A Common-place book of the fifteenth century, containing a religious play and poetry, legal forms and local accounts. Printed from the original ms. at Brome Hall, Suffolk, by Lady Caroline Kerrison. Edited with notes by Lucy Toulmin Smith.

12 (b). All men beynge presont and for to cum [folio 76b] be a know, That we, Wyllm. B. of O. and Anneys my wyffe, with on a-sent hath ȝowyne and grantyd, and be owre presont chartyr hath confermyd to lord John Schalys, and to Edward M. esqwyer, and to Wyllm. S. of Walton, to the eyrys and syneys of the same Wyllm., all owre [In the MS. "owre" is placed before "rentes."] londes, tenementes, rentes, and seruyes, medowys, ffedynges, pasturys, [heaths, reed-beds,] [These words are untranslated in the MS., a blank being left in each case as before, p 146.] torvedollys, merchys, with all hys pertynences, comedyteys, proffytys, of the same londes and tenementes, were-so-euer they perteyne, [folio 77a] in the towne or fyld [heaths] [Ib.] comownys and mercys of O. or ony othere were-with in the hunderede of Estflege: To haue and to hold all the forseyd londes and tenementes, rentes, and seruyis; medowys, fedyngyes, and pastures, [heaths, reed-beds,] towrvedowlles, and merschys,

with all there pertynences, to the forseyd lord Thomas Scalys, Edward, and Wyllm., to the eyrys and to the assyneys of the same Wyllm., of the chyffe lordes of the ffeys be the seruyis there-of dew and rygth custum, excepte on messe and viij acrys of lond with the pertynens in O., the wych messe and viij acrys of lond with the pertynens late the forseyd Wyllm. S. of O. haue had of gyfte and feffement of Thomas Grene and of Mary hys wyffe. And we þe forseyd Wyllm. and Angn', and owre eyrys, all the forseyd londes, tenementes, rentes, and seruyis, medowys, fedynges, and pastures [heaths, reed-beds,] Turvedowllys, and merces, with all ther pertynences, excepte befor excepte, to the forseyd lord Thomas Scalys, E. and Wyllm., to the eyrys and the syneys of the same Wyllm., a-ȝens all men schall warant for euer more. In the wyche thynge wettenesse of thys presont chartyre owre selysse ar put to; be thys wytenesse John Seyve, etc., et allijs. Dat. apud O. predict.