COLCHESTER. Richard le Bortmer of Colchester grants to John de la Forde of the same place, eight pence of annual rent from the whole of his tenement with appurtenances in the suburbs of Colchester, which tenement he formerly bought of Robert Lorette . Dated at Colchester ... after the feast of St. Botulph, abbot, ... Ed. [I].

COLN. John de Glanvile grants to Emma, daughter of Alexander le Pope of Coln , for her homage and service and 2 marks of silver, two acres of his wood with appurtenances in the wood which is called 'Hyda,' lying between his wood and the wood of Walter, son of Philip del Rope , abutting upon a wood of the said Emma, and the way which extends itself towards the wood of Geoffrey de Pelham , paying annually for the same 6d. (c. 1280.)

COLUM or EARLES COLNE (Priory of). William, son of Alured of Wicham , grants to the church of St. Mary of Colum and the monks there, in frankalmoigne, 2d. annual rent from his land of Lefledewelle called 'Randulues hamstal.' (c. 1210.)

An acknowledgment that Thomas Payn , one of the executors of Thomas Rolf , has received of the prior of Earles Colne 40s. for Christiana Sparwe , Rosa Bertlot , and Joane Goorge , and 13s. 4d. for Isabella Parson in name of Margaret Parson , of the charity and bequest of the said Thomas Rolf for marrying girls. Dated 7 May, 23 Hen. VI.

DEEPDEN and WIDDINGTON. Indenture made 15 May, 1658, between sir George Stonehouse of Radley, co. Berks, bart., and Robert Perrott of Grayes Inne , and dame Dionyse Fayremeadow of the Strand, in the county of Middlesex, widow, of the one part, and Robert Williams of St. Andrew's, Holborne, London, gent., of the other part, being a mortgage to the said Robert Williams of Amerden Hall , with messuages, &c., in the parish of Deepden, alias Debden, and Widdington.

Receipt given by Robert de Dynton, treasurer of St. Paul's, London , to John Carbonel, sheriff of Essex , for £4 levied on the goods and chattels of John Berneval , by the king's brief. Dated at London on the morrow of St. [Nathy?], 21 Ed. I.

Bond given to sir John Carbonel, sheriff of Essex and Hertford , 20 Ed. I. [Illegible.]

An acknowledgment from William de Hamme , that he has received from sir John Carbonel, sheriff of Essex , by the hands of Roger de Shireburn his clerk, 40s. of silver, which the said John levied of the goods of John de Say to his use by the king's writ. Dated at London the Friday next after the Quindena of St. Martin, 21 Ed. I.

Writ from King Edward III to the sheriff of Essex and Hertford commanding him to distrain the lands of John, son of Humphrey de Bohun , son and heir of Humphrey de Bohun, late earl of Hereford , and to summon him before the barons of the exchequer to answer for the relief of the said Humphrey his father for the lands of the said Humphrey his grandfather held in capite the day he died, of Edward, King of England, grandfather of the present King. Dated at Westminster, 17 Dec., 4 Ed. III.

ELNEDENEHALLE Manor. Indenture witnessing that sir William de Burgate, kt., Roger de Wolferston , Gilbert de Debenham , Thomas Samsomp , John Gernegan , sir Andrew Hamund, rector of Horham , Richard Donne, rector of Somerleton , and sir William dil hil, rector of Soterle , demise to farm to Henry Stampe of Leyrebreton their manor called ..elnedenehalle, in the county of Essex, with appurtenances, to hold the same from the feast of St. Michael next for 3 years, paying annually at the manor of Little Wenham £24. Dated at Wenham the Friday next after the feast of St. Barnabas the apostle, 11 Rich. II.

Great Fordham [Essex].. Matilda, relict of William Seburc of Fordham , grants to Richard de Ewell of the same, for 40/-, a field with hedges and ditches, called Haukeslond, and a path, in the parish of Great Fordham. Rent: 2/-. Witnesses: John Chaucie , William Pol , Walter Bichedun , Ralph son of Agnes , John his son, Richard Boli , Stephen the cook , John son of William , John his son. Given at Fordham. ⟨17 May 1349.⟩ Endorsed, ’Carta de 4 acris terre vocatis Haukeslond ... quas Robertus Hoolde modo tenet in anno 8 Ric. II.’ Part of the same document as MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. M. 51.

FREMNALLES, alias HEMNALLES (Manor of). Indenture dated 18 July, 3 Chas. I, witnesseth that sir John Tirrell sells unto sir Henry Brown and Edward Bulstrod his manor of Fremnalles alias Hemnalles in the county of Essex, and the park known by the name of Fremnalles park alias Hemnalles park alias Downeham park, for their lives; also the manor of Ramseys Tirrell in the said county, together with the patronage of the churches of Little Warley, Stocke alias Haverstocke, Springfield, and Bosworth.

