County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4226
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Stopford Sackville 788
Function: Lease




Thıs endenture wytenessetħ that Jamys Fynaᷓnce of stachede ın the conte of bedfor hatħ grante and lete
to ferme hıs place at Chırche style wt the crofte and aỻ Swyche londes medes lassus And pastureȝ heges
and duches longynge vnto the forseı place late calle buottꝭ whıche Rıchar whıte late hıl of þe
forseı James / And ıȷ Acres of londe more therto vnto Mıcheỻ kers of the same towne taylou and
Agnes hıs wyff theı assıgnes for the tme of Seue yere fro the feste of the Anūcıasıo of
oure lady seınt mary the xxx yere of the Reygne of kynge the sext vnto the tme and ende of
the forseı vıȷ yere paynge yerly vnto the forseı Jamys and hıs assıgnes xx  at towe tmes of
the yere be Egaỻ porsıons that ıs to sey atte feste of myghelmasse x  and at feste of the An
sıacıo x  and vııȷ  yerly for kynge suıce And doȝe And aday ın hervest Calle bedrepe wt sutes
of Court / to haue and to hol vnto the seı Mıgheỻ kers and Agnes hıs wyffe and the assıg
the forseıd· place and Croft wt londes medes lassus pastures heges and dıches wt aỻ the portenances
and the seıd Mıcheỻ and Agnes hıs wyffe shuỻ repare And kepe the walles hegges and dıches durynge
durynge [sic] the tme aforseı And atte tme ente to leue hít ın as goo state as hít schaỻ be repare vnto
hıs hon at hıs comynge ín / And the for seı James and hıs assıgnes shuỻ alowe yerly vnto the forseı
Mıcheỻ and Agnes and theı assıgnes xıȷ  durynge the tme of vıȷ yere aforseı for stey reꝑacıōns
be the forseıd mycheỻ do at the begynyn of the forseı tme ın the place Aforseı and ın wıtnes
of the forseıd couenantꝭ as weỻ the forseıd James as the seı mycheỻ to thıs psentes endentu
enterchangabely haue sette to theı selles the xv day of Januíe the yere of the Reygne of kynge
henry the vȷte afte the conquest xxx / / /