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WOODCHURCH, BRENSETT, BILSINGTON, MERSHAM, MIDLY IVY CHURCH, OLD ROMNEY, and NEW ROMNEY. An exemplification of a fine made in the court of common pleas, dated upon the day of the three weeks of St. Michael, in the year of our Lord, 1659, by which George, lord Eure, Horatio Eure , Sampson Eure, gent., Ralph Eure, gent., William Kayes, clerk, and Elizabeth his wife, and John Pickering and Deborah his wife, acknowledge certain messuages, gardens, and lands in the above villages to be the right of Charles Lambert, gent., and Joshua Pordage, gent. Dated at Westminster, 24 Oct., 1659.

YALDING and BRENCHESLEY. Deed by which sir Thomas Scott, kt., Charles Scott , Henry Scott , George Scott , gentlemen, brothers of the said Thomas and Reginald Scott, son and heir of Richard Scott, esq., deceased, remit and quit-claim to Robert Byng, esq. for ever all their right, &c. in all those lands and tenements, and other hereditaments in Yalding and Brenchesley in the county of Kent, which the said Robert Byng lately acquired, i.e. 14 Aug., 19 Elizabeth, as parcel of the tenements, &c. of Winifrid Raynesford , deceased, together with other lands by divers instruments of the dates of 19 Elizabeth, and the 4th of Dec., 20 Feb., 20 Elizabeth, in Brenchesley and Horsmonden. To hold the same to him and his heirs for ever. Dated 28 Aug., 20 Elizabeth.

NONNINGTON. William, son of John Cundy of Sandwich , and Stephen, son of Andrew Yook , grant to John de Ketynton four acres of land at Ketynton, in the parish of Nonynton, and also 41 ac. 3 r. and 6 ft. of land, with the half of a certain place called Parsonyestoun at Ketynton aforesaid rendering yearly 10 quarters of barley. Dated at Nouynton, 20 Feb., 33 Ed. III.

WESTWELL. Confirmation by Simon [Sudbury], archbishop of Canterbury subscibed to a "laudum" and decree of arbitration by his predecessor William [Whittlesey] between John Barler, rector of Westwell , and John Frebody, rector of Bocton Alulphi , concerning the tithes of the hamlets of Chilberton, Shotyngdon, and Wyke. Dated at Lambeth, 4 Kl. Nov., 1376.

Exemplification of a recovery inrolled at Westminster, Michaelmas, 22 Chas. II (roll 60), between Theodore Grene and Edward Chapman , plaintiffs, and George Grene and Theophilus Grene, gentlemen, defendants, concerning one messuage, 2 gardens, 10 acres of land, one acre of meadow, 8 acres of pasture and common of pasture for all cattle and appurtenances in Foxton. Dated at Westminster, 28 Nov., 22 Chas. II.

HINCKLEY. Exemplification of a grant of a yearly pension of £5 6s. 8d. to the parish priest of Hynkeley, out of the late possessions of the dissolved monastery of Mountegrace, co. of York. Dated at Westminster, 12 Feb., 36 Hen. VIII.

MOWESLEY. Roger, son of William Brabazon of Mowesley , grants to John Oudeby of Stokedrie, co. Rutland , the whole of his lordship in the village of Mowesley, together with 12s. annual rent and the homage and services of the freemen for their lands and tenements held of him. Also attached to this charter is a schedule of the chief rents of Mowesley payable at Michaelmas. Dated at Mowesley, 4 April, 19 Ed. III.

PACKINGTON, co. LEICESTER, and MEASHAM, co. DERBY. Exemplification of a decree between Henry, earl of Huntingdon, plaintiff, and Thomas Pestell, clerk, defendant, concerning the claim to the tythes of the parsonages of Packington on the heath, and Mesam, in the counties of Leicester and Derby. Dated at Westminster, 29 January, 4 Chas. I.

SADYNGTON. Condition of a grant from sir William de Botereaux, kt., to John Cook of Leicester , of an animal rent charge of £6 upon his lands and tenements in Hardwick, co. Bucks, during the life of Elizabeth, wife of the said sir William, namely that if the said Elizabeth does not recover her dower out of the manor of Sadyngton, held by the said John, then the said grant of annuity shall become void. Dated the Friday on the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the martyr, 47 Ed. III.

STERMESWORTH. Sir Richard de Egebaston, kt., in Swyneford , grants to John his son and heir for ever, a certain messuage in Stermesworth which William, son of Juliana de Neubolde , holds for the term of his life. Dated at Stermesworth the Sunday next after the feast of Easter, 13 Ed. III.

