County: Sussex
Code: D0600
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: CHICITY/AY/83
Function: Lease




[nota]This endenture wytnessith that Mayster John Vyncent Richard Holmys & Margrete late wyfe of John Prat with on assent and concent grauntyth and to ferme levyth Alle theyre tenement
with the gardyn lyggynge therto And Alle theyre apertynences excepte as schal apere folowynge . to John Benet Sone and heyre of willyam Benet sumtyme husbonde to the sayd Margrete which
tenement is sett with-owte the west gate of the Cyte of Chichester by-twene the tenement of John Balmann on the west Est parte and the tenement of vmfray Hewystre on the west parte . To have &
to holde to the sayd Benet and to hys heyres from the Day of makynge of this present wrytynge durynge alle the lyf of the sayd Margrete vndyr~ the forme folowynge That is to wete that
the sayde Margrete schalle have to here propyr vse and Avayle the howse and gardyn in the whyche sche is now dwellynge as the hegges ther-of and closuris now specyfyeth with fre and
propyr~ wey as now is be here vsyd from the sayd hows to the gate of the strete and ther-jnne and at frely to come and goo late or rathe at the choys of the sayd Margrete both sche herself and here frendes or
such as hath or for the tyme schall have the kepynge of the forsayd Margrete Forthermore the parteys before namyd byth Acordyd that the sayd Margrete and here Assigneis duryng alle the
lyfe of forsayd Margrete schal have free goynge and comynge . to the lavent . to the welle and to the prevey And the necessary vsynge of them wt-Jnne the closuris of the forsayd tenement
And gardyn lyggynge therto wtowtyn gaynst sayinge or lettynge of the sayd Benet of hys wyfe and chylderyn or of eny other in theyre name // And yf so happe that the sayd Margrete
lyft to dwelle from thens in eny other place the sayd hows and gardyn in which sche is now dwellynge and propyrly vsith with alle the easementes byfore wrete hollyche to be at here
comawndement and pleasure or Assignement durynge alle here lyfe wtowtyn vsynge or ocupyinge or lettynge of the sayd Benet of his heyres or hys Assigneis . // More-ovyr~ yf so happe
that the sayd Margrete Dye levynge the sayd John Benet then hit schalle be lefful to the executorys or assigneis of here the space of an hole Monyth folowynge next after the
deth of here to ocupye the sayd gate . wey . hows . gardyn And easement as frely as the sayd Margrete in here lyfe-tyme dede with-owtyn hurt doynge to the closurys or necessaryes
longynge to the sayd Benet . And the same Benet ne eny other in hys name schal not lette the sayd executoris or Assigneis wt-Jnne the sayd terme of A monyth to bere owt carye and
playnly avoyde alle the propyr goodys meveable of the sayd Margretes For which forsayd tenement And gardyn lyggynge therto wt alle apertenawnces excepte as is to-fore except
the forsayd John Benet his heyres or hys assigneis schole yelde and paye yerely to the sayd Margrete or to here assigneis fowre schelynges and viij d lawful money of yngelonde at
fowre pryncypalle termys of the yere to be payde by evyn enporcyonys . That is to say in the feste of Mydsomer next comynge after the makynge of this present to begynne the fyrst
payment . payinge thenne . <xiiij d And in the feste of Mychaelmesse then next folowynge xiiij d Jn the feste of Crystemasse then next suynge xiiij d And in the feste of the
Anunecyatyon of owre lady then next folowynge xiiij d And So to paye yerely and quarterly durynge alle the terme of lyfe of the sayd Margrete . // And forthermore the sayd Benet .
hys heyres or assigneis schole Mayntene And suffycyently repare at theyre propyr~ costes the forsayd tenement And closuris þ therto longynge . As tymbyr~ . wallynge. helynge . palynge and
and heggynge by alle the terme above wrete in As goode state or better as hyt is at the tyme of [...] excepte the sayd Margrete or here assigneis schole mayntene And
repare at here propyr~ costes the sayd hows whych sche dwellyth Jn and the Myddyl hegge which closyth [...] part from the sayd Benettes part . And also the sayd Margrete
or here assigne schalle paye the chef rente to the Dean for the sayd place or tenement due and of olde [...] acustomyd and [...] to his cortes at here propyr~ costes . Alle other chargys as
to the kynge and the Chyrche the sayd Benet his heyres or hys assigneis to bere and paye by alle the terme above-sayd . More-ovyr hit schalle be leffulle to the sayd Benet in the
tenement to make or Do make A forge or eny other esement necessary to hys crafte So that the sayd tenement therby be not hurt by Avyce and dyscressyon of Suffycyent neygh-
bowrys . And yf so happe that the sayd yerelych rente of iiij s viij d be behynde vnpayde in parte or in Alle by fowre dayes a next after eny day of payment to-fore specyfyed then
hyt schal be leffulle to the sayd John vyncent Richard and Margrete or to here assigne in the sayd tenement or in eny parte ther-of to dystrayne . And the sayd dystresse So take to bere owte after to holde and kepe
in-to the tyme the sayd rente So beynge behynde to the sayd Margrete fully be payd and satysfyed . And yf the forsayd reparacyonys be not competently kept and the sayd comenantes
and esementes by the sayd Benet or eny in hys name in ony-wyse be lettyd or wtstande to the Anoyance or grefe of the sayd Margrete by oversyght of dyscrete and resonable neyghbowris
And yf Suffycyent dystresse for the sayd rente So beynge behynde in the sayd tenement may not be fownde . then hyt schal be leffulle to the forsayd Mayster John Vyncent Richard
holmys and to þe sayd Margret Prat or to theyre Assigneys in the sayd tenement wt gardyn lyggenge ther-to wt alle ther apertenawnces to reentre . After to kepe And in theyre
fyrst state to stande these endenturis not wythstandynge Jn-to wytnesse of which thynge the parteys beforsayd to these partees endentyd seuerelly have put theyre sealis . These
wytnessis Roger Rudby John Lane . willia~ Austyn Richard Trow Paskyn Martyn And other Made And grawntyd [...] the . west gate abovesayd the syxte day of Aperylle
Jn the yere of regne of kynge herry the syxte after the conquest of Jngeland xxxvjti