statute which shall euer testifie the truth what chance soeuer happeneth to the parties as yee may read in the booke of Surueying wherein be many good examples of enrolling and making of records ¶ Heere followeth the forme to make indentures ¶ An Indenture of sale with a purchase THis Indenture made the 17. day of August in the xxxij yere of our soueraigne Lord king Henry the eight by the grace of God king of England France and Ireland defender of the faith and in earth supreame head of the Church of England and Ireland between A.B. of C. in the Countie of K. yeoman on the one partie and R.M. of O. in the said county Gentleman on the other party witnesseth that the said A.B. the day of making hereof for the summe of xl marks sterling to him by the said R. wel and truly cōtented paid in hand at the infealing of this Indēture wherof wherewith the said A. B. knowledgeth himselfe well and truely contented paid therof and of euery parcell thereof doth clearely acquite and discharge the foresaid R. his heires and executors by these presents hath bargained and sold and by this Indenture bargaineth selleth clerely vnto the said R. his heires and assignes to their owne vse for euer all those his mesuage lands tenements meadowes leasues pastures appurtenances set lying and being in the towne parish fields of Ashforth in the countie of Leycester which sometime belonged to C. F. late of Ashforth aforesaid yeoman deceased And in likewise the said A. for the sum aforesaid hath bargained sold by this Indenture vnto the said R. al deeds charters euidences escripts escrowles writings muniments concerning the premisses and any part or parcell thereof and the same deeds charters euidences escripts escrowles writings and muniments the said B. couenanteth by this Indenture to deliuer or cause to be deliuered to the said R. his heires or assignes before the feast of the Natiuitie of S. Iohn the baptist next comming after the date hereof To haue and to hold al the said mesuage lāds tenements meadows leasues pastures all other the premisses with their appurtenances to the said R his heires assignes to their owne vse for euer And the said A. B. couenāteth granteth by these presents that he or his heires before the feast of S. Michael the archangell which shal be in the yere of our Lord God M. CCCCC xliiij shal make or cause to be made to the said R. and his heires and to such other persons as he or they shal name or assigne to the vse of the same R. his heires and assignes for euer a good sufficient lawful estate in the law in fee simple of in the said mesuage lands and tenements other the premisses with the appurtenances by deed fine feoffement recouerie release with warrantie surrender or otherwise at the costs and charges in the law of the said R. or his heirs as by the learned coūsel of the said R. or his heirs shal be best deuised required The same mesuage lands tenements all other the premisses to be then cleerely discharged of all former bargaines former sales titles of inheritance iointures dowers morgages statutes marchant statutes of the Staple of Westminster intrusions forfeitures leases iudgements condemnations executions arrerages of rents and of all maner of charges and incumbrances whatsoeuer they be The rents seruices from thenceforth due to the chiefe Lords of the same lees only out taken and excepted And the same A. B. couenanteth and granteth by this Indenture that all such persons as now stand bee infeoffed seised of and in the said mesuages lands tenements other the premisses with the appurtenances or of or in any part or parcell of the same shall at all times from the day of the date of this Indenture forward stand remaine and be infeoffed seised of and in the same to the vse of the same R. his heirs assignes for euer And also the said A. B. couenanteth and graunteth by these presents that he and his heires and all other persons hauing claiming or pretending to haue any state right title vse or interest of or in the said mesuage lands tenements and other the premisses with their appurtenances of or in any part or parcell of the same at all times from the day of the date of these presents foorthwith shall doe cause and suffer to be done all and euerie thing and things which by the learned counsell of the said R. or his heires shal be deuised for the further assurance of al and singuler the premisses to the aforesaid R to his heires assignes to their owne vse for euer And in likewise the said A. B. couenanteth and graunteth by this Indenture that hee the same A. B. the day of making hereof is very true owner possessor in his own right of all the foresayd mesuages lands tenements other the premisses with the appurtenances and that he hath full power strength authoritie in his own right to bargaine and sell the same to the said R. and his heires in maner forme aforesaid And furthermore it is couenanted condiscended agreed between the said parties and the said R. for his part couenanteth graunteth by this Indenture that if the said A. his heires and assignes pay or cause to be paid to the said R. his heirs or assignes xl markes of good and lawfull money of England together with al such costs and expences as the same R. his heires and assignes shall be at aswell in the making sure of the same mesuages lands tenements c. as also in repairing making and amēding of the same at any time within the term of foure yeres next after the date of this Indenture That then the said R. his heirs or assignes shall make to the same A. B. his heires a good sure and sufficient lawful and indefeasible estate to their owne vse