County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4216
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Fermor Hesketh MTD/E/26/5
Function: Lease




Thıs ındenture made at Norto the xvııȷ dey of Decembu ın the xȷte yere of Kynge Edwarde the ıııȷte betwene Rıcharde Meddıltōn and dame
Mawde hıs wyfe o that o party and wıllıam Story of Towcest᷑ Carpente o that other partye wıtnessıtħ that the seı Rıchar
an dame Mawde hatħ dımıse and to ferme letty to the seı wıllıam a Mylne Calle Esto Mylne wt appurtenaunce that ıs to
sey fro the byrtħe of owre lorde next aft᷑ the date of thıs psente to the ende and terme of xxtı yere fro thens ınmedıatly folowynge an
fully Complete peyınge therfore yerly to the seı Rıchar and dame Mawde hıs wyfe to theyre Eyres or assygnes lııȷ s ıııȷ  · at the
termes there vsuaꝉ and the seıd Rıchard Meddylto an Dame Mawde hıs wyfe the seı Mylne ın the begynnynge of the seı terme ın
allemaner reꝑacyons wele and Competently shaỻ make and repeyre and fro that tyme forthe the seıd wıllıam Story allemaner of
reꝑacyons to the same Mylne belongynge ın alleman wyse shaỻ susteyne vpholde an mayntene at ıs awne propur Costys  expen
grete tymƀur Rougħe for the grounde tymbur and for the hyrste and ‸ smaỻ stonys for the wallys alle only excepte durynge the sey terme an
yf hıt happo the seıd rente to be behynde ın parte or ın alle vnpeyde be a monetħe aft᷑ eny terme of the peymentꝭ afore seı thenne be
be hıt lefuỻ to the seıd Rıchard Meddylto and Dame Mawde hıs wyfe ın the seı Mılne wt the appurtenaunce to dıstreyne and þe
dıstresse so take to bere dryve and lede awey an they to wtholde vnto the tyme the rente so beynge behynde togedd᷑ wt arrereage yf
yf there be eny to theyme that hıt be fully satysfye an pey an yf the seı rente be behynde vnpey ın parte or ın alle be vııȷte
wekys aft᷑ eny terme that hıt owetħ to be peyde an no suffycıente dıstresse ın theseı Mylne wt appurtenaunce shaỻ not be founde
at thenne hıt shaỻ be lefuỻ to the seı Rıchar an dame Mawde hıs wyfe they Eyres or theyre assygnes ın the seı Mylne wt
alle the appurtenaunce to reent᷑ and ın theyre former estate to haue ageyne these ındentu not wtstondynge and alle thowe the
seyde wıllıam Story Joh kystyngbury and Joh patteshyỻ of Towcest᷑ be holdy and stedfastly bownde to the seı Rıchar ·
Meddylto and Dame Mawde hıs wyfe ın xx ꝉı of goode and lafuỻ money of Englonde to be peyde to they or ‸ þ teyne attorney
to theyre Eyres or executors ın the feste of the Natıuıte of seynte Joh Baptyste next Comynge aft᷑ the date aboue seıde as ın
[...] oblıgacıo therof made fully ıs Conteyne . Neuerthelesse the same Rıchar and dame Mawde wılle  [...]
be thıs psent wrytynge that ‸ yf the seı wıllıam Story alle the Covenauntys aboue reherse o hys behalfe wele and trewly
observe kepe an ꝑforme that the the seı oblıgacıo of xxtı ꝉı for nogħt be hıt hade or ellys to stonde ın hıs strengħt an
vertue Jn wıtnes werof · eyther ꝑtye to other · haue sette to he seales Date the dey and yere aboue seyde