County: Sussex
Code: D0533
Reference: Brighton, East Sussex Record Office: RYE/23/137/13
Function: Lease




Thıs ındentu made bıtwene Adam leuelor vpo the one ꝑtıe And Robert Onwy of Rye ın the shıre of Sussex gentılman
Joħn Suttōn of Rye Fısschmong  Rıchar Schodwell o Rye ın the shıre of Sussex housbondeman vpo the othır ꝑtıe berıtħ
wıtnesse that þe saıde Adam hatħ take  let to ferme to thesaıde Roƀt Joħn  Rıchar hıs man of levyshᷓm wt all  alman londꝭ
tēntıs rentıs  suıcꝭ and aỻ ye ap̄tınenceȝ · lyeng wtın the lordschıp of Brede and ellıs where wtın þe shıre of Sussex~ to þe saıde
Man ın anywıse ꝑteynyng Forthwıth ctayne greynes as ıt folowt · that ıs to say · vııȷ · qᷓrts whete · vııȷ qᷓrts barly · vııȷ qᷓrts benys 
vııȷ semys otys mesurı by the mesure of Rye To haue  holde the saıd Man wt aỻ hıs app᷑tenᷓnceȝ and graynes afore rehersı
to the saıde Roƀt Joħn and Rıchard  to þaıre Assıgneȝ · fro the feste of seınt Mıcheỻ Archangıỻ next to cōme aftır the da of þıs
psentȝ vnto the ende  tme of v yeer then next sewyng vppo the condıcons þat folowen · That ıs to wete that the saıde Roƀt
Joħn  Rıchar and þaıre executo᷑s  assıḡns shul paıe ȝeerly to the saıde Adam hıs heırıs  hıs assıgnes · xx ꝉı of lawful money o
Englan · at the festıs of Estır and seınt Mıcheỻ Archangıỻ by evy porcon And the Berne the gerner the stable  Shepyn of þe
saıde Man roof thıght kepe at þaıre owne cost duryng þe tme aforsaıde · And ovır that bere  paıe to the owns of þe saıde lordshıp
 Fe of Brede þe rentꝭ  fynes for sute of Courteȝ dewe  custumable / þe saıde tme durıng / And þe saıde Adam hıs heıres or assıgn þe housıs afor
rehersı ın tymbre werk of þe roofıs  wal thıght at þaır ꝓpre costꝭ suffıcıently shul repaı  maynte dury al þe saıde tme And þe saıde
Roƀt Joħn  Rıchar and þaıre executo᷑s  assıgneȝ bı al the tme abouesaıde shul haue suffıcıent  resonable plowbote closure bote  fıre
bote o þe saıde Man growyng vppo  ın þe saıde Man to ben spent / durın þe saıde tme wtout any wast doíng / · And ıt shal ben leefful
to þe saıde Adam hıs heıres  assıgnes · the saıde Man to entre  ıssue ın aỻ couenable tymes to cary  drıve vppo the landıs  weyes
of þe saıde Man to onttre hıs graynes ın the saıde Man beyng bıtwıx the festꝭ of seınt Mıchel Archangıỻ next comy aft þe date of
þese psentȝ · and natı̄e of seınt / Joh Baptıst / þā next folowȳg / and ou that / · at al tymes leefful · þe saıde Man to entre  Jssue carye
 dryve for ovırsıght  reꝑaco of þe saıde Man wt the app᷑tenᷓncȝ · And the saıde Adam grauntıth for hym hıs heıres  assıgn þat ıt shal
ben leefful to þe saıde Roƀt Joh  Rıchar þaıre executo᷑s  assıgneȝ the saıde Man ın al resonable tyme to entre  ıssue  o þe saıde
landꝭ  weyes to cary  dryve to ontt  voıde þaıre graynes  othır goodꝭ fro þe fest of seınt Mıcheỻ Archangıỻ next  at þe ende 
tme o þe saıde v yee vnto þe fest of natı̄e o seınt Joh Baptıst þan next folowy · And yef ıt hap þt any walscot or watscottꝭ ben sett