and their heirs for euer of and in the same mesuages lands tenemēts and other the premisses with the appurtenances and euerie part and parcell of them The same to bee then cleerly discharged of all former bargains former sales iointures dowers statutes of the Staple of Westminster statutes Marchants and all other charges and incumbrances whatsoeuer they be by the said R. his heirs or assignes at any time commenced made or done And at the said assurance of the same to the said A. in forme aforesaid to bee made the said R. couenanteth and graunteth by these presents to deliuer or cause to be deliuered to the said A. his heires or assignes all such euydences deeds and writings as hee the same R. his heires or assignes shall then haue concerning the said mesuages lands tenements other the premisses with the appurtenances vnder like maner forme as the said R. receiued them without fraud or further delay In witnesse whereof c. This deed is commonly vesd when a man layeth his land to mortgage
whereof the said E. knowledgeth c. Hath bargained sold and set ouer and by this Indenture doth bargaine and cleerely sel vnto the said C. D. all his estate right title vse interest and terme of yeres which hee hath yet to come in the premisses by the vertue of the Indenture and lease afore mentioned To haue and to hold the said tenement with shops sellers sollers warehouses and appurtenances to the said C. D. his executors and assignes from the feast of saint Michael next comming after the date hereof vnto the end and terme of all the yeres yet to come specified and comprised in the former Indenture of a lease The same C. D. his executors or assigns yeelding paying dooing and performing all and euery thing and things which the said E. by vertue of the former Indenture is bound or standeth charged for to do and hereof cleerely to acquite and discharge the said E. F. and his executors by these presents And the sayd E. F. couenanteth and granteth by these presents that he at no time before the date hereof hath done nor at any time hereafter shal do or cause or suffer to be done any act or thing which should or may be preiudiciall or hurtfull vnto the sayd C. D. his executors and assignes in hauing and inioying all the said tenement c. or any part or parcell of the same in maner and forme as is afore rehearsed In witnesse whereof c. ¶ An Indenture for the sale of a Reuersion THis Indenture made the first day of October in the xxiij yere of the raigne of our soueraigne Lord king Henry the eight c. betweene B. M. of Wakefield in the county of Y. of the one part and R. E. Citizen and Surgeon of London on the other part witnesseth that the said R. the day of making hereof hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargaine and sell vnto the said B. to his heires for euer all the reuersion when it shall happen to come and fall incontinently by and after the death of I. G. graundmother to the said R. of and in all those lands tenements meadowes leasues woods pastures reÌ„ts reuersions seruices with all and singuler the commodities appurtenances belonging to the same set lying and being in the towne and fields of A. in the couÌ„tie aforesaid now in the holding of Th. Fletcher and all his right claime title vse possession and interest of and in the same And also the said R. by this Indenture bargaineth and selleth vnto the said B. his heires and assignes for euer al and singular deeds charters euideÌ„ces escripts scrowls miniments and writings concerning the foresaid lands tenements and other the premisses with the appurtenances or any part thereof and the same and euery one of them the said R. couenanteth graunteth to deliuer or cause to be deliuered to the said B. his heirs or assignes at al times hereafter as hee may theÌ„ get or lawfully come by To haue to hold the said lands tenements and other the premisses with the appurtenances and the right title vse and reuersion of the same to the said B. his heires and assignes to their owne vse for euer incontinent after the decease of the said Ioan G. And the said R. couenanteth and graunteth by this Indenture that he or his heirs within a moneth next after the decease of the foresaid Ioane shall make or cause to be made to the said Brian and his heires and to such other persons as hee or they shall name and assigne to the vse of the said B. his heires and assignes for euer a good sure sufficient and lawfull estate in the Law in fee simple of in the said lands tenements and al other the premisses with the appurtenances be it by deed fine feoffement recouerie release with warranty or otherwise as by the learned councell of the sayd B. or his heires shall be aduised The same to be then clearely discharged of all former bargaines former sales titles iointures dowries statutes marchant statutes of the staple of Westminster intrusions fines forfaitures vses willes iudgements executions condemnations and all other maner of charges and encumbrances whatsoeuer they be The rentes and seruices from thenceforth due to the chiefe Lords of the fees of the same and the right and title of the said Ioane during her naturall life of and in the premisses all onely except and reserued And further the said R couenanteth and graunteth by this Indenture that he and his heires and all other persons hauing or pretending to haue any estate right title vse claime or interest of or in the foresaid landes tenements and other the premisses with thappurtenances of or in any part or parcel of the same at all times from the decease of the foresaid Ioan forward shall doe cause and suffer to be done all and