County: Leicestershire
Code: D4687
Reference: Leicester, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland: BRii/8a/257
Function: Lease




[nota] This indenture made be-twene Robert Rawlot Maire of the towne of leycestr~ John Glouer and Thomas Frisby Chambrlains
of the seid towne onn that oonn partie . and John Bystonn late of Qwarendonn Miller of that othir partie . berith witnes that the
forsaid Roberrt Rawlot John Glouer and Thomas Frisby by th assent of alle the Commons of the seid Towne of leycestr~ haue
graunt and leten to ferme to the seid John Bystonn a tenement set without the northe gate of leycestr~ by-twene the
tenement of william Stafford in the parte of the northe and the tenement of the maire and communalte of the towne of
leycestr~ in the parte of the southe and extendithe vnto the lane somtyme cald Bukstonlane . To haue and to hold
the forsaid tenement with his purtinaunce to the seid John . Bystonn and to his assignes . from the feste of the annun-
ciacionn of oure lady the virgin next for to comm aftir the date of this present vnto the end of the terme of xl yere
thanne next folwing and fully to be fulfild . yelding therof yerely to the Maire Chambrlaynes and Commons of the
towne of leycestr~ for the tyme beyng / . viij se of laufulle money of Englond at thre termes bi the yere in the townne
of leycestr~ vsed . by euen porconns . And if it so happenn that the forsaid rent of viij s in parte or in alle to be behind
not paid . by a monythe aftir eny terme of the termes forsaid if it be axed that thanne it schal be lefulle to the Maire
chamberrlayns and commons of the towne of leyc~ for the tyme beyng in-to the forsaid tenement with his portinaunce
for to entre and to distrayne and the distressis there takenn to be borne away and witholdenn vnto the tyme that the forsaid
rent with the arreragijs if ther~ be eny be fully satisfied content and paid And if no sufficient distres in the seid tene-
ment with his portenaunce con be foundenn that thanne it schal be lefulle to the seid Maire Chambrlaine and Commons in-to the
seid tenement with his portinaunce to reentre and in ther former state to stand the seid John Bystonn or his assignes
from the ferme and terme a-forsaid in alle wyse to exclude and put fro thes indentur~ in eny wise not withstondyng / . And
the forsaid John Bystonn or assignes the forsaid tenement with his portenaunce welle and competently schalle mentaynn
susteyne and reparalle duryng alle the terme forsaid with . his propre power and expensis and at the end of the terme
forsaid in alle wise welle and competently repareld schalle leue it / . Moreouer the seid John Byston~ schalle make or do
to be made within the ground of the seid tennement of newe a ouerthwart ons conteyning / ij bayes with his propur power
and expenses . Jn witnes whereof the forsaid John Bystonn to this parte of thies indentures remayning with the forsaid Mayur
& chambrlaynes hath put to his sealle yeuen at leycestr~ the xx day of Janyuer the first yere of the regne of oure souereigne lord.
[...] Edward the fourth