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CLAYDON (Bottle). Geoffrey Scott of Claindun acknowledged that he owes his lord Ralph Sanz avair 3 marks of silver for which he was impleaded in the King's court at Wallingford, and arranges to pay the same by certain instalments, in default of which the whole of the land he holds in Botle Cleidun is to revert to the said Ralph. 8 Hen. III.

STOKENCHURCH. Letter of William, bishop of Lincoln, concerning a convention made between ... and the parishioners of Stokenchurch of the other part about a cemetery at Stokenchurch. (c. 1205.) [A fragment.]

SHABBINGTON, ASTON ROWANT, STOKENCHURCH, and GARSINGTON. Walter, archbishop of Canterbury , confirms to the prior and convent of Wallingford the appropriation of the churches of Shobyndon and Aston Rowant with the chapel of Stokenchurch, together with a pension of 100s. from Garsington church, etc., with certain tithes therein named. Dated at Missenden, the Ides of April, 1320.

CHALKFORD, CHINNOR, STOKENCHURCH, etc. Indenture made between William de Stevyngton, the prior, and convent of Wallingford of the one part, and the lady Alianor Rohant , Simon parson of Adwell , and Thomas Osgar, clerk, of the other, witnesseth that the said prior and convent demise to the said lady Alianor and others the manor of Chalkford, together with view of frankpledge there, and all lands and tenements, rents and services, which the same prior and convent have in Chinnore, Wilnehale, Kyngeston, and Henton, together with view of frankpledge in Chinnore, and with the tithes of the church of Aston Rohant with all its members, reserving nevertheless to the said prior and convent the whole of the hay of the manor of Aston and a meadow called 'blake' if the said prior and convent have flocks and lambs there, and not otherwise: the tithes of the chapel of Stokenchurch, the wood of Chalkford with a croft adjacent, and the presentations and pensions of the church of Chinnore and the vicarage of Aston excepted; to hold the same for their lives at an annual rent of £60. Dated at Wallingford the Wednesday on the morrow of St. Michael, 34 Ed. III.

SHABBINGTON. Anthony Zowche, the prior, and convent of Wallingford demise to Thomas Padual of Crendon, yeoman, the whole of their rectory of Shobyngdon for 20 years at an annual rent of 7 marks. Dated at Wallingford, 5th May, 1485.

Charter of Henry, bishop of Lincoln , assenting to the foundation of the priory of Ravenstone of the order of St. Augustine by King Henry III, for the souls of Peter Chaceporck and Hugh le Vynones, his uncle, in Ravenstone, reserving the rights of the see of Lincoln, and those of Ralph de Clifford then rector of the mother church of Ravenstone. Dated at Bickeleswad, 4 Nones Nov., 1255.

⟨ Ravenstone ⟩ John Bateman (?) of Raveneston and Helen his wife grant to master John Kynebelle of Filgrave the whole of their land which lies by divers parcels in a certain place which is called Aylewardes in the le croft. Dated at ... the Wednesday next after the feast of St. Gregory, 3 Ed. I.

Charter by which .... of Ravenston grants to ... [Fragment.] (Almost entirely illegible.) .

John Gyffe of Ravenstone grants to William de Lyford one messuage in the village of Ravenston with a curtilage and appurtenances, namely, that messuage which is situated between a messuage of Thomas le Creton and the messuage formerly Philip de Gahurst 's. Dated at Ravenston. (c. 1280-1310?.) .

⟨ Ravenstone ⟩ Letters patent of King Edward II, dated at Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1st March, 4th of his reign, being a licence of alienation to John de Ravenston to enable him to grant to the prior and convent of Ravenston certain land in exchange for other land in the same village. [Mutilated.] .

William Amyoun and Agnes his wife grant to Roger, the prior, and convent of Ravenston 2 acres and 3 roods of land with appurtenances in the territory of Ravenston for ever. Dated at Ravenston, in the feast of St. Valentine the martyr, 6 Ed. II.

Letters patent of King Edward II, dated at Westminster, 27 March, 7th of his reign, being a licence to assign to the prior and convent of Ravenston by Philip Alfrich one messuage and 20 acres of land in Ravenston, in exchange for a messuage and 20 acres of land in the same village.

Letters patent of King Edward II, dated at Northampton, 4 July, [10th of his reign], being a licence to Drogo de Bararityn that he may be able to assign to the prior and convent of Ravenston twenty acres of brushwood with appurtenances in Ravenston. [Mutilated.] .

