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Indenture made 1 July, 5 James I, by which the lady Katherine, countess of Huntingdon, in consideration of a sum of money in hand paid, assigns unto Walter Hastings , Thomas Spencer , and Thomas Harvey certain lands &c. in Aller and Allermore, as are granted in a lease from his majesty to Katherine, countess of Huntingdon; also the manor and advowson of Aller, during the life of the said Katherine, paying annually £254 5s. 11d. to her. English .

Indenture (tripartite) 7 June, 8 James I, between Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., of the one part, sir Edward Hexte, kt., and William Gibbes, esq., of the second part, James Mountague, bp. of Bath and Wells , and sir Henry Mountague, recorder of London , of the third part, witnesseth that in consideration of a sum of £1244 the said earl Montague certain lands in the county of Somerset to sir Edward Hexte and others. Signed by bishop Montague and sir H. Montague. English .

Indenture made 21 May, 8 James I, by which Hugh North of Somerton, co. Somerset, esquire, in consideration of the receipt of £660, sells to Henry, earl of Huntingdon, 70 acres of land in Allermore. English .

Indenture made 28 October, 8 James I, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, grants to Thomas Northover of Aller and George Collyer of Curry Mallet in Somersetshire , certain lands, &c. in Aller, Kyngs Sedge Moore, and common Moore in the county of Somerset, together with a covenant for a fyne to the said Thos. Northover and his heirs.

Indenture made 17 November, 8 James I, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., in consideration of the receipt of £182, sells to John Laver of Milton Fawlconbridge, yeoman, 13 acres of meadow and pasture lying in the parish of Aller.

Indenture made 12 February, 9 James I, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., in consideration of the receipt of £100, sells to John Denmon of East Lambrooke four acres of meadow and pasture within the manor of Aller.

Indenture made 20 January, 10 James I, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, and others, convey to Hugh Worth of Somerton, Somerset, gent., and his heirs, 70 acres of the More called Lesser parcel of Allermore and a close of 5 acres adjoining in the co. of Somerset.

Indenture made 20 April, 11 James I, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, for the receipt of £8 and the surrender of a former lease, and a further sum of 12d. paid to other persons, demises to John Clarke the elder four acres of ground in Allermore for 99 years at an annual rent of 9s. 4d.

Indenture made 27 November, 13 James I, by which William Reeve, citizen arid haberdasher of London , and Edward Tayler, citizen and girdler of London , in consideration of the receipt of £900, grant and assign to John Davenport of Burleigh Parke, co. Leicester, esq., and Henry Cutler of Blakefordby, gent., the rent of £274 5s. 11d. with their interest &c. acquired from Katherine, countess of Hungerford, in the estates &c. of Aller and Allermore during the term of the life of the said Katheriue.

Indenture made 28 August, 1615, by which the lady Katherine, countess of Huntingdon, &c., in consideration of the sum of £700, sells unto William Eeve, haberdasher, and Edward Taylor, girdler, citizens of London , the yearly rent of £274 5s. 11d., reserved to the said lady Katherine for the term of her life on the manor of Aller and Allermore, and the advowson of the church of Aller.

Indenture made 19 October, 14 James I, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., and others, in consideration of the receipt of £1236, sell to Marmaduke Jenings of Burton, esq., and Samuel Powell of Corry Revell, gent., fourscore and seventeen acres of meadow and pasture lying in Allermore in the parish of Aller.

Indenture made 23 June, 15 James I, between Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., and others, of the one part, and Edmund Dawe of Drayton in co. Somerset, yeoman, of the other part, being the declaration of a fine from the said earl to Edmund Dawe for an estate in Aller.

Letters patent of K. James I, being a pardon granted to in payment of £6 John Davenport and Henry Kerry for purchasing of Henry, earl of Huntingdon, 20 Sept [1612] the manor of Aller in the county of Somerset with Aller Court, then in the tenure of Thomas Northener, gent. without a licence of alienation. Dated 12 July, 20 James I.

Indenture made 28 October, 21 James I, by which sir John Davis, kt., serj. at lau', in consideration of the receipt of £5000, sells to John Stawell of Cotherstone, co. Somerset, esq., William Lawrence of Wraxall, co. Dorset , and Edward Dinham of Bushopps Ludyard, Somersetshire , the manor of Aller in the county of Somerset, with its appurtenances.

Counterpart of the deed of sale of the manor of Aller, 28 October, 21 James I. [See Ch. 36.] .

CLAPTON and WINCALTON. Indenture made 24 June, 21 James I, reciting an action in which sir John Davies, kt., recovered from Barnaby Lewes a certain rent and lands in Clapton and Wincalton, in satisfaction of the judgement; and witnessing that sir John Davies hath assigned to William Coombes , upon certain conditions, the rent and lands so recovered for the unexpired term of years.

HARPTREY and PRIDY. Letters patent of K. Charles I, dated at Westminster, 1 Apr. 18th of his reign (1642), granting to John Newton a licence of alienation to Francis Buckland of a messuage and lands in West Harptrey, Pridy, and East Harptrey.

Lease. Wells (Somerset). 17 Chas. I. June 12, 1641. Indenture made between (1) Sebastian Smith, Doctor in Divinity, Precentor of Wells Cathedral, Somerset, and (2) Robert Rowley of Wells, gent., being a lease for three lives (those of Robert Rowley and Edward Rowley and Thomas Rowley, his sons, of three tenements, three shambles and a vacant plot in the High Street, Wells.