County: Sussex
Code: D0533
Reference: Brighton, East Sussex Record Office: RYE/23/137/13
Function: Lease
Thıs ındentu made bıtwene Adam leuelor vpo the one ꝑtıe And Robert Onwy of Rye ın the shıre of Sussex gentılman
Joħn Suttōn of Rye Fısschmong Rıchar Schodwell o Rye ın the shıre of Sussex housbondeman vpo the othır ꝑtıe berıtħ
wıtnesse that þe saıde Adam hatħ take let to ferme to thesaıde Roƀt Joħn Rıchar hıs man of levyshᷓm wt all alman londꝭ
tēntıs rentıs suıcꝭ and aỻ ye ap̄tınenceȝ · lyeng wtın the lordschıp of Brede and ellıs where wtın þe shıre of Sussex~ to þe saıde
Man ın anywıse ꝑteynyng Forthwıth ctayne greynes as ıt folowt · that ıs to say · vııȷ · qᷓrts whete · vııȷ qᷓrts barly · vııȷ qᷓrts benys
vııȷ semys otys mesurı by the mesure of Rye To haue holde the saıd Man wt aỻ hıs app᷑tenᷓnceȝ and graynes afore rehersı
to the saıde Roƀt Joħn and Rıchard to þaıre Assıgneȝ · fro the feste of seınt Mıcheỻ Archangıỻ next to cōme aftır the da of þıs
psentȝ vnto the ende tme of v yeer then next sewyng vppo the condıcons þat folowen · That ıs to wete that the saıde Roƀt
Joħn Rıchar and þaıre executo᷑s assıḡns shul paıe ȝeerly to the saıde Adam hıs heırıs hıs assıgnes · xx ꝉı of lawful money o
Englan · at the festıs of Estır and seınt Mıcheỻ Archangıỻ by evy porcon And the Berne the gerner the stable Shepyn of þe
saıde Man roof thıght kepe at þaıre owne cost duryng þe tme aforsaıde · And ovır that bere paıe to the owns of þe saıde lordshıp
Fe of Brede þe rentꝭ fynes for sute of Courteȝ dewe custumable / þe saıde tme durıng / And þe saıde Adam hıs heıres or assıgn þe housıs afor
rehersı ın tymbre werk of þe roofıs wal thıght at þaır ꝓpre costꝭ suffıcıently shul repaı maynte dury al þe saıde tme And þe saıde
Roƀt Joħn Rıchar and þaıre executo᷑s assıgneȝ bı al the tme abouesaıde shul haue suffıcıent resonable plowbote closure bote fıre
bote o þe saıde Man growyng vppo ın þe saıde Man to ben spent / durın þe saıde tme wtout any wast doíng / · And ıt shal ben leefful
to þe saıde Adam hıs heıres assıgnes · the saıde Man to entre ıssue ın aỻ couenable tymes to cary drıve vppo the landıs weyes
of þe saıde Man to onttre hıs graynes ın the saıde Man beyng bıtwıx the festꝭ of seınt Mıchel Archangıỻ next comy aft þe date of
þese psentȝ · and natı̄e of seınt / Joh Baptıst / þā next folowȳg / and ou that / · at al tymes leefful · þe saıde Man to entre Jssue carye
dryve for ovırsıght reꝑaco of þe saıde Man wt the app᷑tenᷓncȝ · And the saıde Adam grauntıth for hym hıs heıres assıgn þat ıt shal
ben leefful to þe saıde Roƀt Joh Rıchar þaıre executo᷑s assıgneȝ the saıde Man ın al resonable tyme to entre ıssue o þe saıde
landꝭ weyes to cary dryve to ontt voıde þaıre graynes othır goodꝭ fro þe fest of seınt Mıcheỻ Archangıỻ next at þe ende
tme o þe saıde v yee vnto þe fest of natı̄e o seınt Joh Baptıst þan next folowy · And yef ıt hap þt any walscot or watscottꝭ ben sett
