granted and every of them and every part and parcel thereof with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said R T his c. from the Feast of c. unto the end and term and for and during the whole term of one and twenty years from thence c. Yeilding and c. with a clause of re-entry for non-payment of rent And the said R T doth covenant c. in manner and form following viz. That he the said R T c. his c. or some of them For erecting a house at his or their own proper costs and charges shall and will within the space of five years next ensuing the date hereof erect build and set up or cause c. in or upon some part or parcel of the demised premisses a convenient dwelling house other houses of Office and in and about the same building shall bestow the full sum of 200 l. of lawful c. at the least and the fame so builded during the said term in and by all things needful shall and will repair maintain and in good reparations keep And the said A. doth covenant c. That he the said A. his executors c. shall within seven years next ensuing after the commencement of this present Lease For erecting a tenement with three stories at his or their own proper costs and charges make frame erect set up and fully finish in or upon the ground or place where the said messuage or tenement before mentioned to be demised doth now stand one strong substantial and workmanlike frame fit convenient and sufficient for one dwelling house or more of three stories and an half at least in height above the ground of good strong substantiall and well seasoned Oken Timber every story to be of sufficient and convenient height one above another and the fore-part of the same frame to be well and workmanlike wrought plained carved and juttied over with a convenient and sufficient number of chimnies of brick bay-windows cleer-stories vaults privies doors stairs partitions cellar or cellars and whatsoever else is or shall be necessary for such a dwelling house or houses The same frame to extend and containe in length and breadth at the ground so far at the least as the said messuage or tenement afore-mentioned to be demised doth now extend and containe every way And the said A doth for himself his executors c. covenant c. To and with c. That it shall and may be lawfull âo and for the said Wardens and Comminaltie For viewing of reparations their Successours Renter-certain Atturney and Assigns and every or any of them with such artificers workmen and other persons as they or any of them shall name or appoint twice in every year yearly during the said term at their libertie and pleasure to enter and come into the said demised premisses and into every or any part or parcel thereof there to view search and see what defaults or lacks of or in reparations shall be found and needfull or necessary to be repaired or amended in or upon the demised premises or any part thereof and to give monition and warning unto the said A his c. or to the occupier or occupiers of the same premisses for the time being to repair and amend the same All and singular which defaults and lacks of reparations so from time to time to be found the said A for him his c. and for every of them covenanteth and granteth by these presents well and sufficiently to repair and amend from time to time within three months next ensuing every such warning given without fraud or further delay An assignment of a lease and bond to perform the covenants of the same lease THis INDENTURE made c. witnesseth That whereas our said Soveraign Lady Elizabeth the Queens Majestie that now is by her Highnesse Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England bearing date at c. did deliver grant and to farm let unto her well beloved servant A T. Landresse for her Highnesse bodie and Wife of her Highnesse servant H T for certain severall terms of years and for severall yearly rents in the said Letters patents mentioned and expressed amongst other things All those Water and Wind-mils with their appurtenances and the toll of the same situate lying growing coming or renewing within the Lordship of K. in the County of c. and all the Toll of the Markets and Faires within the Town of K. aforesaid and the rents issues and profits yearly from time to time coming growing and arising of the Tolls aforesaid with all appurtenances And all that House in K. aforesaid called S c. as in the Letters Patents and also all and singular houses edifices buildings barnes stables dove-houses orchards gardens demesne Lands Lands Meadowes Feedings Pastures Commons Wasts Heathe Furze Waters Water-courses Streams Banks Pooles Fish-ponds Tolls Customes Suitesocken and mulctures of Tenants Fishing-places Fishings Profits Commodities Emoluments and Hereditaments whatsoever to the said premisses or to any of them any way belonging or appertaining or with the same or any of them theretofore usually for or under the several yearly rents by the said first mentioned Letters Patents for the same reserved demised set used or enjoyed with all their appurtenances Except as in and by the said recited Letters Patents to the said A T made and granted as aforesaid are or have been excepted And whereas also the said H T and A his said wife by their Indenture of Lease bearing date c. for the considerations in the same Indenture expressed have for certaine several Termes and for divers severall yearly rents in the same reserved mentioned and expressed demised granted and to Farm letten unto the said I F. the said Water and Wind-mills with the appurtenances and the Toll of the same situate lying growing coming or renewing within the said Lordship of R in the said County of c. and all the said Toll of the Markets and Fairs within the Towne of K. aforesaid and the rents issues and profits yearly from time to time coming growing and arising of the Tolls aforesaid with all their appurtenances And all the said house c. ut in Literis Patentibus and also all and singular other the premisses before recited and in or by the said Letters Patents dated the 2 day of M. c. to the said A T demised and granted as aforesaid except before excepted as in and by the same Indenture of âââe dated the 21 day of S in the said 39 of c. amongst divers other covenants grants articles and agreements therein contained more plainly at large doth and may also appear The said I F now for and in consideration of a certain sum of good c. to him in hand at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof by the said I S well and truly contented and paid whereof and c. and thereof and c. ut in aliis Hath granted
reason of the premisses or any sute thereupon commenced sued or brought or to be commenced pursued or brought And further the said A W and T I do by these presents for the consideration aforesaid make ordain nominate and appoint c. the said W W to be their true and lawful Atturney Blundey ut in fol. 57 And further that they the said A W and T J or either of them or the heirs executors administrators or assigns of them or either of them To acknowledg satisfaction shal and wil at all and every time and times hereafter upon request acknowledg satisfaction and make such general or special Acquittances Releases and Discharges of and upon the premisses and every part thereof to such person and persons and in such manner and forme as by the said W W his Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them at their or some of their own proper costs and charges shall be reasonably demised advised or required And the said A W and T J do by these presents further covenant c. That at all and every time and times after the death of the said W W To make further Letters of Atturny to the Executor of the Donee they the said A W and T J and either of them their and either of their Executors and Administrators shall and will upon every reasonable request in that behalf to be made make seal and deliver as his and their and every of their act and acts the like writing and writings containing every article matter and thing as this present writing containeth unto the Executors or Administrators of the said W W or such other person or persons as they or any of them shall name or appoint according to the true intent or meaning hereof Blundey A Lease of a Messuage and of Lands THis INDENTVRE made c. between L C of the one party and I C of c. Witnesseth That the said L C for and in consideration of the sum of c. to him in hand paid at the ensealing hereof by the said I C whereof he the said L C acknowledgeth himself fully satisfied contented and paid Hath demised granted and to farm letten and by these presents doth c. unto the said I C all that his Messuage or Tenement with all the houses and buildings thereunto belonging and also all and singular those his Lands Meadowes and Pastures with all and singular their appurtenances unto the said Messuage or Tenement belonging and appertaining containing in them by estimation 110 Acres be it more or lesse to be had and lying together in R. aforesaid in the said County of E. and called or known by the name of R. in the said County and being now in the tenure or occupation of the said I C and of his Assigns and also certain other fields called or known by the name of G fields lying and being in the Parish of R. aforesaid and sometime in the tenure or occupation of the said I C. Except alwayes to the said L C and to his heirs reserved out of this present Demise and Grant all wood and under-woods great trees and timber-trees with way and fall for the same now growing and which shall grow and be in and upon the premisses and every part thereof during the said term To have and to hold all and singular the said Messuage or Tenement Lands Meadowes and Pastures before rehearsed with their appurtenances except before excepted unto the said I C his executors administrators and assigns from the Feast of c. last past before the date hereof unto the end and term of 21 years from thence next ensuing fully to be complete and ended Yeilding and paying c. ut in aliis And the said I C doth covenant c. That he the said J C his executors and assignes shall and will at his and their own proper costs and charges For Reparations from time to time when and as often as need shall require during the said term well and sufficiently repair sustain uphold maintaine and amend all the said Messuage and Tenement and all other the houses in and by these presents demised and buildings to the same belonging which be now builded and founded with groundsel and every part of them in all manner of needful and necessary reparations whatsoever timber only excepted and shall and will likewise at his and their own proper costs and charges during the said terme keep and maintain the Lands and grounds before demised well and sufficiently hedged fenced and ditched and the said Messuage or Tenement and the Lands Meadowes and Pastures and all other the premisses before letten being well sufficiently and Tenant-like repaired fenced ditched scowred and amended into the hands of the said L C his heirs or assignes shall leave and yeild up at the end and determination of this present Lease For and towards the reparations and keeping of which said premisses the said L C doth covenant To allow timber for reparations c. That he the said L C. his heirs and assignes or their Bailiffe of the said Manor for the time being shall upon request of him or them to be made by the said I C his executors or assignes assign and appoint from time to time during the said term when and as often as need shall require within the said Manor sufficient timber for the making repairing and amendiâ ãâã the said houses and buildings before letten the same to be felled hewed and carved at the costs and charges of the said I C his executors and assignâ And moreover that it shall and may bee lawful for the said I C his c. for the inclosure For inclosure and fencing hedging and fencing of the premisses during the said term to fell cut down and take at all times in the year making no voluntary waste nor spoil such sufficient bushes edders and stakes as shall bee necessary and sufficient for the hedging and fencing of the lands and grounds before demised the same to bee spent and occupied there and not elsewhere And further that it shall and may be lawful for the said J C his c. at all seasonable times in the year To take Fire-boot and Plough-boot making no voluntary waste nor spoile to take and cut down sufficient and necessary cart-boot hedg-boot gate-boot and plough-boot and that it shall and may be further lawful for the said I C his c. for his and their necessary Fire-boot to lop and top and shrove in the seasonable time of the year making no spoile nor waste such trees as are standing and growing in and upon the premisses and likewise to take and cut down for his said fire-boot such hedgrows or coppice wood as is growing within the premisses the said J C his c. keeping the said coppice and springs well fenced and preserved the said fire boot to be spent and occupied within the Tenement and houses before letten and not elsewhere
And the said I C doth further covenant promise and grant for him his c. to and with c. Not to lop or top but for plough-boot and reparations That he the said I C his ãâã shall not fell cut down lop or top or cause to be felled cut down lopped or topped in upon the premisses during the said term any the woods and underwoods and timber or trees therupon growing or standing other then such as he shall take for his and their necessary hedg-boot plough-boot cart-boot gate-boote and fire-boot and the timber for his and their necessary reparations which is to be taken and felled at the assignment of the Bailiffe of the said Manor for the time being but shall to his and their uttermost of their power keep and preserve all the said woods and coppices of woods and to see that the coppices and springs thereof be well fenced defended and kept from utter destruction and spoil of cattel And moreover For preserving of springs or young coppices shall yeild and leave up one Acre of the said coppice of woods of six years growth and the residue of the woods of three years growth at the least in the end of the said term And further that all the corn and blades which during the said terme shall grow in and upon the Lands before demised To lay the straw and blades growing for compost upon the Land or the more part thereof yearly within the barnes there to in-house and inbarne and the residue upon the said soil by these presents demised and all the dung and offal coming of the said blades and straw after they shall be trodden with cattel to the Lands before demised and to no other place to carry and there for compost to bestow and spread excepting the last year of the 21 years by these presents expressed in which year he shall leave the said dung within the âârd or back-side And moreover that he the said I C his executors and assignes shall not by any manner of means give grant That the Lessee shall not sell or set over his Lease bargain sell assigne put over or otherwise alien and dispose to any other person or persons this his Lease or term of years or any part or parcel of the Lands before in or by these presents demised other then to the wife of the said I C or to his child or children or to his brothers or sisters or to the use of them or any of them without the special licence consent and agreement of the said L C or of his heires first had and obtained in writing And the said L C doth covenant c. That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said I C his c. to carry away his or their corn or hay That the Lessee may carry his corn and hay from the Lands the last year of his Lease growing or that shall grow in of and upon the premisses the last year of this present Demise to any place or places at his or their will and pleasure any Article or covenant herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And the said I C doth covenant c. That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said L C his heirs and assignes That the Lessor shall carry away his houshold stuff left in the Tenement demised at all and every time and times hereafter during the said term of 21 yeares to have take and carry away at his and their will and pleasure all and every the houshould stuff bed-steeds implements planks wainscots bords and other things which now be or remaine at or within the said Messuage Tenement and other the premises before demised being the goods of the said L C without gainsaying or interruption of him the said I C his executors administrators or assignes or any of them or of any other by his meanes or procurement In witnesse whereof c. A Lease of Lands in exchange THis INDENTURE made c. between T C of c. and W L of c. and A now wife of the said W L and late wife of R B late of c. of the other part That where in and about the 17 day of August now last past there were certaine agreements had and made between the parties to these present Indentures for and concerning the exchange of divers parts and parcels of their Lands Leyes Meadows Pastures and Hereditaments with their appurtenances lying and being in S and VV. and in either or one of them in the said County of York as hereafter is expressed First That where the said VV L had and was seized in the right of the said A his wife for and during the term of the natural life of the same A of divers Arable Lands Leyes Meadowes Pastures Hads Flats and Hereditaments lying and being dispersed in the Town and fields of S. and W. aforesaid or in one of them commonly accompted to be and contain 200 Acres be they more or lesse now or late in the tenure or occupation of the said W L or of his assignes it was agreed between the said parties by the agreements aforesaid That the said T C his executors administrators and assignes should have and enjoy for and during the term of sixty years if the said W L and A now wife of the said W L should so long live together Yeilding therefore yearely 1. d. all and every the said Lands Meadowes Pastures Leyes and Hereditaments before mentioned of them the said W L and A his wife in S. fields and W aforesaid or in either or any of them in the said County of Y. except as hereafter is excepted and that in consideration thereof the said W L and A his wife and their Assignes should have and enjoy for and during the terme of three score years if the said VV L and A his wife should so long live together all the Arable Lands Leyes Meadowes Pastures and Hereditaments with their Appurtenances containing by estimation two hundred Acres be they more or less lying or being in the North-field of S aforesaid in the said County of Y. as the same was then measured dowled and staked out by F M Gentleman and I B then appointed by the said T C only Surveyors of the said Manor and also all those nine Acres of Meadow c. by estimation lying and being in S aforesaid c. It is now therefore fully concluded and agreed by and betweene all the said parties to these present Indentures that the same premisses shall be demised and letten in Exchange in manner and form hereafter following that is to say The said W L and A now his wife have demised granted and to farm let in Exchange Exchange and by these presents do demise grant and to farm let in Exchange unto the said T C all those their and either of their arable Lands Leyes Meadows Pastures Hadds Flats and Hereditaments with the appurtenances
set lying and being within the three several fields of S. aforesaid called c. or in any of them in the said County of Y. containing by estimation two hundred Acres be they more or lesse now or late in the occupation of the said W L or of his Assignes which late were the Inheritance of R B now deceased and the Inheritance whereof after his death descended and came unto I B as son and heire of the said R B except and out of this present demise and grant alwayes reserved unto the said W L and A his wife as heretofore he or they have usually had and enjoyed for and in respect of all the premisses or as appurtenant to the same To have and to hold the said Arable Lands Leyes Meadowes Pastures Hadds Flats and Hereditaments and all other the premisses before mentioned to be demised and granted by the said W L and A now his wife as aforesaid with their and every of their appurtenances except before excepted unto the said T C his executors administrators and assignes from the Feast of M next coming after the date hereof for during and until the full end and terme of sixty years from thence next c. if the said W L and A now wife of the said W L do or shall so long live together Yeilding and paying therefore yearly during the said term by these presents granted unto the said W L and A his wife and their assignes 1 d. of good c. at the Feast of M. only if it be lawfully demanded In consideration whereof the said T C hath demised granted and to farm letten in exchange and by these presents doth demise grant and to farm let in exchange unto the said W L and A his wife all and every the said Arable Lands Leyes Meadows Pastures and Hereditaments with their appurtenances of him the said T C containing by estimation 200 Acres be they more or lesse lying and being in the N. field of S. aforesaid as the same is now measured dowled and staked out by the said F M and I B and also all those nine Acres c. in a place there al sotted and set out amongst other for the cottages there as aforesaid To have and to hold all the said Arable Lands Meadowes Pastures and Hereditaments and all and singular other the premisses before mentioned to be demised and granted in exchange by the said T C aforesaid with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said W L and A his wife and their assignes c. for during and until the full end and terme of sixty yeares from thence c. if the said W L and the said A now wife of the said W L do or shall so long live together Yeilding and paying c. ut antea And the said W L doth by these presents covenant c. in manner and form following that is to say Discharged of former estates and incumbrances c. That they the said W L and A now his wife the executors administrators and assigns of the said W L or some of them shall and will at all times from henceforth for and during the said term of threescore years if the said W and A now wife of the said W L do or shall so long live together cleerly acquit exonerate and discharge or otherwise save and keep harmlesse and indempnified as well the said T C his heirs executors administrators and assignes and every of them as also the said premisses before mentioned to bee demised and leased in exchange by the said W L and A his wife to the said T C and every part and parcel thereof of and from all and all manner of former estates charges incumbrances chief-rents troubles and demands whatsoever had made committed or done by him the said W L and A his wife or either of them or by any other person or persons lawfully claming by from or under them or either of them whereby or wherewith the same premisses or any part thereof shall or may be charged or evicted or whereby the said T C his c. shall or may be charged incumbred or dampnified of or by reason of the same premises or any part thereof except before excepted And likewise that he the said T C his heirs executors administrators and assigns shall and may at all times hereafter For quiet enjoying and from time to time during the said term of 60 years if the said W. and A. now wife of the said W. L. do or shall so long live together peaceably and quietly have hold occupy and enjoy and all and every the premisses to him the said T C demised and granted in exchange as aforesaid and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances except before excepted without any manner of lawful let trouble interruption or disturbance of them the said W L and A his wife or oâher of them or of any other person or persons lawfully claiming by from or under them or any of them And the said C T doth covenant for himself ut W L antea mutat mutand And whereas it was intended and meant by and betweene all the parties to these presents That the said I B to whom the right of Inheritance of the premisses mentioned to be demised to the said T C as aforesaid doth belong and appertaine being now in his minority should have made and granted a lease in exchange unto the said T C of all the said Lands and premises to him the same T demised as aforesaid by the said W L and A his wife for the term of four score and nine years and for the yearly rent of 1 d. And that likewise in recompence satisfaction and exchange thereof the said T C should have granted in exchange unto the said I B a like Lease for the like terme of fourscore and nine yeares and for the yearely rent of 1 d. of the said Lands and premisses demised or granted to the said W L and A his wife in exchange as aforesaid And for that neither of the same Leases can be more perfectly made and finished Therefore it is now further covenanted concluded and fully agreed upon by and between all the said parties to these presents in form following viz. And the said W L doth by these presents covenant c. That he the said W L shall do his best endeavor that he may or can That an Infant shall seal a lease at his full age of 21 years to procure and get the said I B by his Deed indented to make seal and deliver as his Deed to the said T C his Heires or Assignes within three monthes next after that hee the same I B shall accomplish his full age of 21 years a sufficient demise lease and grant in exchange of all and every the said Lands Leyes Meadowes Pastures and Hereditaments and premisses with their appurtenances to him the said T C as aforesaid demised for the term of 89 years and for the
as well for and in consideration of the summe of c. to him in hand at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the said C D well and truly paid whereof and wherewith c. As also for divers other good causes and considerations him in this behalf specially moving Hath granted bargained sold aliened assigned and set over and by these presents doth fully clearly and absolutely grant bargaine sell alien assigne and set over unto the said C D aswell the said recited or mentioned Letters patents to him the said A B granted as aforesaid and the said Site and capitall Messuage of the said Manor of H. Lands Meadowes Feedings Pastures Demeasne Lands Stock and all and singular other the premisses thereby mentioned to be demised and granted and every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances As also all the estate right title interest terme of yeares yet to come and unexpired reversion possession propertie claim and demand whatsoever which he the said A B now hath or had or may might should or of right ought to have or can or may claime and demand of in or to the said Site and Capitall Messuage-Lands and all and singular other the premises with the appurtenances and of in and to every part and parcell thereof By force and vertue of the same Letters parents to him the said A B made and granted as aforesaid or any thing therein contained or otherwise howsoever To have and to hold the said Site and capitall Messuage of the said Manor of H. Lands Meadowes Feedings Pasture Demesne Lands and all and singular other the premises before recited and in and by the said Letters patents to him the said A B mentioned to be demised and granted and every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances except before excepted and all the said estate right title interest term of years yet to come and unexpired reversion possession propertie claim and demand whatsoever of him the said A B of in and to the said premises and of in and to every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances unto the said C D his c. to the onely proper use and behoof of him the said C D and of his executors administrators and assignes from the ensealing and delivery of these presents for during and untill the full end and accomplishment of all the rest and residue yet to come and unexpired of the said term of 21 years by the said recited Letters patents to him the said C D granted as aforesaid together with the same Letters patents And the said A B for himself his heirs executors and administrators and for every of them doth covenant promise and grant by these presents Discharged of incumbrances to and with the said C D. his executors administrators and assignes and to and with every of them That the said Site and capitall Messuage of the Mannor of H Lands Meadowes Feedings Pasture Demesne Lands and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned to be granted bargained sold assigned and set over and every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances now are and be and on the fifteenth day of c. shall be and so from thenceforth from time to time and at all times for and during all the rest and residue yet to come and unexpired of the said term of one and twenty years shall be and remain and continue unto the said C D. his excutors administrators and assignes free clear and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged or upon reasonable request saved and kept harmlesse of and from all and all manner of bargains sales gifts grants leases assignements mortgages forfeitures re-entries rents arrearages of rents statutes recognizances judgments extents executions and of and from all other charges titles troubles and encombrances whatsoever had made committed or done or hereafter to be had made committed or done by him the said A B. his executors or administrators or by any other person or persons whatsoever claiming any thing in the premises in by from or under him them or any of them or by his their or any of their assents means consents titles interest act or procurement The said yearly rent of seventeen pounds and the covenants clauses conditions and agreements by and in the said recited Letters patents contained or mentioned which for or in respect of the premisses on the part and behalf of the said A B his executors administrators or assignes from and after the said fifteenth day of c. shal grow due and ought to be paid done and performed only except and foreprized And further A B for himself his c. doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said C. D his c. and to and with every of them by these presents in manner and form following To pay the rent and shew acquittance testifying the payment therof that is to say that hee the said A B his executors administrators and assignes or some of them shall and will well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto our soveraign Lady the Queens Majestie that now is her c. the said yearly rent of 17. l. of c. reserved due and payable in and by the said recited Letters patents at the feast of St M. c. at the receipt of her Highnesse Exchequer at VVestm or to the hands of the Bailiffes or receivers of the premisses for the time being or within thirty dayes next after either of the same feasts by even portions And also he the said A B his executors or assignes shall and will at either of the said feasts or within the said thirty dayes then next after deliver or cause to bee delivered unto the said C D his executors or assignes at or c. a Talley or acquittance testifying the due payment and receipt of the said rent accordingly And moreover the said A B for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant Not to commit any wast or do any act to make the Letters patents void promise and grant to and with the said C D his executors administratours and assigns and every of them in manner and form following that is to say that neither he the said A B his executors administrators or assignes nor any of them shall or will at any time or times hereafter doe cause commit or suffer to be done any manner of wast or spoile upon the said site or capital messuage and other the premises by the said Letters patents demised or any parcel thereof nor do cause commit or suffer to be done any act demise or thing whatsoever which shall or may be prejudicial or hurtful to the said Letters Patents or the demise of the premises thereby made or to the said term of yeares thereby granted or any of them or whereby or by reason whereof the said Letters Patents shall or may become void or frustrate except it be by and with the speciall licence consent and agreement of the said C
D his Executors or Assignes or some of them in writing in that behalf first had and obteined under his or their hand and seal or hands and seales And also that he the said A B his executors administrators and assignes and every of them shall and will at all times hereafter To perform the Covenants in the Letters patents and from time to time until the said fifteenth day of c. well and truly observe perform fulfil and keep all and every the Covenants clauses conditions and agreements which on his and their parts and behalves are or ought to be observed performed fulfilled and kept conteined mentioned and expressed in the said recited Letters patents and that in and by all things according to the tenor and true meaning of the same Letters patents Provided alwaies that if the said A B his heirs executors administrators or assigns or any of them do well and truly pay c. as in other provisoes for payment of mony without covin that then and from thenceforth this present indenture and the bargain sale and assignment of the premisses hereby made and all and every covenant grant article and agreement herein contained on the part and behalf of him the said A B his executors or administrators to be performed and kept shall cease determine and bee utterly void frustrate and of none effect And further he the said C D doth by these presents covenant promise and grant for himself his executors and administrators to and with the said A B his executors and administrators and every of them To redeliver the Letters patents Indenture upon payment of the money that at and upon full payment had and made of the said summe of c. on the said fifteenth day of c. and at the place of payment aforesaid hee the said C D his c. or some or one of them shall and will redeliver or cause to be redelivered unto the said A B his c. making payment thereof the said recited Letters patents safe whole and uncancelled together with that part of these presents whereunto the said A B hath put his hand and seal And also that he the said A B his executors and assignes shal or may at all times hereafter For quiet enjoying until the day of payment and from time to time untill default of payment bee had or made of the said sum c. conrary to the true meaning of the said proviso or condition peaceably and quietly have hold occupie and enjoy the said site and capital messuage lands meadowes feedings pastures stock and all and singular other the premisses hereby granted bargained sold assigned and set over and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances and the rents issues and profits thereof have receive and take to his and their own proper use and behoof without the let trouble interruption or disturbance of him the said C D his executours or assignes or of any other person or persons by his assent meanes consent or procurement And furthermore the said A B doth covenant c. in manner and forme following that is to say That if the said A B his executors To depart from the tenement mortgaged and to deliver possession to the mortgagee after default of payment administrators and assignes shall faile and make default of payment of the said summe of c. or any parcell thereof at the day and place before limited for payment thereof contrary to the true meaning of the said proviso or condition before mentioned that then he the said A B his executors administrators and assignes and every of them and his and their servants being thereunto required shall and will immediately avoid depart and go from the site and capital messuage lands meadows feedings pastures and all and singular other the premisses with their appurtenances herein before mentioned to be hereby granted bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof and leave the use and occupation of the same and bee no longer tenant or tenants farmours or occupiers thereof or of any parcel thereof by vertue of the said recited Letters patents so to them granted as aforesaid and then and there deliver or cause to be delivered unto the said C D his executors administrators or assignes ful peaceable and quiet possession of and in the same site and capital messuage and all and singular other the premises with the appurtenances and of and in every part and parcel thereof to hold to him the said C D his executors and assignes according to the true meaning of these presents And also that he the said C D his executors administrators and assignes and every of them For quiet enjoying after default of payment made for the said yearly rent of c. and under the covenants clauses conditions and agreements by and in the said recited Letters patents reserved or mentioned on the tenants or farmors behalf or in respect of the premisses to be paid done and performed shall or may from time to time and at all times from and after default of payment had and made of the said summe of c. contrary to the true meaning of the proviso or condition aforesaid for and during all the rest and residue which shall be then to come and unexpired of the said term of one and twenty yeares by the said recited Letters patents granted peaceably and quietly have hold use occupie possesse and enjoy the said site and capitall messuage lands tenements meadowes feedings pastures and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned to be granted bargained sold assigned and set over and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances and the rents issues revenues and profits thereof from time to time have receive and take without the let trouble interruption gainsaying denial or disturbance of him the said A B his executors administrators or assignes or of any other person or persons whatsoever claiming any thing in the premises in by from or under him them or any of them or by his their or any of their assents meanes consents title interest act sufferance or procurement And lastly the said A B for himself his heires executors and administrators doth further covenant For further assurance after default of payment promise and grant to and with the said A B his executors administrators and assignes and to and with every other person and persons now having or claiming or which at any times hereafter during the term of 21 years shal or may have claim or pretend to have any manner of estate right title or interest of or into the said site and capital messuage and other the premises or any parcel thereof in by from or under them or any of them shall and will at all times and from time to time from and after default of payment had and made of the said summe of c. in the said proviso or condition mentioned contrary to the true meaning of the said proviso or
of N. after the Feast of c. now next coming yearly from thenceforth for ever And there on every such first Sunday of every quarter shall dine together at one Table in the Hall where they shall have two messe of meat every messe of two dishes one of pottage and boiled meat and the other of roast if it be no fasting day And if it bee a fish day then they shall have two like messes of white meat and fish at the charges of the Lo. B or of his heir if the Lo. B or his heire or his wife or heir apparant shall be then there And moreover the said Lo. B for the more certainty and assurance for the continuance imploying and disposing of the said annuity or yearly rent according to his honourable intent and meaning herein expressed doth by these presents further ordain and appoint and doth repose his trust and confidence in all and every the person and persons aforesaid their heirs and assignes and every of the said E B c. for himself his heirs and assignes doth covenant and grant severally to and with the said Lo B his heirs and assigns that from time to time hereafter when it shall happen that 5 or 6 of the said E c. or 5 or 6 of any other person or persons to whom the said annuity or yearly rent shall at any time or times hereafter be granted conveyed or assigned according to the true intent and meaning of these presents shall be deceased or departed out of this mortal life that then and so often all such and so many of them as shall so happen to survive shall and will by sufficient and lawful conveyance and assurance in the law upon the request of any the heirs of the said Lo. B or of c. or of any one of them grant convey and assigne or cause to be granted conveyed and assigned the said annuity or yearly rent to so many other able sufficient and worthy persons inhabiting in the Countys of c. to be named by the said persons surviving or the more part of them as shall supply the number of the said grantees so deceased To have and to hold to them their heirs and assignes to the use of the said persons surviving and of the others so named and their heirs and assignes upon such trust and confidence and in such set manner and form to all intents and purposes as the said persons so surviving and the others so named their heires and assignes shal or may from time to time for ever succeed and be inhabited in the stead and place of all such and so many of the persons so deceasing and together with the others of them surviving to have hold receive perceive imploy and dispose the said annuitie or yearly rent and every part and parcel therof according to the true intent and meaning of these presents and of the said ordinances In witnesse c. A bargain and sale of land mortgaged made from the mortgagee and the morgagor before the day of redemtion to another THis INDENTVRE made c. between H B and R H c. and M C. of c. of the one partie and R S of c. of the other partie witnesseth that whereas our said Soveraign Lady Elizabeth the Queens Majestie that now is by her highness Letters patents under the great seal of England bearing date at Westminster c. for the considerations therein mentioned and expressed hath betaken granted and to farm letten unto the said M C all that the site and capital messuage of her Hignesse Mannor of Hardwich with the rights members and appurtenances whatsoever situate lying and being within the Lordship of Chertsey in her Highnesse County oâ Ch. c. and all c. the words verbatim in the Letters patents with the Habendum and Reddendum recited as by the same Letters patents amongst divers covenants clauses and agreements therein contained more at large it doth and may appear And whereas also the said M C by her Indenture of assignment bearing date c. for the considerations therein mentioned and expressed Hath granted bargained sold aliened assigned and set over unto the said H B and R H as well the said recited or mentioned Letters patents to her the said M C granted as aforesaid and the said Site and capitall Messuage of the said Mannor of H lands meadowes feedings pastures demesne lands stock and all and singular other the premises thereby mentioned to be demised and granted and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances As also all the estate right title interest term of yeares then to come and unexpired reversion possession propertie claime and demand whatsoever which she the said M C hath or had or may might should or ought to have or can or may claime challenge or demand of in or to the said Site and capitall messuage meadowes feedings pastures demesne lands stock and all and singular other the premises with the appurtenances and of in and to every part and parcell thereof by force and vertue of the same Letters patents to her the said M C made and granted as aforesaid or any thing therein contained or otherwise howsoever To have and to hold the said Site and capitall messuage c. as in the Indenture of Mortgage unto the said H B and R H their executors administrators and assignes to the only proper use and behoof of them the said H B and R H their executors administrators and assignes from the ensealing and delivery of the same Indenture of Assignment for during and untill the full end and accomplishment of all the rest and residue then to come and unexpired of the said term of 21 years by the said recited Letters patents to her the said M C granted as aforesaid together with the same Letters patents In which said Indenture of Assignement there is a certaine proviso or condition conteined in these words or to this effect following That is to say Provided alwaies that if the said M C her heires executors administrators or assignes or any of them doe well and truely content and pay or cause c. verbatim as in the Assignement as by the same Indenture of assignement amongst divers other covenants grants articles clauses and agreements therein contained more at large also it doth and may appear Now this Indenture further witnesseth That for and in consideration of the sum of 650 pounds of good c. to her the said M C in hand at and before the ensealing and deliverie of these presents by the said R S well and truly paid whereof and wherewith shee the said M C and the said H B and R H acknowledg themselves fully satisfied and paid and thereof c. they the said H B and R H have bargained sold assigned and set over and by these presents do c. unto the said R S. the said recited Letters patents and all the said Site and capitall messuage of the said Mannor of
H. Lands Meadowes Feedings Pastures Demesne lands Stock and all and singular other the premisses with the appurtenances thereby mentioned to be demised and granted to the said M C and every part and parcell thereof as also all the estate right title interest term of years yet to come and unexpired reversion possession property claim and demand whatsoever which they the said H B and R H or either of them have or hath or may might should or ought to have of in or to the said Site or capitall Messuages and other the premises with the appurtenances and of in and to every part and parcell thereof by force and vertue of the said Indenture of assignment before rehearsed or any thing therein contained together with the same Indenture of Assignement To have and to hold the said Letters patents and the said Site and capitall messuage of the said Manor of H lands meadowes feedings pastures demesne lands stock and all and singular other the premises by the said Letters patents demised and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances except before excepted and all the said estate right title interest term of years yet to come and unexpired reversion possession propertie claim and demand whatsoever of them the said H B and R H and of either of them of in and to the same premises and of in and to every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said R S his c. in such like and in as large and ample manner and form to all intents and purposes as they the said H B and R H or either of them have or hath or may or ought to have and enjoy the same premises by force and vertue of the same Indenture of Assignement to them the said H B and R H made and granted as aforesaid or any thing therein contained together with the same Indenture of Assignment And also the said M Cooke for the consideration aforesaid Hath granted bargained sold aliened assigned and set over and by these presents doth fully clearely and absolutely grant unto the said R S the said recited Letters patents to her the said M C made and granted as aforesaid and the said Site and capitall messuage of the said Manor of H Lands Meadows feedings pastures demesne Lands stock and all and singular other the premises by the same Letters parents mentioned to be demised and granted and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances And further the said M C for the consideartion aforesaid Confirmation doth by these presents for her her c. ratifie and confirm the said bargain sale and assignment hereby made of the premises by the said H B R H to the said R S as aforesaid and the estate interest of the said R S in to the same and every parcel thereof And also remise release and quit claim unto the said R S his c. the said proviso or conditon before mentioned in the said Indenture of assignment conteined Release concerning the redemption of the premisses from the said H B and R H as aforesaid and all and every covenant clause article and agreement touching the same and also all the estate right title interest term of years yet to come and unexpired reversion possession propertie claim condition entry benefit and demand whatsoever which shee the said M C hath or had or may might should or of right ought to have and can or may claim of in or to the said site and capital messuage of the Manor of H lands meadowes feedings pastures demeasne lands stocks and all and singular other the premisses by the said Letters patents mentioned to be demised and granted and in and to every or any part or parcel thereof with their appurtenances whatsoever by force and vertue of the same Letters patents or of the said indenture of assignment or the said proviso or condition therein contained or either of them or by any other wayes or means whatsoever or otherwise whatsoever To have and to hold the said Site and capitall Messuage of the said Manor of H. lands c. and all and singular other the premises in and by the said Letters patents to her the said M C mentioned to be demised and granted and every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances except before excepted and all the said estate right title interest term of years yet to come and unexpired reversion possession propertie claime and demand whatsoever of her the said M C of in and to the same premisses and every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances unto the said R S his executors administrators and assignes to the onely use and behoof of him the said R S his executors administrators and assignes from the ensealing and delivery of these presents for during and untill the full end and accomplishment of all the rest and residue yet to come and unexpired of the said term of twentie one years by the said recited Letters patents granted absolutely without any manner of condition proviso or redemption or other reclaim or demand whatsoever And the said H B for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant For quiet enjoying discharged from incumbrances promise and grant to and with the said R S c. and to and with every of them by these presents In manner and form following That is to say that hee the said R S his executors and assignes and every of them for and under the rent covenants clauses and agreements in and by the said Letters patents for the premises reserved and mentioned on the part and behalf of the said M C her executors and assigns to be paid done and performed shall or may at all times hereafter and from time to time for and during all the rest and residue yet to come and unexpired of the said term of one and twenty years by the said Letters patents granted peaceably and quietly have hold use occupie possesse and enjoy the said Site and capitall Messuage c. and all and singular other the premisses herein before mentioned to be granted bargained sold assigned and set over and every part and parcell thereof with their appurtenances without the let interruption or disturbance of him the said H B. or of any other person or persons by his means or procurement And that the same premisses and every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances now are and be and so at all times hereafter and from time to time shall remaine and continue unto the said R S. his executors and assignes free and clearly acquitted exoncrated and discharged saved and kept harmlesse of and from all and all manner of former bargains c. had made committed or done by him the said H B. or by any other person or persons by his assent meanes or procurement The rents covenants clauses and agreements in and by the said Letters patents before recited reserved or mentioned which on the part and behalf of the said
