County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4121
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: R6/10/1/1
Function: Lease
Thys Jndentur̕ mad in the feeste of Seynt Mychelle th arkaungylle the vijth yeer̕ of the Regne of Kyng henry the vijth betwyn̕
sir Robert Broughton̕ knyght on̕ the oon̕ partey And Thomas Chamberleyn̕ & Robert Style on̕ the othir partey wytnesseythe that the seyd sir
Robert hath graunteyd & to ferme letyn̕ to the seyd Thomas & Robert Style alle the fedynges & pastures lyyng to-gedyr̕ wythynne
the Closurs of Chalgraue wythe the logge and alle the Conyes belongyng to the Maner̕ of Chalgraue except ∧ alle the wodys and a
close calleyd hardwyk To haue and to holde alle the forseid Fedynges & pastures logge & Conyes except that is before
exceptyd to the forseyd Thomas & Robert from̕ the Date of these presentes vnto the ende of ix yeeres from̕ thense folowyng
& fully complete yeldyng therfor yerly to the seid sir Robert or to his assign̕ xij li ∧ of lawfulle mony at the feestes of the Anunciacyon̕ of our lady
And Seynt Mychelle th arkaungylle be evene porcyons And the seyd Thomas & Robert shalle make & kepe alle the hegges
belongyng to the seyd groundys at ther cost & charge duryng ther̕ seyd termes except that the seyd sir Robert or his depute
shalle assignee to the seyd Thomas & Robert wythyn̕ the seid groundes of Chalgraue Computent heggeyng wode At alle tymes̕
nedefulle & suffycient wode for the fensyng of the Borowe waren̕ lyke duryng the seyd termes And also the seyd Thomas
& Robert Style shalle leve the seid hegges suffycyently rerayred in the ende of the seid terme . Provyded alwey that yf
the seid sir Robert lete the place calleid Chalgraues Cury that thenne the seid sir Robert shalle haue at his liberte
th arbage of the Pastur̕ calleyd the Jmpey & Swyncroft from̕ thens forthe allowyng to the seid Thomas & Robert
Style yeerly therfor̕ xx s And the seid Thomas & Robert Style graunte to leve in the ende of the seid terme Mle CCCC Conyes
wythynne the seid grounde / Also the seid Thomas & Robert Style shalle haue suche brokyn̕ wode as the seyd sir Robert
shalle assigne them̕ ther̕ to make fyre in the seid logge at alle suche convenyent seaseons as it shal be nedfulle to them
to watche the seid Conyes ther̕ / And ouer that it ys agreyd betwyx the seid partyes that yf the ∧ seid yeerly rent or eny
parte therof be behynde by the spas of vj Moneythes after eny day of payment abouelymyted that thenne it shal be
leffulle to the seid sir Robert & his heyres to entyr yn̕-to the premysses and therof to put Oute the seid Thomas & Robert
thys Jndentur̕ notwythstondyng / And also the seid Thomas & Robert Style graunte by these presentes that they shalle
not duryng ther seid terme lete the premysses ner eny parte therof wythoute lycens of the seid sir Robert Jn wytnesse
wherof the partyes aforseid to these Jndentures ther sealis Jnterchangeabely haue put to Yovyn̕ the day and
yeer̕ aboveseid ⸫
[signed: Thomas chambleyn̕]