euery thing and things which by the learned counsell of the said B. or his heires shall be deuised for the further assurance sure making of all the foresaid lands tenements and other the premisses with the appurtenances to the said B. his heirs assignes to their owne vse for euer For the sale bargaine of all which c. setting in the payments as in other examples here afore ¶ An other sale of a Reuersion in the maner of a deed in Latine OMnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos praesentes litere peruenerint I.H. senior de L. in comitatu Midd ' yeoman salutem in dnÌ„o sempiternam Cum C.M. vidua quae fuit vxor I.M. de H. in comitatu A. Husbandman iuxta voluntatem eiusdem I. M. habeat teneat ad terminum vitae eiusdem C. ex dimissione traditione chartae indentatae confirmatione mei dicti I.H. ac I.B. nuper de B. pÌ„dicta iam defunct ' omnes illas terras tenemeÌ„ta redditus seruitia cum pratis pascuis pasturis vijs semitis sepibus fossatis boscis subboscis oiÌ„bus suis pertineÌ„tijs quae ego dictê° I.H. pÌ„dict ' I.B. quondam coniunctim habuimê° nobis haeredibus assignatis nostris imperpetuum ex dono feoffamento dicti I.M. in villa campis de L. in comitatu pÌ„dicto reuersione omnium pÌ„dictarum terrarum tenementoruÌ„ reddituum seruic ' cum pratis pascuis vijs semitis sepibus fossatis boscis subboscis omnibê° suis pertinenÌ„ post mortem dicti C. mihi pÌ„fato H. haeredibus assignatis meis de iure spectant Noueritis me praefatum C.H. dimisisse tradidisse liberasse hoc praesenti scripto meo confirmasse N. S. de L. praedict ' dictam Reuersionem omniuÌ„ pÌ„dictarum terraruÌ„ tenemeÌ„toruÌ„ reddituum seruic ' cum pratis pascuis pasturis vijs semitis sepibus fossatis boscis subboscis omnibus suis pertinentijs statim cum acciderit post mortem dicti C. Ita quod omnia pÌ„dicta terras tenementa redditus seruitia cum pratis c. omnibus suis ê‘tinentijs quae post
doe the execution distribution of the same according to her mind pleasure And that after her decease the said E. F. shal giue deliuer pay execute to such persons as the same Eliz. shall bequeath appoint to haue any thing of the said E. goods extēding to the said summe of C. l. And the said dame A. W. A c. willeth granteth by these presents that if the said E. F. wel truely do wholy obserue performe keepe all and singuler couenāts grants promisses agreemēts afore rehersed on his part without deceit c. that then an Obligation of CC. li. bearing date c. wherein he standeth bound to the said dame A. c. be clearely void of none effect c. In witnes c. ¶ A formall Indenture of a plaine bargaine which is a good president in all common sales of Land THis Indenture made c. between A F. on the one party R. T of London Mercer on the other party witnesseth that the said A hath clerely bargained an sold and by these presents clerely bargaineth and selleth to the said R. T. the manor of L. with the appurtenances in the county of Sussex all lands tenements rents reuersions seruices medowes leasues woods waters mils parkes fields and fennes with all and singuler their appurtenances all maner profits gaines and aduantages arising vpon the same which he or any other person or persons to his vse hath haue or had in the townes parishes of Belton Buckley Roidon c. in the coūty of S. aforesaid To haue and to hold the said manor lands tenements and other the premisses with the appurtenances to the same K his heires and assignes for euermore And also the said A. hath bargained sold to the said R. T. all deeds charters euidences writings escripts munimēts which he or any other person or persons to his vse hath or haue concerning the premisses or any part or parcell of the same and the said euidences deeds charters c. couenanteth graunteth to deliuer to the said R. his heires or assignes on this side the feast of Al-Saints now next cōming or after as hee may conueniently obtaine and get them c. which manor lands tenements c. the said A. couenanteth and graunteth and also warranteth to be of the cleare yerely value of CC. l. sterling ouer and aboue al charges and reprises And that hee hath lawfull power and authoritie to bargaine and to sell the premisses to the said R. and his heires as afore is said also the said A couenanteth and granteth by these presents that he before the feast of Al-Saints now next comming shall make or cause for to be made to the said R. his heires and assignes vnto such persons and to their heires as the same R. shall name and assigne a good sure sufficient and lawfull estate in fee simple of and in the said manor lands tenements and other the premisses and appurtenances by fine feoffement recouery release confirmation deed or deeds enrolled with warranty or warranties or otherwise as by the learned counsell of the said R. his heires or assignes shall be aduised at the costes and charges onely in the Law of the said A. his heires or assignes discharged of all former bargaines and sales statutes recognisances annuities fees iointers dowers leases fines issues amerciaments condemnations iudgements executions intrusions and of all other incumbrances and charges whatsoeuer they be except the rents and seruices of the chiefe Lords of the fee thereof from henceforth due and accustomed to be paied And also the said A. couenanteth and graunteth to discharge the said R. of all arrerages of rents growing and being due before the date of these presents And ouer this the said A. couenanteth and graunteth that he and all other persons at any time seised to the vse of the said A. of and in the same manors c. shall at all times before the feast of c. in the yeare