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i) Draft of a grant by William Alston, at the request of Thomas Alston, his brother,...

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WARD 2/62/241/127
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[16th century]
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i) Draft of a grant by William Alston, at the request of Thomas Alston, his brother, to Thomas Foxe of Sudbury, Suffolk, inn-holder, and Agnes, his wife, of the inn called the Crown in Sudbury, Suffolk, where Thomas Foxe lives, and all the houses, buildings, yards and gardens adjoining, and one orchard called the 'Dryinge Yeard'. [c. 15 November 1592 - December 1594].

ii) Draft of a quitclaim by Thomas Alston of Edwardstone, Suffolk, by order of an award by Sir William Waldegrave, knight, John le Hunte, Robert Goldinge, Matthew Cracherode, Thomas Waldegrave, esquires, and [Edward] Barker, gentleman, to William Alston, son and heir of Edward Alston, deceased, his brother, of the manor of Sayham [also Siam or Saxham] Hall, Suffolk [details specified]. [16th Century].

iii) Draft of a grant by William Alston of Newton, Suffolk, yeoman, son and heir of Edward Alston, deceased, by order of an award by Sir William Waldegrave, knight, John le Hunte, Robert Goldinge, Matthew Cracherode, Thomas Waldegrave, esquires, and [Edward] Barker, gentleman, to Thomas Alston of Edwardstone, Suffolk, yeoman, his natural brother, of a messuage called 'Deanes', with all houses, buildings, barns, stables, yards, gardens, orchards and two closes of pasture in Newton, Suffolk [details specified]. [16th Century].

iv) Grant by William Alston of Newton, Suffolk, yeoman, son and heir of Edward Alston, deceased, by order of an award by Sir William Waldegrave, knight, John le Hunte, Robert Goldinge, Matthew Cracherode, Thomas Waldegrave, esquires, and [Edward] Barker, gentleman, at the request of Thomas Alston, his brother, to Thomas Foxe of Sudbury, Suffolk, inn-holder, and Agnes, his wife, of a messuage or inn called the Crown in Sudbury, Suffolk, and all the houses, buildings, yards and gardens adjoining, and one orchard called the 'Dryinge Yeard'. December 1594.

v) Grant by William Alston of Newton, Suffolk, yeoman, son and heir of Edward Alston, deceased, by order of an award by Sir William Waldegrave, knight, John le Hunte, Robert Goldinge, Matthew Cracherode, Thomas Waldegrave, esquires, and [Edward] Barker, gentleman, at the request of Thomas Alston, his brother, to Samuel Alston, son of Thomas Alston, of a messuage or tenement with a garden and orchard called 'Priors', in Newton, Suffolk, and a rod of land adjoining the messuage. December 1594.

vi) Indenture by which William Alston of Newton, Suffolk, yeoman, son and heir of Edward Alston, deceased, by order of an award by Sir William Waldegrave, knight, John le Hunte, Robert Goldinge, Matthew Cracherode, Thomas Waldegrave, esquires, and [Edward] Barker, gentleman, granted to Thomas Alston of Edwardstone, Suffolk, yeoman, his natural brother, of his messuages, tenements, houses, buildings, yards, gardens, orchards, lands, meadows, pastures and hereditaments in Great Horkesley, Essex [details specified]. December 1594.

vii) Incomplete indented quitclaim by Thomas Alston of Edwardstone, Suffolk, yeoman, by order of an award by Sir William Waldegrave, knight, John le Hunte, Robert Goldinge, Matthew Cracherode, Thomas Waldegrave, esquires, and [Edward] Barker, gentleman, to William Alston, son and heir of Edward Alston, deceased, his natural brother, of the manor of Sayham [also Siam or Saxham] Hall (details specified). [16th Century].

viii) Indenture by which William Alston of Newton, Suffolk, yeoman, son and heir of Edward Alston, deceased, by order of an award by Sir William Waldegrave, knight, John le Hunte, Robert Goldinge, Matthew Cracherode, Thomas Waldegrave, esquires, and Edward Barker, gentleman, granted to Thomas Alston of Edwardstone, Suffolk, yeoman, his natural brother, a messuage or tenement called 'Deanes', a messuage or tenement called 'Motte', a messuage or tenement called 'Clarebecke' or 'Orells', four closes in Assington, Suffolk, a messuage or tenement called 'Cordwayns' alias 'Hales' and two meadows, barns, crofts, fields and land called the 'Chauntrye Londe' alias 'Collys', land called 'Great Gatsomes', 'Litle Gatsomes' and 'Light Londe' alias 'Lamp Londe', a messuage or tenement called 'Hoppers', land called 'Kempsters' and 'Thurbarye Crofte', a messuage or mansion house called 'Birchette' with a yard, garden and orchard, a croft called 'Marshe Crofte', land called 'Balls', a croft called 'Maggl Crofte', land called 'Lytle Marshefeild Ley', 'Marshefeild Brome', 'Marshfeild Woode' and 'Marshfeild Grove', and lands, tenements, hereditaments with appurtenances called 'Newton House' [details specified for all named land and properties], in Newton and Assington, Suffolk. December 1594. Seal missing.

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