County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4129
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: L/Jeayes
Function: Award




To alle tho to whom this present writing endentid shalle come John Gerveys esquyer̕ william halle esquyer willam Marham and John Manne
yomen send greting in our lord euerlasting wher as willam Caryngton̕ & Agneis his wif on that on̕ party And John Milward on̕ of the Executours of the
Testament of willam Milward of ouer Grauenest on that odir partie compromyttid theym to stonde to the arbitrement ordynaunce & Jugement of vs the seid
John Gerveis & willam halle arbitours chosen for the part of the seid John Milward And of vs the seid willam Marham and John Manne Arbitours
chosen for the part of the seid willam Caryngton̕ & Agneis of & vpon̕ alle maner Acconns materes causes quarelles & demaundeȝ bitwen̕ the seid parties
hadde or mevid before the xxj day of Decembr̕ the yere of the Regne of king̕ harry the vjte xxxvjti And þervpon̕ eithir of the seid willam
Caryngton̕ and John Milward was bounde to other in xxti marc̕ sterlinges by obligaconns bering date the seid xxj Day of Decembr̕ we therfore the
seid arbitrours the day of makyng herof Arbitre ordeyn̕ & deme in the manere & fourme that folowethe that is to sey . that the seid John Milward
in fulle satisfaccon̕ & contentacon̕ of alle suche duteis as were due to the seid willam and Agneis by reson of eny bequest made by the seid
willam Milward to the seid Agneis in the seid Testament shalle pay or do to Paye to the seid willam Caryngton̕ & Agneis or to outher
of them or to her certeyn̕ attorny ix marc̕ sterlinges in the fourme that folowethe that is to sey in the Fest of the Purificacon̕ of our lady
next comyng̕ after the Date of this endenture xiij s Jn the fest of Seynt Martyn̕ in wyntere than̕ next commyng̕ xiij s iiij d
And in the fest of seynt Martyn̕ in wyntere than̕ next folowyng xiij s iiij d And so fro yer to yer eche yer in the seid fest of
Seynt Martyn̕ xiij s iiij d vnto the tyme that the seid ix marc̕ to the seid willm̕ Caryngton̕ and Agneis or to outher of them̕
be fulle paid And for the more suerte of payment of the seid ix marc̕ in the fourme afore-seid to be paide we awarde & deme that the
seid John Milward shalle be bounde to the seid willam Caryngton̕ in ix marc̕ sterlinges by obligacon̕ paiable in the forseid fest of the Purifi-
cacon̕ of our lady withe this condicon̕ That if the seid John Milward kepe & fulfille euery day of payment as it is Aboue rehersid that
than̕ the seid Obligacon̕ of ix marc̕ to be of no strengthe ne vertu And if the seid John faile & breke Any Day of payment Abouewreten̕
that than the seid obligacon̕ of ix marc̕ to stonde in his strengthe and vertue Jn witnesse wherof to this our a-ward endentid
we haue set to our sealeȝ Yoven the Day & yere aboueseid