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Daventry, Drayton, Norton, and Staverton. Thomas Ustone prior, &c., of D⟨aventry⟩ grant to William Fynall, king’s sergeant an annual pension of 26/8 in the name of the king’s corrody (no witnesses). Given in the chapter house. 13 Jan. 1502.

Thrupp. Henry Archer, clerk, vicar of the church of M[an]devil by Throp is bound to Thomas Ilston, prior, &c., of D⟨aventry⟩ in £4 to be paid at Michaelmas, if he does not pay 6/8 a year at Michaelmas. 30 January ⟨1504.⟩

Hungerford ‘Compotus domini Iohannis Burton prior prioratus sive monasterii ibidem ac occupant’ officii Rec’ Generalis & Superius omnium maneriorum terrarum et tenementorum ac bonorum spiritualium et temporalium pertinentium dicto monasterio videlicet a vigilia annunciacionis beate Marie virginis anno regni Regis Henrici VIII quinto usque eandem Vigiliam extunc proxime sequens anno eiusdem Regis sexto scilicet per unum annum integrum.’ ⟨24 March 1514–24 March 1515.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael’s, South J⟨ohn⟩ D⟨ent⟩ and Letitia his wife quit-claim the same messuage to Christopher Baynbrygge, provost of Queen’s Hall, and the scholars. Witnesses: William Bulcombe, mayor, John Eggecombe, Richard Kent, John Rogers and John Hedde, aldermen, John Symonde and John Hows, bailiffs, and Richard Gybbys, town-clerk. Given at Oxford. 3 July. ⟨1508.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael’s, South The corresponding quit-claim to MS. D. D. Ch. Ch. F. 159. Same witnesses: Thomas Sheltone, mayor, John Traves, John Awstene, Michael Hethe, and William Fleming, aldermen, Ralph Eyngiltone and Henry Busby, bailiffs, Richard Gybbes, town-clerk. 19 June. ⟨1522.⟩

Oxford, St. Michael’s, South William England, B.A., of the county of Somerset grants to Nicholas Masse, B.A., vicar of Weđs (?) in the same county, the same messuage. Witnesses: Robert Masse, Baldewine Hall, clerk, Thomas Ponde. 14 March. ⟨1532.⟩ Signed by William England.

Oxford, St. Michael’s, South Letters patent (Latin) of Richard Gunter, mayor, quit-claiming to Nicholas Masse, B.A., his right in the same messuage. 14 April. ⟨1546.⟩

Letters patent of William Grevell, sergeant at law, and Walter Rowdone , reciting a licence of Henry VII dated the 12 March ’anno regni sui decimo’ [nono] to themselves, and a certain ... [M]ordaunt, kt., and granting the advowson of the church of Wottone under Egge (Gloucs.) to Tewkesbury. 12 July ⟨1505.⟩

Confirmation of their possessions in the diocese of Worcester to T⟨ewkesbury⟩ , by the bishop of Worcester. 20 Sept. 1520. The (i) parish church of T⟨ewkesbury⟩ , with the chapels of Northampton, Byshleye, Estchurch, Oxyndey, Tredyntone, Abbot’s Wasseborne, (ii) church of St. James, Bristol, with the chapels of Stapultone, Mangodesfelde, (iii) parish church of Marsfelde, (iv) parish churches of Ampney Sancte Crucis, of Thornbury, of Fayrford, (v) church of Stanweye, with the chapels of Lemyngton, Stanley, (vi) priory of Derehurst, (vii) parish church of Estlache S. Andrew’s, (viii) parish church of Wotton under Egge, (ix) parish church of Preston upon Sture, (xi) parish church of Little Compton, (xi) all tithes of Fayrford, (xii) 2 parts of the tithes of Aldertone and Ayelesdone, (xiii) and of Lower Swale, (xiv) ½ tithes of the lordship of Whyghtfeld in the parish of Derehurst, (xv) all tithes of the lordship late of Frederick of Hodynton in the same, (xvi) tithes of one hide in Gretton in the parish of Winchcombe, (xvii) the greater tithes late of William Hersfeld in the parish of H. (xviii) from the church of St. [not given] Bristol, 11/- (xix) from the church of Holy Trinity, Bristol, 10/- (xx) from the church of St. John ” 10/- (xxi) from the church of SS. Philip and James, Bristol, 13/4 (xxii) from the church of S. Michael, Bristol, 4/- S. Andrew, Bristol, 1 lb. of wax, (xxiii) from the church of Estleche S. Andrew, 30/- (xxiv) from the church of Shenyndone, 13/4 (xxv) from the church of A...creston, 4/- (xxvi) from the church of Welleford, 20/-

London. Richard, abbot &c. of Nottleley (Bucks.) lease to John Longlond of Northe Wynchyndon, yeoman, a tenement in Friday Street, London, called ’the abbot of Nottleley is lodgyng’, in which Richard Fytthette dwelt, from Michaelmas next for 61 years. Rent: 20/-. 27 Sept. ⟨1538.⟩

