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BAYLDON. Thomas de Thornore grants to William de Bayldon and Margaret his wife his manor of Bayldon for their lives, with remainder to Nicholas de Bayldon and Joan his wife and their heirs, &c. Dated at Bayldon on the feast of St. Michael, 9 Hen. IV.

William de Bayldone grants to Robert Paslaw , Thomas de Haukesworth , John Mohaud , and Walter Graerer all his lands &c. in Bayldone, Bynglay, and Menston. Dated at Bayldon the Sunday next after the feast of St. Andrew the apostle, 4 Hen. IV.

Richard Brerehagh and Alice his wife grant to Walter Graerer of Menston one messuage with a toft and eight acres of land lying in the village and field of Menston, which they had by the gift of Olive Bradley . Dated at Menston the Sunday next after the feast of the Epiphany, ⟨11⟩ Hen. IV.

Richard Brehagh of Menston grants to William Graver of Menston two messuages in the village and field of Menston. Dated at Menston on the feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist , 11 Hen. IV.

William Pycard of Menston and Agnes his wife grant to Walter Grauer and Beatrix his wife one messuage with a toft in the village of Menston. Dated at Menston the Sunday next after the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, 12 Hen. IV.

Nicholas, son and heir of William de Bayldon , remits and quit-claims to William Graver all his right in the lands and tenements in the village and field of Menston, which the said William Graver had by grant of his said father. Dated at Menston on the feast of St. William, confessor, 12 Hen. IV. (See MS. Ch. Yorks. 307b) .

John de Grene, sen., of Ottelay , grants to William Graver of Mensyngton seven acres of land between the field of Burlay on the one side and the field of Ottelay towards the east on the other, which came to him on the death of his mother Isabella Unwyn , and which she had by the gift of Geoffrey Unwyn . Dated at Ottelay on the feast of Corpus Christi, 8 Hen. V.

Walter Gravere of Menston grants to Richard his son, chaplain one messuage with 8 acres of land and meadow adjoining in the village and field of Menston called Scotlande, which he had by the gift of Richard Brerehagh and Alice his wife. Dated at Menston, 20 November "die Sabbati vicesimo", 2 Hen. VI.

William Grauer of Ottelay grants to Walter his son of Menston two messuages in the field and village of Menston, of which one is called Morredyng and 2 acres of land, and half an acre of meadow called Spetilflatt. Dated at Menston, 10 January, 14 Hen. VI.

William Graver grants to Walter his son, and to Walter's heirs by Joan his wife, one messuage lying in Mensyngton which descended to him after the decease of his mother Beatrice . Dated at Mensyngton, 10 January, 14 Hen. VI.

William Graver, sen., of Menston grants to Richard Graver, dean of the collegiate church of Chester in le Street ("in strata") , one toft and croft in the village and field of Menston, which he had by the gift of Hugh Pykerd of Burmagh . Dated at Menston, 9 November, 21 Hen. VI.

William Graver, sen., of Menston grants to sir Richard Graver, dean of the collegiate church of Chester le street ("in Strete") , one messuage and all that appertains to it in Menston, which he had by the gift of William Bayldon . Dated at Menston, 9 Nov., 21 Hen. VI.

Sir Richard Grawer, Rector of Hurworth-upon-Tysam , grants to sir Thomas Clifforthh , Jord. de Cliffort, sir Thomas Percy , and sir John Tempes , kts., the two messuages and 28 acres of land in Mensyngton, which he had by the gift of William Grawer, sen. Dated at Menston, i September, 26 Hen. VI.

Walter Graver of Bayldon grants to sir John Newell, kt., Thomas Newell, kt., and Oliver Elystons, chaplain all lands and tenements which he has in Manston[sok] and Otlay, also one messuage in Bayldon, and all his goods moveable and immoveable ("bona, tam viva quam mortua"). Dated at Chaster on the feast of St. Margaret, 31 Hen. VI.

" Walter Graver of Baildon grants to Joan his wife the reversion of all his lands, tenements, rents, and services, after his decease, which he has in the villages of Baildon and Mensyngton, and 7 acres within a close called Storres in the field to the west of Otley, appointing William Haukesworth and Alexander Elystones his attorneys to give seisin. Dated at Mensuyngton, 6 June, 16 Ed. IV.

Oliver Elystones, chaplain, and Robert Pyncheware of Calthorn , grant to Walter Graver of Bayldon and Joan his wife all lands, tenements, &c., which they had by the gift, &c. of the said Walter in Mensington and Bayldon. Dated at Bayldon, 30 August, 17 Ed. IV.

The will of Richard Breray , dated at Kaylyey 16 May, 1452. Proved at Ottelay, 1 July, 1452.