County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4130
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: L/Jeayes 228
Function: Sale




Thys ındent made the thyrde day of February the xııȷ yere of the reıg of kyn henry the vııȷtħ Bytwe Rıcher Erle of kent of the o ꝑty
and Sy Roƀt legħ knygħt of the othe ꝑty wytnessetħ that the seyd Erle hatħ bargayned  sold  by thyeȝ psentꝭ bargaynetħ  selletħ vnto
the seyd  Robert aỻ hys woodys  vnderwoodꝭ  aỻ man of trees yt ys to sey Okys Elmys assħeȝ  hasyllꝭ  aỻ othe trees growyn wıthy
hys grett ꝑke of Ampthyỻ  wıthy hys lytꝉe ꝑke of ampthyỻ aforeseyd calle pountys ꝑke wıthy the County of Bedfor And the seyd Erle
Couenᷓntetħ  gᷓuntetħ by thyeȝ psentꝭ to the seyd  Roƀt that he  hys assıgneȝ shaỻ haue free lıƀtye to falle carye  lede awey at aỻ tymeȝ atthe
plesure wıthy the space of xxȷ yeres next ensuyn aft the date hereof aỻ the foreseyd Trees  woodꝭ wıthout lett dısturbaunce or Jnquyetyn
hereaft to be made by the sey Erle or by eny oy ꝑsones ın hys name or by hys conmaundement For aỻ the whıche seyd trees woodꝭ  vnderwoodꝭ
the seyd  Roƀt Couenᷓnteth  gᷓunteth that he shaỻ truly content  paye to the seyd Erle twoo hundred markꝭ stlyn ın man  fome folowyn
that ys to sey atthe seyalyn of thys ındent o hundre mᷓrkꝭ wherof the sey Erle dothe knowle hym selff by thyeȝ psentꝭ to haue
resceyue  the seyd  Roƀt  hys executos to be therof clerely Acquyted  dyscharge for eu by thyeȝ psentꝭ and the othe hundre
markꝭ resydue of the seyd CC mᷓrkꝭ to be paye to the sey Erle ynmedyatly aft such tyme as the seyd Erle hath opteyne of wıỻm
Botry Alycence to make sale of the pmysseȝ ꝓvyded alweys yt yt ys fully agree bıtwe the sey ꝑtyeȝ yt yf the sey  Roƀt nor
hys assıgneȝ cannott peseably eyoye [sic]  optey hys seyd bargay wıthout lett or ıntupco of eny man of ꝑsone that the the seyd  Roƀt hys
excoutos  assıgneȝ to be dıscharge of the payment of the seyd hundre mᷓrkꝭ resydue of the seyd CC mᷓrkꝭ Jn wytnesse wherof the ꝑtyeȝ
abouesey ıntchaungeably to thyeȝ psentꝭ haue putto theı sealeȝ yeve the Day  yere Aboue wrytto ⸫
[margin: [signed: Kent]]