County: Essex
Code: D2081a
Reference: Warwick, Warwickshire RO: CR 162/263
Function: Sale
This Jndentur̕ made the xiiijth day of Marche in the xxiijth yer̕ of the regne of kyng harry the vijthe . bi-twene Thomas
Browne of Coryngham in the Counte of Essex̕ laborer̕ et Johanne his wiff oon̕ of the dowȝters and heyrs of John
Gristede late of Coryngham a-foreseid broder̕ to william Gristede son̕ and heyr of walter̕ Gristede on the oon̕ party
and herry Baker̕ of Burisgifford in the Counte a-foreseid . Esquyer̕ on̕ the other̕ party . witnessith that þe seid Thomas
Browne & Johanne his wiff with oon̕ assent hathe bargeyned . exchaungid and solde to the forseid herry Baker̕
ther thirde parte of alle the mesis tenementis landis medowes woodes merschis and rentis wt th apertenantes callid
Gristedes & Southstynknasse . leyng in the parischis of Burisgifford South bemflete Thundersley and Rayleghe for
certen̕ landis tenementes & medowes wt th apertenances of the seid herry Baker̕ callid Rychers . Polcattis and ij
Croftes of lande and a medowe next adioynyng onto the seid landis callid Polcattis . and for iiij li xiij s iiij d
of good & laufulle mony of ynglond to be paid onto the seid Thomas Johanne his wiff or to oon̕ of them ther
heyrs or assignes at the fest of seynt Mighelle th archangelle next comyng . after̕ the date of thes presentȝ . Moreouer
the seid herry Baker̕ byndith hym-self his heyrs and assignes bi thes presentȝ to purchesse a tent̕ & ij . Croftis
of lande conteynyng bi estimacon̕ . viij Acres of land of . master Appulton̕ leyng wtin the forseid landis callid By
thers to the yerly valour of xiij s iiij d to the be-huffe of the seid Thomas & Johanne his wiff and to the right
heyrs of the seid Johanne bi the seid fest of seynt Mighelle th archangelle next ensuyng after the date of þes presentȝ
or elles to delyuere or do to be delyueryd onto william Alen̕ of Raylegh or to his assignes as moche mony as schal be
thowȝt conuenyent for suche a purches of the seid yerly valour of xiij . s iiij d after the discrecon̕ & Jugement of þe
forseid william Alen̕ . and Richarde Alen̕ the son̕ of the seid william Alen̕ . Moreouer this Jndenture witnessith
that where-as the seid herry Baker̕ is hold and stedfastly bounde in a obligacon̕ of xl . li beryng date of thes presentȝ
to be paid onto the seid william̕ Alen̕ as in the seid obligacon̕ more pleynly it apperith . Neuerthelesse the seid
william Alen̕ willith & grauntith . bi thes presentȝ that if so be . the seid herry Baker̕ wele & truly performe ob-
serue & kepe alle suche couenantis as be a-boue rehersid of his parte that than̕ the seid obligacon̕ of xl . li
to be voide & at none effecte . or elles to stand & a-bide in his fulle strengthe & vertu Jn witnesse wher-of the
parties a-foreseid to thes indentures entyrchangeably haue put to ther seales . The day & yer̕ a-boueseid