County: Sussex
Code: D0901
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: Wiston 3017
Function: Lease




This endentur~ made betwene John Chaucy the yonger~ esquier~ and Johane his wyfe of the onne partye and Edward pykecombe of the parishe of Twynem in the
Counte of soussex~ yomann of the other~ partie witnesithe that the forsaid John and Johane have takyn and to ferme putte to the forsaid Edward alle their~
Manoir~ of Twynem Benfeld with alle the singuler~ th appurtenaunce in the parishe of Twynem a-bovesaid excepte the place withe the gardyns and the grene
to remayne in the handes of the said John and Johane to have and to holde alle other~ landes pastures and medews that the said Edward hathe hade to
ferme be-for this present wrytyng to the said Edward his executours and his assignes fro the feste of saint Michaelle the Archaungelle next comyng
after the date of this present vnto the ende and terme of iiij yere after that next folowyng and fully complete yeldyng and paying ther~-fore to the
said John and Johane or to aither~ of theym or to thayr~ certayn Attourney or assignes vj li~ xiij s iiij d sterlynges at two termes of the yere that is to saye at
the feste of th appostilles phelyp and Jacob iij li vj s vij d sterlynges and at the feste of sainte leonard the confessour than next folowyng iij li~ vj s viij d
dewryng which terme the forsaid Edward shalle paye and ber~ alle maner charges a-yenst our lorde the kyng and all other~ And also at the ende of the
said terme the said Edward the forsaid landes pastures and medews withe alle and singuler~ th appurtenaunce shalle yelde vpe and lefe in as gode astate
or better~ as he in the begynyng of the said terme yt fonde and yf yt hapyn the saidyerely ferme of vj li~ xiij s iiij d to be behynd in parte
or in alle vnpaied at any of the dayes a-bove-said that than yt shalle be lawfulle to the forsaid John and Johane and their~ assignes into the
said manoir~ with th appurtenaunce to entre and distreyn and distresse so takyn lawfully to lede a-weye and hold withe theym-self vnto the tyme
thay be satisfied of the said ferme so behynde withe th arrerages of the same yf any be losse and expences be that occacion made and hade And yf
no sufficiant dystresse for the said ferme of vj li~ xiij s iiij d be ther~ not founde that than yt shalle be lawfulle to the forsaid John and
Johane and theyr~ assignes to reentre into the said Manoir~ withe th appurtenaunce and to hold yt in theyr~ olde Astate and the said ~~~
Edward and his assignes to putte out and remeove this endentures notwithstandyng And the forsaid John and Johane the said Manoir~
withe alle and singuler~ th apurtenaunce for the rente above-said and maner~ and fourme vnto the forsaid Edward his executours and Assigneȝ
a-yenst alle men shalle warant vnto the ende of the terme a-bove said by thies presentes Jn witnesse wher-of to thies endentures the parties a-fore-
said alternately haue put to thair~ seales the ix daye of August the yer~ of the regne of kyng henre the sexte aftur the conquest xxxtiiij ⸫