County: Sussex
Code: D0600
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: CHICITY/AY/83
Function: Lease
Thıs endenture wytnessıth that Mayster Joh Vyncent Rıchard Holmys Margrete late wyfe of Joħn Prat wıth on assent and concent grauntyth and to ferme levyth Aỻ theyre tenement
wıth the gardyn lyggynge therto And Aỻ theyre ap̄tynencꝭ excepte as schal apere folowynge · to Joħn Benet Sone and heyre of wıllyam Benet sūtyme husbonde to the sayd Margrete whıch
tenement ıs sett wıth owte the west gate o the Cyte of Chıchest by twene the tenement of Joh Balmān on the west Est ꝑte and the tenement of vmfray Hewystre on the west ꝑte · To have
to holde to the sayd Benet and to hys heyres from the Day of makynge of thıs present wrytynge durynge aỻ the lyf of the sayd Margrete vndy the forme folowynge That ıs to wete that
the sayde Margrete schaỻ have to here propyr vse and Avayle the howse and gardyn ın the whyche sche ıs now dwellynge as the hegges ther of and closurıs now specyfyeth wıth fre and
propy wey as now ıs be here vsyd from the sayd hows to the gate ‸ of the strete and ther ȷnne and at frely to come and goo late or rathe at the choys of the sayd Margrete both sche herself and here frendꝭ or
such as hath or for the tyme schall have the kepynge of the forsayd Margrete Forthermore the ꝑteys before namyd byth Acordyd that the sayd Margrete and here Assıgneıs duryng aỻ the
lyfe of forsayd Margrete schal have free goynge and comynge · to the lavent · to the welle and to the prevey And the necessary vsynge of them wt Jnne the closurıs of the forsayd tenement
And gardyn lyggynge therto wtowtyn gaynstsayínge or lettynge of the sayd Benet of hys wyfe and chylderyn or of eny other ın theyre name // And yf so happe that the sayd Margrete
lyft to dwelle from thens ın eny other place the sayd hows and gardyn ın whıch sche ıs now dwellynge and propyrly vsıth wıth alle the easementꝭ byfore wrete hollyche to be at here
comawndement and pleasure or Assıgnement durynge aỻ here lyfe wtowtyn vsynge or ocupyınge or lettynge of the sayd Benet of hıs heyres or hys Assıgneıs · // More ovy yf so happe
that the sayd Margrete Dye levynge the sayd Joħn Benet then hıt schaỻ be lefful to the executorys or assıgneıs of here the space of an hole Monyth folowynge next after the
deth of here to ocupye the sayd gate · wey · hows · gardyn And easement as frely as the sayd Margrete ın here lyfe tyme dede wıth owtyn hurt doynge to the closurys or necessaryes
longynge to the sayd Benet · And the same Benet ne eny other ın hys name schal not lette the sayd executorıs or Assıgneıs wt Jnne the sayd terme of Amonyth to bere owt carye and
playnly avoyde aỻ the propyr goodys meveable of the sayd Margretꝭ For whıch forsayd tenement And gardyn lyggynge therto wt aỻ ap̄tenawncꝭ excepte as ıs to fore except
the forsayd Joħn Benet hıs heyres or hys assıgneís schole yelde and paye yerely to the sayd Margrete or to here assıgneıs fowre schelyngꝭ and vııȷ lawful money o yngelonde at
fowre pryncypaỻ termys of the yere to be payde by evyn enporcyonys · That ıs to say ın the feste of Mydsomer next comynge after the makynge of thıs psent to begynne the fyrst
payment · payínge thenne · <xıııȷ And ın the feste of Mychaelmesse then next folowynge xıııȷ Jn the feste of Crystemasse then next suynge xıııȷ And ın the feste of the
Anucyatyon of owre lady then next folowynge xıııȷ And So to paye yerely and quarterly durynge aỻ the terme of lyfe of the sayd Margrete · // And forthermore the sayd Benet ·
hys heyres or assıgneıs schole Mayntene And suffycyently repare at theyre propy costꝭ the forsayd tenement And closurıs þ therto longynge · As tymby · wallynge· helynge · palynge and
and heggynge by aỻ the terme above wrete ın As goode state or bett as hyt ıs at the tyme of [...] excepte the sayd Margrete or here assıgneıs schole mayntene And
repare at here propy costꝭ the sayd hows whych sche dwellyth Jn and the Myddyl hegge whıch closyth [...] part from the sayd Benettꝭ part . And also the sayd Margrete
or here assıgne schaỻ paye the che rente to the Dean for the sayd place or tenement due and of olde [...] acustomyd and [...] to hıs cortꝭ at here propy costꝭ . Alle other chargys as
to the kynge and the Chyrche the sayd Benet hıs heyres or hys assıgneıs to bere and paye by aỻ the terme above sayd · More ovyr hıt schaỻ be leffuỻ to the sayd Benet ın the
tenement to make or Do make A forge or eny other esement necessary to hys crafte So that the sayd tenement therby be not hurt by Avyce and dyscressyon of Suffycyent neygh⸗
bowrys · And y so happe that the sayd yerelych rente of ıııȷ vııȷ be behynde vnpayde ın parte or ın Aỻ by fowre dayes a next after eny day o payment to fore specyfyed then
hyt schal be leffuỻ to the sayd ‸ Joh vyncent Rıchard and Margrete or to here assıgne ın the sayd tenement or ın eny parte ther o to dystrayne · And the sayd dystresse So take to bere owte after to holde and kepe
ın to the tyme the sayd rente So beynge behynde to the sayd Margrete fully be payd and satysfyed · And yf the forsayd reꝑacyonys be notcompetently kept and the sayd comenantꝭ
and esementꝭ by the sayd Benet or eny ın hys name ın ony wyse be lettyd or wtstande to the Anoyance or grefe of the sayd Margrete by oversyght of dyscrete and resonable neyghbowrís
And yf Suffycyent dystresse for the sayd rente So beynge behynde ın the sayd tenement may not be fownde · then hyt schalbe leffuỻ to the forsayd Mayster Joh Vyncent Rıchard
holmys and to þe sayd Margret Prat or to theyre Assıgneys ın the sayd tenement wt gardyn lyggenge ther to wt aỻ ther ap̄tenawncꝭ to reentre · After to kepe And ın theyre
fyrst state to stande these endenturıs not wythstandynge Jn to wytnesse of whıch thynge the ꝑteys beforsayd to these ꝑtees endentyd seuelly have put theyre sealıs · These
wytnessıs Roger Rudby Joħn Lane · wıllı Austyn Rıchard Trow Paskyn Martyn And other Made And grawntyd [...] the . west gate abovesayd the syxte day of Aꝑyỻ
Jn the yere of regne of kynge herry the syxte after the conquest of Jngeland xxxvȷtı