Sir Richard Beaucham, kt., lord Seyntmond, grants to Richard Saucheverell all his manors or lordships of Alre, Newton St. Elowe, Publiew, and Pensford, also £40 annual rent from the manors of South Pederton, Daryngton, Chetlyngton, Stratton, and Southarpe, also the advowson of the churches of Alre and Newton St. Elow, and the patronage of a chantry of Alre, which said lands &c. were formerly William, lord of Botreaux , to hold from Michaelmas to Christmas, rendering one pair of gloves. Dated 20 September, 23 Hen. VII. Signed R. Beauchaumpe Seynt Amaunde .

Indenture made 27 October, 9 Hen. VIII, between George Hastings, kt., lord Hastings , of the one part, and Richard Sacheverell, kt., and the rt. hon. lady Marye, lady Hungerford, &c., mother of the said lord and wife to the said sir Richard, of the other part, witnesseth that in consideration of the great charges &c. which the said sir Richard and lady Mary have been put to in maintaining and supporting the honor of the said lord, he grants to them and their heirs the manor of Aller in the county of Somerset, with power to assign 20 marks yearly for an almoner for poor people to pray for their souls. Signed, R. Sacheverell .

Covenants of marriage between George, earl of Huntingdon and the countess of Salisbury, lord Montague, and Francis, lord Hastings, upon his marriage with the lady Catherine, daughter of lord Montague. Dated 20 June, 24 Hen. VIII.

George, earl of Huntingdon, &c., in performance of certain marriage covenants and agreements contained in an indenture dated 20 June, 24 Hen. VIII, grants to Reginald Pole, clerk, dean of Exeter , and others the manor of Aller and Allermore in co. Somerset, the manors of Penhale, Botreaux Castell, with the hundred of Wordevale, the manor of Lanaunt Botlete in co. Cornwall, the manors of Breteford, Brymble, Shawe, Somerford, Mawdyts, co. Wilts, the manors of Maperton, Hatherley, Clopton, Kylmersdon, and Walton, co. Somerset, manors of Ludgarshale and Bychyngton, co. Bucks. Dated 22 June, 25 Hen. VIII. [Signed, G. Huntyngdon ] .

Indenture made 11 November, 25 Hen. VIII, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., and others, in consideration of the receipt of 100 marks, demise to Nicholas Thorne of Bristow, merchant, their manor of Aller for 70 years at an annual rent of 17 6s. 8d. Signed by Thorne.

An exemplification of a fine levied at Westminster on the morrow of the Ascension of our Lord, 16 Elizabeth, by which John Spencer and Alice his wife acknowledge the manor of Bodelett, with certain messuages and lands in Bodelett, Tregelly, &c., co. Cornwall, and the manor of Aller, with cottages, mills, &c. in Aller, Allermore, Higham, &c., co. Somerset, to be the right of Henry, earl of Huntingdon. For which the said earl gave to the said John and Alice £200. Dated at Westminster, 31 October, 17 Elizabeth.

An exemplification of a recovery inrolled Trinity term, 14 Elizabeth, roll 617, granted to John Spencer and Alice his wife, against Henry, earl of Huntingdon, and Katherine his wife, of the manor and advowson of Aller with appurtenances, together with other lands &c. in Aller, Allermore, Higham, Netherham, Beere, Myddelsoy, Stabe alias Stathe, and Somerton. Dated at Westminster, 25 June, 14 Elizabeth.

Letters patent of Q. Elizabeth, being licence of alienation for the sum of £23 6d. from Henry, earl of Huntingdon, of a messuage, 100 acres of land, 600 acres of meadow, 1060 acres of pasture in Combe, Aller and Allermore, to Roger Bromley and Christopher Sowthouse , gents. Dated 2 September, 25 Q. Elizabeth.

Indenture made 11 September, 29 Elizabeth, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, and his wife Katherine, in consideration of the receipt of £113 6s. 8d., demise unto Francis Hastings , brother of the said earl, of Mortlake two closes of arable land in Aller for 99 years at an annual rent of 62s. Signed, H. Huntingdon. English .