WESTON. Richard de Haregrave of Stoke Goldington grants to John Lambard of Weston , Joan his wife, and their heirs, 16s. 6d. rent from 6 acres of land and one acre of meadow which the said John, and Joan, and their daughters hold in Weston for their lives. [Mutilated.] Dated ... Ed. III.

Charter by which ... of Ravenston grants to ... his messuage in Ravenston with the houses built thereon, with a curtilage, garden ... [Mutilated.] Dated at Ravenston the Sunday in ..., 15 Ed. III.

STOKE GOLDINGTON. John Norman of Stoke Goldington grants to sir William ..., clerk, half an acre of arable land lying in the north field of Stoke aforesaid in a certain place called Bradeleye. [Mutilated.] Dated ... after St. Hilary the bishop, 18 Ed. III.

John Pykenham appoints John Lacy and Walter Botayne , his attornies, to deliver seisin to William Trussel, esq., of his manor of Ravenston with appurtenances, according to the form and effect of a certain charter. Dated at London, 22 Feb., .. Rich. II.

The prior and convent of Ravenston, as appropriators of the church of Ravenston, agree with William, the vicar, to augment the stipend £3 14s. annually from 2 farms pertaining to the priory, viz. one in Stoke called 'Bery ferme,' and another in Ravenston called 'Wotteny ferme.' Dated in the feast of the Invention of the Cross, 5 Ed. IV, 1465.

CHARDESLEY, Bucks. Indenture made 6 Oct., 27 Hen. VIII, between Richard Ridge, the abbot, and convent of Notley on the one part, and Rowlond Lymell, clerk, of the other, being a covenant to serve the parish church of Chardesley in Bucks., and administer the sacraments, in consideration of an annuity of £5 13s. 4d., going out of the manor of Nether Winchenden, during his life.

DURTON, Bucks. Indenture made 20 May, 30 Hen. VIII, between Richard Ridge, the abbot, and convent of Notteley of the one part, and Nycolas Bothom of Asshendon, yeoman, of the other part, reciting a lease of the 30th of Sept., 21 Hen. VIII, of the rectory and parsonage of Durton, co. Bucks., to William Scryvener , at a yearly rent of £14 13s. 4d., and transferring the same to Nycolas Botham . [Mutilated.] .

NEWPORT PAGNELL. Amicia, formerly wife of Richard de Marisco of Neuport , grants to Thomas, son of Amicia, of Newport , and Alice his wife, for 6 marks, three acres of arable land in the fields of Neuport, paying annually for the same 5d. (c. 1270-80.) [Mutilated.] .

TICKFORD. John de Roden, in Neupord Paynel , grants to John de Craule, jun., and Agnes his wife, one half acre of land in the fields of Tikeford, across a culture called 'Vorul,' near the land of William de Emberton of the one part, and that of John de Craule, sen., of the other. Dated at Neupord Paynel the Tuesday next after the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula, 17 Ed. II.

WILLEN. Citation from the dean of arches to John, vicar of Stoke , William Wytheberd and Richard Grey , parishioners of Wylien, to appear before the said dean or his commissary in the church of the B. V. M. of arches, London, the 3rd law day after the feast of St. John ante porta Lateran, in an appeal on the part of the prior and convent of Tickford, in a cause for providing the ornaments for the altar of the church of Wylien. Dated 9 Kl. April, 1353.

CHICHELEY. John, the prior, and convent of Tykeford grant to Richard Smythof Chechele and Emma his wife a messuage and five acres of arable land in the village and fields of Chechele. [Mutilated.] Dated at Tykeford the Friday in ...... Ed. III.

Indenture made 5 Jan., 11 Hen. VIII, between Thomas Broke, the prior, and convent of Tykford "nye" Newport Paynel of the one part, and Christopher Daveson of Battyllesdon, co. Beds., yeoman, of the other part, witnesseth that the said prior and convent have received of the said Christopher £32, and have demised to him all their tithe cornes in the parish of Checheley, excepting the tithe of the manor of Thykthorne, for 13 years; paying for the 3 first years one peppercorn, for the 4th year £8, and for the remainder £10 annually. [This is a mutilated and defaced fragment, signatures of Edward Wall , Thomas Parkar and William Wodford , possibly as witnesses.] .