkhampstead , and John their son of Beyford , all those lands, &c. which were Thomas atte Grene 's in Beyford and elsewhere in the county of Hertford. Dated at Beyford on the feast of All Saints, 7 Hen. VI.

BERKHAMPSTEAD. Convention (indented) made the Saturday next after the feast of the Assumption of the B.V.M., 40 Hen. III, by which Bernard fitz-Ralph lets to farm to John, son of Adam Gossalmer , the whole of his part of the capital messuage, mill, &c., which were Osbert le Ster 's in Berchamstede, in the parish of Norh. at an annual rent of 28s.

BRODWATER and WICCHE (Hundreds of). Peter ... is bound to sir John Carbonel, sheriff of Essex and Hertford , in a sum of for the custody of the hundreds of Brodwater and Wicche from Easter, 20 Ed. [I], to the feast of the nativity of the B.V.M. Thursday in week of Pentecost. [Illegible]

MYMS (North). Bond given by Philip Conyngesbye of Twigmore, co. Lincoln , to sir Ralph Conyngesbye of North Myms, co. Hertford, kt., to secure payment of £40. Dated 18 June, 8 Jas. I.

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.

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.