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Robert de Laci grants to St. Mary and his monks of Kirkestall, in frankalmoigne, a messuage in Pontefract to the south part of his castle, for them to have a house there to ...(?) to it when they will. (c. 1180-90.)

Samson de Alretun , and William his son, and Ragenilda his wife confirm to Alexander, the abbot, and the monks of Kyrkestal, in frankalmoigne, two carucates of land in West Alretun, paying annually one mark, and one oxgang in the other Alretun. [Alexander, abbot 1147-1182.] (c. 1160-70) .

Adam, son of William, son of Samson de Alreton , grants to St. Mary and the monks of Kirkestall, in frankalmoigne, 20s. of annual rent formerly held by them from the village of Alreton. (c. 1210-20.)

Adam, the abbot of Kyrkestall, grants to his prior and convent of Kirkstall 10s. 8d. of annual rents from the village of Roudun. (1249-59.)

Charter reciting the contention in the year of grace 1259, between sir Hugh, the abbot, and the convent of Kyrkestall, of the one part, and Robert the son of Richard le Blund of Alreton of the other, concerning the liberties, rights, and easements belonging to one bovate of land in Alreton which the said Robert holds as successor of his father and which are now granted to him by the said abbot and convent. Dated on the feast of SS. Simon and Jude, 44 Hen. III.

Alexander de le Eschaleres and Alicia his wife grant to the monks of Kyrkestall for 20 marks an annual rent of 23s. 4d. which the monks were accustomed to pay to them for a meadow in the territory of Folifayt. (c. 1260.)

William, son of William de Alreton , remits and quit-claims to the abbot and monks of Kyrkestall all right in one bovate of land, one acre and one essart in Alreton, of the gift of Henry the chaplain of Thornover . (c. 1250-60.)

Robert de Bernes grants to St. Mary and the monks of Kyrkestall, with his body, in frankalmoigne, 10d. of annual rent in the village of Calverle, with homages, reliefs, and other services, as paid by Hugh the Harper ("Citharista") and Thomas son of Jordan to Jordan son of Hugh de Secrof . (c. 1230-40.) (see MS. Ch. Yorks. 19).

Margaret de Roudun, widow, grants to the monks of Kirkkestall, in frankalmoigne, one toft which she has in Roudun, together with an essart called Le Stanirode and Le Stanipikel, and 2 acres and 1 perch which lie near 'Le Wellesic.' (c. 1240-50.) Witness. Geoffrey de Ardingtone .

Ralph, son of Geoffrey de Ardingtone , quit-claims to the monks of Kirkestall all right in two bovates of land in the village of Ardingtone, now held by Jordan de Bingelay and formerly by Hugh Wavasur . (c. 1250-60.)

Jordan de Storthys, son and heir of Suan de Leicester , grants to the monks of St. Mary Kyrkastall, in frankalmoigne, forty marks, the whole of his land in Neuhal and Bolling, paying yearly to Robert de Ferril 2s. 6d. Dated in the year of grace 1248.

John, son of Thomas, son of Rayner de Pontefract , remits and quitclaims to the abbot and convent of Kyrkestall the whole of the services and annual rent &c. which ...hel de Braddeford and three others were accustomed to render in the villages of Pontefract and Darington. (c. 1270-80.) Robert de Winthorp, constable of the castle .

Convention, dated at St. Sever the Saturday next after the feast of St. Luke, evang., 1287, between Hugh, the abbot, and convent of Kirkestal of the one part, and sir Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln and constable of Chester , of the other part; by which the abbey quit-claims to the earl the lands held of him and his ancestors in Acrentone, Cliveacher and Hunnecotes in Lancashire, and in la Roundehaye, Secroft, and Shadewell in Yorkshire in return for annual payments of 50 marks for the lands in Lancashire, and 30 marks for those in Yorkshire.

Nicholas Adamson of Yedon, chaplain, grants to the abbot and convent of Kyrkestall one messuage and thirty-three acres of land and four of meadow in Pudsay, formerly John de Byrell 's. Dated at Pudsay, 16 Feb., 1398.

BOLTON (Priory of). Alan, son of Richard de Wyntewrthe , quit-claims to the church and canons of St. Mary, Boulton, for a sum of money in hand paid, all right in one acre of land in the fields of Wyntewrthe within the lordship of the aforesaid canons. (c. 1280-990.)

Writ from K. Henry ⟨IV⟩ , dated at Westminster 13 Jan. 10th of his reign, addressed to William Gascoigne and Thomas Tildeslegh , to hear a cause of novel disseisin between the prior and convent of Monk Bretton of the one part, against Roger de Preston of Hikilton and William Jonson of Cudworth of the other, concerning common of pasture in Hykylton and Cudworth.

Henry de Stainegrive grants to William, son of Nicholas Russel , and Richard his brother, licence to sell or pledge or give to the church of St. Nicholas of Drax and the canons there, in frankalmoigne, the whole of his land in Neuhay. (c. 1190-1200.)

John de la Pomeray confirms to John, son of Nicholas de Osgotby , a certain assart in Osgotby called 'Arnebrandriding,' also 12d. annual rent out of the said assart and one sellion of land near the way leading to the moor of Osgotby, paying annually to the prior of Draxe at the great altar of St. Nicholas of Drax one rose for all services. (c. 1260-70.)

John, the prior, and the convent of Giseburn, grant to John de Jarum, tanner, one toft with the buildings in the village of Jarum, near the churchyard and extending towards Teysiam paying annually to the sacrist for the light of the great altar of B. Mary 5s. (c. 1230-40.)

Robert, the prior, and the convent of Giseburn, appoint Walter de Marton their attorney to receive full seisin of John Gretheued, sen., of one messuage and a croft in Marton. Dated at Gyseburn the Wednesday next after Easter, 1343.

John, the prior of Gyseburn in Clyveland, and the convent of the same, demise to farm to William Rypplyngham, burgess of Kyngeston on Hull , one tenement with a garden lying in the north part of the cemetery of the chapel of Holy Trinity, for 60 years, at an annual rent of 22s. Dated at Gyseburn, 3 Feb., 1430.

Lease from the court of exchequer, dated 5 July, 36 Q. Elizabeth, granting to Richard Manian , James Man and Thomas Man for their lives a messuage and four bovates of land lying in Ormesby, late of the monastery of Giseburn, at an annual rent of 37s.

Plenary indulgence granted to ... Bekwit (?) and Alice his wife by Robert, minister of the house of St. Robert near Knaresburgh . Dated 1503. (Hepdenstall's name has neen inserted in the place of the one erased.)

John de Builli grants to God and St. John the apostle, of Pontefract, and the monks there, in frankalmoigne, to the fight in the chapel of St. Victor Mart. half an acre of land with a toft in 'Kimberwurdia', which Godwinde Hillum holds, together with the said Godwin. (c. 1180).

Gilbert de Notton grants to the hospital of St John of Jerusalem one bovate of land of the four bovates called Ravenesacre in the village of Notton and two acres in Adbaldehage. (c. 1180-90.)