County: Sussex
Code: D0501
Reference: Brighton, East Sussex Record Office: ASH 4500/77
Function: Lease




Thys Endentur~ made þe mondaye next affter the fest off the annunciacon~ off our~ lady seynt marye yn the xjthe yer~ off the reygne off our~ Souerayne lord
kyng Edward the iiijth Be-twen~ John Bateȝ on~ þt on~ partye . And Thomas Newma~ . Glouer on~ þter partye wyttnessythe that the sayd John hathe
leffte to ferme to þe Sayde thomas A . water mylle J-callyd holyngroue mylle lyeng yn the parysshe off Bryghtlyng and londeȝ . J-callyd myllondeȝ lyeng
wt-yn the parysshe of Bataylle Be-twen~ the sayd mylle & the reuer & Derfold for terme off xxj yer~ next folowyng after the date
off thys present wrytyng payeng yerlye to the sayd John to hys heyreȝ or to hys assygneȝ . xxviij s iiij d Be euyn~ porconns at euery terme
that ys for to saye at euery off the iiij . princypalle And vsualle termeȝ vij s j d And the sayd Thomas newma~ shalle kepe & repayr~ the mylle
suffycyantly and the water worke off the Same . and alle þt euer belongethe to the mylle & kepe the þe closur~ off the lond And Skowr~
& kepe þe reuer clene & playn~ so . that the water ren~ not ouer on~ þe londeȝ off the sayd John lyeng to the Same reuer so that yf yt Be
yn def off reparacon~ oþer off closur~ oþer off kepyng off the reuer at o terme to be amendyth be the next terme . And yff the sayd
Thomas be yn defaut off paymet~ termely or off repayr~ or off kepyng~ off the closur~ or off the reuer as yt ys a-boue rehersythe than~
yt shalle lawfulle to the sayd John hys heyreȝ & assygneȝ to dystreyne yn the mylle And lond . aboueseyd for the money beyng
behynd & to put owt the sayd thomas . foreuermor~ And the sayd John shalle haue the . Fysshyng off the water and the sayd thomas shalle
leue water suffycyaunt to . Susteyne & kepe the Fysshe yn the pond And the sayd John and hys heyreȝ shalle haue theyr~
corne grownd at the sayd mylle wt-out eny tolle payeng for the same and the sayd John shalle not Stoppe the . sayd thomas
off the wey to þe mylle as yt hathe be vsyd be-for~ tyme . so þt he kepe affter oo trakke & þt he take no hurt Be þe same
And þe sayd John shalle fynde þe sayd Thomas tymber suffycyant to þe reparacon~ aboueseyd ther as he or hs assygneȝ shalle assygne
hym to felle yt And þe sayd Thomas shalle kepe þe iiij croftes off þe lond arabylle & so leue them at þe termeȝ end And the
remanet~ off the londeȝ þe sayd Thomas shalle Skowr~ & felle & make playn~ pasture lond & so leue yt And þe sayd John shalle
aquite þe sayd Thomas off alle rentes & seruisys belongyng to þe mylle & lond abouesayd Jn wytnesse wher~-off þe partyeȝ aboueseyd haue
put to theyr~ sealeȝ