Indenture made 7 November, 31 Elizabeth, by which Hugh Hare, of the Inner Temple, gentleman, covenants to re-convey to Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., the manor of Aller and Aller Chauntry and the advowson of the church, together with the moore, messuages, lands, &c. in Aller, in consideration of certain payments therein specified. English .

Letters patent of Queen Elizabeth, dated 24 March, 33rd of her reign (1591), inrolling a lease made 24 February, 31 Elizabeth (1589), between Henry, earl of Huntingdon, of the one part, and Hugh Hare of the Inner Temple of the other part, witnessing that in consideration of the sum of £6000 the said earl grants to farm the manors of Aller and Aller Chauntrie with the advowson &c., for 99 years, at an annual rent of £20.

An award signed and sealed by Thomas, lord Buckhurst, and John Fortescue concerning the payment of £6000 charged upon the manor of Aller, to Hugh Hare, esq., from Henry, earl of Huntingdon, reducing it to £5000. Dated 19 February, 1591.

Indenture made 6 June, 34 Elizabeth, by which Hugh Hare of the Inner Temple, esq., in consideration of the receipt of £5000, grants to Thomas Spencer of Claredon, co. Warwick, esq., and Richard Branthwaithe of London, esquier, with the consent of Henry, earl of Huntingdon, all his estate, right, &c. in the manor of Aller and Aller Chauntry and in Allermore, for the remainder of a term of years.

Indenture made 9 June, 34 Elizabeth, by which Thomas Spencer of Claredon, Warwickshire , and Richard Branthwaite of London, esq., for good causes grant to Henry, earl of Huntingdon, all their estate &c. in the manor of Aller and Aller Chantrey, and Moore. English .

Indenture dated 1 May, 35 Elizabeth, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., and the lady Katherine his wife, in consideration of the receipt of £10, have demised to Robert Yeomans of Highame, co. Somerset , 22 acres of land called Durleys in Allermore for 99 years, paying annually £3 7s. 10. English .

Indenture made 1 May, 35 Elizabeth, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., and the lady Katherine his countess, in consideration of the receipt of £3 6s. 8d., demise to Thomas Northover of Aller, gentleman, a parcel of ground called Wythebedd without the walls of Allermore, co. Somerset, for 99 years, at an annual rent of 28s. l0d. English .

BRIDGEWATER. Release from Thomas Mowntague of Bridgewater, tailor to Henry, earl of Huntingdon, K.G., of all right &c. in lands &c. in the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Sowthampton, and Hertford, or elsewhere in England. Dated 3 May, 19 Elizabeth. [Signed with Thomas Mowntague's mark]

MAPERTON, CLOPTON, ALLER, &c. George, earl of Huntingdon, &c., in performance of divers covenants &c., grants to Reginald Pole, dean of Exeter and others all the manors of Maperton, Clopton, Halton, Hatherley, Wolbroke, Wotton Courtney, Aller, Allermore, Kylmersdon, and Walton, &c. ; to hold the same to the uses as declared in an indenture of marriage. Dated 20 October, 24 Hen. VIII. [Signed]

GLASTONBURY (Abbey of). An appeal to the pope by Alexander Colyns against a threat often made by Hadrian, the cardinal bishop of Bath and Wells , that he would remove the said Alexander from his position as a monk at Glastonbury to some other monastery. Made in the nave of the church of Glastonbury before Lewis Prideth, LL.B., and William King , 22 April, 1513.

TAUNTON. Indenture made 15 May, 21 Elizabeth, 1579 by which Lawrence Wheeler of Tawnton, clothier, in consideration of the receipt of £20, sells to John Boone of the same town, thrummer, a tenement in Taunton in the east side of a street called Highe streete.

GLASTONBURY. Public notarial instrument by Robert Toneys, clerk, of the election of Richard Whiting, chamberlain, as abbot of the monastery of the B.V.M. of Glastonbury, vacant by the death of Richard Beer . Dated 1524 at 3 March, York Place, Westminster. Present Sir Richard Wyngfeld, K.G., Sir Thomas Moore , Sir Thomas Denys , knts., William Benet, LL.D., Stephen Gardyner, LL.D. .

Queen Camel. 1573 .