County: Norfolk
Code: D0838
Reference: Norwich, Norfolk Record Office: BL/MD 21/7
Function: Lease
This indenture made the first day of august the xx yer of the regne of kyng Edward the iiijthe betwen̕ Margaret Paston̕ late the wif of John Paston̕ Squier on the one part and Thomas
Brigge of Salle Gentilman on the other part witnessithe that the seid margaret hathe dimised and lete to ferme to the seid Thomas hir maner in Salle in the Shire of Norff callid kyrkhalle
othirwise callid Flegge halle lying in Salle woddallyng Oulton̕ Thyrnyng heydon̕ and other townys adioynyng withe the appurtenanteȝ And hir Maner in Briston̕ and other townys
adioynyng withe alle the appurtenanteȝ and alle other londes and tennteȝ lying in the seid townys / To have and to hold the seid Maners londes and tennteȝ withe the appurtenanteȝ
to the seid Thomas and to his assignes for the terme of vij yerys the terme therof to begynne at the feste of seint Michael th arcaungelle next comyng after the date of thise presenteȝ
indentures and to endure to the ende of vij yerys than next folowyng Plenerly to be complete / Paying therfore yerly vnto the seid Margaret or hir assignes xviij li̕ of
laufulle englisshe money at too termes / that is to sey ix li̕ at Crouchemasse next after the date forseid and ix li̕ at halwemesse than̕ next folowyng and so forthe yerly
at Crouchemesse and halwemasse by evyn̕ porcouns during the seid terme And ix li̕ at halwemasse next after the seid terme determyned Ferthermore it is accorded
betwix the seid parties that the seid Thomas shalle discharge the seid margaret and hir heires of alle Sewtes rentes and seruices perteignyng to the seid Maners or
either of them during the seid terme at his coste and he shalle have vnderwode and hokeware growyng in the seid Maners for the reparyng of the dekes Savyng
the Spryng duryng the seid terme and levyng the dekes defensed sufficiently at the ende of his terme Also the seid Thomas shalle have the profiteȝ of the Courtes
during his terme And the Courtes shalle be holde and kept by the Styward of the seid margaret or hir depute at the costes of the seid Thomas / provided allewey
that the seid Thomas shalle take non avauntage ne goodes of the bondemen and women belongyng to the seid maners save onely her Chyvage Suteȝ to Courtes
and amercymentes and suche seruice as is behovefulle to the seid Maners They takyng resonable wages as they deserue during the seid terme by licence of the seid
Margaret but that the seid margaret shalle iustifie them and seise them and ther goodes and manumyse them at hir pleaser And suche as duelle withe hir or hir sones
to be discharged of Sewte seruice and Chyvage . whiles they duelle withe them Ferthermore wher the seid Thomas and Thomas herberd of Salle Chapman
are bounde to the seid margaret by obligacon̕ of xl marc̕ bering date the day of the date of thise presentes / the seid margaret grauntethe and wullethe that if the
seid Thomas paie or do paie to the seid margaret yerly xviij li̕ as is aboveseid at suche dayes as be lymyted and afore specifijd That than̕ the seid obligacon̕
shalle stande in no strengthe ne effect And ellys it shalle stande and remayne in strengthe and effect Jn witnesse wherof the parties beforeseid have to thise presenteȝ
indentures alternatly sett ther Sealles / yovyn̕ the day and yer aboveseid . / [signed: Thomas brygge]