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STOKE (Priory of). Hamo Pecche ("Peccatum"), son of Gilbert Peccatum, remits to the prior and convent of Stoke all his right in the tithes of his lordship of Gestingthorpe (Gestinget') [endorsed: 'Gestingetorp']. (c. 1220-30.)

Richard Warde of Glemsford confirms to William Hillis, John Goldyng, sen., of Glemsford, John Goldyng, sen., of Poslingford (Poslyngforth), Thomas Strut, and John Goldyng, son of John Goldyng of Glemsford , one croft of arable land &c. called Hold Chambyriscroft lying in Glemsford, also one piece of land lying in Pentlow (Pentlow, co. Essex), and he appoints John Cobbe and Richard Greene of Glemsford his attorneys to deliver seisin of the same. Dated at Glemsford, 13 February, 18 Hen. VII (1503).

CLARE. Mutilated convention, dated St Michael's day 1327, by which Edmund son of sir John de Norttoft, knt. leases his manor of Tilbury juxta Clare (Tyllebery juxta Clare) to several persons (names altered).

HAVERHILL, &o. Thomas Master, clerk, rector of Somerleyton (Somerleton), and Roger Page of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), grant to John Aleyn and 26 others the whole of the messuage in which the father of the said Thomas lately dwelt, with all the lands, &c. to the same messuage pertaining, also all the lands formerly John Kelyng's, also the lands of John Payne which were afterwards the said Thomas Master's in the villages and fields of Haverhill, Kedington (Kedyngton), Little Wratting, and Helions Bumpstead (Bumpsted Helyon), in the counties of Suffolk and Essex. Dated at Haverhill, 21 March, 13 Hen. VII (1498).

BRIDEBROOOK, Essex. Final concord, made at Westminster, quindene of St. John Baptist 28 Hen. III, between Robert de Blaneny, plaintiff, and Gilbert Peche, defendant, who is summoned as guarantor to William le Marescall, concerning half a virgate of land in Birdbrook (Bridebrok), which Gilbert acknowledges to be the right of Robert, who then, for 12 marks, re-convoys it to him as also 5 1/2 acres in Stanbruke.

COPFORD, Essex (?). Convention made the Thursday next before the feast of St. Dunstan, 16 Ed. I, between Bartholomew de Glouc. of Hadleigh (Hadleye), and Nicholas de Labham of the same, by which the said Bartholomew confirms the grant and demise of Roger de Audham of the whole of his arable land at Copford (Corsforde), which Roger had by demise from Osebert his brother, and which Osebert had from the said Bartholomew for a term of six years, for an annual payment to Bartholomew during five years of seven loads of wheat, barley and fine white wheat ("siligo") and other conditions.