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ORMESBY (Priory of). Charter (indented) by which the prior and convent of Ormesby, in 1243 agree with the prior of Rovenham, concerning the gift of certain lands in Rovenhamnsis (?Cavenham) by Clement Flandre to the said priory of Ormesby, viz. that the said prior of Rovenham quit-claims all right in the said lands, and the prior and convent of Ormesby agree to pay to the prior of Rovenham annually 2d, and 3d, and a half-pennyworth of incense to the church of St. Mary of Rovenham.

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.

John Clements, rector of the church of Semere , grants to John Bukenham, clerk, piece of land &c. lying on the east of the grange of the rectory of Semere &c. for the sum of £31 10. 3 (with certain conditions) Dated at London the Monday next after the feast of St. Hilary, [2?] Ed. II. [Partly effaced.]

HINDERCLAY, Suffolk (HILDERCLE). Walter, son of Ralph de Hildercle , grants to Ralph, rector of the church of Hildercle , the whole of his meadow and pasture at Hildercle. To hold the same for four years, 'a festo Sancti Michael' anno cicli decemnovalis undecimo,' at a rent for the first year of 15s., and for the 3 following years 3s. 9d. (c. 1210 or 1229.) .

FRETTENHAM. The accounts of Margaret Banyard, farmer of Thos. Howard, esq., for the manors of Iklyngham Bernerys and Meyton Hall in Frettenham, in right of the lady Elizabeth Bourchier his wife, from Michaelmas 13 to Mich. 14 Ed. IV.

KILVERSTONE. Christiana Hacoun , formerly wife of Richard de Bungey, of Thetford , quit-claims to Adam Cokerel of Thetford , all her right in one piece of land in the fields of Kylverdistone. Dated at Thetford the Saturday next before the feast of Nativ. St. John Bapt., 13 Ed. II.

MENDHAM, METTFIELD, and HARLESTON, co. NORFOLK, and WICKHAM SKEYTH, co. SUFFOLK. An exemplification of a fine levied Hilary term, 15 Elizabeth, by which Richard Western, gent., Martin Calthorp, gent., and Joan his wife, in consideration of the receipt of £600, convey land, &c. in Mendham, Mettfeld, and Harleston, with the advowson of the church of Mendham, and the manor and advowson of Wickham Skeyth, to Ed. Huggons, gent., Thomas Cordell, gent., Robt. Heath, gent., and John Sulyard . Dated at Westminster, 24 Jan., 22 Jas. I.

BATTYSFORD, co. Suffolk. Indenture dated 3 August, 26 Hen. VIII, by which the rt. rev. father, Richard, busshope of Norwich , with the assent of William, prior of the cathedral church , demises to Henry Aylmer, of Battysford, co. Suff., the manor of Battysford for 72 years, at an annual rent of £13 15s. 6d.

FRESSINGFIELD, co. SUFFOLK. Indenture made at Norwich, in feast of Corp. Chr. 1422, 10 Hen. V, between John Mannyug, mayor, and the community of the city of Norwich, of the one part, and John Rykynghale, dean, and the chapter of St. Maries in the fields, within the city of Norwich, of the 2nd part, and sir Simon Felbrygge, kt., Roger Prat, clerk, Walter Danyel , and John Alderford , of the 3rd part, witnessing, that whereas the abbot and convent of Bury St. Edmunds have assigned to the said parties of the 3rd part the half of the church of Fresyngfeld for an annual payment of 40s., they grant the same to the dean and chaplains of St. Maries in the fields, subject to the payment to the mayor and corporation annually of £10 for finding a priest to serve the said church and officiate for the repose of the souls of William Rees and Margaret his wife, and all faithful souls, &c.

Margaret, countess of Norfolk , acknowledges to have received the homage of John Whyte for the land he held of her in the village of Shotesham. Sealed at Framlingham, 20 April, 14 Rich. II.

STOCKTON, &c. Final concord dated in the octave of St. John Bapt., 18 Hen. VIII, between sir Robert Drury, kt., and others, plaintiffs, and John Bery , and Joan his wife, one of the daughters of John Owden , defendants, concerning lands, messuages, &c., in Stokton, Kyrkebycame, Elyngham, Wynston, Nortonsubcors, Mendam, Redvall, and Geldeston.