sale bearing date the said c. made betweene the said Sir H H of the one partie and the said R L and G L of the other partie for and in respect only of the estates and interest in and by the same indenture excepted And lastly the said R L and G L do by these presents further covenant c. to and with the said Sir H H c. that in case the said Sir H H his heires To deliver up a statute upon payment of the money mentioned in the proviso executors administratours or assignes or any of them do well and truly pay or couse to be paid unto the said R L and G L or one of them or to the heires executors administrators or assignes of them or of one of them the said sum of 4800 l. of c. on the said second day of M. 1601 at or c. according to the purport intent and true meaning of the said proviso or condition without fraud or câvin that then they the said R L and G L or one of them their or either of their heirs executors administrators or assignes or some or one of them shall and will within convenient time after the said payment so had and made deliver or cause to be delivered to the said Sir H H his c. at or c. one writing obligatorie or recognizance in the nature of a statute staple bearing date c. taken sealed and acknowledged before c. wherein the said Sir H H is and standeth bound unto the said R L in the summe of c. to be cancelled and made void And further the said Sir H H Knight R L and G L have made ordained constituted A Letter of Attorney to deliver possession in their stead and place by these presents have put and authorized A B and C D their true and lawfull atturnies joyntly and severally for them and in their names to enter into the said Manor or Lordship and other the premisses and into every or any part thereof in the name of the whole and possession and seisin therof or of every or any part or parcel thereof in the name of the whole in their names and to their use to take and after such possession and seizen thereof and of every or any parcel thereof so had and taken to deliver ful and peaceable possession and seisin therof to the said E T and G B To have and to hold to the same E T and G B according to the limitations uses provisoes and conditions before herein expressed and according to the tenour purport effect and true meaning of this present indenture tripartite holding firme and stable all that and whatsoever their said atturnies or either of them shall do or cause to be done in or about the premisses by these presents In witnesse c. Forster And that the said fourth day of M. in the c. peaceable and quiet possession and seisin of the manors Delivery of possession messuages lands tenements and hereditaments in E and F within specified was taken had and delivered by the atturnies within named to the within named E T and G B according to the tenour and true meaning of this present Indenture to the uses provisoes conditions and limitations mentioned in the same Indenture in the presence of those whose names be subscribed Memorand likewise that the day and year abovesaid A B. C D. E F. c. did agree to this present grant within written and did severally atturn tenants to the said E T and G B according to this present grant in the presence of those whose names are subscribed Atturnament and in witnesse thereof the said A B. C D. E F c. have hereunto set their hands Forster An Indenture of bargain and sale absolute THis Indenture made c. between Sir R M of c. of the one partie and R L and G L of the other party Witnesseth that the said Sir R M for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred pound c. to him in hand at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the said R L and G L. well and truly paid whereof and wherewith he acknowledgeth himself fully satisfied and paid and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof doth cleerly acquit Forster councel exonerate discharge the said R L and G L their and either of their heires executours and administrators and every of them for ever by these presents hath given and granted bargained sold and confirmed and by these presents doth fully cleerly and absolutely give grant bargain sell and confirme unto the said R L and G L their heires and assignes for ever all that the mannor and Lordship of C. in the Countie of Nott. with all and singular the rights members liberties priviledges royalties and appurtenances thereof whatsoever And all that the rectory and parsonage of C aforesaid with all glebe lands tythes of corne graine and hay oblations obventions fruits profits and commodities whatsoever of what nature kind or quality soever they bee or by whatsoever name or names they are called or known to the said Rectory and parsonage incident belonging or appertaining or reputed or known to be part or parcell or member thereof or to or with the same now or at any time heretofore usually occupied or enjoyed coming growing renewing and increasing within C and S in the County of N and the advowson gift free disposition and right of patronage of the Vicarage and Church of C aforesaid with the appurtenances in the said County of N. And also all and singular messuages Generall wordes mills houses edifices buildings barnes stables dovehouses yards ortchards gardens lands tenements meadowes feedings pastures leasowes commons wast grounds heathes furzes moores marshes woods underwoods waies waters fishings fishing places streams rivers bankes ponds rents reversions services courts and leets view of frank pledge perquisits and profits of Courts and leets and all that to court leets and view of frank pledg doth belong or appertain goods and chattels wayved and estraied goods chattels of felons and fugitives felons of themselvs of persons outlawed fees wards marriages escheats reliefs herriots fines amerciaments liberties priviledges and all other profits commodities advantages emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever to the said Manor and Lordship rectory and other the premisses herein before mentioned meant or intended to be hereby given granted bargained and sold and to every or any of them by any means belonging or appertaining or with the same or any of them as part parcel or member therof now or at any time heretofore being devised let used occupied reputed or enjoyed with all and singular their appurtenances and also all and singular messuages lands tenements rents reversions services and hereditaments whatsoever of him the said R M in C and S aforesaid and in H and S in the said County of N and in every or any of them And also all and
him and his heires doth give grant bargain sell and confirm to the said C D and E F all that Tenement c. And also all and singular messuages mils houses buildings structures barnes stables dove-houses gardens orchards tofts crofts curtelages lands tenements meadows feedigns pastures rights jurisdictions franchises priviledges liberties fruits profits commodities advantages emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever with their appurtenances by what names or additions of names they are called reputed named or known situate lying and being arising increasing or growing within the Villages fields places parishes or hamblets aforesaid or within any of them to the said tenement and other the premises above by these granted bargained and sold or to any of them in any wise belonging or appertaining or as member part or parcel thereof at any time heretofore accepted known occupied used or reputed As also the reversion and reversions whatsoever of all and singular the said tenements lands and other the premises above by these presents granted bargined and sold expectant and depending of in and upon any demise or grant demises or grants for term or terms of life lives or yeares or otherwise made of the premises or any part thereof And also all and all manner of woods underwoods and trees whatsoever of in and upon all and singular the premises above by these presents granted bargained and sold or upon any part or parcel thereof growing or being and all the reversion and reversions thereupon whatsoever As also the rents and yearly profits whatsoever reserved upon any demise or grant of the premises by these presents before bargained sold or of any parcel thereof made And the rents and yearly profits of all and singular the premises above by these presents granted and of every parcel thereof As fully freely and intirely and in as large and ample manner as the late King c. by his Letters patents under the great Seal of England made doth c. the same all and singular the premises above by these presents granted c. with the appurtenances amongst others to him the said A B his c. for ever lately hath given and granted the same as by the same Letters patents amongst others more fully appeareth Excepting neverthelesse alwaies and out of this present grant reserved all Advowsons Donations free dispositions right of patronage of all and singular Churches Vicarages Chappels and other benefices ecclesiastical whatsoever to the said premises above by these presents granted c. or to any parcel thereof belonging or appertaining To have hold and enjoy the aforesaid tenement c. and all and singular other the premises above by these presents granted c. with all their appurtenances and the reversion and reversions whatsoever of all and singular the premises and every of them except before excepted to the said CD and E F and to the heirs of the body of E F. the remainder thereof to the right heirs of the said C D for ever To be holden of the said late King his heirs successors as of his Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent by fealty only in free and common Sockage and not in chief nor by Knight Service and the aforesaid A B and his heires the said tenement all singular other the premises above by these presents granted c. with all their appurtenances to the aforesaid C D and E F and to the heires of the body of the said E F lawfully begotten the remainder thereof to the right heirs of the said C D for ever to the only proper uses and behoofs aforesaid against him the said A B his c. will warrant and for ever by these presents defend And also the said A B doth covenant and grant for him his c. by these presents to and with the said C D and E F their c. and with every of them That he the said A B his heires c. aswel all and singular the premises above by these presents granted c. with the appurtenances and every parcel thereof as the aforesaid C D and E F their c. and every of them of and from all statutes merchant and of the staple recognizances former bargains leases grants and other charges and incumbrances whatsoever by him the said A B or by any other person or persons by the assent consent commandment or procurement of the said A B before the sealing and delivery of these presents in any manner had made acknowledged or granted besides the services and charges by or in the said Letters Patents for the premisses reserved or mentioned at all times hereafter will for ever acquit exonerate and keep harââesse by these presents And lastly the aforesaid A B hath made ordained constituted and in his place by these presents put F G and L M Gentlemen his true and lawfull Attorneys joyntly and severally to enter in his stead for him and in his name into the aforesaid c. and other the premisses by these presents granted or into any or some part or parcell thereof in the name of the whole And full and peaceable possession A Letter of Attorney to deliver Seisin and seisin of and in the premisses with the appurtenances for him and in his name to take after such possession and seisin so thereof taken and had to deliver full and peaceable possession and seisin of and in the same premisses with the appurtenances or of some parcell hereof in the name of the whole to the said C D and E F or either of them or to their certain Attorney or Attorneys in that behalf according to the form and effect of this present Indenture to them thereof made Ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever his said Attorneys shall do or either of them do in the premisses or in any part thereof by these presents In witnesse c. A Surrender to the King of a Lease for years TO all Christian people to whom this present Writing shall come P E of c. sendeth greeting c. Whereas our Soveraigne Lord King Charles by his Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England dated at Westminster c. for the considerations in the same Letters Patents expressed and specified Hath demised granted and to farme let to the aforesaid P E amongst other things All that his manner of L with all the rights members and appurtenances thereunto in his County of I. and all Houses c. as in the said Letters Parents And also the reversion and reversions whatsoever of the said Mannor Lands c. and all and singular other the premisses with all their appurtenances and every parcell thereof All and singular which premisses with the appurtenances to the late Monastery of X then dissolved did heretofore belong and appertain and were parcell of the possessions thereof to have and to hold all the said mannour lands tenements meadows feedings pastures rents reversions services Courts Leete view of Frankepledge perquisites of Courts and all and
singular other the premisses above recited and by the same Letters Patents demised and granted with all their appurtenances except as in the said Letters Patents are excepted to the said P E his executors and assignes from c. untill the full end and terme of c. then next insuing and fully to be ended Rendring yearly to our said late Soveraigne Lord the King his heires and successors of and for the said Mannour with the appârtenances c. of lawfull English money at the feasts of c. to the hands of our Bayliffs or Receivers of the premisses for the time being by equall portions payable during the terme aforesaid thereout by the said Letters Patents above recited granted as by the same Letters Patents more fully appeareth Now know ye me the aforesaid P E for divers good and reasonable causes and considerations me in this behalf especially moving To have given granted surrendred and confirmed and by these presents for me and mine heirs to give grant surrender and confirme to our said Soveraigne Lord King Charles c. All my right estate title terme of years interest and demand of me the said P E which ever I have had have or in any wise hereafter may have of or in all and singular the messuages houses buildings lands tenements hereditaments meadows feedings pastures commons rents and all and singular other the premisses scituate lying and being coming growing or arising in X aforesaid in the said County of I and of and in every parcell thereof with all their appurtenances to the said late Monastery of X heretofore belonging or appertaining by vertue or colour of the aforesaid Letters Patents above recited To have hold and enjoy the aforesaid messuages houses buildings lands tenements hereditaments meadows feedings pastures commons rents and all and singular other the premisses with all their appurtenances in X aforesaid in the said County of I. and all my right estate title terme of years interest and demand of me the said P E of and in the same premisses in X aforesaid with their appurtenances to our said Soveraigne Lord King Charles his heirs and successors to do therewith at his and their will and pleasure In witnesse c. A Surrender of a lease for lives to the King TO all Christian people to whom this present Writing shall come W D c. greeting Whereas our Soveraigne Lord King Charles by his Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England dated at Westminster c for the considerations in the said Letters Patents mentioned and expressed Hath given granted and to farme letten to me the said W D M H and A L all those Tenements c. And all and singular houses buildings structures store-houses stables chambers shops cellers solars wayes void grounds springs easements lands meadows feedings pastures commons profits commodities advantages emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever in W or elsewhere to the premisses by the said Letters Patents afore demised or to any of them in any manner belonging or appertaining or thereout growing or arising or with the same or any of them then heretofore for the severall rents by the same Letters Patents reserved demised disposed used or occupied being either as part parts or parcels of the premisses had known or reputed Except neverthelesse alwayes and to our said Soveraigne Lord his heirs and successours altogether reserved all great trees woods underwoods mines and quarries in the premisses To have and to hold all and singular the premisses by the said Letters Patents demised with all their appârtenances except before excepted to the aforesaid W D and his assignes for the terme of his life and after his decease surrender or forfeiture Then our said Soveraigne Lord willeth and granteth by the same Letters Patents that all and singular the premisses by the same Letters Patents demised with all their appurtenances except before excepted should wholly remain to the said M H and his assignes for the life of him the said M H And after the decease surrender or forfeiture of both the said W D and M H then our said Soveraigne Lord the King hath willed and granted by the same Letters Patents that all and singular the premisses thereby demised with all their appurtenances except before excepted should wholly remain to the said A L and his assignes for the terme of his life Rendring yeerly to our said Soveraign Lord the King his heirs and successours of and for the aforesaid Tenement c. of lawfull English money at the feâsts c. at the Receit of the Exchequer or to the hands of his Bailiffes or Receivers of the premisses for the time being by equall portions to be paied during the severall termes aforesaid And after the decease of each of the said W D M H and A L deceasing Tenants in possession of the premisses then rendring and paying to our said Soveraigne his heirs and successours sixty shillings of lawfull c. of him who should so die in the name of a Herriot And whereas in the same Letters Patents a certain Proviso is contained amongst others That if the said W D at any time during his life would surrender the said Letters Patents and all his right estate and interest of and in the premisses by his Writing sealed with his seal to our said Soveraigne Lord the King his heirs and successours in Chancery That then and from thenceforth the estate and interest of the said M and A and either of them of and in the premisses should cease and from thenceforth the said Letters Patents should be void and of none effect in law any thing in the said Letters Patents to the contrary thereof notwithstanding any Statute Act Ordinance provision proclamation or restriction to the contrary thereof then before had made published ordained or provided or any otherthing cause or matter whatsoever in any wise notwithstanding as by the same Letters Patents amongst other things more fully appeareth Now know ye me the said W D for divers good causes and considerations me at this present especially moving To have given granted and surrendred and by these presents To give grant and surrender to our said Soveraigne Lord the King his heirs and successours the aforesaid Letters Patents and all my right estate title claime terme of life or yeers interest and demand whatsoever which I have had have or in any manner may or ought to have of and in the aforesaid Tenement c. and of and in all and singular the lands tenements and hereditaments by the said Letters Patents demised and of and in every part thereof by vertue or colour of the said Letters patents to me the aforesaid W D and the aforesaid M H and A L as aforesaid made To have and to hold to our said Soveraigne Lord the King his heirs and Successours to do therewith at his said Majesties good will and pleasure for ever In witnesse whereof c. A Grant of Indenization to Aliens borne CHarles by the Grace of God
hereditaments whatsoever to the said messuages cotages lands tenements and other the premisses above recited and expressed or to any of them in any wise belonging or appertaining or heretofore had known accepted used or reputed as member part or parcell of them or any of them and of and in the reversion and reversions of all and singular the premisses and every of them by vertue or colour of the said Letters Patents dated at Westm as aforesaid made as above-said to the said R E and me the said H B To have hold and enjoy all and singular the said messuages cotages lands tenements rents of assize and hereditaments and all other and singular the premisses above recited and expressed and by these presents remised and released with all their appurtenances to the said R E his heirs and assignes to the onely use and behoof of the said R E his heirs and assignes for ever so that neither I the said H B nor my heirs nor any other or others by us for us nor in our names nor in the name of any of us or by from or under us or any of us any right estate title interest claime use possession reversion remainder or demand of or in the messuages cotages lands tenements and other the premisses above recited and expressed with the appurtenances or of or in any parcell thereof henceforth may claime or challenge or any of us or our heirs ought in any wise to claim or challenge at any time hereafter but that we and every of us for ever be altogether excluded from all action right estate title interest claim use possession reversion remainder and demands by these presents And I the said H B and my heirs the said messuages Warranty cottages lands tenements and all other and singular the premisses above expressed and specified with all their appurtenances to the said R E his heirs assignes to the use of the said R E his heirs assignes for ever against me the said H B my heirs and assignes will Warrant and for ever defend by these presents In witnesse c. A Release from one Purchaser to another TO all Christian people to whom c. A B of c. Greeting Whereas his late Majesty c. by his Letters Patents under the great Seal of England made and dated at Westm c. for the considerations therein expressed Hath given and granted to H B and R H of c. their heirs and assignes for ever amongst other things all that the scite c. reciting all the land as it is granted and all the generall words at large and his hereditaments whatsoever withall their appurtenances by what names they may be known reputed or named scituate lying and being arising and growing in H aforesaid or elsewhere in the said County of c. to the said scite of the late Monastery of H in any wise appertaining incident or appendant or as member part or parcell of the said scite of the late Monastery of H aforesaid ever heretofore had known accepted occupied used or reputed and the reversion and reversions whatsoever of all and singular the premisses and also all and all manner of woods underwoods and trees whatsoever of in and upon all and singular the premisses or any part thereof growing or being And all the ground and soil of the same woods underwoods and trees as by the said Letters Patents amongst other things more fully appeareth All and singular which premisses above recited and expressed with all their appurtenances the said H B and R H lately have given granted bargained and sold to me the said A B and one C D of c. our heirs and assignes for ever as by their Indenture thereof dated c. and Inrolled of Record in the high Court of Chancery at large appeareth Now know ye me the said A B for and in consideration of a certain competent summe of lawfull English money to me before hand by the said C D well and faithfully paid whereof I confesse my self to be fully satisfied and paid And the said C D his heirs executors and administrators and every of them do thereof acquit and for ever discharge by these presents and for divers other good causes and considerations c. to have remised released and absolutely from me and mine heirs for ever quite claimed to the said C D in his full and peaceable possession and seisin of the premisses being and to his heirs and assignes for ever All that right estate title interest claime use possession reversion remainder and demand of mee the said A B whatsoever which I ever had have or in any wise hereafter may have or my heirs or assignes or any other or others in by or under my name right or title or to my use ever had have or in any wise may or ought to have hereafter of in and to the said scite c. reciting all the land onely and of and in other all and singular the premisses above by these presents recited and expressed with all their appurtenances and of and in every part and parcell thereof To have hold and enjoy the said scite circuit and precinct to the said late Monastery of H the said messuages lands tenements meadows feedingâs pastures woods underwoods Courts leet view of franke-pledge profits commodities emoluments and hereditaments and all other and singular the premisses above recited and expressed and by these presents mentioned to be remised and released and every part thereof with all their appurtenances heretofore belonging or appertaining to the said C D his heirs and assignes for ever So that neither I the said A B nor my heirs nor any other or others by us for us or in our names or in the name of any of us or by from or under us or any of us any right estate title interest claime use possession reversion remainder or demand of or in the said scite c. and other the premisses with the appurtenances or of or in any part thereof hereafter may hereafter claime or challenge or any of us or our heirs may or ought in any wise claime or challenge But that wee and every of us from all action right estate title interest claime possession reversion remainder and demand shall be for ever totally excluded and barred by these presents And I the said A B and my heirs c. as in the next president A Warranty c. In witnesse c. A feoffment with a letter of Atturney upon condition expressed in an Indenture TO all Christian people to whom c. R M of c. Greeting Know ye me the said R M for a certain sum of lawfull English money unto me before hand by G W of c. paid to have given granted bargained sold and confirmed and by this my present writing do give grant bargain sell and confirm to the said G W his heires and assignes all that Tenement reciting the land at large and also all and singular houses
descended and come as is aforesaid and which be hereafter expressed in six several parts and agreed that every of the said six severall parts should bee severally written and mentioned in a scroule of paper by it selfe and that afterwards every of the said six severall scroules of paper should be by an indifferent man thereunto appointed by their mutuall assents severally inclosed and covered in and with waxe made like little balls of like bignesse and weight so as no man may see any of the scroules and that then the said little balls of waxe should bee put in a Bonnet to bee kept in the handes of an indifferent man thereunto appointed by their mutuall assents and that the said VV C being heire unto the eldest daughter of the said Ladie I B or his deputy thereunto sufficiently authorized should first put in his hand into the said Bonnet and should first take and choose out of the same Bonnet one of the same balls and that hee should have and hold to him and to his heires for ever for his part portion and purport of the premisses onely those of the said Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments that should bee mentioned and written in the scroule enclosed and covered in and with the ball of waxe that hee or his said deputie for him shall take and choose and that hee the said VV C having married the said E. being the second daughter of the said Ladie I B. or his deputie thereto sufficiently authorized should for him the said W and the said E his wife being the second daughter of the said Ladie B. secondly put in his hand c. and should secondly take and choose c. one other of the said balls And that the said W C and E his wife should have hold and enjoy to them and to the heires of the same E for ever as in the Right of the said E of the premisses onely those And that the said P H c. as W C mutatis mutandis and so the other all which was done accordingly The said W C putting in his hand first into the said bonnet and taking and choosing out of the said Bonnet one of the said six balls wherein was one of the six scroules in which was written and mentioned the Manor of W. with the appurtenances late belonging to the said Ladie A B and all the Lands Tenements Meadowes Feedings Pastures Rents Reversions Services and Hereditaments with their Appurtenances which were of the said Ladie B in W. Mountford and W. Hastings in the Countie of VVerwick the Mannor of T c. The said VV C. putting in his hand secondly into the said c. The said P H c. The said R P c. The said E C by his deputie c. The said T L c. Know yee that the said parties and every of them do and doth by these presents for him her and them and his and their heirs assent to the said partition of the premisses so between them hereof made and had as aforesaid And that every of them doth and do for them hee and him and his and their heires accept and take the part portion and purport to him her and them happened and allotted as is aforesaid in full recompence of his her and their part portion and purport of all the Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments to him her or them and any of them descended or come from the said Lady B. And that every of the said parties doth and do for him her or them and his heires and their heires ratifie and confirme the said partition and also that every of the said parties doth and doe for him her and them and for his her and their heirs ratifie and confirme to the other of them and their heirs the Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments to the other of them allotted and happened by vertue of such partition as is âforesaid as also all the estates and interests with the other of them hath therein And to the intent that no dissention or variance should hereafter happen or arise betweene the said parties to these presents their heires or assignes or any of them for touching or concerning the said Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments with their appurtenances or any part or parcel thereof It is covenanted granted condescended concluded and fully agreed betweene the said parties to these presents their heires and assignes for every of them in manner and forme following that is to say first the said VV C covenanteth and granteth for him his heires executors and administrators by these presents to and with the said C D and D his wife and the heires and assignes of the said D. and to and with the said P H and F his wife and the heires and Assignes of the said F and to and with the said R P c. and the heirs and assigns of the said R. c. and to and with the said W C. and the said c. and to and with the said T L. and the said c. severally for their parts portions and purports of the premises That he the said W C. his heirs and assigns and every of them at all times hereafter and from time to time whensoever he the said W C his heirs or assigns or any of them shall be thereunto reasonably required by the said E or D his wife or either of them or the heires or assignes of the said D for the said part portion and purport of the said D of and in the premises and by the said P H c. and by the said R P c. and by the said W C c. and by the said T L c. To make do and knowledg and suffer to be done made and knowledged all and every act and acts thing and things for the further and better assurance and more sure making in the Law unto the said E D. and D his Wife and to the heires and assignes of the said D of the said part portion and purport of the premises allotted and fallen unto the said E C. and C his Wife as is aforesaid And unto the said P H c. and unto the said R P c. and unto the said W C c. and unto the said T L. As by the said E C. and D his Wife and the heirs and assignes of the said D. or by their or either of their learned Councell in the Law and at their or any of their costs and charges of the Law for their said part portion and purport of the premises and by the said P H c. and by the said R P c. and by the said W C c. and by the said T L c. shall be reasonably advised Be it by Fine Feoffment Recovery with voucher or vouchers Deed or Deeds inrolled Inrolment of these presents Release Confirmation and by all these waies or meanes or by any of them or otherwise with warrantie or warranties against the said W C. his heirs and
their heires or assignes to be lawfully evicted of or from the said Manor or any of the lands tenements or other the aforesaid premises without any fraud or covin of the said R D and B or either of them their heires or assignes by reason of any right title estate or interest to be had or made by R VV the Grandfather or I VV the Father of the said I or the said I or by any other person or persons claiming in by or under their or any of their estates titles or interests That then he the said I his heirs executors or administrators or some of them shall and will within six moneths next after such eviction so to be had of the same Manor or of any other the premises or any part or parcel thereof upon reasonable request to be made at or in c. well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said R D and B their heires and assignes for every Acre five pound and so after that rate and rate like And that without fraud covin or further delay In witnesse whereof the parties abovenamed c. An Indenture to lead the use of a Fine THis INDENTURE made c. Between F B of c. on the one party and R W of c. on the other party Witnesseth That whereas it is condescended and agreed between c. That the said F B and his heirs shall from time to time during 2 yeares next ensuing these Indentures do cause suffer and make such assurance of his Manor of M and S in the County of D and of the advowsons of the Church of A. and of all his lands renements rents reversions services and hereditaments whatsoever in M and S in the County of D in such manner and form as by the said R W his heires and assignes or his or their Councel learned in the Law shall be devised at the costs and charges in the law of the said R VV. Now the said R VV hath devised that the said F B at the Utas of S Hilary next ensuing the date above written shall levie and acknowledg a fine of the said Manors Lands Tenements Advowsons and all oââer the premises to the said R W and his heires after the due form of Law which Fine so to be had levied and executed touching and concerning the said Manor of c. and all the lands tenements meadowes leasowes pastures and hereditaments with the appurtenances to the Manor of M belonging The said F B for him and his heires doth covenant and grant to and with the said R VV by these presents to stand and be to the use of the said F B during his life without impeachment of wasts and after his decease then to the use of R W and N his Wife and of the heires of the said R and of the bodies of the said R and N lawfully begotten and for default of such issue to the right heires of the said R W for ever and which fine so to be levied and executed touching and concerning all the residue of the premises The said F B for him and his heires doth covenant and grant to and with the said R W by these presents that the said fine shall stand and be to the use of the said F B and I now his Wife and of the heires of the said F upon the body of the said I begotten and for default of such issue then to the use of the said R W and N. of the bodies of the said R and N between them lawfully begotten and for dafault of such issue then to the right heires of the said R W for ever In witnesse whereof c. A Patent made to be Keeper of a Park with a grant of an Annuity TO all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come H N Knight Lord A. sendeth Greeting in our Lord God everlasting Know ye that I the said H N for and in consideration of the good and faithful service done to me by my servant R M. and for divers and sundry good causes and considerations me hereunto especially moving have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said R M the Office of Keeper and Rangership with the appurtenances of all my Park or walk commonly called or known by the name of B. walk within my walk or forrest commonly called W. within the County of South-Hampton And him the said R M doth by these presents Constitute Ordain and make keeper of the said walk to have and to hold use exercise and enjoy the Office of Keeper to him the said R M for the term of his natural life And further for the considerations aforesaid and for the better exercising of the said Office I have by these presents given demised unto the said R M one house called a lodg there standing and being And also running pasturing feeding yearely of twenty Bullocks and two Geldings within the walk And also sufficient fire-boot to be spent yearely upon the premises To have and to hold the said Lordship Pasture and premises with the appurtenances unto the said R M and his assignes for the term of his life And finally I the said Lord A for the considerations before rehearsed have given and granted and by these presents for me my heires and assignes do give and grant unto the said R M and his assignes one annuity or yearely rent of four pounds by the yeare issuing and going out of all my Manors Lands and Tenements in the said County of South-Hampton To have perceive receive and take the said annuity or yearely rent charge of c. by and during the term of the naturall life of the said R M payable yearely at two Feasts or Terms in the yeare most usual that is to say at the Feasts of c. next ensuing the date of these presents c. and if it shall happen the said annuity or yearely rent of 4 pounds to be behind and unpaid in part or in all by the space of ten daies next over or after any of the said Feast daies or daies of payment aforesaid on which the same ought to be paid being lawfully demanded That then and from thenceforth it shall and may be lawful to and for the said R M and his assignes into all and singular my Manors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever in the County of S aforesaid to enter and distrain And the distress or distresses then and thereof so found lawfully peaceably and quietly to lead drive bear take and carry away and the same with him and them to detaine and keep until the said annuity or yearely rent of c. with the arrearages thereof if any such shall happen to be shall be unto the said R M or his assignes fully satisfied contented and paid In witnesse whereof c. An Indenture of Division between two Joint Purchasors with a Rehearsal of their Grant THis INDENTURE made c. Between A B of
W R and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten with certain remainders over amongst other things All those Lands Meadows Pastures and Hereditaments with their appurtenances in N in the County of c. conteining of estimation c. lately purchased by the said R R. of one c. and then in the tenure of c. or of his assignes And in and by the same several Indentures did likewise assure and entaile unto the said R R and to the hââres of his body lawfully begotten with certaine remainders over amongst other things All that the Manor of Lindgate with the Royalties Rights Members and Appurtenances thereof whatsoever in N and A in the County of c. And all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments to the same Manor then or late appertaining or as part parcel or member thereof then before had known or reputed with the appurtenances in N and A aforesaid or either of them conteining by estimation c. then lately purchased by the said R R. of one c. as in and by the said several Indentures or Deeds indented amongst other things therein conteined more at large it doth and may appeare In which said several Indentures there is conteined a Proviso in these words following That is to say Provided alwayes that if the said R R during his natural life shall by his Deed or Deeds of Revocation under his hand and Seal testified by two Witnsses or more Revoke annihilate and make void or declare that he doth revoke annihilate and make void all or any the uses and estates in and by these presents limited or raised of or upon all or any of the said Manor Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever in the said Fine to be contained and in these presents mentioned That then and from and after the ensealing of such deed and deeds of revocation all or any the uses and estates specified and mentioned in either of these Indentures and which by any such deed or deeds of revocation shall be declared to be revoked shall cease and be utterly void frustrate and of none effect And that then the said Fine of such parcel to be revoked shall be to the onely use of the said R R and his heires for ever Any thing before in these presents conteined to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding as in and by the said proviso in the said several Indentures mentioned and conteined more plainly may appear Now know ye that the said R R. as well in consideration that the uses and estates of and in the Manor lands tenements and hereditaments hereafter in these presents mentioned and contained in the foresaid Indentures of entaile may remaine and be touching the said uses and estates revoked and continue unto the said R R his c. to be disposed of at his or their pleasures And also for divers other good causes and considerations him hereunto especially moving and by vertue of these presents and of the said proviso conteined in the said several Indentures above recited or mentioned hath revoked annihilated made void and by this present deed of revocation doth revoke annihilate and make void the several uses and estates in and by the said Indentures or either of them raised or limited of or upon all the said Manor of L with the roialties rights members appurtenances thereof whatsoever in N and A aforesaid or either of them in the said Countie of c. and of all the said lands tenements and hereditaments to the said Mannor of Lindgate now or of late appertaining or belonging or as part parcel or member thereof heretofore had known or reputed with the appurtenances in N and A aforesaid or either of them containing by estimation c. late purchased by the said R R of c. And further the said R R. for the consideration aforesaid and by vertue of the said Proviso contained in the said severall Indentures and otherwise Hath revoked annihilated and made void and by this present Deed of Revocation doth revoke annihilate and make void the severall uses end estates in and by the said Indentures or either of them raised and limited of or upon one close of land and pasture called K close containing by estimation c. and of or upon one other close of land and pasture with the appurtenances containing by estimation c. in N. aforesaid and of or upon two acres of arable land by estimation c. in N. aforesaid now in the occupation of c. or of his assignes In witnesse c. A Grant and Sale of the Reversion of certaine Lands THis INDENTURE made c. Betweene R VV of c. of the one part and C D of c. of the other part Witnesseth That the said R VV for and in consideration of the summe of c. Hath granted bargained and sold Grant and by these presents doth fully clearly and absolutely grant bargain and sell unto the said C D. his heirs and assignes for ever All that his right use interest reversion or remainder of and in all and singular c. now or late in the tenure or occupation of c. which said messuage and other the premises with the appurtenances he the said R VV hath should or ought to have by and after the decease of A VV mother of the said R. which said messuage or tenement barn ortchard c. with the appurtenances R VV deceased late father of the said R VV partie to these presents by his last Will and Testament devised willed and bequeathed unto the said A VV the immediate reversion or remainder thereof to the said R VV and his heirs for ever Together with all the Deeds Evidences Charters Escripts Writings and Muniments which he the said R W or any other to his use or by his consent or delivery have or hath touching or concerning the said messuage or tenement and other the premises or any part or parcell thereof All and singular which said Deeds Evidences and Charters c. the said R W hath already delivered at and before the ensealing and deliverie of these presents To have and to hold the said Reversion and Remainder Habend estate right title interest and other the premises with the appurtenances before by these presents bargained and sold or meant mentioned or intended to be hereby granted bargained and sold and every part thereof immediately from and after the decease of the said A VV the mother unto the said C D. his heirs and assignes for ever to the onely proper use and behoof of the said C D. his heirs and assignes for ever And the said R W for himself his heirs c. That he the said R W. on the day of the date of these presents That he is lawfully seized in reversion is lawfully and solely seized of and in the Reversion and Remainder of the said messuage or tenement and of other the premises with the appurtenances immediately from and after the decease of the
