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FERIBY. Hugh, son of Ralph , grants to Robert de Salceto with Beatrice his daughter, the whole of his land of Feryby, to hold the same to him and his heirs of the body of his said daughter. (c. 1230.)

GRETFORD. Presentation by King James I, of Henry Carpenter, M.A., to the rectory of Gretford. Dated 4 September, 11 of his reign.

GRIMSBY. Adam, son of John le Carter of Grimesby , grants to Gilbert, son of William Raynae , two selions of arable land in the field of the village of Grimesby, paying annually one halfpenny for all demands. (c. 1270.) (Witn. the mayor, provosts, coroner etc.)

HAXAY (Church of All Saints at). Thomas Long of Craslund grants to the church of All Saints, Haxay, in frankalmoigne, one selion (of land) in the fields of Craslund. (c. 1220.)

COTOM. Roger de Singilton grants to the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, in frankalmoigne, a certain part of land in Cotom, namely, seven acres, and one piece upon which a certain barn is able to be built, (c. 1260-70.)

LEAKE. Writ from Oliver Cromwell to the Dike-reeves of the town of Leake to collect £35 15s. 6d. assessed upon their town for the erection of a 'goale' according to an order of the commissioners of sewers. Dated 8 March, 1653.

Alice, formerly wife of John the clerk of Great Toyntone , quit-claims to Ralph Ware (Wariner) of Toyntone all her right, by the name of dowry, in houses, lands, &c., in Toyntone. Dated at Toyntone the day of the Annunciation B.V.M., 9 Ed. II.

TEDILBY (Tealby). Letters patent of K. James I granting to Edward Southe, gent., an annuity of 20s. from the manor of Tedilby alias Bayons, together with the custody of the lands and heirship of Gabriel Talbott , son of Brian Talbott , deceased. Dated at Westminster, 12 Feb., 5 Jas. I.

WILLINGHAM. Writ of Queen Elizabeth to the sheriff of Lincoln commanding him to distrain Thomas Compton for the manor of Willingham, and of divers messuages, &c. in Potter Hauworth, Hadington, Thorpe, More, and Wilby, held of the Queen as of her duchy of Lancaster by kts. service, and for which Ambrose Sutton made fealty 17 Nov., 5 Ed. VI, and to show by what title he holds the same. Dated at Westminster, 16 May, 22 Eliz.

INGELBY, &c. Thomas Spenser of Somercotes , William Mailore of York , John Craven of York , and Robert Luflese, vicar of Bukmynstyre , quit-claim to John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, and Thomas de Dacre , all their right in the villages of Salfletby and Somercotes, the church of Basyngham, with the free chapel of Ingelby. Dated at Ingelby, 3 April, 27 Hen. VI.

LINCOLN. Presentation of James Brooke, clerke, to the prebend of South Scarle in the church of St. Mary, Lincoln, vacant by the cession of Hamlet Marshall . [Mutilated.] (c. 1630)

William la Zouche of Haryngworth and others appoint John de Askeby, parson of the church of Spillesby , and John Mascall , to deliver seisin to sir John de Wylughby, lord of Eresby , of all manors, lands, &c., which they have by the gift and feoffment of the said sir John, in Lincoln, Norfolk, and other counties. Dated at Eresby on the feast of the Assumption B.V.M., 43 Ed. III.

PETERBOROUGH (Abbey of). Indenture witnessing that William, the abbot, and convent of Peterborough, demise to George Sheffeld and Richard Sheffeld his son, their manor of Scottor, also their mill of Benton, &c. To hold the same for 50 years after the death of John Atclyff the present holder, paying annually 6 sterling. Dated Michaelmas, 1 Richard III.

Indenture made 3 May, 29 Hen. VIII, by which John, the abbot, and convent of Peterborough demise to sir William Tyrwhit the scite of their manor of Scottor., co. Lincoln, &c., for 80 years, paying annually for the same £8 6s. 8d.

Judgement of Rob Thornton, official of Lincoln , in favour of the abbot and convent of Oseney, as proprietors of the church of Cowley, who implead William Stevenes, fuller, of Oxford , for the subtraction of the tithes of one ridge of land in the fields of Cowley called 'hisc(/b?)ote furlonge.' Dated at Stanford, 10 Feb., 1445.

Welton. In the parish church of Bourton Statvir [Burton-upon-Stather, Lincs.] before Gocelin, canon of Lancaster, commissary general of the bishop of Lincoln in the cause [&c.]. Hearing postponed till Thur. after Ascension [7 June] in All Saints, Northampton. ⟨25 May⟩ 1291.

ELY (Priory of). (a) Taxation of the spiritualities and temporalities of the prior and convent of Ely in all places except the portion of the sacrist in the vill of St. Botulph. (temp. Edw. III) (b) Fifteenth of the prior of Ely from his manors in Cambridge and in the isle of Ely. (c. 1300.) [2 membranes.] .

TUNBRIDGE (Priory of). A further roll of evidences, records of proceedings, presentations, and other documents appertaining to the priory of Tunbridge; mutilated and partially effaced.

(a) Appropriation by Walter, archbishop of Canterbury , of the church of Chert to the prior and convent of Ledes. (1320.) [Mutilated.]

(b) Confirmation by H., the prior, and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, of the appropriation of the church of Chert to the prior and convent of Ledes.

