Patent Roll, 37 Henry VIII., part 1, m. 11, No. 33. Grant in consideration of the sum of £408 18s. 10d. to Richard Gresham and John Gresham of London knights and William Gresham Citizen and mercer of London of all lands meadows feedings pastures woods underwoods rents services and hereditaments called Rowholte with the appurts. now or late in the tenure of the said John Gresham knight scituate lying and being in the parish of Chelsham co. Surrey to the late Monastery of Shene now dissolved formerly belonging. Also the messuage tenement and farm called Westbarnes with the appurts. in all five hundred and seventy-six acres and a half lying and being in the parish of Marten to the late monastery of Marten belonging; also all tithes of sheaves grain and hay; also all those woods there containing 20 acres in the parish of Marten. Also all that messuage called Welcombes and Laurence lying in Whatyngdon to the late Monastery of Chertsey belonging. And also a croft and half a virgate of land called Stacye's, etc., in Whatyngdon formerly belonging to Thos. Bassett and to the late Monastery of Chertsey and now parcel of the honor of Hampton Court. Also all woods underwoods and trees, etc., on the above premisses growing and belonging also all rents and yearly profits whatsoever reserved, etc. Also grants that the said Richard John and William have the premisses as freely and fully as the last Prior of Shene; the last Prior of Marton, and the last Abbot of Chertsey respectively held the same. The possessions in Chelsham extend to the clear yearly value of 26s. 8d.; in Westbarnes to £18 10s. and in Whatyngdon 50s. 1d. To have, etc., to them and the heirs and assigns of the said John Gresham for ever to the use and behoof of the said Richard John and William and the heirs and assigns of the said John for ever. To hold, etc., Westbarnes Welcombes and Laurences and other the premisses in Marton and Whatyngdon in capite by service of the 40th part of one knight's fee. Rendering yearly for Westbarnes, etc., 39s. 8d.; for Welcombes and Laurences and other the premisses in Whatyngdon 5s. 1d. into the Court of Augmentations. [T. R., Westm. 12 September by the King himself.] Patent Roll, 2 Edward VI., part 6, m. 8. Reciting letters patents of 3rd April, 1 Edw. VI., ordering Sr John Gresham Knt. "now Maior of owre Cytie of London," and Andrew Judde, Alderman of the same, to be commissioners for the sale of a certain quantity of Allum and Leade; and now acquitting them of the sum of £669 17s. 10d. for all manner of accounts, etc., concerning the same. [Hatfield, 3rd September.] Patent Roll, 4 Edward VI., part 8, m. 26. Grant to John Gresham, Knight and Alderman of London, and others, in consideration of the sum of £1,276 Os. 10d. of divers premisses in Barbican, Swanne Alley, Golden Lane, Bichlane, Redcross St., Whitecross St., Grub St., and Moor Lane in the parish of St. Giles Cripplegate. All which premisses extend to the clear yearly value of £91 2s. 1ld. To hold, etc., in free burgage of the City of London, and not in capite. [Leiges, 12th April.] Patent Roll, 5 Edward VI., part 4, m. 10. Grant to Sir John Gresham, Sir Rowland Hill, and Geo. Barons, Citizen and Alderman of London, and Wm. Blakwell, gent., common clerk of the City, in consideration of the sum of £1,461 2s. 6d., of 5 closes of land, containing 27 acres next Gallowe feld being in Lambeth, co. Surr. to the late Hospital of Thomas Becket in Southwark late belonging; one croft of land and meadow called Jewes meade containing 1 acre in Camberwell, And all lands, etc.. lying in Wymbledon and Mitcham; 26 acres in St. George feld, Southwark; an annual rent of 13s. 4d. issuing from a teuement in Blackman St.; an annual rent of 18d. issuing from lands and tenements in Penge to the late Hospital formerly belonging. Also an annual rent of 24s. in Dunsford, co. Surr., an annual rent of 40s. issuing from the