County: Middlesex
Code: D2096
Reference: Warwickshire RO L1/179
Function: Agreement
This Jndenture made the xxijth day of Septemberr þe fyfte yere of þe reign̕ of kyng henry þe viijth bitwixt John Melton Esquyer
of þe on parte and John Twyselton Ceteȝen and goldsmyth of london of þe othir parte Witnessith that where John Bruges Ceteȝen and
Alderman̕ of london̕ and Nycholas lambert Ceteȝen and grocer of london haue bargayned & sold vnto þe seid John Twiselton̕ & his
heires þe maner of Rudston̕ wt th appurtenance in þe county of Northampt̕ oþerwise callid þe maner of Rodston̕ and alle their londes tenntes
rentes seruices reuercouns & hereditamentes wt th appurtenance in Rudston̕ ouer Rudston and Nethir Rudston̕ othirwise callid ouer Rodston̕ &
Nethir Rodston̕ in þe seid county of Northampt̕ whiche maner & oþer þe premisses þe seid John Melton̕ byfore þt bargayned & sold
vnto þe seid John Bruges & Nycholas and þe same clerely to them relessid wt th assent of Thomas lord Darcy for-euer . All whiche
bargan & sale þe seid John Melton haithe ratified & confermyd to be goode & sure in þe lawe vnto þe seid John Twyselton̕
& his heirs for-euer as by Jndenturs & wrytynges made of & for þe premisses may appere . The seid John Melton for certen
sommes of money to hym paid by þe seid John Twyselton afore þis tyme . wherwt he holdith hym pleasid & satisfied haith
couenantid & grauntid and by thies presentes couenantith & grauntith and byndeth hym & his heires vnto þe seid John Twyselton̕
that if it fortune þt þe seid John Twiselton̕ or his heires or eny oþer person whiche shal be seasid to th use of þe seid John Twyselton̕
or his heirs hereafter of & in þe seid maner & oþer þe premisses be interruptid or lett of þe takyng of þe yerely rentes revenuȝ & profitȝ whiche
shalle growe & be due by reason of þe seid maner & oþer þe premissis herafter by reason of eny execucon̕ ∧ þerof had or to be had of eny statut
of þe staple statut merchant reconysans or iugement . or oþerwise by eny person̕ herafter . that than þe seid John Twyselton̕ & euery person
þt shalle be seasid of þe seid maner & ∧ þe oþer premisses to his vse . shalle pesible take levy & perceyue from tyme to tyme yerely as muche of þe
rentes revenuȝ and profittes of þe maner of Aston̕ wt th appurtenance in þe county of york and of þe maner of kyngesclere wt th appurtenance in þe county
of Southampt̕ As þe seid John Twiselton̕ or his heirs or eny oþer person seasid to his vse . or to th use of his heirs shalle lose or for-goo
by reason̕ of eny suche execucon̕ had or to be had of þe seid maner of Rudston & oþer þe premisses of eny suche fortune to be herafter . And
þe seid John Melton̕ couenantith & grauntith by thies presentes þt alle & euery person̕ þt shalle fortune to be seased of & in þe seid maners of Aston
& Rudston & of ∧ þe othir of them shalle stond & be seasid . therof . to th use & intent comprised in thies present Jndenturs . Jn
witnes wherof to thies presentes þe partes aboueseid haue entrechaungeablie sett their seales þe day and yere aboueseid ~~~
[signed: per me Johe meltone]