Indenture between James Cole and John Bedford concerning a tenement in Longham in Hampreston, 1515

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1. This indent[ure] made the iiiithe day of marche the vi yere and Raign of Kynge Harry the viiithe by twene Jamys Cole Gent[leman] of that one parte and John Bedford of Poole the elder of
2. that other parte Witnessith that thesaid Jamys hathe g[ra]unted and to Farme hathe laton to thesaid John Bedford all his principall and chefe mancion place and
3. Ten[emen]t set and lying in longh[a]m w[i]t[h] xxi acris of errabill lond lying in the Feld ii acris of errabill lond lyinge in a close by thesaid place iii acris of mede in Rythe
4. ii acris in Rithe callid tynige (or tyinge) ground halfe an acre of mede callid Cocke pytte halfe an acre callid Horseis pytte an acre of mede in i mede iiii acris (“mede” written above) in i mede a Close
5. callid Crowethorne howe a Close callid Conygersehowe ii howes callid newis howys a close callid Coppe howe a Close callid Fursy howe a Close callid hole
6. ways howe a Close callid Hamwod a close callid Hammede To have and to hold all thabovesaid mancion place and ten[emen]t w[i]t[h] all thabovesaid lond mede
7. Howys Closis lesures pastures and Comons w[i]t[h] thapportenance that to thesaid mancion place and ten[emen]t belongith and parteyneth, to thesaid John Bedford
8. and to his assignes from the Fest of sent mychell tharch[ang]ell nexte inmediatly folowing and ensewyng this p[re]sent Date to theend and t[er]me of xii yeres fully
9. to be endid and fulfilled paynge therfor yerly to thabovesaid Jamys Cole to his heires or to ther assignes at the Festis of thannu[n]ciacion of our Lady sent mary
10. and at the Festis of sent mychell tharch[ang]ell xls [40 shillings] of good and laufull monay of Inglond and so to be paid yerly by evyn porcions duringe thabovesaid terme
11. and thesaid John and his assignes shall bere all charges of warkemanshipp of all thachyn howsis excepte that thesaid Jamys and his heyres shall fynd
12. strawe and all man[er] of tymber for the rep[ar]acion of thesaid howsis at therp[ro]per cost and charge and at theend of thabovesaid t[er]me thesaid John and his
13. assignes shall leve them repaired and tenantabill at ther Cost and charge, and thesaid Jamys Cole and his heires shall in ev[er]ythinge sufficiantly repaire
14. and maynten alle other howsis that is cov[er]ed and healid w[i]t[h] stone at there p[ro]per cost and charge as ofte as nede requireth duringe thesaid t[er]me and ov[er] that
15. shall yerly fynd thesaid John and his assignes iiii lodis of wood for ther ffewell duryng thesaid t[er]me and thesaid Jamys shall have at all tymes
16. of his co[m]mynge in to the Cuntray a chamber and a stabill for hym selfe his wyffe and for iii or iiii parsones comyng w[i]t[h] them for thespace of a moneth or ii
17. withowte any impediment of thesaid John or his assignes during thesaid t[er]me, and if hit so happyn that thabovesaid Rent of xls [40 shillings] be byhind unpaid in
18. parte or in the hole by thespace of xv dais aft[er] any of thabovesaid Fest[is] in man[er] and fourme as hit is assigned and [not legible] that hit be
19. laufully askyd that then hit shall be laufull to thesaid Jamys Cole to his heires and assignes in alle thabovesaid mancion place and ten[emen]t w[i]t[h] the
20. londis mede howes closis and other p[re]misses w[i]t[h] thapportenances and in ev[er]y parcell thereof to enter and distraign and suche distres as is therapon
21. so takyn hit to take and cary and dryve to pownd and in pownd hit to w[i]t[h]holde and kepe to the tyme thabovesaid Rent be to them fully contentyd
22. and paid in anywyse this indenture notwithstondynge In witnes whereof to thes indenturys enterchaungeabyll the parties abovenamyd eu[er]yche to
23. other have putto ther sealys the day and yere above wryton

[I am grateful to Jim Poynor for kindly providing the photograph of this document, together with a transcription on which the one above is based.]