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FAIRSTEAD. Geoffrey de Slamundesheye grants to Hugh the carter (carucatori), for his homage and service and 12d., two acres of land in the parish of Fayrstede, in the field called Vivacres, of the fee of William le Flemyng, paying annually 8d. for all services. (c. 1270-80.)

STANESGATE (Priory of). Letters patent of King Edward III, dated ... Nov., 45th of his reign, regranting to William de Caunterbury, prior of the priory of Staynegate , and the priory, their possessions, under his protection, which he had taken into his hands during the war with France.

TIPTRE (Priory of). William ... grants to the prior and canons of Typpetre 12d. of annual rent for two parts of the land he held in Stanymere [to hold?] to the feast of St John the Baptist, 45 Hen. III. [In great part illegible.]

ALVRYNTON. William de Shareshull and William de Gersyndon appoint John Lucy and William Genet , their attorneys, to accept seisin in their name of all messuages, lands, etc. which Robert Scovile held in Alvrynton. Dated at Alvrynton the Saturday in the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 37 Ed. III.

BOTINTON. The will of sir John de Bures of Botinton, kt., dated the Sunday next before the feast of St. Lucy the virgin, 1350. Probate dated 2 Jan. 1350.

BRISTOL (Bishop of). Letters patent of King Charles II, dated at Westminster, 26 Aug. 36th of his reign, for the translation of John Lake, bishop of Sodor and Man , to the bishoprick of Bristol.

EDGWORTH. License of alienation granted to Jerome Jefferyes and Mary his wife, to enable them to assign to William Jones alias Lewes a messuage, garden, 20 acres of land, and 4 acres of wood, with appurtenances at Edgworth, co. Gloucester, held of the King in capite. Dated at Westminster, 2 Dec., 15 Chas. I.

KINSTANLEY. Institution by Godfrey, bishop of Gloucester , of James Chadwicke, clerk, M.A., to the rectory of Kinstanley. Dated at le Wyneard near the city of Gloucester, 17 May, 1630.

COLESWORD. Writ of King S[tephen] to R[oger], bishop of Salisbury, the sheriff of Wilts , and others, granting to the monks of Gloucester a wood and 2 assarts with fields adjacent in his manor of Celesw[o]rd in frankalmoigne, in the same manner as William his uncle, as is witnessed by the charter of King Henry. Dated, R. chancellor, at Buref. (c. 1136-38.)

GLOUCESTER (St. Peter's abbey). Grant from King Stephen to the abbot and monks of St. Peter's of freedom from toll throughout the kingdom. (c. 1130-40.) Dated at Gloucester. "M[ilone] Gloec." [One of Furney's charters]

STANEDIS. Final concord made at Gloucester, 30 Hen. II, 5 March, by which Odierna, wife of William, son of William the provost , acknowledges the right of the abbot and convent of Gloucester to 20 acres of land in Stanedis. For this agreement the said abbot and convent granted to the said Odierna and her heirs for ever, one half virgate of land in Stanedis which William her husband held.

The confirmation of Magna Carta by King Henry III [2nd of his reign]. [Printed from this copy in Blackstone's Charters and Statutes of the Realm, p. 37.]

EWELEGH. Final concord made at Canterbury on the morrow of the octave of SS. Peter and Paul, 6 Hen. III, by which Peter de Eulegh remits and quit-claims to Henry, the abbot of Gloucester and his successors, all his right in the advowson of the church of Ewelegh.

Confirmation (without recital) by King Henry III of Magna Carta and the Carta de Foresta; the so-called 'Parva Carta'. Dated at Westminster, 28 Jan., 21st of his reign (1237).

[Printed from this copy in Blackstone's Great Charter, p. 68.]

Agreement between Gilbert, lord Talbot of Castell Godrich, of the one part, and Walter, the abbot, and convent of St. Peter's, Gloucester, of the other, by which the said Gilbert grants to the said abbot and convent the lasher-pool and fishery of 'Fromelod' and the soil adjacent called 'Coliescroft.' Dated at London, 18 Feb., 9 Hen. IV.

Arthur Cole, clerk, grants to an annual rent or annuity from a tenement in the town of Gloucester for the term of his life. [Mutilated] Dated 20 August ... 24 Hen. [VIII] (?).

LONGENEYE. Stephen, son and heir of Robert Agu of Longeneye , with the consent of his father, acknowledges to have endowed Agnes, daughter of William Saundres of Longeneye , his wife, at the church door of Longeneye, on Wednesday next after the feast of St. Barnabas the apostle, 5 Ed. III, being the day he espoused her, with the third part of a messuage and one virgate of land in Longeneye.

PYRTON, AYLEBERTON, ST. BREOVALL'S, CLOWER-WALL, STAUNTON, HOUSOM, BYKNOR, HUNTLEY, WHICCLEVE, BREME, and COLFORD. Henry Parcye of Colford , in performance of an indenture bearing date 18 Oct., 30 Hen. VIII, grants to William Parcye his son and heir apparent all his messuages, lands, etc. in the above places, and appoints Edmund Barowe his attorney to give seisin of the same. Dated 19 January, 30 Hen. VIII.

TAINTON (Great). Matilda, formerly wife of John Clerk of Great Teynton , quit-claims to John Coli all right, etc. to lands and tenements in Great Teynton. Dated at Kempeley the Sunday next before the feast of St. Mark, evangelist, 15 Ed. III.

TEWKESBTTRY (Abbey B.V.M. at). Randle Finegal , for the health of his soul, and his heir, Reginald Finegal , and of Margaret his wife, with the consent of the said Reginald, grants to the church of the B.V.M. of Tewkesbury in frankalmoigne the whole of that land which is called Neuland. (c. 1200.)

John L... of Tewkesbury grants to John Whythe of the same place a burgage which he lately acquired by the feoffment of Agnes de Cryckelade in the village of Tewkesbury. Dated at Tewkesbury the Thursday next after the feast of St. Michael 'in monte tumba,' 5 Rich. II.

ARLINGHAM. King Henry II grants in frankalmoigne to the church of St. Leonard of Stanley, the church of Erlingham with all the tithes of the same village, and one virgate of land at Maismore which Roger de Berchelaio gave to the said church in frankalmoigne. Besides he granted to the same church 60s. per annum, namely, Hardacr' de Berchelaio , which the same Roger gave them of his rents, as the charter of Henry his grandfather witnesseth. At Dover, in transitu regis. (c. 1158.)

COBERLEY. Ordination made by William, bishop of Worcester , for settling the controversy between the abbot and convent of St. Peter's, Gloucester, the prior and monks of Stanley and William de Berkeley , concerning the right to the advowson of the church of 'Cudberleia,' and a pension of 5s. (c. 1188.)

Confirmation by Baldwin, archbishop of Canterbury , of the charter of William, bishop of Worcester , for settling the controversy between the abbot and convent of St. Peter's, Gloucester, the prior and convent of Stanley and William de Berkeley , as to the right of the advowson of 'Cuthbertleia.' (c. 1188.)

Thomas, the abbot, and convent of St. Peter's, Gloucester, grant to Robert the clerk , nephew of Peter de Lech, archdeacon of Worcester , the half of the tithes of the lordship of William de Berkeley , in 'Cudberle,' which pertains to the church of St. Leonard of Stanley. (c. 1190.)