County: Suffolk
Code: D4731
Reference: Alnwick, The Archives of the Earl of Northumberland at Alnwick Castle: Sy: X.ii.17/ Box 1/item 2
Function: Lease
This indenture made the First day of Jun̕ the vijthe yere of the Regne of kyng Edward the Fourthe betwexen̕ Rauff Boteler Squier on̕ that
oone parte and John alyngton̕ Squyer̕ in þt oder parte wytnessith þt the seid Rauff hath graauntid & to ferme lete to the seid John alington̕ alle that
part of the maner of newmarket to the seid Rauff longyng & perteynyng wt alle th aptenance also wt alle maner of londys tenementis rentis seruises &
letis courtis prequic̕ issues profitis & comodites in Any wise in the tounes of Jxnyng and newmerkete to the seid Rauff longing to haue and to holde
to þe seyd John his heyres and his assignes from the feste of Seynt Michelle th archangelle next comyng after the date of these present̕ indentures vn̕-to the
eende and terme of xxti̕ yeeres next Folwyng & pleynly complete paying yeerly to the seid Rauff his heires & his assignnes during the terme of vij yerre
next folwyng ‒ vj li att the festis of pentecoste & Seynt Martyn̕ in wynter by ewen̕ porcions and after the seid terme of vij yeeres fynyshid to paye
to the seid Rauff his heires or his assignes ‒ vj li vj s viij d att the seid termes and yf it happe the seid ferme to be behynde vn̕-payed att eny
of the festis abowen̕ seid in̕ part or in̕ alle that thaanne it shalle be lawefulle to the seid Rauff . his heires and assignes in̕ the forseid part of the seid
maner of newmerkett to distrengne and the distresse to dreve aweye chace carie̕ or lede awey & the seid distresse to reteyne in̕-to soche tyme
as the seyd Rauff of the seid ferme wt th arrerages be Fully contennt & payd the seid John to bere alle maner of chargis of Reparacouns duryng
the seid terme except that the Reparacon̕ of the tolbothe shalle be made att the costes of them̕ bothe in̕ to soche tyme as it is sufficiently repared
and than̕ the seid John to bere the cost of the reparacon̕ of the seid tolbothe vneto ∧ the eend off the seid terme of xxti yeris except soche cost as shalle
be made by Rauff . Taylour his heyres & his assignes and also the seid Rauff boteler shal bere half the cost-is of soche sewtis as schalle
be take in̕ the names of the seid John and Rauff or in̕ the names of theire heyres or assignes ayenst soche persones as schullen̕ do or attempte
ayenst the right of the seid Rauff and John alington̕ theire heires or assignes of eney thyng that perteynythe to the seid maner̕ of newmarkt
theire letis or courtis Jn wyttenesse wer-of to these present Jndentures the parties abowe seid enterchangeably han sett to their̕ sealis
yoven̕ the day and yer̕ aboven̕ seyd