County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4130
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: L/Jeayes 228
Function: Sale
Thys ındent made the thyrde day of February the xııȷ yere of the reıg of kyn henry the vııȷtħ Bytwe Rıcher Erle of kent of the o ꝑty
and Sy Roƀt legħ knygħt of the othe ꝑty wytnessetħ that the seyd Erle hatħ bargayned sold by thyeȝ psentꝭ bargaynetħ selletħ vnto
the seyd Robert aỻ hys woodys vnderwoodꝭ aỻ man of trees yt ys to sey Okys Elmys assħeȝ hasyllꝭ aỻ othe trees growyn wıthy
hys grett ꝑke of Ampthyỻ wıthy hys lytꝉe ꝑke of ampthyỻ aforeseyd calle pountys ꝑke wıthy the County of Bedfor And the seyd Erle
Couenᷓntetħ gᷓuntetħ by thyeȝ psentꝭ to the seyd Roƀt that he hys assıgneȝ shaỻ haue free lıƀtye to falle carye lede awey at aỻ tymeȝ atthe
plesure wıthy the space of xxȷ yeres next ensuyn aft the date hereof aỻ the foreseyd Trees woodꝭ wıthout lett dısturbaunce or Jnquyetyn
hereaft to be made by the sey Erle or by eny oy ꝑsones ın hys name or by hys conmaundement For aỻ the whıche seyd trees woodꝭ vnderwoodꝭ
the seyd Roƀt Couenᷓnteth gᷓunteth that he shaỻ truly content paye to the seyd Erle twoo hundred markꝭ stlyn ın man fome folowyn
that ys to sey atthe seyalyn of thys ındent o hundre mᷓrkꝭ wherof the sey Erle dothe knowle hym selff by thyeȝ psentꝭ to haue
resceyue the seyd Roƀt hys executos to be therof clerely Acquyted dyscharge for eu by thyeȝ psentꝭ and the othe hundre
markꝭ resydue of the seyd CC mᷓrkꝭ to be paye to the sey Erle ynmedyatly aft such tyme as the seyd Erle hath opteyne of wıỻm
Botry Alycence to make sale of the pmysseȝ ꝓvyded alweys yt yt ys fully agree bıtwe the sey ꝑtyeȝ yt yf the sey Roƀt nor
hys assıgneȝ cannott peseably eyoye [sic] optey hys seyd bargay wıthout lett or ıntupco of eny man of ꝑsone that the the seyd Roƀt hys
excoutos assıgneȝ to be dıscharge of the payment of the seyd hundre mᷓrkꝭ resydue of the seyd CC mᷓrkꝭ Jn wytnesse wherof the ꝑtyeȝ
abouesey ıntchaungeably to thyeȝ psentꝭ haue putto theı sealeȝ yeve the Day yere Aboue wrytto ⸫
[margin: [signed: Kent]]