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Transcribed by P Eley 2001
Lease on Grange and Rowner Farms to Robert Lock, 1626
THIS INDENTURE made the twentyth day of June in the second yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne Lord Charles by the grace of god king of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland defendor of the fayth &c Betwene Sir John Brune of Athelhampston in the countye of Dorset knight & Dame Bridget his wyfe of thone parte And Robert Lock of Rownor Grange in the county of South’t yeoman of thother parte WYTNESSETH yt the sayd Sir John Brewne and Dame Bridget aswell for & in considerac’on of the yealding, cancelling & Surrendring up of div’rs leases heretofore made parcell of the farmes of Rownor & Grange in the county of South~t viz:
one lease heretofore made unto one Robert Drewe gent parte therof by the rent of xxviij~li per annu’: And one lease heretofore made to Richard Jenby of another parte therof by the rent of […]~li Also one other lease heretofore made to one Richard Hollis merchant of another parte therof by the rent of ffyfty pounds per annu’ Also one other lease heretofore made unto one Lambert Peachy of another parte therof by the rent of v~li x~s As for div’rs other good causes & considerac’ons them thereunto especyally moving HAVE demysed granted & to farme letten & by theis Pre’nts doe demyse grante & to farme let unto the sayd Robert Lock All those theire Twoe Capitall messuages & ffarmes called & knowne by the name or names of Rownor & the Grange in the County of South~t: Together w~th all barnes, stables, stales, edyfices & buildings, w~th the gates, orchards, & gardens thereunto belonging, and all and singuler lands, ten’ts, meadowes, closes, earable groundes, Coppices, pastures, Comons & Comon of pasture, wayes, pathes, waters, watercourses, easem’ts, and comodyties whatsoever to the farmes or eyther of them of, & belonging to the sayd Capitall messuages or ffarme houses belonging, or therw~th nowe or of late used, occupyed or enioyed as parte or parcell of the same EXCEPT and alwayes reserved oute of this pre’nt demyse or grante unto the sayd Sir John Brune & Dame Bridget his wyfe theire heires and Assigns All & alman’r of Royalties of ffree warren & of hunting, hawking, fyshing, fowling, wreakes of the Sea, strayes, felons goodes, & all other Royaltyes whatsoever: Alsoe alman’r of trees, woods, underwoods, coppice woods nowe standing, growing & being or which hereafter shall stand growe or bee in & uppon the Coppices called fatting leaze Coppice, Parsons Coppice, and woodclose Coppice parcell of the premisses, or in or uppon any other parte or parcell therof w~th free liberty ingresse, egresse & regresse to & for the sayd Sir John Brune & Dame Bridget his wyfe theire heires & assignes at all tymes hereafter & from tyme to tyme at his, hir & theire will & pleasure during the terme hereafter menc’oned to fell, cutdowne, have, take and carry away the sayd trees woods & underwoods w~th any carriage or carryages whatsoever Leaving fynding & allowing unto the sayd Robert Lock his executors & assignes at all tymes needfull during the sayd terme such & soe much housboote, hedgboote and other bootes & allowances as are hereafter by theis pre’nts granted & menc’oned to be allowed unto him uppon some parte of the afore letten premisses And also except & unto the sayd Sir John Brune & Dame Bridget reserved One parcell of peate ground in the utter heath conteynyng by estymac’on Ten acres (be yt more or lesse) w~th liberty of ingresse, egresse & regresse in, over & throughe all & every parte & parcell of the sayd twoe farmes called Rownor & the Grange to & from the sayd parcell of peate grounde to dig, drawe, cutt, drye, & carry away all the sayd peate there to be made at his, hir or theire will & pleasure dureing the sayd terme not doeing or suffering to be done any wilfull spoyle, hurt or destrucc’on to the Corne, grayne or mowet w~ch uppon the sayd premisses or any parcell thereof shalbe growing or being TO have & to hould the sayd twoe Capitall messuages or farmes w’thall & singular theire appurtenances (except before excepted) unto the sayd Robert Lock his executors & assignes from the feast day of St. Michaell Tharchangell last past for & duringe all the whole terme & tyme of one and twentye yeares from thence next following & fully to be compleate & ended yealding and paying therefore yearly during the sayd terme unto the sayde Sir John Brune & dame Bridget theire heires or assignes The yearly rent of Eightscore ffower pounds & ten shillings lawfull mony of England in man~r & forme following That is to say lij~li v~s uppon the feast day of St John ye babtyst: and thirtye pounds uppon the feast day of St Michaell Tharchangell and lij~li v~s uppon the feast day of the natyvity of our savy~r Christ and thirtye pounds uppon the feast day of Thannu’tiac’on of the blessed virgin St Mary And also doing suite of Court