[Middlesex.]. Richard Moryson esq., grants to William Elistone, merchant tailor of London , for £180, his manor of Bromley Hall, late of the priory of Christ Church, London, and which he had of the King’s gift (29 Aug. 1544). 10 Sept. ⟨1545.⟩

South Stoke. Chancery copy of no. 791 in Eynsham Cartulary, vol. ii. 20 Dec. ⟨1535.⟩

South Stoke. Quit-claim by Eynsham to John Rede, Esq., for the lands which his father, Wm. Rede , held of them in South Stoke, and about which there had been disputes; 20 a. called the Bameclose, 10 a. in a close called the Bay, 6 a. in a close called the Nethircourt, and 12 strips (= 6 a.) in the common field called Hungrehill. Rent: 9/-. 1 May ⟨1538.⟩

South Stoke. ‘A note of certain freeholds in South Stoke’: ‘Ahoue hylle’: Rychard Wylde £3/1/8, Mr. John Berwyk 22/-, Mr. Rychard Wyntersalle 22/-, Sir Francys Ingerfilde 12/- ‘Beneth hylle’: Anthony Paslow 9/-, Alys Bowlez 10/-, Wylliam Hawelle 4/-, with memoranda. ⟨16th cent.⟩

Ilbury [Oxon.]. Indenture by which John lord Zouche sells to John Bustard his lands in Ilbury, for £48. 9 January ⟨1529.⟩

Thomas Wolsey by a fine grants to his College (i) the manors of Wallyngford, Westhenreth and Clopcote and 30 messuages, 1000 acres of land, 60 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, 50 acres of wood, 500 acres of fields and £30 rent in W⟨allyngford⟩ , W⟨esthenreth⟩ , and C⟨lopcote⟩ , and Conyngton, Kerswelle, Bucklond, Southmorton, Ardyngton, Sotwelle, Brightwelle, Huddisbuddes, North Morton, Aston Torald, and Mulford [Aston Tirrold and Moulsford]; and the advowsons of Westhenreth and S. Mary’s Wallingford; (ii) the manors of Wyng and Swanburn [Bucks] 200 acres of land, 300 acres of pasture, 60 acres of meadow, 60 acres of wood, 200 acres of fields and £6 rent in W. and S. and the advowson of W.; (iii) the manor of Chalkford [in Aston Rowant, Oxon.], 2 water-mills, 20 messuages, 500 acres of land, 100 acres of pasture, 50 acres of meadow, 60 acres of wood, 200 acres of fields and £20 rent in C., Aston Rowant, Stoken-church, Northstoke, Besyngton, Chynnor, Oxford, Brightwelle, Watlyngton, Rytherfeld Pyppard [Rotherfield Peppard], Hudders-buddys, Coxham, Helcombe, Bensyngton, Chalford, Stanlake, Chalgrave, Stokebasset, Newenham, Mapylle Derhame, Henley, Wynhale, Crowmershe, Nettlebed and Nuffeld, and the advowsons of Chynnor, Garsyngton and Aston Rowant, and the chapel of Stokenchurch. ⟨18 Nov. 1528.⟩

Paper book containing ff. 1–18: [16–18 blank]. Valuation of manors: ⟨1547.⟩

• 1. In Norfolk lately of sir Richard Southwell , kt.—
  • (i) Woodnorton cum membris (Stibborde, Folsham, Hilderstone, Bawgerham, East Byntrey, and Thymllethorpe).
  • (ii) Upton cum membris (South Walsham, Wyttone, and Northbirlingham).
  • (iii) Wendlynge.
  • (iv) East Walton.
  • (v) Swanton Newars and Cardestone.
• 2. In Montgomeryshire lately of Thomas lord Wriothesley, kt.’
  • (i) the rectories of Myvod, Poole, and Guillesfelde.
  • (ii) the rectory of Bowdon Magna, and in Leicestershire, of the same.
• 3. In Devon, lately of sir William Petes, kt., the rectory of Torryton Magna with St. Giles.
• 4. In Worcestershire, lately of the Dean &c. of Westminster, rents from Offenhame, Hamptone, South Litteltone, Myddell Litteltone, Bradesene, Aldingtone, and Wykensford.
• 5. In Oxon., lately of sir Thomas Pope, kt., the manor of Dodington.
• 6. In Cheshire, lately of Wm. Brendred , rent from Rothestone.
• 7. In Northants. and Bedfordshire, annuities from the rectories of Haringworthe, and Copull [Cople].
• 8. In Cheshire, the rectory of Runcorn, and in Gloucester that of Allesworth.
• 9. In Yorkshire, lately of Richard Morrysone , and once of the hospital of St. James (Northallerton), Romanby, Osmundesley [Osmotherley], Silton, Nunhouse, Thornton, Northetringtone, Ellerbeck, Twyselle, Long Newtone.

The book was made as a ‘Boke of Requests’, and shows that Ch. Ch. were claiming about £70 from these properties.