County: Suffolk
Code: D0518
Reference: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire Archives: DD/M26/2
Function: Lease




This indentur̕ made the xxti̕ Daie of Novembr̕ in the xiiij yer̕ of the reign̕ of kynge herry the vijthe . Witnessithe that John Coote of Stoke by
Clare in Suff Gentylman̕ hathe Demysed graunted and to ferme lete vnto John Breyge of the same town̕ alle suche londes Medes & pastures
lyyng in Stoke forseid and a Medue called Cattesmedue lyyng in Esse in Essex̕ as the seid John Coote nowe at the Daie of makyng of this indenter
hathe & holdithe in his own̕ handes Except to the seid John Coote alle white rent & halle woode wt the fens longing to the same woode reseruyd
to hym̕ & to his Assignees To haue & to hold to the seid John Breyge the & to his Assignees the forseyd londes medes & pastures wt þere pertenances
from̕ the Daie of Seynt Michelle Th archaungille nexte comyng after the Date of this indentur̕ vnto the ende & fulle terme of fyve yeres than̕ nexte
comyng & inmediatly folwyng yeldyng & payyng yerly for the same vnto the seid John Coote or to his Assignees vij marke of sterlinges to
be paied at ij vsualle termes in the yer̕ by evyn̕ porconns þt is to wete at the festes of Ester & seynt Michelle Th archaungille And the seid John
Breyge to haue a Bern̕ & a Stable and alle the howsyng & yardyng wtought the halle Door̕ a Chambr̕ & a Soler̕ wtinne the halle and this
to be sufficiently repaired by lammas Daye nexte comyng after the Date of this wrytyng at the costes & charges of the seid John Coote // And
the same John Coote to Answer̕ kynge & lord for the seid lond medes & pastures wt the oþer premysser bi alle the yeres forseyd And to kepe his fowlys
& cattelle ought of the seid Bern̕ Also the seid John Breyge shalle ley alle suche compost as is made þere vppon̕ the same londes And alle suche
brekkes in Cley werk as his cattelle brekythe to a-mend it a-geyn̕ at his own̕ costes & charge and the same John Breyge shalle nat suffr̕ no comen̕
coors wey for non oþer man̕ ouer the seid londes medes & pastures / / And for non̕ payment þt the seid yerly ferme be nat paied in parte or in alle at
the termes by-for̕ wretyn̕ þt than̕ it shal be lefulle vnto the seid John Coote or to his Assignees to Distreyn̕ in the seid londes medes & pastur̕
Bern̕ stable or in ony parte þt þe seid John Breyge holdithe And the same stressys to Dryve & kepe stylle vnto the tyme þt he be fulle content &
paied of the rerages than̕ beyng̕ behynd vnpayed / / And ȝif it fortune it be vnpaied by the space of a monethe after ony of the seid termes
bi-for̕ wretyn̕ ȝif þere can̕ nat be founde no sufficient stresse vppon̕ the seid londes Medes pastures Bern̕ & in ony parte bi-for̕ wretyn̕ . þt than̕
it shal be lefulle vnto the seid John Coote his heires or his Assignees to reentre̕ a-geyn̕ alle holle in-to the seid londes Medes pastures &c̕ And the
seid John Breige & his Assignees þerof to be quyte for-euer-mor̕ Jn witnes wherof to thes indentures the parties a-forseyd alternatly haue set to
þere Seales the Daie & yer̕ a-boveseyd