bills writings obligatorie reckonings accompts and demands whatsoever which against the said G C ever I have had now have or which I my executors c. or any of us at any time hereafter shall or may have for or by reason or meanes of any matter cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of the world until the day of the date of these presents In witnesse c. A short Letter of Atturnie to receive mony due upon Bond. KNow all men by these presents that I T A of c. have assigned ordained and made and in my stead and place by these presents put and constituted my trusty and welbeloved friend I B of c. my true and lawful Atturnie for me in my stead and name and to the use and behoof of him the said I B to ask recover and receive of W S of c. G T of c. and L M of c. the sum of c. due unto me for non-payment of the sum of c. of like mony One the 20th day of c. last past before the date of these presents as by one obligation with condition thereunder written bearing date c. In the yeare c. more plainly appeareth Giving and by these presents granting unto my said Atturnie my full power and lawful authoritie in the premises to doe say perform conclude and finish for me and in my name as aforesaid All and every such act and acts thing and things devise and devises in the law whatsoever for the recovery of all the debts aforesaid as fully largely and amplie in every respect as I my self might or could do if I were personally present And upon the receipt thereof acquittances or other discharges for me and in my name to make seale and deliver Ratifying allowing and holding firm and stable all and whatsoever my said Atturnie shall lawfully do or cause to be done in or about the execution of the premises by vertue of these presents In witnesse whereof c. A Form of an award TO all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come T M of c. sendeth Greeting c. whereas divers controversies and debates heretofore have been had moved and yet are depending between H D c. of the one partie and L O c. of the other party for the appealing and determining whereof the said parties have submitted themselves and are become bound each of them to other by their severall obligations dated c. in the summe of c. with conditions upon the same obligations indorsed for the performance of all and everie the Award arbitrament determination and judgement of me the said T M Umpier indifferently elected and chosen as well on the part and behalf of the said H D as on the part c. to award arbitrate determine and judge of and concerning all and all manner of actions suits judgments executions strifes variances quarrels controversies and demands whatsoever had made moved stirred or depending between the said H D on the one part and the said L O on the other part from the beginning of the world until the day of the date of these presents So alwaies as the said Award c. of me the said Umpier for and concerning the premises be made and put in writing Indented under my hand and Seal on or before the c. as by the said several obligations and their several conditions more plainly appeareth Now know ye that I the said T M Umpier as aforesaid taking upon me the Charge of the said Award and arbitrament and having heard and viewed the sayings and allegations of either of the said parties concerning the premises and minding to set an unity and friendship concerning the same doe thereupon make and put in writing this mine Award arbitrament determination and judgement between the said parties for and concerning the premises in manner and form following That is to say first I doe Award arbitrate determine and judge by these presents That the said H D his executors administrators or assignes shall well and truly pay c. And I the said Umpier do also Award c. that he the said H L shal on the c. at the Shop of c. Seal and as his absolute deed deliver to the said L O or to his use a release acquittance and discharge of and for all and all manner of actions suits judgments c. from the beginning of the World until the day of the date hereof In witnesse c. A Lease made in consideration of the Surrender of a former Lease for a longer time if three live so long with good Covenants THis INDENTURE made the c. Between I B of c. and I D of c. on the one party and T W of c. on the other party Witnesseth That the said I B. C D and I D. as well for and in consideration of the surrender of one former Lease dated the c. made from the said I B. C D. and I D to H VV Brother to the said T W. as also in consideration of the sum of c. to the said I B in hand paid before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the said T W his Executors c. Have demised granted and to farm letten and by these presents do demise grant and to farm let unto the said T W all those two messuages or tenements with the appurtenances and three Yard land to the same belonging situate lying and being in the Parish of c. late in the several tenures of the said H W deceased and A P Widow and now in the occupation of the said T W and the aforesaid A P. Together with the lopps tops shreds of all the hedg-rowes and hedges growing in and upon 11 hads of land in a field called Arzons field in a furlong called B furlong And also the lopps and topps of one hedg growing in and upon a Close called H Close from the gate of the lands fide there unto Garsington field And together likewise with Common of Pasture for 12 kine and 120 Sheep in the commons and fields of D aforesaid And all other fields pastures lands meadows feedings and grounds whatsoever with the appurtenances of them the said I B. C D. and I D. which late were in the occupation of them the said I B. H B and A P. or either of them in D aforesaid and together also with all houses edifices buildings barnes stables orchards gardens back-sides courts wayes easements profits commodities and advantages whatsoever to the said two messuages and other the premises belonging or appertaining except and alwaies reserved out of this demise and grant the bodies of all trees of Oake Ash and Elm now growing or which hereafter shall grow and be in and upon the premises or in and upon any part or parcel therereof And also except one barne called the great barne and the yard wherein the same standeth which late were in the possession
c. That hee the said T VV his c. and every of them shall and may according to the tenor and true meaning of these presents peaceably and quietly have hold and enjoy all the said demised premisses with the appurtenances and every part thereof free and cleer freely and cleerly acquitted and discharged of and from all and all manner of former bargaines sales gifts grants leases joyntures dowers uses wills intailes statutes recognizances judgments extents executions and from all other estates titles troubles and incumbrances whatsoever had made committed suffered or done by them the said C B and I D or either of them or by any other person or persons by their or either of their means act title or procurement And lastly the said I B for himself c. That he the said I B his heires and assignes and every of them shall and will at all times hereafter and from time to time upon request made For further assurance and at the costs and charges in the law of the said T VV party to these presents his executors or assignes or some of them make do and execute or cause to be made done and executed all and every such further and other reasonable act and acts thing and things whatsoever for the further better assurance surety more sure making and conveying of the said demised premisses with the appurtenances and every part thereof unto the said T VV party to these presents his c. during the term aforesaid and in such manner and forme upon such rents covenants and conditions as is before herein mentioned according to the effect and true meaning of these presents as by the said T VV his c. or by his or their councel learned in the law shal be reasonably devised or advised and required In witnesse c. A grant of an extent penned by Mr. Tho. Bromely then Solicitor THis INDENTURE made the c. betweene I D of c. and VV D of c. on the one part and T P and T O of c. on the other part Witnesseth That whereas the right Honorable E Lord S. by the name of E S Esq by one recognizance bearing date c. taken knowledged and sealed before Sir R D Knight Lord chief Justice of England according to the forme of the statute for the recovery of debts in that case provided standeth bound to the said I D in the sum of c. payable c. as by the same recognizance c. And where also the said I D hath extended and to him delivered in execution the Manor of N. with the appurtenances in the County of c. at the yearly rent of c. for non-payment of the said sum of c. Now the said I D for divers good causes and considerations him hereunto especially moving hath granted assigned and set over unto the said W D. T B. G B. and T O all his estate right title interest and demand which he hath by reason of the said extent of in and to the Manor of N. with the appurtenances and of in and to every part and parcel thereof and of in and to all and singular messuages lands tenements meadows leasowes pastures rents reversions services and hereditaments with the appurtenances so extended and delivered in execution as aforesaid and the said I D for himself c. That hee the said I D his executors administrators or assignes at any time or times hereafter shall not do any act or acts thing or things whereby the said extent and extents or the estate title or interest of the said W D c. or any of them or of the executors or administrators or assignes of them or any of them by reason of the same extent may be in any wise hurt hindred impeached discharged undone or made void And further that he the said I D his heires executors and administrators shall and will at the reasonable request costs and charges in the law of the said W D or any of them do and suffer to be done made acknowledged all and every such lawful and reasonable act acts thing and things devise and devises in the law whatsoever for the further assurance surety sure making and conveying of the premisses for and during all the term and time of the said extent and execution unto the said W T. B. G B. and T O. as by the learned councel of them or any of them shall be reasonably devised or advised and required In witnesse c. The copy of a recognizance taken by a Justice of Peace for the appearance of certain persons at the Sessions BE it remembred that the twentieth day of c. T D of c. came before me T S Esq one of the Justices of the peace of our said Lord the King in the said County assigned to keep c. and did acknowledg himself to owe to our said Lord the King 40 l. of lawfull c. to be made and leavyed of his goods chattels lands and tenements to the use and behoof of our said Lo. the K. And W R F of c. likewise came and undertook for the said T D each of them in the penalty of 20 l. of their goods chattels lands and tenements also to be raised and leavied to the use and behoof of our said Lo. the King if the said T D shall make default in the condition ensuing c. The condition c. That if the above bounden TD do be and personably appear before his Majesties Justices of the Peace and general Gaol delivery to be holden within the said Countie then and there to answer such matters as on his Majesties part and behalfe shall be objected against him touching the suspition of the felonious stealing of a gray Mare of the goods and chattels of a man unknown and not depart thence without the licence of the Court. That then c. A surrender of the captainship of a Castle KNow all men Me. P T c. to have surrendred to our most excellent Prince and Lord James by the grace of God c. the office of keeping and captainship of the Castle of C in the County of S. and the office of keeping of the waters of C and P in the said Countie and the vails and fees of two shillings of lawfull c. by the day for the execution of the said office and all other things which our said Lord the King by his Letters Patents dated at Westm c. in the yeare of his Reigne c. hath granted unto mee as fully and wholly as they were all granted to me with this intention neverthelesse that our said Lord the King by his other Letters patents would vouchsafe to grant all and singular the premisses unto R B of c. for the term of his life In witnesse c. An assignment of a bond for performance of Covenants TO all Christian people c. I I of c. sends greeting c. Whereas
behoof aforesaid against all sorts of people wil warrant and for ever by these presents defend In witnesse c. A Release of Dower TO all people to whom this present writing shall come Dame Dorothie Williams late the Wife of Sir David VVilliams Knight deceased one of his Highnesses Justices of his Pleas before his Highnesse to be holden assigned sendeth Greeting c. Know ye that the said Dame Dorothie W for and in consideration of the performance of a former agreement had Consideration and made between the said Dame Dorothie W and the said Sir D D her late husband before this enter-marriage hath remised released and for ever quit claimed and by these presents doth clearly and absolutely remise release and for ever quit claim unto Sir H W Knight T W and R W Sons of the said Sir D W. and to every of them all and all manner of Dower and right and title of Dower whatsoever which she the said Dame Dorothie VV now hath may might should or of right ought to have or claim of in or out of all and every the Manors messuages lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever which were the said Sir D VV's at any time during the Coverture between him and the said Dame Dorothie situate and being in the County of c. or in any or every of them and all and all manner of actions and writs of Dower whatsoever so as neither she the said Dame Dorothie VV or any other for her or in her name any manner of Dower or writ or action of Dower nor any manner of right or title of dower of or in the said Manors lands tenements and hereditaments nor of or in any part or parcel thereof at any time hereafter shall or may have or claim or prosecute against the said Sir H VV. T VV and R VV. nor any of them their nor any of their c. but of and from the same shall be utterly debarred and for ever excluded by these presents In witnesse c. A Release from one that hath lost his Articles of agreement BEe it known unto all men by these presents that I E VV of c. have remised released and quit claimed and by these presents do for me my heires executors administrators and assignes and every of us fully clearly and absolutely remise release and for ever quit claim unto J O of c. all and all manner of accounts suits plaints pleas process and demands whatsoever which against the said I O I ever had now have or at any time hereafter shall or may have by reason or meanes of any grant covenant contract promise bargain clause sentence or thing mentioned conteined expressed or declared in or by certaine Articles of Agreement Indented bearing date c. made between the said I O on the one party and me the said I E on the other partie touching or concerning the procuring of the lease of a field or parcel of ground arable meadow or pasture called the c. of the yearly rent of c. lying c. which said Lease I do hereby acknowledg is procured and passed by the said I O according to my mind and desire And of and from all bonds hills and writings obligatorie and all and every penaltie sums of mony in them or any of them mentioned or contained wherein or whereby the said I O is and standeth bound unto me for the performance of the covenants grants articles and agreements in the said Articles mentioned or conteined In witnesse c. A Form or preamble of a Will IN the name of God Amen The tenth day of c. I A B c. sick in body but of good and perfect Memory thanks be to Almighty God and calling to remembrance the uncertain estate of this transitory life and that all flesh must yeild unto death when it shall please God to call Doe make constitute ordaine and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following revoaking and adnulling by these presents all and every Testament and Testaments Will and Wills heretofore by me made and declared either by word or by writing And this to be taken only for my last Will and Testament and none other And First being penitent and sorry from the bottome of my heart for my sins past most humbly desiring forgivenesse for the same I give and commit my Soul unto Almighty God my Saviour and Redeemer in whom and by the Merits of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assuredly to be saved and to have full remission and forgivenesse of all my sins and that my soul with my body at the general day of Resurrection shall rise againe with joy and through the Merits of Christs death and passion possesse and inherit the Kingdome of heaven prepared for his elect and chosen and my body to be buried in such place where it shall please my executors hereafter named to appoint And now for the setling of my Temporal estate and such goods chattels and debts as it hath pleased God farre above my deserts to bestow upon me I doe order give and dispose the same in manner and form following That is to say First I will that all those debts and duties that I owe in right or conscience to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly contented and paid or ordained to be paid by my executors hereafter named within convenient time after my decease Item I give and bequeath c. In witnesse c An assurance of a Joynture to the Wife with remainders in taile THis INDENTURE made c. Between H V of c. on the one party and L L. c. G L. c. on the other partie Witnesseth that as well for and in consideration of a Marriage had and solemnezed between the said H U and A now wife of the said H U. and Sister of the said H L and G. as also for the great good will love and affection which the said H hath and beareth to the said A his Wife and to the intent that the messuages lands and tenements hereafter in these presents expressed mentioned and declared may come descend and remaine unto the heires of the bodies of the said H V and A between them lawfully begotten if any such shall be It is covenanted granted condescended concluded and fully agreed by and between the said parties to these presents in manner and form following And the said H U. for the considerations aforesaid doth covenant promise and grant for himself c. To and with the said L L and G L their c. by these presents That he the said H U his heires and assignes for ever and all and every other person and persons whatsoeever shall stand and be seized of and in all and singular those his messuages lands tenements meadows leasows pastures and hereditaments whatsoever with all and singular their appurtenances in the Parish-Town and field of C aforesaid in the said c. which
continuance of the foresaid lease by the said Letters patents Giving and granting unto my said attorney by the tenour of these presents my full power and authority for me and in my name to do say execute finish and perform all and every act and acts thing and things whatsoever needful and necessary to bee done in and about the premisses as fully whâlly and firmly and in as large and ample manner and form in every condition and degree to all intents constructions and purposes as I my self might or could do if I were personally present ratifying allowing and holding firm and stable all and whatsoever my said atturny shall lawfully do or cause to be done in or about the execution of the premisses In witnesse whereof c. A Covenant for the leavying of a fine AND the said C B for himself c. that hee the said C B and his heirs shall and will at and before the c. at the proper costs and charges of the said C B in the c. according to the usual course of fines and recoveries used and accustomed and according to the form of the said court leavy one lawful or sufficient fine and suffer a lawful and sufficient recovery to be had and made against him the said C B and his heires unto the said W W and F W and their heirs or the survivors of them or to such other person or persons as the said W and F or the survivors of them or their heirs shall nominate and appoint of all that messuage c. naming the lands with all and singular their appurtenances situate lying and being in C. aforesaid in the said County of B. which said fine or fines and all other assurances and conveyances to be had made leavyed acknowledged or executed of the premisses or any part thereof by the name or names or in any other manner or forme shall be And the said W W and F W. and their heirs and all and every other person or persons and the survivors of them and his heirs to whom the said fine shall be leavyed or acknowledged as aforesaid shal stand and be seized of all and singular the premisses and every part thereof to the only proper use and behoof of the said W and F and their heires for ever to the intent a lawful and sufficient recovery may be had of all and singular the premises and of every part and parcel thereof according to the true intent and purpose of these presents which said recovery shall be and shall be alwaies deemed adjudged and taken to be to the only use and behoof of the said C B and A P and of the heirs males of their bodies to be begotten for default of such issue then to the use and behoof of the said C B and of his c. for ever In witnesse c. A Covenant to surrender at the next Court. ANd the said c. That at the next Court holden at the Manor of E in the said County of W. the said R I and his wife shall come and personally appear in the face of the said Court of the Manor aforesaid and in the open face of the said Court according to the custome of the said Manor shall into the hands of the Steward of the said Court or his deputie surrender resign and yeild up to the said use of T S his c. all that their right estate title interest and demand which they now have or by any means may have of and in the said copyhold lands and tenements with the appurtenances called or known by the said name or names of c. or any other lands tenements c. which are claimed to be holden of him by copie of Court Roll of the said Manor of W. or to the same or to any part or parcel of the same belonging or so reputed esteemed or taken A covenant for further assurance ANd the said L M for himselfe his c. That hee the said L M and A now his wife and the heires of the same L. and all and every other person or persons whatsoever having or claiming or which shall or may have claim or pretend to have any manner of right interest or other thing into or out of the before mentioned premisses or any part or parcel thereof by from or under the said L M shall and wil from time to time and at all times hereafter upon every reasonable request and at the cost and charges in in the law of the said c. his heirs or assignes doe make knowledg suffer and execute or cause to bee done made knowledged suffered and executed all and every such lawful act and acts thing and things devise and devises conveyances and assurances in the law whatsoever for the further better and perfecter assurance surety more sure making and conveying of all and singular the said messuages lands tenements and hereditaments and all other the premises aforesaid and every part and parcel thereof unto the said L B his c. for ever be it by fine or fines with proclamation recovery or recoveries with double or single voucher or vouchers deed or deeds enrolled the enrollment of these presents release confirmation with warranty against all every person and persons or without warranty or by all any or as many of the waies means devises aforesaid or by any other waies or means whatsoever as by the councel learned in the law of the said LB best may or can be devised or required so as the said I A for the making c. be not enforced to travel above twelve miles from his dwelling place A Covenant that the Premises are discharged of incumbrances ANd the said A B for himself c. That the said Messuages Lands Tenements Meadowes Leasowes Pastures Woods Rents Reversions Remainders Services and Herediments and all and singular other the premisses with the appurtenances before in and by these presents given grantted bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof at the time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents are and so at all times hereafter for ever from time to time shall be remain and continue unto the said T B his heirs and assignes cleerly acquitted and discharged or otherwise sufficiently saved and kept harmlesse of and from all and all manner of former bargains sales gifts grants leases joyntures dowers uses wills intails rents charge rent-seck arerages of rents fines for alienation statutes recognizances judgments extents seizures intrusions executions and of and from all and singular other charges titles troubles incumbrances and demands whatsoever had made knowledged consented unto procured done or suffered or to be had made knowledged consented unto procured done or suffered by the said A B his heirs or assigns or by any other person or persons whatsoever the rents and services from henceforth to be due to the chief Lord or Lords of the Fee or Fees whereof the premisses are holden only excepted A Covenant that he is lawfully
valuable considerations him the said T S thereunto moving he the said T S hath given granted remised released and confirmed and by these presents doth for him and his heires fully clearly and absolutely give grant c. unto the said Robert Earl c. all that the Manor or Lordship of W. alià s W. with the rights members and appurtenances thereof whatsoever in the County of Sussex and also all other the messuages lands tenements and hereditaments situate lying and being in the Towns Villages Parishes and Hamblets of W alià s W. H H and D Brightling Hellings Westfield over against Rye Watling and How over against Hastings in the said County of Sussex which were someâimes by N P Esquire bargained and sold to one H P and by the said H P granted and conveyed to T S Esquire deceased Grandfather to the said T S partie to these presents And all that Capital Messuage or Mansion house with the appurtenances commonly called or known by the name of I house with all barns stables stalls gate-houses and other houses and buildings thereunto belonging and adjoyning situate and being within the Parish of W alias W aforesaid or D. or one of them in the said County of Sussex and all those Gardens Orchards Lands Tenements Meadows Pastures Woods Ponds Pitts Stews and waters with divers other lands by particular names contents and abuttals and also all and singular messuages houses buildings cottages mills gardens orchards lands tenements meadows feedings pastures leasows rents reversions services moors marshes heaths commons common of pasture wast-grounds woods underwoods and trees and the ground and soile of the said woods underwoods and trees waters fishings fishing-places ponds pools pitts stews Court Leets view of frank-pledg perquisites and profits of Courts and Leets and all that to Courts Leets and view of Frank-pledg doth belong Advowsons of Churches Awards Marriages Escheats Releases Heriots Fines Amerciaments Tithes Fruits Profits Mines Quarries Rents Charges Rents Seck and rents and services as well of free as of customary tenements and all other rights royalties liberties and commodities advantages emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever in the said County of Sussex to the said Manor or Lordship Capital Messuage and Messuages or Tenements Lands Woods and other the premises herein before mentioned or intended respectively to be granted bargained and sold and to every or any of them or to any part and parcel thereof belonging or appertaining incident or appendant or as member part and parcel of them or any of them or of any part or parcel thereof now or at any time heretofore being had known used occupied accepted leased reputed or enjoyed with all and singular their and every of their appurtenances and the reversion and reversions rents services and other yearely profits of the said Manor messuages lands and other the before bargained premises and of every part and parcel thereof thereunto incident or in any wise appertaining And also all the estate right title interest use trust possession reversion remainder claim and demand whatsoever which he the said T S or any for him now have or hath or had or may might or ought to have of in or to the Manor Farms Lands Tenements and Hereditaments before mentioned and every or any part or parcel thereof To have and to hold the said Manor or Lordship Capital messuage farms messuages lands tenements woods c. unto the said Earle c. and unto the use of them for ever And this Indenture further witnesseth that to the end all estates and rights and all remainders in taile made heretofore and now in being or which may be claimed by the said T S or his issue or by any other person or persons of in or to the said Manor and premises or any part thereof may be from thenceforth barred and extinguished And to the end a perfect and indefeazeable estate and assurance of and in the same premises in Fee Simple may be had made and settled to the use of the said Earle c. It is hereby Covenanted granted and agreed by and between all the parties to these present Indentures for them and their heirs That they the said Earle c. before the term of Saint Hillary now next coming shall and will at the costs and charges of the said Earle c. in due form of Law leavie and acknowledg before the Justices of his Majesties Court of Common Pleas at Westminster in the County of Middlesex one or more Fine or Fines Sur Conuzance de droit come ceo Qu'ils de son don unto the said T C. and I D. whereupon proclamation shall be had in due form of law according to the Statute in that case made and provided of and upon the said Manor or Lordship houses farmes lands and other the premises before mentioned to be bargained and sold by such name and names number of tenements and number and quantitie of Acres and in such manner and form as by the Learned Councel in the law of the said Earle c. shall be reasonably devised or advised which said fine so or in any other manner or form to be levied had and executed shal be and enure And the said T C and I D and their heirs shall after the leavying perfecting the said fine or fines stand and be seized of and in the said Manor lands and premisses and every parcel thereof with the appurtenances to the use of the said T C and I D c. to the intent and purpose That the said T C and I D c. shal or may stand and be adjudged perfect tenants of the free hold of the said Manor c. and premises until that a perfect and common recovery shal and may be lawfully had and executed of the said Manor and premises by and in the names of the said J G. and against the said T C and J D. according to the order and course of common recoveries in such cases used with such voucher and vouchers over as by the said Earl c. or their heires or their or sum of their Councel Learned in the law shall be advised or required And therupon it is further covenanted concluded agreed by and betweene all and every the parties to these presents for them their heirs and assigns And the said T S for him his c. doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said Earle c. That the said T S shall and will permit and suffer one writ of Entre sur disseisin in le post after the Manor and course of Common recoveries to be sued forth out of his Majesties High Court of Chancery in the names of the said John Goodwin and James Mayo demandants returnable before the end of the said Hillary terme next coming against the said T C and I D then tenants of the said Mannor and premisses before the Kings Majesties Justices of his Highnesse said Court of Common pleas at Westm demanding thereby the said Mannor Lands and premisses with their
thereof That then and at all times after every or any such default of payment so made of the said quarterly payment of iiii l. it shall and may be lawful to and for the said H. his executors administrators and assigns or any of them into the said Demised premisses and every parcel thereof with the appurtenances to re-enter and the same to have again enjoy and repossede as in his or their first and former estate this Indenture or any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding A Lease of a manor THis INDENTURE c. Witnesseth That the said E R. for and in consideration of the sum of C l. of c. to him in hand at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by T C well and truly contented and paid whereof and wherewith the said E acknowledgeth himself fully satisfied and paid and by and at the request of the said T C hath demised granted betaken and to farm letten and by these presents doth c. unto F I and C D the Site of the House of c. And also all c. Reciting the parcels of Land together with all houses edifices buildings barns stables dove-houses yards orchards curtilages gardens land ground and hereditaments lying and being within the site and precinct of the said house c. recite the parcels of land And also all commons of pasture commodities profits and emoluments to the site of the said house c. and to all the said premisses or any of them in any wise appendant belonging or appertaining or had used or occupied to or with the same or any of them or as belonging or appertaining to them or any of them And also all other the messuages lands tenements meadows feedings pastures commons and hereditaments whatsoever set lying and being in H.E. and H and every or any of them in the said County of Middlesex of or in which the said E R hath or had any estate of inheritance either by the common Law as Free-hold or Coppy-hold or by the custom of any Manor or Manors And the Reversion and Reversions whatsoever of all and singular the said site messuages lands tenements hereditaments and other the premisses herein before mentioned to be demised and granted and of every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances And also all and singular rents and yearly profits whatsoever reserved upon any demise lease or grant heretofore made or granted of the premisses or of any part or parcel thereof Except and alwayes reserved unto the said E R free liberty to sell fell and carry away all great Trees Woods and Underwoods growing or being of in or upon the premisses or any part or parcell thereof To Have and to hold the said site of the c. house the said mese or tenement called c. and all and every the other messuages lands tenements lanes meadows feedings pastures commons hereditaments all singular the other premisses herein before mentioned to be demised and granted every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances except before excepted unto the said F I and C D their executors administrators and assignes from the Feast of c. last past before the date hereof unto the end and term of 21 years from c. and fully c. Yeilding c. And if it shall happen the said yearly rent of 20 l. or any part or parcel thereof to be behind and unpaid in part or in all by the said space of 28 dayes next after either of the said Feasts in which it ought to be paid as aforesaid being lawfully demanded To distreine that then it shall be lawful to and for the said E R his heirs and assignes into all and singular the said premises with the appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof to enter and distreine and the distresse or distresses so taken to bear lead drive carry away and impound and in pound to detain and keep the same until that all the arerages of the said rents and yearly payments or any of them be fully satisfied contented and paid any thing in these presents contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding And the said E R doth covenant c. in manner and form following viz. That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said F I and C D To take house-boot and fire-boot their executors administrators tenants and assigns and every of them to have and take in and upon the premises growing competent and sufficient house-boot hedg-boot fire-boot plough-boot and cart-boot to be spent and occupied in and upon the premises and not elsewhere during the said terme of 21 yeares by these presents granted And the said F I and C D do covenant c. That they the said F and C their heirs or assigns For discharging Rents and Fee-Farmes or some of them shall and will at all times hereafter and from time to time discharge or save keep harmless the said E R his heirs c. and every of them against all and every person and persons whatsoever of and for all rents and fee-farms wherewith the premises are or may be charged so long as they the said F I and C D their c. shall or may enjoy the premsses by vertue of this present Lease without any manner lawful let trouble interruption or disturbance of him the said E R or his heirs or assignes or of any other person or persons by his assent meanes consent interest or procurement Blunden A Lease of Land THis INDENTURE c. Witnesseth That the said W C for divers good causes and considerations him in this behalf especially moving hath demised granted and to Farm letten and by these presents doth c. unto the said R T. all those several parcels of Land Meadow pasture and wood-ground hereafter expressed being parcel of the Demesnes of the Manor of R in the Parish of H in the County of M as the same are now inclosed and divided that is to say one close c. reciting all them by their several names one other close field or parcel of ground called P. All which said premises herein before mentioned to be demised and granted contain together by estimation 100 Acres viz. lx Acres of plain ground Land Meadow and Pasture and xxx Acres of Wood-ground and also all woods and underwoods whatsoever growing or being of in or upon the premises or of in or upon any part or parcel thereof and also all gates wayes passages commons profits commodities emoluments and appurtenances whatsoever to the demised premises or to any part or parcel thereof belonging or appertaining or with the same premisses as part and parcel thereof belonging or appertaining used occupied reputed or enjoyed To have and to hold the said several parcels of ground land meadow pasture and wood and all and singular other the premisses hereby demised and granted or meant mentioned or intended to be demised and
bargained sold aliened assigned and set over and by these presents doth fully clearly and absolutely c. unto the said I S as well the said recited Indenture dated the said 21 of S. in the said 39 year of c. as also all the estate right title interest possession term of years reversion claim and demand whatsoever which he the said I F hath or had or may might or ought to have or claim of in or to the said water and wind-mills and the said Toll of the same Faires Markets Tolls Site of the Manor Demesne Lands Lands Tenements Meadowes Feedings Pastures Commons Profits Commodities Emoluments Hereditaments and all and singular other the premises before recited and to him the said I F in or by the said recited Indenture of Lease mentioned to be demised and granted and of in and to every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenance by force and vertue of the same Indenture of Lease dated the 21 day of S or any thing therein contained or otherwise To have and to hold the said Water and Wind-mils and the said Toll of the same Fairs Markets Tolls site of the Manor Demeasne Lanes Lands Tenements Meadowes Feedings Pastures Commons Profits Commodities Emoluments Hereditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned meant or intended to be granted bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances except as before excepted and also all the said estate right title interest possession term of years reversion claim and demand whatsoever of him the said I F of in and to the same premisses before recited and of in and to every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said I S his c. from the day of the date of these presents for and during and unto the full end and accomplishment by course of time of all the said several term and termes of years mentioned to be demised or granted to him the said I F in or by the said recited Indenture of Lease dated the said 21 day of S. and that in such like and in as large ample and beneficial manner and form to all intents and purposes as hee the same I F hath or had or may or ought to have and enjoy the same premisses by force and vertue of the said recited Indenture of Lease to him the said I F made and granted as aforesaid or any thing therein contained together with the same Indenture And the said I F doth covenant c. in manner and form following viz. That he the said I F hath not at any time heretofore done or committed That the Assignor hath not done any act to incumbe the estate neither shall or will at any time hereafrer do or commit any act or acts thing or things whereby the estate right interest or term of years of him the said I F in or to the premises or any part thereof is or shall be troubled charged or incumbred the rents covenants conditions and agreements in the said recited or mentioned Indenture dated the said 21 day of S. in the said 39 yeare of the Raigne of our said Soveraigne Lady and hereafter to bee done and performed only excepted and fore-prized And that he the said I S his c. and every of them shall or may at all times hereafter and from time to time For quiet enjoying void of incumbrances for and during all the rest and residue yet to come and unexpired of the said several termes of years mentioned to be demised or granted to him the said I F in or by the said recited Indenture of Lease dated the said 21 day of S. peaceably and quietly have hold use occupy possesse and enjoy the said Water and Wind Mills Tolls Fairs markets site of the Manor Demeasne Lanes Lands Tenements Meadows Feedings Pastures and all and singular other the premisses herein before mentioned to bee granted bargained sold assigned and set over and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances except before excepted cleerly acquitted and discharged or otherwise upon reasonable request suffered saved and kept harmlesse of and from all bargaines sales gifts grants Leases assignements mortgages forfeitures re-entries rents arerages of rents statutes recognizances judgements extents executions and of and from all other charges titles troubles and incumbrances whatsoever had made committed or done by him the said I F or by any other person or persons by his meanes assent or procurement The several yearely rents and covenants reserved and comprized by and in the said recited Indenture of Lease which on the Tenants or Farmours behalfe from henceforth for and in respect of the premises hereby mentioned to be bargained and sold are or ought to bee paid done or performed only except and fore-prized Of which said rents and covenants concerning only the premises the said I S doth covenant promise and grant for himself his executors administrators and assignes and every of them at all times hereafter and from time to time upon reasonable request cleerely to acquit exonerate and discharge save or keep harmlesse the said I F his executors and administrators and every of them against the said H T and A their executors administrators and assignes and every of them And whereas also the said H T by the name of H T of E c. and one A B of Assignement of an Obligation c. by their Obligation bearing date the 21 day of S. in the said 39 year of her Majesties Reigne are and stand jointly and severally holden and bound unto the said J F in the summe of 300 l. of c. with condition for the performing observing fulfiling and keeping of all and every the covenants grants articles and agreements which on the part of the said H T his heirs executors administrators and assignes are or ought to be performed observed fulfilled and kept mentioned and comprized in the said Indenture of Lease bearing date the said 21 day of S. made between the said H T and A his wife of the one part and the said I F of the other part as by the same Obligation and Condition more plainly likewise doth and may appeare Now the said J F for the consideration aforesaid doth by these presents grant and set over unto the said I S his executorâ and assignes the said recited Obligation and the penalty and summe of 300. l. therein contained And also doth hereby make assign Letter of Atturney depute and constitute the said I S to be his true sufficient and lawful Atturney and Deputy irrevocable for him and in his name to ask levy recover and receive of the said H T and A B their heires executors or Administrators the said summe of 300 l. of c. And further the said I R doth by these presents grant unto the said I S full power and authority in execution of the premises the said H T and A B their heirs executors and administrators and every or any
geldings once or twice in the yeare by the space of two daies and two nights together at every time when they or any of them shall come thither to keep the Courts Leets and Law-daies or to survey the Mannor or any part thereof or for Wood sales or for any other cause touching the Lords affaires so that it exceed not above twice in the yeare and so they exceed not above twelve persons at any one time And shall pay and deliver unto the said Officers or to one of them 6 s. 8 d. yearely fee as have usualy been paid by the farmor or farmors of of the premises there heretofore Blunden Assurance of a Jointure by Fine and Recovery THis INDENTVRE tripartite made c. between T W of c. on the first part G E of c. and T W of c. of the second part and W C of c. of the other part Witnesseth that the said T W for ââvers good considerations him especially moving and for the making and assuring of a competent Jointure unto Jane Watson now wife of the said T W one of the Daughters of Richard Egiocke of c. and Sister unto the said G E and Neece unto the said W Combe It is covenanted granted concluded and agreed unto by and betwetn all the said parties to these presents for them and every of them and for the c. of them and of every of them in manner and form following That is to say that he the said T W shall and will one this side and before the feast of c. now next coming after the date hereof at the costs and charges of the said T W before the Queenes Majesties Justices of her Highness Courts of common Pleas at Westminster in the County of Middlesex by fine Sur conusance de droit come ceo qu'ils ont de lour don in due forme of Law to be levyed with proclamations according to the Statute in that behalf provided recognizee and acknowledg all that principal messuage or tenement c. recite all the lands particularly c. or by such other name and names and in such sort manner form as by the said T W or by his Councel learned in the Law shall be reasonably devised advised and required at the costs and charges in the law of the said T W to be the right of the said G E and T W as those which the said G E and T W shall then have of the gift of the said T W and the same shall remise and quit claime from him the said T W and his heires to the said G E and T W and to the heires of the said G E. And further the said T W shall grant by the same fine for him and his heires that they shall warrant the said messuages lands tenements hereditaments and other the premises with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said G E and T W and to the heires of the said G E against him the said T W his heires for ever which fine so to be levied all other fines to be levied of the premises or of any part or parcel the eof by and between the said parties to these presents or any of them at any time or times before the said feast of c. now next coming shall be and shall be judged esteemed and taken to be And the said conusees in the said fine or fines to be named their heires and every of them shall stand and be seized of all and singular the premises and of every parcel thereof to the only use and behoof of the said G E T W and of their c. for ever And yet nevertheless upon confidence and trust and to the only purpose and intent that they the said G E and T W shal and will after the said fine in form aforesaid levied and before the feast of c. next coming after the date hereof permit and suffer the said W C to sue out and prosecute one writ of entry Sur disseisin in le post returnable before the Justices of the Common Pleas at Westminster in the County of Middlesex against them the said George E and T W of the said principal messuage or tenement and the lawes thereto belonging with their appurtenances in B. aforesaid and of all and singular other the said messuages lands tenements rents hereditaments and all other the premises with their and every of their appurtenances before mentioned by such name and names and in such sort manner and form as by the said T W or his Council learned in the lawes shall be reasonably devised or advised In and upon which writ of entry Sur disseisin in le post so to be brought the said G E and T W shall appeare and vouch over to warrantie the said T W who likewise shall appeare and vouch to warrantie the Common vouchee who after his entry into the warrantie and imparlance thereupon had shall make default to the end a perfect common recovery shall and may thereof be had and prosecuted in all things according to the usual order and form of common Recovery for assurances of lands tenements and hereditaments in such case used and accustomed and that the said recovery shall and may also in due forme of law be executed by writ of habere facias seisinam accordingly which recovery so to be had and prosecuted and all other recoveries conveyances and assurances to be suffered had and prosecuted of the premisses or any part thereof by and between the said persons or their heirs or any of them at any time after the said fine levied and before the feast of c. next c. and the full force effect and execution of them and every of them shall be adjudged esteemed and taken to be And the said W C and his heires and all and every other person and persons then standing or being seized or which at any time from henceforth shall stand or be seized of or in the said principal messuage or tenement and all and singular other messuages lands tenements and hereditaments and all and singular other the premisses or of or in any part or parcel thereof shall at all times and time after the said recoverie had and executed stand and be seized of and in the same and every part thereof to the uses purposes and intents hereafter in these presents mentioned expressed and declared and to none other use intent or purpose That is to say to the use and behoof of the said T W and the said Jane his wife and the heirs and assignes of the said T W for ever and to none other use intent or purpose And further it is agreed covenanted granted condescended and fully agreed between the said parties to these presents that the said W C and his heirs shall from and after the same Recovery so had and executed stand and be seized of the said Messuages lands tenements and hereditaments and other the
