Indenture between John Chichester and Ames Carder the Elder

Amias Carders leasse for the l[yves of] Alice his wife Anthony and A[mias his sonnes]

Surrendered

1638

Transcribed from a photocopy of the original in NDRO (ref. 50/11/2/7) by Desmond Painter

Approximately one-third of the original document is missing:
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This Indenture made the firste Day of October in the ffourteenth yere of the Raigne of our Soveraigne lorde Charles by the [grace of God of England Fraunce and Ireland kinge defender of the faith Between John Chichester of Alrington in the] Countie of Devon Esquier of the one parte, and Amias Carder thelder of Alrington aforesaid husbandman of the other parte, Witnesset[h          ] in these presentes mentioned to be Demised made by the said Amias Carder and Alice his wife vnto the said John Chichester wherein the said Amias and A[lice          ]Twentie Poundes of lawfull money of England to him the said Amias Carder in the name of a ffyne at the seallinge and delyverie hereof [          ] hath demised graunted and to ferme letten And by these presentes doth demise graunte and to ferme lette vnto the said Amias Carder all that T[enemente              ]Lande to the same belonginge or appertayninge situate lyinge and beinge in the parishe of Alrington aforesaid and now or lately [                ] assignee or assignees, Except and alwayes reseved out of this present graunte all the Comon of pasture in and vppon Alrington Do[wne                ] all and everie the said Tenemente and other the premisses with their appurtenances Except before agreed vnto the said Amias Carder his Executours adm[inistratrours and assignes            ] fullie to be complet and ended If the said Alice Carder wife of the said Amias Carder thelder Anthony Carder or Amias Carder the younger sonnes of [the said Amias Carder thelder            ] and payinge therefore yerelie during the said terme vnto the said John Chichester his heires and assignes and such other person to whome the Inheritaunce [                ] the Annuntiaton of our Blessed Ladie Marie the virgyn the Nativitie of Saint John Baptiste and Saint Michaell tharchangell by equall porcons to be paid [                ] terme, And further to yeld and paye after the Decesse or recesse of every of the said Alice Carder Anthony Carder and Amias Carder the young[er                ] occupier of the premisses or the moste parte thereof for the tyme beinge or ffourtie five Shillings and eight pence of lawfull money of England fou[                ] Provyded alwayes that livinge the said Alice nothinge to be yelded or paid for or in the name of an hariote or farleue by or after the Decesse [                ] livinge the said Anthony And moreouer the said Amias Carder thelder his Executours adminstratours and assignes beinge Tenant of the p[remisses                ] at the manour of Alrington yerely to be holden or kepte, And there to Do and be ordered and iustified from tyme to tyme as other the Tenantes of t[                ] milles of the said John Chichester his heires and assignes situate and beinge within the manour of Alrington aforesaid with all the Corne and Gi[                ] or vppon the premisses before by these presentes demised during the foresaid terme, And also the said Amias Carder thelder his Executours administratours [and assignes                ] warninge or request, Aswell one Airynge day with a plough furnished in tyme of ploughinge, As also one Reapinge day in tyme of harvest vppon [                ] appoynte duringe the said terme And likewise the said Amias Carder thelder his Executours administratours and assignes shall at their or one [of their                ] and defences in and vppon he premisses beinge duringe the said terme, and towardes the Repayracon thereof they and either of them shall [                ] shalbe, by the delyverie viewe or appointmente of the said John Chichester his heires or assignes or his or their Bailife for the tyme beinge [                ] and as often as neede shall require makinge no waste thereof. And also the said John Chichester for the Consideracon aforesaid hath demised graun[ted            ] lande comonlie called the Downe grounde contayninge by estimacon sixtene acres or thereaboutes be it more or lesse now or latelie in the tenure or occup[acon                ] aforesaid and latelie limited appointed out and devided from the Residue of the landes in Alrington Downe to belonge to the Tenemente aforesaid in steed [                ] belonginge or appointed to belonge to the said pece and parcell of lande. To have and to hold the said pece and parcell of lande with the appurt[enances                ] next Ensuynge the day of the date hereof fullie to be complete and ended If the said Alice Carder Anthony Carder and Amias Carder the younger [                ]Michaell tharchangell if it be demaunded duringe the said terme, And also the said Amias Carder thelder doth coth Covenaunt promise and graunt for [himselfe                ] and mayntayne all such hedges ditches gates and defences in or vppon Alrington Downe aforesaid as are appointed or ought to be made repayred [                ] of the said Amias Carder his Executours administratours and assignes duringe the foresaid terme. And if it happen the said yerelie Rent[e                ] aforesaid wherein the same ought to be paid if it be lawfullie demaunded and not paid and if sufficient distresse in or vppon the said demised pr[emisses        ] Executours administratours and assignes beinge Tenaunt in possession of the premisses by vertue of these     presentes do not contynuallie dwell and [                ]Administratours or assignes or any of them duringe the foresaid terme do cause procure or suffer to be don any waste or destruction in or vppon [                ] within sixe monethes after such waste don, Or if they or either of them shall sette or lette the said premisses or any parte or parcell th[ereof                ] licence of the said John Chichester his heires or assignes firste had and obtayned in writing to sette and lette the same, unlesse it be to the said A[mias        ] then and from thenceforth it shall and may be lawfull vnto and for the aforesaid John Chichester his heires and assignes and such other perso[ns                 ] presentes leased and graunted with thappurtenances to Reenter and the same to have agayne and retayne as in their or any of their former Estate & [                    ] and his heires all and singuler the premisses Before by these presentes demised leassed and graunted with thappurtenances (Except before excepted) to the [                ] aforesaid agaynst all people shall and will warrante acquite and defend by these presentes, And also the said John Chichester doth Covenant pr[omise                ] That at any time during the space of two yeres next ensuing the date hereof if the faoresaid Alice Carder Anthony Carder and Amias Card[er the younger                ] made by the said Amias Carder thelder his Executours or assignes to the said John Chichester and a lawfull Surrender made to the said John C[hichester            ] and therevppon make vnto the said Amias Carder thelder his Executours or assignes another good lawfull and perfecte Estate and easses of t[he                ] the said Alice Anthony and Amias Carder the younger as the said Amias Carder thelder or his assignes shall then nomynate to the said Joh[n Chichester            ] any of them so longe shall lyve By and vnder the like yerely Rentes services Covenantes Condicons and agreementes as are before inth[ese presentes            ] or his assignes And further That if any of the said Alice Carder Anthony Carder and Amias Carder the younger happen to dye livinge the said J[ohn Chichester                ] by the said Amias Carder thelder make and execute another lease and graunte of the premisses with thappurtenances (except before excepted) vn[to                ] to comence and begynne next imediatelie after the deathes of such of the said Alice Anthony and Amias Carder the younger as shalbe then livinge, By and vn[                ] menconed Except the said Covenantes for making another Leasse, The same Leasse and graunte to be writen at the procurmente and Costes of the s[aid            ] to these Indentures yeven the Day and yere first Aboue Writen @ @ @ 1638

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