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HEPWORTH. Indenture witnessing that Robert Sutton of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), master of the chantry of John Smith, esq., at the altar of St. Mary, and seven others, demise to John Brimdissh, "cowper" and William his son a parcel of land with a house newly built thereon in the village of Hepworth, for 80 years, at an annual rent of 6d. Dated at Hepworth, 16 March, 24 Hen. VIII (1533).

THEDWASTRE. Indenture dated 5 November, 30 Hen. VIII (1538), by which John, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund demise to John Freer of Wickham Skeith (Wychamsketh) their hundred of Thedwastre (Thedwastre), with the whole of their rents, &c., for 40 years, at an annual rent of £19 8s. 4d.

CULPHO. Letters patent of K. Henry VIII, dated 12 May, 32nd of his reign, granting to Thomas Bacon, esq., the manor of Hessett (Hessett, co. Suffolk), formerly belonging to the abbey of Bury St. Edmund, and the manor of Culpho, co. Suffolk, which belonged to the priory of Leyston, for £249 7s. 11d.

Nicholas Sywhat, citizen and alderman of Norwich, grants to William Garton of Great Yarmouth (Great Jernemuthe) 4 messuages and one barn with edifices and appurtenances in Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), of which one messuage and the barn called 'the moone' lie in the street called Netemarket, and another messuage in the street called 'Oldebaxterstrete,' and the two others in the street called Overbaxsterstrete alias Wellestrete, and he appoints William Rogers, citizen and alderman of Norwich, his attorney to deliver seisin of the same. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), 26 March, 32 Hen. VIII (1541).

John Eyer, esq., sells to John Regate "plommer(?)" the whole of a tenement and garden in the village of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund) in the street called Scolehalstrete within the parish of St. Mary, and a garden in Reyngate strete in the same parish of St. Mary. Dated 21 November, 37 Hen. VIII (1545).

Robert Hanham of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), gent., grants to John Cutteris of the same, yeoman, three tenements in the borough of Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, in the street which is called Wellestrett alias Overbaxstrett. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), 12 May, 37 Hen. VIII (1545).

Agnes Illyon of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), single woman, in co. Suffolk, grants for a sum of £18 to Margaret Tyrell of Wetherden, widow, one messuage situate in Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, between a messuage lately Henry Wisshe's on the north and a lane on the south, and abutting towards the east upon the street called Churchegovellstrete and towards the west upon Maister Andrew's strete. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury), 10 December, 2 Ed. VI (1548).

Juliana Orysby of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), late wife of John Orysby, for a sum of £9 grants to William Brown a messuage and land with two houses in Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), situated in the street called Netemarket. Dated at Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), 10 April, 4 Ed. VI (1550).

Power of attorney given by Thomas, duke of Norfolk, to Thomas Kytsen, esq. and Thomas Andrews, gent., to be his deputies in the office of Seneschal of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund). Dated 20 January, 10 Elizabeth (1568).

Henry Collyn and Anthony Butler, gents., grant to Richard Moore the whole of a stone chapel in Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund) on the S. and W. of le Risbygate which late belonged to the monastery of Bury St. Edmund. Dated 12 April, 13 Elizabeth (1571).

Bond entered into by Thomas Barnard of Hargrave (Hardygrave, Suffolk), "sponer", in a sum of twenty marks, for the sale of a garden and a tenement in the High Street, Bury St Edmunds (Bury) to Thomas Cleris, discharging the letter from the dower of Margaret wife of the said Thomas Barnard. Dated 14 October, 14 Elizabeth (1572).

Richard More of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), draper (?), enfeoffs John Hiegham, sir Thomas Kytson, knt., and 22 others in the whole of a late ("nuper") stone chapel situated in Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid to the west of le Rysbyegate. Dated 24 April, 25 Elizabeth, 1583.

Simon Hubbard, for the sum of £20, grants to Thomas Genne, maltster, of Bury St Edmunds (Bury) two tenements with a garden, one of them late part of the possessions of the chapel of St. Nicholas in the town of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund). Dated 27 July, 1585.

Indenture by which George Dawson, "imbreyderer", for good causes and considerations, grants to John Cadge, yeoman and Thomas Spittilhowse, draper of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund) a messuage and garden in Bury St Edmunds (Bury) aforesaid, in the street called 'le Churchegatestrete' in perpetuity. Dated 8 June, 29 Elizabeth, 1587.

Thomas Bright of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), draper, son and heir of Thomas Bright, deceased, grants to Thomas Reade of Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), mercer, a messuage situated in Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund) in the street called le Bokrowe. Dated 20 December, 39 Q. Elizabeth, 1596.

Sir Robert Jermyn of Rushbrooke (Rushbrooke, co. Suffolk), kt., grants to Edmund Corksage of Stanstead (Stansteed), taylor, a cottage or shop situate in 'le Rayngate streete' in Bury St Edmunds (Bury St. Edmund), near a sherehowse and three pieces of a farm ("pandi(?)") lying near the tenement of Alice Corksage, widow, being part of a garden called le Sentryyard. Dated 19 July, 3 James I (1605).

