Calendars. 15 Dec 1484. Grant in mortmain by John Huddelston, knight, James Tyrell (age 29), knight, Thomas Barowe, clerk, keeper of the rolls of Chancery, William Tunstall, esquire, Bichard Batclyff, knight, Bichard Middelton, esquire, Geoffrey Fraunke, esquire, and Robert Brakenbury, esquire, feoffees of the king of the lordship or manor of Medilham, co. York [Map], by precept of the king and by writing indented dated 20 November, 2 Richard III, to John, the abbot, and the convent of St. Mary, Coverham, co. York, of a vaccary or place called Slapegill alias Coverhede in Coverdale, co. York, late parcel of the said lordship or manor, abutting on the water called Cover by le Huntynghalle and so to the north up by Mirkegill to a dyke called Roosedike and so to the north end of the same dyke which is the division between the said vaccary and another vaccary called le Wolddale and so from le Northest ende of the same dyke from le Midmosse as the water called Hevynwater runs between the said vaccary and another called Waldeyn and so from a stone called 'a rase of stonys' on le Coweholes and so from the said stone to the height of le Willingsett at another stone called 'a rase of stonys' and so to le longstone abutting on the height as the water called Hevynwater rans from le Rounde Hill on the moor between the said vaccary and Longstraght and hence descending to two little stones lying on the dyke called Teedike abutting on Scaleparkewall towards Northwestcorner which is the true division between the said vaccary and Sterbotton and from le Scaleparke to a way called Redegate to the west end of a cell called Whermside extending to the height of le Midmosse and so as the water called Hevynwater runs between the said vaccary and Nidderdale to the west end of Whermside by Lordgilcroke and descending by Bruntgill to the said water of Cover, in exchange for 68 acres of arable land and a waste containing about 8 acres now enclosed in the king*s park called Cotiscugh by Middelham [Map], co. York. By p.s. and for £50. paid in the hanaper.

Calendars. 07 May 1485. Commission to Thomas Weste de la Ware, knight, Robert Brakenbury, knight, John Howeton, esquire, John Rogers, esquire, Thomas Welles, William Frost and Henry More to enquire into a petition of Elizabeth Uvedale, widow, late the wife of Thomas Uvedale, knight, that whereas Maurice Berkeley, Thomas Pounde, William Uvedale, esquire, Thomas Welle and John Wayte were seised of the manor of Wykeham, co. Southampton, with the exception of two messuages, a water-mill, 50 acres of land, 5 acres of meadow, 15 acres of pasture and 8 acres of wood in Wykeham, parcel of the said manor, in their demesne as of fee in time of peace in the time of Edward lV. and received the esplees thereof, and by a charter demised the same to the said Thomas and Elizabeth and the heirs male of their bodies with remainder to the heirs and assigns of Thomas, and the said Maurice and others were also seised of the said mill, messuages, land, meadow, pasture and wood as above, and demised the same to the said Thomas and Elizabeth for her life without impeachment of waste, and William Elys, John Corf, clerk, and John Pendeford were seised in their demesne as of fee of the manor of Puttelworth and 200 acres of land and 40 acres of pasture in Broughton and of the ' Estbailye * in the forest of Bukholt, CO. Southampton, and received the esplees thereof and demised the same to the said Thomas and Elizabeth and the heirs male of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of Thomas, and the said Thomas and Elizabeth were accordingly seised of the premises and received the esplees thereof and had issue one Robert Uvedale, who still survives, and the said Thomas died and after his death the said Elizabeth was seised of the premises on 8 October, 1 Richard III, and afterwards in Parliament at Westminster, 28 January, 1 Richard III, it was ordained that William Uvedale late of Wykeham, esquire, should forfeit all the possessions which he held on the said 18 October, by an inquisition taken at Winchester, co. Southampton, on 8 December, 2 Richard III, before John Grene, esquire, then escheator, by virtue of his office, it was found that the said William Uvedale was seised on the said 18 October in his demesne as of fee of the said manor of Wykeham and the advowson of the parish church of Wycombe, worth £44. yearly, and of the manor of Petuworth, co. Southampton, and 200 acres of land and 40 acres of pasture with the custody of 'la Estbailye' of the forest of Bukholt, and these were accordingly taken into the king's hands and are still in the king's hands, but they are the same as the premises above-mentioned, the manor being called by the names either of Puttelworth or Petuworth, and the said William had no right in them, wherefore she prays that justice may be done.

Calendars. 24 Mar 1585. Commission to John Audeley of Audeley, knight, Thomas Bryan, knight, Westminster. Humphrey Starky, knight, and Robert Brakenbury, knight of the body, to enquire into the petition of Thomas Bruyn, esquire, that whereas John Colyn, parson of the church of Stifford, was seised of the manor of Southwokyndon, co. Essex, and two acres of land in Stifford, co. Essex, in his demesne as of fee and demised the same to Robert de Memey for life with remainder to Ingelram Bruyn and the heirs male of his body, and the said Robert was seised of the premises and died and they remained to the said Ingelram, who received the esplees thereof and had issue Maurice Bruyn and died, and the premises descended to the said Maurice and he was seised thereof in his demesne as of fee tail and enfeoffed Philippa, late duchess of York, of the same and she granted the same to him and Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of their bodies, and they were accordingly seised of the same in their demesne as of fee tail, and the said Maurice enfeoffed John Cley, knight, John Crowland, clerk, Robert Oldefeld, clerk, William Jenny and John Huntyngdon of the same and these granted the same to Thomas Sevmour, knight, Thomas Hungerford, esquire, John Heron, esquire, William Ludlowe, esquire, Nicholas Stathum, Thomas More, Richard Langton and William Everard and their assigns for the life of the said Elizabeth without impeachment of waste, with remainder to the said Maurice and the heirs male of his body, and the said Maurice died and the said Elizabeth afterwards died and the said Thomas Bruyn, as son and heir male of Maurice, entered into the premises and was seised thereof in his demesne as of fee tail imtil he was unjustly disseised by Thomas Tirell, esquire, and Elizabeth his wife, now the wife of William Brandon, esquire, to her use, and the said Thomas Tirell died and the said Elizabeth married the said William Brandon and they were seised in their demesne as of fee in her right of the premises, and by an act in Parliament at Westminster, 28 January, 1 Richard III, it was ordained that the said William Brandon should forfeit all the possessions which he held on 18 October then last past, by an inquisition taken at Brendewode, co. Essex, on 80 September, 2 Richard III, it was found etc (as on p, 524), and accordingly the premises were taken into the king's hands and are still in his hands, but the said William Brandon and Elizabeth had no right to the premises, wherefore he prays that justice may be done. By p.s.