County: Ely
Code: D0670
Reference: Cambridge University Library: EDC 1/B1/337
Function: Lease




Thıs Jndento made the xxıȷtı day of Septembre ın the tentħ yere of the reıḡne of kyng henry the eıgħt wıtnessıtħ that lor Joħn Por of the Cathedraỻ chırcħ of Ely And the Convent of the
same place hatħ dımısı graunte and to ferme lett to wıỻm hıdo of Ely Botewríght ther tenement wıtħ a holte a docke and a wılern lyen ın Ely aforseı beyon the Ryu cally
the EE belongyn to the Chapeỻ of o lady ın Ely aforseı To haue and to hol the seı ten̄ent docke and wıllerne wıtħ aỻ ther [...] the seı wıỻm and hıs assıgnes fro the Feste of
seynt [...] tharchᷓungeỻ next folowyng the date herof to the ende and terme of Fourty yerꝭ thannext folowyn and fully to be [...] Payeng therfor yerely to [...] por  Convent
or to [...] xııȷ  ıııȷ  at Festꝭ of thannu@cıaco of o lady  seınt Mıcheỻ tharchᷓungeỻ by evy porcōns and oo [...] wax . And the seı wıỻm  hıs assıgn̄ees att
euy alıencıaco or avoydᷓunce duryn the seıd tme shaỻ pay to the Maıster of the chapeỻ of o lady aboueseı oo pounde wax And the seıd wıll and hıs assıgnes suffıcıently
shaỻ repare the seı tet ın aỻ thyngꝭ As weỻ ın Carpentry tylyn dawbyng Meuvryn hegyn and dıchyng durȳg aỻ the seıd terme att aỻ tymys wha nede shaỻ
requıre and ın the ende of the same tme the seıd tenēnt suffıcıently reꝑı and holte suffıcıently wt wode plante and [...] shallebe / And ıf ıt happe the seı Rent or any
ꝑte therof be behyn and not paıd aftyr any of the seıd festꝭ by the space of xv days that than ıt shalbe lefuỻ to the seıd por and Convent and to ther successours ın the seıd tenēt to
and euy ꝑceỻ therof to entre and dıstrayne the dıstresse so taky to lede Cary and dryve a wey and annenste them to hol tyỻ they of the seı Rent wt the Arreragís
of the same befully Content and paye and euy tyme duryng the seıd terme that the master of the Chapeỻ whıcħ shalbe For the tyme or by hys depute / see the seıd
tenēnt ruyn ıs  not reꝑıe and geve sūmons to the seıd wıỻm or hıs assıgn̄ees for to repayre ıt and he or they do not make the same reꝑacons suffıcıently after the seıd sūmons
to hym [...] them gevy by the space of a quart of a yere thannext folowyn or ıf the seıd rent be behynd  not paıd ın ꝑte or ın aỻ aftır Any of the seıd Festꝭ by the space of three
[...] that than ıt shalbe lefuỻ to the seıd por and Convent  to ther successours ın to the seıd teent to reentre And the seı wıỻm and hıs assıgnees hoolly to put oute thes Jndent᷑ıs
natwıthstandyn / And the seıd wıỻm nor hıs assıgn̄ees shaỻ feỻ lopp ne cropp tymbre as asshe Oke or Elme growyng wt·ın the seıd grown nor the wylowes before ne at the ende
of the house wıth oute lycens of the maıster of the Chapeỻ whıcħ shalbe for the tyme / And ıf the seıd tenement [...] hurte or wastı by the seıd wıỻm hıs assıgn̄ees or suᷓntꝭ wt
Fıre as god forbede so ıt be by defawte or neclıgence of any of them that than the seıd wıỻm and hıs assıgnees the seıd ten̄ent shaỻ make and repaıre ageyne at ther coste ·
and charge Jn wıtnesse wherof the ꝑtyes aboueseıd entchaungeably haue putto ther seallꝭ the day and yere Abouewrıty