County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4120
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: TW572
Function: Lease




Thıs endento᷑ maıd þe xxvȷ day of Decemb ın þe yere of kyng Edwarde ıııȷte þe xı yere beres wıttnes
þt damme Margarete Pıkkerd Pores of Harwol wt cōsent of aỻ hır Sustereȝ haıtħ grawnte
and to ferme lattyn to Joħn Hardwıke of þe ꝑıscħ of Sulbery ın þe cownte of Bukynghᷓm and to
Margarete hıs wıffe and þe hereȝ of þem aỻ þaır Londys and tenamentꝭ wt aỻ man of app᷑tenᷓncꝭ
to þaır saıd londıs and tenementꝭ ın ony man ꝑtenyng · at þe day of makyng of þíȷs psentȝ ín
þaır hondıs beyng þt ıs to say ın þe saıd Sulbery · holenden · lycħcombe and Bragname to þe
ende of þe terme of thre score yere next folowyng þe date of þıs psent wrytyng · payng yerly
þfor att two vsueỻ termeȝ xııȷ sx ıııȷ  þt ıs to say att our lady day þe Annūcıatıo and of Mıchaeỻ
mes wt owt lon delay · of saıd Joħn and Margarete and þ hereȝ costeȝ to þe saıd pores and cōuent
to be brought and payde or to þaır successo᷑s · þe fırst day of payment begynyng att our lady day
þe annūcıatıo aft þe date of þes wrytyng next cōyng and ıf ıt happo þe saıd rent of xııȷ sx ıııȷd
to be behynde att ony day dew to be payd by þe space of sex wekys · þa ıt schaỻ be levfuỻ to
þe saıd pores and þe cōvent of harwol or to þaır atto᷑neys for reentre and to haue ayay aỻ þaır
saıd londeȝ and tenementꝭ wt all þaır app᷑tenauntȝ and wt aỻ man of gudeȝ þín founden to tyme
þe saıd pores and þe cōvent be fully ꝯtent and agreed of aỻ arrearageȝ and dewteȝ to þ ín ony
man ꝑtenyng · and aỻ man of chargeȝ and costeȝ to þe saıd teno᷑ ꝑtenyng aỻ þe tme afor
saıd þe saıd Joħn and Margarete and þaır hereȝ schaỻ opon þaır ow costeȝ beld and make on
newe house of íí bayıs wt ın hır saıd tenement of Sulbery · and þe place suffıcıently so belded
wt aỻ o reꝑacıons ın þe saıd tenement suffıcıently repared þe saıd Joħn and Margarete
and þaır hereȝ ın þe ende of þaır tmeȝ schaỻ wele and suffıcıently so leve Jn wıttnes herof
þe saıd Joħn and Margarete hıs wıff to one ꝑte of þıs endento᷑ wt þe saıd pores and cōvent
remaínyng haıtħ sett þaır sealleȝ Gyffe þe day and yere obow wryten ·