County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6057
Reference: Cambridge, St. John's College: D24/215
Function: Lease




This Jndentur̕ witnessithe that willam Tomlyn Maister̕ of the College of seint John th euangelist in
Cambrig and of the same place the felowes with on̕ Assent and wylle haue graunted dymysed and to
ferme latonn to Thomas Lacy Squyer dwellyng in the town̕ of Grauncete in the counte of cambrig̕
certen̕ percelle of medowe and gresseground that is for to say A medowplott to the belongyng
beyng and lying in the mede of Grauncete withe a certen̕ ground callid A garthen̕ plott wt all the
comodites and proffyttes to the seid medowplott belongyng Also the seid Thomas shal haue alle the
loppys of the willowes ther̕ growyng to the seid College belongyng Reseruyd and except that the seid
Thomas shall not mak noþer strypp nor waste nor selle no wyllowes be the grounde nor̕ non̕ other̕ man
for hym̕ wtout licence of the seid Maister and his successours To haue and to hold the forseid mede-
plott wt the gartheneplotte wt alle other̕ commodites afor̕ rehersid to the seid Thomas Lacy his heyres
and his assignes to th end and terme of xx yer̕ next ensewyng fully to be complete yeldyng and
paying yerly and be yer̕ to the seid Master his Successours or to his Assignes ‒ xxs xxd þte is to sey
at Midsomer next commyng xs xd And at seint Thomas day befor̕ Cristemasse other̕ xs xd And so
fro yer̕ to yer̕ at theis ij festes duryng the seid terme of xx yer̕ without ony farther̕ delay And if it
happen̕ the seid rente of xxs and xxd or ony parte of it to be behynd vnpayd be the space of a fortnyt
than̕ it shal be leffulle to the seid Master his Successours or his Assignes to enter̕ ageyn̕ into the seid
medys and to haue a Rerentre in to euery parte of it and to vse them as ther̕ own̕ propyr̕ gudes this
indentur̕ notwithstandyng Also the seid Thomas shalle leve the seid medowes in as gud state and condi-
cion and as well replenysched withe wyllowes at his termys end as it is nowe and rather̕
bettyr̕ And to the performyng and fulfyllyng of theis covenantes aforwretyn the partyes a
above rehersed enterchangeably haue put to their̕ sealys yevynn the xxij day of decemberr the
yer̕ of the Reign of kyng Henry the vijthe after̕ the Conquest the xvjthe