County: Ely
Code: D0670
Reference: Cambridge University Library: EDC 1/B1/337
Function: Lease




This Jndentour made the xxijti day of Septembre in the tenthe yere of the reignne of kyng henry the eight witnessithe that lord John Prior of the Cathedralle chirche of Ely And the Convent of the
same place hathe dimisid graunted and to ferme lett to willm hidon̕ of Ely Botewright ther tenement withe a holte a docke and a wilern lyeng̕ in Ely aforseid beyond the Ryuer callyd
the EE belongyng̕ to the Chapelle of our lady in Ely aforseid To haue and to hold the seid tennent docke and willerne withe alle ther [...] the seid willm and his assigneees from̕ the Feste of
seynt [...] th archaungelle next folowyng the date herof to the ende and terme of Fourty yeres than next folowyng̕ and fully to be [...] Payeng therfor yerely to [...] prior & Convent
or to [...] xiij s iiij d at Festes of th annueciacon̕ of our lady & seint Michelle th archaungelle by evyn̕ porconns and oon̕ [...] wax . And the seid willm & his assignnees att
euery alienciacon̕ or avoydaunce duryng̕ the seid terme shalle pay to the Maister of the chapelle of our lady aboueseid oon̕ pounde wax And the seid willm̕ and his assigneees sufficiently
shalle repare the seid tenet in alle thynges As welle in Carpentry tylyng̕ dawbyng Meuvryng̕ hegyng̕ and dichyng duryng alle the seid terme att alle tymys whan̕ nede shalle
require and in the ende of the same terme the seid tenennt sufficiently reparid and holte sufficiently wt wode planted and [...] shalle be / And if it happen̕ the seid Rent or any
parte therof be behynd and not paid aftyr any of the seid festes by the space of xv days that than it shal be lefulle to the seid prior and Convent and to ther successours in the seid tenent to
and euery parcelle therof to entre and distrayne the distresse so takyn̕ to lede Cary and dryve a-wey and annenste them to hold tylle they of the seid Rent wt the Arreragijs
of the same be fully Content and payed and euery tyme duryng the seid terme that the master of the Chapelle whiche shal be For the tyme or by hys depute / see the seid
tenennt ruyn is & not reparied and geve summons to the seid willm or his assignnees for to repayre it and he or they do not make the same reparacons sufficiently after the seid summons
to hym [...] them gevyn̕ by the space of a quarter of a yere than next folowyng̕ or if the seid rent be behynd & not paid in parte or in alle aftir Any of the seid Festes by the space of three
[...] that than it shal be lefulle to the seid prior and Convent & to ther successours in-to the seid teneent to reentre And the seid willm and his assignees hoolly to put oute thes Jndenturis
natwithstandyng̕ / And the seid willm nor his assignnees shalle felle lopp ne cropp tymbre as asshe Oke or Elme growyng wt.in the seid grownd nor the wylowes before ne at the ende
of the house with-oute lycens of the maister of the Chapelle whiche shal be for the tyme / And if the seid tenement [...] hurte or wastid by the seid willm his assignnees or seruantes wt
Fire as god forbede so it be by defawte or necligence of any of them that than the seid willm and his assignees the seid tennent shalle make and repaire ageyne at ther coste .
and charge Jn witnesse wherof the partyes aboueseid enterchaungeably haue put to ther sealles the day and yere Aboue writyne