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Writ from K. Henry ⟨IV⟩ , dated at Westminster 13 Jan. 10th of his reign, addressed to William Gascoigne and Thomas Tildeslegh , to hear a cause of novel disseisin between the prior and convent of Monk Bretton of the one part, against Roger de Preston of Hikilton and William Jonson of Cudworth of the other, concerning common of pasture in Hykylton and Cudworth.

EMLEY, BIRTON, and THORNCLAY. Richard Dronffeld, parson of Heton , Richard de Staynton, chaplain, William Lyle , and William Pelle, chaplain, grant to John, son of Lawrence de Staynton of Lepton , and Cicely his wife, all the lands, &c. in Birton, Emlay, and Thornclay, which they had by the gift of the said John. Dated at Thornclay, 10 July, 7 Hen. IV.

DARTHYNGTON and WENTBRIDGE. Sir Brian Sanforth, kt., appoints Robert Derkyn and Richard Thwayt his attorneys to deliver seisin to John Secroft of Wentbrigg and Margaret his wife of all those lands in Wentbrigg and Darthyngton, which the said Brian had lately by the gift of John Tikhill of Wentbrigg . Dated 12 Oct., 23 Hen. VI.

Robert de Kendale and John de Westwik, chaplains, grant to William Dalton of Westawkeland , and John Blakwell, chaplain, all lands and tenements which they had of the gift of William Chaumberlayn, formerly of Stokeslay ., in the village of Ingleby, in Clyveland near Grenehowe Dated at Ingleby 20 Sept. 1426, 5 Hen. VI.

William Chambyrlayne of Stokyslay and Katherine his wife grant to Robert Kendale and John Westewyke of Rypon, chaplains, and William Lave of the same, an annual rent of 13s 4d. in the village of Kirkeby in Clevelande. Dated 13 August, 5 Hen V.

LEEDS. William Ledes, esq., and Joan his wife grant to Thomas Symson of Ledes, draper, one burgage and half an acre of land lying upon Burmantoftes. Dated at Ledes, 14 July, 5 Hen. VI.

John Vavasour and four others grant to Peter Symson one burgage in Ledes and half an acre of land lying upon le Burmantoftes, which they had by the gift of the said Peter. Dated 3 April, 15 Ed. 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.

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 Brerehay of Menston grants to Thomas, lord Clifford and Westmorland , Walter Calverlay, esq., and Robert Newall, vicar of Otley , all lands and tenements, &c. which he has in the county of York, also all his goods and chattels, moveable and immoveable libing and dead. Dated at Menston on the feast of St. Laurence, 22 Hen. VI.

John Skelton of Osmandthorp grants to Henry Rokley , and William Scott, esq., and William Musgrave, chaplain, all messuages, lands, and tenements, &c. within the lordship of Osmondthorp. Dated 10 Oct., 7 Hen. VII.

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

Geoffrey de Lewenthorp , John de Allerton , Thomas de Clayton , and William, son of Robert de Rothelay , grant to William Rothelay the half of all the lands and tenements which they had by the gift of William de Wirkelay in Pudsey, in the parish of Calverley; to hold for his life, with remainder to John Rothelay, son of the said William, and to the issue of him and his wife, Katherine . Dated at Pudsey, 1 Jan., 1 Hen. VI.

SOWTHOWROME. Thomas Lacy of Crumwelbothome, esq., grants to Richard Mylner of Halyfaxe with the consecut of ale his free tenants in his common of Sydale two parcels of land in the said common of Sydale, parcel of his demesne of Sowthowrome. Dated at Sowthowrome, 26 July, 22 Ed. IV.

ALDEBURGH, BEFFORTH, &c. William de Dryffeld, draper, of Beverlac ', and Alice his wife grant to John Driffeld, mercer, their son and heir, all the lands and tenements, rents, &c. which they have in Aldburgh, Befforth, Arnall, Gemlyng, Ulrom, Emeslay, Foston, and elsewhere. Dated 1413, and 25 Sept. 13 Henry IV. [Much defaced by red ink.] See MS. Ch. Yorks. 340.

FOSTON, &c. Indenture made between Peter Hykson of London of the one part, and William Holburne of Beuerlee of the other, by which the latter is bound in 100 marks for the safe custody and delivery to the right heirs of certain evidences concerning lands, &c. in Foston, Gemelyng, Befforth, and elsewhere in the county of York, which formerly belonged to Richard Clerk of Gemelyng , and Thomas Fryrsmerske and Alice his wife, and are to be given to their heirs or to the heirs of Thomas Skyrom or John Groward . Dated 4 March, 13 Hen. IV. See MS. Ch. Yorks. 338.

William Smyth of Gemelyng surrenders to John Bilton of Beverlaco, chaplain, son and heir of John Bilton and Cecily his wife , the whole of his title in one messuage in Gemelyng, situated upon 'le Hallhill' which he has by virtue of a certain charter made by William Danyell, chaplain, with the reversion to the said John Bilton. Dated at Gemelyng, 1435, and 20 April, 13 Hen. VI.

Receipt. Tickhill (Yorkshire). 1404.