County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4126
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: DW 3
Function: Lease
Thıs ındenture wıtnesseth that Thomas Hoo Esquıe hathe gᷓunty betake to Ferme lety to Joh Marty the eldy late
o Bysshoppeshatffel alle the demayne landes and Medues ꝑteynyng to the maner o hoo ın the Counte of Bedfor wıth a
Cloce calle Chanryes Loppolecroft an hallemede an also the warey ꝑteynyng to the saı mane Reuyng to the saıd Tho
hoo esquıe alle the Rentꝭ uıces ꝑquısıtes o the courte wodes vndyrwodes the Mılle Fysshyng fesauntꝭ ꝑtrıches an
hal the Fynes o the trespassores ın the saıd warey To haue and to hol to the saı Joħn Marty hıs executores
an hıs assıgnes alle the demayne landes Medues pastures Closes Croftꝭ abouesaıd wıth xvȷ kene xl ewes an the ~~~
warey except alle thynggꝭ aboue rehersıd From the of [sic] Seynt Mıcheỻ tharcangeỻ the yere Reıgnyn o kyng Edward the ıııȷth
the xıȷthe vnto the Feste of Seynt Mıcheỻ tharcangeỻ the xııȷthe yere o the reıgne o the saıd kyng that ıs to say for a hole yere ~~~
Payn to the saıd Tho hoo esquıe hıs heyres or hıs assıgnes for the saıd yere xııȷ ꝉı vȷ s vııȷ Furthermore
the saıd Thomas hoo esquıer hathe grauntıd to Ferme lety to the saıd Joħn Marty hıs executo᷑s hıs assıgnes alle
the demayne landes Medues pastures Closes Croftꝭ An warey abouesaıd except alle thynggꝭ abouerehersyd wıth
xvȷ kene xl · ewes From the Feste of seynt Mıcheỻ tharcangeỻ the xııȷth ye o the reıgne of kyng Edwar the ıııȷthe
ın to the ende and terme of vııȷ ye next ensuyng truly fulfyllyn Payng [...] to the saıd Tho hoo esquıe hıs heıres
or hıs assıgnes xx ꝉı o leffull money of Jnglan at the Festꝭ there vsuale an the saıd Joh Marty or hıs assıgnes
An the saıd Joh Martyn or hıs assıgnes shaỻ haue o the saı Tho hoo esquı hıs heıres or hıs assıgnes Fyrebote ~~~
plowbote Cartbote duryng the tme forsaıd an the saı Joh shaỻ haue yerly o the saıd Tho hoo esquıe a gowne o
hıs lyuerey at the sute of hıs yeme duryng the tme abouesaıd An the saıd Tho hoo esquıe an hıs assıgnes shaỻ pay
alle mane Ovtrentꝭ an Charges ꝑteynyng to the saıd demayne landes pastures an Medues duryng the tme abouesaı
An ıf so be that the saı Ferme o xxꝉı be behynde ın ꝑte or ın alle at the termes there vsuale nat payd by a moneth that thanne ıt shaỻ
be leffuỻ to the saıd Tho hoo esquıe or hıs assıgnes ın the forsaıd demayne landes wt alle thap̄tenᷓnces to dıstreyne the dıstresse
to take lede away an wıthholde ın to the tyme that the saı Thomᷓs hoo esquıe or hıs assıgnes therof be truly ‸ paı an satısfıe only
wıth thexpencꝭ an Damages of the same whatsoevertheybe An ı so be that the saıd Ferme o xx ꝉı bebehynde ın ꝑte or ın alle
at eny Feste wheras ıt Aught to be payd an nat payd by a quart of a yere that thanne ıt shaỻ be leffuỻ to the saı Thomᷓs hoo
esquıe hıs heyres an hıs assıgnes ın the Forsaı demayne landes wt alle thap̄tenᷓncꝭ to reentre an the forsaı Joh an
hıs assıgnes vtterly to put awey thıs endentu natwıthstanyng Jn wıtnessse whero the ꝑtıes abouesaı to thıes psent
Jndentu eche to othe Changeably haue set to there seales wryte the xxvııȷ day of Septēbre the xıȷthe yere Reyngıg [sic]
o kyn Edwar the ıııȷthe