County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4127
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: DW 4
Function: Agreement




Thıs ındenture made the xxıııȷth Day of Nouemb the xıȷtħ yere o the Reıg o Kyn Edwar the fourthe betwene Thomas hoo Esquyer o the oo parte
 Joħn Forster Esquyer o the other ꝑte wıtnessıtħ · that hıt ıs couenaunte accorde and agreı bıtwene the seı ꝑtıes that the seı
Thomas shaỻ cause that the Feffees And aỻ those ꝑsons that bee sease o  ın the Mane of hoo wıtħ the Appurtenaunce wt ın the counte
o Bedfor be fore the Fest o seınt Thomas aposteỻ next cōmyn aft thıs psent Date shaỻ make a sure and a suffıcıent estate ın the lawe
o  ın the seı Maner wt the Appurtenaunces to Joħn Forster Joħn Sturgeo Joħn hervy Joħn Felde Esquyers Roger Tounesende
Laurence Test Gentılme and Joħn Smytħ Chapellay · To haue  to holde the seı Mane wt the Appurtenᷓunces to them And to the heıres
o the seı Joħn Forster  Joħn Smytħ for eu more · And that before the seı Fest the seı Thomas hoo shaỻ Delyue or cause to be delyued
to the seı  Joħn Smytħ aỻ sucħ euydences escrıtes Charters Dedıs  munymentıs concernyn the seı Maner wt the Appurtenaunces
To thıs entent · that ye the seı Thomas hoo or hıs Assıgnes paıe  content to the seı Joħn Forste or to hıs assıgnes ın the Fest o the
Natíuíte o oure Lor whıcħ shaỻ be ın the yere o A M CCCClxxııȷ · the somme o CCıııȷxx ꝉı · o laufuỻ money o Englon that then
the seı Joħn Forster  other Aboue name stan Feoffees to the vse o the seı Thomas hoo · And yef the seı Thomas faıỻ or make
defaute o payment at the Day aboue lymyte o the seı sōme o CCıııȷxx ꝉı · that tha the seı Joħn Forster haue and eníoye
the seı Maner to hym  to hıs heıres  assıgnes for eu more · And that the Feoffees A boue name stan Feoffees to the vse o the seı
Joħn Forster · And asweỻ the seı  Joħn Smytħ to delyue vnto the seı Joħn Forster aỻ sucħ euydences escrıtes Charters Dedıs 
munymentes concernyn the seı Maner whıcħ shaỻ be vnto hym delyue by the seı Thomas or hıs assıgnes · And they so [...]
 by the seı Joħn Forster receyue · The seı Joħn Forster shaỻ paıe vnto the seı Thomas hoo or to hıs [...]
And for aỻ  euy couenᷓntes and pmysses o the part o the seı Thomas hoo weỻ  truly to be ꝑforme the seı Thomas by thes
psentes byndytħ hym hıs heıres  executours to the seı Joħn ‸ Forster ın ‸ a M ꝉı · stlınges To be paıe to the seı Joħn Forster · to hıs heıres
 to hıs executours ın the seı Fest o the Natıuıte o oure lor · And for aỻ  euy o the seı couenᷓntes  pmysses o the part o
the seı Joħn Forster weỻ  truly to be ꝑforme the seı Joħn Forster by thees psentꝭ byndetħ hym hıs heıres  hıs executo᷑s to the
seı Thomas ın A M ꝉı to be paıe to the seı Thomas ın the seı Fest o Natıuıte o oure Lor Jn wıtnes whero as weỻ
the seı Thomas As the seı Joħn Forster to thees psent ındentures enterchaungeably haue set to theır sealles the day
 yere abouewrıtte ⸫
[signed: Forster[Monogram]]