MORETON. John Clerke of Stanford quit-claims to John King de la Hill , John Glascock , and others, all right in lands and tenements, called Wilchons, alias Downhams , in Moreton in Essex. Dated at Moreton, 28 Nov., 15 Hen. VIII.

NEWPORT, WIDDINGTON, and WICKEN. An exemplification of an inrollment of a plea of land in Hilary Term, 1654, whereby Edward Shiers and William Glascocke , esqs., demand against Robert Shiers, esq., certain messuages, 450 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, 60 acres of pasture, 40 acres of wood, in Newport, Widdington, and Wicken, as their right, &c. Dated 12 Feb. 1654.

NOTLEY (Black and White). John, son of sir Robert de Aspale, kt. , grants to Robert de Aspale his father the manor of Slamundeshey and all that belongs to it in Blake Nottele and White Nottele, co. Essex, for the term of his life. Dated at Coulingge the Monday on the morrow of the Holy Trinity, 2 Ed. III.

ORSETT. Indenture made 7 Feb., 15 James I, by which Abigail Baker of London grants to Thomas Clum of Orsett in the county of Essex the wardship, lands and marriage of Thomas Drywood , son and heir of Thomas Drywood, late of Orsett .

PENTLOW. Bond given by John Buntyng of Pentlowe to Helmyng Legett , in £20 payable three years after date. Dated at Pentlowe the Monday after the feast of St. John the Baptist, 33 Ed. III.

STOKE NAYLAND, Suffolk. Deed of R. prior of Prittlewell reciting the appropriation of the church of Stoke with the chapel of Eylond by Pandulph, bishop elect of Norwich , to the prior and convent of Prittlewell and ordination of the vicarage, namely, the vicar to have the altarage of the mother church and chapel of Eylond, a messuage near the churchyard with two crofts adjoining to build his edifice upon, and to serve the church in good faith. (c. 1220.)

Letters patent of King Edward III, confirming a composition between the bishop of Norwich and the priory of Priterwell, relating to the filling up of vacancies in the church of Stoke atte Neylond, appropriated to the said priory. Dated at Westminster, 8 July, 16 Ed. III.

ROTHYNG-BEAUCHAMP. John Fray, senior, of Rothyng-Beauchamp grants to Thomas Poole of the same place, William Cherche and John Lukas , one croft of arable land with a certain lane belonging in the village of Rothyng-Beauchamp. Dated at Rothyng-Beauchamp the Sunday next after the feast of St. Mark the evangelist, 10 Hen. VI.

John Fray, late chief baron of the Exchequer, quit-claims to Thomas Poole of Rothyng-Beauchamp all right in one croft of arable land called 'Merkescroft' in the village of Rothyng-Beauchamp. Dated at London, 26 Nov., 31 Hen. VI.

SHOEBURY. Peter de Sobyre, page ['alumpnus'] of William the knight of Sobyre , grants to William Fitz Osward three acres of land in the village of Sobyre, paying annually to the said Peter 15d. For this donation the said William gave 22s. (c. 1230.)

Fragment of a charter by which Michael the janitor grants to Richard 'piment' with Joan , daughter of the said Michael ... in Suthbury in free marriage. (c. 1210.)

Indenture made 12 July, 21 James I, by which William Broughton, of Little Lawford, Warwick, esq. and Abigail Baker of Shobery grant to John Baker an annuity of £10 issuing out of the third part of the manor of Shobery.

STAPLEFORD. Indenture made 3 March, 16 Charles II, by which Queen Henrietta Maria and others demise to William Crofts, esq., one of her majesty's servants in ordinary, a tenement in Stapleford called 'Hammonds' in the co. of Essex for 21 years, at an annual rent of £8 10s. (Signed by the Queen.)

WESTHAM. Indenture dated 17 July, 6 Edward VI, reciting a former indenture dated 12 August, 26 Hen. VIII, in which William Huddleston, the abbot, and the convent of Stratford Langthorne, co. Essex, demised to one Hamlett Shaw certain parcels of land in Westham for 41 years. This indenture witnesseth that Margery Cheshire , relict of Thomas Cheshire , for a certain sum of money sells to John Goodwin of Overwinchindon, Bucks , the remainder of the term of the said above recited lease.

WIDDINGTON. Roger, son of William Quintyn of Neup .... in Essex , grants to William the smith one halfpenny of annual rent for one acre of land in the village of Wyditone. Dated, 2 April, 10 Ed. II.

WIDDINGTON and DEPDEN. John London , George Sutton , Thomas Duke , John Hobbys and others, quit-claim to Nicholas Fox of Wydyton all right in 36 acres of land in Wedynton and Depden, co. Essex. Dated 15 Oct., 21 Hen. VIII.

Copy of the will of James Streeter of Stratford in the parish of Westham, Essex, made 30 May, 1669.

WETHERSFIELD. Indenture made 30 May, 15 Charles I, by which the rev. Father in God, William, bishop of London , demises to Thomas Wyngfield of Nettlesteed, co. Suffolk, esq., the rectory of Wethersfield for a term of lives, at an annual rent of £15 0s. l0d. [Signed by William Juxon, bp. London .]

Indenture made 24 May, 18 Charles I, by which William, the bishop of London , demises to Martyn Noell of London the rectory and parsonage of Wethersfield in the co. of Essex, for a term of lives, at an annual rent of £15 0s. 10d. [Signed.]

WICKHAM (Little) and BULMER. John, son of John de Nassandre , quit-claims to Henry de Wycham all his right in a tenement, &c. which sir Hugh de Nassandre, kt., his grandfather, gave to Walkeline Visdelow in Little Wickham and in the parish of Bulemere. Dated at Great Acle, St. Vincent's day, 3 Ed. I.

Margery, daughter of Roger le Sepustere of Wicham St. Paul , grants to Strangia, wife of Roger le Botelyr of Bulmer , all her right in a piece of land in Wycham St. Paul. Dated at Wycham the Sunday on the feast of St. Peter 'in cathed.' 3 Ed. II.

WIKES (Nunnery of). Indenture made 20 May, 11 Hen. VIII, by which Mary Hevyngham, prioress of the house of Wykes , demises to John Martin certain lands, &c., called 'Wasselyne,' for certain years at a certain rent. [Decayed.]

WIKES, WETHERSFIELD, &c. Indenture made 1 August, 40 Queen Elizabeth, by which Henry Best of London, writer, for a certain sum of money sells to John Hobart of the Middle Temple, London, gent., and Robert Hobarte of London, gent., the whole of the rectory of Wikes in the county of Essex with all that appertains to it, formerly part of the possessions of the priory of Wikes in the same county and demised to Richard Master for 40 years, at an annual, rent of 55s. 8d. And also all his lands in Wethersfeilde, co. Essex, lately belonging to the monastery of Waltham, also certain tithes, &c., of Glatton and Holme in co. Hunt, late of the monastery of Borne, co. Lincoln, also tithes of Swaffham, co. Norfolk, also portion of tithes in Tudnam Falgate in same county, also tithes in Holton, co. Suffolk, also tithes of Kettleborough in the same county, which said tithes belonged to the late dissolved monastery of Ruinboroughe alias Rumburgh, in the said co. of Suffolk.

WITHAM. Will of Thomas Richmond of Witham, Essex . Will dated June 16, 1696. [Probate, MS. Ch. Essex 241b.]

Probate of the will of Thomas Richmond of Witham, Essex , dated 16 July, 1698. [Will, MS. Ch. Essex 241a.]