should seize to the use of her Majesty all and singular the foresaid Mannors lands and tenements that they might be delivered to the said R Z until hee should be fully satisfied of the foresaid debt of 2000 marks according to the form of the statute at Westm for the recovering of such debts made and provided And whereas afterwards also the said Sheriffe made return of the said writ in the said Court that the foresaid W C the foresaid seventeenth day of March was seized in his demesne as of Fee of and in the Mannor of Ilond with the appurtenances and of and in c. and that the foresaid Mannor c. are worth by the yeare 26 l. c. And that he had seized the said Mannor c. and all other the premises with the appurtenances in the said County of D to the use of her Majestie as by the said writ he was commanded And that the foresaid W C had no other Mannors Lands or Tenements within the said Countie which for the debt aforesaid might be extended or seized to the use of her Majestie as by the return of her Majesties said writ remaining upon the Files in the Chancery more at large appeareth And thereupon her Majestie by her writ of liberate did command the said Sheriffe of the said Countie of D that he should deliver unto the said R Z the foresaid Mannor of Ilond with the appurtenances and the c. in the said Countie of D if according to the aforesaid extent he should receive them To hold to him and his assignes as his Freehold untill he should be fully satisfied of the foresaid debt together with his costs and charges in that behalfe reasonably sustained And whereas also afterwards the said Sheriffe of the said Countie of D did return into the said high Court of Chancery That by vertue of her Majesties writ to him directed upon the eighth day of A c. he did deliver unto the said W G Attorney to the said R Z lawfully authorized the said Mannor of Ilond and other the premises in the said Countie of D with their appurtenances to hold to the said R Z c. ut ante as by the severall writs aforesaid and the returnes of them remaining in the said High Court of Chancery more at large appeareth by reason whereof the said R Z and W G or one of them now is and standeth seized of and in all the premises with their appurtenances accordingly Now the said Z aliàs Alexander and W G for divers good causes and considerations them thereunto moving have demised granted and to farm letten unto the said T I his executors and assignes all his said Mannors Lands Tenements and other the premises with their appurtenances except alwaies to the said W G his executors c. one tenement c. in the said Countie of D To have and to hold all the said Mannors lands tenements and other the premises with all and singular their appurtenances except before excepted unto the said T I his c. from the feast day of the Annunciation of c. for and untill the full end term of sixty yeares from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat ended and determined if the said mannors lands and other hereditaments shal or ought so long to continue in extent by force of the execution aforesaid for the debt aforementioned Yeilding and paying therefore to the said W G his executors and assignes yearely during three yeares of the said term which shall begin immediately from and after the said T I his executors or assignes shall have possession of the premises before mentioned to be demised two hundred pounds of good c. at the feast of c. by even portions or within twenty daies next after c. at or in c. and yeilding and paying therefore to the said W G his heires or assignes for the fourth yeares which shall ensue next after the said T I his executors or assignes shall have possession of the foresaid demised premises sixty pounds of good c. at the said Feasts c. And yeilding and paying unto the said W G his executors or assignes yearely during the residue of the said Term one pepper-corn alwaies at the feast of c. at the place aforesaid if it be demanded upon any part or parcel of the aforesaid demised premises Provided alwaies and it is neverthelesse covenanted granted condescended and agreed by and between all the said parties to these presents that if the said yearely rent of 200 li. or the said yearely rent of 60 li. or any part or parcel thereof shall happen to be behind and unpaid by the space of c Clause of reentry ut in Aliis Provided also and neverthelesse it is meant mentioned and intended between the said parties to these presents The Lessee to pay his Rent so long as he may enjoy his Lease that the payment of the severall rents abovesaid or any part thereof shall not continue or that the said T I his executors or assignes shall be chargeable in any action of debt or otherwise with the payment thereof or of any part thereof for any more yeares then so many yeares onely of the said term of sixty yeares as the said T I or his assignes shall or may lawfully have hold occupie and enjoy the premises above by these presents demised or meant or intended to be by the true meaning of these presents demised unto the said T I by the said R and W but shall be acquitted and discharged against the said W his executors and assignes of and from the payment of any farm or rent for all such so many yeares of the said term as he the said T I or his assignes shall not or ought not lawfully to have hold enjoy the said premises and every part thereof except before excepted according to the true meaning of these present Indentures And the said T I for himself his c. doth covenant grant to and with the said W G his c. by these presents That if the owners of the said manors lands tenements and hereditaments above mentioned to be delivered in extent shall within the space of 4 yeares next after the said T I shall have the possession of the same demised premises except before excepted well and truly satisfie and pay or cause to be well and truly satisfied and paid unto the said T I his c. the summe of 2000 markes for which the said mannors c. and other the premises are extended as aforesaid or otherwise compound with the said T I his c. that then he the said T I his c. shall and will well and truly content and pay or cause to be c. unto the said W G c. the full summe of 1000 marks of c. or so much lawful mony of England as shall then at the time of payment of the same remain or rest unpaid of the sum of 1000
condition for and during all the rest and residue which shall be then to come and unexpired of the said term of one and twenty years at the request and at the cost and charges in the law of the said C D his executors or assignes make doe knowledge and execute or cause and suffer to be made done knowledged and executed all and every such further lawfull and reasonable acts things and devises in the law whatsoever bee it by deed conveyance assurance surrender release confirmation or otherwise howsoever for the further better and perfecter assurance surety sure making and conveying of all and every the premises with the appurtenances unto the said C D his executours Administratours and Assignes to the onely proper use and behoofe of him the said CD his executors and assignes for and during all the rest and residue which at the time of such request shall be come and unexpired of the said term of one and twenty yeares by the said recited Letters patents granted as by the said C D his executors or assignes at their charges or their or any of their learned Councel shall be reasonably devised advised or required In witnesse c. A Bargaine and sale to the Queene of Lands upon a Condition for the Redemption thereof THis INDENTURE made c. Between the same our Sovereign Lady the Queenes Majestie of the one party and RT c. of the other party Witnesseth That the said R T for and in consideration of a certain competent summe of Lawfull English moây to him in hand before the ensealing thereof paid and for divers other good causes and considerations him in this behalf specially moving hath granted bargained sold and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell and confirm unto our said Sovereign Lady the Queen all those his Manors Messuages Lands Tenements Meadowes Feedings Pastures Commons and Hereditaments with all and singular their and every of their appurtenances situate lying and being in C and F and B and in every or any of them in the Countie of c. and which late were the inheritance of F A or W A or of S D of high Treason Attainted or of any of them And also all and singular messuages houses edifices buildings barnes stables dove-houses yards orchards gardens lands tenements meadows feedings pastures commons fishings wasts heaths furzes moors marshes Court leets liberties profits of courts leets priviledges jurisdictions profits commodities emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever to the said manors messuages lands tenements hereditaments and other the premises before mentioned to be granted bargained or sold or to any of them by any meanes belonging or appertaining or with the same or any of them now or at any time heretofore being dedemised let used occupied or enjoyed or as member part or parcel of them or of any of them had taken accepted or reputed And the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders whatsoever of all and singular the said manors messuages lands tenements hereditaments and other the premises herein before mentioned to be granted bargained and sold and of every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances And also all the estate right title interest claim and demand whatsoever which he the said R T hath or had or may or ought to have or claim of in and to the said manor messuage lands tenements and other the premises herein before mentioned to be granted bargained and sold and of in and to every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances To have and to hold the said manors messuages lands tenements hereditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned to be granted bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto our said Sovereign Lady the Queen her heires successors and assignes for ever To the only proper use and behoof of the same our Sovereign Lady the Queen her heires successors and assignes for ever Provided alwaies that if the said R T his heires executors administraters or assignes or any of them do or shall at any time or times hereafter well and truly content and pay or cause to be contented or payd unto our said Sovereign Lady the Queens Majestie her heires or successors the summe of one hundred markes of c. at one entire payment at or in the receipt of the Exchequer of our said Sovereign Lady her heires or successors at Westminster That then and immediately from and after such payment so had and made this present Indenture and the grant bargain and sale of the premises and all assurances and inrolements thereupon had or made shall cease determine and be utterly void frustrate and of none effect to all intents constructions and purposes as if these presents had not beene had nor made And that then and from thenceforth it shall or may be lawful to and for the said R T his heires and assignes into the said manors lands tenements hereditaments and all other the premises herein before mentioned to be granted bargained and sold and in every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances wholy to re-enter and the same to have again enjoy and repossede as in their or either of their first and former estate This Indenture or any thing therein conteined to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding In witnesse c. A Grant of an annuity for the maintenance of an Alms-house or of an Hospital THis INDENTVRE made the c. Between the Right honourable the Lord Burleigh of the one part Edward Bushey c. Francis Browne c. Robert Winkfield c. Thomas Cave c. Henry Hall c. John Wingfield c. William Bedendyn c. Thomas Harrington c. Adam Claypole c. and Matthew Robinson c. on the other partie Witnesseth that whereas the said Lord B of his honourable and charitable disposition for the relief and sustentation of poor and needy people Is minded and by Gods grace doth intend at or before the feast of c. next ensuing to build and provide one hospital or Alms-house at or neare the South end of S in the County of c. which said hospital or alms-house the said Lord B doth ordein and appoint to be called or known by the name of Burgleighs Alms-house and in the said Hospital or Alms-house there shall be maintained and relieved by Gods grace for ever 13 poor persons whereof one to be the warden over the rest which said 13 persons shall be from time to time chosen placed found susteined and relieved in the same house with certain summes of mony weekly to be paid to them according to such directions rules and ordinances as by the said Lord B in writing under his hand and seal shall be in that behalfe made prescribed or appointed Now the said Lo. B having had honourable considerations of convenient and sufficient maintenance of the said persons to continuance for ever Hath for the consideration aforesaid and for the trust and confidence which
hee hath and reposeth in the aforesaid E B F B R W T C H H. I W W B T H A C and M R and their assignes hereafter mentioned Given and granted and by these presents for him his heires and assignes doth give grant and confirm unto the said E B F B c. their heirs and assignes one Annuitie or yearely Rent-charge of One hundred pounds of lawfull money c. To be issuing payable going out and yearly to be had perceived received and taken out of or upon all those the Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments in the Park lately disparked called Cliffe park with the rights members and appurtenances thereof in the Countie of M. And out of or upon all and singular Messuages Lands Tenements Meadows Feedings Pastures and Hereditaments whatsoever to the said Messuages and Tenements within the said Park belonging or in any wise appertaining or which are occupied or used to or with the same as part or parcell thereof or esteemed or taken as any part parcell or member thereof and out of or upon every or any part or parcell thereof To have hold leavie receive and enjoy the said Annuitie or yearly rent of One hundred pounds of lawfull money of c. unto the said E B c. their heirs and assignes for ever at four usuall Feasts or terms of the year That is to say at the Feasts of c. by even portions to be paid to such person and persons and at such place as the said Lo. B. shall in the Ordinance for the said Hospitall in writing-subscribed with his hand name and appoint And the said Lord B. for more certaintie and assurance for the true payment of the said Annuity or yearly rent in manner and form aforesaid Doth by these presents grant for him and his heirs That if it shall happen the said Annuity or yearly rent to be behind unpaid in part or in all at the place aforesaid by the space of forty dayes next after or over any Feast day of paiment thereof aforesaid in which the same ought to be paid That then and so often the said Lord B his heirs and assignes shall forfeit and pay to the said Ed. B. c. their heires or assignes the summe of four Marks of c. nomine poenae for every such default And that then and at all times after it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Edw. B. c. their heires and assignes into the said Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and other the premisses with the appurtenances and every or any part or parcell thereof to enter and distreine as well for the said Annuity or yearly rent as for such summ and summs of money so to be forfeited nomine poenae if any shall be so forfeited as aforesaid and the distresse or distresses there had or taken to lead drive and carry away and the same with them to detain and keep untill the said Annuity or yearly rent or summe of money so forfeited nomine poenae if any such shall be and all arreages thereof shall be fully satisfied and paid Of which said Annuitie or yearly rent the said Lo B. hath put the said E B c. in full possession and seisin by the payment and delivery unto them of twentie shillings in the name of seisin and in part of payment thereof at the ensealing and deliverie of these presents upon trust confidence neverthelesse And every of the said E B c. severally for himself his heirs and assignes doth covenant and grant to and with the said Lo. B his heires and assignes by these presents That they the said Ed. B. c. their heirs and assignes from time to time and at all times hereafter for evermore shall and will permit and suffer and upon reasonable request as hee shall require sufficiently authorize the Bailiffe of the Lord B or of his heires or assignes of his Mannor of S. in the Countie of N. for the time being or such other person or persons as by the said Lord B. in or by any the said Rules or Ordinances by him to be made or set forth in writing under his hand and seal as aforesaid shall be thereunto nominated assigned or appointed or in default thereof such persons as the Vicar of St. M. in S. aforesaid for the time being shall name and appoint To demand leavie and receive the said Annuitie or yearely rent and all and every summe and summes of money so to be forfeited and paid nomine poenae as aforesaid and every part and parcell thereof from time to time as the same shall grow or become due and payable To the intent and purpose that the said Bailiffe or such person or persons for the time being as in or by the said Orders or Ordinances shall be nominated assigned or appointed Or in default thereof such persons as shall be nominated by the said Vicar shall and may dispose imploy and pay the said Annuitie or yearly rent summe or summes of money aforesaid and every part and parcell thereof for and towards the sustentation and maintenance of the said Almes-house and such poore persons as from time to time shall be elected or appointed to be harboured and relieved in the same as aforesaid in such sort manner and form as in and by the said Orders or Ordinances shall be prescribed limited or set downe and to none other use intent or purpose Excepting alwaies That the money that shall be due nomine poenae shall be paid to the said Bailiffe or other persons appointed to receive the fame for his pains in distreining for the same And also every of the said E B c. severally for himself his heirs and assignes doth covenant and grant to and with the said Lord B. his heires and assignes by these presents That they the said E B. c. their heires and assignes or any of them shall not at any time or times hereafter make do commit procure cause or assent to be done any act deed demise or thing whatsoever whereby or by means whereof the said Annuity or yearely rent summe and summes of money aforesaid or any of them shall or may be avoyded surrendred extinguished or in any manner incumbred or whereby or by means whereof the same or any part or parcell thereof shall not or may not be disposed imployed and paid in manner and form aforesaid according to the true intent and meaning of these presents And further the said Lord B. doth by these presents grant and agree for him and his heires That it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Warden with the twelve persons for the time being on every first Sunday of every quarter of a year when the said Lord B or his heires or the Lady B Wife of the Lord B or the Heire apparant of the Lord B shall keepe his or her residence at B to goe to the Mannor house of the said Lord B called B in the said Countie
M C. her executors or assigns from henceforth for or in respect of the premisses are or ought to be paid done and performed and the covenants clauses and agreements in the said recited Indenture of assignment expressed and contained which on the part and behalf of the said H B and R H. their executors c. or either or any of them are or ought to be observed performed fulfilled and kept onely except and foreprized The like for R H. And the said R S doth covenant c. To and with the said H B and R H their executors administrators and assigns and every of them at all times hereafter For discharging the rent to the Queen and from time to time cleerly to acquit exonerate and discharge or otherwise sufficiently to save and keep harmelesse the said H B and R H their executors administrators and assignes and every of them as wel against our said Soveraigne Lady the Queene her heires and successors as against all and every person and persons whatsoever of for and concerning the said rents covenants clauses and agreements before mentioned and excepted and of and from all actions suits charges troubles incumbrances and demands whatsoever which for or by reason thereof at any time or times hereafter can or may come grow or bee to or against the said H B and R H their executors administrators or assignes or any of them A Covenant for quiet enjoying discharged of incumbrances from M C as from H B. Another Covenant from R S to M C for discharging the rent to the Queene as is last before to H B and R H. And lastly the said M C doth covenant c. to and with the said R S c. That shee the said M C her executors and administrators shall and will at all time and times hereafter for and during the space of two years next ensuing the date hereof For further assurance at the reasonable request and at the costs and charges in the Law of the said R S his executors or assignes do make and execute or cause to be done made and executed all and every such further lawfull and reasonable acts things and devises in the law whatsoever for the discharge of any covenant clause or agreement in the said recited indenture of assignment mentioned and contained wherewith the said R S his executorr or administratours as assignee or assignes of oâ to the said H B and R H or either of them can or may bee charged or chargable and for the extinguishing of the said proviso or condition in the said indenture of Assignment contained and of all such estate and interest as shee the said M C her executours or administratours now hath or shall can or may by any means have claime or pretend to have in or to the premises or any parcel thereof and for the further better and more perfect assurance surety sure making and conveying of the said site and capital messuage and other the premises and of every part and parcel thereof unto the said R S his executors and assignes for and during all the rest and residue of the said Terme of one and twenty years which at the time of the making of any such further assurance or doing any such act shall be to come and unexpired as by the said R S his c. or his or their learned Councel shall be reasonably advised or required Godfrey In witnesse c. A Bargaine and sale upon condition made to Feoffees in trust THis INDENTURE tripartite made c. between Sir H H c. of the first part R L and G L of the second part and E T and G B of the third part Witnesseth that the said Sir H H R L and G L for the considerations herein after mentioned have granted enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doe fully clearly and absolutely grant enfeoffe confirm and deliver unto the E T and G B all that the Manor or Lordship of E in the County of L with all and singular the other rights members and appurtenances of the same And also all and singular the messuages cottages lands tenements meadows pastures feedings rents reversions services heaths moors commons closes Woods underwoods wasts waifes straies escheats wards Court-leets perquisites of Courts royalties profits and hereditaments with the appurtenances to the same Mannor or Lordship belonging or in any wise appertaining or which now be or at any time heretofore within the space of thirty yeares now last past have been used reputed accepted known occupied let or set as part parcel right or member of the said Manor or Lordship And also all and singular other the Manors messuages lands tenements rents reversions services and hereditaments situate lying and being in E and E in the County of L or in either of them which at any time heretofore were the possession or inheritance of Sir J H deceased Father of the said Sir H. And also all that the Advowson and Patronage of the Parish-Church of E aforesaid And all and singular the rents and yearely profits whatsoever reserved upon any demise or grant heretofore made or granted of the premises or of any part or parcel thereof And the reversion and reversions whatsoever of all and singular the same premises and of every parcel thereof And also the said H H R L and G L for the considerations herein after mentioned have granted assigned and confirmed and by these presents do c. unto the said E T and G B all the estate right title interest use and possession whatsoever which they the said Sir H R and G and every or any of them have or hath or may might should or of right ought to to have or claim of in or to the said Mannor or Lordship and all other the premises herein before mentioned to be granted enfeoffed assigned and confirmed and of in and to every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances Together with all and all manner of deeds evidences charters writings escripts and minuments which they and every or any of them have or hath touching or concerning only the premises or only any part or parcel thereof To have and to hold the said Manor or Lordship of E Manors Messuages Lands Tenements Rents Reversions Services Hereditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned to be hereby granted or conveyed and every parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said E T and G B and their heirs to the only uses intents provisoes conditions and limitations hereafter specified and declared and to none other use intent or purpose That is to say to the only use and behoof of the said R L and G L and of their heires and assignes for ever with and upon the condition herefafter specified and declared that is to say Provided alwaies that if the said Sir H H c. do well and truly satisfie content and pay or cause to be contented satisfied or paid unto the said R L and G
singular Rents and yearly profits whatsoever reserved upon any demise lease or grant demises leases or grants heretofore made or granted of the premisses or of any part or parcell thereof And the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders of all and singular the premisses and of every part and parcell thereof And also the said R M for the consideration aforesaid hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth fully and clearly grant bargain and sell unto the said R L and G L their heires and assignes for ever all the estate right title interest use possession reversion remainder propertie condition claim and demand whatsoever which he the said R M hath or had or shall should may might or of right ought to have or claim of in or to the said Mannor and Lordship of C. Rectory advowson messuages lands tenements hereditaments and all and singular other the premises with the appurtenances before in and by these presents granted bargained and sold or of in or to any part or parcel thereof Habendum To have and to hold all the said Manor Lordship Rectory Advowson messuages lands tenements meadows feedings pastures commons rents reversions fines hereditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned meant or intended to be hereby given granted bargained and sold every part and parcel thereof with all singular their rights members and appurtenances unto the said R L and G L their heirs and assignes to the only proper use and behoof of them the said R L and G L and of their heirs and assigns for ever And the said R M and his heirs the said Manor c. Warranty ut in aliis warrant c. In witnesse c. An Indenture of Covenants to the former Indenture whereupon a Recovery is passed THis INDENTURE made the c. Between Sir R M of c. of the one part and R L c. and G L of the other party Whereas the said R M by an Indenture of Bargain and sale bearing date hereof and sealed and delivered with these presents for the consideration in the said Indenture mentioned and expressed give grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said R L and G L their heirs and assignes for ever all that the Manor and Lordship of C c So reciting the Lands verbatim all to the general words and divers other lands and tenements Leave out the general words as by the same Indenture of bargain and sale amongst other covenants grants and agreements therein conteined more at large it doth and may appear Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said R M for the consideration in the said Indenture of bargain and sale mentioned hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said R L and G L their heirs and assignes for ever All and all manner of deeds evidences charters writers For delivery of Evidences escripts Court Rolls books of survey books of accompt rentals counterpart of Leases terrours boundaries and minuments whatsoever any wayes touching or concerning the said Manor and Lordship Rectory Advowson Messuages Lands Tenements and other the premises with the appurtenances or any part or parcel thereof All which the said deeds evidences charters writings escripts common rolls books of survey books of accompt rentals counterparts of leases terrors boundaries and minuments before mentioned or so many of them as now be in the hands custody or possession of the said R M or of any other person or persons to his use or by his delivery or which he knowing where they are may lawfully get or come by without suit in the Law together with true copies of all deeds evidences writings and minuments as do touch or concern the premises or any part or parcel thereof joyntly with any other lands tenements the same copies to be written and copied out ât the cost and charges of the said R L and G L their c. The said R M for himself his c. doth covenant c. To and with the said R L and G L their and either of their heires and assignes and every of them by these presents to deliver or cause to be delivered unto the said R L and G L their heires and assignes or to some of them on this side and before the Feast of c. whole safe and undefaced And the said R M doth Covenant c. in manner and form following viz. For being seized That he the said R M at the time of then sealing and delivery of these presents is and standeth and so untill a good and lawful estate shall be vested and executed in the said R L and G L and their heires according to the intent and true meaning of these presents shall be and stand and be the very true sole lawfull and perfect owner and rightfully and absolutely seized of the said Manor and Lordship and of all and singular other the premises with the appurtenances in the said Indenture mentioned meant or intended to be thereby given granted bargained and sold in his demeasne as of fee simple in fee tail generall to his own proper use and behoof without any manner of condition or any limitation of any use or uses to alter change or determine the same And that there is not No reversion in the King nor before the executing or vesting of the said estate shall there be any reversion or remainder thereof or of any part or parcel thereof in our said Sovereign Lord the King or in any other person or persons And also that he the said R M now hath and until the executing and vesting of the said estate shall have full power lawful and rightful authority to convey and assure the said Manor and Lordship rectory advowson messuages lands tenements hereditaments and all and singular the above mentioned bargained premises with the appurtenances unto the said R L and G L their heirs and assignes for ever in form aforesaid And also that the said Manor and Lordship and other the premises nor any part or parcel thereof are holden of our said Sovereign Lord the King his heirs or successors in Capite And the said R M doth covenant c. that the said Manor Lordship Rectory Discharged of incumbrances Advowson Messuages Lands Tenements and all and singular other the premises before by the said Indenture given granted bargained and sold or meant mentioned or intended to be thereby given granted bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances at the ensealing and delivery of these presents are and be and so at all times hereafter for ever shall be remaine and continue unto the said R L and G L their heires and assignes free and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged or otherwise well and sufficiently saved and kept harmlesse of and from all and all manner of bargaines sales gifts grants leases joyntures dowers annuities statutes merchant and of the
R L doth beare unto G L third Sonne to the said R and to M his daughter and to other the parties hereafter in these presents mentioned and for the better continuance for so long time as it shall please Almighty God of all and singular his Messuages Lands Tenements and hereditaments in his Kindred and blood as hereafter is limited and expressed And for divers other good causes and considerations him the said R L thereunto moveing It is Covenanted granted concluded condescended and agreed between the said parties to these present Indentures and every of them And the said R L for himselfe and his heirs doth covenant and grant by these presents to and with the said A B C D and E F and every of them and the heires of them and every of them That he the said R L his heires and assignes and all and every other person and persons and their heires and assignes that now stand and be seized or that at any time hereafter shall stand or be seized of and in all and singular the Manors messuages parsonages lands tenements tithes meadows feedings pastures marshes as well fresh as salt rights jurisdictions franchises liberties fruits profits commodities and hereditaments whatsoever of the said R L with all and singular their appurtenances situate lying being coming arising happening renewing growing or increasing within the towns parishes hamblets or fields of E M or in either of them within the Isle of S in the County of K or elsewhere in the said Isle whereof the said R L is or standeth seized of any estate or inheritance in possession reversion remainder or use shall at all times from and after the feast of c. next ensuing the date hereof stand and be seized of all and singular the same premises and of every part and parcel thereof to the several uses behoofs intents and purposes hereafter expressed limited and appointed and to none other use intent behoof or purpose That is to say to the use and behoof of the said R L for during the term of his natural life without impeachment of any manner of wast And from after the decease of the said R. then of all and all manner of tythes yearly and from time to time coming and renewing and growing of all and every the lands tenements and hereditaments in the said Parish of E heretofore conveyed and assured for the jointure of A now his wife to the use and behoof of the said A for terme of her life and after the decease of the said R L of all and singular the said messuages lands tenements hereditaments and all other the premises with the appurtenances except the said Tythes And after the decease of the said A of the tythes to the use and behoof of G L for and during the terme of the natural life of the said G and after his decease then to the use and behoof of the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten and for default of such issue then to the use and behoofe of M daughter of the said R L and of the heires of her body lawfully begotten and for default of such issue to the use of the right heires of the said R L for ever Provided alwaies and the intent and meaning of these presents and of the parties to the same and every of them A Proviso to make Leases c. is and it is fully covenanted and agreed betweene the same parties and every of them that it shall and may bee lawfull to and for the said R L during his naturall life by his deede or deedes indented under his hand and seal to demise grant let limit express or appoint the premises or any part thereof at his will and pleasure to any person or persons whatsoever for such terme and termes of yeares life or lives or otherwise in possession or reversion and for such yearely rent and rents or without rent as to him the said R L shall seem good Provided also and the intent and meaning of these presents and of the parties to the same and every of them is and it is fully covenanted and agreed by and betweene the same parties and every of them that it shall or may bee lawful to and for the said G L and the heires males of his body lawfully begotten and for default of such issue to and for the said M and the heires of her body lawfully begotten by his her or their deed or deedes indented under their or any of their hands and seals to demise grant let limit expresse or appoint the premises or any part thereof at his or their will or pleasure to any person or persons whatsoever for terme of three lives in possession or for one and twenty yeares in possession so that upon every such lease grant and estate to be made for life lives and years as aforesaid there be reserved the old and accustomed yearly rents or more And so that the same lessees and grantees or their assignes do well and truly content and pay or cause to bee paid the same rents so to be reserved or mentioned to bee reserved in and by their said Indentures of Lease unto such person or persons for the time being unto whom the reversion or reversions remainder or remainders immediately depending upon the same leases and grants by the true intent and meaning of these presents shall or ought to appertaine at the dayes in their writings limited and mentioned upon demand or demands of the same rents to be made in such manner and forme as by the law are requisite in demands of rents and services or within one month next after such demand or demands And that also it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said R L during his life and after his decease to and for the said G L and the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten by his or their deede or deeds indented at his or their will and pleasure to demise grant limit declare expresse assigne or convey the premises or any part thereof to such woman wife or wives as the same I L or such of his sonnes as is or shall bee his heir apparant shall happen to marry during the natural life of such woman wife or wives for or in the name of her jointure without any rent by her to be yeelded or paid for the same Provided alwaies that no former estate or estates lease or leases shall bee avoided or impeached by such limitation to any such wife or wives Neverthelesse it is alwaies provided and fully covenanted granted concluded condescended and agreed by and betweene the said parties to these present Indentures and every of them That if the said G L and M. or any of them or any of the heires of their severall bodies lawfully begotten to whom any use or uses estate or estates of or in the said Lands Tenements or Hereditaments herein before mentioned or any part or parcell thereof is before in or by these presents limited
premisses with the appurtenances and all their and either of their said estate right title interest possession claime or demand of in and to the same premisses with the appurtenances and of every part and parcell thereof unto the said Sir G M. his heirs and assignes To have and to hold the said Mannor messuages lands tenements hereditaments and all and singular the premises with the appurtenances unto the said Sir G M Knight his heirs and assigns for ever to the onely use and behoof of the said G M. his heirs and assigns for ever To hold of the chief Lords of the Fee by the rents and services for the same heretofore due and accustomed c. with warranty as in others Blunden In witnesse c. A Release of an assignment made upon condition TO all Christian people to whom these c. J O greeting c. Whereas M C by his Indenture bearing date the c. day of c. did for the consideration therein mentioned bargaine sell assigne and set over to mee the said J O. my executors administrators and assignes all his estate right title interest term of years and demand of and in all that capitall Messuage c. and divers other lands and hereditaments in L. in the said Countie of E. in the said Indenture mentioned Upon condition nevertheless That if T R c. his executors or assigns or any of them did well and truly pay or cause to be paid to mee the said J O my executors or assigns the summ of two thousand pounds of lawfull c. at or c. on the Feast day of c. without fraud or covin That then and at all times from thenceforth the said Indenture of assignment made by the said M C. and every covenant grant article and thing therein contained should determine and be utterly void and of none effect and then also c. Reciting the Covenants verbatim as in the Assignement As in and by the said Indenture of Assignement to mee made by the said M C. amongst divers other covenants clauses articles and agreements therein contained more at large it doth and may appear Now know ye that I the said J O have had and received and by these presents do testifie acknowledg and declare to have received and had of the said T R at and upon the said Feast day c. in the said Proviso or Condition in the said recited Indenture contained Of which said summe of two thousand pounds so by me received as is aforesaid and of every part and parcell thereof I the said J O do acknowledg my selfe justly satisfied and paid and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof and of all and all manner of interest title and demand in or to the premises or any of them do clearly exonerate acquit and for ever discharge the said M C and T R and either of them their and either of their heires executors and administrators and every of them by these presents Blunden In witnesse c. A Release of a Mannor TO all Christian people to whom this present Writing shall come J R greeting c. Know ye That I the said J R for divers good causes and considerations me in this behalf especially moving Have remised released and quit claimed and by these presents do for mee and my heirs remise release and for ever quit claim to T C. and M. his Wife in their full and peaceable possession and seisin being and to the heirs and assigns of the said T C to the onely proper use and behoof of them the said T C and M. and of the heirs and assigns of the said T C for ever all the estate right title interest use possession reversion remainder propertie claim and demand whatsoever which I the said J R have or had or that I my heirs or assignes or any of us at any time or times hereafter shall have or may might should or ought to have or claim of in and to all that the Site of c. Recite the land as in the Indenture of Bargaine and Sale and of in and to every part and parcell thereof and of in and to the reversion and reversions whatsoever of all and singular the premises herein before mentioned to be remised and released and of every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances And of in and to all and singular Woods Underwoods and Trees growing and being of in or upon the premises or any part or parcell thereof and of in and to the ground and soil of the same Woods Under-woods and Trees and of in and to all and singular the Rents and yearly profits whatsoever reserved upon any Demise Lease or Grant heretofore made or granted of the premises or of any part or parcell thereof To have and to hold the said Site c. the said messuage or tenement called the B. the said tenement called the C. and all and every other the said messuages lands tenements meadowes feedings pastures commons hereditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned to be remised released and every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances Together with the said estate right title interest use possession reversion remainder propertie claim and demand whatsoever of me the said I R and my heirs of in and to the same premises and of in and to every part and parcell thereof with the appurtenances unto the said T C. and M his Wife and to the heirs and assigns of the said T C. to the onely proper use and behoof of them the said T C and M. and of the heirs and assigns of the said T C for ever So that neither I the said I R nor my heirs nor any of us nor any other person or persons for us or any of us or in the name or names of us or any of us shal or will at any time or times hereafter ask claime challenge or demand to have any manner of estate right title interest or demand of in or to the said Site c. lands tenements meadows feedings pastures hereditaments and other the premises or any part or parcell thereof and of and fâom every part and parcell thereof from henceforth utterly bârred and excluded for ever by these presents with Warranty against I R and his heirs In witnesse c. A Release of a Rent reserved in a pair of articles of agreement TO all Christian people to whom c. W F greeting c. Whereas I H being possessed of and in one Lease for divers years yet enduring of and in divers messuages lands tenements and hereditaments mentioned and contained in one pair of Indentures dated c. had and made between him the said I H of the one partie and H A of the other partie did by the said recited Indenture assigne and set over unto the said H A the said originall Lease and all and singular the lands tenements and hereditaments therein contained All which the said H A
