County: Sussex
Code: D0500
Reference: Brighton, East Sussex Record Office: ASH 4501/162
Function: Sale
Thıs ındenture madeThe vıȷth Day of May The tveluetħ yere of the reıgn of kıng henry the vııȷtħ Bıtwene Thomas hardys
of hardys ın the Countıe of Kent Esquıer on the oon ꝑtıe And wıllᷓm Assheburnhᷓm Esquıer and Joħn assheburnhᷓm son of the saıd wıllᷓm
on that othır partıe wıtnessıth that ıt ıs couenᷓnted bargayned accorded and aggred bıtwene the saı partıes ın maner and forme folowıng
that ıs to say that the saıd Thomas hardys hath clerely bargayned and solde and by thıes psentꝭ clerely bargaynetħ and sellıtħ vnto thesaı
wıllᷓm and Joħn alle hıs enteyre Mano᷑ of Cattysfelde ın the Countıe of Sussex~ to gether wıth al the landꝭ and Tenementꝭ Rentes reucıons
and uıces that thesaıd Thomas hardꝭ or any othır ꝑsone or ꝑsones to hıs vse hath wtın the ꝑısshes of Cattysfel Neufeld hoo Batel Sedlyscombe
and westfelde wtın the saıd Countıe of Sussex~ wıtħ the advowson of the chırcħ of Cattysfeld whether the same be appendant vnto the saı
Mano or ıngrosse And wıth alle euydences cħres Courte rolles terretoryes Rentallꝭ mynnımentꝭ and wrıtıngꝭ ꝑteynyng or concernyng thesaı
Mano or any ꝑseỻ therof or any of the pmısses aforespesıfıe To haue and to hold thesaıd Mano landꝭ and Ten̄tꝭ rentꝭ reucıons and uıcꝭ
wıtħ the advowson̄ of thesaıd Chırcħ and othır the pmısses vnto thesaı wıllᷓm and Joħn and the heıres and assıgnes of thesaıd wıllᷓm foreuer
And thesaıd Thomas couenᷓntıth grauntıtħ and warauntıtħ vnto thesaıd wıllᷓm and Joħn and the heıres of thesaıd wıllᷓm that he the saı
Thomas hatħ at thıs psent day and tyme a good clere ꝑfıt sure suffıcıent and lauful auctorıtıe and tıtle ın the lawe to sel the saıd mano
and othır the pmısses vnto thesaıd wıllᷓm and Joħn and vnto the heıres of thesaıd wıllᷓm foreu ın fee symple And ou thıs by thıes presentes
couenᷓntıth and grauntıtħ vnto thesaıd wıllᷓm and Joħn and vnto the heıres of thesaıd wıllᷓm that he the saıd Thomas shal before the feast
of Crıstmas next comyng ‸ after the day herof make thesaıd wıllᷓm and Joħn and the heıres of thesaıd wıllᷓm a good clere and ꝑfıt suertıe of thesaı Mano
londꝭ and Tēntꝭ Rentꝭ reucıons advouso uıcꝭ and othır the pmısses dıscharged of alle dowers Joıntos vses execucıons statutꝭ bondꝭ and of al othır chargꝭ
arreragꝭ of Rentꝭ and of al encombrauncꝭ whatsoeu they be The rent herafter to be due to the chıef lorde of the fees oonly excepted Furthermore the saı
Thomas couenᷓntıtħ bargayneth promysetħ and grauntıtħ to thesaıd wıllᷓm and Joh that the forsaıd Mano landꝭ Ten̄tꝭ Rentꝭ Reucıons and uıcs [sic]
arne of the yerely value of three poundꝭ alman of chargꝭ borne ordınary and extraordínary before the rent to the chıef lord of the fee And ou thıs thesaı
Thomas couenᷓntıth and grauntıtħ vnto thesaıd wıllᷓm and Joħn and Joħn and the heıres of thesaıd wılᷓm that he thesaıd Thomas hardys and hıs heıres at alle
tyme and tymes durıng hıs or [...] lyfes shal doo and cause tobe doo suffre and cause to be suffred alle and euy sucħ thıng and thıngꝭ as shalbe
deuysed or requyred of thesaıd Thomas by the lerned Counseıl of thesaıd wıllᷓm or Joħn to make alle the pmısses ın good clere and ꝑfıte suertıe vnto the
saıd wıllᷓm and Joħn and the heıres of thesaıd wıllᷓm foreu at the oonly cost and charge ın the [...] of the saıd wıllᷓm and Joħn be ıt by fyne feoffement
Recoue dede or dedes enrolled Releasses wt warauntıs or warauntıes or othırwıse For the whıch bargayne sale and othır couenᷓntꝭ grauntꝭ aggreamentꝭ
and ꝓmyses before specıfıed vpon the ꝑtıe of thesaıd Thomas to be ꝑfomed kept and fulfılled thesaıd wıllᷓm and Joħn haue truly content and paı
vnto thesaıd Thomas the sōme of Threescore poundꝭ sterlıngꝭ of the whıcħ sōme thesaıd Thomas knowlegıtħ hymself truly content and satısfıed an
by thıes psentꝭ therof acquıntıtħ and dıschargıth thesaıd wıllᷓm and Joħn And thesaıd wıllᷓm and Joħn couenᷓnten and graunten vnto thesaı Thomas that
ıf the saıd Thomas truly fulfıl ꝑforme and kepe al man of couenᷓntꝭ grauntꝭ bargaynes warauntıes and ꝓmyses aboue spesıfıed that vpo the ꝑtıe
of thesaıd Thomas arne to be ꝑformed fulfılled and kept ın maner and fome abouesaıd That tha a certey wrıtıng oblıgatory of statute of the
staple of west berıng date ın the same Staple the day of the date herof wherın the saıd thomas by the name of Thomas hardys of the ꝑısshe of
vpperhardys ın the Countıe of kent esquıer stondıtħ bounden̄ vnto the saıd wıllᷓm and Joħn ın three score poundꝭ sterlıngꝭ shalbe vtterly voıde and of
noon effecte And elles abıde ıt ın fuỻ strengħt and vertue / Jn wıtnes wherof the ꝑtıes aforsaıd to thıes ındentures sunderly haue set theır Sealles
yeuen the day and yere fırst aboue wrıtte
[signed: [Latin: ꝑ me Thoma Hardꝭ]]