Land at Speen 1658

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Transcription of document held at Hants Record Office by Laurence Rostron (Laurence & Linda Rostron)

INDENTURE dated 30th April 1658 – Ralph Adeane and Henry Franklin

THIS INDENTURE made the last day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred and fiftie eight between Ralph Adeane of   ?  ?  in the County of Middx gent on the one parte and Henry Franklin of Speene in the p’ish of Princes Risborough in the County of Buck Yeoman on the other p’te WITTNESSETH that the said Ralph Adeane for & in consideracon of the yearlie ? herein reserved  & for ? other good causes & consideracons  ? the said Ralph Adeane thereunto makeing HATH demysed granted & to farme letten & by this doth demyse grante & confirme lett unto the said Henry Franklin all those tythes comeing growing running or increasing or doth shall come growth or increase in out of or uppon all those lands now in the tenure or occupacon of the said Henry Franklin his assignee or assignes situate lying or being in the ? or tything of Speene & not also where within the p’ish of Princes Risborough TO HAVE & HOLDE all the said tythes to the said Henry Franklin his executors administrators & assignes ymmediatly from & after the twentie nynth day of September last past before the date hereof unto the full end & terme of three years from thence next ensuing fully to be compleat & ended YEELDING & paying therefore yearlie & any yeare unto the said Ralph Adeane his heires executors administrators or assignes during the first five years of the said terme the yearlie rent of three pounds ? of lawfull money of England all or upon the twentie forerth daie of June & the one & twentieth daie of December by even & equall porcons and the said Henry Franklinfor himself his executors administraors & assignes doth comemite p’mise & grante to & for the said Ralph Adeane his heires & assignes by their p’nts that if at anytime after the date of this ? demise hee the said Henry Franklin shall take into his occupacon any other land within the said libertie of Speene then now he holde is possessed att the time of then so ? ? & ? of their parte that he the said Henry Franklin his executors administrators and assignes shall well & truly sett forth & payback to the said Ralph Adeane his heires & assignes all such tythes as shall grow due & payable in out of or by reason of such lands or otherwise shall compound for the same such yeare said Ralph Adeane his heires or assignes all such ? as he & they can agree uppon PROVIDED always & it is hereby comemited & agreed by & between the said p’ties to their p’nts that if it shall happen that any corne be not ? on the twentie nynth day of September wich shalbee the end & expiracon of the said terme above said that the tythesof that corne soo not ? shalbee ?  & enjoyed as p’te of that years p’fitt INWITTNES whereof the p’ties to their Indentures have interchangeably lett their hands & soales the day & yeare first above.

Sealed & ? in the p’ente of                                                                                                                                                 Henry Franklin

Notes by Laurence Rostron (transcriber)

Indenture dated 30th April 1658 – Ralph Adeane and Henry Franklin

NOTES

1. Due to the unusual hand writing this Indenture has been difficult to transcribe.
2. It appears to a document which describes Henry Franklin of Speen renting farm land in Speen from Ralph Adeane of Middlesex.
3. The size of the land and or buildings are not mentioned and it is possible that Henry Franklin already occupied them.
4. The rent is difficult to identify but it was three pounds something per year.
5. It was obviously land on which corn was grown and tythes paid.
6. Names of persons mentioned in the document:

1. Ralph Adeane – Middlesex
2. Henry Franklin - Speen