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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.

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.

ORMSBY. James Strangways appoints James Buyth and John Goldyngtre together and separately his attorneys to take possession of two bovates of land in Ormsby, and lands, &c. in Great and Little Upsall near Ormsby, which he has by the gift of Randulph de Bulmer, knt. Dated at Ormsby, 3 May, 2 Rich. III.

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.

Charter indented between sir William Darcy, kt., of one part, and John Skelton of Osmundthorp of the other part, witnesseth that the said William grants to the said John all his lands and tenements in Osmundthorp for 100 years, paying annually £8. Dated 4 April, 23 Ed. IV.

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

Writ addressed to Edmund Hastynges, sheriff of Yorkshire , to the effect that Thomas Metheley had recovered in the king's court at Westminster, by default against John Maude of Warneley , a messuage and land in Ovenden. Dated at Westminster, 6 Nov., 11 Hen. IV. Seisin given by the sheriff the Friday after St. Hilary, 11 Hen. IV.

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.

Robert Inkersell grants to sir Thomas Fitzwilliam, kt., Thomas Fitzwilliam his son and heir, Richard Fitzwilliam , Edward Fitzwilliam, esq., Thomas Reresby son and heir of Ralph Reresby, esq. and John Deit (?) , his capital messuage called Moundesderhall in the parish of Rotherham which he had by the gift of Joan Inkersell, his mother, deceased. Dated at Moundesderhall on the feast of St. Peter in cathedra, 2 Hen. VII.

ROTHWELL. Indenture between William Calverley , John Burton , Richard Pek , Water Baildon , and Thomas Gargrave , esqs., feoffees of William Watson , of one part, and George Box, esq., of the other part, witnesseth that the said feoffees have demised to George Box a close and 100 acres of land in Lofthouse near Rothwell for six years, paying 6 marks yearly. Dated 24 November, 10 Hen. VII.

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.

Indenture of agreement between sir Ralph de Eure, kt., of the one part, and William Colynson of Langnewton of the other part, witnesseth that the latter acknowledges that he holds two burgages in Stokesley by an annual rent of 8s. which burgages the former grants to him and his wife Anneys. Dated at Stokesley Thursday after Hillary 3 Henry 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.

BEFORD, &c. Margaret, wife of Thomas Northiby of Gymelyn , grants to John de Wartre and Alice his wife all the lands and tenements she holds in fee tallage or fee simple in the villages of Beford, Seton, and Catfosse, also her goods and chattels in Gymelyn or elsewhere in the county of York. Dated at Gymelyn the Thursday next before the feast of the Purification B. V. M., 5 Hen. IV.

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.

GEMBLING. Roger Flex , Stephen Bernacle , William de Sauton , and William Gyliott, chaplain, grant to John de Olburn of Gemlyng one messuage with a croft and one bovate of land in the village and fields of Gemlyng which they had by the feoffment of the said John de Olburn, and which he first had by the gift of Alice Fyrsmersk, mother of Beatrice , formerly his wife. Dated 3 April, 1413.

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.

John Warter of Gemling and Richard Karter of the same place grant to John Elis of Gemling and Joan his wife one messuage with a croft and two bovates of land in the village and territory of Gemling which they held by the gift and feoffment of the said John Elis . Dated at Gemling on the feast of St. Mary Magdalen, 1437.