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Indenture made 24 Oct., 5 Hen. VIII, by which Thomas Goodwyn, the prior, and convent of Blackmore demise to Geoffrey Radley of Norton Maundefeld a piece of land called 'priors land' for 31 years, at an annual rent of 2s. 8d.

ESSEX. Indenture between Thomas Goodwyn , the prior, and convent of St. Lawrence of Blackmore of the one part, and William Pascall of Gyngemargarete, yeoman, of the other part, by which the prior and convent lease to the said William their parsonage of Gyngemargarete and certain lands for 41 years, at an annual rent of 12 and certain payments in kind. Dated at Blackmore, 12 Jan., 9 Hen. VIII.

Thomas Godwyn, the prior of Blackmore , grants to John Clerke of Brendwod , lands and a cottage called 'priours lands' for 61 years, at an annual rent of 10s. {Nearly obliterated.] Dated 11 Hen. VIII.

Indenture made 28th day of Oct. 14 Hen. VIII, by which Thomas Goodwyn, the prior, and convent of Blackmore demise to Thomas Simond of Blackmore a certain mead called 'Sowtter's mead' in Blackmore for 99 years, at an annual rent of 20d.

BOCKING. Roger Wentworth of Bokkyng, co. Essex in consideration of a marriage between him and Anne Cressy, widow, late wife of William Cressy , gent., deceased, grants unto the said Anne an annuity of £20 out of the manor of Bokkyng for the term of her life. Dated 8 Sept., 1 Mary.

GRETEHALLYNBERY. Indenture made 4 Nov., 36 Hen. VIII, by which George Whetenall of Estpecham in the county of Kent, esq., demises to Edward Clonvyle of London, gentleman, a fullyng mill and all that appertains to it at Gretehallynbery in the county of Essex, for 21 years, at an annual rent of £7.

John Speller quit-claims to Richard Lyndesell , John Warde , Nicholas Ales , John Fleccher , John Glascok , John Taverner , John Garrard , and William Clerke , full and peaceable possession and seisin the day of the making these presents to the use of the said Richard Lyndesell , his heirs and assigns for ever, all right in one croft of land containing 10 acres more or less in Hatfeld Regis, together with two other crofts and certain parcels of land. Dated 1 Jan., 27 Hen. VIII.

An acknowledgment that on 31 Dec., 27 Hen. VIII, John Speller the elder, of King's Hatfield , received of Rychard Lynsell £16 13s. 4d, for the purchase of certain lands in King's Hatfield.

MORETON. John Clerke of Stanford quit-claims to John King de la Hill , John Glascock , and others, all right in lands and tenements, called Wilchons, alias Downhams , in Moreton in Essex. Dated at Moreton, 28 Nov., 15 Hen. VIII.

WESTHAM. Indenture dated 17 July, 6 Edward VI, reciting a former indenture dated 12 August, 26 Hen. VIII, in which William Huddleston, the abbot, and the convent of Stratford Langthorne, co. Essex, demised to one Hamlett Shaw certain parcels of land in Westham for 41 years. This indenture witnesseth that Margery Cheshire , relict of Thomas Cheshire , for a certain sum of money sells to John Goodwin of Overwinchindon, Bucks , the remainder of the term of the said above recited lease.

WIDDINGTON and DEPDEN. John London , George Sutton , Thomas Duke , John Hobbys and others, quit-claim to Nicholas Fox of Wydyton all right in 36 acres of land in Wedynton and Depden, co. Essex. Dated 15 Oct., 21 Hen. VIII.

WIKES (Nunnery of). Indenture made 20 May, 11 Hen. VIII, by which Mary Hevyngham, prioress of the house of Wykes , demises to John Martin certain lands, &c., called 'Wasselyne,' for certain years at a certain rent. [Decayed.]

WIKES, WETHERSFIELD, &c. Indenture made 1 August, 40 Queen Elizabeth, by which Henry Best of London, writer, for a certain sum of money sells to John Hobart of the Middle Temple, London, gent., and Robert Hobarte of London, gent., the whole of the rectory of Wikes in the county of Essex with all that appertains to it, formerly part of the possessions of the priory of Wikes in the same county and demised to Richard Master for 40 years, at an annual, rent of 55s. 8d. And also all his lands in Wethersfeilde, co. Essex, lately belonging to the monastery of Waltham, also certain tithes, &c., of Glatton and Holme in co. Hunt, late of the monastery of Borne, co. Lincoln, also tithes of Swaffham, co. Norfolk, also portion of tithes in Tudnam Falgate in same county, also tithes in Holton, co. Suffolk, also tithes of Kettleborough in the same county, which said tithes belonged to the late dissolved monastery of Ruinboroughe alias Rumburgh, in the said co. of Suffolk.