Indenture made 23 June, 15 James I, between Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., and others, of the one part, and Edmund Dawe of Drayton in co. Somerset, yeoman, of the other part, being the declaration of a fine from the said earl to Edmund Dawe for an estate in Aller.

Letters patent of K. James I, being a pardon granted to in payment of £6 John Davenport and Henry Kerry for purchasing of Henry, earl of Huntingdon, 20 Sept [1612] the manor of Aller in the county of Somerset with Aller Court, then in the tenure of Thomas Northener, gent. without a licence of alienation. Dated 12 July, 20 James I.

Indenture made 28 October, 21 James I, by which sir John Davis, kt., serj. at lau', in consideration of the receipt of £5000, sells to John Stawell of Cotherstone, co. Somerset, esq., William Lawrence of Wraxall, co. Dorset , and Edward Dinham of Bushopps Ludyard, Somersetshire , the manor of Aller in the county of Somerset, with its appurtenances.

Counterpart of the deed of sale of the manor of Aller, 28 October, 21 James I. [See Ch. 36.] .

A schedule comprising all of the leases and estates made by sir John Davis, kt., of messuages or lands intended to be excepted out of the covenants therein mentioned. [Temp. James I.] .

BRUTON. Agreement between the priors of Bruton and Horsley on one part, and Richard de Naylesworth and Gilbert his son on the other, that the latter shall have one acre above their tenement of Luddesmore and enclose it, and the said religious shall have freely all the close which they had on the Monday before feast St Thomas Apostle 19 Edward [I], and all the land between the meadow of Horemere up to the place called Wancroft, and also Chirchefurlong. [No date, a little after 1299.] .

CANNINGTON. Indenture made 18 April, 14 George III (1774), by which Hugh, Lord Clifford of Chudleigh, grants to the rev. John Price of Jesus College the vicarial tithes of Cannington for 21 years, at an annual rent of 10s.

CLAPTON and WINCALTON. Indenture made 24 June, 21 James I, reciting an action in which sir John Davies, kt., recovered from Barnaby Lewes a certain rent and lands in Clapton and Wincalton, in satisfaction of the judgement; and witnessing that sir John Davies hath assigned to William Coombes , upon certain conditions, the rent and lands so recovered for the unexpired term of years.

COTHELSTON. Indenture made 26 November, 21 James I, witnesseth that whereas John Stawell of Cothelston is bound to sir John Davys, knight, in a sum of £3000 by a statute of Staple bearing date with these presents; nevertheless if the said John Stawell or his executors &c. pay the sum of £1750 to the said sir John Davys on the 12th of November next, then the said statute to be void.

EDINGTON, COSINTON, &c. Fees which are held of sir John Malet, kt. [Temp. Ed. III.] .

GLASTONBURY (Abbey of). An appeal to the pope by Alexander Colyns against a threat often made by Hadrian, the cardinal bishop of Bath and Wells , that he would remove the said Alexander from his position as a monk at Glastonbury to some other monastery. Made in the nave of the church of Glastonbury before Lewis Prideth, LL.B., and William King , 22 April, 1513.

MONTACUTE (Priory of). Appropriation of the churches of Montecute and Cynnok, Sarum diocese by Joscelyne, bp. of Sarum , to the use of the priory of St. Peter of Montacute of the order of Cluny. Dated [1?] March, 32nd year of his episcopate, i. e. 1174 or 1175. [Much rubbed.] .

CLOVESWORTH. Fragment of a charter relating to the manor of Clovesworth [Closworth]. [ Robert de St. Clare , a witness] .

John Hogges alias Purser and Juliana his wife quit-claim to Richard Tusser all right to lands, tenements, rents, &c. in the parish of Clovesworth. Dated 20 April, 2 Hen. VII.

SWERDLING (Manor of) [Parish of Petham, co. Kent]. Sir Werresius de Valoyngnes, kt., quit-claims to Cecilia who was wife of Brandan Cokkel , and their heirs or assigns, all services and customs he and her and their ancestors were accustomed to make to him and his ancestors, for the lands and tenements held of him of his manor of Swerdling, but saving to him and his rent of assize in money, hens, heysilver, Romesedt(?), honey, etc. For this quit-claim and present charter in the 55th year of K. Henry III on Ash Wednesday the said Cecilia gave 4 marks.

TAUNTON. Indenture made 15 May, 21 Elizabeth, 1579 by which Lawrence Wheeler of Tawnton, clothier, in consideration of the receipt of £20, sells to John Boone of the same town, thrummer, a tenement in Taunton in the east side of a street called Highe streete.

GLASTONBURY. Public notarial instrument by Robert Toneys, clerk, of the election of Richard Whiting, chamberlain, as abbot of the monastery of the B.V.M. of Glastonbury, vacant by the death of Richard Beer . Dated 1524 at 3 March, York Place, Westminster. Present Sir Richard Wyngfeld, K.G., Sir Thomas Moore , Sir Thomas Denys , knts., William Benet, LL.D., Stephen Gardyner, LL.D. .