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Indenture by which Richard, abbot of Tewkesbury leases to William Warde, lately of Everton (Gloucs.) , Margery his wife, and William and Thomas their sons, the manor of Little Compton, with certain lands called Byllandis, and a close called Taylershay, from the feast of the Annunciation last past for 40 years, if any of them shall live as long. Rent: £5/6/8. They are bound to the abbot in a bond of £20, of the same date, to keep the agreement. Given at Tewkesbury, in the chapter-house. 19 Sept. ⟨1438.⟩

Letters of John, bp. of Worcester permitting John, abbot of Tewkesbury , to appropriate the church of Little Compton, paying ¾ to the bishop, and ¾ to the archdeacon of Gloucester, yearly. Given in his castle at Hertlebury. 26 May 1472. Confirmation of this by Robert, prior, and the chapter of Worcester. Given in the chapter-house. 29 May. Confirmation by John Seggden, S.T.P., archdeacon of Gloucester . Given at Bristol. 16 June.

Indenture by which John Abbot of T⟨ewkesbury⟩ , leases to Richard Bolde of Little Compton , and Margery his wife, the manor of Little Compton for 24 years from this date. Rent: £5/6/8. ⟨28 Sept. 1477.⟩

Confirmation of their possessions in the diocese of Worcester to T⟨ewkesbury⟩ , by the bishop of Worcester. 20 Sept. 1520. The (i) parish church of T⟨ewkesbury⟩ , with the chapels of Northampton, Byshleye, Estchurch, Oxyndey, Tredyntone, Abbot’s Wasseborne, (ii) church of St. James, Bristol, with the chapels of Stapultone, Mangodesfelde, (iii) parish church of Marsfelde, (iv) parish churches of Ampney Sancte Crucis, of Thornbury, of Fayrford, (v) church of Stanweye, with the chapels of Lemyngton, Stanley, (vi) priory of Derehurst, (vii) parish church of Estlache S. Andrew’s, (viii) parish church of Wotton under Egge, (ix) parish church of Preston upon Sture, (xi) parish church of Little Compton, (xi) all tithes of Fayrford, (xii) 2 parts of the tithes of Aldertone and Ayelesdone, (xiii) and of Lower Swale, (xiv) ½ tithes of the lordship of Whyghtfeld in the parish of Derehurst, (xv) all tithes of the lordship late of Frederick of Hodynton in the same, (xvi) tithes of one hide in Gretton in the parish of Winchcombe, (xvii) the greater tithes late of William Hersfeld in the parish of H. (xviii) from the church of St. [not given] Bristol, 11/- (xix) from the church of Holy Trinity, Bristol, 10/- (xx) from the church of St. John ” 10/- (xxi) from the church of SS. Philip and James, Bristol, 13/4 (xxii) from the church of S. Michael, Bristol, 4/- S. Andrew, Bristol, 1 lb. of wax, (xxiii) from the church of Estleche S. Andrew, 30/- (xxiv) from the church of Shenyndone, 13/4 (xxv) from the church of A...creston, 4/- (xxvi) from the church of Welleford, 20/-