Paston family. Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century, Part I [a machine-
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INDENTURE OF LEASE 1447, 11, 29
Wareyn Baxstere of Knapton
This indenture mad on Seynt Andrewes evyn the yere of the regne of Kyng Herry the Sexte xxvj wyttnessyth that it is a-cordyd a-twyx Agnes Paston and Waryn Baxtere that the seyd Waryn shall haue to hym and his heyres, at the wille of the lord of the maner of Knapton, all the londes and tenementes in Knapton that were Richard Redys that he late held to ferme for barly, except a messe conteynyng be estymacion di. acre that was sumtyme Robert at the Medwes, sold to William Boot, and iiij acre j rod sold to John Archall the yongere. And the seyd Waryn shall content and a-gré wyth the seyd lord for the fyne of the seyd lond, that be estymasion is cxiiij s. vj d., and aquyte the seyd Agnes of all oder duteys dew
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to the seyd lord or to any oder persone except William Ward that claymyth xij s., Nicholus Crabbe that claymyth iiij s., and William Foucke that askyth xxviij d. for the seyd lond, be-for the day of the date of this indenture. And he shall pay xvj s. viij d. to Jone, late the wiffe of the seyd Richard Rede, and xxs. to John of Fen to the vse of the chirche of Knapton, and viij s. x d. to the same John to his awne vse. Also he shall pay to the seyd Agnes, on of the executoures of William Paston, xx combes of barly at Candylmes next comyng in fulle payment for all the ferme of the seyd lond. And the seyd Waryn knowlachyd that he is alowyd and content, as wele for that that he can aske of the seyd Agnes as wele for the seyd lond as for all oder thyng. Yowe the day and yere be-forseyd. Wittnes of William Dalton, Lauerans parson of Oxnede, John Fen, and Thomas of Fen. In witness wheroff þe partés haue sette her seles.