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Attested copy of grant of Henry VIII to William and Francis Sheldon of lands in counties of Warwick, Worcester, Gloucester and Chester from the former possessions of specified religious houses; in consideration of the sum of £1804. 8s. 11 1/2 d paid by William and Francis Sheldon, gentlemen, the King granted to them the following lands and revenues:- Lands and revenues: Manor of Warmington County: Warwick Former Owners: Priory of Witham, co. Somerset. Lands and revenues: Rent of 13s4d. from the Rectory of Warmington County: Warwick Former Owners: Priory of Witham, co. Somerset. Lands and revenues: Rent of 6s.8d. from the Rectory of Willey County: Warwick Former Owners: Priory of Witham, co. Somerset. Lands and revenues: Manor of Tadlington, alias Talton, Worcester. County: Worcester Former Owners: Monastery of Evesham, co. Worcester. Lands and revenues: Three quarters of land called Beamons in the fields of Brodmerston beyond the stream by Quinton. County: Gloucester Lands and revenues: Four acres of land in the same fields towards Quinton, together demised to Thomas Russhell. County: Gloucester Lands and revenues: Messuage and lands in Dommiston now or late in the occupation of Robert Robyns, Elizabeth his wife and one of her sons. County: Worcester Former Owners: Priory of Studley, co. Warwick. Lands and revenues: Chapel and cemetery of Dormyston County: Worcester Lands and revenues: House and barn in Dormyston commonly called Le Parsonage County: Worcester Former Owners: Priory of Studley, co. Warwick. Lands and revenues: Croft in Dormyston near the fore-going called Gorys, now or late in the occupation of Humfrey Yardeley, clerk. County: Worcester Former Owners: Priory of Studley, co. Warwick Lands and revenues: Tithes of the chapelry of Dormyston County: Worcester Former Owners: Priory of Studley, co. Warwick. Lands and revenues: Moiety of the Manor of Quenehill now or late in the occupation of Thomas Wetherston County: Worcester Former Owners: Monastery of Tewsbury, co. Gloucester Lands and revenues: Manor of Abryghton als. Abburton and appurtenances in Parshore County: Worcester Former Owners: Monastery of Parshore, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: Parcel of land called Tuddingtons Lees now or late in the occupation of Thomas Tracy gentleman. County: Worcester Former Owners: Monastery of Parshore, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: Pasture called Caldwell late in the occupation of John Hinton County: Worcester Former owners: Monastery of Parshore, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: Land called Abbotts Hill near Stulton County: Worcester Former owners: Monastery of Parshore, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: [N.B. Exception of tithes of corn in Abrighton als. Abburton formerly paid to the monastery of Parshore] Lands and revenues: Advowson of the Rectory of Abrighton als. Abburton County: Worcester Former owners: Monastery of Parshore, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: All [other] lands, rents and services in Abrighton als. Abburton formerly the property of the monastery of Parshore and with the manor demised to William Sheldon County: Worcester Former owners: Monastery of Parshore, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: Land and tenements in Upton Snodesby and Collesden now or late in the occupation of Ralph Sheldon County: Worcester Former owners: Monastery of Parshore, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: Manor of Bynton and all messuages, lands, rents and services in the towns, fields and parishes of Bynton and Drayton, demised with the manor to Richard Aston County: Warwick Former owners: Monastery of Bordesley, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: Fishing in the Avon at Bynton bridge `a stagno sursum usque vadum deorsum'. County: Warwick Former Owners: Monastery of Bordesley, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: All leasowes, neytes and meadows above the said bridge. County: Warwick Former Owners: Monastery of Bordesley, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: Croft called [blank] Crofte on the S. bank of the River Avon and in the parish of Bynton, now or late in the occupation of Richard Mylwarde. County: Warwick Former Owners: Monastery of Bordesley, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: