County: Sussex
Code: D0901
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: Wiston 3017
Function: Lease




Thıs endentu made betwene Joh Chaucy the yonge esquıe and Johane hıs wyfe of the on̄e ꝑtye and Edward pykecombe of the ꝑıshe of Twynem ın the
Counte of soussex~ yoman̄ of the othe ꝑtıe wıtnesıtħ that the forsaı Joh and Johane have takyn and to ferme putte to the forsaı Edwar aỻ theı
Manoı of Twynem Benfel wıth aỻ the sıngule thappurtenaunce ın the ꝑıshe of Twynem a bovesaıd excepte the place wıtħ the gardyns and the grene
to remayne ın the handꝭ of the saı Joh and Johane to have and to holde aỻ othe landꝭ pastures and medews that the saı Edwar hatħ hade to
ferme be for thıs present wrytyng to the saı Edwar hıs executours and hıs assıgnes fro the feste of saınt Mıchaeỻ the Archaungeỻ next comyng
after the date of thıs present vnto the ende and tme of ıııȷ yere after that next folowyng and fully complete yeldyng and payíng the fore to the
saıd Joħn and Johane or to aıthe of theym or to thay ctayn Attourney or assıgnes vȷ l xııȷ  ıııȷ  stlyngꝭ at two tmes of the yere that ıs to saye at
the feste of thappostılles phelyp an Jacob ııȷ ꝉı vȷ  vıȷ  stlyngꝭ and at the feste of saínte leonar the confesso᷑ than next folowyng ııȷ l vȷ  vııȷ 
dewryng whıch tme the forsaı Edwar shaỻ paye an be aỻ maner chargꝭ a yenst our lorde the kyng and all othe And also at the ende of the
saıd tme the saıd Edward the forsaıd landꝭ pastures and medews wıtħ aỻ and sıngule thappurtenaunce shaỻ yelde vpe and lefe ın as gode astate
or bette as he ın the begynyng of the saı tme yt fonde and yf yt hapyn the saıyerely ferme of vȷ l xııȷ  ıııȷ  to be behyn ın parte
or ın aỻ vnpaıed at any of the dayes a bove saı that than yt shaỻ be lawfuỻ to the forsaı Joh an Johane and theı assıgnes ınto the
saı manoı wıth thappurtenaunce to entre an dıstreyn and dıstresse so takyn lawfully to lede a weye and hold wıtħ theym self vnto the tyme
thay be satısfıed of the saı ferme so behynde wıtħ tharrerages of the same yf any be losse an expencꝭ be that occacıon made and hade And yf
no suffıcıant dystresse for the saıd ferme of vȷ l xııȷ  ıııȷ  be the not founde that than yt shaỻ be lawfuỻ to the forsaı Joh an
Johane and they assıgnes to reentre ınto the saıd Manoı wıtħ thappurtenaunce and to hol yt ın they olde Astate and the saı ~~~
Edward and hıs assıgnes to putte out and remeove thıs endentures notwıthstandyng And the forsaı Joh and Johane the saı Manoı
wıtħ aỻ an síngule thapurtenaunce for the rente above saıd and mane and fourme vnto the forsaıd Edwar hıs executours and Assıgneȝ
a yenst aỻ men shaỻ warant vnto the ende of the tme a bove saı by thıes presentꝭ Jn wıtnesse wher of to thıes endentures the ꝑtıes a fore
saı altnately haue put to thaı seales the ıx daye of August the ye of the regne of kyng henre the sexte aft᷑ the conquest xxxtıııȷ ⸫