GOLDHANGER. Gilbert Mauduit grants to Roger, son of Thomas de Uveleya , the whole of the land which the said Thomas held by heirship of his ancestors in Rukkele in the parish of Goldhangre. (c. 1230.)

GRETEHALLYNBERY. Indenture made 4 Nov., 36 Hen. VIII, by which George Whetenall of Estpecham in the county of Kent, esq., demises to Edward Clonvyle of London, gentleman, a fullyng mill and all that appertains to it at Gretehallynbery in the county of Essex, for 21 years, at an annual rent of £7.

HADLEIGH. Sir William Cokerel, kt., and Cecilia his wife, grant to sir William Giffard, of Stokeneylaund, kt., and Isabella his wife, 55 acres 1 rood and 12 perches of land in four pieces, lying in the parish of Hadlegh in a hamlet called Lasham, in exchange for the same quantity of land lying in the same village in sixteen pieces. Dated at Hadlegh the Sunday next before the feast of the apostles SS. Simon and Jude, 5 Ed. III.

Cecilia Spicer , formerly the wife of Andrew ate Broks called the Spicer , grants to John Hadle, citizen of London , a piece of arable land lying in the field called 'helmeston.' Dated at Hadlegh, 5 June, 51 Ed. III.

Richard Loveman of Hadlegh grants to Matilda Spylman of Hadlegh , lands, rents, &c., in the village of Hadlegh. Dated at Hadlegh the Tuesday before the feast of All Saints, 4 Hen. IV.

William, son of Edward Clopton , quit-claims to sir John Howard, kt., sir Walter Clopton, kt., sir Gerard Braybrook, kt., sir William, son of sir Thomas Clopton, kt. , and John Bryan, sen., all his right in the manor of Hadlegh, called Topesfeld hall, after the death of Elizabeth, consort of the said Walter Clopton, for the lives of Alice and Elizabeth , daughters of the said Walter and Elizabeth. Dated at Hadlegh the Tuesday next after the feast of St. Boniface and his companions, 13 Hen. IV.

Sir Gerard Braybroke, kt., quit-claims to Robert Caundyssh , Thomas Mylde , John Smyth , and Gilbert Morell , all right in the manor of Topesfeld in Hadle, given to them, after the death of Elizabeth Clopton , by William Clopton of Melford, co. Suffolk, esq., and John Brian of Hadle . Dated at Hadle the Monday next before the feast of All Saints, 1 Hen. VI.

William Clopton , son and heir of sir Thomas Clopton, kt., quitclaims to Elizabeth , who was the wife of sir Walter Clopton, kt., and Alice Bendyssh , daughter of the said Walter, all right in the manor of Toppesfeld in Hadleye. Dated at Melford the Thursday after the feast of All Saints, 1 Hen. VI.

HALFAMSTON. John Lytell of Colne earl's ... Joan his wife of the same place, John fy Williams of Colne earl's , and William ... grant to ...ner of Halfamston, Essex, esq. William Aylemer the whole of that messuage with a garden in the village of ... [Illegible.] Dated 13 [Hen. VI]. [Hen. 18?]

HALSTED. Will and probate of James Fullerton of Halsted, co. Essex, gent. Will dated 25 Jan., 4 Will, and Mary; probate dated 29 March, 1693.

HATFIELD BROAD OAK. Philip Palmere and William Marchal of Hatfield Regis grant to John Newton and Agnes his wife of the same place, two messuages, 17½ acres of land, 1½ acre of meadow with gardens, curtilages and appurtenances, of which one messuage, which was formerly Richard Taffe 's, lies at 'le Brode-strete,' in Hatfield aforesaid, and 8 acres of the said 17½ acres lie in the fields called Hamstal, Godwenesfeld, and Estfeld, and the other messuage which was formerly William Godewyn 's, 9½ acres of land and 1½ of meadow, lies at 'le Brousseheade' in the same village. Dated at Hatfield on the feast of St. Matthew the apostle, 2 Rich. II.

⟨HATFIELD BROAD OAK⟩ John Pervyle of Hatfield Regis grants to Robert Schrub two acres of land and more, and one piece of land, of which the said two acres and more lie in a field called 'Mecheroysefeld,' and the said piece of land lies in Lytylroysefeld, in exchange for one croft called Tayloryscroft with a garden adjacent, and for one piece of land lying in Blakelond. Dated at Hatfield Regis on the feast of St. Valentine, 18 Hen. VI.

John Speller quit-claims to Richard Lyndesell , John Warde , Nicholas Ales , John Fleccher , John Glascok , John Taverner , John Garrard , and William Clerke , full and peaceable possession and seisin the day of the making these presents to the use of the said Richard Lyndesell , his heirs and assigns for ever, all right in one croft of land containing 10 acres more or less in Hatfeld Regis, together with two other crofts and certain parcels of land. Dated 1 Jan., 27 Hen. VIII.