Messuage called Pytehouse and one virgate of land and a grove called Pytegrove in Knightwyke, now or late in the occupation of John Alderfull, Leticia his wife and John their son. County: Worcester Former Owners: Prior of Little Malvern, co. Worcs. Lands and revenues: Messuage, six separate pastures, 40 selions of arable land and a parcel of meadow in Belley, now or late in the occupation of William Payne and parcel of the possessions of Thomas Crumwell late Earl of Essex, attainted of high treason. County: Worcester Former Owners: Monastery of Alcetour, co. Warwick. Lands and revenues: Parcel of land called Hunts in Beley aforesaid, likewise parcel of the possessions of Thomas Crumwell. County: Worcester Former Owners: Monastery of Alcetour, co. Warwick. Lands and revenues: Messuages and lands in the parish of Alderleghe, now or late in the occupation of Sir Edward ffytton, Knight. County: Chester Former Owners: Monastery of Delacres, co. Stafford. Lands and revenues Wood and grove called Quenehill Grove of c. 1 1/2 acres in the parish of Rippeley County Gloucester Former owners Monastery of Tewsbury, co. Gloucs. Lands and revenues Wood and grove called Priory Grove of c.4 acres in Beley, parcel of the possessions of the said Thomas Crumwell. County Worcester Former owners Priory or Monastery of Alcester, co. Warwick. Lands and revenues Advowson of the Rectory of Warmington County Warwick Former owners Lands and revenues And all and singular lands, rents and services, profits and commodities [etc.] lying and being in the towns, fields, parishes and hamlets of Warmyngton, Ullesthorpe, and Willey, co. Warwick, and Tadlington als. Tradlington als. Talton, Crombe, Adnescot [Armscott], Newbold and Dorlingscott, co. Worcester, and Quenehill and Rippeley, co. Gloucester, and Abrighton als. Aburton, Upton Snoddisby and Collesden, co. Worcester, and Bynton and Drayton, co. Warwick, and the said manors of Warmyngton, Tadlyngton, Abrighton als. Abburton and Bynton and the moiety of the manor of Quenehill Lands and revenues All such lands and revenues granted to William and Francis Sheldon to be held in as ample a form as they were formerly held by the prior of Wytham [co. Somerset], the abbot of Evesham, the prior of Studley, the abbot of Pershore, the abbot of Bordesley, the prior of Little Malvern, the prior of Alcester, the abbot of Delacres and the abbot of Tewsbury Lands and revenues Excepting and reserving to the Crown all advowsons and rights of presentation, apart from those of the rectories of Abburton and Warmington, and the lead of in and upon the chapel of Dormyston Lands and revenues The clear annual value of the various lands [etc.] being as follows, viz: The former possessions of the priory of Wytham ... £21 17s. 9d. Monastery of Evesham £33 7s. 1d. Priory of Studley £3 3s. 4d. Monastery of Tewkysbury £6 22d. Monastery of Pershore £21 18d. Monastery of Bordesley £4 2s. 8d. Priory of L. Malvern 13s. 4d. Mon. or priory of Alcester 26s. Monastery of Delacres 45s. £93 18s. 6d. Lands and revenues William and Francis Sheldon to pay annually the following rents: Lands and revenues For the manor of Warmington and other lands formerly of the priory of Wytham 43s. 9 1/2 d. Lands and revenues For the manor of Tadlington als. Talton and other premises in Talton, Adnescote Newbold and Dorlingscote £3 2s. 3d. Lands and revenues For messuages and lands in Brodmerston 4s. 5 1/2 d. Lands and revenues For messuages and lands formerly of the priory of Studley 6s. 4d. Lands and revenues For the manor of Abrighton als. Abburton and other premises formerly of the monastery of Pershore 42s. 2d. [Last section underlined] Lands and revenues For the manor or grange of Bynton and other premises formerly of the monastery of Bordesley 8s. 3 1/2 d Lands and revenues For messuages and lands formerly of the priory of Little Malvern 16d. Lands and revenues For messuages and lands formerly of the monastery or priory of Alcester and parcel of the possessions of the late earl of Essex 2s. 7 1/2 d. Lands and revenues For messuages and lands formerly of the monastery of Delacres 4s. 6d. Lands and revenues For the moiety of the manor of Quenehill and other premises formerly of the monastery of Tewsbury 12s. 2 1/2 d. £9 7s. 11d. In two hands, change at f.8. Endorsed: 350 H.8 Henricus Rex ad Wm. Fr. Sheldon, Concessio de Manerio Abburton 2L 2s 2d