County: Sussex
Code: D0901
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: Wiston 3017
Function: Lease
Thıs endentu made betwene Joh Chaucy the yonge esquıe and Johane hıs wyfe of the on̄e ꝑtye and Edward pykecombe of the ꝑıshe of Twynem ın the
Counte of soussex~ yoman̄ of the othe ꝑtıe wıtnesıtħ that the forsaı Joh and Johane have takyn and to ferme putte to the forsaı Edwar aỻ theı
Manoı of Twynem Benfel wıth aỻ the sıngule thappurtenaunce ın the ꝑıshe of Twynem a bovesaıd excepte the place wıtħ the gardyns and the grene
to remayne ın the handꝭ of the saı Joh and Johane to have and to holde aỻ othe landꝭ pastures and medews that the saı Edwar hatħ hade to
ferme be for thıs present wrytyng to the saı Edwar hıs executours and hıs assıgnes fro the feste of saınt Mıchaeỻ the Archaungeỻ next comyng
after the date of thıs present vnto the ende and tme of ıııȷ yere after that next folowyng and fully complete yeldyng and payíng the fore to the
saıd Joħn and Johane or to aıthe of theym or to thay ctayn Attourney or assıgnes vȷ l xııȷ ıııȷ stlyngꝭ at two tmes of the yere that ıs to saye at
the feste of thappostılles phelyp an Jacob ııȷ ꝉı vȷ vıȷ stlyngꝭ and at the feste of saínte leonar the confesso᷑ than next folowyng ııȷ l vȷ vııȷ
dewryng whıch tme the forsaı Edwar shaỻ paye an be aỻ maner chargꝭ a yenst our lorde the kyng and all othe And also at the ende of the
saıd tme the saıd Edward the forsaıd landꝭ pastures and medews wıtħ aỻ and sıngule thappurtenaunce shaỻ yelde vpe and lefe ın as gode astate
or bette as he ın the begynyng of the saı tme yt fonde and yf yt hapyn the saıyerely ferme of vȷ l xııȷ ıııȷ to be behyn ın parte
or ın aỻ vnpaıed at any of the dayes a bove saı that than yt shaỻ be lawfuỻ to the forsaı Joh an Johane and theı assıgnes ınto the
saı manoı wıth thappurtenaunce to entre an dıstreyn and dıstresse so takyn lawfully to lede a weye and hold wıtħ theym self vnto the tyme
thay be satısfıed of the saı ferme so behynde wıtħ tharrerages of the same yf any be losse an expencꝭ be that occacıon made and hade And yf
no suffıcıant dystresse for the saıd ferme of vȷ l xııȷ ıııȷ be the not founde that than yt shaỻ be lawfuỻ to the forsaı Joh an
Johane and they assıgnes to reentre ınto the saıd Manoı wıtħ thappurtenaunce and to hol yt ın they olde Astate and the saı ~~~
Edward and hıs assıgnes to putte out and remeove thıs endentures notwıthstandyng And the forsaı Joh and Johane the saı Manoı
wıtħ aỻ an síngule thapurtenaunce for the rente above saıd and mane and fourme vnto the forsaıd Edwar hıs executours and Assıgneȝ
a yenst aỻ men shaỻ warant vnto the ende of the tme a bove saı by thıes presentꝭ Jn wıtnesse wher of to thıes endentures the ꝑtıes a fore
saı altnately haue put to thaı seales the ıx daye of August the ye of the regne of kyng henre the sexte aft᷑ the conquest xxxtıııȷ ⸫