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SAHAM. Philippa, queen of England, &c., quit-claims to the prior and convent of Ely all right of action against them to this date by reason of any debt due from the manor of Saham. Dated at Reading, 20 Oct., 32 Ed. III.

AYLSHAM and FAKENHAM. Exchequer Constat extracted from the great roll of the pipe, [44 Edw. III], containing a grant of the manor of Wyghton with the hundred of Northgreneho and the manors of Aylesham and Fakenhamdam in co. Norfolk, the manor of Saham in county Cambridge, the manor of Whitgift, co. York, manor of Berton Bristol, co. Gloster, manor of Sevenhampton and Stratton, co. Wiltes, to Robert de Knolles and Constance his wife for the whole term of their lives at an annual rent of £745 7s. The acquittance is given to the prior and convent of Ely for £76 13s. 4d., being the reserved rent for a portion of the year due for the manor of Saham, co. Cambridge, committed to the said prior and convent, 26 Sept., [43 Edw. III], at a rent of £100 per annum.

Roger de Sanford grants to the church of St. Nicholas of Sanford and the nuns there, in frankalmoigne, the land of Bergheia, for the souls of the Empress Matilda and King Henry her son, who gave the land to him for his service, and for the souls of his father and mother, and for the health of his own soul, and the souls of his parents and friends, as freely as King Henry by his charter gave and confirmed it to them. Besides he grants to them one acre of land in 'Bruhella' (Brill), which Ared his grandfather gave to his mother in frank-marriage, from which they shall have 2s. or one measure (seam) "summa" of nuts on Ash Wednesday. Witnesses. Jordan de Sanford , Ralph Briton , Garnerius , John , and Ralph de Sanford , Geoffrey de Wanci etc. (c. 1175-80.) .

Roger de Sanford grants to the church of St. Nicholas, Sanford, in frankalmoigne, the land of Bergera for the souls of the Empress Matilda and King Henry her son, which land she gave to the said Roger for his service, also an acre of land in Bruhill which Ared his grandfather gave to his mother in frank-marriage. Witnesses. Jordan de Sanford, Thomas de Sanford , Warner de Sanford , Fulco de Sanford , Ralph "Britannus"? Geoffrey de Wanci , etc. (c. 1160-70.) .