c. suffer and cause to be done and suffered all and euery such thing and things as shall be deuised by the counsel learned of the same R. with warranty of the same against all men without warranty of the said other persons for to make the same manors lands tenements c. sure to the said R. and his heires or such other persons to their heires as the same R. shall name appoint therevnto at the costes and charges in the law of the said A and his heires And that the same K. and his heires or the said other persons their heires whom the said R. shall thereunto assigne after the said estate had or made shall haue and inioy the same manor c. without any lawfull expulsion euiction or interruption of the said A or his heires or any person or persons by reason of any title had or growen before the date of these presents For which bargaine sale couenants graunts and agreements on the behalfe of the said A. to be performed obserued and done The said R. hath well and truely contented and paied in hand to the said A. before the date of these presents 3063. pounds of lawfull money of England in full contentation and payment of and in the said bargaine and sale other the premisses which said summe c. the said A. acknowledgeth himselfe fully contented and paied and thereof acquiteth c. In witnesse c. And if the money be not paid in hand ye must expresse the dayes of paiment of them and the clauses of the distresse or reentrie or any other penalties according to the couenants of the parties ¶ An Indenture of Particion of lands diuided among Sisters THis Indenture made the x. day c. Betweene P. W. citizen of London and Anne his wife one of the daughters and heires of W. R. late of London Mercer and one of the sisters and heires of T. R. which was sonne heire of the said W. R. when he liued on the one partie and I. R. widdow sister of the said Anne and an other of the daughters heires of the said W. R. and an other of the sisters and heires of the said T. R. and S. R. citizen and Mercer of London W. W. draper and I. B. draper which were of late infeoffed by the said I. of the moity of a great tenement or mesuage c. set and lying together in the Parish of Saint B. to the vse of the said I. her heires on the other partie Witnesseth that it is couenanted graunted condiscended and agreed betweene the said parties for a partition betweene them to be had and made of the inheritance of the said tenement and other the premisses in the said parish which discended to the said Anne Ioane in coparcenarie by and after the death of the said W. R. aswell daughters and heires of the said W. R. as sisters heires of the aboue named T. R. in maner and fourme ensuing First
appeare in the absence of your said Orator by their subtiltie and craft the said Iurie did appeare passed against your said Orator contrarie to all right law and good conscience which shall be to the great impouerishment vndoing of your said orator for euer vnles your good Lordships lawfull fauor succour be to him shewed in this behalfe In consideration wherof might it therfore please your good Lordship to graunt the kings writ of Cerciorare to be directed to the Maior Shirifes of the citie of L. commaunding them euery of them by vertue of the same to certifie before your good Lordship in the kings most Honourable Court of the Chancerie at a certaine day by your Lordship to be limitted the said attachment all the matter concerning the same to examine the said matter and all the whole circumstances thereof to stand to such an order direction therin as shall stand with right equitie good conscience And your said orator shall pray to God for the preseruation of your good Lordship long to continue ¶ A Bill of complaint for the right of lands where a state was made by deceipt and to require a Subpena vpon the same MOst humbly shewing vnto your Lordship your daily orator W.L. of W. in the county of M. That where one W.L. late of S. in the couÌ„ty of K. by his lifetime was lawfully seised in his demeane as of fee of and in one mesuage and seuen acres of land set lying being in the Towne and field of S. aforesaid to the yerely value of xx s. Ì„ sterling And he so seised of the premisses had issue one I.L. his sonne and dyed after whose death the said I. was distract and of no whole memory and so dyed without issue of his body lawfully begâ—tten After whose death the said mesuage and other the premisses discended and came vnto one I Lâ—as brâ—ther and heire vnto the sayd W.L. which I hath issue one T.R. his sonne And so it is my good â—â—rd that aswel the said I. the father as also the said This sonne hath by their deede of release released all their right title interest of and in the said mesuage and other the premisses to your said Orator and his heires as by their said deed of release doth appeare All that notwithstanding good Lord certaine euidences deedes charters writings and muniments concerning the premisses be come to the hands and possession of one W. S who by reason of hauing of the same euidences hath conueied Indentures of a bargaine and sale of the premisses from the said W.T. being a distract man of no wit vnto the said S. which S. by force of the same by hauing the euidence in his custodie hath conueied diuers secret estates to the vse of the said S. his heires by the supportation counsaile maintenance of one W. N and I.T. against all law right and good conscience and by the confederacy and supportation of the sayd W. and T. the said S. W. with his extort power doth wrongfully deteine and keep the possession in the premisses from your said orator against al right