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SETHEFORD. Convention between William, the prior, and convent of the church of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, of the one part, and Ralph de Barsham, vicar of Setheford , of the other, by which the said prior and convent have demised to the said Ralph, a messuage, one acre and three roods of land, in the village of Setheford, for 7 years, paying annually 2s. Dated at Norwich, on the vigil of the Annunciation, 12 Ed. I.

RISTON and FORDHAM. Confirmation by John, bp. of Ely , of the donation of John de Lisle [Insula] of the advowsons of the church of Ryston, and the half of the church of Fordham to the prior and convent of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, for the sustentation of a perpetual chantry for the soul of the said John and Mary his wife. Dated at Dodyngton, 24 March, 1335, 10 Ed. III.

Process in a cause before the official of the bishop of Norwich, between the prior and convent of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, as appropriators of St. Saviour's church, Norwich, of the one part, and Richard Sifteferthyng , Joan his wife, Richard Threschere , and Alice his wife, of the other part, for subtraction of tithes. Dated 12 Dec., 1340.

KIMBERLEY, CARLETON - FOREHOE, BURNHAM, CRUNGTHORP, and WICKLEWOOD. William de Swyneflet, archdeacon of Norwich , grants to the prior and convent of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, two messuages, a toft, and land, and rents, in Kymbirle, Carletonfourhowe, Bernham, Crungthorp, and Wyckelwode; also he grants to them Roger Neel, a serf; for providing one monk to celebrate for the soul of Thomas de Percy, late bp. of Norwich . Dated at Kymbirlee the Thursday next after the feast of St. Michael, 49 Ed. III.

Deed, by which John Wade, notary public, and others, attest an agreement made 16 March, 1362, between Sarah de Hales of Norwich and Nicholas, prior of the Holy Trinity church, Norwich , by which the said Sarah, in consideration of an allowance as a corrody and the performance of an obit for Nigel de Hales her husband and sir Robert de Eton, priest, deceased, grants to the said prior and convent all her buildings or tenements in the parish of St. Peter, Houndegate, and 2½ acres of land lying without the gates of Fybriggate, except one messuage opposite to the gates of her mansion, and one long house near the same, which she grants to sir Hugh, then rector of St. Peter, Houndegate . Deed promulgated by Nicholas Stoket, official of Henry, bishop of Norwich , 3 March, 1395, and Geoffrey Jakkes, rector of St. Peter, Houndegate , made a party to it.

CREAKE (North). Confirmation by John, bp. of Norwich , of an agreement between the prior and convent of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, of the one part, and Richard Dockyng, rector of the church of North Creyk , of the other, concerning two parts of the tithe of the lordship of Ralph de Passelewe in North Creyk , confirmed to the said rector and his successors for an annual pension of 20s. to the prior and convent of Norwich. Dated the Tuesday before the feast of St. Barnabas, 1418.

Appointment of proctors by William, the prior, and the convent of the cathedral church of Norwich in a cause before Philip, bp. of Ely , between them and the parishioners of Lenn, concerning the church of St. Margaret and the chapel of St. James and St. Nicholas, Lenn. Dated 18 October, 1427.

BATTYSFORD, co. Suffolk. Indenture dated 3 August, 26 Hen. VIII, by which the rt. rev. father, Richard, busshope of Norwich , with the assent of William, prior of the cathedral church , demises to Henry Aylmer, of Battysford, co. Suff., the manor of Battysford for 72 years, at an annual rent of £13 15s. 6d.

Geoffrey de Bungeye, citizen of Norwich , and Amabilla his wife, grant to Geoffrey de Blafeud, baker, and Margaret his wife, one messuage in Norwich in the parish of St. Gregory, in Stongate Street. (c. 1280.) [The names of the bailiffs, who are witnesses, show the date.]

Bond given by sir Robert Morle, kt., to Robert de Aula, merchant, of Norwich , for the payment of £60. Dated at St. Edmund's the Friday after the feast of St. Lucy,, virg., 16 Ed. II.

Letters patent of King Edward [II], dated at Windsor 19 July, 3 of his reign, granting to Robert de Poleye the office of ulnager of worstedes in the city of Norwich, lately held by John Pecok, sen. (Noticed by Blomefeld.)