vppo þe landıs of þe saıde Man duryng þe saıde tme · þan the saıde Roƀt Joħn Rıchar þaır executo᷑s assıgn · shul kepe the daıes of
paymēt / þo paıeng aft þe rate · so þt þe saıde Adam hıs heıres assígns forfete to þe Baılıf of the leveỻ no wanys · takıng / þfor fuỻ
allowance of þe saıde Adam hıs heıres assıgnes at þe payment of þaıre ferme abouesaıde / And yef þe saıde Adam come wt · íí hors · íí
tymes euy yeer dury the saıde tme ‸ to þe saıde Man · Than þe saıde Roƀt Joh Rıchar þaıre heıres assıḡns shul fynde þe saıde íí hors % o man
al þe whıle þt þe saıde Adam abıdıth þe · / And ın cas the saıde Rıchar dıscese wtın þe tme of v ȝeer abouesaıde · Than ıt shal ben leefful
to þe saıde Roƀt Joh þaı executo᷑s assıgn · þe saıde Man wt hıs app᷑tenᷓnceȝ · / the housıs aboue name · roof thıght paymentȝ and ·
delyuance of aỻ þe greynes aboue rehercı to þe saıde Adam hıs heıres and assıgn devly made / to þe saıde Adam hıs heıres or assıgn vp to
ȝelde at þe next fest of seınt Mıchel Archangıỻ · þan next sewy or the saıde Man to ferme forth holde dury þe tme ın þe forme and
condıco aboue rehersı · And ın the ende tme of þe saıde v yeer / the saıde Roƀt Joh Rıchar · the saıde Man as ın hely of þe housıs
aboue rehersı closureȝ ın als good state as þay hem receyve or ın betır forthwt þe sūme alsmucħ of euy greyne as ıs aboue rehersı
to the saıde Adam hıs heıres or assıgn vp shul delyu · And ın cas þe saıde ferme of xx ꝉı be behynde vnpaıed ın ꝑtıe or ın hole at any fest
aboue saıde · þan be ıt leefful to þe saıde Adam hıs heıres assıgn̄s ın al þe aforsaıde man al hıs app᷑tenᷓnceȝ to entre dıstreyne And
dıstresse so take leeffully to bereawey dryveaway to hem wtholde · tıl þe ferme so beyng behynde to þaym fully be satısfıe paıe
And yef þe saıde ferme of xx ꝉı be behynde vnpaıe aft any fest of the festıs afore rehersı at whıch ıt ought to ben paıe / by thre
monthıs And suffıcıent / dıstresse wtın þe saıde Man app᷑tenᷓnceȝ to the paıeme of þe saıde ferme so beyng bıhynde may not be
founde / þan be ıt leefful to þe saıde Adᷓm hıs heıres assıḡns to entre ınto þe saıde Man londꝭ tēntꝭ rentꝭ suıcꝭ wt al hıs app᷑tenᷓncȝ
þayme ın þaır hole ful estat to kepe And þe saıde Roƀt Joh Rıchard þaı executo᷑s assıḡns to put out þof · þese ındenturıs not
wtstandıng / And the saıde Adam hıs heıres the saıde Man wt al londꝭ tēntꝭ rentꝭ suıcꝭ al hıs app᷑tenᷓncȝ to þe saıde Roƀt Joh Rıchard
þaı executo᷑s assıḡns wppo vndır the condıcōns forme aboue rehersı Agayns alman folk / shul warant [...] defende durı
ye tme abouesaıde Jn wıtnesse of al the þıngꝭ above wrety þe saıde Adam to þt ꝑtı of þıs enden᷑e at þe saıde Roƀt Joh Rıchard abydı̄ng
haþ put hıs seel / to þe oþ pᷓtıe to þe saıde Adam delyue [...] þe saıde . Roƀt Joh Rıchard han put þaır seellıs / The xxıııȷ day
of August ın þe ȝeer of þe regne of kyng harry þe vȷte aft þe conquest of Englan · xxvtı