buildings structures stables gardens orchards tosts croft curtilages lands tenements meadowes feedings pastures commons wasts heath moores marishes profits commodities emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever to the premises above mentioned belonging or appertaining or had known accepted used or occupied as member part or parcell of the premises with all and singular the appurtenances which Tenement and one yard land with the appurtenances I the saie R M lately had and purchased amongst others to me and mine heires to the onely use of me the said R M my heires and assignes for ever in fee farme by the names of all that Tenement and one yard land c. word for word as the are granted in the Letters patents And the moity of which close c. I the said R M also lately had and purchased to me my heires and assignes as is above mentioned together with another moity of the same close by the name of all that close c. late in the Tenure of c. of the gift and grant of his late majesty c. as by his Letters patents made under the great seal of England dated at G more fully appeareth To have and to hold the said Tenements and all and singular the said houses buildings c. and all and singular other the premises above by the presents granted with all their appurtenances to the said G W his heires and assignes to the onely use of the said G W his heires and assignes for ever Upon the condition and intention expressed and specified in certain Indentures dated c. and made between me the said R M on the one part and the said G W on the other part touching the premises To be holden of his said late majesty c. Rendring yearly to his said majesty his heires and successors of and for the said Tenement c. 15 shillings and of and for the moity of the said close 12 pence of lawfull English money at the Receipt of his said majesties Exchequer his heires and successors or to the hands of the Bayliffes or receiver generall of the premises for the time being at the feasts c. by equall portions to be paid for all other rents services exactions suites and demands whatsoever therefore in any manner to be paid or done to his said majesty his heires and successors And I the said R M and my heires the Tenement aforesaid c. and all and singular other the premises above by these presents granted with all their appurtenances to the said G W his heires and assignes Warranty to the onely proper use of the said G W his heires and assignes for ever under the condition and intention aforesaid against me the said R M my heires and assignes will Warrant and for ever defend by these presents Moreover know ye me the said R M to have made c. A Letter of Atturney In witnesse c. A Feoffment upon condition of payment of money TO All Christian People to whom c. Greeting Know yee me the said A B for the sum of c. of lawfull English money to me the said A B at the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the said C D well and truely paid wherewith I confesse my self fully satisfied and contented and him the said C D his heires executors administrators and every of them thereof acquitt and for ever discharge by these presents To have given granted infeoffed and confirmed and by this my present to give grant infeoffe and confirm unto the said C D his heires and assignes all that field and pasture with the appurtenances called W c. lying and being in the parish of A in the County of c. now or late in the tenure or occupation of me the said A B or my assignes and all and singular the lands c. To have hold and injoy the said field other the premisses above by these presents given and granted with all their appurtenances to the said C D his heires and assignes to the proper use of the said C D his heires and assignes for ever To be Holden of the chief Lords of the fee by the rents and services therefore due and of right accustomed Provided alwayes neverthelesse that if I the said A B shall pay or cause to be paid or my heires or assignes pay or cause to be paid to the said C D his executors or assignes 300 pound of lawfull English money upon the feast day of Saint Michael which shall be in the year of our Lord c. between the hours of one and five in the afternoon of the same day at or within c. That then and immediately after such paymenr made in manner and form aforesaid This present writing and possession and seisin thereupon had and taken or to be had shall void and of no force and effect and shall be accompted for null any thing in these presents contained to the contrary thereof notwithstanding And I the said A B and my heires the said field c. and all other and singular the premisses above by these presents given and granted with all their appurtenances to the said C D his heires and assignes to the use aforesaid Warranty and upon the condition aforesaid against me the said A B my heirs and assignes will warrant and for ever defend by these presents Moreover know yee a Letter of Atturney In witnesse c. A Letter of Atturney to receive possession and seisin KNow All men by these presents me C D. of c. To have made ordained constituted deputed and in my place by these presents put my beloved in Christ E F my true and lawfull Atturney to receive for me in my name and stead of A B of c. or of his certain Atturney or Atturneys in that behalf full and peaceable possession and seisin of and in all that field and pasture called W with the appurtenances lying and being in the parish of A in the County of c. now in the tenure or occupation of the said A B and of and in all and singular other lands tenements meadowes pastures and hereditaments whatsoever with all their appurtenances to mee the said C D my heires and assignes by the said A B given and granted by a certain Indenture dated c. according to the tenor force forme and effect of the said Charter indented hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said atturney shall do in the premisses by vertue of these presents In witnesse c. A Feoffment in part of performance of Covenants in a certaine Indenture TO all Christian people to whom c. A B of c. greeting c. Know ye mee the said A B as well for the summe of c. of lawful c. to mee beforehand before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by C D of c. well and truly paid as also in part of accomplishment and performance of certain Covenants grants and agreements in certaine Indentures expressed
thereupon built which now are and usually heretofore have bin demised with the same as belonging to the same as shall amount to the yearly value of 1500 l. per an or thereabouts Provided that the same be not parcell of the possessions of the Dutchie of Cornwal or belonging to the Manor of Lanceston in the county of Cornw. or belonging to the Manor of c. in the countie of Denbigh These are therefore to will and require you to make forth and send unto us fair written in parchment under your hands such and so many particulars within your severall offices as shall amount unto the said yearly value of 1500 li. per an in Mils with their lands and appurtenances as the said Contractors or any for them shall from time to time come to require the same and that you certifie to us what number and quantitie of acres belongeth to every such Mill and that you put into every particular if it be so required so many severall things as shall amount unto the sum of 6 l. 13 s. 4 d. so as the same several things do lie with one Audit taking only but one fee for the same particular as if it had been for one thing only And further we will and require you to permit and allow the said Contractors their deputies agents and assigns to have a sight of and to peruse all such your books and records as they shall have need or require for their better instruction and furtherance of their businesse in that behalf and withall that you forbear to make forth any particulars of any the mils or lands of that nature to any person or persons whatsoever for any lease or leases upon surrender or in reversion or for any grants in Fee farm or in Fee simple or otherwise but onely to and for the use of the said Contractors their agents and assignes for the supplying and filling up of the value of 1500 li per ann other then for the places before excepted Whereof fail you not as you tender his Majesties service and will answer the contrary at your perils To our loving Friends the Auditors of his Majesties Revenues within the survey of his Highness Excheque Dutchy of Lan. and to their sufficient Deputies in their absence and to every of them and to the Auditors of the Principality of VVales and Earldom of Chester and to all others his Majesties Officers of the said Courts A Letter of Atturney to take possession of a Patentee TO all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come G M and H L of London Esquires send Greeting c. Know ye that we the said G M and H L have made ordained constituted and in our stead and place have put and Authorized our well beloved I VV and S D and either of them our true sufficient and lawful Atturnies joyntly and severally to take and receive for us and in our names places and steads of R N A P T VV and J VV Atturnies for our Sovereign Lord the Kings Majestie authorized constituted and ordained joyntly and severally by his Highnes Letters patents bearing date c. under as well his Highness great Seale of England as under the Seal of his Majesties Dutchy of Lancaster or of some of them full and peaceable possession and seisin of and in the several Parks hereafter mentioned That is to say of and in the new Park of VVakefield in the County of York and of and in the Park of Hungerford with the appurtenances in the County of Berks and of and in the Park of VVicks with the appurtenances in the County of Essex and of and in all and singular the Parks houses buildings lands tenements meadows feedings pastures and hereditaments with their appurtenances which are mentioned to be given and granted in and by the said Letters patents of the Kings most excellent Majesty that now is to us the said G M and H L made Sealed as well with the great Seal of England as with the Seal of his Majesties Dutchey of Lancaster bearing date as in and by the same more at large appeareth Or of or in any part or parts parcel or parcels thereof in the name of all or as much thereof as they or either of them shall think good and Atturnment and Atturnments of the Farmors and Tenants of the said several Parks for life lives yeares or in Fee or otherwise and of every of them for and in our names places and steads to take and seisin of their or any of their rents and services or any of them to receive to and for us and our use according to the meaning of his most Excellent Majestie expressed in his Higness said Letters patents in and by which said Letters patents his Highnesse hath Authorized made ordained constituted and specially appointed the said Reignald N. A P. T VV and J VV and every of them as a foresaid his Highnesse true and lawful Atturnies joyntly and severally to enter for and in his Highnesse name into the said Parks and other the premises specified and expressed in the said Letters patents and possession thereof and of every or of any parcel thereof in his Highnesse name to take and after such possession and seisin so had to deliver for him and in his name to us the said G M and H L or either of us or to our certain Atturnie or Atturnies in that behalf full possession and seisin of and in the premises or any of them To have hold or enjoy the same to us the same G M and H L our c. according to the form effect of the said Letters patents thereof to us made holding firm and stable all and every act and thing whatsoever as our said Atturnies or any of them shal do in or about the premises by these presents In witnesse c. A Warrant from the King for a Lease in reversion RIght trustie and right welbeloved Cosin and Councellor and right trustie and welbeloved Councellors we greet you well Letting you wit that in consideration of the good and acceptable service heretofore done unto us by our welbeloved servant A B. We are contented and pleased to grant to him and his assignes a Lease in reversion for 21 yeares without fine of such and so much of our manors lands tenements and hereditaments as well within the survey of our Exchequer as of the Revenue of our Dutchie of Lancastar as together shall amount unto the clear yearely value of 100 li. or thereabouts Wherefore we will and command you that when our said servant or any other for him shall bring unto you any note or notes of any such our manors lands tenements or hereditaments usually letten or meet to be letten to the yearely value aforesaid or thereabouts ye give him meanes to have the just particulars thereof at the hands of our Auditors And thereupon cause a Book to be drawn in due form of Law concerning a Lease to be made by us to the said
therof for and the name of the whole did take possession for and in the name and to the use of the said A B and then and there did deliver this present Indenture as the deed of the said A B unto the within named G H in the presence of those whose names are subscribed Forster A Letter of Atturney to take possession TO all Christian people c. T P greeting c. Know yee that I the said T P have made constituted ordained and in my place by these presents have put and authorized my well beloved friend A B my true sufficient and lawfull atturney to receive and take for mee and in my name of S R of c. full and peaceable possession and seizen of and in all that the Mannour of S with the appurtenances in the County of H. and of and in all lands tenements and hereditaments with their appurtenances whatsoever in S. aforesaid in the said County of H to the said Mannour by any means belonging and of and in all that the Rectory of the parish-Church of S. aforesaid and of and in all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments Oblations Tythes Obventions and profits to the said Rectory by any meanes belongiâg and of and in all and singular other Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments with the appurtenances expressed and specified in a certain paire of Indentures of demise bearing date with these presents made betweene the said S K of the one partie and mee the said T P of the other partie of and concerning the premisses for the Terme of twenty and one yeares from the feast of c. last past and for the yearly rent of fifty shillings and of and in every parcel thereof with the appurtenances And further for me and in my name to take receive and do all and every such other thing and things in or concerning the premisses as to my said Atturnie shall be thought meet or convenient and that as fully and effectually as I my self might doe if I were then and there personally present Holding c. at antea c. Blunden Conc. A Letter of atturnie to make composition for letting and setting of Lands TO all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come A C Esq seâdeth greeting in our Lord God everlasting Know yee that I the said A C for divers good causes and considerations mee in this behalf especially moving doe by this my present writing assigne make ordain and constitute and in my stead and place put and authorize my well beloved friend R R Gentleman my true sufficient and lawfull atturney and deputie for mee and in my name into the Mannor of E and L with their appurtenances in the Countie of C and into every or any part or parcell thereof to enter and with all every or any the Tenants Farmers or occupiers thereof or any parcel thereof or any other person or persons for me and in my name and to my use to common take compound conclude and agree of for and concerning the demising letting or setting of the said Mannor and premisses and every or any parcel thereof to the same Tenants Farmors or Occupiers therof or the said other person or persons for the term of three lives or otherwise at and for the yearly rents and services therefore heretofore due and accustomed and for such fine or fines to me the said A C for the same premisses or any of them to be paid as the said R R shall think fit and convenient and compositions and agreements with the same Tenants Farmours or occupiers of the same premisses or any the said other person or persons and every and any of them for the same premisses or any part thereof for me and in my name and to my use to that end and in that behalfe to make and the same compositions and agreements or such of them as the said R R shall think fit for mee and in my name to make and as my deed or deeds to deliver and the counterpart thereof for mee and in my name and my use to take and to doe execute and finish the same and all and every other âct and thing needfull and necessarie to bee done for and concerning the premisses as fully wholly and effectually as I my selfe might doe if I were then and there personally present and all and whatsoever the said R R for mee and in my name and to my use as aforesaid shall doe or cause to bee done in or about the premisses or any of them by vertue of these presents I the said A C shall and wil stand to justifie confirme and allow by these presents In witnesse c. A Generall Letter of Atturnie to enter into and to let and set lands TO all Christian people c. A B c. sendeth greeting c. Know yee that I the said A B have made ordained constituted authorized appointed and in my place and stead by these presents have put my well beloved C D and E F of c. my true sufficient and lawfull atturnies jointly and severally as well to enter for mee and in my name into all and singular my messuages Lands Tenements Woods Underwoods and all other my possessions and hereditaments whatsoever with all and singular their appurtenances in C in the said County of c. as also to aske gather leavy recover and receive for mee To receive rents and in my name and to the use of my said Atturnies of all and singular my Tenants and other the premisses or of any parcel thereof all and singular Rents Profits and arrerages of rents whatsoever thereof arising coming or growing and the Tenants and Occupiers of all and singular my said Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and other the premisses with the appurtenances and every or any of them To distrain for non-payment of Rents for nonpayment of their said Rents issues and profits to take and distraine and the distresses there so had and taken lawfully to lead drive carry away and impound and detain withhold and keep the same until the said rents issues and profits and arrerages thereof being behind be fully satisfied and paid and if need be all and singular the same goods so distrained to sell and put on sale and the mony thereof coming in the hands of my said Atturnie to retaine hold and keepe as the Law in that behalfe doth or shall permit and also all and singular the same my Tenants Farmours and other Occupiers of the premisses not well and truely paying their rents at the accustomed dayes and Feasts and not well and truly observing performing fulfilling and keeping all such covenants grants customes and charges as they ought to doe observe performe and fulfill by vertue of their leases grants or upon any other reasonable cause or causes whatsoever at the discretion of my said Atturnie from their Farmes and Tenements to expell and amove and the same premisses and every or any parcell thereof to other Farmors Tenants
Soveraign Lord the King his heirs and successors all such sums of money as the same woods and the soile thereof shall be surveyed unto and certificate by the surveyor of the woods That then c. To make an assurance of land THe Condition of this Recognizance is such That if the above bounden R L his executors c. do or shall on or before the second day of F. now next ensuing the date hereof at his or their own proper costs and charges make seal and deliver or cause to be made sealed and delivered unto the above named W G. his executors or assignes such a good lawfull and sufficient grant bargain sale and assignment of all such estate right title interest term of years possession reversion claim and demand whatsoever which the said R now hath or may might should or ought to have or can or may claim of in and to all that Farm c. with the appurtenances whatsoever called or known by the name of Wragby or by any other name or names whatsoever situate lying and being in W. in the countie of Y. and of and in every part and parcel thereof by force and vertue of the last Will and Testament of J L Gent. deceased father of the said K or by any other way means conveyance or assurance whatsoever or howsoever in such sort manner and form and with and under such covenants clauses warranties and agreements as by the said W G. his executors or assignes or his or their learned Councell in the Law shall be reasonably devised and advised or required That then c. A bond for non-residency THe Condition of this Obligation is such That whereas A B c. of c. in the countie of c. at the request of the within named C D. hath lately presented the within bounden E F to the Vicarage of c. If therefore the said E F doe and shall at all times hereafter be Resident in and upon the said Vicarage of c. and there personally read Divine service and diligently preach and administer the sacraments in decent and orderly manner according to the Lawes of this Realme for and during all such time as hee the said E F or his assignes shall enjoy the said Vicarage or receive the profits thereof And also if hee the said E F during such time as hee shall enjoy the said Vicarage doe and shall diligently teach and instruct within the Towne of c. in the said county of c. â00 Scholers of the nomination of the said C D. and his heirs in all such manner of Grammer learning and other good Learning and Education as hee the said E F can or may to his uttermost endeavour do and perform and thereunto faithfully and diligently apply himself hee the said C D his heires or assignes paying him the said E F for teaching the same 00. Scholers in manner as aforesaid the summe of c. yearly That then c. An Indenture of Annuitie THis Indenture made the one and twentieth day of c. in the c. Between I S of Skipton in the countie of York Esquire of the one partie and Charles P. of London Esquire on the other partie Witnesseth That the said I S for and in consideration of the summ of c. to him before the ensealing and delivery of these presents well and truly contented and paid whereof and wherewith he the said I S doth acknowledg and confesse himself to be fully satified and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof doth clearly acquit and discharge the said C P. his heirs c. and every of them for ever by these presents Hath given granted and confirmed and by these presents doth give grant and confirm Grant for him and his heirs unto the said C P. his executors and assignes one Annuitie or yearly Rent charge of 200 pounds of lawfull money of England to be issuing and gowing out of all those the Mannors and Lordships of Staunton c. with all and singular their rights members and appurtenan es in the said Countie of York and out of all and singular messuages cottages houses edifices buildings barns stables orchards gardens lands tenements meadows feedings pastures commons moores marishes rents reversions services profits commodities emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever with the appurtenances to the said severall Mannors or any of them belonging or in any wise appertaining or as part parcell or member of the said Mannors or any of them had used reputed occupied or enjoyed And also out of all other the lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever of the said I S. within the said Countie of York To have and to hold perceive receive and take the said Annuitie or yearly Rent-charge of c. unto the said C P. his executors and assignes from the day of the date of these presents for and during the full term and time of fortie yeares now next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended if the said C P and R P Esquire Nephew to the said C P or either of them shall so long live To be paid at four most usuall Feasts or terms in the year That is to say At the Feast of c. by even and equall portions at or in the Church porch of the Parish-church of c. The first payment thereof to begin on c. And the said J S. for himself his heires executors administrators and assignes A Covenant to pay forty shillings for every day after default of payment of the rent and to re-enter and for every of them doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said C P his c. that if it shall happen the said yearly rent of c. to be behind and unpaid in part or in all over or after any of the said Feast dayes in which the same ought to be paid being lawfully demanded by the true intent and meaning of these presents That then hee the said J S. his heires and assignes shall and will not onely forfeit and lose unto the said C P. his executors or assignes for and in the name of a pain or penaltie the sum of fortie shillings of lawfull money of England for every day that the same yearly rent shall happen to be behinde and unpaid in part or in all over or after any of the said Feast daies wherein the same ought to be paid as is before mentioned But also that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said C P his executours and assignes And to and for every of them from time to time from and after everie of the said feast dayes wherein the said yearly rent or any part thereof should or ought to be paid as before is mentioned into all and singular the said Manors and into every of them and into all other the lands tenements and hereditaments to the said Mannors or any of them belonging and into all other the premisses with all and singular their appurtenances and
himselfe his heires executors and administrators doth covenant and grant to and with the said R D and B his wife their heires and assignes by these presents in manner and forme following That is to say That hee the said I W at the time of the ensealing and deliverie of these presents is That hee is seized in fee and hath power to grant and standeth lawfully and sufficiently seized of such a good perfect lawfull and indefeizible estate of inheritance in fee-simple or fee-taile and no reversion or remainder thereof in the Kings Majestie and to his and their owne use and uses without any manner of condition or limitation of any other use or uses to alter change or determine the same estate of and in the said Mannors Lands Tenements and hereditaments and all other the aforesaid premises before in and by these presents mentioned or intended to be granted aliened bargained and sold as hee the said I W can and may lawfully and sufficiently grant convey and assure all and singular the said Mannors of H. Lands Tenements and hereditaments and all other the aforesaid premisses with all and singular their appurtenances unto the said R D his heires and assignes for ever according to the true intent and meaning of these presents That the premises are discharged of incumbrances And also the said I W for himself c. doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said R D and B his wife and either of them their and either of their heirs and assignes by these presents That all and singular the said Mannor of H Lands Tenements and all other the aforesaid premisses with their appurtenances before in and by these presents granted aliened bargained and sold and everie part and parcel thereof at the time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents are and be and at all times hereafter shall be remaine and continue cleerely acquitted exonerated and discharged or otherwise upon request sufficiently saved and kepe harmlesse of and from all and all manner of former bargains sales gifts grants leases rents and charges and arrerages of rents titles troubles and incumbrances whatsoever had made committed suffered or done or to bee had made committed suffered or done by the said I W his heires or assignes or by any other person or persons whatsoever by his or their means acts titles consents and procurements except one lease c. And also that they the said R D and B his wife and either of them their heires and assignes and every of them shall and may at all times hereafter and from time to time for ever according to the true intent and meaning of these presents peaceably lawfully and quietly have hold use occupie possesse and enjoy all and singular the said Manor of H. Lands Tenements and all other the before bargained premises with all and singular their appurtenances before in and by these presents mentioned to be granted aliened bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof without any manner of lawfull let suit eviction or disturbance of the said IW or his assignes or of any person or persons whatsoever claiming or lawfully having or which shall hereafter have or claim any manner of estate right title charge or interest of in or to the said Manor and all other the premises or of in or to any part or parcel thereof by from or under the said I W his heires or assignes All such persons as do claim by force of the Leases before excepted only excepted And furthermore that the said Manor of H and all other the foresaid premises That the premises are not holden in capite nor any part or parcel thereof are not holden of his Majestie in capite whereby any licence of alienation shall be needful to be had or sued forth for the bargaine sale conveying and assigning of the said Manor and other the premises to the said RD and B their c. Nor that the said R D his c. shall at any time or times hereafter be ward or wards unto our said Sovereign Lord the Kings Majestie his heires or successors for or in respect of the said Manor of c. and all other the premises or any part or parcel thereof And also the said I W for himself his c. doth covenant c. That he the said I W and M now his Wife and the c. of the said I and all and every other person and persons whatsoenow having or lawfully claiming or which shall hereafter rightfully claim any manner of right title or interest of in or to the said Manor and of all other the aforesaid premises or any part or parcel thereof by from or under the said I W his heirs or assignes except such persons as shall claim by force of the Lease before excepted shall and will at all times hereafter for and during the Term of three yeares next ensuing the day of the date of these presents doe make knowledg execute and suffer or cause to be made done knowledged executed and suffered all and every such lawful act and acts thing and things device and devices conveyances and assurances in the Law whatsoever with warranty against him the said I W and his heires for the further and more assurance and sure making of the said Manors Lands Tenements and of all and singular other the premises with the appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof to be had and made sure unto the said R D and B their heires and assignes for ever absolutely without any manner of condition or other limitation be it by fine or fines with Proclamation with warranty against him the said I W his heires and assignes Recovery with double or single Voucher or Vouchers Deed or Deeds enroled the enrolement of this present Feoffement with warrantie against him the said I W his heires and assignes release with confirmation with the like warrantie or without warrantie or by any or as many of the devcies wayes and meanes aforesaid as by the said R D and B or either of them their heirs c. as by their or any of their Councel learned in the law shall be reasonably devised or advised and required at the only costs and charges of the said R D and B their heires and assignes so that the said I nor M his Wife be not compelled to travel out of the C and City of M about the same assurance If he be lawfully evicted within 12 yeares the bargainor to pay 5 li an Acre And moreover the said I W. for himself his heires executors and administrators doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said R D and B and either of them and to and with the heires and assignes of either and every of them by these presents in manner and form following That is to say that if it shall fortune at any time within twelve yeares next after the date hereof the said R D and B and either of them their or either of
by I H of c. well and truly to be paid in manner and forme as in and by a proviso contained in the said Indenture is mentioned limited and declared did bargaine and sell unto the said I H and to his heires and assignes for ever all that his grange or farm of c. with the appurtenances in the parish of A in the County of S. parcel of the possessions of the late dissolved Monastery of W in the County of c. and all other his Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements Meadowes Feedings Pastures Woods Leets Courts Liberties Franchises and Hereditaments whatsoever they be with all and singular their appurtenances siâuate c. which said premisses the said A W late bought and purchased to him and his heires of the said I H. together with all and singular messuages houses buildings barnes stables dove-houses ortch-yards gardens lands meadowes feedings pastures c. and hereditaments whatsoever they bee to the said Graunge or Farme of c. and other the premisses before mentioned or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining or accepted reputed taken or known as part parcel or member therof heretofore used occupied demised letten posessed or enjoyed To have and to hold all and singular the premises to the said I H. and his heires for ever In which said Indenture there is a proviso conteined that if the said I H his heires executors administrators or assignes or some of them should fail in the payment of the summe of c. unto the said A W her executors or administrators at the dayes or places in the said Indenture specified That then the said conveyance should be void as in and by the said Indenture more at large it doth and may appeare And whereas the said I H hath conveyed and assured all and singular the premises unto the said Sir N H and his heires before the ensealing and delivery of these presents Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said A W for and in consideration of the sum of c. to him the said A W in hand well and truly satisfied and paid by the said N H before the ensealing and delivery of these presents And also in consideration of the full discharge and release of the condition and proviso aforesaid and at the special instance and request of the said I H. Hath remised released and quit claimed and by these presents doth for himself and his heires remise Release release and quit claime unto the said Sir N H and to his heires for ever The condition and proviso above mentioned and also all the estate âight title interest claim reversion condition proviso and demand whatsoever which he the said A W now hath or by any manner of waies or meanes hereafter shall or may have of in and unto the said Grange or Farm and all and singular other the premises with the appurtenances or of in or unto any part or parcel thereof And also of in and unto all and singular the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments which the said A W hath at any time purchased to him and his heires of the said I H. To have and to hold the said Grange or Farm Habendum and all and singular the premises with the appurtenances unto the said Sir N H his heires and assignes for ever to the only proper use and behoof of the said Sir N H his heires and assignes for ever absolutely without any condition or limitation whatsoever And the said A W for himselfe his heires executors administratos and assignes doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said Sir N H. his heirs and assignes by these presents in manner and form following viz. That he the said N H his heires and assignes shall and may from time to time and at all times for ever hereafter peaceably and quietly have hold occupie possesse and enjoy the said Grange or Farme and all and singular the premises with the appurtenances conveyed and released or meant mentioned or intended to be conveyed or released by these presents without the let suit trouble disturbance or eviction of the said A W his heires or assignes And without the lawful let suit trouble disturbance molestation or eviction of any other person or persons lawfully claiming any estate right title or interest in out of or into the premises or any part thereof from by or under the said A W his heires or assignes or by his their or any of their meanes act consent assent privity agreement or procurement other then of the said I H his heires and assignes claiming from the said A W by vertue of the assurance aforesaid And also that all and singular the premises and every part and parcel thereof shall and may from time to time and at all times for ever hereafter continue and remaine unto the said Sir N H his heires and assignes free and clear and freely and clearly exonorated and discharged of and from all and all manner of former and other gifts grants bargaines sales c. had made done or committed by the said A W his heires or assignes or by his their or any of their meanes act assent consent privity agreement or procurement except before excepted And the said A W doth further for himself his executors c. That he the said A W his heires and assignes shall and will from time to time and at all times before the feast of c. next ensuing the date hereof at the proper costs and charges in the law of the said Sir NH do and execute or cause to be done and executed all and every such further act and acts thing and things device and devices as shall be reasonably devised advised or required by the said Sir N H his heires and assignes or by his or their Councel learned in the law for the better assuring and sure making of all and singular the premises with the appurtenances unto the said Sir N H his heires and assignes according to the true intent and meaning of these presents be it by Fine or Fines Feoffement or Feoffements Deed or Deeds Inroled or not Inroled Recoverie or Recoveries with double or single Voucher or Vouchers release confirmation warranty or by any other wayes or meanes whatsoever In witnesse whereof c. A Deed of Revocation TO all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come R R of London Esquire sendeth Greeting Whereas the said R R in and by two several Indentures or Deeds bearing date the c. whereof the one is made between the said R R and G W of c. and I H of c. Gentlemen on the other partie And the other of them is made between the said R R of the one part and the said G W and I H of the other part whereupon a Fine was afterwards in due form of Law acknowledged by the said R R and A his Wife in and by which said several Indentures the said R R did assure and entail unto the said
late were parcel of the possessions of the late dissolved Monastery of c. and now be or of late were in the several Tenures or occupations of c. and their assignes and of and in the reversion or reversions of the premises and every part and parcel thereof to the uses purposes and intents hereafter in these presents expressed and limited and to none other purpose and intent That is to say to the use and behoof of the said H U for the term of his natural life without impeachment of wast and after his decease to the use and behoof of the said A U now Wife of the said H U for the term of her natural life and after the decease of them the said H and A his Wife Then to the use and behoof of c. between them lawfully begotten as the said H by his last Will and Testament or other writing to be signed and subscribed by the said A in her life-time shall limit nominate and appoint and to the use of the heires of his body lawfully begotten and for c. to the use of the right heires of the said H for ever and if no such limitation nomination or appointment shal be made by the said A in her life-time then to the use of the heires of the bodies of the said H and A between them lawfully begotten And for c. to the use of the right heirs of the said H for ever And further the said H U for himselfe c. doth covenant c. to and with the said L L and G L their heires c. that he the said H V his heirs and assignes shall and will permit and suffer the said H V and all and every other person and persons to whom the said messuage lands tenements and other the premises or any part or parcel thereof shall happen to come or of right ought to come by reason of these presents peaceably and quietly to have hold occupie and enjoy all and singular the said messuages lands tenements and hereditaments before by these presents expressed and mentioned without any manner of let trouble eviction disturbance suit vexation or expulsion of the said H V his heires or assignes or any other person or persons whatsoever lawfully having claiming or pretending to have any estate or title from by or under the said H V his heires or assignes according to the intents form and true meaning of these presents In witnesse c. A Lease of a Farm-house and certaine Lands with necessary covenants THis INDENTURE made c. Between C B of c. on the one party and T W of c. on the other partie Witnesseth that the said C B for sundry good considerations him to these presents especially moving hath demised Consideration granted and to farm let unto the said T W his executors administrators and assignes All that his messuage tenement or Farm-house called W with the appurtenances and all houses edifices buildings barns stables orchards gardens lands tenements meadows feedings profits and commodities whatsoever to the said messuage tenement or farm-house now belonging or appertaining and being now in the tenure or occupation of the said T W or of his assignee or assignes situate lying and being in the Parish of c. except and alwaies reserved unto the said C B his c. All and all manner of woods under-woods Exception hedg-rows and Timber-trees now standing growing and being or which hereafter shall stand grow or be in and upon the demised premises or in and upon any part or parcel thereof And alwaies excepted and alwaies reserved unto the said C B his c. by the space and for the term of one whole yeare next before the end and expiration of the term of seven yeares and one half year hereunder granted the said messuage tenement or Farm-house and one Close or parcel of ground called W. conteining c. be it more or lesse Together with free libertie of ingresse egresse and regresse abiding and dwelling into out of from and upon the said messuage tenement and Farm-house and one Close called B. by and during the said space and term of c. next before the end and expiration of the said Term of c. To have and to hold the said Messuage Habendum Tenement or Farm-house houses edifices Buildings Barns Stables Orchards Lands Meadows Feedings Pastures and other the demised premises and every part and parcel therof except before excepted unto the said T W. his executors administrators and assignes from the feast day of c. for and during the term of c. and fully to be compleat and ended Yeilding and paying therefore yearely during the said term unto the said C B his executors and assignes the rent of c. at four Feasts or Terms in the yeare most usual That is to say Reddendum At c. by even and equal portions And if it shall happen the said yearely rent of c. or any part or parcel thereof to be behind and unpaid by the space of c. next over or after any of the said Feast-daies in which the same ought to be paid being lawfully demanded That then and from thenceforth Re-entry for non payment and at all times after it shall and may be lawful to and for the said C B his executors administrators and assignes into the said messuage tenement or Farm-house houses edifices lands meadows pastures and all the demised premises with the appurtenances and into every part and parcel thereof wholly to re-enter and the same to have againe repossede and enjoy as in his and their former estate and the said T W. his executors administrators and assignes and all other the Tenants and occupiers of the said demised premises or any part or parcel thereof thereout and from thence utterly to expel a move and put out this Indenture or any thing therein contained in any wise notwithstanding And the said T W for himself doth covenant c. in manner and form follwing For reparations hedging ditching and fencing that is to say that he the said TW his c. at his and their own proper costs and charges shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter during the said term of c. by these presents granted when and as often as need shall require well and sufficiently repair support sustain maintaine and amend the said Messuage tenement or farme-house and all the houses edifices buildings barns and stables therunto belonging or appertaining with the appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof in by and with all and all manner of needful and necessary reparations whatsoever and also shall and will at all times hereafter and from time to time during the said term at his and their like costs and charges well and sufficiently hedge fence ditch inclose and amend all and singular the hedges fences ditches inclosures belonging to the said demised premisses in by and with
c A Condition to repay all such charges as the Tenant shall be at by reason of the payment of his rent there being controversie concerning the Title of the house THe Condition c. That whereas there is a controversie or question between the above bound E H and others touching their several rights or interests to the now dwelling house of the above-named T T situate neer Holborne Bridge London and whereas upon an Agreement between the said E H and T T the said T T is contented to pay the Rent of his said house being 5 l. per Annum unto the said E H as the same shall grow due according to his Lease if therefore the said E H her Executors or Assignes do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be repaid unto the said T T his Executors and Assignes all such rent sum and sums of mony charges and damages whatsoever as shall by due proceedings in the Law be adjudged or decreed or both against him the said T T his executors c. and all other costs and damages whatsoever which he the said T T shall sustain or be at by reason of any Actions Suits or Forfeitures whatsoever which shall or may happen to be unto the said T T his c. by reason or meanes of the payment of the said rent or any part thereof unto the said E H her Executors Administrators or Assigns That then this c. A Condition to discharge the Church-wardens and Parishioners of a child born in the Parish THe Condition c. That whereas one M P hath of late been delivered of a man-child within the Parish of c. within written to which child the within bound H G by his own voluntary confession doth acknowledg himself to be the fathet If therefore the said H G his heirs c. and every or any of them do from time to time and at all times hereafter fully and cleerly acquit discharge and save harmless as well the within named I B and H L churchwardens of the Parish Church of c. aforesaid and their Successors for the time being and every of them and also all the Inhabitants and Parishioners of the said Parish which now are or hereafter shall be for the time being and every of them of and from all and all manner of costs charges and expences whatsoever which shall or may in any manner of wise at any time hereafter arise happen come grow or be imposed upon them or any of them for or by reason or meanes of the birth education nourishing and bringing up of the said child and of and from all other Actions suits charges troubles impeachments and demands whatsoever touching or concerning the same That then c. A condition for the surrender of copy-hold lands and to cause him to be admitted Tenant THe condition c. That if the within bounden I K. and his heirs do and shall at the next Court to be holden for or within the Mannor of H. within the County of E. sufficiently and in due forme of law surrender and yeild up unto and for the use and behoof of the within named L M his c. or of such other person or persons and their c. as the said L M shall nominate and appoint all that his copy-hold tenement or messuage and lands thereunto belonging containing by estimation sixteen acres be it more or lesse now or late in the tenure or occupation of N O or of his assignes parcel of the Mannor of H aforesaid with all and singular out-houses easements commodities and appurtetenances to the same belonging cleerly acquitted and discharged of all dowers and title of dowers whatsoever and do also then and there procure and cause the said LM or such other person or persons by him to be nominated as aforesaid to bee only and lawfully admitted tenant of the same premisses so to be surrendred according to the custome of the same Mannor That then this c. Another for quiet enjoying THe condition c. That if the within named R I his c. and every of them shal or may lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold occupie and enjoy the Mannor of S with the appurtenances in the County of O with all lands tenements pastures feedings rents court leets and advowsons woods underwoods and all other hereditaments thereunto belonging or appertaining without the let trouble suit eviction disturbance or contradiction of the within bound Sir VV G Kt. Sir M G Kt. and L G Esq or any of them their or any of their c. or any of them or any other person or persons whatsoever having claiming or pretending to have any manner of right title interest and partie or claime or demand of in or to the said Manor and premises aforesaid or of in or to any part or parcel thereof by from or under the said Sir VV G. Sir M G. and R G. or either or any of them according to the tenor purport effect and true meaning of one indenture of assignment bearing date the c. made and sealed by the said Sir VV G unto the said R I. of the premisses aforesaid as by the said Indenture may appear That then c. Another for the assurance of land THe condition c. that if the within bound W B shall upon reasonable request to him to be made by the within named T H his heires or assignes on this side and before the feast day of c. next ensuing the date within written convey and assure unto the said T H his executors and assignes for ever one close of pasture containing by estimation one acre abutting upon F towards the South c. all which premisses are situate lying and being in the parishes townes and fields of N and O or in some other or one of them in the County of B. by such conveyance and assurance in the law as by the said T B his heires or assignes or by his or their Counsel learned in the lawes of this Realm shall be reasonably devised or advised and required discharged of all incumbrances whatsoever the chief rents and services only excepted And also if the said VV B his c. and every of them doe and shall untill the said conveyance and assurance shall be made and passed as aforesaid quietly permit and suffer the said T H his heirs and assignes to have receive perceive and take to his and their own proper uses and behoofs the rents issues and profits of all and singular the premisses and of every part and parcell thereof without any manner of let suit trouble disturbance or contradiction of the said N B his c. or any of them or of any other person or persons whatsoever by his their or any of their means right title interest or procurement And without any accompt or any other thing therefore to be yeilded paid or done unto the said VV B his heirs ãâã assignes or to any other person or persons whatsoever That