manor of Chilworth, co. Surr. Also the Rectory of Great Wakeryng, co. Essex, etc., to the said late Hospital belonging. Also an annual rent of 13s. 4d. issuing from land called Medewocke. Also divers possessions in London and Southwark. [Westminster, 13th August.] Patent Roll, 33 Henry VIII., part 4, m. 1-48. Licence to William Rede to alienate the site of the house or late priory of the Carmelite Friars, commonly called the Whyte Fryers of Blakeney, co. Norf., with lands in Blakeney and Wyston, co. Norf. To Richard Gresham, Knt., his heirs and assigns for ever. [T. R. apud Westminster, 20th March.] Patent Roll, 37 Henry VIII.. part 8, m. 20-26. Licence in consideration of £20 17s. 4d. to Richard Gressham, Knight, to alienate the manor of Wetherwyke in Holdernes, co. York, also the moiety of the manor of Tassborough, co. Norfolk, etc., to John Gressham, knight, and Thomas Gressham, Citizen and Mercer of London. To have and to hold to them and their heirs for ever. [T. R. apud Westminster, 11th July.] Patent Roll, 7 Edward VI., part 11, m. 20. Grant to Thomas Gresham, Esq., in consideration of his services beyond the seas, of the reversion of the scite of the late Monastery of Westacre, co. Norf., and of the manors of Westacre and Custhorpe, and the Rectory of Westacre, etc., and other premisses in the said County of Norf., etc. [Westm., 1st of July.] Patent Roll, 32 Henry VIII., part 3, No. 28, Memb. 20. Grant to Sir Richard Gresham of London, in consideration of the sum of £11.137 11s. 8d., of the scite of the late Monastery of ffontibz alias ffountaunce, co. York, and all the church, belfry, and cemetery of the same late Monastery, and all gardens, orchards, lands, meadows, woods, and underwoods, etc., containing by estimation 12 acres, lying as well within as without the scite aforesaid, two watermills for grain under one roof, a house called the Barkhouse, and a mill called the Bark Mill; a messuage within the scite of the Monastery, and all and every the walls about the premisses, all which premisses are scituate within ffountaunce and Rypon, or in the parishes of the same. Also ffountaunce Parke and all houses, etc., to the same belonging. Also the scite and capital messuage of the manor of Brymbam, and all the park of Brymbam, and all houses to the same belonging, and all the houses and lands to Brymbam Grange belonging, and divers lands in the parishes of Massam and Kyrkeby Malsherd, co. York, to the said monastery lately belonging. Also all the Grange called Morker Grange with the appurts. in the parish of Ripon, and all houses, buildings, gardens, and orchards to the said grange adjoining or in any wise belonging in the parish of Ripon. Also all the grange called Haddocke Stone Grange, and all houses, barnes, dovecotes, orchards, gardens, etc., to the same adjoining or in anywise belonging. And also all the grange called Swanley Grange, and all messuages, houses, buildings, lands, woods, commons, etc., in the parish of Rypon and elsewhere to the said grange belonging. Also all the grange called Cayton Grange in the parish of Staveley, with all lands, etc., thereto belonging. Also the grange called Sutton Grange with the appurtenances in the parish of Rypon. Also the grange called Bramley Grange with its appurtenances in the parishes of Massam and Kyrkeby Malsherd. And all the grange called Nutwith Cote in the parish of Massam and Kirkeby Malsherd. And Aldeburgh Grange and one tenement or Grange called Northcote, lying in the parishes of Massam, Kirkeby Malsherd, and Tanfelde, and all messuages, lands, tenements, rents, reversions, woods, underwoods, commons, moors, marshes, waters, fishings, etc., in Swynton, Ilkton, and Warden Marske, in the parishes of Massam and Kirkeby Malsherd, to the said Monastery lately belonging. And also the grange called Potte Grange, and the tenements called Nether Asshehed and Over Asshehed. And all