County: Northamptonshire
Code: D0489
Reference: Exeter, Devon Heritage Centre: 1038M/T/13/64
Function: Award
This indenture tripartite indentid wittenessethe that this is the warde made be william Raleghe Squyer John Dyve and John Eltonhed arbitrours betwen̕ John Euerdon̕ on the to parte and John Clerke on the
tother parte For certein londes and tenementes in Euerdon̕ Snotescombe and Floure whiche were sumtyme herry Clerkes of Euerdon̕ Fyrst we the seid arbitrours awarde and deme that the seid John Euerdon̕
shalle haue terme of his lyffe alle the londes and tenementȝ whiche benn in Euerdon̕ that were sumtyme herry Clerkes aboveseid Except two Cotages . that is for to say one Cotage that is doun̕ vp on̕
the rewe and a-nothir whiche that is called Collys thyng̕ . and thanne aftir the decesse of the forseid John Euerdon̕ . that thanne the seid londes and tenementȝ remayn̕ to the seid Johnn
Clerke and his heires . Also we awarde and deme that the seid John Clerke shalle haue to him and his heires alle the londes and tenementes which whiche that were the seid herry Clerkes
in Snotescombe and in Floure Except xl acrus londe j yerde londe medowe and . ij . bestes pasture in Snotescombe the whiche the seid herry Clerke gafe in maryage with Julyan his Doughter
to the seid John Euerdon̕ . to haue and to holde to the seid John Euerdon̕ and Julian̕ his wyfe and to her heires of her body lawefully comyng and for defaute of issue of the seid John Euerdon̕
and Julyann the remaynder to the right heires of the forseid herry Clerke for-euermore . also we awarde and deme that the forseid John Clerk shalle paye and gyfe in recompense to the seid John
Euerdon̕ xl s for to dispose for the soule of the forseid Julian̕ his wyfe that ys to wyte xx s therof to be paied at Crystemesse next comyng aftir the Date of this presentȝ and othir xx s at the
natiuite of seint John Baptiste thanne aftir next folowyng . Jn-to wittenesse of whiche thing we the seid arbitrours to theyse indentures tripartite haue putte to oure sealys Prouided alle wey and
reserued in as myche as this oure awarde ys made and Sealyd in grete haste that we the seid arbitrours haue power to adde and menuse suche maters concernyng the entent of this oure awarde
lawefully to be don̕ to the effecte of the same at oure leyser The Date herof being the xij day of Marche Jn the the [sic] yere of the reigne of kyng herry sixte aftir the conquest xxviijti