mainprised and taken to bail the said A B in the Sheriffs Court holden in the Counter in Woodstreet London of and for two Actions the one of Trespass damages 20 li. at the suit of c. and the other of Debt upon the demand of c. at the suit of c. as by the Records of the same Court may appear If therfore the said A B. his executors c. and every of them do at all times hereafter and from time to time shall cleerly acquit and discharge and otherwise sufficiently save and keep harmlesse the said J G. his c. and every of them and all his and their goods and chattels and every parcell of them against all persons whatsoever of and for the mainprising and taking to bail of the said A B. and of and for the severall actions aforesaid and of and for all actions suits costs troubles damages executions and demands whatsoever that shall or may arise or grow touching and concerning the premises or any of them in any manner of wise That then this present obligation to be void and of none effect or else c. Another for payment of mony if a man be non suited THe Condition c. that whereas one E G of c. is admtted to sue in forma pauperis in his Majestie Court of c. against W W and A B for the recovery of certain lands and tenements in the County of c. if the said E G shall be non-suited in the said Action or that the same Action shall passe against him by verdict or otherwise then if the above named R R or the said E G their c. or any of them do and shall truly pay or cause to be paid all and singular such costs charges and sums of mony as by any of the Judges of the said Court shall in that case be thought convenient or awarded without fraud That then c. Another for to pay a sum of mony at a day and then to put in other security for the payment of another sum at a day then following THe Condition c. that if the within bounden A P or either c. do well and truly pay c. unto the c. at or in the c. and also if the said H P his c. do or shall on the said c. day of c. next at the place aforesaid become bound with good and sufficient sureties to the likeing of the said c. her c. by their obligation in due form of law to be made and delivered unto the said c. her executors administrators and assignes in the summe of c. unto the said Dame c. her c. in the c. next c. at or in the c. That then c. A Condition for performance of covenants THe Condition c. that if the within bounden H W his c. and every of them do well and truly observe perform fulfil accomplish and keep all and singular the covenants grants articles clauses conditions and agreements whatsoever which on his or their parts and behalves are or ought to be observed c. mentioned and comprised in one pair of Indentures of Lease bearing date the within written made between the within named E W of the one part and the said H M of the other part according to the tenor effect and true meaning of the same Indentures That then c. An Indent of covenants concerning a bargain and sale of a Manor with a Proviso THis INDENTURE made the c. Between W P of c. on the one part and c. on c. Witnesseth That whereas the said I H and R B by their writing or deed Indented bearing date the very daie and yeare of these presents for the considerations therein mentioned Have granted bargained sold assigned and set over and confirmed unto the said W P his heires c. for ever Not only one indenture of lease bearing date c. in the c. made by T H Father of the said I H for the Term of threescore yeares unto him the said I H. Commencing from the date of the same Indenture of Lease If he the said T H should so long live of all those three Yard-land with the appurtenances in W aforesaid being or being accompted to be the ancient demeasne Lands of the Manor of W thentofore purchased by T H. of R S Esquire and all that his Yard and half of Land lying in W aforesaid lately purchased of one H H with all Hads Leyes Banks Lot-grasse Commons waies easements and commodities thereunto belonging And all that Dove-house Close or new Orchard in W aforesaid to the said three yard-Yard-land belonging or appertaining or therewith used occupied or enjoyed All and singular Tithes then after to grow due for out of or in regard of the premises excepted and foreprised as by the said Indenture of Lease more at large appeareth but also the remainder of all and singular the said Manor of W were it a Manor indeed or reputed And also of all that the Capital Messuage of W in the County of O aforesaid wherin the said T H then and yet dwelleth Together with the said three yard-Yard-land purchased of the said R S as aforesaid and called and known by the name of the ancient demeash lands of the Manor of W. and also of and in the said I H lying and being in W aforesaid the advowson of the Church of W excepted as by the said writing or deed Indented acknowledged to be enroled in his Majesties high and Honorable Court of Chancery to which reference being had more at large it will and may appeare Now this Indenture further witnesseth that the said I H for the consideration in the said Indenture specified hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargaine and sell unto the said W P his c. all and singular Deeds Evidences writings Charters Letters patents counterparts of Leases exemplifications Escripts and Muniments whatsoever touching or concerning only the said bargained premises or only any part or parcel thereof which he the said R H now hath or which he may or can come by without suit in Law And true copies of all such other Deeds Evidences Writings Charters Letters Patents Counterparts of Leases exemplifications Escripts and muniments as he the said I H now hath or can come by without suite in law touching the premises or any part thereof only together with any other Manors Messuages Lands Tenements or Hereditaments the same Coppies and every of them to be coppied out at the costs and charges of the said W P his heirs or assignes All which said Deeds Evidences Writings Charters Letters Patents counterparts of Leases Exemplifications Escripts or Muniments touching or concerning the above bargained premises or any part or parcel thereof together with the Copies aforesaid to be Coppied out as aforesaid The said I H doth for himself his Heires Executors and Administrators covenant promise
countermand this present letter of atturnie nor the authority thereby granted nor any suit act or proceeding at any time hereafter to be had by vertue of these presents In witnesse c. The forme of a deputation of a Patent TO all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come G VV of c. Esq sendeth greeting in our Lord God everlasting Whereas our Soveraigne Lord the Kings most excellent Majestie that now is by his Highnesse Letters patents sealed with the great seal of England bearing date at VVestminster the c. hath given and granted unto mee the said G VV the office and offices of Receiver general of the issues and revenues or all and singular his Majesties Honors Castles Lordships Mannors Lands Tenements Rents and other Hereditaments whatsoever with their rights members and appurtenances parcel of the lands and possessions of M. late Earl of L and M. his wife in the said County of Y. and in all Cities Townes and places whatsoever as well within liberties as without within the precincts limits and circuits of the foresaid County of c. and him the said G VV Receivor general of all and singular the premisses the Kings Majestie by his Letters patents aforesaid hath made and ordained to exercise execute and do any thing touching or concerning the said office And further whereas our Sovereign Lord the Kings Majestie hath by the Letters patent given and granted unto the said G VV the office and offices of Steward and keeper of all and singular Court-leets and view of frank-pledge of all and singular the said Honors c. ut supra in the said County of c. To have enjoy exercise and occupie the said severall offices and either of them to the aforesaid G W by himselfe or by his sufficient deputie or deputies unto the term and for the term of the life of the said G W. together with all profits commodities advantages authorities and preheminences whatsoever to the same several offices or either c. belonging or appertaining And further whereas our said Soveraigne Lord the Kings Majestie hath by the said Letters patents given and granted unto the said G W. for the exercising of the office of Receiver Generall of all and singular the lands and possessions aforesaid with the appurtenances the wages and fees of thirteen pounds c. by the year and for the exercising of the office of Steward and keeping of the courts leets and view of frankpledge of all the lands and possessions aforesaid with the appurtenances the wages and fees of c. by the year and also twenty shilligs for the portage of every 100 l. of mony paid by the said G W out of the issues of his said offices or either of them at the receipt of his Majesties exchequer his heires or successors or otherwise to be paid by warrant from his Majestie his heirs or successors or by warrant from the Lord High Treasurer of England for the time being To have and yearly receive the aforesaid several wages and fees in form aforesaid unto the said G W during his life out of the issues and rents of the foresaid Honours Castles and other the possessions aforesaid at the feasts of the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michael the Arch-angel by even portions to be paid together with all other wages fees allowââces liveries diet profits commodities and preheminences to the said offices or either of them by right due accustomed belonging or appertaining as by the said Letters patents amongst other things therin contained more plainly may appear And wheras our said Soveraigne Lord the Kings Majestie by other his Letters patents under the Seal of his Highnesse Court of Exchequer bearing date at VVestm the c. hath assigned and appointed the said G W unto the office and offices of surveyor General of all his Majesties Honors Castles Lordships c. in the County of Northumberland and in all Cities Towns Hamblets c. as by the said last recited Letters patents c. Now know yee that I the said G W for special causes c. have made constituted and appointed and by these presents do make constitute and appoint my loving friend R M of c. my true and lawful deputie irrecoverable to exercise and execute all and every the offices aforesaid in as large and ample manner to all intents and purposes as I my self may might or ought to do by force vertue or means of the several Letters patents above recited or either of them that is to say the office of Receiver General and office of Steward of all the Honours Castles Mannors anâ other the possessions of the said late Earl and Countess of Lenox for and during the natural life of me the said G W. and the office of Surveyor General of all his Majesties possessions within the county of Northumberland during his Majesties pleasure And I the said G W doe hereby also give grant assign and appoint unto the said R M my deputy for exercising and executing of the said several offices the several yearly wages and fees above mentioned given granted assigned unto me by the several Letters patents above recited that is to say for the said office of Receiver General the sum c. for the said office of Steward and keeping of Courts the sum of c. and for the said office of Surveior General of the said county of Northumberland the sum of c. at the feasts of c. and St. c. by even portions to be had and received in such set manner and form by my said deputy as I the said G W may might or ought to have had and received the same if this present deputation and grant of severall fees aforesaid had never been made And I doe also give grant and assign unto my said deputie all other wages fees allowances portage mony livery diet profits and commodities whatsoever to the severall offices aforesaid or any of them incident belonging or appertaining with liberty to and for the said R M my deputie at any time hereafter to surrender the several Letters patents or either of them unto the Kings Majestie his heirs or successors and to take a new grant or grants of the said offices in his own name or in the name of any other person or persons without the let trouble or contradiction of me the said G W or any claiming by from or under me In witnesse c. An assignment of a lease in trust whereof the assignor is to take a further estate in the premises THis INDENTURE made c. between Sir A C of c. on the one part and E H and C D of c. of the other part Witnesseth That whereas Sir I D c. by his Indent of lease bearing date the c. Reciting the grant and the habend as in and by c. Now this Indenture further Witnesseth That the said Sir A C for and in consideration of the trust hereafter
opened and all and singular other the Liberties preheminences Profits and Commodities before demised in manner aforesaid with their appurtenances whatsoever unto the said C D his Executors and Assignes from the Feast of P next ensuing the date of these presents unto the end and term of twenty one years from thenceforth fully to be complete and ended Yeilding and paying therefore yearly unto the said A B his heirs and Assignes Twenty six Pound of c. at two usual Feasts c. by even and equal portions c. with a clause of re-entry as in others And it is covenanted concluded and agreed by and between the said A B and C D. And the said C D. on his part doth covenant c. for him his c. to and with c. That he the said C D his Executors Administrators and Assignes shall not dig work get or draw any coals at any more or other pit or pits then one at any one time Yet neverthelesse it is condescended and agreed between the parties abovesaid that if the said C D his Executors or Assignes or any of them do or shall at any time or times hereafter during the said term dig work get or draw coals at any more or other pit or pits then one at one time that then the same C D his Executors Administrators and assignes shall yeild and pay unto the said A B yearly for and during the time that he shall dig work get or draw coals at any more or other pits then one for every pit at the which hee or they shall so dig and shall or may draw work or get coals to the number of twenty score corves or scopes a day as aforesaid every scope or corve containing eight pecks Land measure the sum of twenty pounds yearly at the two Feasts of c. aforesaid and with and under the like clause of re-entry for non-payment of the said rent by the said space of 23 dayes after either of the said Feasts as aforesaid And if it so happen that the said C D his Executors or assigns upon sinking of a new pit or pits shall win coals and yet cannot or may not draw up the full and just sum of twenty corves or scopes of such quantity as aforesaid that then he the said C D his executors and assignes shall satisfie and pay unto the said A B his heirs and assigns for so many coals as he or they shall so draw up proportionably according to the said sum and rate of twenty pound for a pit And the said C D doth covenant c. to and with c. That he the said C D his executors administrators and assignes For repairing shall and wil at all times and from time to time keep and maintain all such pit or pits mine or mines as he or they shall dig or cause to be digged fair and in good order and leave or cause to be left in the same pit or pits mine and mines good and sufficient pillars for the upholding and supporting of the ground or field there according as is used and accustomed in the lawful working of such like coal mines and also shall maintaine and keep the water-gate or gates thereof in good and sufficient manner during all the said term and so at the expiration of the said term leave the same And also that at the end of the said term of 21 years hereby granted by the said C D his executors and assigns shal and will leave one pit ready sunk to the coal unwrought And also that the said C D shall not at any time or times hereafter bargain sell let set or assigne the premisses hereby demised or any parcel thereof or any other pit or pits which the said C D at any time hereafter by vertue of these presents shal dig or make or cause to be digged or made to any person or persons other then to his wife child children or next of kindrend unlesse it be by and with the special licence consent or agreement of the said A B his heirs or assigns in writing in that behalf first had and obtained And the said A B doth covenant c. That he the same C D his executors and assigns shal and may during the said terme have such necessary and convenient way-leave and stay-leave for the carrying and laying of such coals as shall be digged gotten drawne or wrought at or in any the pit or pits to be made digged drawn or wrought within the grounds or lands aforesaid as heretofore hath been used or accustomed for carriage or laying of coals there He the said C D his executors and assigns yeilding and paying therefore the accustomed rents due or payable for the same And lastly it is granted and agreed between the said parties to these presents and the said C D for him his executors administrators and assigns doth covenant promise and grant to and with c. That any person or persons nominated by the said A B his heirs or assigns shall and may from time to time view the Coal-mines and manner of working thereof by these presents demised And also that neither the said C D his executors or assigns or any of them shall grant or permit any water drift for conveying of water from any mines of coal adjoyning to be made in or through any of the mines by these presents demised or any part thereof without the consent of the said A B his heirs or assigns in writing first obtained Articles of agreement for passing a Particular rated in Fee simple under the Great Seal to two Patentees and from them to the purchaser WHereas the said R H hath already delivered unto the said R T a Particular in parchment already rated by the Commissioners of the Manor of R with the appurtenances in the county of York per Annum x l. to be passed from the Queens Majestie by Letters patents under the great Seal of England amongst other things in Fee simple to such person or persons as patentee or patentees in trust their heirs and assignes for ever as the said R T shall think fit and from the said patentee or patentees to F B of c. his heirs and assignes for ever And whereas for the doing and finishing thereof the said F B by the hands of the said R H hath at the ensealing and delivery of these presents paid and delivered unto the said R T the summe of c. in full satisfaction of and for the clear and absolute purchase of the said Manor and of and for all charges for the same to be answered or paid in any wise either to her Majestie or any other for the purchase of the same Manor other then for the enrolling of the conveyance or assurance to be made by the said patentee or patentees to the said F B his heirs and assignes and other then for the charges of the procuring of the survey of the Woods growing upon the premisses both which are to be done at
the costs and charges of the said F his heires or assignes In consideration whereof the said R T doth covenant and grant for him his executors and administrators by these presents to and with the said R H his executors administrators and assignes and every of them in manner and form following That is to say That he the said R T his executors and assignes shall and will at his and their own proper costs and charges do his and their best endeavors to procure the same Manor of R with the appurtenances to be passed and granted from her Majestie her heirs or successors amongst other things in Fee simple by Letters patents under the great Seal of England to the said patentee or patentees their heirs and assignes for ever before the 25 day of D next ensuing the date hereof And the same premises so passed and granted as aforesaid shall and will cause and procure the said patentee or patentees to convey and assure the said Manor of R with the appurtenances by deed acknowledged to be inrolled under the said F B his heirs and assignes for ever in such manner and form and with and under such covenants and warranties as in like cases is used and accustomed And it is fully agreed by and between the said parties that if in case the said R T. his executors or assignes cannot before the said 25 day of D next coming procure the said Manor with the appurtenances to be passed and granted by Letters patents from her Majestie as aforesaid That then he the said R T. his executors or assigns shall and wil within ten days next after the said 25 of D. well and truly content and repay or cause to be repayd unto the said F B. his executors or assignes the said sum of 120 l. at or in c. The said R T. his executors or assignes then defaulking out of the said sum so to be repaid the sum of 6 l. c. for such charges as the said R T. his executors or assigns shall disburse or lay out of for or about the said Manor Articles of agreement indented had made c. between A. B. c. of the one party and C. D. of the other party for filing a book in Reversion granted by her Majestie as followeth viZ. WHereas it hath pleased the Queens most excellent Majestie of her gracious favour to bestow upon the said A B a lease in Reversion without fine to his own use of so much of her Hignesse lands tenements c. answerable in the Court of Exchequer as shall amount unto the cleer yeerly value of 80. l. or thereabouts as by a Warrant in that behalf made may appear which said Warrant and Lease in reversion and all the benefit that thereof shall or may arise The said A B doth by these presents for the consideration hereafter expressed bargain and sell unto the said C D his executors and assignes and which said Lease in reversion the said C D for him his executors and assignes doth covenant and grant by these presents to fill and supply with lands tenements and hereditaments amounting to the value aforesaid with as much convenient speed as he can or may And the said A B doth by these presents for him his executors and assigns covenant and grant to and with the said C D his c. in form following viz. That it may and shall be lawfull to and for the said C D his executors and assigns for and under the consideration hereafter mentioned to have take and enjoy to his and their own proper use and behoof the said Warrant and Lease in reversion and all the benefit profit and commodity which shall arise come grow or be upon the same or for by means or in respect thereof And that he the said A B his c. or some of them shall and will with all convenient expedition after that the same value is so filled up and engrossed in parchment and ready to be signed at his or their own costs and charges procure her Majestie to signe the same and the same Bill so signed shall deliver or cause to be delivered unto the said C D his executors or assigns which said Bil so signed and delivered to the said C D as aforesaid he the said C D for him his executors and administrators doth covenant and grant at his or their own proper cost and charges with as much convenient speed as he or they can or may to passe from her Majestie under the Signet privie Seal and great Seal And further the said A B doth by these presents covenant and promise for him his executors and administrators to and with the said C D his executors and assigns that if the said Lease in reversion shall be granted from her Majestie in the name or names of them the said A B E F or any of them or of any other person or persons by his appointment or to or for his use That then they the same patentee or patentees to whom the same Letters patents shall be so granted their executors or assigns shall and will at the costs and charges in the Law of the said C D his executors or assignes within ten dayes next after the said Lease in reversion shall be passed under the great Seal of England as aforesaid convey or cause to be conveyed the said Lease in reversion and all and every the severall parcels of lands tenements and hereditaments thereby demised and granted and all their estate and interest in and to the same unto the said C D his Executors or assigns or to such other person or persons as he the said C D his executors or assignes shall nominate and appoint in such sort manner and form as in like cases is used In consideration whereof the said C D doth covenant promise and grant for himself his c. by these presents To and with the said A B his c. and every of them in manner and c. That if the same premisses shall be passed and granted from her Majestie under the great Seal of England for the term of twenty years that then hee the said C D his c. shall and will pay or cause to be paid unto the said A B his c. so much lawfull money of England as the premisses which shall be passed and granted from her Majestie by Letters patents as aforesaid shall amount unto after the rate of eleven years fine And that if the same premisses shall be passed as aforesaid for the term of thirty years that then the said C D his c. shall pay or cause to be paid unto the said A B his c. so much lawfull money of England as the same premisses shall amount unto after the rate of thirteen yeers fine And that if c. reciting at length every rate and fine accordingly paying for every ten years encrease two years fine And that all such summ and summs of money as shall arise or be payable after
receipt or recovery thereof acquittances or other sufficient discharges on that behalf for mee and in my name to make seal and deliver and one Atturney or more under him to constitute substitute and at his pleasure to revoke And finally to do affirm conclude and finish all and whatsoever my said Atturney or his Deputy or Deputies shall think meet to be done in or about the premisses by these presents as fully and largely as I my self might do if I were then and there personally present without any accompt to me or any other to my use to be made or any allowance to bee given and I shal and will ratifie confirm and allow all and whatsoever ever my said Atturney or his sufficient Deputy or deputies shall do or cause to be done in or about the premises by these presents And I the said H B for me my heirs c. and every of us do covenant promise and grant by these presents to and with the said W G For avowing Actions his c. in manner and form following viz. That I the said H B my heirs c. and every of us shall and will from time to time at the proper costs and charges of the said W G his c. avow justifie and maintain all and every such lawful Action and Actions Suits Plaints Pleas Processes Judgments Extents and Executions as he the said W G his c. shall attempt commence bring prosecute or sue forth in the name or names of us or any of us of for upon or by reason of the aforesaid Statute or Indenture of Defeazance or any sum or sumes of moin them or either of them contained without being nonsuit or otherwise discontinuing delaying or hindring the same or any of them except it be by and with the special licence assent consent and agreement of the said W G his executors administrators or assigns in writing in that behalf under his or their or some or one of their hand and seale or hands and seales first had and obtained And that I the said H B have not done nor wittingly or willingly suffered nor that I Not to release or revoke my heirs c. nor any of us shall do procure or consent to be done any manner of act or thing whatsoever whereby or by reason whereof the said Recognizance or Statute or any sum or sums of money therein or in the said Indenture of Defeazance contained or any Sute Judgment Execution or Extent thereupon to be commenced sued forth or had shall or may be in any wise discontinued delayed barred defeated discharged released or hindred nor shall or will at any time or times hereafter revoke recal dis-annull repeal countermand or make void this present Letter of Atturney or any Power Licence or Authority herein or hereby given or granted except it be by and with the like assent and agreement as is aforesaid And that all and every such sum and sums of money as shall be recovered obtained or gotten by reason of the executing of these presents shall be to the only use and behoofe of the same W B his executors and assigns And further that I the said H B my executors and administrators shall and will upon the reasonable request To make further assurance or Letter of Atturney and at the like costs and charges of the said W G his executors or assigns make seal and deliver unto him them or some or one of them all such further lawful and reasonable Letters of Atturney and Indenture of Assignment for the assigning or setting over of the Land to be delivered upon extent if any bee touching the premises as by the said W C his executors or assigns shall be reasonably demised So that in the said Letters of Atturney and Indenture of Assignment or either or any of them there be not contained any other or further warranty or warranties then only against me the said H B and my heirs nor any covenant for discharge of incumbrances other then for any act done by me And also that he the said W G his c. or some of them do from time to time pay bear and discharge all such costs and charges as shall grow or be To discharge the Assignor from costs of non-suits and mispleading for or by reason of the executing of these presents And also do and shall cleerly acquit and discharge or sufficiently save and keep harmless me the said H B my heirs c. goods chattels lands tenements possessions and hereditaments and every of them off and from all such costs losses and damages and other Detriments as shall or may at any time hereafter happen arise or grow by reason of any Non-suit discontinuance mispleading or misprision of any Process Action or Execution to be commenced or sued forth by vertue hereof or any power or authority hereby given or granted willingly wittingly or negligently to be suffered committed or done by the said W G his c. or by his or their Atturney Counsellor or Solicitor or any of them In witnesse c. A Lease of Tithes THis INDENTURE made c. between A B and C D c. for divers good causes and considerations him in this behalf specially moving Hath demised granted and to farm letten and by these presents doth c. unto the said C D. all those Tithes of corn grain and hay yearly and from time to time growing coming or renewing within the Townes fields parishes or hamblets of F and E in the County of G parcel of the Rectory of F in the same County and all profits and commodities whatsoever to the said Tithes belonging or appertaining or with them or any of them usually occupied reputed or enjoyed and also all that close of sand and pasture with the appurtenances at S and one barn thereupon builded called the tithe lathe with their rights and appurtenances and also all and singular houses edifices and buildings barns stables dove-houses yards orchards gardens lands tenements meadowes feedings pastures profits commodities advantages emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever to the said tithes and other the premises by these presents demised or to any of them belonging or appertaining or with the same usually demised let occupied or enjoyed To have and to hold the said tithes of corn grain and hay close barn and all and singular other the premises hereby demised and granted and every parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said C D his executors and assigns from the Feast of M last past before the date hereof unto the end and term of 21 years from thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended Yeilding and paying therefore yearly during the said term unto the said A B his heirs and assigns the sum of C l of c. at two Feasts or Terms in the yeer most usual viz. at the Feasts of L. and M. or within 40 dayes next after any of the same Feasts by even and equal portions at or in the
I H his Executors or administrators for or by reason of the said actions suits plaints judgments and executions or any of them as also of from and concerning all and every the covenants grants articles and agreement which on the part and behalf of the said G H his Executours or assignes or any of them from henceforth shall grow due to be paid performed kept comprised and specified in the said Indenture of assignment made by the said E F to the said G H as aforesaid For and in consideration of which said grant bargaine sale and assignment the said I K hath paid Several dayes of payment and by these presents doth covenant and grant for himself his executors administrators and assignes to and with the said G H his executors and administrators and every of them to pay or cause to be contented or paid to the said G H his executors administrators or assignes the full summe of a hundred pounds of c. in manner and form following that is to say at the ensealing and delivery of these presents forty pounds of which said Sum of forty pounds he the said G H acknowledgeth himself fully satisfied and paid and of the same summe of forty pounds and of every part and parcel thereof he clearly acquitteth and dischargeth the said I K his executors administrators and assignes and every of them for ever by these presents And on the twentie fifth of c. next coming after the date hereof at or within c. twenty pound and on the c. then next ensuing at the place aforesaid five pounds and on the c. then next following at the place aforesaid five pounds c. in ful satisfaction and payment of the said sum of a hundred pounds Provided alwayes that if the said I K his executors administrators or assignes do not wel and truly content and pay or cause to be contented and paid to the said G H his executors administrators or assigns the said sum of an hundred pounds of c at the dayes times and place aforesaid and in such manner and forme as before in these presents is limited and expressed but shall make default in payment thereof or of any parcel thereof contrary to the forme aforesaid that then and from thenceforth this present Indenture of bargaine and sale or assignment and all and every covenant grant article and agreement herein contained on the part and behalfe of the said G H had made and to be performed shall be utterly void frustrate and of none effect to all intents and purposes any thing before mentioned in these presents to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding In witnesse whereof c. A lease with two rents reserved THis INDENTURE made c. Witnesseth That the said A B for certain considerations him in this behalf especially moving hath demised betaken granted and to farm letten and by these presents c. unto the said C D all that messuage farm or tenement commonly called or knowne by the name of L. Farme with the appurtenances and all the lands tenements meadowes feedings pastures commons and other commodities whatsoâver to the said Messuage or Farme belonging or appertaining late in the tenure or occupation of c. or of his assignes situate lying and being in the parish of c. in the County of c. Except and alwayes reserved out of this present Demise unto the said A B his heirs and assignes all and all manner of woods and underwoods together with the herbage of the same and the hedg-rowes and all and every the trees growing being or renewing in and upon the premisses or any part thereof To have and to hold the said Messuage or Tenement and all other the demised premises with the appurtenances except before excepted unto the said C D his executors administrators and assigns from the Feast of c. unto the end and term of c. Yeilding and paying therefore yearly unto the said A B his heirs or assignes during the first two yeares of the said terme of one and twenty yeares five pounds of c. at the Feasts of c. by even portions and after the two first yeares ended then yeilding and paying therefore yearely unto the said A B his heires or assignes for and during the residue of the said terme of one and twenty yeares ten pounds of c. at the said Feasts of c. Clause of Distresse c. Provided alwaies that if at any time hereafter during the said term it shall seem good and convenient unto the said A B That the Lessee shall yeild up his Lease at the request of the Lessor his heires or assignes to resume have and take againe the said messuage and all other the premises or any part or parcel thereof into his and their own hands occupation and possession and so shall from time to time during all the said term keep occupie and hold all the same in his or their own hands and possession and thereof shall give notice and knowledge at the said messuage unto the said C D his executors or assignes or to any his or their servants or other person or persons occupying the same That then immediately from and after the end of one whole yeare next after such notice or warning given this present demise lease and grant shall be utterly void frustrate and of none effect And also that then and from thenceforth the estate title term and interest of the said C D and his assignes of in and to the premises and every part thereof shall cease be void and clearly determined any sentence thing clause or article in these presents conteined to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Provided also that if the said C D his executors administrators or assignes shall commit For making wast do or suffer or cause to be committed done or suffered any wast or spoile in or upon the premisses or any part thereof or fell or cut down or cause to be felled and cut down any great Trees or timber Wood upon the same at any time during the said terme that then and from thenceforth presently this lease shall be utterly void and the estate of the said C D and his assignes shall clearly cease and be determined And the said A B doth covenant c. to and with the said C D c. That he the said C D his To allow fire-boot c. shall have during the term of yeares by these presents granted all the fuel of the dead hedges to his and their own use without appointment and dead hollow trees by the appointment and assignment of the said A B his heirs or assigns towards his fire-boot in and upon the premisses And the said C D doth covenant c. to and with c. That neither he the said C D Not to alien or suffer any recovery without the consent of the Lessor nor his executors or administrators shall let alien assign or set over
Majesties Reigne demised granted c. A Lease upon Condition in Mortgage for Collateral Security THis INDENTVRE tripartite witnesseth That whereas the said T C and R A at the request and desire and for the onely debt and dutie of the said I B together with the same I B are and stand jointly and severally holden and bound in and by two severall Obligations or Deeds obligatorie each of them bearing date the day of the date of these presents viz. in the one whereof to R W. c. in the sum of 800 li. of c. with condition thereupon made for the payment of 413 li. 16 s. 4 d. of like c. on the fourth day of c. next coming after the date of these presents at or within c. And in the other whereof unto one W C of c. in the sum of 200 li. of c. with condition thereupon made for the payment of 104 li. 4 d. on the said fourth day of c. next coming after the date hereof at or within c. As by the same severall Obligations and the severall conditions thereupon endorsed more plainly at large doth and may appear Now the said I B aswell for the indempnitie and saving harmlesse of the said T C and R A and either of them of for and concerning the said recited Obligations and summs of money in them or either of them contained as for divers other good and reasonable causes and considerations him the said I B in this behalf specially moving hath demised granted and to farm letten and by these presents doth c. unto the said T C and R A all that the Mannor of B. in the Parish of B. in the County of L. with the rights appurtenances and members thereof whatsoever And also all and singular Messuages Lands Tenements Feedings Meadowes Pastures Rents Reversions Services Hereditaments c. whatsoever to the said Mannor or Lordship by any meanes belonging or appertaining or as member part or parcel thereof now or at any time heretofore being had known accepted used occupied reputed or enjoyed with all and singular their and every of their appurtenances To have and to hold the said Mannor or Lordship messuages lands tenements hereditaments and all and singular other the premises herein before mentioned to be demised and granted and every parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said T C and R A their executors administrators and assignes from the feast of c. last past before the date hereof unto the end and term of 99. yeares from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleate and ended Yeilding and paying therefore yearely during the said term unto the said I B his heires and assignes c. at the Feasts of c. by even and equal portions Provided alwaies and it is neverthelesse covenanted conditioned and agreed by and between the said parties to these presents And the said T C and R A do by these presents covenant promise and grant for themselves their and either of their heires executors and administrators to and with the said I B his heirs executors administrators and assignes and every of them that if he the said I B his heires executors administrators or assignes or any of them do well and truly content and pay or cause to be contented or paid as well unto the said R W his executors c. the said summe of 416 l. 13 s. 4 d. of c. on the said fourth day of June next coming after the date hereof at the place before limited and appointed for payment thereof as also unto the said T C his executors administrators or assignes the said summ of 104 l. 4 d. of c. on the said fourth day of June next coming at the place before limited and appointed for payment thereof as aforesaid for and in full satisfaction payment and discharge of the said several recited obligations and of the summe and summes of mony in them or either of them conteined That then and from thenceforth this present Indenture of demise lease and grant and all and every article and agreement herein contained shall cease determine and be utterly void frustrate and of none effect as if these presents had not been had nor made This Indenture or any thing herein conteined to the Contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding And that then upon full payment had and made of the said severall summes of 416 l. 13 s. 4 d. and 104 l. 04 d. in manner and form as aforesaid The said T C That the Lessee upon payment of a sum of mony shall yeild up his lease to be cancelled and RA their executors administrators or assignes shall well and truly deliver or cause to be delivered unto the said I B his executors administrators or assignes making payment thereof the two counterparts of these present Indentures whereunto the said I B hath severally put his hand and seale to be cancelled and made void And the said I B doth covenant c. for himselfe his c. by these presents to and with the said T C For quiet enjoying upon default of payment by the Lessor and R A their and either of their executors c. That they the said T and R their executors c. shall and may immediately from and after default of paiment had or made of the said severall summes of 416 li. 13 s. 4 d. and 104 li. 4 d. or of either of them contrary to the form tenor and true meaning of these presents peaceably and quietly have hold use occupie and enjoy the said Manor or Lordship and all other the premises before demised and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances for and during the said term of 99 yeares under the rent aforesaid without any manner of trouble let interruption or disturbance of him the said I B his heirs or assignes or any of them or of any other person or persons whatsoever lawfully having or claiming any estate interest or title in or to the same Manor or Lordship or in or to any part thereof in by from or under them or any of them In witnesse c. To repay money if the Lessee be put out of possession ANd the said A B doth covenant c. for himself his heirs executors and administrators to and with the said C D his executors administrators and assignes and every of them by these presents That if the said C D his c. or any of them shall or be at any time hereafter lawfully avoided expulsed or kept from the possession or occupation of the said Rectorie or other the premises by reason or force of any Lease Demise or Grant made or granted or to be made or granted by our said Soveraign Ladie the Queens Majestie to any person or persons of the said Parsonage and other the premises between the feast of c. which was in the year of our Lord God 1571. and the day of the date of the said Letters Patents
for him his heirs and assignes that after such cause of re-entrie he his heirs nor assignes neither will nor shall take any benefit of such re-entrie but onely against the person willingly falling into that danger and shall and will suffer the next person named in this present Lease which hath not committed any such forfeiture quietly to enter and take possession during all his or her life and so from one person to another not giving such cause of re-entrie so long as they shall live or their interest doth endure so that they paie their rent and farm at all time and times due or within ten daies next after c. And it is likewise agreed between the said A B and all other the parties aforesaid That if any the parties do grant away his or her estate term or interest in the premises or in any part thereof or charge the same in prejudice of the other joint Lessees or Grantees that then it shall be lawfull to that person or persons which should have the next possession and sole profits of the same land to enter and take the profits thereof as if the parties working that prejudice were dead or had nothing to do therein A Covenant for quiet enjoying as before with this Letter of Atturney And this Indenture further witnesseth That the said A B hath made ordained constituted deputed Letter of Atturney to deliver possession and in his place and stead by these presents hath and doth put his welbeloved I K and L M c. to be his very true lawfull and sufficient Atturneys jointly and severally for him and in his stead and name to enter in and unto all and singular the aforesaid Site Lands Tenements and other the premises before mentioned to be demised with the appurtenances or in or unto some part or parcell thereof in the name of the whole and full and peaceable possession and seisin thereof or of some part or parcell thereof in the name of the whole and for him and in his stead and name to have and take And after such possession and seisin thereof for him and in his stead and name so had and taken then for him and in his stead and name to deliver full possession and peaceable seisin of all and singular the same premisses with the appurtenances unto the said C D E his wife and F or unto one of them or unto their certain Atturnie or Atturnies in that behalf to the use and behoof of them and every of them according to the tenor form effect and true meaning of these present Indentures ratifying affirming and allowing all and every Act and Acts thing and things whatsoever that his said Atturney or either of them for him and in his stead and name shall doe cause or procure to be done in and about the premisses or any of them by vertue of these presents In witnesse c. Forfeiture for non payment of rent or not doing of reparations after notice given thereof by the lessor Provided alwaies and it is neverthelesse expressly conditioned by and between the said parties to these presents that if it shall happen the said yearly rent of 50 li. to be behind and unpaid in part or in all over or after any of the Feasts aforesaid in which the same ought to be paid by the space of 21 daies after any of the Feasts aforesaid the same being lawfully demanded Or if all and every the default and defaults for want of reparations of or in the premisses that at or upon any such view and search as is aforesaid shall be found and whereof notice or warning in writing shall be given or left to repair and amend the same in manner and form aforesaid shall not be well and sufficiently repaired and amended from time to time during the said term of 21 years alwaies within the said space of 6 months next after every such notice or warning in writing given or left as is aforesaid That then and at all times from thenceforth it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said A B Reentry his heirs executors administrators and assignes and every of them into the said Messuage or Tenement and other the premisses by these presents mentioned to be demised with all their appurtenances wholly and fully to re-enter and the same to have again retain and repossede as in their former estate Any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding A lease for lives with Fine and Recovery per Blunden alios THis Indenture Tripartite made c. Between the E of E and F his wife and the E of R and E his wife of the first part and T VV of c. of the second part and H L and T S of the third part Witnesseth That for and in consideration of the summ of five hundred pounds of c. by the said T W well and truly contented and paid unto the said E of E and F his wife of which summ the said E of E and F his wife do by these presents acquit and discharge the said T W his executors and administrators And in consideration also of the sum of 1000 li. of c. to the said E of R and E his wife by the said T W well and truly contented and paid and whereof also they the said E of R and E his wife do by these presents acquit and discharge the said T W his c. And in consideration also that the said T W hath surrendred Surrender recited and by these presents doth surrender unto the said E of E and F his wife E of R and E his wife all such estate for years as he hath in the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments hereafter specified now in the tenure and occupation of the said T W or of his Assignee or Assignes which surrender they the said Earls and Countesses do by these presents accept And also for divers other good considerations them the said Earles and Countesses moving they the said E of E and F his wife and E of R and E his wife do by these presents covenant grant and agree for them their heirs and executors to and with the said T W. his executors and assignes That they the said E of E and F his wife and E of R and E his wife shall and will before the Feasts of c. next ensuing the date hereof By Fine sur conuzance de droit come ceo qu' ils ont de lour donne in due form of Law to be levied with Proclamation according to the form of the Stat. in that case provided in the Court of our Soveraign Ladie the Queens Majestie her heirs and successors of Common pleas between the said T W Compl ' and the said E of E and F his wife E of R and E his wife Deforceants acknowledg and recognize by some name or names in the said Fine and Writ of covenant whereupon the said Fine shall be levied all that the
