County: Leicestershire
Code: D4687
Reference: Leicester, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland: BRii/8a/257
Function: Lease
Thıs ındenture made be twene Robert Rawlot Maıre of the towne of leycest Joħn Glou and Thomas Frısby Chambrlaıns
of the seıd towne on̄ that oon̄ ꝑtıe · and Joħn Bystōn late of Qwarendon̄ Mıller of that othır ꝑtıe · berıth wıtnes that the
forsaıd Roƀrt Rawlot Joħn Glou and Thomas Frısby by thassent of aỻ the Cōmons of the seıd Towne of leycest haue
graunt and leten to ferme to the seıd Joħn Bystōn a tenement set wıthout the nortħ gate of leycest by twene the
tenement of wıllıam Staffor ın the ꝑte of the nortħ and the tenement of the maıre and cōmunalte of the towne of
leycest ın the ꝑte of the soutħ and extendıtħ vnto the lane somtyme cal Bukstonlane · To haue and to hol
the forsaı tenement wıth hıs purtınaunce to the seıd Joħn · Byston̄ and to hıs assıgnes · from the feste of the annū
cıacıōn of oure lady the vırgín next forto cōm aftır the date of thıs psent vnto the end of the terme of xl yere
thanne next folwıng and fully to be fulfıl · yeldıng therof yerely to the Maıre Chambrꝉaynes and Cōmons of the
towne of leycest for the tyme beyng / · vııȷ sx of laufuỻ money of Englon at thre termes bı the yere ın the town̄e
of leycest vse · by euen porcōns · And ıf ıt so happen̄ that the forsaıd rent of vııȷ ın ꝑte or ın aỻ to be behınd
not paıd · by amonytħ aftır eny tme of the tmes forsaıd ıf ıt be axe that thanne ıt schalbe lefuỻ to the Maıre
chamƀrlayns and cōmons of the towne of ley for the tyme beyng ın to the forsaıd tenement wıth hıs portınaunce
forto entre and to dıstrayne and the dıstressıs there taken̄ to be borne away and wıtholden̄ vnto the tyme that the forsaı
rent wıth the arreragıȷs ıf the be eny be fully satısfıe content and paı And ıf no suffıcıent dıstres ın the seıd tene
ment wıth hıs portenaunce conbe founden̄ that thanne ıt schalbe lefuỻ to the ‸seıd Maıre Chambrlaıne and Cōmons ın to the
seıd tenement wıth hıs portınaunce to reentre and ın ther former state to stand the seıd Joh Bystōn or hıs assıgnes
from the ferme and tme a forsaıd ın aỻ wyse to exclude and put fro thes ındentu ın eny wıse not wıthstondyng / · And
the forsaı Joħn Bystōn or assıgnes the forsaıd tenement wıth hıs portenaunce weỻ and competently schaỻ mentayn̄
susteyne and reꝑaỻ duryng aỻ the terme forsaı wıth · hıs propre power and expensıs, and at the end of the tme
forsaıd ın aỻ wıse weỻ and competently reꝑeld schaỻ leue ıt / · Moreou the seıd Joh Bysto schaỻ make or do
to be made wıthın the ground of the seıd ten̄ement of newe a outhwart ons conteynı̄g / ıȷ bayes wıth hıs ꝓpur power
and expensꝭ · Jn wıtnes whereof the forsaı Joħn Byston̄ to thıs ꝑte of thıes ındenturꝭ remaynıng wıth the forsaıd May᷑
chambrꝉaynes hath putto hıs seaỻ yeuen at leycest the xx day of Janyu the fırst yere of the regne of oure soueıgne lord·
[...] Edward the fourtħ