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Letter, no year, Adam Sowgate, Ospringe, Kent, to John Taylor SJC Master, asking to be assigned the parsonage of Ospringe.

Affidavit by Thomas Watson, concerning the leases at Staple and Down Court Manor, Kent.

The conveyance from Wodward [Woodward] to John Stone and from Stone and executors of J. Stone to Collins and from Collins to Quilter and from him to the present executors. Also includes the answer of Thomas Stansham [Stransham] to the bill of John and Elizabeth Browne.

Bill of complaint by Simon Lynch [Lynche] and John Browne and Elizabeth his wife, in right of the said Elizabeth, executrix of the testament of Mildred Quilter, widow.

Letter, no year, Christopher Nevinson of Adisham Kent, to John Taylor SJC Master, warning of a distraint for debt, thought to be at Henry VIII's suit, on the manor of Headcorn, Kent.

Further statment of the case, by counsel, with the final recommendation: "the best way forward is for the Colledge (sic) to exhibit their bill to he Queen Majestie and then my Lord Keeper per speciale mandatum domini Regine to heare and determyne it".

Draft bill of complaint about Downe Court [Down Court], addressed to the Lord Keeper.

Letter, James Dixon, Newnham, Kent, to Humphrey Gower SJC Master, informing of him of the waste and demolition of Headcorn rectory by SJC tenant William Peche [Peachie].

Lease, SJC to Robert Cook, Southernden Farm, Boughton Malherbe, Kent.

List requests for leases held by Dr Taylor, and for the court at Higham, Kent.

Map traced from the second class tithe map showing College land (also known as field #981) in Egerton and Boughton Malherbe parishes. The original scale was 3 chains to 1 inch.

Map, with reference, of Southernden Farm occupied by James Weeks, in the parish of Boughton Malherbe and Headcorn Kent. The farm was part of the estate of Francis Robins. Robins bequeathed the land to the College.
The grid scale is 10 perches to 1 inch over the map. The border is decorated and the cartouche has cornucopiae and birds with the reference in scroll work.

Map (coloured) of part of Boughton Malherbe parish Kent, drawn from tithe map, with reference. The original scale was 3 chains to 1 inch.

Letter, Peter Peke tenant at Higham, to SJC, about indemnity against the words parliament and army taxes appearing in his new lease.

Letter, Peter Peke tenant at Higham Kent concerning the estate.

Petition (undated), Sir Robert Southwell to the executors of Lady Margaret Beaufort, asking compensation for losing a wardship wrongly adjudged to be of a fee held of the Duchy of Lancaster; Southwell had lost it through letters being addressed by the King [Henry VII] to Lady Margaret.

Letter, Richard Neale (Neile), Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, Westminster, to Richard Clayton SJC Master, money due from Dr Cary at Shrewsbury, a lease of Sunninghill, and a lease of house at Westminster College.

Letter, Richard Potman [Pitman], Clifford's Inn,London, to Richard Clayton SJC Master, claiming fees for keeping courts in Kent and providing Clayton with an outline of the Steward's duties.

Richard Potman [Pitman}, steward of SJC's courts in Kent, enclosing court rolls of Headcorn and requesting arrears of his fees.
The original letter is addressed to Owen Gwyn, Bursar, and in the body of the letter refers to its bearer, Clayton. However, Gwyn's name has been crossed off the c 20th-century typescript list and it has been catalogued under Clayton (the reasons for this are not known)

Report from the survey of Southernden farm, parishes of Headcorn, Boughton, Egerton and Smarden Kent.