County: Leicestershire
Code: D0471
Reference: Leicester, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland: 23D57/654
Function: Lease
Thys Jndentur~ made the iijd . Day of Nouember the viijth yer~ of the Reigne of Kyng Henry the Viijth Betwene John Catesby Squyer &
Anne his Wyfe on the one partie And Thomas Hopkyns of Thedyngworth in the County of Leycestr~ on the other partye Witnessith that the
seid John Catesby & Anne hath Dymysid betakyn grauntid & to Ferme lett to the Forseid Thomas Alle their~ londes medowis lesowis &
pasturis wt their~ Appurtenances Which they haue in the Towne & feldes . of the forseid Thedyngworth To haue & to hold Alle the . forseid
londes medowis lesowis & pasturis wt their~ Appurtenances of the forseid John Catesby & Anne & of ther~ heires to the Forseid Thomas . hopkyns
& to his Assignes From the Fest of Seynt Mighelle Th archaungelle next befor~ the Date of thise presenttes Vnto the Ende of the terme of xxj
yer~ then next folowyng & Fully to be complete yeldyng & paying therfor~ yerely . to the seid John Catesby & Anne to their~ heires or
Assignes in the Maner place of Thorp lobenham in the County of Norht xxxviij s iiij d of gode & lawfulle money of Englond on the viijth
Day of October~ And if it Fortune the seid Rent of xxxviij s iiij d to be behynd Vnpaid in parte or in All at the seid Day & place in Any yer~
in the which hit owyth to be paid wtin the seid terme Then shalle hit be leefulle to the seid John Catesby & Anne to their~ heires &
Assignes in to the seid londes medowis lesowis & pastures & their~ Appurtenanceȝ & into euery [...] & parcelle of the same to entir & Distreyne &
the Distressis so taken~ leefully for to bere . lede . dryve chase & Cary Awey & them to wthold into the tyme the seid Rent wt th arreragis
of the same yf Any such be to them be fully satisfied & payde And if it fortune the seid Rent of xxxviij s iiij d to be behynd vnpaid
in parte or in Alle by space of A moneth ouer or After the Fest of Seynt Mighelle th archaungelle in any yer~ wtin the seid terme in the which
hit owyth to be paid Then shalle hit be leefulle . to the seid John Catesby & Anne to their~ heires & Assygnes into All the forseid londes
medowis lesowis & pastures wt their~ Appurtenanceȝ & into euery parte & parcelle of the same hoolly to reentir~ & hit to haue Agayn~ . reteyne &
possede And the seid Thomas & his Assignes . therof holly to put oute & Amove this present leeȝ . than into the contrary in Any wyse notwt-
stondyng More-ouyr hit is Agreed betwene the seid parties that the seid Thomas . shalle take sufficiently schredynges of Elmys & [...] their~ growyng
to make the Mowndes of the Clossis ther~ as oft as nede shalle reghere wtin the seid terme wtoute Any imnpechement of Wast And at the Ende
of the forseid terme wele & sufficiently menudid shalle leve And wee truly the seid John Catesby & Anne & our~ heires Alle the forseid londes . ~~~
medowis lesowis & pasturis wt their~ Appurtenanceȝ to the forseid Thomas & his Assignes for the seid Rent in maner & fourme Above expressid
Duryng the seid terme of xxj . yer~ Ageyn Alle folk . shalle warant & Defend . Jn witnesse wherof the parties Aforseid to thise Jndentures
ther~ Sealles . entirchaungeably haue set yovyn the . Day & yer~ Above seid
[dorse]Md so hit is A-greed . betwene the seide parties that the forseid Thomas hopkyns shalle make non Assignes but only one of
his sonnys other Richard or willm