County: Suffolk
Code: D3027
Reference: Ipswich, Suffolk Record Office: EE5/6/45
Function: Lease




Thes Jndenters̕ made at Orford in ye Countys of Suff the xiijte day of Marche in the xviijte ȝer̕ of kyng̕ herry ye vijte berythe
wytnes yt John Bottler̕ of Orford & Merget hys wyffe John hethe & Robard Hynde of the same Tovnn̕ hathe grauntyd
and letyn̕ to Ferm̕ onto John wyet Jn̕ of Orford forsayd alle yt holle Tent̕ wt ye partynance in Orford forsayd the wheche
was late wyllya̕ Dorantes except ye Soler̕ at̕ the Sowthe ende of the sayde Tent̕ the wheche ys reservyd to Sayve Doraunt
wydowe by ye Testament̕ of wylliam̕ Doraunt̕ late her̕ husbond to have yt to her̕ & her̕ assyngn̕ terme of her̕ lyffe wt
Fre goyng̕ & cummyng̕ at All tymys yerto and ye sayd Sayve xalle have fre lyberte to warme her̕ at alle tymes when̕ she
desyryth if any Fyr̕ be [...] if non be sche xalle make a Fyr̕ wt her̕ own̕ fewelle in the halle To have & to holde the
Foresayd Tennt̕ wt alle ye Commodyteys and profettes yerto parteynyng̕ From̕ ye Fest of ye Annunciacon̕ of owr̕ lady next folovyng̕ yis present
Date vntylle ye ende & terme of vij . yeres from̕ thens foloyng̕ & Fulfyllyd And the sayd John Buttler̕ & Merget hys wyffe xalle
suffycyently repar̕ ye sayd Tent̕ as in lokyng̕ & lowyng̕ thachyng̕ & Dawbyng̕ & so unde wynd thyȝth & water̕ thyȝt̕ from̕
alle maner of weders at yer ove cost & charge duryng̕ ye sayd term̕ . But ye sayd John wyet xalle swepe or do swepe ye sovte
owte of ye chymney & Towhowse onys in ye ȝer̕ ȝerly for ye savegard of ye sayde Tent̕ and also make or do make alle ye hedges yt
parteynyth to ye sayd Tent̕ at hys own̕ cost & charge duryng̕ ye sayde terme provyded allway yt he xalle neyer hewe Down̕ Trees
nor branches nor dystroye ye sprynges by no maner of meanes but onestly he xalle fynd ye sayd hedgynges suffyciently at hys
owne propyr̕ cost & charge And at ye ende of ye sayd terme he xalle leve alle ye sayd Fence of hedgyng̕ sufficiently repared wt
good thorn̕ And he xalle [...] ȝerly to ye sayde John Buttler̕ or hys assign̕ xiij s in good & leffulle monye of ynglond at ij
termys in ye yer̕ by evyn̕ [...] that is to saye at ye Fest of Seynt Mychelle the Archangelle vj s vj d & At ye Annunciacon̕ of owr̕
lady vj s vj d and so yerly [...] eche of tho Festes vj s vj d duryng̕ ye forsayd terme & thys doon̕ we ye sayd John Buttler̕ &
Merget my wyffe ye sayd [...] wt Alle ye forsayd commodyteis & profettes except befor̕ except to ye sayd John wyet duryng̕ ye sayd
terme for ye forsayde paymentes hedgynges a-gayns alle maner of pepulle xalle warant & defende hym̕ by thes presentes
Jn̕ wytnes of ye wheche thyng̕ bothe ye sayd partyes Alternatly haue set to þer Sealys . Thes wytnes Regnold Doket
John Flett and John Davy wt other̕ Govyn̕ ye day yer̕ & place A-bove-sayd