County: Suffolk
Code: D3026
Reference: Ipswich, Suffolk Record Office: C/3/9/3/3/1
Function: Lease




This Jndentur made the xthe Day of September in the iijde yere of the reign̕ of kynge herri̕ the viijte Betwen̕ the Bailifes Burgeises and ~~~
Cominalte of the Toun̕ of yepiswiche on the oon partie And John Cowper of yepiswiche aforseid Boocher on the other partie witnessethe that the
seid Bailifes Burgeises and Cominalte hath graunted dymysed and to Ferme leten̕ and by thes presentes grauntethe dymysethe and to Ferme letethe vnto the
seid John Cowper ther Flesshehouse with alle the Stalles in the same house The Custumes of alle Carcoises of Bestes solde or to be solde
within the same house And alle ther comen̕ Marshe with the Appurtenances And a Pastur callid the harp or the hope lyinge betwen̕ the River
and the londes of the lady Bowcher in Parishe of Stoke And the Custumes of alle horses and other Catelle due to the seid Toun̕ The Solers of
the seid Flesshehouse alwey excepted and to the seid Bailifes Burgeises and Cominalte reserued To haue and to holde the seid Flesshehouse
Stalles Custumes Marshe and pastur and other the premissis with alle ther appurtenances except byfore excepted to the seid John Cowper and his
assignes from̕ the feste of seynt Michele the Arcangele next folowynge after the Date of thees Jndentures vnto the ende of the terme ~~~
of vij yeres from thens next folowynge and fully to be complet yeldynge and paiynge therfore yerly to the seid Bailifes Burgeises and Cominalte
and ther Successourȝ xx li̕ and xvj d of laufulle money of Englond at the festes of Ester and Seynt Michele the Arcangele by evyn̕ porcions durynge alle
the seid terme Provided alwey that if it fortune the seid John Cowper to die any tyme bifore the ende of the seid terme that than̕ the ~~~
seid John nor his executourȝ be not bounde by thees by thees [sic] Jndenturs to holde the premissis after the feste of seynt Michele the Arcangele
next after the deceasse of the seid John nor paie any ferme for the same for any terme after the feste of seynt Michele the Arcangele next after
the deceasse of the same John but suche as shal be due of the same ferme for the same feste of seynt Michele and the Arerages of the same
if any than̕ shal be and thees Jndentures and euery thynge in the same specified to be void and of non effect And the seid Bailifes Burgeises and
Cominalte by thees presentes graunten̕ to the seid John Cowper to bere and susteyn̕ the reparacions of the seid Flesshehouse and Stalles in ~~~
Tilynge Tymberwork and Jronwork And to paie the rennte of the seid Mershe And the Taxe of the same whan̕ it shalle happen and the seid John by thees presentes graunteth that he and his assignees shalle bere alle other charges
reparacions and Tithes due or aperteynynge to the seid house Marshe and pastur durynge the seid terme And also it is ferther couenanted
condescendid and agreed betwen̕ the seid parties and the seid John by thees presentes graunteth that he nor his assignes shale not Durynge
the seid terme lete the seid Stalles nor any of them for any gretter price then̕ they be leten̕ the Day of the makynge of thees Jndentures
and the seid John by thees presentes ferther graunteth that he or his assignes durynge the seid terme shalle not give any warnynge to any parson̕
havynge any of the seid Stalles in ferme but oonly byfore the bailifes of the seid Toun̕ for the tyme beyinge And also the seid John by thes
presentes graunteth that he shalle take no warnynge of non of the seid parsons but byfore the Bailifes for the tyme beynge And if the seid
John doo gyff or take any warnynge otherwise then̕ byfore is reherseid the same warnynge so given̕ or taken̕ to be void and
of non effect Jn witnes wherof to the oon part of thees Jndentures remaynynge with the seid John Cowper the seid ~~~
Bailifes Burgeises and Cominalte hath put ther Comen̕ Seale And to the other part of thees Jndentures remaynynge with
the seid Bailifes Burgeises and Cominalte the seid John Cowper hath put his Seale the Day and yer aboue wretene