County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6034#1
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: GRA/424, recto
Function: Agreement
This endenture made the xxvj day of Marche the . vthe . yere of the reygne of kyng harry the vijthe betwene Thomas lacy of Grauncestr̕ in the
Shire of Cambrige squyer on the oon̕ partye and John higney of Grauncestr̕ aforesaid husbondman̕ on the other partye witnessethe that the said Thomas
hathe solde on to the same John his tennte in Grauncestr̕ Called letes and late Rawlyns for the summe of . x . li̕ to be payed in maner And forme
As folowethe that is for to say a thys syde the Feste of Saynt Mychelle th archaungelle nexte Commyng ‒ iiij li̕ And in the Feste of saynt Myhelle than
nexte after folowyng ‒ iij li̕ And in the Feste of Saynt Myhelle than̕ nexte ensuyng other ‒ iij li̕ Reserved allway and excepte to the said Thomas
lacy his heyres and assignes . x . acres . J . rode and di̕ lande arabylle before the makyng herof belongyng & pertetnyng to the said tenete The same
John higney his heyres and assignes for evermore yeldyng and paying yerely to the said Thomas lacy and to his heyres and assignes at the Feste of
Saynt Myhelle th archaungelle a yerely rent of a dosen̕ Peions by yere And yf hit happe the said yerely rent of a dosen̕ Peions to be behynde in parte
or in alle at ony Feste of the said Festys whiche hit owght to be paied and on̕ payed that than hit shalle be lefulle to the forsaid Thomas lacy his
heyres and assignes in-to the forsaid tenete to entre and distreyne for the rent aforesaid and the distres there so taken̕ lawfully to take̕ a-way and withholde
tylle of the forsaid yerely rente and arrerages yf ony be be fully satisfied content and payed also hit is Couenanted and agreed a-twene the said partyes
that the said John higney his heyres and assignes shalle welle and truely contente and pay for evermore to the Chieff lorde or lordys the quyte rente or rentys
of the said tenete . x . acres . J . rode & di̕ lande and doo alle other seruyses and sewtes dewe and belongyng to the same tenete and lande and to discharge the
said Thomas lacy his heyres and assignes and the said . x . acres . J . rode & di̕ of the said rente and seruyse or eny parcelle therof and the tenantes of the same
lande for ever Furthermore hit is Couenanted accorded and agreed by thes presentes be-twene the partys aforesaid that yf the aforesaid John higney or
his heyres hereafter ∧ or assignes wolle selle or alyen̕ the forsaid tenete or other landys whiche the said John nowe hathe in the Towne aforesaid or in other
townes adioynyng or Feldys of the same that than̕ the said Thomas and his heyres to be prefered a-fore alle other in bying of the landys & tenete
aforesaid and that the said John nor his heyres shalle not alien̕ the landys & tenetes aforesaid to any other but to the forsaid Thomas and to his heyres
whyle the said Thomas and his heyres wolle geve as moche for the same landys & ten̕ as any other woll geve for the same wtoute Frawde or male
engyne And any graunte sale alienacon̕ gyfte or state to be made hereafter by the said John higney or ony his heyres or assignes or ∧ by ony other enfeffed
hereafter in the same of the same landys and tenete to the Contrary hereof to be vtterly voyde and of none effecte and force by thes presentys And to alle
and every thes Covenantes to be Fulfylled every party to other byndethe hym̕-self in . xl . li̕ by thes presentys Jn witnes wherof the partyes aforesaid
to thes Jndentures enterchaungeably haue set to theyr seales the day and yere abovesaid