County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4120
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: TW572
Function: Lease
This endentour maid þe xxvj day of Decembr̕ in þe yere of kyng Edwarde iiijte þe xi yere beres wittnes
þt damme Margarete Pikkerd Prioresser of Harwold wt consent of alle hir Sustereȝ haithe grawnted
and to ferme lattyn to John Hardwike of þe parische of Sulbery in þe cownte of Bukyngham and to
Margarete his wiffe and þe hereȝ of þem alle þair Londys and tenamentes wt alle maner of appurtenances
to þair said londis and tenementes in ony maner pertenyng . at þe day of makyng of þijs presentȝ in
þair hondis beyng þt is to say in þe said Sulbery . holenden . lychcombe and Bragname to þe
ende of þe terme of thre score yere next folowyng þe date of þis present wrytyng . payng yerly
þerfor att two vsuelle termeȝ xiij se iiij d þt is to say att our lady day þe Annunciation̕ and of Michaelle-
messer wt-owt long̕ delay . of said John and Margarete and þer hereȝ costeȝ to þe said prioresser and conuent
to be brought and payde or to þair successours . þe first day of payment begynyng att our lady day
þe annunciation̕ after þe date of þes wrytyng next comyng and if it happon̕ þe said rent of xiij se iiijd
to be behynde att ony day dew to be payd by þe space of sex wekys . þan̕ it schalle be levfulle to
þe said prioresser and þe convent of harwold or to þair attourneys for reentre and to haue ayayn̕ alle þair
said londeȝ and tenementes wt all þair appurtenauntȝ and wt alle maner of gudeȝ þerin founden to tyme
þe said prioresser and þe convent be fully content and agreed of alle arrearageȝ and dewteȝ to þa̕ in ony
maner pertenyng . and alle maner of chargeȝ and costeȝ to þe said tenour pertenyng alle þe terme afor-
said þe said John and Margarete and þair hereȝ schalle opon þair own̕ costeȝ beld and make on
newe house of iij bayis wt-in hir said tenement of Sulbery . and þe place sufficiently so belded
wt alle or̕ reparacions in þe said tenement sufficiently repared þe said John and Margarete
and þair hereȝ in þe ende of þair termeȝ schalle wele and sufficiently so leve Jn wittnes herof
þe said John and Margarete his wiff to one parte of þis endentour wt þe said prioresser and convent
remainyng haithe sett þair sealleȝ Gyffen̕ þe day and yere obow-wryten .