County: Sussex
Code: D0500
Reference: Brighton, East Sussex Record Office: ASH 4501/162
Function: Sale




This indenture madeThe vijth Day of May The tveluethe yere of the reign of king henry the viijthe Bitwene Thomas hardys
of hardys in the Countie of Kent Esquier on the oon partie And willam Assheburnham Esquier and John assheburnham son of the said willam
on that othir partie witnessith that it is couenanted bargayned accorded and aggred bitwene the said parties in maner and forme folowing
that is to say that the said Thomas hardys hath clerely bargayned and solde and by thies presentes clerely bargaynethe and sellithe vnto the said
willam and John alle his enteyre Manour of Cattysfelde in the Countie of Sussex~ to-gether with all~ the landes and Tenementes Rentes reuercions
and seruices that the said Thomas hardes or any othir persone or persones to his vse hath wtin the parisshes of Cattysfeld Neufeld hoo Batell~ Sedlyscombe
and westfelde wtin the said Countie of Sussex~ withe the advowson of the chirche of Cattysfeld whether the same be appendant vnto the said
Manour or ingrosse And with alle euydences chres Courte rolles terretoryes Rentalles mynnimentes and writinges perteynyng or concernyng the said
Manour or any parselle therof or any of the premisses afore spesified To haue and to hold the said Manour landes and Tenntes rentes reuercions and seruices
withe the advowsonn of the said Chirche and othir the premisses vnto the said willam and John and the heires and assignes of the said willam foreuer
And the said Thomas couenantith grauntithe and warauntithe vnto the said willam and John and the heires of the said willam that he the said
Thomas hathe at this present day and tyme a good clere perfit sure sufficient and laufull~ auctoritie and title in the lawe to sell~ the said manour
and othir the premisses vnto the said willam and John and vnto the heires of the said willam foreuer in fee symple And ouer this by thies presentes
couenantith and grauntithe vnto the said willam and John and vnto the heires of the said willam that he the said Thomas shall~ before the feast
of Cristmas next comyng after the day herof make the said willam and John and the heires of the said willam a good clere and perfit suertie of the said Manour
londes and Tenntes Rentes reuercions advouson~ seruices and othir the premisses discharged of alle dowers Jointours vses execucions statutes bondes and of all~ othir charges
arrerages of Rentes and of all~ encombraunces whatsoeuer they be The rent herafter to be due to the chief lorde of the fees oonly excepted Furthermore the said
Thomas couenantithe bargayneth promysethe and grauntithe to the said willam and John that the forsaid Manour landes Tenntes Rentes Reuercions and seruics [sic]
arne of the yerely value of three poundes al maner of charges borne ordinary and extraordinary before the rent to the chief lord of the fee And ouer this the said
Thomas couenantith and grauntithe vnto the said willam and John and John and the heires of the said wilam that he the said Thomas hardys and his heires at alle
tyme and tymes during his or [...] lyfes shall~ doo and cause to be doon~ suffre and cause to be suffred alle and euery suche thing and thinges as shal be
deuysed or requyred of the said Thomas by the lerned Counseill~ of the said willam or John to make alle the premisses in good clere and perfite suertie vnto the
said willam and John and the heires of the said willam foreuer at the oonly cost and charge in the [...] of the said willam and John be it by fyne feoffement
Recouere dede or dedes enrolled Releasses wt warauntis or waraunties or othirwise For the which bargayne sale and othir couenantes grauntes aggreamentes
and promyses before specified vpon the partie of the said Thomas to be perfourmed kept and fulfilled the said willam and John haue truly content and paid
vnto the said Thomas the somme of Three score poundes sterlinges of the whiche somme the said Thomas knowlegithe hymself truly content and satisfied and
by thies presentes therof acquintithe and dischargith the said willam and John And the said willam and John couenanten and graunten vnto the said Thomas that
if the said Thomas truly fulfill~ performe and kepe all~ maner of couenantes grauntes bargaynes waraunties and promyses aboue spesified that vpon~ the partie
of the said Thomas arne to be performed fulfilled and kept in maner and fourme abouesaid That than~ a certeyn~ writing obligatory of statute of the
staple of westm~ bering date in the same Staple the day of the date herof wherin the said thomas by the name of Thomas hardys of the parisshe of
vpperhardys in the Countie of kent esquier stondithe boundenn vnto the said willam and John in three score poundes sterlinges shal be vtterly voide and of
noon effecte And elles abide it in fulle strenght and vertue / Jn witnes wherof the parties aforsaid to thies indentures sunderly haue set their Sealles
yeuen the day and yere first aboue written~
[signed: [Latin: per me Thomam~ Hardes]]