County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4126
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: DW 3
Function: Lease




Thıs ındenture wıtnesseth that Thomas Hoo Esquıe hathe gᷓunty betake  to Ferme lety to Joh Marty the eldy late
o Bysshoppeshatffel alle the demayne landes and Medues ꝑteynyng to the maner o hoo ın the Counte of Bedfor wıth a
Cloce calle Chanryes Loppolecroft an hallemede an also the warey ꝑteynyng to the saı mane Reuyng to the saıd Tho
hoo esquıe alle the Rentꝭ uıces ꝑquısıtes o the courte wodes vndyrwodes the Mılle Fysshyng fesauntꝭ ꝑtrıches an
hal the Fynes o the trespassores ın the saıd warey To haue and to hol to the saı Joħn Marty hıs executores
an hıs assıgnes alle the demayne landes Medues pastures Closes  Croftꝭ abouesaıd wıth xvȷ kene  xl ewes an the ~~~
warey except alle thynggꝭ aboue rehersıd From the of [sic] Seynt Mıcheỻ tharcangeỻ the yere Reıgnyn o kyng Edward the ıııȷth
the xıȷthe vnto the Feste of Seynt Mıcheỻ tharcangeỻ the xııȷthe yere o the reıgne o the saıd kyng that ıs to say for a hole yere ~~~
Payn to the saıd Tho hoo esquıe hıs heyres or hıs assıgnes for the saıd yere  xııȷ ꝉı vȷ s vııȷ  Furthermore
the saıd Thomas hoo esquıer hathe grauntıd  to Ferme lety to the saıd Joħn Marty hıs executo᷑s  hıs assıgnes alle
the demayne landes Medues pastures Closes Croftꝭ An warey abouesaıd except alle thynggꝭ abouerehersyd wıth
xvȷ kene  xl · ewes From the Feste of seynt Mıcheỻ tharcangeỻ the xııȷth ye o the reıgne of kyng Edwar the ıııȷthe
ın to the ende and terme of vııȷ ye next ensuyng  truly fulfyllyn Payng [...] to the saıd Tho hoo esquıe hıs heıres
or hıs assıgnes  xx ꝉı o leffull money of Jnglan at the Festꝭ there vsuale an the saıd Joh Marty or hıs assıgnes
An the saıd Joh Martyn or hıs assıgnes shaỻ haue o the saı Tho hoo esquı hıs heıres or hıs assıgnes Fyrebote ~~~
plowbote  Cartbote duryng the tme forsaıd an the saı Joh shaỻ haue yerly o the saıd Tho hoo esquıe a gowne o
hıs lyuerey at the sute of hıs yeme duryng the tme abouesaıd An the saıd Tho hoo esquıe an hıs assıgnes shaỻ pay
alle mane Ovtrentꝭ an Charges ꝑteynyng to the saıd demayne landes pastures an Medues duryng the tme abouesaı
An ıf so be that the saı Ferme o xxꝉı be behynde ın ꝑte or ın alle at the termes there vsuale nat payd by a moneth that thanne ıt shaỻ
be leffuỻ to the saıd Tho hoo esquıe or hıs assıgnes ın the forsaıd demayne landes wt alle thap̄tenᷓnces to dıstreyne the dıstresse
to take lede away an wıthholde ın to the tyme that the saı Thomᷓs hoo esquıe or hıs assıgnes therof be truly ‸ paı an satısfıe only
wıth thexpencꝭ an Damages of the same whatsoevertheybe An ı so be that the saıd Ferme o xx ꝉı bebehynde ın ꝑte or ın alle
at eny Feste wheras ıt Aught to be payd an nat payd by a quart of a yere that thanne ıt shaỻ be leffuỻ to the saı Thomᷓs hoo
esquıe hıs heyres an hıs assıgnes ın the Forsaı demayne landes wt alle thap̄tenᷓncꝭ to reentre an the forsaı Joh an
hıs assıgnes vtterly to put awey thıs endentu natwıthstanyng Jn wıtnessse whero the ꝑtıes abouesaı to thıes psent
Jndentu eche to othe Changeably haue set to there seales wryte the xxvııȷ day of Septēbre the xıȷthe yere Reyngıg [sic]
o kyn Edwar the ıııȷthe