County: Berkshire
Code: D0459
Reference: Reading, Berkshire RO: D/Q1/T3
Function: Lease




Thys endenture made the xvȷth day of Appeỻ Jn the reygne of kyng harry the vıȷth the xıııȷth yere / betwene Joħn Jsbury Esquyer o þt o part
And wıllıam Gree of vplambor o þt oder part wytnessytħ that the seyde Joħn hath Grᷓunte and latto ferme to the seyde wyllyam
A Mede plotte cally Salus cloce / Anoder yn þe fyl cally Salus laynys for / xıí s ıııȷ  by yere / And a noder cloce cally Cok Jelotty
for vȷ sx vııȷ  a yere To have and to hol aỻ the clocys aforsey to the seyde wıllıam hys eyres and assygnes fro the fest of Thannūcıacıo
of oure lady last passe vnto then and terme of xxȷ yeres tha next Followyng and fully to be fulfylly / yeldyng to the forsey
Joħn to hys eyres or assygnes euy yere xx sx sterlyngꝭ payable at ıȷ vsuaỻ festꝭ of the yere that ys to sey atte fest of Seynt Mígheỻ
tharkangeỻ next com̄yng / x sx / And atte fest of thannūcıacıo of oure lady tha next followyng / x sx by eve porcıons / And yf the sey
Wıllyam be behyn of hys seyde rent xv Dayes after eny of the festꝭ aboueseyde not paye / than yt shalbe lawfuỻ to the seyde Joħn or ~~~
to hys eyres and assygnes to enter and Dystresse / And so lawfully to Dryve and cary awey vnto the tyme þe reragꝭ be fuỻ paye and content
Also the forseyde Wıllıam nor hys assygnes shalnot Feỻ no trees nor cary awey no wode owte of the seyde clocys but only shredyng of trees
to maynte and makyng of the hedgys ꝑteynyng to the seyde clocys at hys owne ꝓpre costꝭ and expensys / Thıs endenture notwtstondyng
the forseyde Joħn hys eyres and assygnes shaỻ waran and Defen the forseyde Wyllıa hys eyres and assygnes yn aỻ the seyde ~~~
clocys abovesey Duryng hys seyde termes of xxȷ wynter / Jnwytnes wherof to thys ꝑsent wrytyng endente eche to other
changeably we setto oure sealys / Da at lambor the Day and yere abouesey ⸫
[signed: Broune] [Monogram]