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BEREFORD, &c. Letters patent of King Edward III, dated at Westminster 6 Feb., 29 of his reign (1355), making known, that, by an inspection of the rolls of Chancery it appears that with the assent of Bartholomew de Burgherssh and Elizabeth his second wife, of Mark Husee and Margery his third wife, and Isabella who was the wife of Henry de Ferrars , the fourth of the daughters and heirs of Theobald de Verdon , deceased, who held of the King Edw. II in capite of the fees and parts of knights' fees and the advowsons of churches which were the said Theobald's have been assigned to Thomas, son and heir of Joan , who was the wife of Thomas de Furnivall , the eldest of the daughters and heirs of the said Theobald, according to the law and custom of England, the underwritten fees and advowsons, viz. in demesne four knights' fees in Potteleye, Cheynestre, Strote, Twyldenhyde, Est H(?)eche, and Walnesthorp, which Richard Comyn and the heirs of William Comyn had, the fourth part of one knight's fee in Aleton which Robert Brown holds, the half of one knight's fee in Mousleye, which the heirs of Richard Faype holds, the half of one knight's fee in Webbeton, Cobbewell, Walshopthorn, and Meere, which Roger and George Crikentot hold, the half of one knight's fee in Rouleston, which pertains to the castle of Ewyas in Herefordshire, one knight's fee in Hopton Caudinant in co. Salop, which John de Hopton holds the half of one knight's fee in Neuhall, co. Derby, which the heirs of Robert de la War... holds, one knight's fee in Northbur, co. Stafford, which Ralph de Botiler holds the half of one knight's fee in Bereford, co. Warwick, which John de Napfold holds, the half of one knight's fee in Lullyngton in the same county, which the heir of Peter de Walwardyngton holds, and the reversion of two knights' fees, the half of a knight's fee and a fourth part in Pyonia and Houton Cotes in co. Hereford, which Richard de la Lynde, jun., Philip Aphowel and Rees Aphowel hold, one knight's fee in Thurlaston, co. Warwick, which Simon fitz Margery and John Darset hold, a fourth part in Morton, the half of one knight's fee in Hopton and Alverton, co. Warwick, which the free tenants there hold to have the same after the death of Elizabeth de Burgh , who holds the same in dowry after the death of the aforesaid Theobald formerly her husband, together with the advowson of the church of Neubold and the third presentation to the church of Boseworth, co. Leicester, the advowson of moiety of the priory of Lantony in Wales, and the reversion of the advowson of Farnham, co. Bucks.

COVENTRY, &c. Henry d'Aubeny (de Albiniaco) , son of Henry D'Aubeny (de Albiniaco), of Wycheford , and Christiana his wife give and confirm to Geoffrey de Langele and Matilda his wife and their heirs, all their capital messuage of mill Coventry together with rents, &c., the mills of Hyssel, and lands, rents and services in Coventre, with husbote and heybote in the woods of Coventre, Stok, Keresle, and Alspathe, with the reversion of other lands in the same villages; for which the said Geoffrey gives 85 shillings worth of land in several places, and released the father of the grantor from prison at New Sarum by paying 140 marks for him to Robert de Totenhale . (c. 1244-50.) [Geoffrey de Langele was dead in 1274.] .

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.

Juliana Strut sells two acres beyond Bolestake to Simon Balehorne. c. 1230.

Lease. Loxley (Warwickshire). 1624.

Agreement previous to marriage to levy fine for settlement. Little Billing, Wootton (Huntingdon Fee), Farndon, Wolverton, Stony Stratford, Walton, , Great Barr, Stramshall, Creighton, Glascote, Moulton. 1598.

Agreement to levy a fine. Wolverton (manor), Stony Stratford (manor), Calverton, (Little) Billing (manor), Farndon (manor), Cosgrave, Old Stratford, Moulton, Stramshall, (Great) Barr (manor),Aldridge, Creighton (manor) Tamworth, "Pixton or Peackston", Perry Hall (manor),Glascote (manor). 1628.

Indenture. Bargain and sale Indenture. Bargain and sale. Wolverton (manor and advowson), Stony Stratford (manor), (Little) Billing (manor), Farndon (manor), Cosgrave, Old Stratford, Moulton, (Great) Barr (manor), Aldridge (manor and advowson), Creighton (manor) Stramshall (manor), "Pixton", Tamworth, Perry Hall (manor), Glascote (manor), Bromwich, Amington, Colshill. 1636.

Carta Ceciliae de Suttone priorissae, Willelmi de Verm prioris, et conventus de Etone (Nuneaton, co. Warw.) confirmans Umfrido de Witewelle pro homagio suo messuagium et terras in villa de Atleberga, etc. in escambium messuagii in eadem villa, pro uno obolo argenti conventui, et tribus solidis argenti Capellanis ac clericis, annuatim reddendis ; cum sigillis duobus. [temp. Edw. I.]