Counterpart indenture, 1 July, 2 Henry VIII, being the memorandum of an agreement...

Counterpart indenture, 1 July, 2 Henry VIII, being the memorandum of an agreement between King 'Harry' VIII, of the one part, and Thomas Howarde, knight, lord Howarde and the Lady Anne, his wife, one of the daughters of King Edward IV of the other; whereas the said Thomas and Anne had heretofore petitioned for her 'part and purparte' of the land, etc. of Dame Anne, countess of March and Ulcestr', mother of Richard, duke of York, father of King Edward IV, and of the purchased lands of the said king; the king by advice of his council grants that he will, by letters patent, before Michaelmas next, give to the said Lady Anne and the heirs of her body to be hereafter begotten, the castle and manor of Wyngfeld, the manor of Sileham with Velez and Stradbroke, a mill, 600a. land, 60a. meadow, 253a pasture, 60a. wood, 100a. heath, 100a. marsh and 52l. rent in Wyngfeld, Sileham and Stradbroke, co. Suffolk; the manors of Frostenden and Cretyng, 20 messuages, 20 'carues of lande,' 100a. meadow, 1,000a. pasture, 100a. wood and 10l. rent, in Frostenden and Cretyng, co. Suffolk; the manors of Cotessey and 'Stokton with Soca,' co. Norfolk; the manors of Cudlyngton, Lewkenor and Newenham Courteney, 13 messuages, 16 'virges' and 20a. land, 24a. meadow and 100s. rent in Throp, Cudlyngton, Sulthorn and Hanewell, co. 'Oxonford '; the manor of Langley Westbradley, co. 'Bark'; the manors of Gresthorp and Normanton, 12 messuages, 6 'oxganges,' 20a. land, 40a. meadow, 40s. rent, in Gresthorp, Normanton, Sutton and Northclyfton, co. Notts; the manors of Blyburgh and Westwode, 24 'oxganges' land, 55a. meadow, 6 messuages, 6 tofts, 30 'oxganges of land in thandes of the tennauntes at wills' and 80a. wood, in Blyburgh and Coryngham, co. Lincoln; the manor of Faxflete, 7 messuages, 28 tofts, 24½ 'oxganges of lande and medowe,' 16l 6s. 10d. rent in Northdalton, Faxflete, Blaktoft Brownflete, South Cave, Yverthorp, North Cave, Hothume, Santon and Southclyf, co. York; the manor of Norton under Hampden, co. Somerset; the manor of Wylmyngden, co. Kent; and the manor of Evyngdon, co. Leicester; covenant by the king that if the said manors, etc. be under the yearly value of 1,000 marks, he will make up the said value to her by the grant of other manors, etc.; further the king grants that he will by other letters patent, before the said date give to the said lord Howarde the manors of Claxton, co. Norfolk, and the manor of Fyndon, co. Sussex, to hold 'to the said lord his heires and assignes for ever;' for all which the 'said lord Howarde, and Lady Anne his wife,' covenant to make estate to the king of all the lands, etc. of the said King Edward IV, 'whereto the said Lady Anne is enheritable,' with warranty by her 'against the Abbot of Westminster and his successors'; and 'the said lord' covenants not to claim 'as tenaunt by the courtesy of England' 'after the decesse of the said Dame Anne.' English. Signed Thomas Howard; Anne Howard. Memorandum endorsed of enrolment in the Bench, in the first roll of Charters, etc. Easter Term, 3 Henry VIII. Suffolk etc