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or pull down their copyhold houses without license. The glebe or demeans, in Edward the Third's time, were 40 acres; and in 1354, 51 acres and a half, but much being granted to be held by copy of court-roll, they are now reduced to about 20 acres. The patronage always hath, and now continues with the capital manor.

Norw. and Lin. Taxa.

24 marks.

  • 1301, 2 cal. Febr. Thomas Hickelyng was presented.
  • 1302, 2 cal. Nov. Bogo de Cnovile, alias Cucuville, accolite; Thomas de Verdon, patron.
  • 1316, 4 non. Febr. Thomas of Oxford, priest; Alice de Hanonia Countess of Norfolk, for this turn, as guardian to Sir John Verdon.
  • 1330, 7 cal. Apr. Thomas de la Pole, clerk; Sir John Verdon, Knt.
  • 1330, cal. Dec. John de Clipstone. Ditto.
  • 1331, cal. Aug. Robert de Clipstone, priest, at the resignation of John de Clipstone. Ditto.
  • 1339, 4 Febr. Ralph, son of Sir Ralph de Crophill, Knt.; Sir John le Verdoun, lord of Bricklesworth.
  • 1341, 29 May, He resigned in favour of John de Crophill, clerk. Ditto.
  • 1341, 4 Aug. this John resigned, and the aforesaid Ralph de Crophill, accolite, succeeded him. Ditto.
  • 1342, 21 June, Ralph changed with John Twentimark, for Warsop in Yorkshire. Ditto.
  • 1361, 31 July, John de Rouceby, priest; Sir John Verdon, Knt.
  • 1368, 17 Aug. Robert de Rokyngham, accolite. Ditto.
  • 1408, 17 Nov. Richard Farthingho, priest; Sir John Pylkington, Knt.
  • 1422, Richard Waldegrave.
  • 1457, 12 May, John Hatton; Thomas Pylkington (Scutifer.)
  • 1457, 17 Octob. John Topclyff, canon (I suppose of Old Bokenham;) John Paston, Esq.