County: Leicestershire
Code: D4689
Reference: Leicester, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland: BRii/8a/234
Function: Lease
This endenture made betwene willam wygston~ Mayre of the town~ of Leycestr~ John Moke and willam hynde Chamberlens and by
the assent of the Commens at a Comen halle of the oon party / / And willam Davbeney Barker of the same town of the other party
witnesseth that þe same willam wygstonn Mayre Chamberlens and Comens~ hath gravnted and to ferme hath letenn a Myce with the
appurtenance sett and lygyng in the North gate of leycestr~ betwene the tenement of the Abbottes of leycestr~ of þe North party / / And
the tenemet~ of þe said willam Davbeney of the South party / / And so strecheth from the kynges hye way down~ to a Crofte that ~~~
sumtyme was Roger Cook of the Est party / To haue and to hold þe said Myce with the appurtenance to hym to his Eyres and to his
assignes from the fest of sainte Myghelle þe Archaungelle / the yeer of the regne of kyng herry þe sixte after þe conquest of England
xxvij vnto the ende & terme of . lx . yeer from thens next folewyng & fully to be fulfylled / Yeldyng and paying yeerly
for the forsaid Myce with þe appurtenance to the Chamberlens of leycestr~ for the ∧ tyme beyng . x . s of sterlinges at iij tymes by yeer that is
for to say Myghelmas Candylmes and wyssentyde by even porcions / And yf so be þt þe said willam Davbeney be behynde of
ij payementes or by the rent of a hoole yeer ; of þe Myce aforsaid / it schalle be lefulle to the Mayre for þt tyme beyng Chamberlenns
and Commens to reentre on þe same soyle Also þe said willam Davbeney schalle kepe tenantabully as it oweth for to be
kepte all maner of reparacions longyng & perteynyng to þe said Myce wt the appurtenance at hys owen propre costes & expences duryng
alle þe terme abouesaid that is for to say by the hye way ij Bayes of post and pantre and a kechynn of a Bay buttyng
on þe same ij Bayes And at þe ende & terme of . lx . yeer þe same willam davbeney schalle leve þe said Myce wt þe appurtenance ~~~
covenabully and tenantabully as it oweth for to be Also þe said Mayre Chamberlens and Commens agayn~ alle maner men~
schalle waraaunt & defende the seid Myce wt the appurtenance to þe said willam Davbeney to his Eyres & to his assignes by alle
þe terme abouesaid Jn witnes of which the said willam wygston~ Mayre of þe town~ aforsaid Chamberlens & Commens haue ~~~
set to the Sealle of þe office of the Mayralte And to þe other part of þis endentur~ þe said willam Davbeney haue set to
his Sealle / / Gyven at leycestr~ the feste & yeer abouesaid ⸫