County: Leicestershire
Code: D4688
Reference: Leicester, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland: BRii/8a/253
Function: Lease
This indenture berithe wyttnes that wylliam wygston Mayre of the towne of leycestr~ Roger wygston~ John Robarde
Chamburlayns and the Comons of the same towne hath graunted and to ferme haue laten vnto Richard
Burges of leycestr~ Mercer~ a wyndow set on the west end of the Est gate of leycestr~ conteyning on lenthe v .
fote and half and on brede iiij fote by the Standard of the kynges to haue and to hold the seyd wyndow to the
forsayd Richard and to his assignes from the fest of seynt Michaelle th archaungelle next to come aftir the date
of thes indenturs vnto the end of the terme of xl yeres thanne next folwyng and trewly to be performed
yeldyng and payng therfor yerely to the mayre Chamburlayns & Comons of the towne of leycestr~ for
the tyme beyng iiij d sterlynges at iij termes of the yere in the towne of leycestr~ vsed by euen porcions
And if it so happin that the rent forsayd of iiij d yerely to be byhind not payd by xx dayes after that any hole yere
be goine that thanne it shal be lefulle to the maire Chamburlayns & Comons for the tyme beyng on the sayd
wyndow to distrayne and the distressis so taken to be borne a-way and wytholdin~ vnto the tyme that the
rent forsayd with the arreragis if ther be any be fully satisfyed and payd and if no sufficiaunt distres on the
sayd wyndow con be found that than~ it shal be lefulle to the sayd Mayre Chamburlains & Comons for the
tyme being to reentre on the seyd wyndow and on ther~ first state to stond thes indenturs not withstonding
And also the forsayd Maire Chamburlayns & Comons the forsaid wyndow with apportenaunce to the forsaid
Richard and to his assignes a-gayne alle maner of men~ shalle warant & defend during the terme abouesaid
Jn wittnes of wiche the seyd Richard Burges to the parte of this indentur~ hath set to his sealle Geuen~
at leycestr~ the xxij day of Septemberr the yere of the regne of kyng henri the sext aftir the conquest
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