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Indenture made 23 June, 15 James I, between Henry, earl of Huntingdon, &c., and others, of the one part, and Edmund Dawe of Drayton in co. Somerset, yeoman, of the other part, being the declaration of a fine from the said earl to Edmund Dawe for an estate in Aller.

Letters patent of K. James I, being a pardon granted to in payment of £6 John Davenport and Henry Kerry for purchasing of Henry, earl of Huntingdon, 20 Sept [1612] the manor of Aller in the county of Somerset with Aller Court, then in the tenure of Thomas Northener, gent. without a licence of alienation. Dated 12 July, 20 James I.

Indenture made 28 October, 21 James I, by which sir John Davis, kt., serj. at lau', in consideration of the receipt of £5000, sells to John Stawell of Cotherstone, co. Somerset, esq., William Lawrence of Wraxall, co. Dorset , and Edward Dinham of Bushopps Ludyard, Somersetshire , the manor of Aller in the county of Somerset, with its appurtenances.

Counterpart of the deed of sale of the manor of Aller, 28 October, 21 James I. [See Ch. 36.] .

CANNINGTON. Indenture made 18 April, 14 George III (1774), by which Hugh, Lord Clifford of Chudleigh, grants to the rev. John Price of Jesus College the vicarial tithes of Cannington for 21 years, at an annual rent of 10s.

CLAPTON and WINCALTON. Indenture made 24 June, 21 James I, reciting an action in which sir John Davies, kt., recovered from Barnaby Lewes a certain rent and lands in Clapton and Wincalton, in satisfaction of the judgement; and witnessing that sir John Davies hath assigned to William Coombes , upon certain conditions, the rent and lands so recovered for the unexpired term of years.

MONTACUTE (Priory of). Appropriation of the churches of Montecute and Cynnok, Sarum diocese by Joscelyne, bp. of Sarum , to the use of the priory of St. Peter of Montacute of the order of Cluny. Dated [1?] March, 32nd year of his episcopate, i. e. 1174 or 1175. [Much rubbed.] .

CLOVESWORTH. Fragment of a charter relating to the manor of Clovesworth [Closworth]. [ Robert de St. Clare , a witness] .

John Hogges alias Purser and Juliana his wife quit-claim to Richard Tusser all right to lands, tenements, rents, &c. in the parish of Clovesworth. Dated 20 April, 2 Hen. VII.

TAUNTON. Indenture made 15 May, 21 Elizabeth, 1579 by which Lawrence Wheeler of Tawnton, clothier, in consideration of the receipt of £20, sells to John Boone of the same town, thrummer, a tenement in Taunton in the east side of a street called Highe streete.