Lease for 20 years: Godfrey Boswell of Gunthwayt, esq., George Burdet of Demby, gent., Roger Michelthwayt of Ingbirchworth, Raph. Wordisworth of Snodell, Emer Rich, Thomas Eyre, John Michelthwayt, John Preist, William Hinchley and William Greaves, yeomen, parishioners and owners of lands in Peniston, to Francis Okey, vicar and schoolmaster of Peniston, Richard Rich, Richard Michelthwayt, Edward Hinchley and Richard Walter, yeomen of Peniston and Richard Hey, B. A.

Reference No:
U DDBM/16/4
Dates:
18 Sep 1616
Description:
House in tenure of Ralph Roodes with lands (years rent 8 s.); house in tenure of Francis Catlin (yearly rent 7 d.); 2 parcels in grounds belonging to the Scholehill, in tenure of William Wordsworth, (yearly rent 2 s. 7.); house in tenure of James Marsden (yearly rent 6 d.), parcels in tenure of Thomas Wordesworth, gentleman, lying mixed with land of Shepeardes Castle (yearly rent 6 s. 8 d.), 2 parcels in East Feild in tenure of Thomas Woodcocke (yearly rent 5 s.), stable in tenure of Mathew Robuck (yearly rent 20 d.), all in Peniston: Rendering the yearly rents to the schoolmaster, or the lessors. Recites that Richard Hey is the late schoolmaster, and the specified arrears of rents from the premises and from School-lands are due to him. The lessees are to make the most they can from the profits and issues of the premises and pay the surplus (over the rents reserved as above) to R. H. to pay off those arrears. If any of those in arrears pay off R. H., the property they occupy shall be exempt from the provisions of the lease. Not executed
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Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Papers of the Bosville-Macdonald Family of Gunthwaite, Thorpe and Skye