the twentieth year of the Raigne of our late Soveraigne Lord King Henry the 8th before Sir T S Maior of the Stalpe at Westminster and Constable of the same by his recognizance in the Nature of a statute staple knowledged before the said Sir T S the said 17 day of M in the said 20 year of c. acknowledged himself to stand and be indebted unto one T A Esq in the sum of 2000 marks to have been paid to the said T on the feast of P then next following as in and by the said Statute more at large it doth may appear After the knowledgment of which said recognizance the said T A in the time of the late King Ed. the 6. was attainted of felony by the the name of T A Kr. by reason of which attainder as wel the said debt of 2000 marks as also all the goods chattels rights debts and credits which were the said Tho. Arundels to the said K. Ed. the 6. did appertain and belong and so by his death and by the death of the late Queens Majestie the same debt of 2000 marks due by the recognizances became due to our Soveraigne Lady Eliz. the Queens Majestie that now is And whereas also afterwards our said Soveraigne Lady Eliz. the Queens Majestie that now is by her Highness Letters patents under the great Seal of England bearing date c. for the consideration in the said Letters patents expressed did give and grant to the said Rob. Zinzan aliàs Alexander all and all manner of Recognizances debts and penalties forfeited to our said Soveraigne Lady by reason of the attainder of any person or persons and from her Highness concealed and before the date of the said Letters patents unjustly detained to the number of 30 such persons attainted of Felony as the said Ro. Z. or his assignes should name within two years after the date of the said Letters patents unto the Lord high-Treasurer of England or to the Chancellour of the Exchequer for the time being And further granted to the said R Z by the same Letters patents that it should be lawfull to and for him as wel in her Majesties name as in the name of the said R to implead condemn and put in execution any person or persons which ought to yield and pay any such sums of mony debts recognizances and forfeitures and to take execution thereof to his and their owne use as by the same Letters patents amongst other things appeareth And whereas also within the said two years next after the ensealing of the said Letters patents that is to say the fourth day of J. in the said one and twentieth year of the raign of c. the said R Z did nominate to the Right Honourable Sir W M. Kr. then Chancellour of her Majesties said Exchequer the foresaid Sir T A. attainted of felony according to the forme in the said Letters patents specified And wheras also the said 2000 Marks in the foresaid recognizance specified were concealed from the late K. E. the 6. Q. M. and from our soveraign Lady the Qu. that now is And wheras therupon also our said soveraign Lady the Queens Majestie that now is by her writ of extend ' fac ' issuing out of her Majesties high Court of Chancery upon a certificate made into the said Court by the clark of the statute for the time being did command the Sheriff of the foresaid Countie of S. that by the oathes of good and lawfull men of this Bayliwick he should diligently inquire what lands and tenements the foresaid WC had within his said Bayliwick at the foresaid day of the date of the foresaid recognizance or at any time after and of what yearly value the same were of and that hee should extend all the said lands and tenements and should seize them to the use of her Majestie to the end the same might be delivered to the foresaid R. until he should be fully satisfied of the said 2000 Markes according to the forme of the statute at Westminster made for the recovery of such debts And whereas also afterwards the said Sheriff made returne into the said court of the said writ as followeth viz. That the foresaid W C the said 17 day of M. was seized in his demeasne as of fee of and in the Mannors of T F c. recite all the land with the appurtenances in the said county of S. and that the foresaid Mannors of T F c. are worth by the year in all issues above reprize 15 l. and that the foresaid Mannors of C and D with the appurtenances c. are worth c. ut antea and that hee the said Sheriffe did by vertue of the same writ seize and take into her Majesties hands all the said Manors and other the premises whatsoever with the appurtenances as by her Majesties said writ he was commanded and that the foresaid W C had no other or more Mannors lands or tenements within the said countie which might be extended for the said debt or seized to the use of her Majestie as by the return of the said writ remaining upon the files of the said court of chancery more at large appeareth And whereas also afterwards her Majestie by a writ of liberate issuing out of the said court of chancery did command the Sheriff of the said countie of S that he should deliver unto the said R Z and his assigns the foresaid lands Manors and tenements and other the premises with the appurtenances if according to the said extent he should receive them To hold to him the said R Z and his assignes as his and their freehold untill he should be satisfied the said sum of 2000 marks together with his costs and charges in that behalf reasonably sustained which said Sheriffe afterwards returned that he the third day of M c. did deliver unto the said W C atturney and assignee to the said R Z lawfully authorized the said Mannors lands tenements and other the premisses in the said County of S. with their appurtenances to hold to the said R Z and his assignes as his and their free-hold until he or they should be fully satisfied of the foresaid 2000 marks together with his costs and charges in that behalfe reasonably sustained as also by the said writ and returne thereof remaining on the files of the said Court of Chancery also appeareth And wheras also the Qu. Majestie by an other writ of extent issuing out of the said high Court of Chancery upon the certificate aforesaid directed to the Sheriff of the county of Dorset did command the said Sheriff of the said county of Dorset that likewise by oaths and testimonies of good and lawful men of the said county he should diligently inquire what lands and tenements the foresaid W C had within the said county of D. at the aforesaid day of the date of the foresaid recognizance or at any time after and for what yearly value the same were of And that hee
our uses had or may have receive enjoy take or recover the same or the whole sum or summes of mony penalties forfeitures fines issues profits commmodities and advantages due for the same or any part or parcell thereof by any waies or means whatsoever And further know ye that we of our special grace certain knowledge and meer motion have given and granted and by these presents for us our heires and successours do give and grant to the said W and R their executors administrators and assignes and to every of them that they and every of them shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter have perceive receive leavy take and enjoy to their owne proper use and uses the said sum and summes of mony goods chattels debts duties leases obligations bills escripts writings indentures forfeitures profits advantages and commodities whatsoever that are so forfeited and due to us by reason or meanes of any of the said Utlagaries according to the effect of this our grant as well at the hands of any of our officers and Ministers as also at and by the hands of any other person and persons and this our Letters patents or the inrollment thereof shall be from time to time and at all times hereafter a sufficient warrant and discharge as well to all Judges Barons of our Exchequer and all other our officers and Ministers and to all other persons whatsoever for the payment allowance and delivery of the premisses by these presents granted or any part thereof without any further warrantie to be made or sued from us our c. to them or any of them And further of our special grace certain knowledg and meer motion for us our c. we give and grant unto the said W R their c. and to every of them at all time and times hereafter for the better executing of this our grant full power and authority to enter into the said leases and take seize leavie receive have and enjoy by themselves or by any other their Ministers deputie or deputies in any place or places whatsoever within thâs our Realm the said sum or sums of mony goods chattels debts duties obligations bills escripts writings indentures forfeitures profits advantages commodities and other the premisses whatsoever of any person or persons according to the due order and course of our lawes And moreover of our special grace meer motion and certaine knowledg for us our heires and successors we do give and grant unto the said W and R their c. and every of them full power and lawful authoritie as absolutely wholly and freely as wee our selves our c. may or can do to compound or agree with any person or persons whatsoever for the said sum or summes of mony goods chattels debts duties obligations bills escripts writings forfeitures profits advantages and commodities and other the premisses before by these presents to them granted And that the said W. and R. their executors administrators and assignes and every of them shall have full power and authoritie to release acquit and discharge all and every person and persons whatsoever their heirs executors administrators and assignes their lands tenements hereditaments goods and chattels for the said ready mony goods chattels debts duties obligations bills escripts writings indentures forfeitures profits advantages and commodities before by these presents granted and that the said composition agreement release acquittance or other discharge so made or done by the said W and R their executors administrators or assignes or by any other shall be a sufficient and lawful barre discharge acquittance and exoneration against us our heirs or successors to be pleaded or sued by any person or persons which shal at any time hereafter be impleaded sued molested or vexed by us our heires or successors or by any other person or persons by any grant assignment or appointment by us our c. of or for the same in as large manner and strength as the same were made or done by us our c. or by any of us And further of our special grace c. for us our heirs and successors wee do give and grant to the said W and R. their c. and every of them full power and authoritie in the name of the said W and R during their lives or in the name or names of their c. after their decease or otherwise to sue for implead or recover prosecute demand leavie perceive take put in due execution and the said sum and summes of mony goods chattels debts duties obligations bills escripts writings indentures forfeitures profits advantages and commodities and all other the premisses and every of them to have against any person or persons whatsoever according to this our grant in any of our Court or Courts of Record or in any other place or places within this our Realm according to our lawes and statutes at the will and pleasure of the said W and R. their c. and every of them And further of our special grace c. for us our c. we do give and grant unto the said W and R their c. and every of them full power and authoritie or in the name of us our c. or in the name or the names of the said W and R their c. to redeeme have and enjoy all and every lease and leases term and terms of yeares indentures and indenture which the said W A in his life-time did mortgage convey or assure to any person or persons upon any condition or conditions for the payment of any sum or summs of mony on his part to be paid in as large and ample manner and form as we our c. or any other in our or their names or to their uses can or may redeem have or enjoy the same by any waies or means whatsoever although expresse mention of the certaintie of the premisses or any of them or of any other gifts or grants by us or any of our progenitors to the said W A before this time made in these presents be not expressed or declared any statute act law ordinance provision or proclamation of the contrary herof had made ordained or provided or any other thing cause or matter whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding In witnesse c Witnesse our self at Westm c. A grant of the forfeiture of a recognizance acknowledged before two Justices of the peace to the Queens use ELizabeth c. Greeting whereby a recognizance taken and acknowledged at Metham c. before I L and E B Justices of our peace in the said county the nine twentieth of c. W L and C B did come and undertook as pledges or sureties for T W. That is to say every of them severally for himself under the penaltie of ten pounds the foresaid T W under the penaltie of an hundred pounds to be taken and leavyed of the lands tenements hereditaments goods and chattels of them and every
assignes be it by fine feoffment recovery or recoveries deede or deeds enrolled or not enrolled enrollment of these presents release confirmation or by all or any of them or otherwise by any other lawfull and reasonable act or demise as shall bee reasonably devised or advised by the Learned Councell of the said Sir H H his heires or Assignes And also that hee the same Sir H H his executors That the mortgager shall enjoy the issues and profits of the lands until the day of payment administrators and assignes and every of them doing nor committing any voluntarie waste above the value of ten pounds of c. shall or may at all times from henceforth until the second day of M. 1601. without the let trouble vexation or interruption of or by them the said R L and G L or either of them their or either of their heirs or assignes or of any of them or of any other rightfully claiming from by or under them or any of them peaceably and quietly have take receive perceive and enjoy the rents issues and profits of all and singular the said Manor or Lordship lands and tenements and other the premises before herein mentioned to be hereby granted and conveyed and every part and parcell thereof without any accompt to be made or yeilded unto the said R L and G L or either of them their or either of their heirs c. of or for the same This indenture or any thing therein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding And that neither the said R L and G L their heires or assignes nor any of them shall nor will take any of the rents issues revenues or profits of any the premises or any part thereof which shall grow arise or come in or out of the premises or any part or parcell thereof before the said second day of M. 1601. And it is further covenanted concluded and agreed by and betweene the said parties to these presents That the Mortgagee shall pay more for the cleer purchase of the land so mortgaged and being forfeited and the true intent and meaning of the same parties to these presents is and the said R L and G L do by these presents fruther covenant c. to and with c. that if the said Sir H H Knight his heires nor assignes nor any of them do not pay nor cause to be paid unto the said R L and G L their heirs executors administrators or assignes nor to any of them the said sum of 4800 l. of c. in manner and forme as is before limited and appointed for the payment of the same whereby the said estate of the said R L and G L shall become absolute that then the said R L and G L their c. or some of them shall and wil well and truly content and pay or cause to be paid unto the said Sir H H his c. or some of them at or in c. the sum of one thousand pounds of c. at or upon the second day of M. 1601. as the residue and full satisfaction of the cleere and absolute purchase of the said manor or Lordship lands tenements and other the premisses without fraud covin or further delay unto them the said R L and G L their heires and assignes to the proper use and behoofe of them the said R and G their heires and assignes for ever And the said Sir H H doth covenant c. to and with the said R L and G L c. that if he the said Sir H H his heires executours administrators nor assignes To relinquish possession after default of payment of the sum contained in the proviso nor any of them do not well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said R L and G L nor to the heirs executors administrators or assignes of them nor any of them the said sum of 4800 pounds of c. before mentioned in manner and form as aforesaid according to the intent and true meaning of the said proviso or condition before herein expressed that then hee the said Sir H H Knight his tenants farmours and assignes and every of them other then such as be hereafter excepted shall and will deliver leave yeild up and relinquish unto the said R L and G L their heires or assignes or the survivors or survivor of them the peaceable and quiet possession of the said Manor or Lordship and of all other the premises with the appurtenances without any let trouble contradiction or gainsaying and that then also hee the said Sir H H his heites and assignes and Dame R his wife Further assurance and all and every other person and persons now having or rightfully claiming or which at any time or times hereafter shall or may lawfully have claime or pretend to have any manner of estate right title use interest condition or possession of in or to the said Manor or Lordship and other the premisses or any part thereof other then such person and persons whose estates interests and termes are excepted in one former Indenture bearing date c. made between the said Sir H H of the one partie and the said R L and G L on the other partie for and in respect only of their leases and termes by and in the said last mentioned indenture excepted shall and will at all and every time and and times from and after such default of payment had or made of the said summe of four thousand eight hundred pounds for and during the space of seven yeares thence next ensuing at and upon reasonable request to him her or them to bee made and at the only cost and charges in the law of the said R L and G L or any of them or the heires or assignes of them or of one of them make doe c. as in other like covenants c. And that the said R L and G L their and either of their heirs and assignes and every of them For quiet enjoying and all and every person and persons which at any time or times after the said default of payment of the said sum of four thousand pounds of c. had and made as aforesaid shall have any estate right title or interest of in or to the said Manor or Lordship manors lands tenements or other the premisses or any part thereof by from or under the said R L and G L their heirs or assignes or any of them shall or may at all times from and after the said default of payment of the said sum of c. had or made for ever peaceably and quietly have hold occupie and enjoy all the said manors or Lordship manors lands tenements and other the premises without any let trouble vexation or interruption of or by the said Sir H H his heires or assignes or any of them or of or by any other person or persons whatsoever except as in and by the said indenture of bargain and
appurtenances being parcels of the said Manor of S. and which were late the Copie-hold inheritance of T C deceased according to the custome of the said Mannor And the said D S doth covenant c. That the said Copie-hold lands at the time of the making and perfecting of the said surrender shall be Discharged of incumbrances and so at all times for ever hereafter shall continue unto the said I P his heirs and assignes clearly discharged or otherwise sufficiently saved and kept harmlesse of and from all former charges estates titles troubles surrenders forfeitures and incumbrances whatsoever made committed suffered or done by the said T C deceased his heirs or assignes or by the said E S his heirs or assigns or by the said D S. or by any other person or persons by or with their and every or any of their means assent title interest act sufferance or procurement And the said D S doth covenant c. That the said Copie-hold lands and premisses before mentioned to be granted and assigned as aforesaid That the lands are of a certain value per Annum now are of the clear yearly worth and value of twentie pounds by the year above all rents charges and reprizes and are and now be well worth to be so let or set And that the same close shall from time to time hereafter so remain be and continue of the value aforesaid unto the said I P. his heirs c. during the term and continuance of the said severall mentioned or recited Leases and either of them A Bargain and Sale of Swans and a Swan mark TO all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come A B of c. greeting c. Know ye that I the said A B. for divers good causes and considerations me in this behalf especially moving have given and granted and by this my present Writing do give grant and confirm unto C D of c. all those my Swans and Signets and game of Swans and Signets both white and gray marked with the Ragged staffe swimming remaining and being in upon and about the River of W. in the Countie of L. or in upon or about any other rivers brooks waters or places within the same Countie of L or elsewhere wheresoever And all rights royalties priviledges preheminences profits commodities whatsoever to the same Swans and Signets and game of Swans and Signers or any of them in any wise belonging incident or appertaining Together with the Swan mark aforesaid To have and to hold the said Swans and Signets and game of Swans and Signets and Swan mark aforesaid with their rights and appurtenances whatsoever unto the said C D his heirs and assignes for ever in as large ample and beneficiall a manner and form as I the said A B or any my Ancestors ever have had held or enjoyed or might or ought to have had held or enjoyed the same In witnesse c. A Bargain and sale of Underwood THis INDENTURE made c. Between c. Witnesseth That the said A B. for and in consideration of the sum of c. whereof c. Hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said C D all and singular Woods and Underwoods growing and being within the Grove called W. Grove and the hedg of the same containing by estimation 26 Acres be it more or lesse lying and being in the parish of D in the Countie of H. and also all the lopps and shreds of all such trees being within the said Grove called W. as have been usually lopped at the felling of the Underwood growing within the said Grove Except and alwaies out of this present sale reserved unto the said A B his heirs and assignes all manner of Trees whatsoever other then underwood now growing or being in or upon the same Grove or any parcell thereof To have and to hold the said underwood lopps and shreds before by these presents bargained and sold except before excepted unto the said C D. his executors and assignes to his and their onely proper use and behoof And the said A B doth covenant c. That he the said C D. his executors and assignes at his and their libertie and pleasure shall or may peaceably and quietly have hold take occupie and enjoy and enter into the said Grove and every part and parcell thereof there to fell hew cut down all and singular the said woods and underwoods and hedgrowes at all seasonable times in the year from the day of the date hereof untill the c. and the same so felled hewed and cut down with his and their or any of their horses carts and carriages to bear lead carrie and convey from thence to any other place or places at his and their libertie and pleasure at all time and times during the space of three years by all convenient wayes thereunto now used und accustomed without any lawfull let contradiction c. And the said C D doth covenant c. That he the said C D. his executors or assignes shall and will at every felling which hee or they shall make of the said woods underwoods and trees leave standing and growing in and upon the premisses so many competent and sufficient standards studdles and stories as by the lawes and statutes in that case provided is or ought to be left And also shall and will at his and their own proper costs and charges make all the hedges and fences of the young Springs of the said Wood for the safe keeping thereof from hurt and spoil of beasts and cattell according to the custome of the Countrie there In witnesse c. A sale of a ward or a wardship THis INDENTVRE made c. between c. witnesseth that the said A B for and in consideration of the sum of c. whereof c. hath given granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth c. unto the said C D his executors and administrators the wardship custodie and marriage of E F sonne and heire of G F deceased and unaffyed and uncontracted to or with any woman and all his right estate title possession and interest of and in the said custody and marriage together with the Letters patents of our Soveraigne Lady the Queens Majestie that now is made to the said A B of and concerning the same and all annuities rents payments allowances interests profits and commodities advantages and benefits which by the said Letters patents be in any wife given granted allowed assigned or appointed to the said A B. to have possesse and enjoy the same wardship custodie and Marriage of the said E F unaffyed and uncontracted as abovesaid and all other the premisses to the said C D his executors administrators and assignes to the proper use and behoof of the same C D his executors administrators and assignes And the said A B for the considerations abovesaid covenanteth and granteth by these presents for himselfe his c. to and with
Mr. of the Rolls of her Majesties high Court of Chancery the sum of five shillings c. that then and from thenceforth these presents and every sentence word clause and agreement herein contained shall be utterly void and had for nought as if these presents had not been had nor made In witnesse c. A sale of Billets and wood or timber THis INDENTURE made c. between T C. R W and G M c. and I B and R W c on the other partie Witnesseth that the said c. for the consideration hereunder mentioned have bargained and sold and by these presents doe fully and cleerly bargain and sell unto the said c. ten thousand load of good merchantable and lawfull Westerne Billet at and after the rate and price of three shillings six pence the load And also five hundred load of good merchantable sound and well squared Oaken Timber accompting fifty foot to every load at and after the rate and price of eleven shillings the load with such deductions and defalcations out of the same several pieces as is here under expressed and the same billets and Timber to be delivered at such places and times and in such manner and forme as is here under mentioned and the said c. to and with c. that they the said T R and G or some of them their c. shall and will well and truly deliver or cause to be delivered to the said c. all and every the said ten thousand loads of Billets and 500 loades of Timber of the kind and goodness aforesaid to the proper use of them the said c. free and discharged of all manner of charges and incumbrances whatsoever as well by water as by land water carriage only excepted At and upon some wharf or wharfs in Henly upon Thames and Shiplack in the County of O. and at and upon some wharf or wharfs in S and R and the wharf nearest Kent-wood in the County of Berks in manner and form following that is to say Three hundred loades of the same billet and one hundred loads of the same Timber at or before c. And between that and the day of c. three hundred more of the same billet and two hundred loads of the same Wood-Timber And between the same day of c. and the day c. foure thousand loads more of the same billets and two hundred loads more of the same Timber residue and in full delivery and satisfaction of the said ten thousand loads of Billets and five hundred loads of Timber And also that they the said T R and G their c. shall not only deliver or cause to be delivered all and every the said Billets Timber at the waterside or some Wharf or Wharfs in some or any the Towns and places above mentioned for and to the use and in form aforesaid limited cleare of all charges and incumbrances whatsoever But shall also from time to time and at all times from henceforth save and keep harmlese the said Billets and Timber and every parcel thereof to the said c. from and against the purveying to her Majesties use and against all and every the purveyor and takers of or for her Majesties Wood-yard and of her heires and Successors Or else shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the use aforesaid to the said c. at the places of delivery aforesaid or at some of them in recompence of and for such of the said Billets and Timber as shall be so taken so much more in stead thereof at the rates and prices aforesaid before the c. in part of payment of and for all which Billets and timber to be delivered as aforesaid the said I B and R W have truly paid unto the said T C R W and G M before the ensealing hereof the sum of c. of which said summe c. the said T C R W and G M acknowledgeth themselves fully satisfied and payed and thereof c. And in other part of the summe and summes for the said Billets and Timber amounting to the summe of c. the said c. Covenanteth and granteth c. to and with c. well and truely to pay or cause to be paid to the said c. upon the said c. next after reasonable request thereof to be made and given in writing to the said c. at or within c. after the delivery of so much of the said Billets and Timber as after the rates aforesaid shall amount to the summe of c. or more the said seven hundred pounds to be paid at or within c. And it is agreed between the said parties That whereas the rate of the said Billets and Timber as aforesaid to be deliverd doe amount to the summe of c. over and above the said sum of c. already paid and the said summe of c. in form aforesaid Covenanted to be paid It is agreed between the said parties in respect of the Carriage by Water of the said Billets and Timber that is to say for so many thereof as shall not be delivered at H S aforesaid so much mony as the Carriage of the same by water not delivered at H S aforesaid shall amount unto and from any other place appointed by these presents for delivery thereof unto any one of the said places of H and S aforesaid or either of them the said c. shall have allowance and defalcation out of the said summe of c. for every load of Billets as aforesaid to be delivered at S four pence and for every load of Timber c. and for every load of Billets to be delivered at R eight pence and for every load of Timber sixteen pence and for every load of Billet to be delivered at the wharf nearest Kentwood twelve pence and for every load of Timber two shillings And the said c. for them c. to and with c. to pay and satisfie to the same c. upon reasonable request so much of the said summe of c. as shall amount and remain over and above the allowance and defalcation in respect of the water charges aforesaid And in like manner the said T C R W and G M for them c. to and with c. That if the said allowance for carriage as aforesaid shall amount to more then three hundred twenty five pounds That then they the said c. shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said I B and R W their c. upon reasonable request so much mony as the same allowance shall surmount the said fumme of c. In witnesse c. An Indenture for limitation of uses and estates THis INDENTURE made the c. Between R L of the one party and A B C D and E F of the other party Witnesseth that the said R L for and in consideration of the mutuall love zeale and affection which he the said
concerning the which any of the said acts matters or things aforesaid shall be tempted practised procured caused or commanded to be done or else assented or willingly suffered to be attempted or gone about by any open act or deed to be executed done performed or put in ure as is aforesaid To such and the same use and uses and to such and the same person and persons as by force of these presents after the decease of such person so attempting to do any such act or deed ought to have enjoy the same and in such and the same manner form quality and condition to every intent construction purpose as if the same person and persons and every of them that so should assent attempt or go about by any open act or deed to do cause or suffer any such thing to be done were then dead And as though the said devises acts matters and things had never been done attempted procured caused had made or suffered to be done Any thing in these presents conteined or any other matter or cause whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Provided neverthelesse and it is Covenanted condescended and agreed by and between the said parties to these presents that if it shall fortune such one of the said persons that hath or shall have any estate right or title in the premises or any part thereof by the true intent or meaning of these presents as shall have no issue in being born and alive of his or her body lawfully begotten at any time then after to assent suffer procure commit or do any thing or act or assent to or for any thing or act to be done whereby any use or estate by these presents to her or them limited shall end discontinue be void or of none effect by the proviso last aforesaid That yet neverthelesse assoone as such one of the persons aforesaid that hath or shall have any estate right or title in the premises or any part thereof by the true intent or meaning of these presents as having no issue born alive of her or his body lawfully begotten shall fortune or happen at any time hereafter to assent suffer or procure commit or do any thing or act or assent to or for any thing or act to be done whereby any use or estate by these presents to him limited shall end determine be void and of none effect by the proviso last aforesaid shall then happen to have issue of his body lawfully begotten That then and immediately after the birth of such issue the use and uses vested upon any the Acts in the proviso last aforesaid shall cease And that then and from thenceforth the use and uses of and in such and so much of the said Manors Lands Tenements and premises for and concerning the which any of the things aforesaid mentioned in the said proviso shall be attempted caused procured commanded assented or sufferd to be executed performed done or put in ure or gone about to be executed performed done or put in ure by the father or mother of such child contrary to the true meaning of these presents shall be to such child and the heires of the body of the same child lawfully begotten and for default of such issue to the use and behoof of every such person and persons as at any time hereafter be heire of the body of such one of the persons that hath or shall have any estate right or title in the premises or any part thereof by the true intent and meanining of of these presents as having no child in being born or alive of his or her body lawfully begotten shall fortune at any time hereafter to assent suffer or procure commit or do any act or thing or assent to or for any act or thing to be done whereby the use in these presents to him limited shall end determane be void or of none effect by the proviso aforesaid touching the same with the remainders thereof over in use in manner and form before expressed and limited Provided alwaies and neverthelesse it is condescended and agreed between the said parties to these presents That if the said W C at any time or times hereafter during his life by writing or writings by him subscribed and sealed with his seal do signifie and declare that his will mind and pleasure is that the several uses and intents and limitations of uses and estates in these presents declared limited or expressed or any of them shall be void and of none effect either touching or concerning all the foresaid Manors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and other the premises before in these presents mentioned or touching or concerning any part or parcel of them or any of them That then and from thenceforth all and singular the said uses intents and limitations of uses or estates so specified or declared by writing as is aforesaid to be void shall cease determine and be utterly void and of none effect onely touching all such and so much of the said Manors Lands Tenements and other the premises whereof or for or concerning the which the said uses intents and limitations of uses or estates before in these presents declared limited or expressed shall be so signified or declared by writing as is aforesaid to be void and of none effect And that then and from thenceforth the said W C his heirs and assignes and all and every other person and persons that now are or at any time hereafter shall be seized of the said Manors Lands Tenements Hereditaments and other the premises or of any part or parcel thereof of any estate of inheritance shall from thenceforth for ever stand and be seized of and in such and so much of the said manors lands tenements hereditaments and other the premises with the appurtenances concerning the which and whereof such signification or declaration shall be so made for the ceasing and determining of the said uses or any of them To the only use of the said W C his heires and assignes for ever Any thing in these presents mentioned or any other matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Revocation Now know ye that I the said W C for divers good causes and considerations me in this behalf especially moving do by this my present writing by me subscribed and sealed with my seal of Armes signifie and declare that my will mind and pleasure is that the several uses and intents and limitations of uses and estates in the said recited Indenture declared limited or expressed and all and every of them shall be void and of none effect touching or concerning all the aforesaid manors lands tenements and hereditaments and other the premises in the said recited Indenture mentioned or every part thereof And I do also by these presents repeal revoke and determine all the said uses and estates in the said Manors and other the premises and do signifie and declare that the same uses intents limitations and
hath sithence by his severall Grants or Assignments granted assigned and set over unto G K to have to him his executors and assignes for and during all their estate title term interest and number of years which they had of in or to the premises as by their severall Grants or Assignments more at large appeareth To this intent meaning and purpose nevertheless and upon trust and confidence the same should be to the use benefit and behoof of D N W F and R M. equally amongst them And whereas by a certain paire of Articles of Agreement indented bearing date the c. made between the aforesaid W F on the one partie and the said D N of the other partie It was agreed between them the said D N and W F and the said VV F did for himself his executors administrators and assignes covenant grant and agree to and with the said D M his executors and assigns That hee the said D N his executors or assignes should and might at all time and times from thenceforth during the said term have and enjoy to his onely use and behoof all the estate title term interest number of years use and commoditie whatsoever which hee the said VV F his executors administrators or assignes had should or might have of in or to one full third part in three parts to be divided of all and singular the premises and all the estate title term interest use benefit and number of years and commoditie which he the said VV F hath of in or to the premises or any part thereof In consideration of the premises the said D N his executors administratars or assignes should yearly pay or cause to be paid unto the said VV F his executors administrators or assignes two hundred pounds during the said term Te same to be paid c. as in the Articles of Agreement as by the same Articles of Agreement may appeare Now know yee That the said VV F for and in consideration of the summe of ten thousand pounds c. to him in hand at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the said D N well and truly paid doth by these presents for him his heirs executors and administrators freely clearly and absolutely acquit discharge grant remise release and for ever quit claim unto the said D N his heirs executors c. the said yearly rent or summe of 200 li. of c. so as aforesaid mentioned reserved or covenanted to be paid in and by the said Articles of Agreement as aforesaid and all and every the covenants conditions and agreements touching the same rent and also all and all manner of actions suits cause and causes of actions and suits trespasses reckonings rents arrearages of rents accompts executions sum and summes of money and demands whatsoever which at any time heretofore ever he the said VV F hath or had or that hee his heirs executors c. or any of them at any trme or times hereafter can or may have claime or challenge to have to for or against the said D N his heirs executors or administrators or any of them for or by reason of the said yearly rent of 200 li. or any of the Articles of agreement concerning the same or any of them or any other the covenants in the said severall Writings contained or either of them And further know ye That the said W F doth by these presents remise and release unto the said D N his executours and administrators all and all manner of other actions suits and demands whatsoever which at any time heretofore he hath had or at any time hereafter shall or may have to or against the said D N his executors or administrators for or by reason of any other matter cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of the world untill the sixth day of â 1600. In witnesse c. A release of a Condition in an Indenture of bargain and sale with the proviso recited TO all Christian people to whom c. T C and R W c. greeting c. Whereas the said T C and R W by their Indenture of bargain and sale bearing date c. as well for and in consideration of the sum of 1000 l. c. then in hand paid to E E by M B as for 20. s. paid unto the said T C and R W and for divers other good causes and considerations them thereunto especially moving did bargain and sel enfeoff and confirm unto the said M B his c. for ever all that their Park of N c. verbatim as in the Indenture of bargain and sale as by the same recited indenture amongst divers other grants covenants provisoes clauses and agreements therein contained more plainly at large it doth and may appeare In and by which Indenture before recited there is a condition or proviso contained in these words or to this effect following that is to say provided alwaies that if the said M B c. reciting the proviso or covenant truly Now know yee that wee the said T C and R W for divers good and reasonable causes and considerations us in this behalfe specially moving Have remised released and quit claimed and by these presents do for us and our c. remise release and for ever quit claime unto the said M B being in his full and peaceable possession and seisin of the premisses and to his heires and assignes to the only proper use and behoof of him the said M B his c. for ever the said proviso and condition and all and every article matter and clause concerning the same and all the state right title interest claim condition entry benefit and demand and every of them whatsoever which wee the said T C and R W or either of us have or hath or may or ought to have or claim of in or to the said Park called N. lodges lands tenements meadows feedings pastures woods underwoods waters fishes fishings wast grounds hereditaments and all and singular other liberties profits and commodities whatsoever mentioned expressed or intended to be granted bargained or sold in or by the said recited Indenture dated c. and of in and to every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances So that neither wee c as in other before with warranty as aforesaid In witnesse c. A release of an annuity TO all Christian people to whom c. A B greeting c. Whereas the said A B by his deed c. reciting the grant of annuity Now the said A B in consideration c. hath granted remised released and quit claimed and by these presents doth grant remise release and for ever quit claime unto the said R O being the true and lawfull owner of the said Manor of K. and in possession of the same at the sealing and delivery hereof The said annuity or yearly rent of thirteen pounds c. and all the arrerages thereof if any bee and all the estate right title interest benefit claime
