County: Berkshire
Code: D0459
Reference: Reading, Berkshire RO: D/Q1/T3
Function: Lease
Thys endenture made the xvȷth day of Appeỻ 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 euy 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]