<County: Staffordshire>
<Code: L1321>
<MS reference: Matlock, Derbyshire Record Office, D 231 M/E 9>
<Text: Lease>



Thys indentur berys wytnes yt Thomas okouer of okouer in~ yo Chyre of Staff Squier has betakon@
& to ferme let to Richarde Boyse de okouer ye ouer end of ye towne ˆ [of okouer] wt all ye feldes yt is for to sey
reserueing~ ye nedur ende of ye towne yche howse ij Bestus gresud all 3ere for to knowe hys Bondes
vppe aftur ye Broke to ye Mylners close and so vp aftur Mylners close to Brandwode close & so
aftur to ye Coldewall 3ate & so aftur ye Coldewall close to pynchene syde to ye wormestall hed
& so downe aftur ye wormestall hede downe aftur ye hede of 3ellay & aftur ye syde of 3ellay
and yen~ aftur ye ende of 3ellay to foxle Clowe downe to kylnedale & so aftur kylnedale
hegge to kylnedale 3ate & so downe Jude lowne wt all ye Mesus & Croftus being~ weth
Jn~ ye forseyde bondes wt all yes customes yt longon@ to thes Mesus yt is for to say
knyttespens Chereffe-Thothe Comyn+fyne & xv d & all odur Customes yt longon~ to holy
kyrke as tenondes were wont to do to have & to holde all ys Mesus wt all ye profetes
to ye terme of ix 3ere next suwing~ ye terme begyning~ at ye fest of Seynt Marten~ in~
wyntur ye 3ere of ye kyng~ henry ye syxt xxij 3ere paying~ yerfore 3ereley xl s~ at
ye fest of Seynt Joh Baptyst / xx s~ & at ye fest of Seynt Martyn~ / xx s~ also Thomas
Hobson~ shall have yt place yt he syttus Jn~ terme of hys lyve & ye seyd Ric~ shall be a-lowud so
meche for hym~ of ye seyde summe duryng~ ye seyde Thomas lyve & aftur ye deseysse of ye seyde
Thomas ye howle summe to be payde also ye seyde Thomas shall have xxx Chepe wt ye seyde
Ric~ in~ Close and to all yees Couenandes well & truley to be perfermed ye
partyes be-fore-seyden her seles haue set+to yees Beren~ wyttenes Joh Bayley of
okouer henry allesworth of ye same wyll dell Rowe of ye same & odur Mowe 3even~
at okouer in ye fest of Seynt Mychaell ye 3ere of kyng~ henry ye syxt / xxij 3ere &c~