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William, son of John of Little Plumsted , on the Sunday next after the feast of St. Michael, 15 Ed. ⟨I⟩ , grants to Thomas de Blafeud, chaplain, 19 pieces of arable land lying in the fields of Great \Plumsted/ and Little Plumsted, Blafeud and Wittun.

Henry le Barkere of Little Plumsted, chaplain, grants to John de Plumsted and Amicia his wife, for a certain sum of money, one piece of meadow and land in the village of Little Plumstead. Dated at Little Plumsted the Tuesday next after the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 5 Ed. II.

William de Hyllerston, "barbour", and Matilda in le Hyrne his wife grant to Sir John de Plumsted, kt., and his heirs, one messuage and 4 pieces of arable land in Little Plumsted, computed at 10 acres more or less. Dated at Little Plumsted the Sunday on the vigil of St. Bartholomew the apostle, 6 Ed. III.

Matilda, relict of Geoffrey Woodehyrd , grants to Nicholas Reynald of Blofeld and Amicia his wife, one messuage with a croft in Little Plumstede. Dated at Little Plumstede the Monday next after the feast of the Annunciation B.V. M., 18 Rich. II.

William Billyngford of Crouche Stoke, esq., grants to Richard Goscelyn of Little Porlond and others, thirty-two acres of arable land which were formerly of the lordship of his manor called 'Roscelynnys' in West Porynglond, to hold the same at the will of the said William, at an annual rent of 10s. Dated at West Porynglond, 4 December, 21 Hen. VI.

RISTON. Richard of Biston, chaplain, grants to Alice Sreyde of the same place, 5½ perches of land with the cottage on the same, in Riston, between the land of Robert Dry on the north, and the common way on the south. Also he gives to the said Alice 4 perches of land in Riston between the same boundaries abutting on the said 5½ perches. Dated at Riston the Sunday next before the feast of the Epiphany, 28 Ed. III.

William de Reppes and Thomas his brother remit and quit-claim to John, bp. of Norwich , and his successors for ever, all their right in the manor and advowson of the church of Rollesby escheated by reason of the felony and outlawry of William Pecchue who held of the bishop. Dated at London, 21 March, 17 Ed. ⟨II⟩ .

Indenture dated 26 April, 30 Hen. VIII, by which master George Wyndham, clerk, master of the college of Russhworth , and the brethren there, demise to Robert Hawys of Weston , all their manor called 'Brethenams,' alias Catton hall, in Brethynham, co. Norfolk, for 10 years at an annual rent of £4 13s. 4d.

Charter (signed} by which Charles [Brandon], duke of Suffolk , appoints Edward Whight, esq., to the office of seneschal of the manor of Saxlyngham during pleasure. Dated 9 December, 7 Hen. VIII.

William de Wadeton, rector of the ch. of B. Mary Schotesham , grants to Peter Pycot and his heirs the chantry built in the chapel in his court of Shotesham, subject to certain conditions, (c. 1260-70.)

SHOTESHAM, CRUCHESTOK, PORINGLOND, &c. John de Pysale, clerk, Robert de Aysshefeld and Reginald de Eccles , remit and quitclaim to Roger de Wolferston , Thomas, parson of the church of Tyvenshale , and Richard Vautres , all their right in all messuages, lands, and tenements, in the villages of Schotesham, Cruchestok, Porynglond, Castre, and little Framyngham, which they had by the feoffment of Edm. de Neketon . Dated at Schotesham, Friday after f. of St. Lucy, 1 Ric. II.

Robert de Lalleford grants to Emma his wife and Robert Clerk of Schotisham , their heirs and assigns, 11 acres of land lying in the fields of Schotissham in two pieces, of which one piece lies in a culture which is called 9 acres, and the other in a culture called 'Wlsale.' Dated at Schotisham on the feast of the Assumption B.V.M., 12 Rich. II.

Margaret, countess of Norfolk , acknowledges to have received the homage of John Whyte for the land he held of her in the village of Shotesham. Sealed at Framlingham, 20 April, 14 Rich. II.

Sir Milo de Stapelton, kt., Oliver Gros , John, parson of Salle , Stephen Worthelik , and Richard Hawys , grant to sir John White, kt., their manor of Shotesham for ten years, paying annually one rose. Dated at Shotesham, 17 Ric. II. [7 Jan., 1394].

