County: Kent
Code: D2502
Reference: Sola, Norway, private collection: KVT/10/1
Function: Lease




Thys Jndentur~ made the vjth daye of þe monethe of decemberr~ yn~ the thryd yer~ of þe Raign~ of kyng~ henr~ the viijth By-twyx John Baker~ master
of þe College of Mary Mawdelen~ of Cobham yn~ þe Counte of kent & þe breþeryn~ of þe same place of þe on~ parte sir Nycholas holgreve vycar of Est Tylbere yn~ þe
Counte of Essex & John Swane of þe seyd paryshe of Est Tylber~ þeer party wytnessethe þt þe seyd Master & brethryn~ haue dymysyd grauntyd & lette
to ferme to þe forseyd sir Nycholas & John þe parsonage of Tylber~ a-for~-seyd To haue & to hold þe for-seyd parsonage wt alle maner Tythys landes
pastures ymplementes profettes Commedytees & A-vantages wt appurtenanttes þer-to be-longyng~ to þe foreseyd Nycholas & John þer executouras or assynys from
þe fest of þe Annuncyacon~ of owur lady next Jnsuyng~ aftur þs present date vn~-to þe ynde & terme of v yeres next folowyng~ & fully to be complessyd yldyng~
& payng~ yerely duryng~ þe seyd terme of v yeres to þe forseyd Master or to hys successours or assynys xv li sterlyng~ of good & lawfulle money of ynglond
yn~ þe seyd Colege at ij termys of þe yere by evyn~ porcyons þt ys to seye at þe fest of þe puryfycacon~ of owur lady vij li x s / & at þe Natyvyte of sent
John baptyst vij li x s oþer els wtyn~ þe space of viij days ynmedyatly folowyng~ euery fest of þe festes by-for~-seyd duryng~ þe seyd terme of v yeres
& yf þe seyd Nycholas or John welle & truly kepe & pay þe for~-seyd payementes yn~ alle þe seyd termys wt-owt any fawt or furthyr delay than~ he or they so payd
shalle haue of þe seyd Master or successours yerely duryng~ þe seyd terme of v yeres ij gownys or els xxvjs viij d alowyd for them~ & yf hyt shalle happe
þe foreseyd farme to be be-hynde not payd at any fest of þe seyd festes by-for~-seyd oþer by þe space of viij days next folowyng~ any of þe seyd festes
þen~ hyt shal be lawfulle to þe seyd Master hys successours oþer assynys yn~ to þe seyd parsonage wt alle þe purtenaunnces to entur~ & dystrayne yf
þer shal be any suffycyant dystres þer fowunde or els to dystres yn~ alle þe goodes to þe seyd Nycholas or John be-longyng~ & þe dystres so takyn~ to leyd dryve
& Cary a-wey & to wt-hold vn~-to þe arrerage wt þe farme wt alle þe Costes & charges be fully content & payd & also then~ at þe wylle of þe Master
& hys successours to reentur~ yn~-to þe foreseyd parsonage wt alle þe purtenances & þe seyd Fermers to expelle þs yndentures not wt-stondyng~ Also þe seyd
Master & brethryn~ shalle beyr~ alle þe ordenary charges & kepe alle maner of reparacouns except þe clausur~ of geggyng~ weche shal be at þe costes & charges of þe seyd
Fermers provydyd þt þe seyd Fermers shalle not falle any maner of Tymbur~ perteynyng~ to þe seyd parsonage oþer trees growyng~ wt-owt lycens of þe master or hys successo~
To þe weche present Conuenondes welle & truly to be os obseruyd & kept þe foreseyd sir Nycholas & John swane byndethe them~-self & euery of them~ byndethe
hym~-self seuerally by þes presentes yn~ xx li sterlyng~ to be payd to þe seyd Master or hys successours yf any fawt shal be yn~ alle thes premyssys . Jn wytnes
her~-of to þes present Jndentures þe partes a-for~-seyd Jnterchangably haue [...] set to þer seales þe daye & yer~ a-for~-seyd ⸫