good iustice In tender consideratioÌ„ whereof it may please your Lordship to giue thereupoÌ„ the kings writ of Subpena to be directed to the before named S.W.W. I.T. coÌ„manding theÌ„ euery of them by the same personally to appeare before your Lo. in the K. court of ChaÌ„cery at a certain day to theÌ„ limitted vnder a certain paine there to make answere to the premisses And furthermore to staÌ„d to obey all such order direction in the premisses as by your Lo. shal be â—hought most reasonable according to right good Iustice And your Orator shal daily pray for the preseruation of your good Lo. long to endure ¶ A bill of Subpena for a title of lands intailed IN most humble wise sheweth and complaineth vnto your good Lordship your daily Oratour I.I. husbandman That where one W. I. late of S. in the county of W. husbandman graundfather of your said orator was lawfully seised in his demeane as of fee by due course of inheritance vnto him lawfully discended from his auncestors and other lawfull conueyance in the law of and in one mesuage and CCC acres of land meadowes wood pasture with their appurtenances in S. aforesaid And the said W.I. so being of the premisses seised about lviij yeeres now past It was condescended graunted agreed betweene the said W. I. one I. E. late of Hamptoncurlew in the said county deceased that A. I. then sonne and heire apparant of the said W.I. before a certaine day should marry take to his wife one A.E. daughter of the said I.E. And that the said W.I. in consideration thereof and for that the said A. should be greatly aduanced and preferred in goods and substance by that mariage of the said A. would immediately after the said mariage had and solemnized conuey make vnto the said A. and Agnes a good sufficient and lawful estate in the law of and in the said mesuage landes tenements and other the premisses To haue and to hold vnto the laid A. and Agnes and to their heires males of their bodies lawfully begotten And afterward the said A. according to the said agreement did marrie and take to wife the said A. E. immediatly after which marriage had and solemnized the said W. I according to his said promise and agreement did lawfully enfeoffe of and in the said mesuage lands tenements and other the premisses the said A. I. and A. then his wife to haue and to hold vnto the same A. and A. and to his heires maies of their two bodies lawfully begotten by force whereof the said A. and A. were seised of and in the premisses in their demeane as of see taile speciall and they so being thereof seised the said A. Agnes had issue male between them lawfully begotten one I.I. your said Orator one W. I the said W.I. the elder died by and after whose death the reuersion in fee simple of the premisses discended vnto the said A. as sonne heire vnto him And afterward the said A. Agnes dyed after whose death the said messuage lands tenements other the premisses discended came and of right ought to discend and come vnto the said I.I. as sonne heire male of the body of the said A. A. lawfully begotten by force whereof the said I. I. entred into the said mesuage lands tenements other the premisses was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee raile special And he so being thereof seised the said I. I. about 4. yeares now past of the said mesuage other the premisses dyed seised without any issue male of his body lawfully begotteÌ„ by force wherof the said mesuage other the premisses discended came and of right ought to discend come vnto your said poore orator as brother heir male
SanctoruÌ„ de O. existent Habendum tenendum percipienduÌ„ pÌ„dictuÌ„ annualem reddituÌ„ siue annuitatem xl s. de pÌ„dicto tenÌ„to siue hospitio cum suis pertinentiis pÌ„fato R. T. haeredibus assignatis suis imê‘petuum ad festuÌ„ Annunciationis beatae Mariae virginis S. Mich. archangeli per equales portiones soluend ' Et si contingat pÌ„dictuÌ„ annualem redditum siue annuitatem xl s. ad aliquod festum solutionuÌ„ quo solui debeat in parte vel in toto aretro esse non solutuÌ„ qd ' extunc bene liceat pÌ„dicto R.T. haeredibus assignatis suis in dictuÌ„ tenementuÌ„ siue hospitiuÌ„ intrare distringere districtiones ibideÌ„ inuentas seu captas asportare abducere fugare penes se retinere quousque de pÌ„dict ' annuali redditu siue annuitate vna cum oibus inde arreragijs si quae fuerint sibi sit plenarie satisfactum Dâ— quo quidem annuali redditu siue annuitate posui pÌ„d ' R. T. in plenam possessionem seisinam per solutionem sex denarioruÌ„ sterlingorum In cuius rei testimonium c. ¶ The forme of the same in English TO all Christian people to whom this present writing commeth I. S. Esquier sendeth greeting in our Lord euerlasting Know ye that I the foresaid I. haue giuen and graunted and in this my present writing haue confirmed to R. T. of O one yerely rent or annuitie of xl s. of a certain tenement or Inne of mine in the parish of Alhollowen in O. due to be paid To haue hold and receiue the foresaid yerely rent or annuitie of xl s. of the said tenement or Inne with the appurtenances of the aforesaid R. his heires and assignes for euer at the feast of the Annunciation of our blessed Lady the virgin and at the feast of Saint Michael tharchangell by euen portions And if it happen the foresaid yerely rent or annuitie of xl s. at any of the feasts aboue named at which it ought to be paied to be behind vnpaied that then it shall be lawfull for the said R. his heires assignes into the said tenement or Inne immediatly to enter and distraine and the distresses so there found to take carry driue and bring away and in his or their custody