be reasonably advised and required An Indenture of Bargain and Sale THis Indenture made c. witnesseth That the said A B as well for and in consideration of the summe of 700 l. of lawfull money c. to him before hand by the said C D well and faithfully paid whereof hee confesseth himself fully satisfied and payed and the said C D his heirs executors and administrators and every of them thereof doth acquit and for ever discharge by rhese presents as for the summe of 700 l. to be payed by the said C D his executors or assignes the twentieth of November next ensuing the date hereof at or in c. Hath given granted bargained and sold and by these presents for him and his heirs doth give grant bargain and sell to the said C D his heirs and assignes for ever All that house or mannor of c. Reciting all the land and also all and singular messuages granges mills houses buildings structures barnes stables dove-houses gardens orchards shops sellers solars lands tenements meadows feedings pastures commons demeane lands wasts heathes moores marshes woods underwoods tithes of sheaves corne grain and hay wooll linen hemp and lambe and all other tithes whatsoever as well great and small oblations obventions fruits profits waters fishings suite soke mulcture warrens mines quarries rents reversions services rents secke as well of free as customary Tenants works of tenants fee-farmes annuities knights-fees wards marriages escheats reliefs herriots fines amercements Courts-leet view of franke-pledge assises and assize of bread wine and ale chattels waived strayes villeyns nefes with their sequels estaners and commons of estaners fairs markets tolles customes rights jurisdictions franchises liberties priviledges profits commodities emoluments and hereditaments whatsoever with all their appurtenances of what kinde or nature or by what names or additions of names they be known reputed esteemed or taken scituate lying and being arising or growing within the Towns fields places parishes and hamlets of c. or in any of them to the said house mannor and other the premisses above by these presents granted or to any of them in any wise belonging or appertaining or had known reputed taken or used as member part or parcell of the said Mannor and other the premisses by these presents before granted or any of them And also all and all manner of woods underwoods and trees whatsoever of in and upon all and singular the premisses above by these presents granted bargained and sold or upon any parcell thereof And all the ground soil of the said woods under-woods and trees and the reversion and reversions whatsoever of all and singular the premisses by these presents granted and of every parcell thereof As also the rents and yeerly profits whatsoever of all and singular the premisses above by these presents granted or of any and every part thereof as fully freely and intirely and in as large and ample manner as the said A B lately had and purchased All and singular the same premisses with the appurtenances to him and his heirs for ever in fee-farm by grant bargain and sale from G H of c. by Indenture dated c. as by the said Indenture Inrolled of record amongst other things in his said late Majesties high Court of Chancery more fully may appear And as fully freely and intirely and in as large and ample manner as his said late Majesty by his Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England sealed dated at W. c. the same all and singular the premisses above by these presents granted with all their appurtenances did give and grant the same to the said G H his heirs and assignes for ever To the onely proper use and behoof of the said G H his heirs and assignes for ever as by the said Letters Patents more fully appears To have hold and enjoy the said House or Mannor of c. and other all and singular the premisses above by these presents granted bargained and sold with all their appurtenances to the said C D his heirs and assignes to the onely use and behoof of the said C D his heirs and assignes for ever To hold the said mannor of c. and all and singular other the premisses above by these presents granted of his said late Majesty his heirs and successors in Chief by the service of c. rendring yeerly to his said late Majesty his heirs and successors of and for the said Mannor and other the premisses belonging to the said Mannor 20 l. of c. at the receit of his said Majesties Exchequer at W. or to the hands of the generall Receivors of his said Majestie his heirs and successors of the premisses for the time being at the feasts of c. yeerly to be paid for all other services rents duties charges suits and demands whatsoever therefore due The Warranty And the said A B and his heirs the said house and mannor of c. and all other the premisses above by these presents granted with all their appurtenances to the said C D his heirs and assignes to the onely use of the said C D his heirs and assignes for ever against him the said A B his heirs and assignes will warrant acquit and for ever defend by these presents And the said A B doth Covenant Discharged of Incumbrances c. that he the said A B his heirs executors and administrators as well and all and singular the premisses above by these presents granted with the appurtenances and every part thereof as the said C D his heirs executors and administrators and every of them of and from all statutes merchant and of the staple recognizances former bargains leases lases grants demands jointures dowers and other charges and incumbrances whatsoever by him the said A B or by any other person or persons by the assent consent or procurement of him the said A B before the sealing and delivery of these presents in any manner made had known or granted or to be had known or granted except the rents and services to our said late Soveraigne and his heirs and successors by the said Letters Patents as aforesaid reserved and hereafter to be due from henceforth will acquit and save harmelesse by these presents Forfeiture for default of payment of the said summe c. Provided alwayes That if it happen default of payment to be made of the said sum of c. or of any part thereof at the day above expressed for the payment thereof contrary to the forme of this present Charter That then and from thenceforth this present grant bargain and sail of the said house and mannor and other the premisses and of every part thereof and the estate and seisin thereof made or to be made shall be utterly void and of none effect And that then and from thenceforth it may be lawfull for the said A B his heirs and assignes into the said house and Mannor and all other the premisses by these presents above granted and
assignes onely or without warrantie at the election and pleasure of such as shall require the same as is aforesaid And that the said VV C his heires and assignes shall at all times hereafter from time to time exonerate acquit discharge or otherwise save harmlesse as well the said E C. and D his Wife and the heirs and assignes of the said D the said P H c. the said R P c. the said VV C c. and the said T L c. as also their said parts portions and purports of the premises of and from all and all manner of former bargaines sales jointures dowers uses Wils Statutes merchant Statutes staple Recognizances Judgements Executions Issues Fines Amerciaments Intrusions Alienations without licence Rents charges Rents seck arrearages of Rents and of and from all other charges incumbrances and demands whatsoever they be had made or done by the said VV C. The like severall Covenants for all the rest one after another Mutatis mutandis And the said W C. and E. his Wife P H and D his Wife R P and M his Wife and T L and F his Wife covenant and grant for them their heirs executors administrators and assignes by these presents to end with the said W L C. his heires and assignes That if the said Mannor of VV. Mountford shall happen at any time hereafter to be charged chargeable or extendable by reason of any Statute Recognizance or otherwise for any summe or summes of money before the said seventh day of P. last past due or payable by any act done or acknowledged by any other then the said W L C that then the said E L C and D his Wife c. P H and c. R P and c. W C and c. T L and c. their heirs c. shall equally at their indifferent charges bear and pay five parts in six parts to be divided of such summe and summs of money for which the said Mannor of W. Mountford shall be so charged chargeable or extendable c. In witnesse c. To avoid the Title of Survivorship where lands are granted to two THis INDENTVRE made c. Between c. Witnesseth c. Recite the Lease the said A B and C D. of and in the said Indenture of Lease and term of years therein contained title and interest of in and to the said Manor or Tenement and other the premises aforesaid with the appurtenances and every of them jointly are possessed And for as much as either of the said parties are willing and desirous that the survivor or over-liver of them shall not at any time hereafter take any commoditie or advantage of the premises or any parcel of them by way of survivor or over-liver according to the course and order of the common Laws of this Realm by reason of the joint title estate and interest which they have in and to the premises by vertue of the Indenture of Lease aforesaid Therefore it is fully covenanted concluded condescended and agreed upon between the said parties in manner and form following viz. First the said A B doth c. to and with c. That if it do fortune or happen the said A B to survive and over-live the said C D. in avoiding the said Title of survivorship in and to the premises That he the said A his executors administrators and assigns should quietly and peaceably permit and suffer the executors administrators assigns of the said C D. being then deceased to have occupie and enjoy to their owne proper use and uses and to the proper use of any of them in common or in severaltie immediately after the death of the said C. at his or their will and pleasure All that the moitie part and purport of the said C. in and to the premises and every of them into two equal parts to be divided during the residue of al the term of years of the term above mentioned which then at the death of the said C should be to come and unrun without let or disturbance of the said A. his executors or assigns the Title of Survivor of and in the premises in any wife notwithstanding And also the said C D doth covenant c. to and with A B c. in avoiding of the said Title of survivor in the premises That if it do fortune or happen the said C to survive and over-live the said A B. That he the said C D ut supra mutat mutand And the said A B doth covenant c. to and with c. in manner and form following viz. That he the said A. his c. or one of them shall pay the moitie and one half of the said yearly rent of c. unto the said T B his heirs and assignes in the Indenture of Lease forementioned and also shall bear and discharge half of all the covenants reparations and charges thârein contained which on the part of the said A B and C D are to be observed and done in the said Indenture of Lease comprized And further that the said A B his c. shall well truly and safely keep the said Indenture of Lease unsurrendred uncancelled undefaced and whole sealed to the defence saving and preservation as well of the interest title and term of the said A B as also of the title interest and term of the said C D in and to the premises during the term aforesaid The like Covenant for C D. mutat ' mutand In witnesse c. An Indenture where two have joynt estate upon condition that either of them may have an equall part in the land or money lent taking no benefit by Survivorship THis INDENTURE made c. Between A B of the one part and C D on the other part Witnesseth That where E F by a certain Indenture dated c. for the consideration therein expressed did fully and clearly bargain sell give and grant unto the said A B and C D their heirs c. for ever All that Manor c. as it is recited in the Sale unto the Habend then say with divers other covenants c. therein contained amongst which there is a certain proviso contained and by the same proviso it is provided and agreed that if the said E F Recite the Proviso as by the same Indenture it doth and may appeare And for as much as by the order of the common Laws of this Realm if either the said A B or C D should fortune to decease before payment of the said summe or if default be made in payment of the said summe c. Then as well the said summe of c. should wholly remaine to the Survivor c. and for default of payment thereof the Survivour and his heires should wholly possesse the said Mannor c. according to the tenure of the said Indenture and to the only use of the said Survivor and his heirs contrary to the meaning of the said parties For avoiding of which inconvenience and to the
to the said Mansion house or Scite of the said late Monastery or Priory of c. with the said Mannor of E and all and singular the lands tenements and hereditaments to them or either of them belonging or appertaining and also of in and to the said c. and all other the premisses with their and every of their appurtenances and every part and parcell thereof by force vertue or means of the said recited Letters Patents and Indenture of Assignement aforesaid or either of them or by any other wayes or means whatsoever together with the same Indenture of Assignement to the said W K made of the premisses as abovesaid To have and to hold the said Mansion-house or Scite of the Monastery or Priory aforesaid The said Mannor of K The said three Closes c. and all and singular other the premisses with their and every of their appurtenances and all the said estate interest and terme of yeers of him the said W K in and to the same premisses and every part thereof unto the said I P his c. to the onely use and behoof of him the said I P and of such children as he now hath or hereafter shall have of the body of the said E his now wife immediatly after the decease of the said W K for and during all such time and terme as shall be unexpired and then to come of the extent or extents aforesaid In as large and ample manner to all intents and purposes as he the said W K now hath might should or ought to have and enjoy the same by vertue of the said recited Letters Patents and Indenture of Assignement or either of them or otherwise howsoever For quiet enjoying And the said W K for himself c. That he the said I P his c. and every of them shall or may after the decease of the said W K during the whole terme before mentioned under the rents covenants and reservations in the said Letters Patents mentioned peaceably and quietly hold have and enjoy all and singular the before bargained premisses with the appurtenances and every part thereof to the uses before mentioned without the let or interruption of the heirs c. of him the said W K or any other person or persons by their or any of their means act title or procurement And the said I P for himself c. That he the said I P his c. or some of them shall and will within the space of three yeers next after the premisses aforesaid shall come into the possession of him the said I P his c. by force and vertue of this present grant or assignment well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said M F and E L the sum of c. viz. unto each of them which shall be then living at the time of such possession had as aforesaid the sum of c. without fraud or covin In witnesse c. A Release taken from one used in Trust TO all to whom c. R M of c. whereas C C and T T for and in consideration of a certain sum of money to them paid by I L of c. by their Indenture of bargain and sale bearing date c. did grant bargain and sell unto the said I L and R M their heires and assignes for ever All that their third part in three parts equally to be divided Recitall of all that their messuage or Tenement called c. with the appurtenances scituate c. late in the tenure of c. And also all that their third part in three parts equally divided of all that their mine of coals opened or to be opened or to be gotten or digged within the grounds or lands to the said messuage or Tenement called the c. belonging or appertaining or in any part or parcell thereof As by the same Indenture amongst divers other covenants and agreements more at large it doth and may appear All which premisses in the said Indenture specified so sold and granted unto the said I L and R M as aforesaid was before and at the sealing of the said Indenture Indented and meant to be to the onely use and behoofe of the said I L and his heirs now know ye that I the said R M for and in regard of the trust and confidence in me reposed by the said I L have remised released and quite claimed and for and from me and my heires do by these presents remise release and for ever quite claim unto the said I L and his heires all my right Interest estate title and demand which heretofore I have had or now have of and in the said premisses in the said Indenture specified or in any part or parcell thereof In witnesse c. A Bond taken by the Sheriffes of London for ones Appearance KNow all men by these presents c. To be holden and c. to the Sheriffes of the Citie of London in 100. pound of goods c. To be paid to the said Sheriffes or either of them their executors c. for the true payment whereof well and truely to be made I bind c. The Condition THe Condition of this obligation is That if the above bounden A B shall personally appear before the Justices of our Lord the King at W in the Octaves of Saint Mar in to answer C D and E F of a Plea that he render unto them 200. pounds that then this present obligation to be void or otherwise to stand c. A Condition to finde one his Diet by the year THe Condition c. That if the within TW his executors or assignes do and shall at his and their costs and charges find provide and allow unto I B or any one other servant of the within named I B for the time being good wholsome and sufficient diet and victuals meet and convenient in such sort as is now by him allowed for the time and space of one whole yeer from the Feast of the Nâtivity of c. next ensuing c. At or in the now c. And if at any time the said I B or other servant of the said I B so to be dieted for the time being shall be absent from his said commons by the space of six weeks or more together at any time during the said term if then and so often as he shall so be absent the said T W his executors or assignes do and shall find and allow diet and victuals for the said I B for so long time after the end of said term as they shall have been absent as aforesaid According to the true meaning of these presents that then c. Or else c. A Letter of Attorney to enter upon Lands and to deliver a lease made to another KNow all men by these presents that I R R of c. Gent. have made ordained and constituted TC of c. my true and lawfull Attorney for me and in my
in payment of the said summe of c. at the said day and place aforesaid Then he the said T R doth by these presents make ordain constitute and appoint the said R D to be his true and lawful Atturnie for him in his name and to the only use of the said R D to ask leavie recover demand and receive of the said H G his executors and administrators the summe of c. so forfeited unto him the said T R for non-payment of the said summe of c at the day time and place aforesaid Giving and by these presents granting unto his said Atturnie his full power and lawful authoritie in the premises and for non-payment of the said summe of c. or any part thereof the said H G his heires executors administrators and assignes or any of them to arrest sue implead imprison and out of prison to deliver and pleas and prosecutions against them and every of them to sustaine and maintain according to all the course of the law and upon the receipt thereof or of any part thereof acquittances or other discharges for him and in his name to make seale and deliver and one Atturnie or more under him to substitute and at his pleasure to revoke And all and every other act and acts thing and things device and devices in the Law whatsoever needfull or requisite to be done in or about the premises for him and in his name to doe execute and perform as fully largely and amply in every respect as he himself might or could do if he were personally present Ratifying allowing and holding firm and stable all and whatsoever his said Atturnie To maintaine all or his substitute lawfully Authorized shall lawfully doe or cause to be done in or about the execution of the premises by these presents And the said Sir T R his heires executors and administrators and every of them at all time and times hereafter upon reasonable request or notice to him given and at the costs and charges in the law of the said R D his executors administrators or assignes or some of them shall and will maintaine justifie and avow with effect all and every such action and actions writ or writs pleas proces judgements and executions whatsoever which by the said R D his executors administrators or assignes shall at any time hereafter be lawfully sued commenced had or brought in his name against the said H O. his heirs executors or administrators or any of them upon or by reason of the obligation above mentioned or of any summe or summs of mony therein mentioned or contained And also that hee the said Sir T R hath not at any time heretofore neither that he his executors administrators or assignes or any of them at any time hereafter shall or will remise Not to release without consent release or otherwise discharge the said G H his heirs executors or administrators or any of them of the said obligation above rehearsed nor yet of any summe or summes of money therein contained without the speciall licence consent or agreement of the said R D his executors administrators or assignâs or some of them thereunto first had and obtained in writing under his or their hands or seales And that all the benefit and commoditie that shall be recovered obtained or gotten by means of any such action suit plaint judgment and execution shall redound come and bee to the only use and behoof of the said R D his executors administrators and assignes without any accompt or other thing therefore to be yeilded or done unto the said Sir T R his executors administrators or assignes or any of them In witnesse c. A Let. of atturny upon an extent for the King to enter on certain lands and to grant leases thereof TO all people to whom c. T M Esq sends greeting in our Lord God everlasting Whereas our soveraign Lo. the Kings Majestie that now is by his Highnesse Letters patents sealed with the seal of his Highness Court of Exchequer bearing date c. for the considerations therein mentioned did deliver grant and to farm let unto the said T M all that the Mannor of L B with the appurtenances in c. in the County of B. in the tenure of T B Kt. or of his assignes and also divers other lands tenements closes pastures woods underwoods and hereditaments in the said County of c. parcel of the said lands of the said Sir T B. Kt. and taken and seized into the hands of our said soveraign Lo. the K's Majestie the third day of c. last past before the date of the said Letters patents by reason of a writ of extent of 500 l. due by one obligation dated the c. being found to be of the several yearly rents in the said Letters patents mentioned as in and by a certain inquisition indented taken at little B. in the said County of B. the said third day of c. last past before Sir E T Knight then Sheriff of the County of c. by force of a writ of extent out of the Court of Exchequer returned and there now remaining in the custodie of his Majesties remembrancer more plainly may appear except as in the said Letters patents are and be excepted To have and to hold all and singular the premises by the said Letters patents demised with their rights members and appurtenances whatsoever except before excepted to the said T M his c. from the making of the said Letters patents for so long as the same premises in the hands of our said soveraign Lord the Kings Majestie his c. shal remain or happen or ought to be and remain by reason of the extents aforesaid as in and by the said Letters patents amongst divers other covenants grants articles provisoes and agreements therein contained more fully and at large appeareth Now know yee that I the said T M for divers good considerations me to these presents especially moving have made ordained constituted and in my stead and place put my trustie and well beloved friend R K of c. my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name to enter and come into and upon the said Mannors lands tenements and hereditaments with their appurtenances in or by the said Letters patents mentioned to be demised or into or upon any part or parcell thereof in the name of the whole for me in my name and to my use to take and receive detain and keep and after such possession and seisin thereof or of any part or parcel thereof in the name of the whole for me in my name and to my use to take receive detain and keep and after such possession and seisin so thereof had and taken then to make seal or grant leases or estates of and in the premises and of and in every or any part or parcel thereof unto any person or persons whatsoever to and for my most and best benefit and advantage during the
seized and hath power to demise ANd the said G H for himselfe c. That he the said G H at the time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents is and standeth lawfully seized of an indefeizible estate of inheritance in Fee-simple or Fee-taile of and in all and singular the before demised premisses with the appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof without any manner of condition or limitation of use or uses to alter and change the same and also that he the said G H now hath full power true Title and absolute Authority to demise grant c. the said Messuage Tenement or Farm and all other the demised premisses with the appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof unto the said I P his executors administrators and assigns for the term of c. in manner and form as in and by these presents is mentioned limited and expressed A Covenant That the Lessee shall not commit waste cut nor sell the trees without the consent of the Lessor AND the said T H for himselfe c. That he the said T H his executors administrators and assignes nor any of them shall not at any time hereafter during the said term commit cause procure or wittingly suffer to be done any manner of wilful waste or destruction in and upon the premisses or any part thereof nor shall cut sell take or carry away or cause procure or wittingly or willingly suffer to be cut felled taken or carryed away any of the woods under-woods or trees growing standing and being or which hereafter shall stand grow or be in or upon the premisses before demised or in or upon any part or parcel thereof without the License consent or agreement of the said V R his heires or assignes in writing first had and obtained A Liberty to make Leases PRovided alwayes and the true intent c. That it shall and may be lawful to and for the said I P at any time hereafter during c. to lease demise or grant the said Manor Lands c. or any part or parcel thereof to any person or persons whatsoever for the term of c. and under such Covenants Articles and Agreements and to such use and uses as to the said I P shall be thought meet and convenient any thing before in these presents contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding An Indenture of Covenants for passing of a Recovery in the Common Pleas to cut off an Intail THis INDENTURE made c. between E C of c of the one part and W O and I H of c. of the other part Witnesseth That it is covenanted granted concluded and agreed by and betweene the said parties to these presents and the said E C shall and will permit and suffer the said W O and J H to purchase and bring out of the Kings Majesties High Court of Chancery a Writ of Entry Sur Disseisin in le post returnable before the Justices of the Common Pleas at Westminster at some certain day of Return in Easter Terme next coming by which Writ the said VV O and I H shall demand against the said E C all that Messuage Tenement or Farm with tâe appurtenances situate c. late in c. and also all that close of Pasture ground commonly called c. containing c. and all that close of Pasture c. and also all and singular Lands Tenements Rents Reversions Services Commons Profits Commodities Emoluments and Hereditaments whatsoever with all and singular the appurtenances to the premisses or any part or parcel thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining by such name and names and in such manner and form and by such number and quantity of acres as by the said W O and I H or the Survivors of them or the Counsel learned of them shall be demised To which Writ the said E C shall appear personally or by Atturney in the said Court of Common Pleas and enter into the said warranty and imparle and shall not after depart in contempt of the Court so as a good and perfect recovery shall and may be had in due form and order of Law of the said Messuages Land c. and all other the premisses with the appurtenances according to the usual course of common recoveries for assurances of Lands and Tenements in the said Court of Common Pleas. And that a Writ of Habere fac ' seifinam shall be thereupon awarded executed and returned accordingly And it is further condescended and agreed by and between all the said parties to these presents That as well the said recovery so to be had and executed as aforesaid as also all and every other recovery or recoveries conveyances and assurances whatsoever which before the Feast of c. shall be had and executed by and between the said parties to these presents or any of them of the said Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and all and every other the premisses with the appurtenances or of any part or parcel thereof by what name or names soever the same shall be so had and executed and the full force and execution of them and every of them shall enure and be and shall be construed adjudged and taken to be and enure unto the said VV O and I H and the Survivors of them and the Heirs of the Survivors of them shall for ever from thenceforth stand and be seized thereof and of every part thereof to the only use and behoof of the said E C. his heirs and assigns for ever and to no other use intent or purpose In witnesse c. A Defeazance for payment of 100 l. per annum for a certain time THis INDENTVRE made c. between W W of c. and W W the younger son and heir c. on the one part and R M c. on the other part Witnesseth That whereas the said W W the elder and W W the younger in and by one Recognizance or writing obligatory of the nature of a Statute Staple lately made and provided for the recovery of debts bearing date c. It is now neverthelesse covenanted granted concluded and fully agreed upon by and between the said parties to these presents and of the parties thereunto is and the said R M is contented and pleased That if W W and W W the elder or either of them their or c. do and shal every year yearly from and after the c. next ensuing the date of these presents for and during the term of c. from thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said R M his c. at or in c. one annuity or yearly sum of C l. of lawful c. at two daies or terms in the year that is to say on the c. and the c. from time to time every year yearly one next and immediately ensuing the other by even and equal portions during the
summe of c. according to the forme and effect of the Proviso and Condition hereafter mentioned shall and will upon reasonable request unto him or them to be made in that behalf convey and assure an estate of all and sigular the said premisses with all and singular their and every of their appurtenances unto the said I H his c. at his and their costs and charges in the Law to the use of the said I H his c. during the term of c. with warranty only against him the said VV P and his heirs and against all persons any thing claiming in by from and under the said VV P and also deliver up unto the said I H his c all such deeds evidences and writings concerning the premisses as he the said W P hath received the same without being defaced or impaired by the act or meanes of him the said VV P his c. And the said W P for him his c. and for every of them doth further covenant promise and grant to and with the said I H his c. by these presents in manner and form following viz. That if so be that the said W P his c. shall not leave notice in writing at the capital Messuage in W aforesaid that he or they will refuse the said Lands and Tenements and give warning there that he or they will have 140 l. paid unto them at the day and place limited for payment thereof in and by the Condition hereafter mentioned That then the said W P his c. or some or one of them notwithstanding any forfeiture shall and will well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said I H his c. or some or one of them at or in the now dwelling house c. the full sum of c. in full payment of the said Purchase which said summe of c. is agreed between the said parties to be the full price and value of the said Manor and premisses Provided alwayes and it is neverthelesse conditioned and agreed by and between the said Parties to these presents that if the said W P his c. shall be minded hereafter to refuse the purchase of the tenements aforesaid and to have their or his mony again and do and shall for that purpose by writing under his or their hand or hands expresse and signifie the same and at and before the c. next ensuing the date hereof deliver and leave the said writing or notice of his or their mind and purpose at or in the capital Messuage of W. aforesaid that then if the said I H his c. or any of them do or shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said W P c. at or in the common Dining Hall c. the full sum of c. then and from thenceforth as well the said recited Indenture of Bargain and Sale as also this present Indenture and every clause article and argreement in the said Indentures or either of them conteined this present proviso or condition and the covenants in these presents expressed on the part and behalf of the said W P his heirs and assignes for re-assurance of the premisses unto the said I H his heires and assignes if the Proviso and condition in these presents expressed shall be performed only excepted shall cease and be utterly void frustrate and of none effect to all intents constructions and purposes any thing in these presents contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding In witnesse c. A Grant of Receivorship from a Noble man TO all Christian people to whom this present Writing shall come R. Earl of E. and E. Viscount of H c. Know ye that I the said E. for divers good causes and reasonable considerations me moving have granted and given and by these presents confirmed unto my servant R S of c. the Office of Receivorship of all and singular my Lordships Manors Lands Tenements Possessions and Hereditaments whatsoever within the County of c. And the same R S Receivor of all and singular the premisses for me the said E and my heires do make and constitute by these presents giving and granting unto the said R S my full power and authority in all things touching the Receipt and Receipts aforesaid and to make lawful and sufficient Acquittances or Discharges unto all and every person and persons touching the premisses and that in as large and ample manner and form as any other Receivor or Receivors of me the said Earl at any time heretofore have used to do within the several Counties of c. In witnesse c. A short Letter of Atturney for the setting over of a bond KNow all men by these presents that I H H of c. Have made ordained constituted and appointed and by these presents do make ordain constitute and appoint my trusty and well beloved friend W M of c. to be my true and lawful Atturney for me and in my stead and name and to his own use to ask levy recover demand and receive of T M and N L of c. Gentlemen and either of them their executors and administrators the sum of c. which they have forfeited and from me unjustly do detain and keep for non-payment of the sum of c. at a certain day past as by one Obligation with condition thereupon endorsed bearing date c. more at large it doth and may appear giving and by these presents granting unto my said Atturney my full power and authority in all things touching this my present businesse and in my name to commence and prosecute any Action or Actions Suit or Suits for the recovery and getting of the said sum of c. and every or any part thereof and Atturney or Atturneyes in that behalf to constitute and make and upon receipt thereof or of any part thereof Acquittances or other lawful discharges in my stead and name to make seal and deliver ratifying and allowing by these presents all and whatsoever my said Atturney or his Assignes shall for obtaining and recovery of the said summe of c. or any part thereof do or cause to be done in my stead and name And also I the said H H do covenant and promise by these presents That I the said H H have not released nor will not release the said T M and N c. of the said Bond nor of the penalty therein contained nor countermand this present Letter of Atturny nor the Authority thereby granted nor any suit act or proceeding at any time hereafter by vertue of these presents to be done In witnesse c. A Letter of Atturney to receive a sum of money out of the Exchequer being parcel of a greater sum given to me by the King by Privy Seal TO all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come I L one of the Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber of our Soveraign Lord King Charles that
now is sendeth greeting Whereas our said Soveraigne Lord the King by his Highnesse Letters of Privy Seal dated at Westminster the c. directed to his Highnesse Commissioners for the Office of his Majesties High Treasurer of England hath given unto me I L the sum of c. to be paid unto me or my Assignes out of the Treasury remaining in the receipt of the Exchequer arising out of the Fines and Forfeitures for his Majesties bounty to be distributed to his Highness well deserving servants in reward from time to time as shall seem good unto his Majesty and to be taken as his Majesties free-gift as in and by the said Letters of Privy Seal more at large may appear And whereas I the said I L by Obligation bearing date c. do stand bound unto R S c. in the sum of c. as by the said Obligation may appeaâ Now know ye That I the said I L for and towards the discharge of the said Debt of 600 l. due to the said R S have made ordained constituted and appointed and by these presents do make ordain c. the said R S to be my lawful Atturney and Assignee for me and in my name and to his own proper use to have take and receive out of the first moneyes that shall be received by vertue of the said Privy Seal the sum of c. of c. Giving and granting unto the said R S as full power touching the premisses as I my selfe might or could do if I were personally present ratifying and allowing hereby whatsoever the said R S shall do or cause to be done touching the premisses as if the same were done by my self In witnesse c. A Condition of Arbitrament General THe Condition c. That if the above bounden T A his executors and administrators and every of them do for his and their parts and behoofs in all things well and truly stand to abide obey fulfil perform and keep the Award Arbitrament order determination and judgment of E L Esq and R M Gentleman Arbitrators indifferently elected named and chosen as well on the part and behalf of the above named T A. to award c. of for upon touching and concerning all and all manner of Actions and causes of Actions Suits Debates Controversies debts duties bonds bills writings obligatory reckonings accounts and demands whatsoever which between the said T A of the one part and the said E G on the other part at any time from the beginning of the world until the date of these presents have been had moved stirred or in any wise depending so also that the same Award Arbitrament Determination and Judgment of the said Arbitrators in and upon the premisses be made and put in writing under their hands and Seals ready to be delivered to the said parties on or before the twenty fourth day of this instant month of December above written That then c. An annuity given for ones advice in the Law THis INDENTURE made the c. between T B of c. Gentleman on the one party and F L of c. Gentleman on the other party Witnesseth That the said T B in consideration of the counsel and advice in the Law of the said F L to him the said T B heretofore given and hereafter to be given hath given granted and confirmed and by these presents doth give grant and confirm unto the said F L one Annuity or yearly pension of c. of lawful c. to be paid yearly unto the said F L at or in the c. at two Feasts or terms in the year most usual that is to say at the Feast dayes of c. by even and equal portions To have hold perceive receive and take the said Annuity or yearly pension of c. unto the said F L from the feast day of c. next ensuing the date of these presents for and during the joint and natural lives of the said T B and F L. Provided alwayes That if the said F L shall at any time hereafter discontinue and leave the study and practice of the Lawes as aforesaid this present grant and all and every thing therein contained shall cease determine and be frustrate to all intents and purposes as if the same had never been had or made In witnesse c. A conveyance in fee simple of a house and lands c. THis indenture made the c. between G C of c. on the one part and H H of c. and S. his wife on the other part Witnesseth that the said G C for and in consideration of the sum of c. to him at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents well and truly in hand paid by the said H H and S his wife whereof and wherewith he the said G C doth acknowledge himselfe c. hath granted aliened bargained sold and confirmed and by these presents doth fully cleerly and absolutely grant alien bargaine sell and confirm unto the the said H H and S his wife all that messuage or tenement in T in the County of S. now in the occupation of the said G C. or of his assignee or assignes and three acres of land or thereabouts lying in the backside of the said house be it more or lesse and all barns stables orchyards gardens buildings and other hereditaments to the same belonging or appertaining or with the said house or tenement commonly used occupied or enjoyed or which are accepted reputed or taken to be part parcel or member of the same and now in the tenure or occupation of him the aforesaid G C his assignee or assigns with all commons whatsoever to the same belonging and also all those two cottages or tenements in T aforesaid standing together adjoining to the said messuage or tenement and one parcell of ground adjoyning to the said cottages which said cottages and parcel of ground last mentioned do contain by estimation on that side towards the Kings high street twenty yards of ground or thereabouts and on that side towards the garden now or late of the said G C thirteen yards of ground or thereabouts and do contain by estimation from the Kings high street twenty yards of ground or thereabouts and now are in the severall tenures or occupations of VVI and F L. and the reversion and reversion remainder and remainders rents and yearly profits whatsoever of all and singular the said premisses and of every part and parcel thereof together with all and singular deeds evidences writings touching or concerning only the premises or any part thereof To have and to hold the said messuage and tenement and three acres of land aforesaid and the said two cottages or tenements and the said parcel of ground adjoyning to the said cottages and other the premises with their appurtenances before by these presents bargained and sold or mentioned or intended to be hereby granted aliened bargained sold and confirmed and every part and parcel
appurtenances by such name and names and in such manner and forme as by the Councel learned in the law of the said Earle c. shall be devised whereunto the said T C and I D shall appeare in proper person and after declaration upon the said Writ made according to the nature and form thereof The said T C and I D shall vouch to warrantie the said T S. who likewise shall personally appeare and immediately enter into warrantie and after declaration shall vouch to warrantie the Common vouchee who likewise shall enter into warrantie and after declaration shall imparle and after shall depart in Contempt of the Court and make default whereupon Judgement shall be given that the said I G and James Mayo shall recover the premises against the said T C and I D and the said T C and I D over in value against the said T S. and the said T S over in value against the common vouchee And thereupon a Writ of Execution and seisin shall be awarded sued forth returned and filed according to the order and course of Common Recoveries in such like cases usually had and suffered And it is covenanted granted concluded condescended and fully agreed by and between the said parties to these presents for them and every of them their and every of their heires and assignes and the true intent and meaning of these presents and of all the parties therunto is that as well the said recoverie so or in any other manner to be sued out had and executed and the said Fine or Fines in manner aforesaid or in any other manner levied had and executed from and after the perfecting of the said recovery As also all other fines recoveries and other assurances herafter to be had made and executed in of or upon the said Manor lands and premises or any part thereof by and between the parties to these presents or any of them and the full force and execution of the same shall be and enure and shall be adjudged esteemed and taken to be and to enure and the said Recoverers and Conusers and their heires and the Survivors and Survivor of them and his and their heires shall stand and be seized of the same Manor and premises with the appurtenances to the only proper use and behoof of the said Earle c. and of their c. for ever and to none other use intent or purpose whatsoever And further the said T S for him his c. doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said Earle c. their heirs and assignes by these presents that he the said T S and his heires and all and every other person and persons which do or shall lawfully claim any estate right interest rent reversion or demand of in unto or out of the said Manors lands and premises above herein warranted and to be defended by the said T S partie to these presents and his heirs or any part thereof from by or under him the said T S or his heirs or from by or under the said T S Father of the said T S partie to these presents the heirs or assigns of them or any of them or under or by meanes of any act or acts or title derived from them or any of them excepting such person or persons to whom the said T S partie to these presents hath granted one or two of the next Avoidances of the Church of W and presentations thereunto shall and wil from time to time and at all times hereafter at and upon the reasonable request and at the costs and charges in the Law of the said Earle c. their heirs or assignes do make acknowledg leavie execute and suffer or cause or procure to be made c. all and every such further act and acts thing and things devise and devises assurance and assurances in the Law whatsoever for the further better more perfect sure and absolute granting assuring and conveying quiet and cleer having holding and enjoying of the said Manors lands tenements hereditaments and all other the before bargained premisses and of every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said Earle c. their c. and to the survivor of them and their heirs be it by fine feoffment recovery or by any other wayes or means whatsoever with such warranty and in such manner and forme as by the learned Councell in the law of the said Earl c. their heires or assignes shall be reasonably advised devised or required And lastly the said T S partie to these presents for him his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said Earl c. their c. by these presents in manner and form following that is to say that they the said Earle c. their heires and assignes and every of them shall or may from time to time and at all times for ever hereafter peaceably and quietly have hold use occupie possesse and enjoy the said Mannor or Lordship messuage lands and premises above herein mentioned to be warranted and to be defended by the said T S partie to these presents and his heirs and every part and parcell thereof with their and every of their appurtenances freed and discharged of and from all and all manner of former bargains sales gifts grants leases intails joyntures dowers rents charges statutes recognizances judgments extents executions claims duties debts of record and to the Kings Majestie fines issues amerciaments ouster le mains liveries and of and from all other charges estates titles troubles and incumbrances whatsoever had made committed done or wittingly and willingly suffered by the said T S party to these presents and the said T S the Father or any of them or the heires and assignes of them or any of them or by any other person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim by from or under them or any of them Except all and singular such grant and grants of avoidances and of presentations to the Church of VV aforesaid when the same shall become void not exceeding the number of two of the next presentations thereunto heretofore made and granted and by the said T S to one J B Clark or to some or one for him In witnesse c. A Clause to insert after the Reddend that if the rent be unpaid after the day the lease to determine AND if it shall happen the said yearly rent of c. or any part thereof to be behind and unpaid in part or in all after any of the feasts aforesaid in which the same ought to be paid being lawfully demanded within the time and space of one and twenty dayes that then and from thenceforth this present demise grant or lease and every clause article and covenant in the same contained to be utterly void frustrate and of none effect And that then also it shall and may be lawful to and for the said VV T his executors administrators and assignes into the aforesaid demised