1358-07-08, William Westminster

Cancelled on payment. Enrolment of indenture made between John de Wynewyk, treasurer of York church and Sir William le Botiller of Weryngton, knight, witnessing that William has to farm let to John the manors of Werington, Beause, Great Sonky, Burtonwode, Laton, Wardebrek, Great Bispeham and Great Merton and all his other lands in the duchy of Lancaster with their appurtenances, to hold during the life of Sir William, rendering to him at ferm 120 marks yearly, and besides this John shall pay the following sums yearly, to wit, to Sir Geoffrey de Werburton the elder 100s. for life; to Thomas son of Thomas le Molyneux 40s. for life; to Margery de Deresbury 40s. for life; to Richard de Trafford 30s. for life; to Richard de Radclyf 20s. for life; to Emma le Warde 6s. 8d. for life; to the abbot of Cokersand 40s.; to John le Botiller of Merton 8s.; and for sak and ward to Lancaster castle 26s. 9d., for all manner of services, actions and demands, and William grants that if John be impeached by him for any waste or destruction of the lands, houses, woods, gardens or other things pertaining to the said manors and lands, and if any pleas have been moved by any persons before the making of these presents for those manors and lands or any parcel thereof against William or another, John shall not be bound to defend those pleas or to make himself a party or to meddle therewith, but William will defend them at his peril; and if any pleas be moyed against John in time to come for the said manors and lands or any parcel thereof, John shall defend them so far as pertains to him with the aid and at the cost of William, who grants that the costs so incurred, and the yearly value of what may be recovered or taken out of John's hand, by any action or plea whatsoever, shall be recouped and allowed in the said ferm, so that John shall be freed from all, and William will be satisfied with the remainder of the ferm in such case, and it is the intention of the parties that William cannot demand anything of John, and John shall not pay or bear any charge by reason of the said bargain or because of the said manors and lands during the said term, except only the yearly ferm and the other yearly sums aforesaid, and William shall warrant the premises . 515 during that term, provided that John may surrender the said lands thereof when he pleases, notwithstanding this indenture, and surrender he shall be discharged of the ferm according to the so surrendered, and John has done this at the request of William his friends, in honour of God and by way of charity in aid of William's Witnesses: William, bishop of Winchester, the chancellor, Sir de Holand, lord of Wak, Sir Thomas de Seton, Sir David de John de Moubray, Thomas de Ingelby, Nicholas Gower, Thomas Richard de Rixton, Matthew de Rixton, Henry de Rixton, de Hallum. Dated Weryngton, 4 June, 32 Edward III. French. that the said parties came into the chancery at Westminster June and acknowledged the preceding indenture.