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HORKESLEY (Great) and STOKE-NAYLAND. Names of the tenants, and descent of property given to the priory of Horkesley in the villages of Great Horkesley and Stoke-Neylond. (9 grants inrolled. c. 1400.) .

(a) John Prentys and Rose his wife hold 4 acres of land called 'Parrokyslond' formerly called Monkeslond, in the village of Great Horkesley, at an annual rent of 2s. The said land was the gift of Henry de Creffeld , son of Roger the cook of Great Horkesley

(b) Agnes Chaunbirleyn , formerly wife of Robert Chaunbirleyn of Great Horkesley , and now wife of Adam Ferrour of Langham , holds 3 acres of land, formerly John Smith 's, in Great Horkesley in the field called 'Parrokysfeld' at an annual rent of 10d. The said land was the gift of the above Henry de Cresfeld

(c) John Poygnaunt of Great Horkesley holds one messuage with a garden adjacent which was formerly William atte Hege 's, at an annual rent of 2s. and suit at court

(d) Richard Sewyne of Great Horkesley holds one messuage with a garden, and 2 crofts of about six acres of arable land called 'Fullerislond,' in the village of Great Horkesley, which was formerly William atte Hege 's, at an annual rent of 3s. 6d. and suit at court

(e) Richard Sewyne holds one cottage called 'Droryes' with a garden in Great Horkesley which was formerly William atte Hege 's, at an annual rent of 1d. and suit at court.

(f) Richard Whytere (?) holds one croft of land containing one acre called 'Wondreslond' in the village of Great Horkesley ...(mutilated and effaced). The said rent of 4d. was the gift of Henry, son of Roger de Stoke , to the priory

(g) Walter Waryn, "deyer", holds 2 acres of land in the village of Stoke Neylond in a field called 'Wyndmelefeld,' at an annual rent of 2s. 3d. The said rent came to the priory by the gift of Roger, son of Henry de Stoke . (h) Hugh Shepherd , son of Thomas Shepherd of Neylond , holds 3 acres of arable in a field called 'Wyndmelefeld' in the village of Stokeneylond, at an annual rent of 12d. The said rent was the gift of Walter, son of Richard Marescall of Stokes . (i) William atte Hach, baker of Neylond , son of Robert atte hach , holds one acre of land in Stoke Neylond, in the said field called 'Wyndmellefeld.' [Mutilated.]