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CHELSWORTH. Samson, the abbot, and convent of Bury St Edmunds (St Edmund) grant to Benedict, son of Richard de Blacheham, to hold in fee and heirship at Timworth (Thymworde), the land which was Theodric's, saving the custom and right which was due to the abbot of St. Edmund from that land, and Chelsworth (Cherlesworde) in fee farm, paying each year two farms to the cellarer and the hal-farm which is called the farm of St. Edmund and to extreme farm ["ad extremam firmam"] of Horringer (Ornigheseord) 20s.; and Lackford (Lacheforde) in fee farm. Dated in full chapter, 1198.

John de Flemton, chaplain, grants to the abbot and convent of St. Edmund a messuage and 35 acres and a half of land in Fornham and Timworth (Tymworth) for the support of the office of chamberlain. Dated at Fornham All Saints, the Thursday on the morrow of St. Laurence [i.e. the archbishop, not the deacon], 29 Ed. III (4 Feb. 1355 (?, a Wednesday)).