An acknowledgement that John Knyvet, late sheriff of Norfolk , received of Roger Raulyn , receiver of green wax, 13s. 4d., from Margaret Nerford , for a licence for an agreement to grant with sir Milo de Stapulton, kt., and others, concerning the manor of Shotesham. Dated at Norwich, 17 Rich. II [16 July, 1393].

William de Bergham, clerk, acknowledges to have received of sir Milo de Stapulton , sir John White , kts., Oliver Groos , John, parson of Salle , Stephen Wurlyk , and Richard Hawys , 10 marks sterling, for the term ending Michaelmas, of one annual rent of 20 marks, for the life of Margery Nerford out of the manor of Shotesham. Dated in the church of St. Christopher, London, 8 Oct., 6 Hen. IV.

William Stannard of Byskelee grants to John Sudbury of Norwich and Simon Bedyngham, citizen of Norwich , one piece of arable land and one little close in Shotesham. Dated at Shotesham, 3 Jan., 1 Hen. VI.

Thomas, duke of Norfolk , remits all actions and demands for himself and heirs against Edmund Whyte, arm., to the 1st day of Jan. last past. Dated 2 May, 25 Hen. VIII. [Signed.]

An award of Thomas Gawdy the elder, esq., and John Applyard of Dunston, gent., made the 1st of April, 4 and 5 Philip and Mary, arbitrators in a cause of Henry Doyle the younger, esq., and Anne his wife, sister and heir of Edmond Whyte, esq., deceased, against John Hallez of Shottisham , relating to lands in the parish of Shottisham.

Certificate by the prior and convent of Schuldham of the appropriation by John, bp. of Norwich , of the church of Stanford (on the retirement or death of the rector Henry de Hales ) to the uses of the prior and convent of Schuldham. Dated at Ufford, 11 Kl. May, 1301, and the 2nd year of the consecration of John, bp. of Norwich, and sealed by the priory at Schuldham, 8 Kl. May, 1301.

CAISTER. Deed by which Thomas, bp. of Norwich , and the dean and chapter of Norwich, consent to the appropriation of the church of the Holy Trinity, Caister, to the use of the priory of Shouldham, in account of the great damage of property by floods, fire and storm. Dated 22 December, 1365.

John Drabil and Peter Letys of Skothow grant to sir Milo Stapilton, kt., Oliver Groos , and sir John Whyte, kt., one acre of arable land in Skothowe. Dated at Skothowe the Saturday next after the feast of St. Martin, bp., 18 Ric. II.

STANFORD. Ida, daughter of Hubert de Stanford , with the advice and consent of her husband Humphrey , grants to Matilda, the daughter of Alan de Chastillun , for her homage and service and for 4s. 8d., one piece of her land in Stanford, paying annually for the same 1½d. (c. 1230-40.) [See MS. Ch. Suffolk 1455.]

STIFFKEY. Letters patent of King James I, dated at Westminster, 4 Feb., 1st of his reign, granting to Nicholas Bacon of Stifkey, co. Norfolk, esq., a general pardon.

STRATTON (Long). An agreement (indented) between sir Thomas Savage , sir Rafe de Shelton , Thomas de Bumpstede , and John de Snoryng , lately enfeoffed by sir Nicholas de Bourne in the manor of Long Stratton, with the church of St. Mary and the appurtenances in Tasbourge, &c., on the one part, and John de Herlyng in the name of sir Thomas de Gyney and the lady Elizabeth his wife, sister and heir of the said sir Nicholas, on the other part, viz. that the said feoffees will enfranchise John Frost if he wishes to be chaplain, according as the said sir Nicholas charged them during his life, and that the said sir Ralph will release all his right in the said manor, &c. to the said Thomas Savage and the others aforesaid, and that they will then grant the same to the lady Margerie, wife of sir Robert de Mortimer , for her life, with the reversion to sir Thomas Gyney and Elizabeth his wife and their heirs, reserving the lands, &c. purchased by the said sir Nicholas, in Long Stratton, &c. for the maintenance of a light and the clothing of five poor persons, for which the said sir Thomas Gyney shall pay them £100, and that the said sir Thomas Gyney shall secure the estate of such as purchase the lands which were sir Richard de Boylands , of the said feoffees, and the said feoffees shall release to him the advowson of the church of Waketon, if it be found the said advowson 'soit tallie,' and that the said £100 be expended for the good of the soul of the said sir Nicholas. Dated 6 June, 39 Ed. III.