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SCHEPEHAL. Stephen de Wytteham, the prior, and convent of Wallingford grant to William called Gerneys of Hertforde and Richard his eldest son all tithes belonging to their church of Schepehal, etc., for three years for a payment of 24 marks of silver. Dated at Wallingford the Wednesday next after the Nativity of the Virgin, 9 Ed. II.

BAYFORD. William Hykman alias Barbour of Hertford appoints Gilbert att Hill of Bayford his attorney to give seisin to Henry Coke and Gilbert Foster of lands, &c. in Bayford. Dated the Sunday next after the feast of St. John the Baptist, 4 Ed. IV.

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.

Charter (indented), being the award of William Langford , Thomas Birch of Hertford , William Clerke otherwise Sutton , and William Roe of Hoddisdon , arbitrators chosen to settle a dispute between John Wightman of Hertford of one part and Richard Hill of Hoddison of the other part, concerning the title and right to certain land in Bayford. Dated 10 June, 3 Hen. VII. [English]

Sir William Say, kt., and John Foster, clerk, quit-claim to Robert Wyghtman , son and heir of John Wightman of Bayford , all their right in certain lands and tenements in Bayford, formerly Walter Hanham's, late of Cheshunt . Dated 7 July, 21 Hen. VII.

John Horrdvood (Hoorwood) , brother and heir of Benedict Horrdwood , grants to William Humfrey of Bayford and others, a messuage and 14 acres of land in the village and fields of Bayford. Dated at Bayford, 1 March, 11 Hen. VIII.

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]

SACOMBE. John de Holt and Alice his wife attorn and in their places appoint Robert Bray to receive seisin of the manor of Sanecompe, with the advowson of the church, which were Elizabeth's, the wife of Roger de Elmerugge , in Staundon and Epcomp. Dated at Northampton the Monday next after the feast of the Annunciation B.V.M.. 50 Ed. III.

Extract from the manor court roll of Sanecomp held the Tuesday next after St. Nicholas, bishop, 28 Hen. VI. Agnes , late wife of John Uphest, sen., and John his son surrender to the use of John Taylor and Katherine his wife a tenement and land in Elmedell.

Memorandum that at a view of frankpledge for Sacombe, of Philip and Mary, held 22 April, 3 and 4 of their reign, by reason of the minority of William Plompton , cousin and heir of Isabella Plompton, widow, cousin and heir of Ralph Babthorpe, kt., Edward Snell surrenders into the lord's hands certain lands, to the use of Elizabeth Snell and John Snell .

STORTFORD. John and Edward Willay grant to Richard Bedewell of Stortford one acre of land in Stortford. Dated 9 Dec., 1 and 2 Philip and Mary.

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.

WESTON. John, duke of Norfolk, &c., grants to John Mowbray, earl Warren and Surrey, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John, earl of Shrewsbury, the manor of Weston near Baldok in the county of Hertford, and all and singular those lands and tenements, rents and services, in Chygwell and Gynge Margarete, in the county of Essex, formerly belonging to Elizabeth his grandmother, deceased. ated, 30 June, 29 Hen. VI. [Signed.]

WINDERICHE. Indenture made 6 September, 4 Ed. VI, by which Edmond Foster, gent., in consideration of the receipt of £116, sells to Raynold Carte, gent., all his term of years in the site and capitall mansion of Wynderiche granted to him from the crown by letters patent bearing date 26 May, 3 Ed. VI. [English]

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.