County: Berkshire
Code: D0913
Reference: Reading, Berkshire RO: D/QR22/2/154
Function: Lease
Thise endentures made betwen̕ John Pury squyer on þe oon̕ partie and william Bedelle of Braye on̕ þe other̕ partie berithe witnesse þt the seid John hathe take
and to ferme lete to the forseid william his chief place clepud Mores place withe alle the londes medes pastures and Fisshinges rentes and seruices þerto longyng̕ withe alle
her̕ apportenances in̕ the parisshe of Braye excepte a tenemente in̕ Maidenhithe cleped wolfes To haue and to holde the forseid place londe medes pastures and Fisshinges
rentes and seruices withe alle her apportenances to þe seid william his heirs and his executores to the terme of v yer̕ next follwing̕ fully to be fulfilled paieng̕ þerfor̕
yerly atte the festes of Annueciacion̕ of oure lady and Seint Michelle th arcangelle by even̕ porcions vj li xiij s iiij d Beryng̕ as welle alle maner of charges to the
kyng̕ oure souereyn̕ lord as to the chieff lordes of the fee duryng̕ the seid terme And the seid william shalle make no waste ne distruccion̕ vpon̕ the seid place
lond mede and pastur̕ ne no parcelle þerof duryng̕ the seid terme And þe seid william shalle welle and sufficiently kepe the berne that is newe repaired and
alle other housyng̕ as it shalle be made atte the coste and expens of the seid John Pury after̕ hit is so made and alle hegges and diches atte his coste duryng̕
the seid terme welle and sufficiently kepe and so leve hem atte the ende of the seid terme . And the seid william shalle leve atte þe ende of his seid terme ix acres
londe welle falwed atte his owen̕ propr̕ coste in̕ like wise as he resseyvethe hem And the seid william shal not lete his astate aboueseid to no persone ne persones
withoute licence of the seid John Pury And if the seid ferme be behynde by xv . daies thanne it shalle be leofulle to the seid John Pury his heirs and his .
executores in̕ the forseid place londe mede and pastur̕ to entr̕ and distresse take lede awey vn-to the tyme that he be þer-of satisfied . And if it be behynde by xl
daies vnpaied hit shalle be leofulle to þe seid John his heirs and his executores in̕ the seid place withe alle þe apportenances to reentr̕ and in̕ his first astate
holde and kepe this endentur̕ natwithstondyng̕ And to this couenantes on̕ þe partie of the seid william to be holde and performed in̕ maner and forme before specified
the seid william byndethe hym his heirs and his exec̕ to þe seid John Pury in̕ . x . li̕ to be paied vpon̕ the brekyng̕ or failing̕ of ony of þe couenantes aforeseid
Jn witnesse herof the parties aforeseid entrechangeably haue sette to her̕ Seales Yeven̕ att Braye in̕ the feste of Seint Michelle the Archangelle The yer̕ of
kyng̕ henry the vjte after the conquest the xxv .