to retaine til such time as all the said yerely rent or annuitie and all and singuler arrerages of the same be fully contented satisfied and paied Of which yerely rent or annuitie I haue put the said R. in full and peaceable possession state and seisin by paying of vj. pence sterling In witnesse c. ¶ A Surrender OMnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos pÌ„sens scriptuÌ„ peruenerit T.R. de B. salutem Cum I. R. pater meus per chartam suam feoffamenti dederit concesserit mihi pÌ„fato T. vnum mesuagium cum suis pertinentijs in villa de B. praedict ' situatum inter tenementuÌ„ R W. ex parte australi stratam regiam versus borealeÌ„ Habendum tenendum mihi ê“ termino vitae meae Ita qd ' post decessum meum pÌ„dictum mesuagium cum suis pertinent H R. fratri meo haeredibus assignatis suis imperpetuum remaneret Noueritis me pÌ„dictum T. concessisse sursum reddidisse pÌ„fato H fratri meo totum ius meum statum quae habeo pro termino vitae meae in praedict ' mesuagio cum suis pertinent Habend ' tenendum eidem H. haeredibê° assignatis suis imperpetuum de capitalibus dnÌ„is feodi illius per seruitia c. ¶ The forme of the same in English TO all Christian people to whom this present writing commeth T. R. of B. sendeth greeting Whereas I. R. my father by his deed of feoffement gaue and graunted to the said T. one mesuage with the appurtenances in the towne of Barton lying betweene the tenemeÌ„t of R. W. on the south part the street toward the north To haue to hold toâ—ne for the terme of my naturall life so that after my decease the foresaid mesuage with thappurtenances should remain wholy to H. R. my brother his heirs assignes for euer Know ye that I the said T. haue giuen and surrendred to the foresaid H. my right title and state that I haue for terme of my life in the said mesuage with the appurtenances of the same To haue and to hold to the said H. his heires assignes for euer of the chiefe Lords of the fee paying the seruice thereof accustomed c. ¶ A partition of inheritance betweene sisters OMnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens script indentat peruenerit A.M. et M.M. fil' et herÌ„ E. M nuê‘ de R. defuncti salutem Cum praedictus E pater noster nuper obierit seisitus in dominico suo vt de feodo de duobus tenementis xvj acris terrae cum pertinentijs in R. praedicta iacentibê° quae nobis praefatis A. M. descenderunt iure hereditario post mortem praedicti E. patris nostri Noueritisnos vnanimi assensu et consensu nostro per visum proborum legalium hominum de viceneto nostro diuisionemdictarum terrarum et tenemÌ„ fecisse sub forma quae sequitur videlicet quod ego praedicta A. senior filia dicti E. habeam illud tenementum scituatum in London greene inter c. cum octo acris terrae arabilis eidem tenemento annexis Et quod ego praedict ' M. iunior filia praedicti E. habeam c. Habendum tenendum nobis heredibus et assignatis nostris imperpetuum de capitalibus dominis feod ' illorum per seruitia inde debita de iure consueta quam quidem partitionem siue diuisionem ratificamus et confirmamus pro nobis heredibus nostris imperpetuum In cuius rei testimonium vtrique parti huius scripti nrÌ„i indentati sigilla nostra alternatim apposuimus his testibus E. N. N. O. P. Q. Dat c. ¶ The tenor of the same partition in English TO all Christian people to whome this present writing indented commeth A.M. and M.M. daughters and heires of E.M. late of R deceased sendeth greeting Where the foresaid E. M. our father late died seised in his demeane as of Fee of two tenements and xvj acres of land with the appurtenances lying in R. aforesaid which after the decease of our said father discended vnto vs by way of inheritance according to the Law Know ye that we with one assent and consent betweene vs by the aduise of good and lawfull men of our neighbours haue made diuision partition of the said lands and tenements between vs in manner forme following that is to say that I the foresaid A. the elder daughter of the said E. shal haue the tenement lying in LondoÌ„ greene between the land c. eight acres of errable ground to the said tenement annexed for the due and whole portion of mine inheritance of the premisses And
said master nor without hee shall commit hurt vnto his said Master he shal not do or consent to be done to the value of xij d. by the yere or aboue but he to his power shal let or anon his Maister warne Tauerns of custome he shall not haunt but if it bee about his maisters busines there to be done At the dice cards or any other vnlawfull games he shall not play The goods of his said master inordinatly hee shall not wast nor them to any man lend without his masters licēce Matrimony with any woman within the sayd terme hee shal not contract nor espouse Nor from his seruice neither by day nor by night shal absent or prolong himselfe but as a true and faithfull seruant ought to behaue himselfe aswel in words as in deeds And the said W. vnto the said T. in the craft the which he vseth after the best maner that he can or may shall teach informe or cause to be taught and informed as much as to the said craft belongeth or in any wise appertaineth and in due maner to chastice him finding vnto his said seruant meat drinke linnen woollen hose shooes and al other things to him necessary or belonging to an apprentite of such craft to be found after the maner and custome of the city of London In witnesse whereof the parties aforesaid to these Indētures sunderly haue set to their seales Giuen the xxij day of September in the xxxij yeare of the raigne of king H. the viij c. ¶ An Indenture of marriage THis Indenture