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MEASHAM. Indenture made 20 Oct., 33 Elizabeth, by which the right honourable Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., in consideration of a sum of money paid to him by sir George Hastings of Copishill, co. Leicester , grants all the tithes, glebe land, &c. in Messam, co. Derby, belonging to the rectory of Repingdon in the said county.

\MEASHAM/ . Counterpart of the deed MS. Ch. Derbs. 3, dated 20 Oct., 33 Queen Elizabeth. [Seal and signature of sir George Hastings .

Indenture made 14 June, 1 James I, by which George, earl of Huntingdon, &c., in consideration of the receipt of £25, demises to Nicholas Taylor of Measham certain land in Measham for 99 years, at an annual rent of 20s. and two capons.

Indenture dated 1 April, 16 James I, by which the right honourable Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., in consideration of the good services of Edward Carpenter , servant of the said earl, have granted to him for his life and three years after, a messuage and tenement standing upon part of the parsonage of Mesam, co. Derby, for an annual rent of 20s.

Indenture made 11 Nov., 8 Charles I, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, in consideration of the receipt of £1580, sells to William Wollaston of Shenton, co. Leicester, esq., the rectory or parsonage of Measam in the county of Derby.

REPINGDON. Indenture dated 9 May, 34 Queen Elizabeth, by which Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c. and sir George Hastings, kt., for the sum of £550 paid to the said sir George, sells to the right honourable sir Edmonde Sheffeyld, kt., lord Sheffeylde , the glebe lands, tithes of corn and hay, &c. in Messam, Parkington, Okthorpe and Denisthorpe, cos. of Darbie and Leicester, belonging to the rectory of Repingdon.

PACKINGTON, co. LEICESTER, and MEASHAM, co. DERBY. Exemplification of a decree between Henry, earl of Huntingdon, plaintiff, and Thomas Pestell, clerk, defendant, concerning the claim to the tythes of the parsonages of Packington on the heath, and Mesam, in the counties of Leicester and Derby. Dated at Westminster, 29 January, 4 Chas. I.