County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4139
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: Bor BE 2/71
Function: Agreement
Thys ındentu made the fıft day of Janua the fıftene yere of the Reıg of Kyn herry the vıȷth betwe Thomas Prıo᷑ of the prıorye of Seynt Joħn Baptıst seynt Joh
Evangelısse o Caldeweỻ the Couent of the same place of the o ꝑtıe George Gascoıg Esquıe Joħn Poley the yonge Gentılma Joh hocħyn vıke of kerdyngto
wıllıam Joy of Bed feffes of herry Rudyn late Maıst of the hospıtaỻ of Seynt Jonys of Bed of xȷ Me xxxıııȷ Ac d lan ın Bedfor ın the Counte of Bed o
the sc̄de ꝑtıe Joħn Mordaunt of Turvey o of the kyngꝭ sıauntꝭ at the lawe of the thırde ꝑtıe wıttnessıtħ that whe the saı herry Rudyn late Maıst of the saı hospıtaỻ
of seynt Jonys of Bed made declary by hıs last wıỻ Amongꝭ othe that the say xȷ Meseȝ xxxıııȷ d Acres lan ın Bed ın the Counte o Bed shul be Amortıȝed
to the seı prıo᷑ Couent to the successo᷑s to thentent ‸ that cte obıtes shul be kep yerely for hy ın the say Prıorye for eu / / and wıllı furthe that ın [...] the say
Prıo᷑ cow not or we not of Abılıte to Amortıȝe the saı Me lan that tha the same Me lan shul be sol by hıs feffeȝ therof to be dısposyd to hy ın dedꝭ
of Charíte / / And for as mucħ as the seı prıo᷑ ıs not of Abılıte to amortıȝe the seıd· Meseȝ lan / / Therfor the seı prıo᷑ Couent and also the seıd George Joħn
Poley Joħn hochy wıllıam by theȝ psent barganytħ sıllıtħ to the seı Joħn Mordaunt the seı xȷ Me xxxıııȷ d acres lan wıtħ aỻ the Evıdencꝭ
connyn the pmısseȝ that the seı feffeȝ shaỻ make a suffıcıant seu lawfuỻ estate of ın aỻ the seıd Me lan to the seı Joh Mordaunt to
hıs heıreȝ assıgnes as the seıd Joh Mordaunt hıs heıreȝ shaỻ assıg avıse at hıs cost charge · For the whıcħ xȷ Me xxxıııȷ d acres lan
evıdencꝭ the saıd Joh Mordaunt shaỻ ‸ pay to the sayd prıo᷑ ‸ to thuse of the seyd porye for acte obıte for the seıd herry as shalbe appoyntyd betwe the seı prıo᷑ Couent the seıd feffeȝ to thuse of the seı
porye for acte obıte forty mar of laufuỻ mony · whıch the seı Joh Mordaunt hatħ payd to the seıd prıo᷑ at the sealyn of theȝ psentȝ wherof
the sayd prıo᷑ couent knolegge the by theȝ psent to be weỻ truly contentyd payd / Jn wıttnesse wherof to theon ꝑtıe of the ındent᷑es trıꝑtyd
remaynyng wıtħ the saı Joħn Mordaunt the seıd po᷑ Couent the couent coıe seale the say George Joh poley Joh [...] cler wıllᷓm
the seales haue putto to the sec̄de ꝑte of the same [...] trıꝑty remaynyn wıtħ the saıd feffeȝ the same prıo᷑ Couent the couent coıe seale
the saı Joh Mordaunt hıs seale haue putto and to the [...] ꝑte of the same ındentures remaynyn wıtħ the same prıo᷑ Couent the saı George
Joħn poley Joħn hochy wıllᷓm Joy the [...] the day yere abovesayd and the saı Joh Mordaunt at hıs cost charge hatħ shaỻ agre wıtħ
theırȝ of the seı herry Rudyng for the rıgħt tıtle ın all the pmısseȝ wıtħ aỻ othe ꝑsons that be or haue be emfeffe or seasyd of the seıd Me xxxıııȷ acres d
of land or of any ꝑceỻ therof to thuse of the same herry and also the seıd Joħn shaỻ suffe Saunders to haue o of the seıd Me duryn hıs lıff and bere aỻ
expen costꝭ for the defence of the seıd Mes land ın the kyngꝭ Chᷓncy [signed: [Latin: ꝑ me tomā porē ꝑme wıỻm harweỻ ꝑ me wıỻm hontyngton ꝑme thoma vylly ꝑ me [...]
ꝑme Johem london ꝑ me wıỻm [...] ꝑ me wıll hychyn]]