County: Middlesex
Code: D2096
Reference: Warwickshire RO L1/179
Function: Agreement
Thıs, Jndenture made the xxıȷth day of Septemƀr þe fyfte yere of þe reıg of kyng henry þe vııȷth bıtwıxt Joħn Melton Esquyer
of þe on ꝑte and Joħn Twyselton Ceteȝen and goldsmyth of london of þe othır parte Wıtnessıth that where Joħn Bruges Ceteȝen and
Alderma of londo and Nycholas lambert Ceteȝen and grocer of london, haue bargayned sol vnto þe seıd Joħn Twıselto hıs
heıres þe man of Rudsto wt thapp᷑tenᷓnce ın þe county of Northᷓmp oþwıse callıd þe man o Rodsto and aỻ theır londꝭ ten̄tꝭ
rentꝭ uıces reucoūs heredıtamentꝭ wt thapp᷑tenᷓnce ın Rudsto ouRudston and Nethır Rudsto othırwıse callı ou Rodsto
Nethır Rodsto ın þe seıd county o Northᷓmp whıcħ man oþ þe pmısses þe seıd Joħn Melto byfore þt bargayned sol
vnto þe seıd Joħn Bruges Nycholas and þe same clerely to them relessıd wt thassent of Thomas lord Darcy for eu · All whıcħ
bargan sale þe seıd Joħn Melton haıtħ ratıfıe confermy to be goode sure ın þe lawe vnto þe seıd Joħn Twyselto
hıs heırs for eu as by Jndenturs wrytyngꝭ made of for þe pmısses may appere · The seıd Joħn Melton for certen
sōmes of money to hym paıd by þe seıd Joh Twyselton afore þıs tyme · wherwt he holdıth hym pleası satısfıe haıth
couenᷓntı gᷓuntı and by thıes psentꝭ couenᷓntıth gᷓuntıth and byndeth hym hıs heırꝭ vnto þe seıd Joh Twyselto
that ı ıt fortune þt þe seıd Joħn Twıselto or hıs heırꝭ or eny oþ ꝑson whıcħ shalbe seasıd to thuse of þe seıd Joh Twyselto
or hıs heırs hereaft of ın þe seıd man oþ þe pmísses be íntruptı or lett of þe takyng of þe yerely rentꝭ revenuȝ ꝓfıtȝ whıcħ
shaỻ growe be due by reason of þe seıd man oþ þe pmıssıs heraft by reason of eny execuco ‸ þof had or to be had o eny statut
o þe staple statut mchant reconysans or íugement · or oþwıse by eny ꝑso heraft · that than þe seı Joħn Twyselto euy ꝑson
þt shaỻ be seası of þe seıd man ‸ þe oþ pmísses to hıs vse · shaỻ pesıble take levy ꝑceyue from tyme to tyme yerely asmuche of þe
rentꝭ revenuȝ and ꝓfıttꝭ o þe man o Asto wt thapp᷑tenᷓnce ın þe county of york and o þe man of kyngesclere wt thapp᷑tenᷓnce ın þe county
o Southamp As þe seıd Joħn Twıselto or hıs heırs or eny oþ ꝑson seasıd to hıs vse · or to thuse of hıs heırs shaỻ lose or for goo
by reaso of eny suche execuco had or to be had of þe seıd man of Rudston oþ þe pmısses of eny suche fortune to be heraft · And
þe seıd Joħn Melto couenᷓntıth gᷓuntıth by thıes psentꝭ þt aỻ euy ꝑso þt shaỻ fortune to be sease of ın þe seıd mans of Aston
Rudston, o ‸ þe othır o them shaỻ stond be seası · thero · to thuse ıntent compse ın thıes psent Jndenturs · Jn
wıtnes wherof to thıes psentꝭ þe ꝑtes aboueseıd haue entrechaungeablıe sett theır seales þe day and yere aboueseı ~~~
[signed: ꝑ me Johe meltone]