County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4139
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: Bor BE 2/71
Function: Agreement




Thys ındentu made the fıft day of Janua the fıftene yere of the Reıg of Kyn herry the vıȷth betwe Thomas Prıo᷑ of the prıorye of Seynt Joħn Baptıst  seynt Joh
Evangelısse o Caldeweỻ  the Couent of the same place of the o ꝑtıe  George Gascoıg Esquıe Joħn Poley the yonge Gentılma Joh hocħyn vıke of kerdyngto 
wıllıam Joy of Bed feffes of herry Rudyn late Maıst of the hospıtaỻ of Seynt Jonys of Bed of xȷ Me  xxxıııȷ Ac  d lan ın Bedfor ın the Counte of Bed o
the sc̄de ꝑtıe  Joħn Mordaunt of Turvey o of the kyngꝭ sıauntꝭ at the lawe of the thırde ꝑtıe wıttnessıtħ that whe the saı herry Rudyn late Maıst of the saı hospıtaỻ
of seynt Jonys of Bed made  declary by hıs last wıỻ Amongꝭ othe that the say xȷ Meseȝ xxxıııȷ  d Acres lan ın Bed ın the Counte o Bed shul be Amortıȝed
to the seı prıo᷑  Couent  to the successo᷑s to thentent ‸ that cte obıtes shul be kep yerely for hy ın the say Prıorye for eu / / and wıllı furthe that ın [...] the say
Prıo᷑ cow not or we not of Abılıte to Amortıȝe the saı Me  lan that tha the same Me  lan shul be sol by hıs feffeȝ therof to be dısposyd to hy ın dedꝭ
of Charíte / / And for as mucħ as the seı prıo᷑ ıs not of Abılıte to amortıȝe the seıd· Meseȝ  lan / / Therfor the seı prıo᷑  Couent and also the seıd George Joħn
Poley Joħn hochy  wıllıam by theȝ psent barganytħ  sıllıtħ to the seı Joħn Mordaunt the seı xȷ Me xxxıııȷ  d acres lan wıtħ aỻ the Evıdencꝭ
connyn the pmısseȝ  that the seı feffeȝ shaỻ make a suffıcıant seu  lawfuỻ estate of  ın aỻ the seıd Me  lan to the seı Joh Mordaunt  to
hıs heıreȝ  assıgnes as the seıd Joh Mordaunt  hıs heıreȝ shaỻ assıg  avıse  at hıs cost  charge · For the whıcħ xȷ Me  xxxıııȷ  d acres lan 
evıdencꝭ the saıd Joh Mordaunt shaỻ ‸ pay to the sayd prıo᷑ ‸  to thuse of the seyd porye  for acte obıte for the seıd herry as shalbe appoyntyd betwe the seı prıo᷑  Couent  the seıd feffeȝ to thuse of the seı
porye  for acte obıte
forty mar of laufuỻ mony · whıch the seı Joh Mordaunt hatħ payd to the seıd prıo᷑ at the sealyn of theȝ psentȝ wherof
the sayd prıo᷑  couent knolegge the by theȝ psent to be weỻ  truly contentyd  payd / Jn wıttnesse wherof to theon ꝑtıe of the ındent᷑es trıꝑtyd
remaynyng wıtħ the saı Joħn Mordaunt the seıd po᷑  Couent the couent  coıe seale  the say George Joh poley Joh [...] cler  wıllᷓm
the seales haue putto  to the sec̄de ꝑte of the same [...] trıꝑty remaynyn wıtħ the saıd feffeȝ the same prıo᷑  Couent the couent  coıe seale
 the saı Joh Mordaunt hıs seale haue putto and to the [...] ꝑte of the same ındentures remaynyn wıtħ the same prıo᷑  Couent the saı George
Joħn poley Joħn hochy  wıllᷓm Joy the [...] the day  yere abovesayd  and the saı Joh Mordaunt at hıs cost  charge hatħ  shaỻ agre wıtħ
theırȝ of the seı herry Rudyng for the rıgħt  tıtle ın all the pmısseȝ  wıtħ aỻ othe ꝑsons that be or haue be emfeffe or seasyd of the seıd Me  xxxıııȷ acres  d
of land or of any ꝑceỻ therof to thuse of the same herry and also the seıd Joħn shaỻ suffe Saunders to haue o of the seıd Me duryn hıs lıff and bere aỻ
expen  costꝭ for the defence of the seıd Mes  land ın the kyngꝭ Chᷓncy [signed: [Latin: ꝑ me tomā porē ꝑme wıỻm harweỻ ꝑ me wıỻm hontyngton ꝑme thoma vylly ꝑ me [...]
ꝑme Johem london ꝑ me wıỻm [...] ꝑ me wıll hychyn]]