for all & evry the Court & Courts of the sayd Sir John & Dame Bridget theire heirs & assignes to bee houlden for the Mano~r of Rowno~r in the County of South~t And to be iustyfyed & ordered by the same Court & Courts for all matters determynable therin and for all such reasonable fynes & annoianc’s as shall touche & concerne the premisses in like causes as other the Tenants of the said mano~r there bee, or have used or accustomed to bee AND the sayd Robert Lock doth by theis pre’nts for himself his executors & administrators covenant promise & grant to & w~th the sayd Sir John Brune & Dame Bridget his wyfe theire heires & assignes That hee the sayd Robert his executors & assignes shall & will twice in the yeare viz: aboute the feast of St Michiell Tharchangell & the feast of Thannu’tiac’on of the blessed virgin St Mary make & provyde good & suffycient provysion for six men & six horses, meate & drinck of the best for the men & at ordenary houres in the day That is to say breakfast at eight of the clock in the mornyng, dynner at the houre of Eleaven and supp~r at six of the clock in thafternoone & theire lodging in the best & fayrest roomes of the house And meate, water, lytter, provender & dressing for the horses and other good provysion for them according to ye tymes of the yeare for the space of three nights and twoe whole dayes yearly during the sayd terme AND also the sayd Rob’t Lock his executors & assignes shall & will at other twoe tymes in the yeare viz: about mydsomer & Christmas make & provide the like provysion & entertaynem’t in all respects for three men & three horses for twoe nights & one day that shall come & be ymployed for the sayd Sir John and Dame Bridget or either of them, or the heires or assignes of either of them AND alsoe the sayd Robert his executors & assignes shall & will uphold, susteine & maynteine all & singular the houses, edifics & buildings, hedges, ditches, & fences & all other needfull & necessary reparacons when & as often as need shall requier at his & theire owne per pro costs & charges Saving that towards the mayntenance therof y~e sayd Rob’t his exeuctors & assignes shall & may lawfully have & take suffycient hedgeboote, fyreboote, ploweboote, Cartboote, rayleboote, gateboote & wattleboote in & uppon the premisses (except onely in the afore recyted Coppices) And also shall & may have suffycient store of greate tymber from tyme to tyme for the repayring of the sayd houses edyfices & buildings in & uppon the premisses by the deliv’ry & appoyntm’t of the lord or his officers for the tyme being AND yf yt happen the sayd yearly rent above reserved or any parte or parcell therof to be behind & unpayd in man~r & forme aforesayd by the space of six dayes next after any the feasts or dayes of payment aforesayd That then the sayd Robert Lock his executors & assigns shall & will forfyt & pay for ev’ry such defalt & none payme~t the some of ffyftene pounds lawfull mony of England (noie pene) And that yt shall & may be lawfull to & for the sayd Sir John Brune & Dame Bridget theire heires & assignes & the heires & assignes of the sayd Sir John into all & singular the before demysed premisses w~th thappurtenances to enter & there to dystraigne And the dystres & distresses there soe taken & had to leade, dryve & carry away & the same to deteyne & kepe untill the sayd yearly rent of Clxiiij~li ten shillings evrye parte & parcell therof & tharreareges of the same (yf any be) and the sayd some of xv~li (noie pene) forfayted as aforesayd shalbe fully satysfyed & payde AND yf the sayd Robert Lock his executors admynistrators or assignes shall make or cause to be made any wast or spoyle in & uppon the premisses or any parte thereof to the value of ten shillings & the same bee founde & the value therof presented by the Jury and doe not make satysfacc’on w’thin one quarter of a yeare then next following after such presentm’t to the Steward or offycers of the sayd Sir John & Dame Bridgett theire utterly to expell & put forth any thing herein conteyned to the contrary in any wyse notw’thstanding AND the sayd Sir John Brune for him, his heires executors & admynistrators doth covenant & grant by theis pre’nts That the sayd Robert Lock his executors & assignes under the rents, reservac’ons, covenants & condic’ons before expressed shall quietly and peacably have, hould & enioye the before demysed premisses w~th theire appurtenances & every parte therof (except afore excepted) without let, trouble or lawfull denyall of the sayd Sir John Brune or of the sayd Dame Bridget theire or eyther of theire heires or assignes or by any other person or persons whatsoever having claymyng or lawfully pretending any man~r of estate, terme, tytle or interest of, in or oute of the premisses by from or […] him, them or any of them In wynes whereof the sayd parties to theis pre’nt Indentures interchangably have set to theire hands and seales. Anno D~ni /1626/
Robert Lock (signature & seal)