County: Bedfordshire
Code: D4139
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: Bor BE 2/71
Function: Agreement




Thys indentur̕ made the fift day of Januar̕ the fiftene yere of the Reign̕ of Kyng̕ herry the vijth betwen̕ Thomas Priour of the priorye of Seynt John Baptist & seynt John
Evangelisse of Caldewelle & the Couent of the same place of the on̕ partie & George Gascoign̕ Esquier̕ John Poley the yonger̕ Gentilman̕ John hochyn viker̕ of kerdyngton̕ &
william Joy of Bedf feffes of herry Rudyng̕ late Maister of the hospitalle of Seynt Jonys of Bedf of xj Mes̕ & xxxiiij Acr̕ & di̕ land in Bedford in the Counte of Bedf on̕
the scnde partie & John Mordaunt of Turvey on̕ of the kynges seriauntes at the lawe of the thirde partie wittnessithe that wher̕ the said herry Rudyng̕ late Maister of the said hospitalle
of seynt Jonys of Bedf made & declaryd by his last wille Amonges other̕ that the sayd xj Meseȝ xxxiiij & di̕ Acres land in Bedf in the Counte of Bedf shuld be Amortiȝed
to the seid priour & Couent & to ther̕ successours to th entent that certen̕ obites shuld be kept yerely for hym̕ in the sayd Priorye for-euer / / and willid further̕ that in [...] the sayd
Priour cowd not or wer̕ not of Abilite to Amortiȝe the said Mes̕ & land that than̕ the same Mes̕ & land shuld be sold by his feffeȝ therof to be disposyd to hym̕ in dedes
of Charite / / And for as muche as the seid priour is not of Abilite to amortiȝe the seid. Meseȝ & land / / Therfor the seid priour & Couent and also the seid George John
Poley John hochyn̕ & william by theȝ present barganythe & sillithe to the seid John Mordaunt the seid xj Mes̕ xxxiiij & di̕ acres land withe alle the Evidences
consernyng̕ the premisseȝ & that the seid feffeȝ shalle make a sufficiant seur̕ & lawfulle estate of & in alle the seid Mes̕ & land to the seid John Mordaunt & to
his heireȝ & assignes as the seid John Mordaunt & his heireȝ shalle assign̕ & avise & at his cost & charge . For the whiche xj Mes̕ & xxxiiij & di̕ acres land &
evidences the said John Mordaunt shalle pay to the sayd priour & to th use of the seyd priorye & for a certen̕ obite for the seid herry as shal be appoyntyd betwen̕ the seid priour & Couent & the seid feffeȝ to th use of the seid
priorye & for a certen̕ obite
forty marc̕ of laufulle mony . which the seid John Mordaunt hathe payd to the seid priour at the sealyng̕ of theȝ presentȝ wherof
the sayd priour & couent knolegge them̕ by theȝ present to be welle & truly contentyd & payd / Jn wittnesse wherof to theon partie of the indentures tripartyd
remaynyng withe the said John Mordaunt the seid priour & Couent ther̕ couent & coien̕ seale & the sayd George John poley John [...] clerk & willam
ther̕ seales haue put to & to the secnde parte of the same [...] tripartyd remaynyng̕ withe the said feffeȝ the same priour & Couent ther̕ couent & coien̕ seale
& the said John Mordaunt his seale haue put to and to the [...] parte of the same indentures remaynyng̕ withe the same priour & Couent the said George
John poley John hochyn̕ & willam Joy ther̕ [...] the day & yere abovesayd ; and the said John Mordaunt at his cost & charge hathe & shalle agre withe
theirȝ of the seid herry Rudyng for ther̕ right & title in all the primisseȝ & withe alle other̕ persons that be or haue be emfeffed or seasyd of the seid Mes̕ & xxxiiij acres & di̕
of land or of any parcelle therof to th use of the same herry and also the seid John shalle suffer̕ Saunders to haue on̕ of the seid Mes̕ duryng̕ his liff and bere alle
expenser & costes for the defence of the seid Mes & land in the kynges Chancery [signed: [Latin: per me tomam priorem perme willm harwelle per me willm hontyngton perme thomam̕ vylly per me [...]
per me Johem london per me willm [...] per me willm̕ hychyn]]