County: Northamptonshire
Code: D0918
Reference: Exeter, Heritage Centre: 1038M/T/13/123
Function: Lease
This Endentur̕ made xxvj day of ye monythe of Feverer̕ the xxij yere of þe regne of kyng̕ Edward þe fourte be-twene Sir willm Stok on þe on partye And willm
Fermour of warmyngton̕ husbonde-man on þe odir̕ partye wittnessithe þat þe said sir willm Stok hathe lente to þe said willm Fermour x li̕ of laufulle money of England for terme of
vij yeres . the begynnyg̕ at þe Fest of Seynt Michelle ye Archangelle in wyntour the nexte aftir̕ þe date of þis present writyng̕ tyl vij yere after fulle complete And þe said
willm Fermour hathe layde in Morgage to þe said sir willm Stok alle his londes & tenementes in þe towne of warmyngton̕ & Tansour̕ And ye bowndes of them̕ wt-in þe shyre
of Norhe . Also it is Agreed by þe parties a-bovesaid þat þe said willm Fermour shalle occupy þe saide londes & tenementes duryng̕ ye space of ye said vij yere payng̕ to þe said
Sir willm Stok to his eyris or to his Assignes xl s A yere . At þe Fest of seynt Michelle ye Archangelle in wyntour And if þe sayde rente of xl s or eny parcelle yer-of be
behynde on-payde by þe space of xiiij days After þe said Fest of Seynt Michelle þat yanne it shal be lefulle to þe said sir willm Stok his Eyris or his Assignes
to destreyne on þe said londes & tenementes & on euery parcelle of them & [...] distresses to take & reteyne with hym tylle he be fully content of þe said summe of xl s
And ouer this þe said willm Fermour is Agreede þat if þe forsaid x li be not payde to þe said Sir willm Stok or to his depute wt-inne A monythe after þe forsaid vij yere
fully complete þat thenne þe said willm̕ Fermour shalle make or cause to be made A lawfulle And a sewre Estate to þe saide sir willm Stok & to his eyris of & in alle þe forsaid
londes tenementes And euery parcelle of theym̕ . Alle þe covenantes . forsayde trewly & playnly to be fulfylled the said willm̕ Fermour hathe bownde hym-selfe to þe said sir willm
Stok in An obligacon̕ of xl li beryng̕ Dat̕ of þis present wrytyng̕ Jn wittnesse wherof the partyes A-bof-sayde haue sette yeir̕ Seales to þis present writyng the yere &
þe day A-bove-said . /