1352-05-22, John Westminster

de Alveton acknowledges that he owes to John son of Peter de 54/.; to be levied etc. in the county of Oxford. of agreement made between John de Aspale, knight, and Harewold, citizen of London, testifying that John has released to all his manor of Hoggeston in the parish of Hakeneye, co. to hold from Michaelmas last until the end of fourteen years at a rent to John of a rose yearly at Midsummer, and Thomas maintain and repair all the houses, walls, hedges and enclosures of the manor, with the appurtenances, for all the said term, without making or destruction or cutting or felling any tree growing there, and in Thomas make any waste he grants that John may re-enter the manor own property, until satisfaction is done to him to the treble value of waste and destruction; and Thomas grants that he will repair the of the manor within the first two years after the making of these to the value and amount of 100s., at his costs, without cutting or any tree in the manor, and will so maintain the manor until the of the said term, except the age of the houses, and John will warrant to Thomas until the end of the term; also whereas Thomas is to John in 100/. by a letter obligatory under his seal, to be paid next, John grants that if Thomas do not make waste or in the manor and repair it as aforesaid, then the said bond be null, and if he does not repair and maintain the manor and waste or destruction after he has been reasonably warned at by John within a quarter following such warning, then bond shall remain in force; and John grants that if Thomas the mill of the manor at the end of the term in as a state as he received it, then he shall not be hindered from the penalty by reason of such charges, and Thomas grants that in year John may have the fallow, re-ploughing and account as well ready for the plough as pertains to the manor with pasture and sufficient for four oxen and four cart-horses, paying what another do. Dated at Hoggeston, 6 October, 25 Edward III. drench. that both Thomas and John came into chancery at on 24 April and acknowledged the preceding indenture. of indenture testifying that on 8 July in the 25th year reign it was agreed between Juliana late the wife of John atte of Suthflete, delivering, and the prior and convent of the cathedral church of Rochester, receiving, that Juliana demised at ferm to the end of her life to the said prior and convent 2 messuages in Suthflete reserved to her for her use and habitation for life, a hall with chambers annexed, kitchen, dovecote and gardens of the said messuages; she also delivered and demised at ferm to them for her life 100 acres of arable land in Suthflete and 2 acres 1 rood of meadow in Stone und Derteford which she held after the death of John atte Hoke as is fully contained in a fine thereupon in the king's court ; which 100 acres of land he in the following places, to wit in Homfeld, Shephonseroft, Bassecroft, Shete, Chalkfeld, Colecroft, Tenefeld, Steghele, Wodewardescroft, Dounland, Setlenered, Kaldelande and Shorteland, and if there are not 100 acres of her land in those places she will complete the number out of her other lands, for at a rent to her yearly for her life of 10/. of usual money in equal portions at the four principal terms, beginning at Christmas after they are in peaceful possession of the lands; and the prior and convent grant that Juliana shall hold the said messuages for herself and her household from the date of these presents until the octave of Easter following to make the issue of her corn therein for the present year and to sow the lands for the next year, and Juliana grants that the prior and convent shall have all the vesture arising from all the corn sowed by her in those lands after the death of her husband, on payment of 251. before Michaelmas after the said octave; and at Christmas following the prior and convent shall pay to her 50s. for the first term of the said ferm, and so on yearly so long as she lives; and the said parties will maintain in good condition all the houses which they occupy in the said messuages, and for greater security Juliana has taken oath upon the gospels to warrant the said transfer of the ferm to the said prior and convent. Witnesses: Sir Thomas de Alkam, Sir John his chaplain, John Sewale, John Heytone, William Sabyne, John Lucas, John atte Crouche, Gilbert atte Hok, Geoffrey Davy, Richard Danyel, Richard Vag, John Barbour, Robert Bakere, John Snel.