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Farnham

County: Dorset. 40 entries. Search all entries for this place →

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Fareham 70Farndon Northamptonshire 23Faringdon Oxfordshire 12Farrington Southampton 9Farringdon 4Farrington Meddle Restore 4
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The printed indexes cite Farnham in 24 entries beyond those issued here — lands, churches and commissions touching the place.

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Summary

27Documents
0Discrete acts
15People named
1274-01-16 – 1483-11-28Date range

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  • Close Rolls 16
  • Fine Rolls 7
  • Patent Rolls 4

Entries

Years 1274–1483

  1. 1274-01-16 date: inferred

    Order to the same to deliver to Robert de Tateshal, son and heir of Robert de Tateshal, deceased, tenant in chief, the lands late of his said father, he having done homage. Be it remembered that the said Robert has made …

  2. 1294-09-17 date: inferred

    the justices of the Bench. Order not to put Henry de Grey in because he did not appear on Friday the morrow of Midsummer the suit before them by the king's writ between Richard de Grey concerning the unjust taking and de…

  3. 1294-09-17 date: inferred

    Order to cause the abbot to be acquitted of the service that he ought to have made to the in his army of Wales, in the tenth year of the reign, for one knight's he holds of the king, as the king has pardoned him this ser…

  4. 1294-09-17 date: inferred

    Order to the escheator beyond Trent to take into the king's hand the lands late of John del Wyk, deceased, tenant in chief.…

  5. 1306-05-16 date: inferred

    To the sheriff of Northampton. As the king wills that Thomas and his sons, shall dwell in that castle during this summer, he orders sheriff to cause the houses, chambers, walls and bridges of the castle be repaired befor…

  6. 1306-05-16 date: inferred

    To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king sent Master Gilbert de Arderne, his clerk, to choose certain footmen co. Chester and to take them in his service to Scotland, and ordered collectors of the n…

  7. 1329-07-17 date: inferred

    To the sheriff of Kent. Order to sepersede entirely his distresses of the men and tenants of the abbot of St. Augustine's, Canterbury, of his manors of Menstre in the Isle of Thanet, Chistelet, Stureye, Litleburn, Northb…

  8. 1329-07-17 date: inferred

    To the sheriff of Kent. Order to sepersede entirely his distresses of the men and tenants of the abbot of St. Augustine's, Canterbury, of his manors of Menstre in the Isle of Thanet, Chistelet, Stureye, Litleburn, Northb…

  9. 1343-07-01 date: inferred

    the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order not to intermeddle with the manor of Yeshampstead because the king has it to his chamber and wishes answer for the issues thereof to be in that chamber. the same.…

  10. 1343-07-01 date: inferred

    Order to certify. the auditors of accounts of the king's under the exchequer seal, of the money for which answer has been at the exchequer for the manor of Yeshampsted after the term of de Foxle, and not to intermeddle f…

  11. 1343-07-01 date: inferred

    To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order not to intermeddle henceforward with the manor of Yeshampstead because the king has reserved it to his chamber and wishes answer for the issues thereof to be made in th…

  12. 1343-07-01 date: inferred

    To the same. Order to certify the auditors of accounts of the king's chamber, under the exchequer seal, of the money for which answer has been made at the exchequer for the manor of Yeshampsted after the term of Thomas d…

  13. 1343-07-02 date: inferred

    To Thomas de Foxle. Order to deliver the manor of Yeshampsted to Henry de Graystok, the king's clerk, and to come before the auditors of accounts of the king's chamber to render his account as aforesaid, when he is warne…

  14. 1343-07-02 date: inferred

    To Thomas de Foxle. Order to deliver the manor of Yeshampsted to de Graystok, the king's clerk, and to come before the auditors of of the king's chamber to render his account as aforesaid, when he warned by them thereupo…

  15. 1343-07-05 date: inferred

    the mayor and bailiffs of Sandwich. Order to receive 300 stones, the king has ordered the sheriff of Kent to have quarried at Folkestan the king's engines and brought to Southampton, from the said sheriff, keep them safe…

  16. 1343-07-05 date: inferred

    To the mayor and bailiffs of Sandwich. Order to receive 300 stones, the king has ordered the sheriff of Kent to have quarried at Folkestan the king's engines and brought to Southampton, from the said sheriff, keep them s…

  17. 1345-09-20 date: inferred

    Jordan de Fenes, parson of del Herst church, diocese of Chichester, that he owes to Richard de Abyndon of Westminster 401. ; be levied, in default of payment, of his lands, chattels and ecclesiastical in co. Sussex. Will…

  18. 1345-09-20 date: inferred

    Cancelled on payment.…

  19. 1459-08-17 date: inferred

    . 243 by knight service, which is in the king's hand for the failure an heir of the said Peter, and (2) a messuage and 12 acres of in Langrak, a messuage and 16 acres of land in Barley, and tenement in the same town of B…

  20. 1459-08-17 date: inferred

    Commitment (with like proviso) to James Kyghley, mermainprise of James Grene and Christopher Grene of gentilmen, of the keeping of 5 messuages, 3 tofts, 3 57 acres of land, 3 acres of meadow and acre of wood Kyghley, and…

  21. 1459-08-17 date: inferred

    Commitment (with like proviso) to William Heron and John esquires, by mainprise of John Heron of Foorde, co. knight, and Henry Beaumont of Overton, co. esquire, of the keeping of the castle and lordship Bamburgh and all …

  22. 1459-10-26 date: inferred

    Elizabeth Blake, late the wife of John Blake esquire ; Southampton and Wilts ; Dorset.…

  23. 1460-01-07 date: inferred

    Commitment to John Pury, esquire, by mainprise of Thomas Dalamare of Aldermanston, co. Berks, esquire, and Nicholas Hervy of Godalmyng, co. Surrey, gentilman, of the manor or lordship of Crokeham, which has come to the k…

  24. 1483-11-22 date: inferred

    Grant for life to the king's servant and secretary John Kendale of the offices of controller, changer and assayer of the mint and coinage of gold and silver within [the Tower of] London and all places within the realm an…

  25. 1483-11-22 date: inferred

    Commission to Huiphrey Savage and Richard Wilson, one the king's gerjeants at arms, to enquire in the county and town of Suthampton, the counties of Dorset and Somerset and the Isle of Wight into the complaint of Roderig…

  26. 1483-11-28 date: inferred

    Licence for the prior and convent of Croyland to elect an abbot in the place of Richard Croilond, deceased. By p.s.…

  27. Undated date: uncertain

    Presentation of Michael de Reynivill to the prebend late of Nemyn in the church of Cashel, in the king's gift by reason of the of Cashel being in his hands; directed to the dean and of Cashel.…

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