the lands and pastures called little Netherwoode, now inclosed within the park of Christopher Danby, Knight, called Lighton Parke, and all houses and lands, etc., to Lofthouse Grange belonging. Also the granges called Sykes Grange, Burthwayte Grange, Calfall House Grange, the messuage and tenement called Westholmehous in Massam, Estholme house, Sykesfurth alias Sixefurth Grange, and all houses to the same belonging, Hashaye Grange in Rypon, Baker Grange, and all houses in the parish of Rypon, and in and upon the moors called Grene Hoe Mores from Craven Crosse to Craven Kelde. And also the messuage or tenement called ffelbeck house, and pasture, etc., to 35 "lez Stottes" in winter time and to 4 oxen all times of the year in the lands called Brymben More to be yearly depastured. The grange called Warshall Grange. Also all the scite and capital messuage of the manor of Balderbye in the parish of Topcliff, and all the lands adjacent, lands in Beverley, and all that pasture of sheep upon Beverley Rigges, and upon the Moors at Northcote in Craven in the hands of the late Abbot at the time of the dissolution of the said late Monastery, divers houses and tenements in Arneclyffe, and rents to the amount of 17s. 10d. The water mill called Scothorpe Mill, the water mill for grain, and all the fullers mill in Kylnesey, and all the water course running the same mills. The Lordships and Manors of Brymbam, Beverley, Aldburgh, Malham, Lytton, Kylnesey, Merkynton, and Bordeley alias Bordeley Barony, and all messuages, lands, etc., demised as well by Indenture as by copies of Court Rolls, Knights' fees, escheats, etc. The King further grants to the said Richard Gresham all the house and scite of the late Monastery or Priory of Swyne. And all the church, belfry, and cemetery of the same and all houses and lands thereto belonging in the parish of Swyne in Holderness, also pasture and feeding to 60 cattle yearly in the common pastures of Swyne, and for 24 cattle yearly in the common pastures of West Carre, Drypole, Wolburghe, and Launthorpe Granges, feeding for 500 sheep, and all other animals and cattle without number in Somergranges in the parish of Swyne. The house and scite of the late priory of Nunekeling, and the church, belfry, and cemetery of the same priory, and one windmill in Nunekelynge. To have hold and enjoy the aforesaid manors, granges, and all other the premisses above expressed to the said Richard Gresham his heirs and assigns for ever, to hold of the King in capite by the 20th part of one knight's fee, rendering yearly for the scite of the Monastery of ffountaunce £5 58., for Brymbam Grange £1 10s., for all the other granges and lands in the whole the yearly rent of £40 16s. 6d. to be paid at the Feast of St. Michael at the Court of Augmentations. The King grants to the aforesaid Richard Gresham all the issues, rents, etc., of all the manors, lands, etc., from the Feast of the Annunciation last past to have to the said Richard Gresham without account. Witness the King at Westminster. [This grant extends to 7623 acres of land.] Gresham de Gresham et de Holte in Norff. Add. MSS. Brit. Mus., 14,311, fo. 73-79—Pedigrees by James Gresham and Ex autogr. penes P. L. Norroy, 1724. Omnibus, etc., Petronilla de Nerford salt'm etc. Noveritis me concessisse John Gresham port un breife dannuite vers La Dame de Mowbray et Counta recouvera. ... . fil. Willielmi Rooke-Jacobus Gresha' de Holt in Will'mus Gresham de Walsingha' p'va filius 2dus Jacobi Gresha' de Holt Ar. et Margareta Billingford. Jacobus Billingford habuit officium Capitalis Clerici de Corona t'pe Thomas Billingford constitutus serviens R. ad Legem 21 Apr. 36 H. 6, Johanna filia Galfridi Joh'es Gresha' de Holt in Alicia fil. Alex. Blyth et soror Porter de Holkham in Norff. A com. Norf. Arm. B et sola hæres fratru' Joh'is, Will'i, et Rad'i. Or, a chev. inter 3 Lioncels ramp. s. Tho. Chamberleyne. |