Geoffrey de Brakenest, John Dannard, Henry Maynard, Richard Wrong, William son of Reiner, Alexander de la Grene, William de Troux, Alexander Godefrey, Alan le Mellere, Alan Kempe, Vincent Godale, Alan son of Matthew, sen., Adam Fraunceys, Warine de Dunbergh, Robert de le Apiltone, Thomas Dannard, John de la Grene, John Case, Daniel le Cupere, John de Brakenest, Bartholomew de Nortone, Robert Becke, John le Clerck, Reginald le Draper, William Werpelock, Richardde Welington, Walter Godefrey, Nicholas de Miteford, Geoffrey de St. Edmund, Alan de Carletone, Richard de Brakenest, Richard le Cock, Thomas Wrong, William Porre, Philip de la Grene, Geoffrey de la Forthe, Roger Rogerum, Sewall Sycary, and John Cotoun bond themselves, their heirs and the whole of the community of Beccles (Becclis), under agreement with John, the abbot, and convent of St. Edmund to make oath and assart yearly to the bailiffs of the abbot at the view of frankpledge for the whole community of Beccles (Becclis), under pain of a fine of 100 marks to the king. Dated at Beccles (Becclis) the Sunday next before the feast-of St. Matthew, 22 Ed. I (19 Sept. 1294). Endorsed, "de fine rebellionis contra Regem per homines dicte ville tempore vacantis abbatie."

Bond entered into by Emma de Beauchamp, abbess, and convent of Brusyard, to Henry, bp. of Norwich, and his successors, to pay annually 13s. 4d., by reason of the appropriation of the church of Bruisyard (Brusyard), and 12d to the prior and chapter of Norwich. Dated at Norwich, 15 June, 1390.

WIRLINGHAM (Little). Symon, the prior and convent of Norwich confirm to the monastery of Buttley the church of Little Worlingham (Little Wirlingham St. Peter), appropriated to that monastery by Walter de Suffeld, bp. of Norwich, with 18 acres of land after the death of Hugh de Upton, the present vicar paying annually to his successors. Dated at Norwich, 3 Id. Sept. (11 Sept.), 5 of his pontificate, i.e. 1249.

DEBENHAM. Composition between the prior and convent of Ely as appropriators of the church of Winston of the one part, and the prior and convent of Buttelee as appropriators of the church of Debenham of the other, concerning the right to certain tithes. Dated at Butley (Buttelee), 4 June, 35 Ed. III, 1361.

HOLLESLEY, &c. Indenture made 20 May, 38 Elizabeth (1596), witnesseth that William Cade of London, gent., has leased to John Hobart of the Middle Temple 40 acres of marsh in Hollesley (Howesley), and lands and tenements &c. elsewhere, as in letters patent, 37 of Q. Eliz., being part of the lands of the dissolved monastery of Butley in Suffolk, for 21 years.

DODNASH (Priory of). A fragment of a roll containing seven deeds of lands, &c. in the parish of Dodnash . [Temp. Ed. II, c. 1300.]

(a) Maurice de Dodenach grants the whole of his land of Langelond of the fee of Morrell to Thos. de Dodenach his brother, in exchange for land of the fee of the prior of the Holy Trinity at 'Scarboteswelle.'

(b) Maurice de Dodnash grants to Thomas de Dodnash his brother, for his homage and service and for half a mark, the whole of his land called Lagelond of the fee of Morrell, for an annual rent of 10d.

(c) Sir Hubert de Briseworth, kt., grants to Thomas de Dodenach the whole of the tenement which he held of Maurice de Dodenach his brother in the village of Bentley (Bentleye), viz. of Morrell's fee, as is witnessed in the same charter.

(d) Wimerus, son of Hervey de Dodenash, grants to Thomas, son of Maurice de Dodenash his uncle, for his homage and service, the whole part of the mill of Dodenash .

(e f g) Illegible

BRANDESTON. Walter de Ribof grants and confirms to the church of St. James of Dunwich and house of the lepers, and to Hubert, chaplain there, and his decessors, for the health of the soul of H. de Cressi and himself, &c., 40 acres of land in Brandeston (Brantest)', together with other lands, rents, tithes, &c. (c. 1190-1200)

Indenture dated at Dodenasch the Monday next before the feast of St. Michael, 1 Rich. II (28 Sept. 1377), by which Roger the prior and convent of Dodnash demise to John Cubbuc (Cukkuc?), sen., and John Cubbuc (Cukkuc?), jun., lands in Tattingstone (Matyngstone [ recte Tatyngstone]), Bentley (Benteleye), &c. for 9 years, paying annually 6s. 8d. [Mutilated.]

Edmund Lyster, master of the hospital of St. James, apostle, of Donawyc, and the brethren and sisters of the same place, grant to farm to William Burnham of Earl Soham (Earl's Soham) a piece of land in the village of Brandeston (Brandyston), paying annually for the same 3s. 4d. Indenture made at Dunwich (Donewyc) Monday in Pentecost week, 3 Hen. IV (15 May 1402).