County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6003
Reference: Cambridgeshire Archives R/50/23/1
Function: Lease
This Jndenture made the xxti day of Januari the yere of the Reign̕ of kyng Edward the iiijth the xvijth be-twene John
Bonne of Cambyrge[sic] draper vpon̕ the one partie & Thomas Byrte of Gamelyngey husbondman vpon̕ the
other partie wtnessethe that the seid John hathe betaken̕ & leten̕ to ferme to the seid Thomas his Close in Game-
lingey forseid called the white halle yard liyng by the mese that the seid Thomas holdethe of the College of
Mertonn halle in Oxenfforthe to haue & to holde to the seid Thomas & his assignes fro the Fest of the purifica-
con̕ of oure lady last past vn̕-to the ende & terme of viij yeres then next folowynge & Fully endeded for
iiij . marc̕ of lawfulle money of englond to the seid John before-hand at diuerse tymes payed also the seid
John grautethe vn̕-to the seid Thomas that the seid Thomas & his assignes shalle take & Cutte downe to ther
proprie vse alle maner wode that growethe now wt-in the Seid Close or in the hegges of the same or of ony other
wode that shalle growe in the same Close duryng the seid terme wt-oute Jmpechement of wast of the
seid John his heirȝ or assignes Furthermore it shalle not be leffulle vn̕-to the seid John to Alien in Feefte-
leys to morgage ne to lete for terme of yeres the seid Close duryng the seid terme of viij yere to none other
persone or persones by the wich the seid Thomas or his assignes shulde or may be letted or destorbed of ther
ocupacon̕ of ther terme forseid and to alle theis couenantȝ & euery of them welle & trewly to be kept vponn
the partie of the seid John the seid John Bonne byndethe him his heirȝ & executoȝ vn̕-to the seid Thomas
Byrte in . vj marc̕ of lawffulle money by theis presentes Jn witnesse where-of the parties forseid to this present
jndenturee interchaungeabely haue put ther Seales the day & yere aboueseid