CO/CH/5/1/36/19

CO/CH/5/1/36/19

Item

Counterpart of Lease from Robert Sherard and the Dean and Chapter to Mr Leonard Lawes

12 May 1767

2 sheet

Counterpart of indenture made between Robert Sherard Clerk and Master Warden or Governor of the Choristers and the Dean and Chapter of the one part and Leonard Lawes of Tilshed also Tilshead in the county of Wiltshire yeoman of the other part. The said Master and Dean and Chapter grant unto the said Leonard Lawes their messuage or tenement and yards of land or two yard lands in Tilshead and also all ways, waters, easements, profits, commons, common of pasture, commodities, advantages, privileges, emoluments and appurtenances, all which premises were late in the possession of James Wadhams lately deceased and since in the possession of Thomas Lawes and William Lawes. Except a tenement with about 16 luggs of ground adjoining the premises on the east and north parts, a tenement late of John Payne on the west part and the Street or Highway on the south part and also about 8 luggs of ground bounded by the farm called the South Farm on the south part, by the Street on the north part, by a tenement now or late of Giles Alexander on the west part and by a farm of [G]ore [?Hoare] on the east part, and except also the tenement with the appurtenances now or late in the possession of Giles Alexander and also the quitrents or reserved rents of the excepted premises, and also except all metals, mines and quarries and all trees (save lops or shrouds of pollard trees) together with free liberty of ingress, egress and regress with servants, horses, carts and carriages at all fit times to fell and carry away the same. To have and to hold for 9 years. The annual rent was £48 10s at the two usual feasts of the year in equal portions, and £10 an acre for every acre of meadow and pasture ground (further terms given). Sealed and delivered, being first stamped, in the presence of Thomas Frome.

English

Material: parchment

Sherard, Robert
Lawes, Leonard
Tilshead