92 The Society s MSS. Quidhampton. 



Not till 1324 is the property dealt with in these deeds, described 

 ■as a manerium. The lessor above speaks of " all the land of Qued- 

 hampton which he has in the same." The last clause expressly 

 determines that " at the end of the twelfth year at Hockeday the 

 said Eichard shall receive his hall and ox-house, with that part of 

 the court, viz., towards the west ; and all the other part of the 

 court with the garden dove-house and with the rest of the appur- 

 tenances shall remain in possession of the abbot and convent. 



It would certainly appear from this clause that the property 

 was divided, and that whereas the abbot and convent were just 

 taking a lease from Richard de Hyweye of his part, they were 

 already in possession of the residue, or of some portion, at any 

 rate, of the residue, by some different title. Thus at the outset 

 we are met by a difficulty. It is very unfortunate that the originals 

 of the next two deeds set out in the "abstract" are missing. 

 Possibly if we had the full text our difficulty might resolve itself, 

 for the first of them shows William de Hey weye (son and heir, pre- 

 sumably, of the above Eichard, who is here described as " knight ") 

 acquiring some further estate of lands in Quidhampton : — 



(2) 

 Ait the feast of St. Barnaby [11 June] 32 Edw. j. 1304. An Agreem 1 - 

 between Agnes the Eelict of Rich d , Pig on the one part and W m . de 

 Heyweye son & heir of Richard de Heyweye Knt. on the other part viz' 

 that the s d . Agnes did give and grant to the s a . William 



All her land in Quidhampton with the rents wards 

 releifs escheats & all other the appurtenances. 

 To hold to the said William his heirs & assignes for the term of 

 100 years att the rent of 14 marks to be paid halfe yearly during the life of 

 the s d . Agnes And after the decease of the s d . Agnes the s d . land 

 should remaine to s d . W m . & his heirs or assignes free from any payment 

 saveing to the s d . Agnes her freebord during her life. 



The 11th June in the year 1304, fell on a Thursday. On the 

 following Sunday, according to the "abstract," William de 

 Heyweye made over his estate in Quidhampton to his son 

 Eichard : — 



(3) 

 Sunday next after the feast of St. Barnaby 32 Edw. j. 1304. An 

 Agreement between William Lord Heyweye on the one part and Richard 



