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GORLESTON, HOPTON, and GORTON. Indenture dated 20 July, 26 Hen. VIII (1534), by which John Lavyle and Rose his wife, late wife of John Lampet in consideration of marriage to be solemnised between William Lavyle, son and heir of the said John, and Katherine Lampet, daughter of the said John Lambert and the said Rose, enfeoffs them with lands &c. in Gorleston-on-Sea (Gorleston), Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), and Corton (Gorton), in co. Suffolk.

Illegible charter, granting to Thomas Banyard, John Corby and others ... dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 14 August .. Hen. VII.

⟨Hopton St Margaret (?)⟩ Thomas ... and ... Rollys demise and confirm to Thomas Couper of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), Edmund Bee and others one piece of land ... Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) on the feast of the Rebes [27 Jan.?] Hen. VII. [Mutilated]

Thomas Nutman, burgess of Great Yarmouth (Great Jernamuth) grants to Thomas Feltwell, burgess of the same, Joan his wife, and Richard Collet a tenement with a croft in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 16 June, 22 Hen. VII (1507).

William Hall of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) grants to John Reddwycke, clerk, one messuage in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated 2 July, 31 Hen. VIII (1539).

William Denete (?) of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), husbandman, and William Westmell of the same, grant to John Blacke (?) of Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) the whole of a messuage called Hakons in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 17 February, 37 Hen. VIII (1546).

Ralph Parker and Margaret his wife one of the daugters of John Appleton grant to Herman and Cecilia his wife a tenement with a croft called Sheeres in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), 10 November, 8 Elizabeth (1566).

John ... and Alice his wife grant to George Farby (?) a tenement with an inclosure in Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated at Hopton St Margaret (Hopton) .. April 17 Elizabeth. [Partly obliterated.]

Indenture of agreement made 8 April, 23 Elizabeth (1581), made between Roger Castell, esq., to sir Will. Brook, lord Cobham, John Brooke alias Cobham, his brother, and Edmund Bedingfield, esq. by which R. Castell undertakes to infeoff the said John Brooke alias Cobham and others, of and in the manor of Stalham's in Lound (Stallams) in Lound (Lownd), and of and in the advowson of the parish church of Lound (Lownd), with all lands and tenements in Lound (Lownd), and in Blundeston, Herringfleet (Heringflete), and Hopton St Margaret (Hopton), which were of the inheritance of one John Jernegan of Somerleyton, to hold the same to the use of Katherine, wife of the said John Jernegan, for her life, and at her decease for the use of the daughters of the said John. [Slightly mutilated.]

Katherine Jernegan, widow, late wife of John Jernegau, sells to John Wentworth the whole of the manor of Stalham's in Lound (Stalhams) in Lound (Lownde), with the advowson of the church of Lound (Lownde), also all lands belonging to the said manor situated within the parishes of Blundeston, Herringfleet (Heryngfleete), and Hopton St Margaret (Hopton). Dated and signed, 22 May, 41 Elizabeth (1599).