County: Suffolk
Code: D4422
Reference: Sheffield, Sheffield Archives: JC/11/23
Function: Lease
Thys indenture maad ye . xe . day of ye monythe of Septemberr ye ȝer̕ of ye Regne of kyng herry ye sexte aftyr ye conqwest of Jnglond
xxvjti . be-twyn Robert Codon̕ of Donewyche on ye o partt and william Bedon̕ of Rendyllysham on ye othyr part wetnessythe yt the
sayd Robert Codon̕ hathe grauntyd & letyn to ferme to ye sayd wille & to hys Eyrys thre Cloȝys Arabele wt a medwe wt-inne on of
ye sayd thre Cloȝys lying and the sayd thre Cloȝys wt ye medwe lyin in þe Town of Stovene be-twyn ye Clooss & ye lond late Richard
& Robert Codynhamys on ye Est partt & ye kynggys hey-weye & the Comown pathe qwyche gothe from ye Cherche of Stovene forsayd to a Tenement
of ye Priowrys of Wangforthe clept ye Rye & a Clooss wt a medwe wt-inne ye same & a pond of ye sayd Robert Codonn on ye west part of qwyche
ye on hedys abuttyn vp-on ye kynggys hey-weye & the Closs & ye medwe of ye forsayd Robert Codonn toward ye Northe and ye other hedys abuttyn
vp-on ye Clooss of ye forsayd Powr of wangforthe toward ye Sowthe The forsayd willyam to han & to holdyn ye forsayd thre Cloȝys wt ye medwe
a-forsayd from hens in to ye Feste of Seynt Miche ye Arche next folwyng̕ And thanne from ye sayd Feste of Seynt Miche the sayd wille and
hys Eyrys to han & to holdyn the sayd thre Cloȝys wt the medwe a-forsayd in-to ye Feste of Seynt Miche ye Arche . vj . ȝer̕ . thanne next
swyng The forsayd ∧ wille & hys Eyrys to payin or do payin ȝerly duryng ye sayd terme of . vj . ȝer̕ for ye sayd thre Cloȝys wt ye medwe a-foresayd
for eche ȝer̕ . xlviij . s . iiij d . euenely at to termys of ye ȝer̕ yt is to seyne at euery Feste of þe Anunciacon̕ of owre lady seynt Marie . xxti-iiij s
ij d And in euery Feste of Seynt Miche ye Arche . xxti . iiij s . ij . d duryng ye . vj . ȝer̕ a-boue rehersyd And the forsayd wille xalle payin or
do payin to ye forsayd Robert Codonn or to hys attorn̕ . xxvjti . s viij d qwyche ye sayd wille owt for ye sayd ferme now in-to Miche next
folwyng And it is cunnawnt yt ye sayd wille xalle kepyn or do kepyn sufficiently the Fens of the sayd thre Cloȝys wt ye medwe duryng̕
ye holle terme a-foresayd The sayd wyllyam nowgthe to fallyn ner doon̕ fallyn neyther tymbyr ner vndyrwoode be ye grownd but only
to stowyn & to schredyn in swyche places of ye sayd Cloȝys & there as wille payn stowyd & schredde in Jn ye tyme yt ye sayd wille
Payn was fermowr And also it is cunnawnt be-twyn ye sayd Robert & wille Bedonn yt ye sayd xalle nowgthe eryn ner doonn eryn none of
ye sayd thre Cloȝys ye thre ȝer be-for ye ende of ye ȝerys a-boue-sayd but letyn ye sayd Cloȝys lyin to pasture ye thre laste ȝerys as it is
a-fore-sayd And also it is cunnawnt yt ye sayd Robert & swyche as the sayd Robert wele assygnen xulle huntyn & hawkyn in alle ye thre Cloȝys
& medwe duryng alle terme a-forsayd nowgthe brekyng ye defens wt-owtyn newe repayryng at ye costys of ye forsayd Robert And ye sayd
Robert xalle doon̕ fallyn & stowyn & schredyn qwhere & qwhanne yt it plese ye sayd Robert be ye holle terme a-foresayd except there yt ye sayd wille
Bedon̕ is assygnyd to stowyn & to schredyn as it is abouesayd And ye sayd Robert xalle haue fre entre & issw to doonn Caryin hys tymbyr
& woode qwhat tyme it plese hym & qwanne wt-owtyn gayn-seying or lettyng of ye forsayd wille or ony other in hys name duryng the terme
a-boue-sayd The sayd Robert to doon̕ makyn a-gayn ye gappys at alle tymys be hym & hyse maad Also it is cunnawnt yt the sayd wille xalle
nowgthe pasturyn nor doon̕ wt-inne thre peytelles ner a-mong ye spryng qwer̕ it is newe hewyn wt none other bestys but only wt
hors & wt coltys wt-inne ye Terme abouesayd And ye sayd william xalle payin or do payin in cunnawnt to ye sayd Robert & to hys
Eyrys a-ȝens euery Feste of Cristemasse a gooss and a-ȝens euere Feste of Esteryn a caponn duryng ye ȝerys abouesayd For qwyche
dayis of payment as arn a-boue rehersyd & alle other cunnawntes trwly to been fulfyllyd on ye sayd wille partye the sayd william is
be holdyn and be hys oblygaconn bowndyn to ye forsayd Robert Codon̕ in ye Summe of . xxti . mark of laufulle mony to payin to
ye forsayd Robert to hys Eyrys or to hyse attorneȝ in ye Feste of ye Anunciaconn of owre Lady Marie next folwyng aftyr ys
present wrytyng of qwyche ye date is ye secund day of ye monythe of Octoberr ye ȝer̕ a-bouesayd & Neuertheless ye forsayd Robert Codonn
wele & grauntythe for hym hys Eyrys & hys executowrys be ys present wrytyng that ȝyff ye forsayd wylle Bedonn or ony
other in hys name paye or do paye ye summys at ye dayis as it arn a-boue rehersyd wt-owtyn ony delay duryng ye ȝerys
a-boue rehersyd And ȝyff the forsayd willyam & hys occupyerys fulfyllyn the cunnawntes in alle thyngge as it been a-boue
rehersyd that thanne ye sayd oblygaconn of . xxti . Mark stond voyd & for nowgthe be had And in ye faute of ony day or cunnaunt
brokyn as is a-boue rehersyd duryng ye ȝerys a-bouesayd thanne ye sayd oblygaconn of . xxti . mark at alle tymys stand
in hys strengthe & vertu ony payment beforn had nowgthe-wt-standyng Jn wyttnesse & record of alle thyng as
it is a-bouen rehersyd on bothe partyis trwly to been holdyn eythyr part to otherys indenture hys seelle
hathe sett day and ȝer̕ a-boue-sayd ⸫