County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4130
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: L/Jeayes 228
Function: Sale
Thys indentur made the thyrde day of February the xiij yere of the reign̕ of kyng̕ henry the viijthe Bytwen̕ Richerd Erle of kent of the on̕ party
and Syr̕ Robert leghe knyght of the other̕ party wytnessethe that the seyd Erle hathe bargayned & sold & by thyeȝ presentes bargaynethe & sellethe vnto
the seyd sir Robert alle hys woodys & vnderwoodes & alle maner of trees yt ys to sey Okys Elmys assheȝ & hasylles & alle other̕ trees growyng̕ withyn̕
hys grett parke of Ampthylle & withyn̕ hys lytle parke of ampthylle aforeseyd called pountys parke withyn̕ the County of Bedford And the seyd Erle
Couenantethe & grauntethe by thyeȝ presentes to the seyd sir Robert that he & hys assigneȝ shalle haue free libertye to falle carye & lede awey at alle tymeȝ at ther̕
plesure withyn̕ the space of xxj yeres next ensuyng̕ after the date hereof alle the foreseyd Trees & woodes without lett disturbaunce or Jnquyetyng̕
hereafter to be made by the seyd Erle or by eny oyer persones in hys name or by hys conmaundement For alle the whiche seyd trees woodes & vnderwoodes
the seyd sir Robert Couenanteth & graunteth that he shalle truly content & paye to the seyd Erle twoo hundred markes sterlyng̕ in maner & fourme folowyng̕
that ys to sey at the seyalyng̕ of thys indentur on̕ hundred markes wherof the seyd Erle dothe knowleg̕ hym-selff by thyeȝ presentes to haue
resceyued & the seyd sir Robert & hys executours to be therof clerely Acquyted & dyscharged for-euer by thyeȝ presentes and the other̕ hundred
markes resydue of the seyd CC markes to be payed to the seyd Erle ynmedyatly after such tyme as the seyd Erle hath opteyned of willm
Botry A lycence to make sale of the premysseȝ provyded alweys yt yt ys fully agreed bitwen̕ the seyd partyeȝ yt yf the seyd sir Robert nor
hys assigneȝ cannott peseably eyoye [sic] & opteyn̕ hys seyd bargayn̕ without lett or interupcon̕ of eny maner of persone that then̕ the seyd sir Robert hys
excoutours & assigneȝ to be discharged of the payment of the seyd hundred markes resydue of the seyd CC markes Jn wytnesse wherof the partyeȝ
aboueseyd interchaungeably to thyeȝ presentes haue put to their̕ sealeȝ yeven̕ the Day & yere Aboue-wrytton̕ ⸫
[margin: [signed: Kent]]