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WINSTER. Indenture witnessing that William de Birchover demises to Richard Gerard and Agnes his wife 3 messuages, half a bovate of land, 3 acres of land, with a meadow adjoining in Wynster, paying annually for the same 17d. of silver. Dated at Winster the Thursday next after the feast of the beheading of St. John the baptist, 8 Ed. III.

Richard Gerard grants to William de Birchovere three messuages, the half of one bovate and three acres of land in Wynster. Also he gave the same William all his goods moveable and immoveable in the same tenement at the time of the making of this charter. Dated at Wynster the Monday on the feast of the beheading of St. John the baptist, 8 Ed. III.

SMETHETON. Indenture made the Thursday in Easter week, 1 Ed. III, by which sir James Laules, attorney of sir James le Botiller of Ireland , grants to farm to Edmund le Botiller of Bulmer , the manors of Smetheton and F...borgh, from the date of this writing to the feast of St. Michael next following for 20 marks, and from the same feast to the end of a term of 16 years, for an annual rent of 40 marks.]

Memorandum, in which Robert, archbishop of Canterbury , certifies that the payment of an annual pension of 60s. from the church of Wodeham Ferrers, for two parts of the tithes of the whole of the lordship of Wodeham, to the abbot and convent of Bec Herlewin, shall be made by Richard de Ferrers, rector of the said church, during his life. Dated at Eeynes the Ides of June, 1303.

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).

BEREFORD ST. MARTIN (Wilts). John Stoford , son and heir of Joan Prikemere , grants to William Peracourt the whole of a messuage in the village of Bereford St. Martin's. Dated at Bereford aforesaid the Sunday on the feast of St. Michael, 16 Rich. II.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NONNINGTON. William, son of John Cundy of Sandwich , and Stephen, son of Andrew Yook , grant to John de Ketynton four acres of land at Ketynton, in the parish of Nonynton, and also 41 ac. 3 r. and 6 ft. of land, with the half of a certain place called Parsonyestoun at Ketynton aforesaid rendering yearly 10 quarters of barley. Dated at Nouynton, 20 Feb., 33 Ed. III.

WESTWELL. Confirmation by Simon [Sudbury], archbishop of Canterbury subscibed to a "laudum" and decree of arbitration by his predecessor William [Whittlesey] between John Barler, rector of Westwell , and John Frebody, rector of Bocton Alulphi , concerning the tithes of the hamlets of Chilberton, Shotyngdon, and Wyke. Dated at Lambeth, 4 Kl. Nov., 1376.

MOWESLEY. Roger, son of William Brabazon of Mowesley , grants to John Oudeby of Stokedrie, co. Rutland , the whole of his lordship in the village of Mowesley, together with 12s. annual rent and the homage and services of the freemen for their lands and tenements held of him. Also attached to this charter is a schedule of the chief rents of Mowesley payable at Michaelmas. Dated at Mowesley, 4 April, 19 Ed. III.

SADYNGTON. Condition of a grant from sir William de Botereaux, kt., to John Cook of Leicester , of an animal rent charge of £6 upon his lands and tenements in Hardwick, co. Bucks, during the life of Elizabeth, wife of the said sir William, namely that if the said Elizabeth does not recover her dower out of the manor of Sadyngton, held by the said John, then the said grant of annuity shall become void. Dated the Friday on the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the martyr, 47 Ed. III.

STERMESWORTH. Sir Richard de Egebaston, kt., in Swyneford , grants to John his son and heir for ever, a certain messuage in Stermesworth which William, son of Juliana de Neubolde , holds for the term of his life. Dated at Stermesworth the Sunday next after the feast of Easter, 13 Ed. III.

Kettlethorpe. 1350 .

Kettlethorpe. 1368-1369 .

Kettlethorpe. 1379 .

Kettlethorpe. 1383 .

Kettlethorpe. 1387 .

Amcotts. 1397 .

Amcotts. 1397 .

Harrington etc. 1388 .