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Indenture dated in the feast of St. George ... Hen. VI, by which the prior and convent of Wallingford grant to Lawrence Haweman, mayor, and the commonalty of Wallingford, certain lands and rents. [Mutilated.]

HENDRED (East). Indenture made 8th August, 37 Hen. VI, by which John Banbough, the prior, and convent of Wallingford demise to Thomas Fynemore of East Henred, husbandman, their tithes of East Henred for 30 years at an annual rent of £10 13s. 4d.

Clapcote. John Horsepathe of W⟨allingford⟩ grants to Richard Folyot and Alice his wife one acre and one rood of meadow in the gore of the northmede of C⟨lapcote⟩ . Witnesses: Nicholas Payable, mayor, John Ruysshe , Robert Taverner , William atte Garstone , John Broun, porter. Given at C⟨lapcote⟩ . ⟨8 March 1352.⟩

Clapcote. Indenture by which sir Edmund Rede, kt., demises to Wm. Herdewik, prior &c. of W⟨allingford⟩ , his manors of Ruyschcourt and Clopcote lately held by Thomas Slade and Robert Broun , with 2/- rent from an orchard and garden in W⟨allingford⟩ by Wodestrete on the west and Lekestrete on the east, for 99 years. Rent 40 marks. Given in the chapter-house. 7 Dec. 1465.

Thomas Leper and Agnes his wife, of Wallingford , quit-claim to William Frethorne , John Frethorne and William Elys all their right in a messuage in the parish of St. Mary the Greater, Wallingford. Dated at Wallingford the Sunday next after the feast of the apostles St. Philip and St. James, 19 Ed. IV.

John Clare, the prior, and convent of Wallingford demise to John Hanson the whole of their land, and an island in the suburb of Wallingford, for 31 years, at an annual rent of 6s. 8d. Dated 18 Nov., 7 Hen. VIII.

A paper containing a covenant for reparations of all the buildings granted, &c. Signed Griffith Payne , and endorsed for roomes in Wallingford. Cent. xvi.

GRAVA. Clement le Mareschal of Grava grants to John, son of Roger the miller of Grava and Amitia his wife one acre of arable land lying in the field of Grava upon Schunhulle atte Brodetherde. (c. 1300.) Berkshire

KINTBURY. Dispensation granted by William archbishop of Canterbury to John Note, clerk, M. A., to hold the living of Kintbury, co. Berks., with the vicarage of Leckford, co. Southampton. Dated 7 June, 1661. ,

REMENHAM. Agnes Stokfeld of Redyng grants to Henry Hethercote, yeoman, and others, a messuage, 20 acres of arable land, 6 acres of meadow, 5 acres of pasture, and a little island in the parish of Remenham. Dated at Remenham, 26 Feb., 1 Hen. VIII.

Exchequer Constat for £23 6s. 8d. for one year's profits of the King's manor of Shaw, viz. for the year 36 and 37 Hen. VIII.

SHAW. Exchequer Constat for £23 6s. 8d. for the farm of the manor of Shawe, in New Windsor, held by Nicholas Good . Dated 6 Feb., 30 Hen. VIII.

STRETLEY. Deed reciting letters patent, dated 24 April, 15 Elizabeth, by which a messuage and appurtenances in Stretley, parcel of the possessions of sir Francis Englefield, kt., then in her Majesties hands by forfeiture of the said Francis, by his going out of the kingdom, were granted to one Griffith Barton , from whom they came to Andrew Blunden , Humphrey Purcell, and Arthur Nedeham, and by them are again granted to the Crown. Dated 20 Nov., 27 Eliz.

WINDSOR. Grant by King Henry III of free warren to Roger de Montalt in all his lands in England. Dated at Windsor, 8 Oct., 41 of his reign.

Mandate of King Edward III to Adam de Hertyngdon, clerk of the works of the castle of Windsor, commanding him to make for the dean and college of the free chapel of St. George within the castle five large candles ['soynes'] for the said chapel, of which the first to be named Jesus, the second Mary, the third John, the fourth George, the fifth Edward. Dated at Westminster, 4 Nov., 50 of his reign.

Grant from sir Henry Nevill to David Watkins, esq., of London , of the office of keeper of the houses within the upper bayliwick of Windsor Castle, keeper of the leads of the castle, and also keeper of the butts within the castle, which said offices by letters patent bearing date 7 Nov., 13 Jas. I, had been granted to the said sir Henry for his life. Dated 22 Sept., 1617.

Letters patent of King James I granting to David Watkins the office of keeper of the houses, etc. of the bailiwick of the castle of Windsor, for the term of his life. Dated Westminster, 5 Dec., 21 Jas. I.

WHITE WALTHAM. Faculty granted by Edw. Master, L.L.D., official of by the Archdeacon of Berks. , to enable the churchwardens of White Waltham to remove the pulpit from the west end of the church to the east end, where the reading desk now is, and to set the reading desk below it. Dated 13 April, 1687.

Joan Gaunt and Alice her sister, daughters of Thomas Gaunt of Wouborne , quit-claim to John Edmound of Beknesfeld all their right in a croft called 'Beast Norchardyn,' in the parish of Wouborne, together with a common lane leading from Beknesfeld to Maydenheth. Dated at Beknesfeld, 13 Ed. IV. (Barely legible.) .

LEWARTONE, co. Berks. Geoffrey de Vanci grants in frankal-moigne to the church of St Mary, St. Nicholas and St. Edmund of Sanford, for the souls of himself, his father Robert , his mother Avice , and Cecilia his wife, and by this present charter confirms, the land, which Tappin holds in the village of Lewartone. (c. 1160?) .

PUSEY, Berks. Robert de Sanford grants in frankalmoigne, to the church of St. Mary, St. Nicholas, and St. Edmund, Cherley ('Cerleiam'), at the reception there of his daughter, certain lands with a mill in his demesne of Pusey, and also confirms conjointly with Jordan his son, and Christiana, wife of the said Jordan, whatever (8 acres) Roger the son of Richard and Ralph his son gave and will give to the same church, and also gives ten acres on account of the reception of Christina his little daughter, "parvule filie", and confirms the gift of Robert the son of Warner . (c. 1150-60.)

William de Wanci grants to Henry, rector of the church of Chilton , for his homage and service, one messuage with a croft, and one acre without the croft, near the way leading to Heywode in the village of Lewerton, namely, that which William Falcator held, paying annually for the same 12d.; for this donation he gave to the said William three marks of silver, and to his wife Matilda half a mark. Witness. Simon de Wanci . (c. 1180-90.) .

BAYWORTH. Robert, the abbot, and convent of Abbendon, and Benjamin, rector of the church of St. Nicholas, Abbendon , grant and confirm to God and the blessed Virgin and the church of St. Nicholas of Sanford, all the tithes in Beywrth of the demesne of Hugh de Sanford which they have by the gift of Thomas de Sanford . Witnesses. John de St. Helen , Matthew de Bicstrop , Ralph de Sanford , Alan de Farnham , James, rector of Wittenham etc. (c. 1230-40.) [Slightly mutilated.] .

William de Wanci grants to the church of St. Nicholas of Litlemore the whole of the pasture of 'la Dune' in 'Lewertune' without 'Puppedich,' in frankalmoigne; also the said William acknowledges that he and his heirs ought to close the half of a foss which is between the arable field and the said pasture, and the nuns the other half. Witnesses. Ralph de Sanford , Bartholomew de la Hose , Alan de Fernham , Joce de Holte etc. (c. 1230-40.) .