County: Kent
Code: D2500
Reference: Sola, Norway, private collection: KVT 2013/3/1
Function: Lease
This endenture made the thirde day off octobur the vjth yerre of the Reigne of kyng herry the viijth Bytwene Thomas Beelle of Canturbury Gentilman~
of the one partie And John herryng the elder ∧ husbonman~ of the paryche of hiȝth hardres in the Cownty of kent on the othir parte . wytnessythe that the same thomas
hathe betakyn~ And to ferme lett to the forsayd John alle thoȝthse londes Errable & pasture lyyng att lynchesore wtyn the forsayd paryche that symond
herryng fadur to the same John and aftur hym one lawrans Maxsted late hadde in ferme The woddys wnderwoddes and alle maner of trees wppon and
wtin the same grownde groyng . hawkyng & huntyng . ouyr and yn euery parcelle of the same grownde To the same thomas & hisse assignes excepte and re-
seruyd so that it schall not be lefulle wnto the sayd John his seruantes nor no othir person by hys comandemet~ or lycens to felle or cot downe eny maner
off trees wupon~ the same grownde for the tyme growyng but only for closyng of the same grownde . Al the whiche closer as welle belongyng to the
seyd errabulle & pasture grownde as to the woddes adyewnyng to the sayd pastures to be welle sufficient & lawfully made maynteynyd & so lefte
in the ende of his yerres at the propre chargis coste and expense of the sayd Johnn his executurs and assignes hauyng suffyent [sic] tenet of the
same thomas to be sesonable fellyd and carryyd att the propre charges of the seid Johen~ John herryng . To haue and to holde the forsayd pastures .
and Errable wt alle ther appurtenances Excepte be-forre excepte wnto the forsaid John herryng and to his assignes from the feste off sent Mychelle th arhan-
gelle laste paste be-foere the date of this present~ wnto the ende and terme of tene yerres then nexte ensuyng . And fully to be accomplyssyd yel-
dyng and payng therforr~ yerley duryng the seide terme xxxiijs iiij d off good and lawfulle Mony of Englond and one cople of caponys in this maner
of forme foloyng that is to say in the feste of the Natite of owyr lorde nexte Comyng aftur~ the date of this present~ one cople of capons And in the
feste of sent augusten~ appostelle of Englond ∧ then next foloyng xiijs iiij d . And in the feste f of sent Michelle th arhangelle then nexte foloyng . xxs of lawfulle mony
of Englond And yf ytt happen~ the sayde xxxiijs iiij d and one cople of caponys to be byhynde in hoolle or in parte nott payd xiiij days aftur eny
day of paymet~ when ytt schulde be payd that then ytt schal be lefulle to the sayd thomas or his assign~ Jn~-to alle the forsayd londes Errable &
pastur~ to reente . and the same John and his assign~ vtterly to amone> and put owte this endentur in enythyng not wtstondyng . And also it is couenant-
tid bi-twene the said parties that the same John herryng and hisse assignes schalle leue ∧ alle the seid Errable londe in his departyng in as good seson~
and condicon~ and better att his partyng as he fynde them in his ente Jn witnesse wherof the partie aforseyd to this indentur~ interchaungeable
haue set to ther sealis the day & yerre a-bowe sayd .