CALFDON [Cauldon]. Bertram, son of William, son of Ralph , grants to Nicholas the clerk, son of Geoffrey the clerk of Esseburn , for 2 1/2 marks, 8 bovates of land in Calfdon, and three tofts, with three acres, in the same village, at an annual rent of 10s. [c. 1200] .

CROKESDENE (Abbey of). Charter of foundation of Crokesdene Abbey, Staffordshire, by Bertram de Verdon . [c. 1179] .

RUGELEY. Richard de Puteo of Rugeleye grants to Robert ad fontem of Wlseleye , for his homage and service and half a mark of silver, four 'seillions' of his land in the fields of Ruggele, paying annually to him and his heirs one penny, (c. 1240-50.) .

BERLESTON. Humphrey, earl of Stafford and lord of Tonbrygge and of Caus, commands receiver general, and his former bailiff or minister of his manor and lordship of Berleston to pay to Edward Doly and Anne his wife an annuity of £10 from the profits of the said manor, in pursuance of a grant made by him to them, 31 Dec. 3 Hen. VI. Dated at Hull, 12 January, 3 Hen. VI. .

BISSHEBURY. William de Worlascroft, vicar of Bisshebury , and William de Wybaston, chaplain, grant to Thomas Underhull of Bisshebury and Elena his wife with remainder to their son John , one messuage and certain lands and tenements in Bisshebury, which they had by feoffment of the said Thomas, excepting a garden and cottage adjacent which were formerly Richard Underbill 's, and a croft and garden formerly William de Bokyngham 's. Dated at Bisshebury the Sunday next after the feast of St. James, apostle, 42 Ed. III.

BROMLEY ABBOTS. John de Hampton, vicar of Bromley Abbots , and Thomas Graunger, chaplain, grant to John de Henleye a messuage with a curtilage adjacent in Bromley Abbots, also they grant to the aforesaid John de Benlye (sic) all the lands and tenements in 'Le Thornyhull' which they had by feoffment of William Grym . Dated at Bromley Abbots the Tuesday next after the feast of St. Michael, 2 Rich. II. .

BROMLEY. Thomas Kynneresley of Loxley, in co. Stafford, esq., and John Kyrrensby and John Fowle , gentlemen, in performance of the last will of Emota Stanlowe , deceased, remit and quit-claim to Richard Stanlowe all right in a burgage or messuage in Bromley, and appoint Thomas Crosse, sen., their attorney to give seisin. Dated at Bromley on the vigil of St. John the Baptist, 22 Hen. VIII. .

COKESLONE. William, son of Richard de Harecurt , grants to Gilbert Reyner of Stafford three virgates of land in Cokeslone, paying annually 12d. of silver. (c. 1260-70.) [Richard H. died in 1258] .

DIEULACRES (Abbey of). John, abbot of Dieulacres, and convent of the same grant to Richard [Plant?] of Stonycliff a licence to enclose about Lymgrene as much as to them pertains. Dated at Dieulacres in the feast of St. Thomas the apostle, 16 Hen. VI. [Partly illegible.] .

Richard Cloddeshale of co. Warwick, esq., remits and quit-claims to Emma , who was the wife of sir Edward Doylle, kt., all right in a messuage and land which were sir Richard de Egebaston 's, kt., in Horbourne. Dated at Coventry, 22 May, 3 Hen. V. Witn. John Weston, recorder of Coventry , etc. .

Stafford. Master William, son of William Gunny , grants to John the baker ('pistori') of Stafford for 21s. certain land with the buildings &c. in Hungrey street, at an annual rent of 2d. (c. 1260-70.) Witn. William Bonamy and Richard Arnethion , "tunc prepositis Brug", etc. .

MORTON. Thomas Gifford, late of Chillington in the county of Stafford, esq., grants to Thomas Forster and Mary his wife the manor of Morton. Dated 29 April, 22 Hen. VIII. .

An exemplification of a recovery, dated at Westminster, 14 June, 23 Hen. VIII, for passing the manor of Morton, with 6 messuages, 300 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 300 acres of pasture, 100 acres of wood, and 100 acres of underwood and furze, with appurtenances in Morton, to Thomas Forster, gent. .

WEDNESBURY. Adam de Hamwolde grants to Richard de Scrinklinge , son of Robert , and to Matilda his wife, and to John his eldest son for 17s. one half acre of land of his tenement of Hamwolde lying in the parish of Wednesberghe at Suthamwolde. Dated September, 9 Ed. [I] (1281). .