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Marriage settlement of Thomas Leaver of St. Clement's Danes, London, tallow chandler, with Frances Keate , daughter of Mary Keate of East Hagborne, Berks, widow. Dated 28 Jan., 1722.

Indenture made 1631, 20 Sept., 7 Chas. I, witnesseth that William Gray , surviving son of Richard Gray, citizen and haberdasher of London , and of Alice his wife, sells and assigns unto the said Richard Gray, his father, two messuages within three Lyon yard alias Grayes alley, in the parish of St. Dyonise Backchurch, in consideration of the receipt of an annual payment of £26.

Letters of William, archbishop of Canterbury , allowing " William Sherlock, M.A., to hold the rectory of St. George, Botolph lane, with St. Botolph, Billinsgate, with the rectory of Little Burstead, co. Essex. Dated 1 Nov., 1725.

Ground plan of the inn called the Cross Keys, in White Cross Street, in St. Giles' parish, Cripplegate, surveyed by John Jennings , 2 July, 1667.

Declaration by Bartholomew Hesketh of his loyalty. Dated 7 June, 1660. [Signed.] .

Richard, the prior, and the convent of the Holy Trinity, London, grant to Agnes, the prioress, and nuns of St. John of Haliwell, all the lands which Richard de Lefstonescherch held of them in the village of Alsewik. Dated the 4 Non. of August, 1239.

John, the prior of the order of Carthusians near London, and the convent of the same, grant to William Hulles, prior of the hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and the knights, brethren, &c. of the same, certain religious privileges, for their kindness in allowing a water way through their land. Dated on the feast of the Assumption B.V.M., 1430.

Indenture witnessing that Richard Roston, master of the College of St. Laurence, Poulteney, London, and the chaplain of the same, demise to John Waller, sen., of Speldehurst, in Kent , their manors of Speldehurst and Herwapton for 7 years, paying annually for the same 56s. 8d. Dated at London, 10 Feb., 11 Hen. VII.

Indenture made 29 ... 10 George I, by which Susan Fawkener, of Hatton garden , demises to William Pearsehouse, coffeeman of St. Mary-le-bow , a messuage and yard on the west side of Bow lane for 21 years, at an annual rent of £30.

Plan, indorsed in Dr. Rawlinson 's hand 'A plan to a lease from St. Michael parish in Cornhill.' .

Indenture made 13 Feb., 8 George II, by which William Perrott of Tottenham High Cross, gent., demises to John Medley of London , a messuage in St. Mildred, Poultry, for seven years at an annual rent of £22.

Sentence of the judge of the Prerogative court of Canterbury, concerning the granting of letters of administration to Elizabeth Hampson , wife of Henry Hampson of St. Paul's, Covent Garden , deceased.

Robert Wathewe, citizen and tailor of London , and Thomas Vise , being seised of certain lands and tenements, rents and services, situate in the parish of St. Peter, London, in the lane called Trig lane, to the use of sir Gervase Clifton, kt., for his life with remainder to the use of John Jernygan and Isabella his wife, daughter and heir of the said Gervase, at the request of the said John and Isabella, grant the said lands to John Scotte , Edmund Hedyngfeld , Ralph Willughby , Thomas Hevenyngham , William Grey , Richard Willughby , and George Cumberford , their heirs, &c., for ever. Not dated, but reciting a grant dated 13 Feb., 17 Ed. IV.

Certificate of the appointment of Robert Goodshawe , as keeper of a register of broggers, brokers, hucksters, and such like for the liberties of the duchy of Lancaster in the Strand in accordance with an act of the councell of the city of London for the prevention of the plague. 9 April, 37 Q. Elizabeth.

Appointment of Christopher Goade as lieutenant in lieut.-coll. Emerson's regiment of foot, by Henry, earl of Peterborough. Dated at Tanger, 13 January, 1662/3. [Signed, 'Peterburgh.'] .

Part of an inquisition taken at Braynford, Middlesex, 14 Hen. VI, before Thomas Holgill, escheator, relating to the acquiring of lands, &c., without a licence, in mortmain.

Royal letter, signed by James II, for granting to Margaret Box of the parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster, widow, an almes-woman's place of the almes-houses in Lady alley, King street . Dated 16 August, 2 of his reign.

BOW. Indenture made 19 May, 36 Hen. VIII, by which sir William Roche, kt., alderman of London and master of the Drapers' Company, and others of that company demise to Henry Phillips, citizen and haberdasher of London , a shop in the parish of Bow, London, for 20 years, at an annual rent of 5.

CHELSEA. List of quit-rents due to Hans Sloane, M.D., lord of the manor of Chelsea , and appointment by him of Matthew Hutchins of Chelsea as bayliff and receiver of the same. Dated 6 December, 1705.

Sir Thomas More of Chelsehith, kt., grants to John Clement, M.D., Henry Say, gent., and others, all the lands, tenements, &c. in the village and fields of Chelsehith, in the co. of Middlesex. Dated 25 March, 25 Hen. VIII. Signed.

FULHAM, BRAYNFORD, and YELLING. John de Leventhorp, esq., and others, grant to John, son of John de Leventhorp, esq., and Joane his wife, daughter of John Lane, citizen of London , all his lands, rents, &c. in the villages of Fulham, Braynford, and Yelling. Dated at Fulham, 26 Nov., 4 Hen. V.

FULHAM. Nicholas Wymbyssh, clerk, quit-claims to William Venour, esq., William Chattok, fisherman, and others, citizens of London, all his right, &c. in a messuage called 'Lanes place,' in the parish of Fulham. Dated 1 May,37 Hen. VI.

HACKNEY. Memorandum of an entry on the Court Rolls of Hackney, of the 18 Queen Elizabeth, of the admission of Nicholas Turner , one of the sons and heir of Nicholas Turner deceased, to the half of a cottage or toft, with a garden adjacent, lying in Hackney.

Court Roll, with view, for the manor of Hackney, 14 April, 14 Chas. II.

Extract from theCourt Roll of the court baron of Sir George Vyner, kt., held 1669, for the manor of 17 May, Hackney.