made c. Betwixt dame Anne of H. W. A. and R. M. c. of the one part and E.F. Esquier on the other part Witnesseth that it is couenanted condiscended and agreed betweene the said parties in manner and forme following that is to say The said E.F. couenanteth and graunteth that he by the sufferance of God shall marry and take to wife Elizabeth E. widdow daughter of the said Dame Anne late the wife of W.E. and his executrix and the same Elizabeth espouse and wed after the law of holy Church before the feast of S. Michael the archangel next comming if the same Eliz. will thereto agree likewise the said dame Anne W.A. and R. M couenanteth and graunteth and euery of them couenanteth and graunteth that the same Eliz. by the sufferance of Almighty God shall marry and take to husband the same E. F. and him espouse in law of holy Church before the feast of S. Michael tharchangell next comming if the said Elizabeth will therto agree For which marriage so had done and solemnized the said E. couenanteth granteth and agreeth that hee shall make or cause to be made vnto the said dame A. W.A. and R. M. c. on this side the feast of the Natiuitie of our Lord next cōming after the date hereof a good sure sufficient and lawfull estate or estates of and in the mannor of M. c. with thappurtenances in the countie of L. c. and all other lands and tenements rents seruices with thappurtenances which the same E. F. or any other to his vse hath haue or had in M. aforesayd be it by recoueries fines feoffem̄ts confirmation release deed or deeds enrolled with warrantie of the said E.F. of T. F. or I. F. or otherwise as shal be best aduised by the learned counsell of the said dame Anne W. A. c. at the costs charges of the said E.F. the same manor lands tenemēts c. with thappurtenances clerely discharged of al estates former bargaines sales recognisances all other charges whatsoeuer they be Except an annuitie of xl s. by yere granted to E. D. Esquire for the terme of his life and excepted also all such lāds as be in the iointures of M. late wife of I. F brother to the said E.F. and also except the rents seruices to the Lord of the fee thereof due accustomed And also the said E. shall further doe suffer to be done at al times on this side the feast of the Natiuity of our Lord afore rehearsed all euery such thing things that shall in likewise be aduised by the learned counsell of the said dame Anne W. c. for to make the said dame Anne and W. c. and their heirs sure of the said manor lands tenements and other the premisses with thappurtenances To haue and to hold the same manor and other the premisses with the appurtenances to the same dame Anne W.A. c. their heires to the vse of the said E.F. and Elizabeth and the heirs males of the bodie of the said G. by the said Elizabeth to bee begotten without impeachement of wast and for default of such issue to thuse of the said E.F. his heirs to perform his last will And that after the said marriage al persons seised of the said manor other the premisses shall stand and be seised thereof to the vse before rehersed ouer this the said E.F. couenāteth graunteth that if the said manor and other the premisses except before excepted be not of the cleere yearely value of a C. l. ouer all charges expences that the same E. at reasonable request of the said dame A. W.A. c. or any of thē shall make or cause to be made like sure estate or estates of and in other lands and tenements within the said county of as much clere yearely value as the sayd manor and other the premisses except before excepted is vnder lacked of the said yearely value of C. l. to the said dame Anne W. c. and their heires to the vse afore declared and also shal suffer the said Elizabeth at her libertie and pleasure to marry one Elizabeth E. her daughter and daughter and heire of the said W. E. to any person that it shal please her And to dispose such money and profits that shall fortune to be granted promised for the marriage of the sayd Elizabeth the daughter at the liberty pleasure of the foresaid Elizabeth the mother without contradiction let or disturbance of the said E. F. or any person by his commaundement procurement or assent And that the said E. shall not receiue or haue any money or reward for the said marriage Moreouer the said E. F. couenanteth and graunteth by these presents that if it fortune the said Eliz. the mother after the said mariage solemnized betweene her and the said E.F. to decease out of this world in the life of the same E. her husbād that then the said E. shal giue licence power and authoritie to the said Elizab. before her death to make a testament cōcerning her last will by the same testament to giue dispose at her pleasure of the goods cattels of the said E. F. amounting to the value of an C. l. sterling that the said E. F. shal suffer such persons as the said Eliz. shall name to haue
