County: Berkshire
Code: D0461
Reference: Reading, Berkshire RO: D/Q1/T3
Function: Lease




This indenture made the First Day of Septembre Jn the Reygne of kyng Harry the Sevynthe the viiith yere betwene
John Jsbury esquyer Lord of grauntsunȝ on̕ that on̕ part / And Wyllyam Mundy Smythe of Alborn̕ on̕ that other
part Witnessythe that the seyde john hathe graunted and to Ferme lete to the seide william his eyres and ~~~
Assignes a plotte of voyde grounde counteynyng xxiiij fote in lengthe by fore the kynges hye-wey in Chepyng ~~~
Lamborn afore seynt Antony crosse To haue and to hold that forseide voyde ground to bylde and make there
a newe Mancion Wt a smythys forge set þeron̕ Wellx and sufficiently at hys owne proper costes / Holdyng fro the fest
of Myghelmas next commyng after the Dat̕ of this present Wrytyng vnto th ende and terme of iiijxx yere and xix
imediatly folowyng to be fulfyllyd / yeldyng euery yere to the seide John his eires or Assygnes Duryng the terme
of xij the fyrst yeres euery yere vj d And for euery yere after þe seide terme of xij yeres than̕ he to pay xvj d a yere
for his chiffe rent of the seide Mancion̕ and forge aboveseide at euery terme of Mighelmas yerly to be content
And yf the seide Chiffe rent aboueseyde be not payed by the space of a monethe after the seide terme of ~~~
Mighelmas aforseide / that than̕ yt shal be lefulle vnto the seide John his eyres or assignes to reenter in to þe
Forseide Mancion̕ and grounde as in to his fyrst state / And the forseide William hys eires and assygnes shalle
stonde to almaner reparacions and charges at his owne proper costes and so sufficiently Maynte̕ and kepe / And the ~~~
Forseide John his eires and assignes to alle the grauntes and comnantes vnder forme afore rehersed vnto þe seide
William his eires and Assignes Ayenst al men̕ shalle warand and defend / This indenture notwtstondyng
Jn witnes wherof to thise indenturis changeably they have set to theire seales This Witnes Thomas Garret
Robard hode William perrot Thomas bocher robard Goodvere & many oþer / Dat̕ at Lamborn̕ þe Day & yere aforseid