County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4126
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: DW 3
Function: Lease




This indenture witnesseth that Thomas Hoo Esquier̕ hathe grauntyd betaken̕ & to Ferme letyn̕ to John Martyn̕ the eldyr̕ late
of Bysshoppes hatffeld alle the demayne landes and Medues perteynyng to the maner of hoo in the Counte of Bedford with a
Cloce called Chanryes Loppolecroft and hallemede and also the wareyn̕ perteynyng to the said manere Reseruyng to the said Thom̕
hoo esquier̕ alle the Rentes seruices perquisites of the courte wodes vndyrwodes the Mille Fysshyng fesauntes partriches and
half the Fynes of the trespassores in the said wareyn̕ To haue and to hold to the said John Martyn̕ his executores
and his assignes alle the demayne landes Medues pastures Closes & Croftes abouesaid with xvj kene & xl ewes and the ~~~
wareyn̕ except alle thyngges aboue rehersid From the of [sic] Seynt Michelle th arcangelle the yere Reignyng̕ of kyng Edward the iiijth
the xijthe vnto the Feste of Seynt Michelle th arcangelle the xiijthe yere of the reigne of the said kyng that is to say for a hole yere ~~~
Payng to the said Thom̕ hoo esquier̕ his heyres or his assignes for the said yere ‒ xiij li vj sus viij d Furthermore
the said Thomas hoo esquier hathe grauntid & to Ferme letyn̕ to the said John Martyn̕ his executours & his assignes alle
the demayne landes Medues pastures Closes Croftes And wareyn̕ abouesaid except alle thyngges aboue rehersyd with
xvj kene & xl . ewes From the Feste of seynt Michelle th arcangelle the xiijth yer̕ of the reigne of kyng Edward the iiijthe
in-to the ende and terme of viij yer̕ next ensuyng & truly fulfyllyng Payng [...] to the said Thom̕ hoo esquier̕ his heires
or his assignes ‒ xx li of leffull money of Jngland at the Festes there vsuale and the said John Martyn̕ or his assignes
And the said John Martyn or his assignes shalle haue of the said Thom̕ hoo esquir̕ his heires or his assignes Fyrebote ~~~
plowbote & Cartbote duryng the terme forsaid and the said John shalle haue yerly of the said Thom̕ hoo esquier̕ a gowne of
his lyuerey at the sute of his yemen̕ duryng the terme abouesaid And the said Thom̕ hoo esquier̕ and his assignes shalle pay
alle maner̕ Ovt rentes and Charges perteynyng to the said demayne landes pastures and Medues duryng the terme abouesaid
And if so be that the said Ferme of xx li be behynde in parte or in alle at the termes there vsuale nat payd by a moneth that thanne it shalle
be leffulle to the said Thom̕ hoo esquier̕ or his assignes in the forsaid demayne landes wt alle th apertenances to distreyne the distresse
to take lede away and withholde in to the tyme that the said Thomas hoo esquier̕ or his assignes therof be truly paid and satisfied only
with th expences and Damages of the same whatsoever they be And if so be that the said Ferme of xx li be behynde in parte or in alle
at eny Feste wheras it Aught to be payd and nat payd by a quarter of a yere that thanne it shalle be leffulle to the said Thomas hoo
esquier̕ his heyres and his assignes in the Forsaid demayne landes wt alle th apertenances to reentre and the forsaid John and
his assignes vtterly to put awey this endentur̕ natwithstanyng Jn witnessse wherof the parties abouesaid to thies present
Jndentur̕ eche to other̕ Changeably haue set to there seales wryten̕ the xxviij day of Septembre the xijthe yere Reyngig [sic]
of kyng̕ Edward the iiijthe