(c) Partly obliterated form of a circular letter to a bishop. [Illegible.]

(d) Appointment of master John de Waltona (?), clerk, to appear at the Roman court as proctor for William, prior of Tunbridge . Dated 10 Kl. Feb., 1336.

(e) Letter from William, the prior of Tunbridge , to the abbot of Oseney and prior of Bernewell, that he has appointed Thomas de Roffa, canon of Ledes , to appear as his proctor at the general chapter of the order of St. Augustine to be held at the priory of St. Frideswide. Dated at Tunbridge, 15 Kl. July, 1337.

(f) The abbot of Oseney and prior of Bernewell, presiding at a general chapter of the order of St. Augustine, to the religious of St. Gregory of Canterbury, Tunbridge, Heryngham, and others, to cite the priors of Bradley, Walsingham, &c. to appear in the next general chapter in the church of Newenham near Bedford, on the octave of the Holy Trinity, 1340, and respecting payment of the contributions served for a suit against the abbot of Waltham. Dated by the abbot of Oseney, 8 Id. June, 1339, and by the prior of Bernewell the Id. of June, same year. [Partly obliterated.]

(g) Mandate from the abbot of Oseney and the prior of Bernwell, presiding at a general chapter of the order of St. Augustine within the province of Canterbury, to the priors of St. Gregory of Canterbury and of Tunbridge, commanding them to visit the houses, &c. of the order within the dioceses of Rochester and Canterbury. Dated by the abbot of Oseney, and prior of Bernewell, 1339. [Partly obliterated.]

(h) Mandate from the abbot of Oseney and prior of Bernewell, presiding at a general chapter of the order of St. Augustine in the province of Canterbury, to the heads of the monasteries of that order within the dioceses of Rochester and Canterbury, commanding them to receive the priors of St. Gregory of Canterbury and of Tunbridge in a suitable manner at their visitation, and to carry out sentences of excommunication or suspension should they be promulgated. Dated 8 Kl. June, 1339.

(i) Citation of the abbot of Thorntone and prior of Kirkham to a general chapter of the order of St. Augustine to be held at Newstead near Stamford, Lincoln diocese. Dated at Thornton, 3 Non. Novemb., and at Kirkham, 8 Id. Nov., 1340. Received by the priory of Tunbridge, 4 Kl. Dec., following. [Partly obliterated.]

(k) Writ of King Edward III, for the collection of a ninth granted by parliament 14th of his reign, in the county of Kent. [Continued on next roll (a).]

(l) Indulgence of 40 days, granted by John, archbishop of Canterbury , to all who shall assist in rebuilding that portion of the priory of Tunbridge which was destroyed by fire. Dated .... [1327(?)].

(m) Licence granted to Reginald de Dik for the celebration of mass in his chapel of the manor of Romchedde in the parish of the church of Tonebregge by the bishop of Rochester. Dated .... 1338.

(n) Absolution by Robert, bishop of Sarum , from the sentence of suspension passed upon William de Handloo, priest, for one year, because he solemnized matrimony between John de Foxle and Matilda Brocas without the parochial church of Bray. Dated at Sheftesbery, 5 Id. April, 1332.

(o) Of the weight of lead. Memorandum that a cart load of lead contains 30 feet, and each foot six stone, and each stone 13 1/2 lb., and one foot contains 81 lb. And so a cart load of lead contains, according to the weight used at 'le Pek,' 2430 lb. Item, according to the weight used at Sandwich, a cart load of lead ought to weigh six sacks of wool, and a sack of wool should weigh 52 hooks ["claves"], and each hook contains 7 lb., and so a sack of wool weighs 364 lb. And so a cart load of lead weighs by the weight of wool 2184 lb. And so each cart load of lead at 'le Boles' exceeds the weight of wool 246 lb.

(p) Commission from H., bishop of Rochester , to Adam de Murymouth, canon of London , for negotiating the exchange between John de Beylham, rector of Chelesworth , and Alan de Lavenham, vicar of Tunbridge . Dated at Hallyng, Id. July, 1340. [Partly obliterated.]

(q) Institution by Adam Murymouth, canon of London, commissary of H., bishop of Rochester , of John de Beylham, priest, to the vicarage of Tunbridge, by the resignation of Alan de Lavenham , because of an exchange with the church of Chelesworth, Norwich diocese, on the presentation of the prior of the hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. Dated at Barnes, 17 Kl. August, 1340.

(r) The prior and convent of Tunbridge present sir Roger de Frendesbery to the church of Leigh by reason of an exchange with Henry de Shyptone to the church of Stradselle, Norwich diocese. Dated 5 Kl. August, 1340. [Partly obliterated.]

(s) Resignation of the rectory of Stradselle by Roger de Frend (sic), on account of an exchange with Henry de Shipton, rector of Legh . Dated, &c. [Partly obliterated.]

(t) Appointment of proctors by Henry de Schipton, rector of Legh , to act for him in the matter of an exchange with the church of Stradselle. [Partly obliterated.]

(u) Lease from John, the prior, and convent of Tunbridge to Roger de Frendesbery, rector of Stradeselle , of their chapel of Denardestone for 12 years, at an annual payment of ten pounds. Dated on the day of St. Peter ad vincula, 1334. [An enrolment of MS. Charter Kent 94.]