County: Northamptonshire
Code: D0491
Reference: Exeter, Devon Heritage Centre: 1038M/T/13/84
Function: Sale
This indenture made the xvjth dey of November̕ the xxthe yere of the reign̕ of kyng̕ herry the vijthe betwene Richard knyghtley knyght of the
on̕ partie & Nicholas Newenham̕ Gent̕ of the other̕ partie witnessithe that the seid Nicholas hathe bargayned & sold to the seid Richard two Meses Clx acres lond
vj acres Medowe x acres pasture & a wodde called henne wodde withe their̕ Appurtenances in Snottescombe in ∧ the Countie of North̕ & alle londes tentes woddes pastures Rentes
reuersions & seruyces withe th appurtenances whiche late were of herry Michelle Gent̕ or of eny other̕ to his vse or of william̕ Bodyngton̕ Gent̕ or of eny other̕
to his vse or of the same Nicholas or of eny other̕ to his vse in Snottescombe aforeseid except a certeign̕ wodde callyd Stokkyng̕ / And it is couenanted
graunted accorded & agreed betwene the seid parties & the seid Nicholas couenanteth & grauntethe to the seid Richard . that the same Nicholas & alle other̕ persones
hauyng̕ or pretendyng̕ to haue eny estate title possession̕ or interesse in the seid londes & tentes & other̕ premysses to his vse or by hym̕ or otherwise shalle make
suffer̕ & cause to be made a sufficient & sure estate not defesible in the lawe of alle the seid londes tentes Rentes & other̕ premysses withe their̕ appurtenances
except before except to the seid Richard in fee symple or to other̕ persones in fee symple by the same Richard to be named to the vse of the same Richard
& of his heyres when̕ ∧ & as oft as the same Nicholas shal be therto resonably requyred at the costes of the same Richard or of his heyres discharged of alle Statutes Marchauntes
Estatutes of the Staple recognysaunces rentes charges & other̕ bondes charges & former̕ bargeyns except of Rentes & seruyces therof only due to the chief lordes of the
fee of the same londes & tentes & other̕ premysses at the Feast of Ester̕ last past / And the seid Nicholas also couenantethe & grauntethe to the seid Richard
that the same Nicholas before the Feast of the Natyvitie of our̕ lord Jhu Crist next commyng̕ shalle delyuer or cause to be delyuerd to the seid Richard alle
Euydences Charters & mynymentes whiche the same Nicholas or eny other̕ to his vse or by his delyueraunce hathe concernyng̕ the seid londes & tentes & other̕ ~~~
premysses or eny parcelle therof / For the whiche estate suertie & euydences the seid Richard couenantethe & grauntethe to content & pay or do to be paied
to the seid Nicholas lxxxx li of laufulle englisshe money wherof is paied in hand the dey of makyng̕ herof xl li̕ and also the seid Richard ~~~
couenantethe & grauntethe to content & pay to the seid Nicholas his executours or assigneis fyfty li̕ residue of the seid lxxxx li̕ withyn̕ the space of
iij Monethes next after̕ the delyuery of the seid Euydences & of the seid estates & suertie of the seid londes tentes & th oder̕ premysses except before
except in fourme aforeseid made Jn witnesse wherof either̕ of the seid parties to theis present Jndentures enterchaungeably haue put
their̕ Seales the dey & yere aboueseid . /
[signed: by me Niclas Newenham]
prouyded alwey that ther be abatyd of the seid . l . li
as moche maney as the profettes of the seid londes be
and came to yerely sithe and from̕ the vijth day of July
the xviijth yere of the reigne of kyng henry the vijth
after the value of iiij li x s of theym̕ by yere
so valued by the seid Nicholas ⸫