County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4142
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: TW 464
Function: Lease
This wrytyng indentid made þe x day of Marche in þe yere of þe regne of kyng Edward þe iiijthe þe xthe witnessithe þt John Guddy
of Bydenham & agnes his wyf haue grauntid yeven̕ & delyuered onto Richard Guddy ther̕ sone ther̕ pryncipalle tennte in Bydenham
withe alle ther̕ londes tenntes medes laswes pastures rentes & seruices þt they haue & owe to holde terme of ther̕ lyff in þe seid town̕ & wheche that
þe seid Richard muste in-herite of right after decesse of þe same John & agnes in þe seid town̕ except & reserued to þe seid John & agnes
duryng ther̕ lyffes & eche of them the halle withe þe Crosse Chamber̕ in þe seid tennte vj acres londes a stonpitte an hempyerd &
Fyssyng in þe water To haue & to holde þe seid tennte withe alle þe seid londes tenntes medes laswes pastures rentes & seruices afore-seid
to þe seid Richard & his heires of þe cheff lordes of þe Fee be seruices þerof due & custum for euermore payng yerely to þe seid John
Guddy & agnes & eche of them terme of her̕ lyffes & eche of them at iiij termes of þe yere xxvj s viij d be evyn̕ porconns and þe
seid Richard shalle tele & ere þe seid vj acres of lond at alle seasons as he dothe his owne & þe seid John & agnes to fynde sede
þerto & þe seid Richard shalle felle & cary þe same corn̕ home & howse it yerely at his cost and fynde þe seid John & agnes
yerely ij hogges for ther̕ larder̕ & salt for them a bȝ of otemele someryng & wynteryng of vj bestes a Cartfulle of hey and euery
fortenyght a bȝ whete & a bȝ of malte duryng the lyffes of þe seid John & agnes & eche of them Jn wheche witnesse to þis
wrytyng indentid þe seid John agnes & Richard eschawngeabely haue set to ther̕ Sealles these witnesses John longe
John wryght Thomas Malcote & other̕ many yevyn̕ at Bydenham forseid þe day & yere forseid