County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4216
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Fermor Hesketh MTD/E/26/5
Function: Lease
Thıs ındenture made at Norto the xvııȷ dey of Decembu ın the xȷte yere of Kynge Edwarde the ıııȷte betwene Rıcharde Meddıltōn and dame
Mawde hıs wyfe o that o party and wıllıam Story of Towcest᷑ Carpente o that other partye wıtnessıtħ that the seı Rıchar
an dame Mawde hatħ dımıse and to ferme letty to the seı wıllıam a Mylne Calle Esto Mylne wt appurtenaunce that ıs to
sey fro the byrtħe of owre lorde next aft᷑ the date of thıs psente to the ende and terme of xxtı yere fro thens ınmedıatly folowynge an
fully Complete peyınge therfore yerly to the seı Rıchar and dame Mawde hıs wyfe to theyre Eyres or assygnes lııȷ s ıııȷ · at the
termes there vsuaꝉ and the seıd Rıchard Meddylto an Dame Mawde hıs wyfe the seı Mylne ın the begynnynge of the seı terme ın
allemaner reꝑacyons wele and Competently shaỻ make and repeyre and fro that tyme forthe the seıd wıllıam Story allemaner of
reꝑacyons to the same Mylne belongynge ın alleman wyse shaỻ susteyne vpholde an mayntene at ıs awne propur Costys expen
grete tymƀur Rougħe for the grounde tymbur and for the hyrste and ‸ smaỻ stonys for the wallys alle only excepte durynge the sey terme an
yf hıt happo the seıd rente to be behynde ın parte or ın alle vnpeyde be a monetħe aft᷑ eny terme of the peymentꝭ afore seı thenne be
be hıt lefuỻ to the seıd Rıchard Meddylto and Dame Mawde hıs wyfe ın the seı Mılne wt the appurtenaunce to dıstreyne and þe
dıstresse so take to bere dryve and lede awey an they to wtholde vnto the tyme the rente so beynge behynde togedd᷑ wt arrereage yf
yf there be eny to theyme that hıt be fully satysfye an pey an yf the seı rente be behynde vnpey ın parte or ın alle be vııȷte
wekys aft᷑ eny terme that hıt owetħ to be peyde an no suffycıente dıstresse ın theseı Mylne wt appurtenaunce shaỻ not be founde
at thenne hıt shaỻ be lefuỻ to the seı Rıchar an dame Mawde hıs wyfe they Eyres or theyre assygnes ın the seı Mylne wt
alle the appurtenaunce to reent᷑ and ın theyre former estate to haue ageyne these ındentu not wtstondynge and alle thowe the
seyde wıllıam Story Joh kystyngbury and Joh patteshyỻ of Towcest᷑ be holdy and stedfastly bownde to the seı Rıchar ·
Meddylto and Dame Mawde hıs wyfe ın xx ꝉı of goode and lafuỻ money of Englonde to be peyde to they or ‸ þ teyne attorney
to theyre Eyres or executors ın the feste of the Natıuıte of seynte Joh Baptyste next Comynge aft᷑ the date aboue seıde as ın
[...] oblıgacıo therof made fully ıs Conteyne . Neuerthelesse the same Rıchar and dame Mawde wılle [...]
be thıs psent wrytynge that ‸ yf the seı wıllıam Story alle the Covenauntys aboue reherse o hys behalfe wele and trewly
observe kepe an ꝑforme that the the seı oblıgacıo of xxtı ꝉı for nogħt be hıt hade or ellys to stonde ın hıs strengħt an
vertue Jn wıtnes werof · eyther ꝑtye to other · haue sette to he seales Date the dey and yere aboue seyde