13 November 1629. Stocken Wood

report by Joan West. This transcription by Laurence Rostron is taken from a copy of a document in Hants Record Office.

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Indenture dated 13th November 1629 – William Wydmer and Sir Robert Dormer

This Indenture made the thirteenth day of November anno domini 1629 and in the fifth yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne Lord Charles by the grant of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the fayth ? Between William Wydmer of the p’ish of Cheping Wycombe in the County of Bucks gent of the one part and Sir Robert Dormer of Chilton Lodge in the said County of Bucks knight of the other part WITNESSETH that the said William Wydmer for and in consideration of the summe of two hundred and forty pounds of good and lawfull money of England to him the said William Wydmer by the said Sir Robert Dormer beforehand well and truly satisfied contented ? Whereof and wherein the said William Wydmer doth acknowledge himself fully satisfied contented and ? thereof and of any part and p’cell doth thereby acquite exonerate and discharge the said Sir Robert Dormer his executors administrators and assignees and every of them foreber by their ? HATH granted bargained sold demised to farme letten and by their ? doth grant bargaine sell demise and to farme lett unto the said Sir Robert Dormer his executors and administrators assignes all the wood underwood and wood grounds with their ap’tennces called or known by the name or names of Stocking conteyning by estimacon three score acres be they more or less lying and being in the parish of Princes Risborough in the said County of Bucks. TO HAVE and to hold the said wood underwood and woodgrounds and all other the afore granted premises with their ap’tennces and every part and p’cell thereof unto the said Sir Robert Dormer his executors administrators and assignees from the feast of St James the apostle now next ensuing the date thereof unto the full encl and terme and for and during the terme of twenty and forer yeares from thenceforthe next and imediately ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended ? and paying therefore yearely during the said terme unto the said William Wydmer his executors and assignees or any of them soe or shall well and truly satisfye content and paye or cause to bee paid unto the said Sir Robert Dormar his executors or administrators at or in the now dwellinghouse of the said Sir Robert Dormer called Chilton Lodge situate and being in the parish of Chilton in the said County of Bucks in and upon the thirteenth day of July now next ensuing the date hereof the full sume of two hundred and forty pounds of good and lawfull money of England without any further delay That then and at all times from thenceforth this psent demise promise cease and grant shall cease determine and be utterly void and frustrate and of none effect. This indenture or anything herein conteyns to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding AND the said William Wydmer for himself his executors administrators and his assignees and for every of them doth comemit promise and grant for and with the said Sir Robert Dormer his executors administrators and assignees and to and with any of them by their ? that he the said Sir Robert Dormer his executors adminsitrators and assignees under the provision or condition aforesaid shall or may quietly and peaceably have hold occupy and enjoy all the said wood underwood and wood ground and all and ? other the afore granted premisses with their ? and every part and pcell thereof for and during all the said terme of twenty and fourer yeres without the lawfull ?  trouble  molestacon vexacon eviccon ? denial distubance or expulcon of the said William Wydmer his ececutors administrators and assignees or of any other pson or psons lawfully clayming or to claime by from or under him the said William Wydmer. AND finally the said William Wydmer for himself his heirs executors and administrators and for every of them doth comemit promise and grant to and with the said Sir Robert Dormer his executors and administrators and to and with every of them by their ? That the said William Wydmer his heirs executors and assignees or some of them shall and will well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Sir Robert Dormer his executors or administrators at or in the said dwelling house of the said Sir Robert Dormer called Chilton Lodge in and upon the said thirteenth day of July nowe next ensuing the said  of sume of two hundred and forty pounds according to the intent and true meaning of the proviso or condicon aforesaid. IN WITNES whereof the parties above named to their psent indentures their hand and seales interchangably day and yeare first above written.

Notes added by Laurence Rostron

1. This indenture is a simpler version of the one dated 9th November 1629.
2. The purpose of the indenture (agreement) i.e. for William Wydmer to buy the lease (in modern terms) from Sir Robert Dormer for woods called Stockings.
3. However, the major difference is that this time the price is £240.00 a significant reduction from ££540.00
4. The size of the wood is 60 acres.
5. The term of the lease is again different at 24 years
6. Stockings – the name of many woods and is relative to tree density. It is believed that the Parish of Princes Risborough had several Stockings woods but if this one refers to Lacey Green is unclear.
7. The transcription contains many strange spellings – too many to list – but most can be understood when read in context.
8. There are also a number of words that I cannot decipher.
9. Names of persons in indenture:

1. Sir Robert Dormer knight of Chilton Lodge.
2. William Wydmer of Chepping Wycombe

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