BURGH-APTON. Judgement given by John, bp. of Norwich , concerning the right to the tithes of the rectory of Bergh with the chapel of Apton appurtenant to the said rectory, in a cause instituted between the prioress and convent of Carhowe on the one part, and master Robert de Radeswell on the other, late rector of Bergh , but now succeeded by sir William Cros, the present rector, arty to this cause. Dated at Norwich, 3 Non. Nov., 1321.

NORWICH. John, the prior, and convent of Carmelites, Norwich, grant to Thomas Appleyard and Margaret his wife, commemoration and participation in the offices of the convent. Dated at Norwich, 1417. (Plainly dated 1517, but as plainly, by error, from the writing and the name of the prior.)

FRESSINGFIELD, co. SUFFOLK. Indenture made at Norwich, in feast of Corp. Chr. 1422, 10 Hen. V, between John Mannyug, mayor, and the community of the city of Norwich, of the one part, and John Rykynghale, dean, and the chapter of St. Maries in the fields, within the city of Norwich, of the 2nd part, and sir Simon Felbrygge, kt., Roger Prat, clerk, Walter Danyel , and John Alderford , of the 3rd part, witnessing, that whereas the abbot and convent of Bury St. Edmunds have assigned to the said parties of the 3rd part the half of the church of Fresyngfeld for an annual payment of 40s., they grant the same to the dean and chaplains of St. Maries in the fields, subject to the payment to the mayor and corporation annually of £10 for finding a priest to serve the said church and officiate for the repose of the souls of William Rees and Margaret his wife, and all faithful souls, &c.

Charter (indented) by which the mayor and commonalty of Norwich grant to Robert, 'Episc. Gradensi,' and others, one parcel of land in the parish of St. Michael, Norwich, for ever, paying annually for the same 1½d. Dated at Norwich, 11 Feb., 16 Hen. VI.

A commission from George Gardiner, the dean, and the chapter of Norwich (the bishoprick being vacant), addressed to Richard Woodes, M.A., William Harvye, B.A., John Nash, M.A., and Thomas Hewson, clerk, to act as deputies for the bishop's jurisdiction, in the case of any convicted clerks imprisoned in Norwich. Dated 1 July, 1575.

Appointment of Thomas Hopkins, LL.B., as rural dean and apparitor general within the diocese of Norwich for 21 years, by Edmund, bp. of Norwich . Dated 25 Jan., 1579.

An inhibition from William Awbrey, LL.D., vicar-general of the archbishop of Canterbury , to the dean and chapter of Norwich, restraining them from making a visitation of exempt jurisdictions. Dated at London, 1 May, 1582.

Deed by which George Gardiner, S.T.P., dean of Norwich , appoints William Baynbrigg , John Barnard , and Nicholas Gylman , clerks, deputies to act during the vacancy in the see of Norwich. Dated at Norwich, 16 Dec., 1584.

ORMESBY. Simon the chaplain, son of John, son of Letice of Ormesby , grants to Richard, son of Alexander the cordwainer of Ormesby , and Beatrice the grantor's sister, one acre of arable land lying in the fields of Ormesby. Dated at Ormesby the Sunday after the feast of St. Martin the bishop, 4 Ed. II.

Letter of the prior and convent of St. Mary Magdalen of Penteney, reciting the deeds for the appropriation of the church of St. Mary's and St. Bothulph, Shotesham. Sealed with the seal of the priory, dated 1309. [Mutilated.]

The prior and convent of Pentney, appropriators of the church of St. Mary's, Shotesham, acknowledge the right of the prior and convent of the Holy Trinity, Norwich, to two parts of the tithes of the lordship of sir John de Vaux , and of certain other lands in the same parish of Shotesham. Dated in their chapter house at Penteneye, 17 Kl. June, 1309.

Letters patent of John Salmon, bp. of Norwich , confirming the consolidation of the churches of St. Mary and St. Botolph of Shotesham, and appropriation of the same, to the prior and convent of Penteney, saving the right to him and his successors of collating a vicar when a vacancy should occur. Dated at Thornegg', 2 Ides of July, 1312.

Duplicate of no. 349, with the seal (broken) of the bp. only.

Geoffrey, son of Randal de Herpele , grants to Wimar, son of Umfrey of Little Plumsted , the whole of his land which lies in 'Scarecroft,' at an annual rent of three halfpence, (c. 1200.)