County: Middlesex
Code: D2095
Reference: Warwick, Warwickshire Record Office: L1/178
Function: Agreement
This Endenture made the vijthe day of the monethe of Janyver . the Second yere of the Reignn of king henry the viijthe bitwene John Melton Esquyer Son & heire of John Melton knyght deceassed late of
Aston in the Countie of york on the one parte And John Bruges Citeȝein̕ & Aldreman of londonn & Nichas lamberd Citeȝein & Grocer of londonn on the oder partie / witnessith that where by Endenture bering date
the Fourthe day of the moneth of Janyver the said second yere of the Reignn of our said soueraignn lord / made bitwene the said John Meltonn the Sonn on the one partie and the said John Bruges & Nichas lamberd onn
th oder parte The said John Melton the Sonn for certeynn good wares & merchaundises good & merchaunthable / the said wares amountyng to the value & summe of six hundred & thre score poundes of laufulle money to the said John
Meltonn by the said John Bruges & Nichas beforehand delyuered / which the said John Melton knowleged hym to haue receyved And therewt held hym wele content & pleased bargayned & sold to the said John & Nichas
the Maner of Rudston wt th appurtenances in the Countie of Northt̕ And the Maner of Astonn wt th appurtenances in the Countie of york And all such londes & tenntes Advousons of Churches Rentes seruices Reuersions & hereditamentes wt
th appurtenances in Rudstonn ouer Rudstonn & Nether Rudstonn in the said Countie of Northamptonn and in Astonn beforesaid as the said John Meltonn the Sonn then or before had in possession or in vse And alle chres dedes Evidences
Court rolles Rentalles writynges Escriptes & munymentes concernyng the premysses or eny parcelle of theym as by the same Endentures amonges oder thinges more playnly appereth̕ / Jt is to be knowen by thise
present Endentures and the said John Bruges & Nichas couenaunten & grauntenn to the said John Meltonn the Sonn that yf he the same John his heires executours or Assignees wele & truely content &
pay or doo to be contented and paied to the said John Bruges & Nichas their̕ executours or Assignees or to any of theym the sume̕ of six hundred & thre score poundes of laufull money of Englond in maner
& fourme folowing that is to sey the vthe day of Octobre which shall be in the yere of our lord god a Thousand Five hundred & twelue in the Church of seynt Thomas Acoun in westchepe of londonn bitwene th oures of oonn &
Sevenn at after-noonn of the same day Foure hundred & xl li parcell of the same six hundred & thre score poundes And the vthe day of Octobre than next & Jmmediatly ensuyng in the same place & bitwene like houres of the
same day two hundred and Twenty poundes the whoole Residue of the said six hundred & thre score poundes That then the forsaid bargaynn & sale made by the said John Meltonn the Sonn of the said Maners
& oder the premysses in the said Former Endentures And euery Couenant graunt & promyse of the said John Meltonn therynn conteyned shall from then Forth be vtterly voide & of noonn effect / And that the said John &
Nichas and all & euery persone that then shal be seased of & in the same Manoirs & oder the premysses to th use of the said John Bruges & Nichas shall from then Forth stonde & be seased of the same Manoirs &
oder the premysses and euery parcell therof to th only vse of the said John Meltonn his heires & Assignees foreuer And shall at the resonable Request of the same John Meltonn & his heires make or cause to be made
vnto the said John Meltonn and his heires or vnto suche persones as the same John Meltonn shall name & Assigne such sufficient & laufull estate or estates of & in the same Manoirs londes & tenntes & oder the
premysses as they the same John Bruges & Nichas or oder to their̕ vse then shalle haue in the same at the costes & charges of the said John Meltonn & his heires as shall be advised by the Counselle lerned
of the said John Meltonn & his heires wtout warrantie discharged of alle Statutes grauntes bargaynes & sales recognisaunces Fees or oder charges made or graunted by the said John & Nichas or eider
of theym And also shall delyuer to the said John Meltonn or his heires alle such dedes Evidences Court rolles Rentalles writynges Escriptes & munymentes as they or eider of theym or their̕ heires shalle
then fortune to haue receyved of the said John Melton the Sonn concernyng the premysses or eny parcell therof / And Furdermor̕ it is couenanted and aggreed bitwene the said parties that the
said John Meltonn the Sonn & his heires shall take & receyve to their̕ owne propre vses the whoole yerely profites & Reuenueȝ commyng & growing of the said manoirs & oder the premysses from the date of
the said former Endentures vntill the tyme that defaute be made in any payment of the said six hundred & thre score poundes as is aboue specified / And also that it shall be leefulle to the said
John Melton vntill such defaute be made as is aforsaid to selle & felle the vnderwood growing in & vpon̕ the said Manoirs londes & tentes̕ for fewell and noo Tymbre there growing Except it be
for Reparacioun to be doon in or vponn the said Manoirs londes & tenntes & oder the premysses the said former Endentures notwtstonding / Jnto witnesse wherof the parties abouesaid to thise ~~~
Endentures entrechaungeably haue set their̕ seales The day & yere first aboue writtonn
[signed: By me John Brugge] [signed: Be me Nicholas lambard]