County: Kent
Code: D2934
Reference: Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives: DCc-ChAnt/C/861
Function: Award
Be hit remembrid that where as variance and debate were had and moeued bitwene John Priour~ of Cristeschurche in Caunterbury on that oon~ partie And Thomas Forde of Canterbury
on that other partie of and vppon~ the right title and possession~ of iij s of rent goyng out of a Mese and two Shoppis with th appurtenanceȝ in oldespecheslane in the parisshe of Seint
Marie Magdalene otherwise called Fisshmanchurche of the Citee of Canterbury . of whiche Rent an Assise of Fresshe force is now hangyng in the kynges Court of the same Citee
atte suyt of the seid Priour~ ayens the seid Thomas Forde vndetermyned . And the seid parties also welle of and vpon~ the premisses as damages and expunses had And to be recouered
in this partie ben~ compromitted to abide and stonde to th award ordinance and dome of vs John Bamborughe and Thomas del Rowe . vpon~ whiche the seid Thomas Forde is ~~~
bounden~ to the seid Priour~ in an obligacion~ of xx . li~ . to stonde to and fulfille oure seid awarde ordinance and dome in the premisses . we takyng vpon vs the charge of the same
awarde ordinance and dome in this partie in presence of the seid Priour~ called afore vs . the seid Thomas Forde herde and welle examyned the euidences and allegeaunces of either
partie and fyndyng expressely the seid Rent to be rent charge and due to the seid Priour~ and his Successours . and goyng oute of alle the hoole seid tenntȝ now . And for as moche as the seid
two shoppes be not occupied and the seid Priour~ distreyned in the seid Meese for the seid Rent . and rescousse was made to hym and so he disseised now therof Therfore deme ordeyneth
and awarde in the premisses . that the seid Thomas Forde shalle pay or do to be paied to the seid Priour~ xix . s . vj d for alle th arrerages of the seid Rent by sex yere and an halfe
ronnen~ afore the date of this presence . And ouere that the same Thomas his heires and his assignes shalle pay yerely vnto the seid Priour~ and his Successours for euere-more the
seid Rent or elles as moche parcelle therof aftir the rate . as wole bylonge to be paied of the seid Meese . wherof he is now tenant . atte wille of the seid Priour~ and his Successours
And that the tenantȝ of the seid ij Shoppes for tyme beyng shalle pay the seid Rent or parcelle therof aftir their~ rate of the same rent atte wille of the seid Priour~ and his
Successours Prouided alwey that neither the seid Priour~ ne noone of his Successours by this oure awarde be excluded of theire libertee to distreyne in euery parcelle of the seid
Meese and shoppes as oft hit shalle happen~ the seid Rent or eny parcelle therof to be byhinde . And more-ouere we awarde that the seid Thomas Forde shalle pay or do to be
payed to the seid Priour~ xl . s . for his costes and expensis made and done in his pursuyt of the seid Assise . Jn wittnesse of whiche thing we haue set to oure Seales
yoven~ at Caunterbury the . vte day of Aprille the yere of the reigne of kyng herry the Sext aftir the conquest the xxvjth . ~~~