County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4124
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: RO 5/208
Function: Lease




This endenture made the viijth Daye of Aprille in the xvthe yere [...] King henry the vijthe witnessethe that
Austen̕ Abbot of [...] Monastery of wardon̕ and of the same place [...] wille & assent haue Dimised and to
ferme lett [...] vnto Sir Reinold Bray knyght̕ [...] [...] of Lincoln Richard Emson̕ and
william̕ [...] . callid Grymyssey Petymagre [...] to the Somme of lx [...]
of grounde [...] hawnes . houghton̕ . and Maldon̕ fro the feste [...] of ouur Lady next to com̕ . vnto the
ende and terme . of xxj . yeres . than̕ next ensuyng and fully complete [...] for yerely to the said Abbot & Couent
and their successoures xv s . of laufulle . money att too termys of the [...] [...] and att the Annunciacon̕ of ouur
Lady by evyn̕ porcon̕ . And the said Sir Reinold . william̕ Richard [...] Coop shalle falle no tymbre . wtin the said grounde
but shall [...] all that may growe to tymbre And the said Sir Reinold [...] his Assignes shalle lopp no trees in the
said grounde being [...] licence of the said Abbot . & Couent & their [...] But onely to take alle suche thornes and
vnderwode as may [...] to the Fence of the same [...] all-way to be takyn̕ And [...]
the said Rent of [...] parcelle therof to be byhinde in parte or in all by any terme or festes forsaid Than̕ hit shall
be lefulle to the saides Abbot & Couent and their Successours . into [...] to entre and to distrayne and distresse
so takyn̕ to lede [...] away and kepe vnto they be fully content & [...] [...] wt the Arrerages of the same And yff
the said Rent [...] herof be bihinde after eny terme or festes . forsaid [...] of half a yere . not paied Than̕ it shalle
be lefulle to the Abbot & Couent and their Successours into the said [...] wt th appurtenances to reentre and the said Sir
Reinold . william̕ [...] and william̕ Coop & their Assignes . to [...] for-euermore . this Lese & Jndentur
[...] [...] wherof to the one parte of theis [...] [...] william̕ Smythe bishop
lincoln̕ [...] william̕ Coop Remaynyng The [...] Seale To the othir parte [...]
theis [...] Abbot remaynyng The said Sir [...] beshop of Lincoln̕ Richard Emson̕
and wiliam̕ [...] haue set to their̕ Seales . Yeuen̕ the Day & [...] ⸫