which hath right in the taile Fol. 33 A release made by the feoffees to one of them Fol. 33 A release made by him which had the land in Morgage Fol. 33 A release of dowrie made by a widow Fol. 33 A release made by the tenant for terme of yeares Fol. 33 ¶ A deed of sale with alienation A deed of a sale made by the executors by vertue of the testament of their testator Fol. 34 The forme of the same in English Fol. 34 An alienation of a reuersion Fol. 35 The forme of the same in English Fol. 35 A letter of atturney vpon the same alienation Fol. 35 The forme of the same in English Fol. 36 An alienation of free rent with homage and seruice Fol. 36 The forme of the same in English Fol. 36 A grant of annuitie of yearely rent with deliuerie of possession and seisin Fol. 36 The forme of the same in English Fol. 37 ¶ Of Surrenders ¶ A Surrender Fol. 37 The forme of the same in English Fol. 37 A partition betweene Sisters Fol. 38 The tenor of the same in English Fol. 38 Assignment of dowrie at the Church doore Fol. 38 The deed aforesaid in English Fol. 38 How the Copie should bee made of lands holden by the yard Fol. 39 An other forme for certain rent for all maner of seruice Fol. 39 A recognition of a tenant what he holdeth of the Lord. Fol. 39 The forme of a copie in auncient demesne where the proclamation should be had Fol. 40 The forme of a copie in auncient demesne where the wise shall be examined Fol. 40 An other forme for terme of life Fol. 40 An other forme vpon condition Fol. 40 An other maner of Surrender which is made vnto the Baily out of the Court Fol. 41 An other forme where the Lord graunted a copie of his speciall graunt Fol. 41 An other maner for terme of yeares where the Lord shall keepe reparations Fol. 41 An other maner where a man pretendeth a title and after realeaseth in the Court Fol. 41 A forme of a Copie where the heire is admitted to his landes after the death of his father Fol. 41 An other forme of a Copie where the landes were made intayled with a remainder ouer Fol. 42 An other maner of Copie for terme of life with diuers remainders ouer Fol. 42 A Surrender out of the Court and a remainder with a condition Fol. 42 A Supplication to be exempt from all maner Enquests and Iuries within the Lordship Fol. 42 ¶ Indentures of all sortes An Indenture of sale with a purchase Fol. 43 An Indenture of sale of Wood. Fol. 45 An Indenture of a bargaine of Wheat Fol. 45 An Indenture of setting ouer a Lease Fol. 46 An Indenture for the sale of a Reuersion Fol. 47 An other sale of a reuersiō in the maner of a deed in latin Fol. 48 An Indenture defeasance of a former sale of lands Fol. 48 An Indenture of sale of Copyhold lands Fol. 49 An Indenture for the farming of a Parsonage Fol. 50 An Indenture betweene Partners Fol. 51 An Indenture for a Prentice Fol. 52 An other for the same in English Fol. 53 An Indenture of Mariage Fol. 53 A formall Indenture of a plaine bargaine which is a good president in all common sales of lands Fol. 55 An Indenture of Partition of land diuided among Sisters Fol. 56 An Indenture of sale of Plate vpon a condition ' and in default of non repayment to retaine it for euer Fol. 57 ¶ An Award Fol. 57 ¶ Obligations ¶ The forme of making all kindes of Obligations Fol. 58 An Obligation where two are bound to twaine Fol. 58 Where three are bound to one Fol. 58 An Obligation where two owners of a Ship are bound to two Marchants Fol. 59 An Obligation where three are bound to the King and others Fol. 59 An Obligation of diuers dayes of payment with expressing of a forfait if default be made Fol. 59 A sure Obligation in case where the debtor is mistrusted for flying into Sanctuarie or beyond the Sea Fol. 59 ¶ Conditions of diuers sorts ¶ A Condition for performing of award in a matter of lands Fol. 60 A condition to deliuer Corne at a certain day and place Fol. 60 A condition to maintaine the possession in sale of lands Fol. 60 An other forme vpon the same Fol. 61 A condition for the warrantie of woad or any like thing Fol. 61 A condition vpon an Indenture of a Prenticeship Fol. 61 A condition where a man hath bought an others right and hath a letter of Atturney to sue for the same binding the seller c. Fol. 61 A condition for to keepe the Peace and to be of good abearing Fol. 62 A condition to warrant the sale of a Ship Fol. 62 A condition to cause a man to seale an Obligation by a certaine day Fol. 62 A condition to deliuer oyles by a day limited Fol. 62 A condition to make an estate to another by a certaine day Fol. 62 A condition to saue a man harmelesse that is bound for an other man by recognisance Fol. 63 A condition to pay a rent according to an Indenture of lease Fol. 63 A condition vpon an Indenture of sale to make good the summe Fol. 63 A condition in a ioynture to giue estate in certaine lands to the wife where there is none other Indenture made betweene the parties Fol. 63 A condition to performe a paire of Indentures Fol. 64 A condition to saue a man harmelesse being suertie for another in a simple obligation Fol. 64 A condition of the Peace for the good abearing Fol. 64 A condition to be a true prisoner Fol. 64 A condition for the sealing of acquitances or release of lands Fol. 64 ¶ Acquitances both in Latin and English ¶ An acquitance of a parcell of a summe Fol. 65 The forme of the same in English Fol. 65 Acquitance of annuitie Fol. 65 Acquitance of the Tenthes and Subsidie payed to the Collector Fol. 65 A generall quitance Fol. 65 The forme of the same in English Fol. 65 Acquitance made by a Vicar or Parson to the Proctors of his Vicarage or Parsonage Fol. 66 The forme of the same in English Fol. 66 Letters of Manumission for a bondman in Latin and English Fol. 66 The forme of the same letters of Manumission in English Fol. 67 Another forme of Manumission in English Fol. 67 ¶ To make diuers Letters of Attorney ¶ A generall Letter of Atturney to recouer debts Fol. 68 The forme of the same in English Fol. 68 A letter of atturney for speciall debt Fol. 68 A letter of atturney to deliuer possession of lands Fol. 69 A letter of atturney to receiue possession of lands Fol. 69 A letter of atturney generall and speciall in a matter of lands Fol. 69 A letter of atturney vpon a Patent Fol. 70 A like forme of a letter of atturney vpon a Patent in English Fol. 71 A letter of atturney in English Fol. 71