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Indenture of Thomas Plaxton 1585 |
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This indenture hangs in the Old Court House in George Street. The transcription below is with it and is written in old English. Interestingly the Yorkshire accent can be detected in the wording, which is written phonetically. |
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THIS INDENTUR maid the eightenth daie of maie the seven and twentie years of the reigne of our Sov'rigne Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god of England France and Ireland quen defendres of the faith etc. BETWEEN Richard Owstibie of Heslington in the countie of Yorke husbandman on thone partye And Thomas Plaxton of pocklington in the said countie of Yorke butcher on thother partie. Wittness that the said Richard Owstibie for the Some of Thirtie and fyve poundes of lawful english money to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Plaxton before thensealinge of theis presentes whereof and wherew'th the said Richard Owstibie knowledgeth himself to be fullie satisfied contented and paid and the said Thomas Plaxton heires executores administores and assignes thereof clearelie acquiteth and dischargeth by theis presentes for ever. HATH BARGAINED and sold by theis presentes doth bargaine and clearlie sell unto the said Thomas Plaxton all that his mesuage one croft of arable land to the said mesuage adioyninge w'th all howses andbuildinges gardinges w'th theire app'tenances lyinge and beinge in the towne fieldes of pocklington aforesaid and also one leath or barne now in the the teunre of Will'm lambe w'ch mesuage w'th app'tenances is scituate between the mesuaqe of Rob'te Sotheby gentleman on the east syd and the mesuage of the said Richard Owstibie on the west syde in a certaine street there called Chapmangate And the said croft lyeth at thend of the garth of the said mesuage in a certaine fourlong called Kirklandes And the said leath or barne standeth at the easte end of one other mesuage of the said Richard Owstibie now in the tenure of one James boniton TOGETHER w'th all evydences deedes charteres wrytinges and meminentes concerninqe' onelie the premyses w'th app'tenances or any parcell thereof w'ch the said Richard Owstibie or any other person or persons to his use hath or have that may lawfullie be comed by w'th owte sewte in the law all w'ch evydences deedes charters wrytinges and meminents the said Richard Owstibie covenanteth and grannteth by theis presentes to delyver or cause to be delyvejred to the said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes on this syde and before the feast of penticost next comying after the daie of the date hereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOULD the said mesuage croft barne and all other the premyses w'th thapp 'tenances unto the said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes to the onelie use of the said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes for ever. AND THE SAID Richard Owstibie covenanteth and grannteth by theis presentes for him his heires and assignes to and w'ch the said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes That he the said Richard Owstibie his heires or assignes before the feast of St Michaell tharchanngell next comyng after the date hereof at the request costes and charges in the law(?) of the said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes shall not onelie make or cause to be maid unto the said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes a good sewer sufficient lawful and indificable an estate in the law of fee symple of in and upon the said mesuage croft barne and other the premyses w'th thapp ' tenances and every parte and parcell thereof. But also that he the said Richard Owstibie his heires and assignes and Isabell his wyfe and all other person and persons havinge claiming or pretending to have any state right Tythe Use or Interest of in or upon the said mesuage croft Barne w'th thapp'tenances or of or in any parte or parcell of the same at the like costes and charges and request of the said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes at all and every tyme and tymes during fyve yeares next ensewing the daie of the date hereof Shall do knowledge and suffer or cause to be done knowledged and suffered to be done against them and every of them all and every such thing and thinges, act, and actes assurance and assurances w'ch by the said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes or by his and theire counsell learned in the law for the fourther sewertie and assurance of the said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes to be hadd of in and upon the said mesuage croft barne and all other the premyses w'th thapp ' tenances or any parte or parcell thereof Shalbe reasonably advysed or devysed, Be yt by fyne feofment rect(?) every deed enowled release w'th warrantie against all men or otherwyse. AND ALSO THE SAID Richard Owstibie covenanteth and grannteth theis presentes for him his heires and assignes to and w'th the said Thomas Plaxton nis. heires and assignes That he the said Richard Owstibie the daie of making islawfully possessed and seased in his demeane as of fee to the onelie use or the said Richard Owstibie his heires and assignes of in and upon the said mesuage croft barne and all other the premyses w'th thapp ' tenances and every parte and parce thereof And that he maie lawfully Bargaine sell convey and assure the same o said Thomas Plaxton his heires and assignes in manner aforesaid. AND THAT SAID mesuage croft barne and all other the premyses w'th thapp 'tenances of makinge hereof are and be and from hence fourth shall continew clearely discharged and saved harmless by the said Richard Owstibie his heires and assignes of all foremer bargaines sales, Titles of Inheritance, Jointers, Dowers, leases, Uses Statutes merchannte, statutes of the staple recognisances and of all other charges and incumbrances whatsoever then be the rentes and frices(?) thereof from henceforth dew to the cheife, lord of the fee thereof onely excepted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF to theis presentes the parties above said Interchangeablie have put theire seales the daie and yeare fyrstabove wrytten Ano dm' 1585.
Sealled and delyvered in the presence of John Plaxton, John Lambe, Will'm Lambe, James Boniton (Boulton?) and Thomas ffallofeild
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