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Walter Hanham of Chesthunte grants to Agnes, formerly wife of Philip atte Hell of Little Berkhampstead , and John their son of Beyford , all those lands, &c. which were Thomas atte Grene 's in Beyford and elsewhere in the county of Hertford. Dated at Beyford on the feast of All Saints, 7 Hen. VI.

BERKHAMPSTEAD. Convention (indented) made the Saturday next after the feast of the Assumption of the B.V.M., 40 Hen. III, by which Bernard fitz-Ralph lets to farm to John, son of Adam Gossalmer , the whole of his part of the capital messuage, mill, &c., which were Osbert le Ster 's in Berchamstede, in the parish of Norh. at an annual rent of 28s.

BRODWATER and WICCHE (Hundreds of). Peter ... is bound to sir John Carbonel, sheriff of Essex and Hertford , in a sum of for the custody of the hundreds of Brodwater and Wicche from Easter, 20 Ed. [I], to the feast of the nativity of the B.V.M. Thursday in week of Pentecost. [Illegible]

Indenture made between Katherine, countess of Huntingdon, late wife of Francis, earl of Huntingdon, deceased, and Thomas Ffanshawe, esq., by which she the said Katherine grants to the said Thomas the whole of the lordship and manor of Ware to hold the same for ever at an annual rent of £80. Dated 21 June, 18 Q. Elizabeth.

An exemplification at the request of sir George Hastings, kt., concerning the manor of Ware, co. Hertford, being the depositions on the behalf of the younger children of Katherine, countess of Huntingdon, against Thomas Fanshawe . Dated, 18 April, 23 Elizabeth.

WARE. Counterpart of an indenture made 23 June, 18 Q. Elizabeth, reciting a deed of feoffment made by the Lady Katherine, Countess of Huntingdon, late wife of Francis earl of Huntingdon, by which the lordship and manor of Ware was granted to Thomas Fanshaw under certain conditions, and by the present indenture it is again recited that the said Thomas is seized as of fee of the park called Ware park, subject to the payment of four score pounds annually to the said Lady Katherine, her heirs, &c., under the former indenture.