County: Sussex
Code: D0533
Reference: Brighton, East Sussex Record Office: RYE/23/137/13
Function: Lease
This indentur~ made bitwene Adam leuelord vpon~ the one partie And Robert Onwyn~ of Rye in the shire of Sussex gentilman
John Suttonn of Rye Fisschmonger & Richard Schodwell of Rye in the shire of Sussex housbondeman vpon~ the othir partie berithe
witnesse that þe saide Adam hathe take & let to ferme to the saide Robert John & Richard his maner of levysham wt all & al maner londes
tenntis rentis & seruices and alle ye apertinenceȝ . lyeng wtin the lordschip of Brede and ellis-where wtin þe shire of Sussex~ to þe saide
Maner in anywise perteynyng Forthwith certayne greynes as it folowt . that is to say . viij . quarters whete . viij quarters barly . viij quarters benys &
viij semys otys mesurid by the mesure of Rye To haue & holde the said Maner wt alle his appurtenanceȝ and graynes afore rehersid
to the saide Robert John and Richard & to þaire Assigneȝ . fro the feste of seint Michelle Archangille next to comme aftir the dat~ of þis
presentȝ vnto the ende & terme of v yeer then next sewyng vppon~ the condicons þat folowen . That is to wete that the saide Robert
John & Richard and þaire executours & assignns shul paie ȝeerly to the saide Adam his heiris & his assignes . xx li of lawful money of
England . at the festis of Estir and seint Michelle Archangille by evyn~ porcons~ And the Berne the gerner the stable & Shepyn of þe
saide Maner roof thight kepe at þaire owne cost duryng þe terme aforsaide . And ovir that bere & paie to the owners of þe saide lordship
& Fe of Brede þe rentes & fynes for sute of Courteȝ dewe & custumable / þe saide terme during / And þe saide Adam his heires or assigns~ þe housis afor
rehersid in tymbre werk of þe roofis & wal thight at þair propre costes sufficiently shul repair~ & maynten~ duryg~ al þe saide terme And þe saide
Robert John & Richard and þaire executours & assigneȝ bi al the terme abouesaide shul haue sufficient & resonable plowbote closure bote & fire-
bote on~ þe saide Maner growyng vppon~ & in þe saide Maner to ben spent / during þe saide terme wtout any wast doing / . And it shal ben leefful
to þe saide Adam his heires & assignes . the saide Maner to entre & issue in alle couenable tymes to cary & drive vppon~ the landis & weyes
of þe saide Maner to onttre his graynes in the saide Maner beyng bitwix the festes of seint Michel Archangille next comyg~ after þe date of
þese presentȝ . and natine of seint / John Baptist / þan next folowyng / and ouer that / . at al tymes leefful . þe saide Maner to entre & Jssue carye
& dryve for ovirsight & reparacon~ of þe saide Maner wt the appurtenancȝ . And the saide Adam grauntith for hym his heires & assigns~ þat it shal
ben leefful to þe saide Robert John & Richard þaire executours & assigneȝ the saide Maner in al resonable tyme to entre & issue & on~ þe saide
landes & weyes to cary & dryve to onttr~ & voide þaire graynes & othir goodes fro þe fest of seint Michelle Archangille next & at þe ende &
terme of þe saide v yeer~ vnto þe fest of natine of seint John Baptist þan next folowyg~ . And yef it hap þt any walscot or waterscottes ben sett
vppon~ þe landis of þe saide Maner duryng þe saide terme . þan the saide Robert John & Richard þair executours & assigns~ . shul kepe the daies of
payment / þerof paieng after þe rate . so þt þe saide Adam his heires & assigns forfete to þe Bailif of the levelle no wanys . taking / þerfor fulle
allowance of þe saide Adam his heires & assignes at þe payment of þaire ferme abouesaide / And yef þe saide Adam come wt . iij hors . iij
tymes euery yeer duryg~ the saide terme ∧ to þe saide Maner . Than þe saide Robert John & Richard þaire heires & assignns shul fynde þe saide iij hors on~ man
al þe while þt þe saide Adam abidith þere . / And in cas the saide Richard discese wtin þe terme of v ȝeer abouesaide . Than it shal ben leefful
to þe saide Robert & John þair~ executours & assigns~ . þe saide Maner wt his appurtenanceȝ . / the housis aboue named . roof thight paymentȝ and .
delyuerance of alle þe greynes aboue rehercid to þe saide Adam his heires and assigns~ devly made / to þe saide Adam his heires or assigns~ vp to
ȝelde at þe next fest of seint Michel Archangille . þan next sewyg~ or the saide Maner to ferme forth holde duryg~ þe terme in þe forme and
condicon~ aboue rehersid . And in the ende & terme of þe saide v yeer / the saide Robert John & Richard . the saide Maner as in helyg~ of þe housis
aboue rehersid & closureȝ in als good state as þay hem receyved or in betir forthwt þe summe & als muche of euery greyne as is aboue rehersid
to the saide Adam his heires or assigns~ vp shul delyuer . And in cas þe saide ferme of xx li be behynde vnpaied in partie or in hole at any fest
aboue-saide . þan be it leefful to þe saide Adam his heires & assignns in al þe aforsaide maner & al his appurtenanceȝ to entre & distreyne And
distresse so take leeffully to bere awey dryve away & to hem wtholde . til þe ferme so beyng behynde to þaym fully be satisfied & paied
And yef þe saide ferme of xx li be behynde vnpaied after any fest of the festis afore rehersid at which it ought to ben paied / by thre
monthis And sufficient / distresse wtin þe saide Maner & appurtenanceȝ to the paiemet~ of þe saide ferme so beyng bihynde may not be
founde / þan be it leefful to þe saide Adam his heires & assignns to entre into þe saide Maner londes tenntes rentes & seruices wt al his appurtenancȝ
& þayme in þair hole & ful estat to kepe And þe saide Robert John & Richard þair~ executours & assignns to put out þerof . þese indenturis not-
wtstanding / And the saide Adam & his heires the saide Maner wt al londes tenntes rentes seruices & al his appurtenancȝ to þe saide Robert John & Richard
þair~ executours & assignns wppon~ & vndir the condiconns & forme aboue rehersid Agayns al maner folk / shul warant [...] & defende durig~
ye terme abouesaide Jn witnesse of al the þinges above wretyn~ þe saide Adam to þt parti of þis endenure at þe saide Robert John & Richard abydinng
haþ put his seel / to þe oþer partie to þe saide Adam delyuered & [...] þe saide . Robert John & Richard han put þair seellis / The xxiiij day
of August in þe ȝeer of þe regne of kyng harry þe vjte after þe conquest of England . xxvti