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Indenture made 20 March, 4 Chas. I, by which Francis Phillpotts of the city of Hereford quit-claims to John Best, D.D., and Francis Kerry, D.D., his right to certain houses in the city of Hereford.

Indenture made 5 Feb., 11 James I, by which Robert, bishop of Hereford , leases to Anne Doughtie wife of the ... and her sons, and others the mansion, canon house in Hereford, to hold the same during the life of the said parties at an annual rent of six shillings and eightpence.

HEREFORD. Receipts signed by Francis [Godwin], bishop of Hereford , for various sums for the subsidy of 1 June, 1631, from the dean and chapter of Hereford, &c.

Two receipts, dated 8 Oct., 1641, signed by George Leak for rent due to the king in Hereford.

Appointment of Francis Kerie, S.T.P., as proctor of Jonathan Browne, dean of Hereford , for the admission of Henry Rogers, S.T.P., to the prebend of Pratum major. Dated 24 Feb., 1641.

Letters patent of King Charles II, granting to George Benson', clerk, the office of archdeacon of Hereford . Dated at Westminster, 19 July, 12 Chas. II.

LEDBURY. Daniel Price, S.T.P., the dean, and the chapter of Hereford, present Francis Kerie, S.T.P., to the hospital of St. Catharine in the town of Ledburie, vacant by the death of Thomas Thornton, S.T.P. Dated 27 April, 1609[sic] .

Presentation of Francis Kerie, S.T.P., to the hospital of St. Catherine in Ledburie, on the death of Thomas Thornton, S.T.P., by Daniel Price, the dean, and chapter of Hereford. Dated 27 April, 1629. [Correct date.]

Appointment of sir John Gore as deputy lieutenant of the county of Hertford, by Lawrence, earl of Rochester, and lord lieutenant of the said county. Signed and dated 5 January, 1687.

MYMS (North). Bond given by Philip Conyngesbye of Twigmore, co. Lincoln , to sir Ralph Conyngesbye of North Myms, co. Hertford, kt., to secure payment of £40. Dated 18 June, 8 Jas. I.

SAWBRIDGEWORTH. Will of John Enever of Sawbridgworth, co. Hertford, grocer, dated 6 December, 28 Chas. I.

Commission from Thomas Bruce, earl of Ailesbury, &c., lieutenant of the county of Huntingdon , appointing Samuel Pepys, esq., a deputy lieutenant for the above county. Dated 17 March, 1685.

HUNTINGDON. Licence of alienation from Oliver Williams alias Cromwell, kt., Elizabeth Williams alias Cromwell , widow of Oliver Williams alias Cromwell, esq., and Elizabeth his wife, to Richard Oakley, esq., and Richard Owen, gent., of a capital messuage called 'le Augustyne ffryers' alias 'Austine ffryers' within the town of Huntingdon, with all messuages, houses, &c., late in the occupation of Elizabeth Williams alias Cromwell, widow. Dated at Westminster, 20 May, 7 Chas. I.

BRIDGE. Acceptance of the general pardon by King Charles the Second by Arnold Beames of Bridge in the county of Kent, knight. Dated 7 June, 1660.

Letters patent dated at Westminster 28 June, 4 James I, granting to Robert Hunnywood, esq. the whole of the wood, underwood and wood land called Downewood, containing 95 acres lying within the manor of Charring, to hold the same for 31 years, at an annual rent of £9 6s.

CHIDDINGSTONE. Indenture made 5 March, 32 Charles II, by which Robert Streatfield, citizen and grocer of London , demises to Edward Medhurst of Chiddingstone, Kent, yeoman, six pieces of land lying in Chiddingstone together with other lands in the same parish for 11 years, at an annual payment of £21 10s.

EWELL. Inventory of the goods and chattels of Allen Hoord, late of Ewell, gent., deceased, taken 6 May, 1603.

FAVERSHAM. Will of Elizabeth Cullen of Faversham, Kent , dated 3 October, 1692. Probate dated 18 October, 1697.

NORTHWAYE. Receipt given by Lambart Cooke of Northwaye, esq., for £50 to John Wentworth of Somerleton, esq., his father-in-law. Dated 25 July, 16 James I.

OSPRINGE. Indenture made 20 Feb., 1650, by which sir John Wollaston, knight, and others, commissioners for abolishing deans and chapters &c., bargain and sell to David Judd of London, gentleman, in consideration of the receipt of £266 11s., a barn and land in ] Ospringe co. Kent, part of the lands of the cathedral church of Rochester.

TRAPHAM. Bond for £2200 given by Margaret Harflete of Trapham in the parish of Wingham, co. Kent , widow to sir Edward Monins(?) of Waldershare, baronet, to secure the payment of £1166 according to certain indentures. Dated 4 Feb., 1663.

WOODCHURCH, BRENSETT, BILSINGTON, MERSHAM, MIDLY IVY CHURCH, OLD ROMNEY, and NEW ROMNEY. An exemplification of a fine made in the court of common pleas, dated upon the day of the three weeks of St. Michael, in the year of our Lord, 1659, by which George, lord Eure, Horatio Eure , Sampson Eure, gent., Ralph Eure, gent., William Kayes, clerk, and Elizabeth his wife, and John Pickering and Deborah his wife, acknowledge certain messuages, gardens, and lands in the above villages to be the right of Charles Lambert, gent., and Joshua Pordage, gent. Dated at Westminster, 24 Oct., 1659.

PRESTWICH. Letters patent of King William III, dated 23 Dec., 1682, granted to John Lake, bp. of Sodor and Man , to enable him to hold in commendam the rectory of Prestwich and the prebend of Fridathorp in St. Peter's church, York.

Will, inventory, and probate of James Smalshawe of Skelmersdale, yeoman. Will dated 3 July, 1614. Probate dated 8 Dec., 1614.

ASHBY de la ZOUCH, PACKINGTON, and the Hundred of FRAMLAND. Thomas Harvey of Ashby de la Zouch, gent., grants to King James all his right in the rectory of Ashby de la Zouch and the rectory of Packington, co. Leicester, and in the hundred of Framland, also in the manor of Ashby de la Zouch, and in a grange called 'Alton Grandge' and in certain lands parcel of the manor of Packington, all in the county of Leicester, also in the manors of Aller and Allermore in the co. of Somerset, also in 2 parts of the manor of Canford in the co. Dorset, parcel of the possessions of Henry, earl of Huntingdon, to hold during pleasure of the king. Dated 13 Feb., 9 James I.