ILKETSHALL, SUFFOLK. Convention made 56 Hen. III, between Roger, son of Peter le fitz Oubern [Fitz-Osbern] or Overbere (?) , of the one part, and Richard Crack of Bongeye of the other part, by which the said Roger demises the tenement which Walter Coc held in villenage, in Ilketeleshale, for a term of 6 years. [Mutilated.]

WANG[E]FORD. Judgement given in a cause between the prior and monks of Thetford and the prior and convent of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, concerning the payment of an annual pension of four marks for certain tithes in the village of Wangeford. Dated at Norwich, 8 Kl. July, 1350.

NETTLESTEAD. Convention between the prior and convent of Thetford and John Burnel, rector of Nettlestede , by which the prior and convent make over to the said John two parts of the tithes of Nettlestede, for an annual pension of 13s. 4d. Dated 22 July, 1364.

THETFORD. Commission from King Hen. VIII to Thomas Boleyn, kt., Viscount Rocheford, &c., and others, to enquire concerning the decay of houses, loss of rents, &c. of the town of Thetford, parcel of the duchy of Lancaster. Dated 16 Feb., 18 year of the king's reign.

Licence from Richard, bp. of Norwich , to Robert Cocke, M.A., permitting him to teach the art of grammar within the town ("villam") of Thetford. Dated 3 October, 1638.

Articles and subscriptions with the autographs of the 19 subscribers to a horse race to be run at Thettford the last Friday in September, 1698, 1699, and 1700.

MAUTEBY, &c. Indenture tripartite whereby sir Simon Felbrigge, kt., Oliver Groos, esq., and William Paston , feoffees of Robert Mauteby, esq., deceased, in execution of his will and at the request of Margaret, wife of John Paston , daughter and heir of John Mauteby , son and heir of the said Robert, and in consideration that the said John Paston and Margaret now have issue a son, John, whereby John Paston the father holds for the term of his life by the law of England of the inheritance of his said wife, grant and confirm to the said John Paston the manors of Mauteby, Sparham, Basyngham, Westbekham, Matelask, and Briston, the manor of Salle called Kirkehalle, the manor called Fleghalle in Wynterton, Somerton, Ormesby, Martham, Horseye, Waxtonesham, and Pallyng, and 100s., rent in Castre, by Norwich, and Merkeshale, and the manor of Freton in Suffolk; with certain reversions on the death of Eleanor, wife of Thomas Chambre, esq. , formerly wife of the said Robert Mauteby , Margery, wife of Ralph Garneys, esq. , mother of the said Margaret, formerly wife of John Mauteby, esq., sons of the said Robert. To hold to the said John Paston , with remainder to Margaret and the heirs of her body, with contingent remainders in tail to Edward Mauteby , &c. Dated at Mauteby, 15 April, 20 Hen. VI.

KELESHALE [Suffolk]. Indenture between John de Framlyngham, rector of Keleshale, Norwich diocese , of the one part, and lady Mary de Wyngefeld, the prioress, and nuns of Caumpesse, of the other concerning the grant by him to the priory of the manor and advowson of Karleton near Keleshale, in pursuance of letters of licence from Edw. III, for the foundation of a chantry in the church of Keleshale in which three chaplains are to celebrate daily for the soul of Alice de Henand late countess Mareschall, and the soul of the grantor after his death; the advowson to remain in possession of the priory. The grantor is received as a confrater of the priory, Thomas de Dicleburgh is appointed the first principal chaplain. Copies of the identure to be kept by the prior of Norwich cathedral, in the priory of Buttele, in the abbeys of Leiston and Sibeton, in the priory of Snape, and in the churches of Karleton and Framlyngham. Not dated. [The King's licence was granted 26 March 6 Edw. III (1332).]

Power of attorney to Thomas Bussye from Robert Sterne to give seisin to sir John Wentworth of Somerleyton, kt., in a messuage, house, lands, &c. in Belton. Dated 14 January, 6 Charles I (1631). [Listed as missing, 1913].

Grant from ... to Alice her sister of three roods of land in Manthorp (Manthorpe). (c. 1250-60(?)) [Almost entirely effaced.]

[Apparently added by Macray as "Ch. Suffolk 1337" to the library copy of Turner and Coxe; the library handlist compiled in 1913 states "There is no charter numbered 1337", and the description corresponds to the current shelfmark Ch. Suffolk 1338.]