County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4212
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Fermor Hesketh MTD/D/1/4
Function: Agreement
Thıs endenture made at Toucest the · xv · day of Julí · the yere of kyng Herry the sıxte the xxıx · yere be twıx Wıllı Ekton Agnes hıs wıf of
Toucest before seıde on the on ꝑtye · And Thomas Ektōn the sōn of the forsaıd wıllı of the same towne on the othır ꝑtye · berıtħ wıtnesse That
the forsaıd Thomas shal haue a Mese wt a gardey lyíng ın the nethır ende of Toucest above seıde · wt · ıȷ · acres of lond ın the feldıs of Burcote
as ıt specıfıetħ ın a dede of feffement · to the forseıd Thoᷓs hıs eyrıs Assıgnes for eumore · for thıs entent · That the forsaıd Thoᷓs shal fynde the
seıde wıllıam Agnes duríng her lıves · that ıs to sey · mete drynk competent for her ꝑsones · Also yerly a cartfuỻ of wode · a · C · of barkers t᷑ves ·
duríng the lıves before seıde · Also yerly to the forseıd wıllı Agnes · ıȷ · yerdıs of brode wollyn clothe · soche as the seıde Thoᷓs werıtħ hym
self · to the reꝑacıon of her bodyes · Also the makyng of the same · ıȷ · yerdıs · to her vse plesaunce tobe payed be the seıde Thoᷓs on hıs owne costꝭ
Also yerly to the seıde wıllı Agnes · ıȷ · payre hosyn conveníent to her degreıs · Also euy · ıȷ · yere duríng the lıf of the seıde wıllı to haue · íí ·
payre of lynnen clothes to hıs were · ıf ıt be nedefuỻ · Also yerly to the seıd Agnes duríng her lıf a smok · Also the forseıde Thoᷓs shal fynde
the seıde wıllı Agnes shone competent at her nede to kepe hem drye shode · durıng the lıves before seıde · Also the forseıde Thoᷓs shal wyntre
and kepe vȷ · shepe yerlı of the seıd wıllı Agnes duríng the lıves before seıde · and aỻ the ꝓfıtꝭ of the seıde shepe · that ıs to sey theı owne
bodyes · wt her lambes · tobe reserved to the ꝓfytꝭ of the seıd wıllı Agnes · and the wol to be made ín clothe to the subsıdy of the · ıȷ · yerdıs
of clothe aboue seıde · for the forseıd wııllı Agnes · Also ın the tyme of foldíng of the forseıd · ıȷ · acres of lond yerly of these same vȷ · shepe ·
the seıde Thoᷓs shal haue hē whā he lıketħ wtout ıntrupcıon to the mokıng of the seıde lond · durıng the terme aboue seıde · · And to these
covenauntꝭ above seıde wele truly feıtħfully to be obserued kept · J wıllı Ekto Agnes my wıf geve to the seıde Thomas hıs eyrꝭ
hıs assıgneıs the Mese wt the gardey the · ıȷ · acres of lond before seıd for eumore · And ıf the forsaıde Thoᷓs travarse or go fro ony of
these covenauntꝭ above seıde · that than the forsaıde Thoᷓs hıs eyrıs or hıs assıgneıs shal forfete be covenaunt to the seıde wıllı Agnes
x · ꝉı of laweful money of englond · Jnto whıcħ wytnes to these psent endenturꝭ eche of the partyes haue set to her seallys The date
of the day · the yere · and the place above seıde These to wytnesse · wıllıam Chacombe · Rıchard Salford · Robert Gregory · wıllıam
Chapman · Joh warde · Joh Ekto · Rıchard Haddōn · and many other · ⸫