vppo þe landıs of þe saıde Man duryng þe saıde tme · þan the saıde Roƀt Joħn  Rıchar þaır executo᷑s  assıgn · shul kepe the daıes of
paymēt / þo paıeng aft þe rate · so þt þe saıde Adam hıs heıres  assígns forfete to þe Baılıf of the leveỻ no wanys · takıng / þfor fuỻ
allowance of þe saıde Adam hıs heıres  assıgnes at þe payment of þaıre ferme abouesaıde / And yef þe saıde Adam come wt · íí hors · íí
tymes euy yeer dury the saıde tme ‸ to þe saıde Man · Than þe saıde Roƀt Joh  Rıchar þaıre heıres  assıḡns shul fynde þe saıde íí hors % o man
al þe whıle þt þe saıde Adam abıdıth þe · / And ın cas the saıde Rıchar dıscese wtın þe tme of v ȝeer abouesaıde · Than ıt shal ben leefful
to þe saıde Roƀt  Joh þaı executo᷑s  assıgn · þe saıde Man wt hıs app᷑tenᷓnceȝ · / the housıs aboue name · roof thıght paymentȝ and ·
delyuance of aỻ þe greynes aboue rehercı to þe saıde Adam hıs heıres and assıgn devly made / to þe saıde Adam hıs heıres or assıgn vp to
ȝelde at þe next fest of seınt Mıchel Archangıỻ · þan next sewy or the saıde Man to ferme forth holde dury þe tme ın þe forme and
condıco aboue rehersı · And ın the ende  tme of þe saıde v yeer / the saıde Roƀt Joh  Rıchar · the saıde Man as ın hely of þe housıs
aboue rehersı  closureȝ ın als good state as þay hem receyve or ın betır forthwt þe sūme  alsmucħ of euy greyne as ıs aboue rehersı
to the saıde Adam hıs heıres or assıgn vp shul delyu · And ın cas þe saıde ferme of xx ꝉı be behynde vnpaıed ın ꝑtıe or ın hole at any fest
aboue saıde · þan be ıt leefful to þe saıde Adam hıs heıres  assıgn̄s ın al þe aforsaıde man  al hıs app᷑tenᷓnceȝ to entre  dıstreyne And
dıstresse so take leeffully to bereawey dryveaway  to hem wtholde · tıl þe ferme so beyng behynde to þaym fully be satısfıe  paıe
And yef þe saıde ferme of xx ꝉı be behynde vnpaıe aft any fest of the festıs afore rehersı at whıch ıt ought to ben paıe / by thre
monthıs And suffıcıent / dıstresse wtın þe saıde Man  app᷑tenᷓnceȝ to the paıeme of þe saıde ferme so beyng bıhynde may not be
founde / þan be ıt leefful to þe saıde Adᷓm hıs heıres  assıḡns to entre ınto þe saıde Man londꝭ tēntꝭ rentꝭ  suıcꝭ wt al hıs app᷑tenᷓncȝ
 þayme ın þaır hole  ful estat to kepe And þe saıde Roƀt Joh  Rıchard þaı executo᷑s  assıḡns to put out þof · þese ındenturıs not
wtstandıng / And the saıde Adam  hıs heıres the saıde Man wt al londꝭ tēntꝭ rentꝭ suıcꝭ  al hıs app᷑tenᷓncȝ to þe saıde Roƀt Joh  Rıchard
þaı executo᷑s  assıḡns wppo  vndır the condıcōns  forme aboue rehersı Agayns alman folk / shul warant [...]  defende durı
ye tme abouesaıde Jn wıtnesse of al the þıngꝭ above wrety þe saıde Adam to þt ꝑtı of þıs enden᷑e at þe saıde Roƀt Joh  Rıchard abydı̄ng
haþ put hıs seel / to þe oþ pᷓtıe to þe saıde Adam delyue  [...] þe saıde . Roƀt Joh  Rıchard han put þaır seellıs / The xxıııȷ day
of August ın þe ȝeer of þe regne of kyng harry þete aft þe conquest of Englan · xxvtı