County: Leicestershire
Code: D4686
Reference: Leicester, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland: BRii/8a/269
Function: Lease
This Jndentur~ berethe wytnes that John Belgraue and Kateryn~ his wyfe and Jsabelle Aughton~ Sustur to the seyd kateryn~ haue graunted & lett to ferme
to Robert Baron~ of leycestr~ weyner . A Meyse wt a barn~ . ij Crofftes and a yerd londes wt the purtenanceȝ in~ the towne & feldes of Belgraue . The
wyche meyse ys set betwene the grownd of Thomas Newton~ on~ that oon~ party And the grownde late of Margaret~ of Blavy on the othir
party To haue & to hold the seyd Meyse barn~ Crofftes and londe wt the pertenaunceȝ to the seyd Robert Baron~ ∧ & hys assigneis fro the Fest of Seynt Myschelle
archangelle the wyche shalle be in~ the yer~ of our~ lord Mle CCCClxixo . vnto the ende of the terme of xxti . yer~ next foloyng fully to be completed
yeldyng therfore yerely to the seyd John kateryn~ and Jsabelle heyr~ heyres executours or assignes ‒ xij s of lawfulle money of Englond to be
payed at iij tymes by the yer~ by evyn~ porcon~ that ys to say at the Fest of Seynt Myschelle archangelle . pur~ of our~ lady . and wytsontyde
and yf it happen~ the seyd rent be byhynde in~ parte or in~ alle vnpayd at eny of the seyd Festes by ‒ xv . dayes . then~ yt shalle be lawfulle
to the seyd John Kateryn~ and Jsabelle heyr~ heyres executours or assygnes of and in eny of the seyd ground to distrayn~ . And the distrasse so
taken~ lawfully to ber~ away lede dryve and. a-yenst them~ to wythold vnto the tyme that the seyd rent wt the arrerage of the
same what-euer thei be to theym~ pleynly be satysfyed & payed . And yf yt happen~ the seyd rent to be byhynde in~ parte or in~ alle vnpayd
at eny of the seyd Festes by xiij . wekys than~ yt shalle be lawfulle to the seyd John kateryn~ & Jsabelle heyr~ heyres executours or
assignes to renttr~ in-to the seyd Meys~ barn~ Croftes and lond wt the pertenaunceȝ and to put owt the seyd Robert Baron~ his heres executours
or assignes this Jndentur~ not-wythstondyng / Also the seyd Robert Baron~ hym~-self his heyres and executours by this present
wrytyng [...] C . s . of lawfulle money of Englond in~ the name of A payn~ that be shalle competently repar~ & amend alle maner
defawtes ther~ fyendyng alle maner stuffe . except grete tymbur~ of his owne propr~ costes & expens~ And so alle defawtes of the seyd Meys
barn~ & Croftes wt the pertenaunceȝ wylle & competently repared & Amendyd in~ the end of his terme abovesayd shalle he leve þt . Also
that he nor his heyres executours nor assignes shalle fell no trees by the ground wt-out leve of the seydes John kateryn~ or Jsabelle nor
make noe destruccon~ of Any manyer thynges longyng to the seyd Messe wt the pertenaunce odyrwyse then~ a tenant awithe to do
Also he shalle kepe alle the lond wylle euokid and in~ good tilth alle his terme And so leve yt at his owt goyng~ And the seyd John
kateryn~ And Jsabelle the seyd Meyse barn~ Croftes & londe wt the pertenaunces to the seyd Robert Baron~ hys heyres executours & Assignes
ayenst alle maner of people duryng the sayd terme in the maner and fourme abouesayd shalle warant & defend / wytnessyng Perys
Savey hughe Shepey And wyllam vycars of Belgraue & odir~ moo . Gyffen~ at Belgraue the day & yer~ Abovesayd