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Regrets Fisher's illness, says that the queen (Catherine of Aragon) will soon give birth; alludes to secret matters which cannot be written.

Riding expenses of a servant of John Fisher for journeys to Haldnam [Aldenham?], St Albans, Stevenage, Cambridge, Barkway, Ware and Waltham, 18-23 January; and to Barkway, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Foderynga [Fotheringhay] and back, 31 January - 7 February.
Signed: Jo. Roffs. [John Rochester]

Richard Henrison Commissary of the Bishop of Ely, to John Fisher, describing the removal [expulsion] of the brethren of St John's Hospital by water to Ely, and surrender of the goods of the house.
No year on letter, but must be 1511

Richard Chetham, Prior of Ledes [Leeds], Kent, to John Fisher, about rates of exchange between ducats and stirling, prior to Fisher's journey (not made) to the Lateran council

List of payments, probably by the executors of the Lady Margaret, headed 'Rewardes'. It is a formed of a sheet folded in four containing 91 names followed by payments totalling £200 16s 8d.

Bull of Alexander VI to Lady Margaret. Alexander VI has recently commended to Henry VII Hadrian Castellensis [Adrian de Castello], Domestic Secretary, for the see of Worcester, but it had been promised by his Queen Elizabeth to a certain confessor; Henry VII prposed to appoint Hadrian one of his Proctors at the Curia. The Pope is content, but asks the favour of the Margaret for Hadrian.
St Peter's, Rome, 8 December 1498
Signed: Jo. Mutinen

Remise and quitclaim by William Halton of Cokerington, to William Thoresby of Louth etc all the rights he had in the lands at Parva Gymesby

Remise and quitclaim: Sir Thomas Gypthorpe of Thorpe, to John, Viscount Welles and Cecilia his wife, one of the daughters of King Edwards IV, of all the personal actions, debts and demands which he might have against them by reason of any contract made since the beginning of the world

Remise and quitclaim by Robert the son of William de Manneby, knight, to John de Welle the son of Adam de Welle, knight, of all his rights in the manor of Manneby. Undated

Remise and quitclaim by Robert Penell of Manby to "dominus" William de Broke, chaplain, and Cecilia the daughter of Henry de parua Carlton of all his rights in a toft in Manby called Boreltoft. Thursday after the feast of St. John the Baptist, 8 Henry IV (Feast of St John the Baptist - 29 August)

Monday before Epiphany, 19 Richard II

Remise and quitclaim by Philip de Manby, parson of Comberworth, to John de Waltham, bishop of Salisbury, John de Roos, lord of Hamelak', John la Warre, lord of Manchestre, William de Skypwyth, knight, John de Ranenser, canon of Lincoln, Robert de Comberworth, Robert Stynt, parson of Westerkele, Thomas de Hagh, John Stynt, Richard Morywell and William de Langholm, the feoffees of John de Welle, lord of Welle, of all his rights in the manor of Manby next Gremolby

Remise and quitclaim by Richard [Fox], Bishop of Winchester, Thomas [Ruthall], Bishop of Durham, John [Fisher], Bishop of Rochester, and John Cutte, knight to Thomas Thomson, clerk and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, of all their rights in the lands, holdings, rents, reversions and services which they had in the parish of St Egidius [St Giles], Cambridge, and which were formerly John Smyth's of London, gent[leman].
13 July 8 Hen: VIII

Remise and quitclaim [undated] by the Master and Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge, to Thomas Thomson, clerk, and rector of Wellwyn, Hertfordshire, of all their rights in lands etc in the parishes St Giles, Cambridge and of Coton which were formerly Richard [Foxe], Bishop of Winchester's, Thomas [Ruthall] Bishop of Durham's, John [Fisher], Bishop of Rochester's and John Cutte's ,knight, and which Thomas had of their gift. And the Master and Fellows will guarantee the lands against John [Islip], Abbot of Westminter and his successors.

Remise and quitclaim by John the son of Robert Manby of Stowe St. Mary to Leonard, lord of Welles, Thomas Spenser and John Langholme of all his rights in the manor of Manby next Grymmsby and Saltfletby formerly held by William Manby knight

At North Cadeby, eve of St Lawrence. Seal lost

A copy of the directions of the Lady Margaret concerning the lands left to St John's College, that those in feoffment in Northamptonshire shall revert to the King [Henry VIII] when her will has been performed.

Three page account of the meeting of Henry VII and Philip, King of Castile near Windsor on 31 January 1505. The description may have been written by or for John Fisher for Lady Margaret. The account includes a description of archers shooting for the two Kings. It ends with narrator telling Lady Margaret (`Madame... your grace') that Holt will tell her fuller detail about the decoration of royal rooms and persons .

Receipt by Thomas Thomson, Master of Christ's College, from Robert Shorton SJC Master, by the order of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester and Dr Hornby of £20.
Signed: per me Thomas Thomson