County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4216
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Fermor Hesketh MTD/E/26/5
Function: Lease
This indenture made at Norton̕ the xviij dey of Decembur̕ in the xjte yere of Kynge Edwarde the iiijte betwene Richarde Meddiltonn and dame
Mawde his wyfe on̕ that on̕ party and william Story of Towcestur Carpenter̕ on̕ that other partye witnessithe that the seid Richard
and dame Mawde hathe dimised and to ferme lettyn̕ to the seid william a Mylne Called Eston̕ Mylne wt appurtenaunce that is to
sey fro the byrthe of owre lorde next aftur the date of this presente to the ende and terme of xxti yere fro thens inmediatly folowynge and
fully Complete peyinge therfore yerly to the seid Richard and dame Mawde his wyfe to theyre Eyres or assygnes liij s iiij d . at the
termes there vsuale and the seid Richard Meddylton̕ and Dame Mawde his wyfe the seid Mylne in the begynnynge of the seid terme in
alle maner reparacyons wele and Competently shalle make and repeyre and fro that tyme forthe the seid william Story alle maner of
reparacyons to the same Mylne belongynge in alle maner wyse shalle susteyne vpholde and mayntene at is awne propur Costys & expenser
grete tymberur Roughe for the grounde tymbur and for the hyrste and ∧ smalle stonys for the wallys alle only excepte durynge the seyd terme and
yf hit happon̕ the seid rente to be behynde in parte or in alle vnpeyde be a monethe aftur eny terme of the peymentes afore-seid thenne be
be hit lefulle to the seid Richard Meddylton̕ and Dame Mawde his wyfe in the seid Milne wt the appurtenaunce to distreyne and þe
distresse so taken̕ to bere dryve and lede awey and theym̕ to wtholde vnto the tyme the rente so beynge behynde togeddur wt arrereage yf
yf there be eny to theyme that hit be fully satysfyed and peyd and yf the seid rente be behynde vnpeyd in parte or in alle be viijte
wekys aftur eny terme that hit owethe to be peyde and no suffyciente distresse in the seid Mylne wt appurtenaunce shalle not be founde
at thenne hit shalle be lefulle to the seid Richard and dame Mawde his wyfe theyr̕ Eyres or theyre assygnes in the seid Mylne wt
alle the appurtenaunce to reentur and in theyre former estate to haue ageyne these indentur̕ not-wtstondynge and alle-thowe the
seyde william Story John kystyngbury and John patteshylle of Towcestur be holdyn̕ and stedfastly bownden̕ to the seid Richard .
Meddylton̕ and Dame Mawde his wyfe in xx li of goode and lafulle money of Englonde to be peyde to theym̕ or ∧ þer serteyne attorney
to theyre Eyres or executors in the feste of the Natiuite of seynte John Baptyste next Comynge aftur the date abouen̕-seide as in
[...] obligacion̕ therof made fully is Conteyned . Neuerthelesse the same Richard and dame Mawde wille & [...]
be this present wrytynge that ∧ yf the seid william Story alle the Covenauntys abouen̕ rehersed on̕ hys behalfe wele and trewly
observe kepe and performe that then̕ the seid obligacion̕ of xxti li for noght be hit hade or ellys to stonde in his strenght and
vertue Jn witnes werof . eyther partye to other . haue sette to her̕ seales Date the dey and yere abouen̕-seyde