County: Ely
Code: D0670
Reference: Cambridge University Library: EDC 1/B1/337
Function: Lease
Thıs Jndento made the xxıȷtı day of Septembre ın the tentħ yere of the reıḡne of kyng henry the eıgħt wıtnessıtħ that lor Joħn Por of the Cathedraỻ chırcħ of Ely And the Convent of the
same place hatħ dımısı graunte and to ferme lett to wıỻm hıdo of Ely Botewríght ther tenement wıtħ a holte a docke and a wılern lyen ın Ely aforseı beyon the Ryu cally
the EE belongyn to the Chapeỻ of o lady ın Ely aforseı To haue and to hol the seı ten̄ent docke and wıllerne wıtħ aỻ ther [...] the seı wıỻm and hıs assıgnes fro the Feste of
seynt [...] tharchᷓungeỻ next folowyng the date herof to the ende and terme of Fourty yerꝭ thannext folowyn and fully to be [...] Payeng therfor yerely to [...] por Convent
or to [...] xııȷ ıııȷ at Festꝭ of thannu@cıaco of o lady seınt Mıcheỻ tharchᷓungeỻ by evy porcōns and oo [...] wax . And the seı wıỻm hıs assıgn̄ees att
euy alıencıaco or avoydᷓunce duryn the seıd tme shaỻ pay to the Maıster of the chapeỻ of o lady aboueseı oo pounde wax And the seıd wıll and hıs assıgnes suffıcıently
shaỻ repare the seı tet ın aỻ thyngꝭ As weỻ ın Carpentry tylyn dawbyng Meuvryn hegyn and dıchyng durȳg aỻ the seıd terme att aỻ tymys wha nede shaỻ
requıre and ın the ende of the same tme the seıd tenēnt suffıcıently reꝑı and holte suffıcıently wt wode plante and [...] shallebe / And ıf ıt happe the seı Rent or any
ꝑte therof be behyn and not paıd aftyr any of the seıd festꝭ by the space of xv days that than ıt shalbe lefuỻ to the seıd por and Convent and to ther successours ın the seıd tenēt to
and euy ꝑceỻ therof to entre and dıstrayne the dıstresse so taky to lede Cary and dryve a wey and annenste them to hol tyỻ they of the seı Rent wt the Arreragís
of the same befully Content and paye and euy tyme duryng the seıd terme that the master of the Chapeỻ whıcħ shalbe For the tyme or by hys depute / see the seıd
tenēnt ruyn ıs not reꝑıe and geve sūmons to the seıd wıỻm or hıs assıgn̄ees for to repayre ıt and he or they do not make the same reꝑacons suffıcıently after the seıd sūmons
to hym [...] them gevy by the space of a quart of a yere thannext folowyn or ıf the seıd rent be behynd not paıd ın ꝑte or ın aỻ aftır Any of the seıd Festꝭ by the space of three
[...] that than ıt shalbe lefuỻ to the seıd por and Convent to ther successours ın to the seıd teent to reentre And the seı wıỻm and hıs assıgnees hoolly to put oute thes Jndent᷑ıs
natwıthstandyn / And the seıd wıỻm nor hıs assıgn̄ees shaỻ feỻ lopp ne cropp tymbre as asshe Oke or Elme growyng wt·ın the seıd grown nor the wylowes before ne at the ende
of the house wıth oute lycens of the maıster of the Chapeỻ whıcħ shalbe for the tyme / And ıf the seıd tenement [...] hurte or wastı by the seıd wıỻm hıs assıgn̄ees or suᷓntꝭ wt
Fıre as god forbede so ıt be by defawte or neclıgence of any of them that than the seıd wıỻm and hıs assıgnees the seıd ten̄ent shaỻ make and repaıre ageyne at ther coste ·
and charge Jn wıtnesse wherof the ꝑtyes aboueseıd entchaungeably haue putto ther seallꝭ the day and yere Abouewrıty