STOUGHTON, PAKYNGTON, BILLESDEN, ASHBY de la ZOUCH, &c. Letters patent of K. Ed. VI, granting to Francis, earl of Huntingdon, and Thomas Hasylwood , the rectories of Stoughton, Pakyngton with its vicarage, Billesden with its vicarage, Ashby de la Zouch and its vicarage, together with lands, houses, &c. in Stoughton, Pakyngton, Snybston, Billesden, Asshby de la Zouch, Colwarby, Blakefordeby, Alton, and Assheby, in the county of Leicester; also the chantry of the B.V.M. of Aller, co. Somerset; also 4 messuages, &c. in Frisbye, co. Leicester, to hold the game to their use for ever. Dated at Westminster, 2 Jan., 3 of his reign.

WYTHCOK alias WYTHYCOK, &c. Letters patent of King Hen. VIII; dated at Westminster, 18 July, 36 of his reign, granting to John Beaumont, esq., in consideration of the payment of £1040 4s. 2d., certain lands, &c. in Wythcok alias Wythycok, co. Leicester, part of the late dissolved monastery of Launde in the same county, together with several other properties.

ORMESBY (Priory of). Charter (indented) by which the prior and convent of Ormesby, in 1243 agree with the prior of Rovenham, concerning the gift of certain lands in Rovenhamnsis (?Cavenham) by Clement Flandre to the said priory of Ormesby, viz. that the said prior of Rovenham quit-claims all right in the said lands, and the prior and convent of Ormesby agree to pay to the prior of Rovenham annually 2d, and 3d, and a half-pennyworth of incense to the church of St. Mary of Rovenham.

STANESFELD. Agatha de la Kersunera and Thomas her son grant to Thomas de Muleton the whole of the land which they hold of the fee of Peter de Nerford in Stanesfeld at an annual rent of 3s. (c. 1230.)

Adam de Sumery grants to Henry fitz 'filio' Fenner of London , in exchange for the lands held by an annual quit-rent of a pound of pepper, a quit-rent of 31 pence, that Nigel, son of the priest was accustomed to pay for the land held of the said Adam. (c. 1210-12.)

Commission from the Court of Admiralty to George Lilborne and others, impowering them to recover the cargo, &c., of the ship 'God's Guyfte,' of London, wrecked near Newcastle, from the inhabitants of the places adjacent. Dated at London, 12 October, 1646.

Elizabeth, duchess of Norfolk and lady of Urelby and of Knapp, quit-claims to Robert Mildenhale, citizen and skinner of London , and John Clee, citizen and clothier of London , all her right in an inn called 'le Ryoll,' in London in Ventnor's Ward. Dated at London, 1 July, 5 Hen. IV.

Letters patent of King Charles II, dated at Westminster, 18 February, 13th year of his reign, granting to Honora Harding an annuity of £300 per annum from the exchequer.

Letters patent of Philip and Mary, dated at Westminster 1 May, 3 and 4 of their reign, granting a special pardon to sir Nicholas Throgmorton, kt., late of London .

Indenture by which sir John Champeneys, knyght, alderman of the city of London and master of the guild of Corpus Christi of the company of skinners of London , and others, demise to Barnard Jenyn, citizen and skinner of London , a great tenement in which the said Barnard now dwelleth, and other tenements in Watling Street in the parish of St. Antholin, for 20 years, at an annual rent of £10 7s. 8d. Dated 9 November, 1537.

John, earl marshall and Nottingham, &c., John Lancastre, esq., Richard Steresacre, esq., Thomas Brunham , and Robert Southwell , are bound to Joane, queen of England, and to John Everdou, clerk of the treasury and receiver-general of the said queen, in £100 sterling, payable at Westminster on the feast of St. Martin in the winter next following the date of these presents. Dated 25 March, 1 Hen. V.

Letters patent of King Charles II, tested at Westminster, 25 Jan., 30 of his reign, granting to sir Gabriel Sylvius, kt., a licence of denization.

Copy [2 Nov. 1670] of the will of Edward Gardiner, citizen and iremonger of St. Botolph's without Aldgate, London . Dated 1655. Probate, dated 23 November, 10 November, 1655.

Judgment of master Richard Gwent, archdeacon of London, and official of Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury , attested by George Holande, notary public, in a cause of divorce from bed and board between sir William Parre, K.G., and the lady Anne Bourchier alias Parre . Dated 9 May, 1543.

BROMLEY ST. LEONARDS. An exemplification of a fine levied at Westminster, Hillary Term, 18 and 19 Chas. II, by which Gerard Whorwood and Jane his wife acknowledge the right of William Whorwood, gent., to and in a messuage, garden, and an acre of land, in the parish of Bromley St. Leonards. Dated at Westminster, 12 February, 19 Chas. I.