<County: Cumberland>
<Code: L0107>
<MS reference: Whitehaven, Cumbria Record Office, DCU/4/178>
<Text: Lease>

*THYS *JNDENTur MADE AT WYRKYNGTON@ In Y\E *FEST OF *SAYNT *MICHaelIS *ARCANGELL Y\E YER~ OFF OUR~ LOurD GOD *M\L . *C*C*C*C . XXXV . BE-TWENE . Ser
*CRISTOFIR OF *CURWEN~ *CHR . LOurD OF *CANYELL & *CANE ON~ Y\E . TANE ParTY & *THOMaS *CLAPHaM GENTYLLMAN~ ON~ Y\E TOYer ParTY . *BERS WYTTNAS Y\T Y\E
*FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFIR HASE SETT & TO *FERME LATYN@ Y\E LOurDSCHYP OF *CANYELL & *CANE W\T ALL Y\E APPurTENANCE TO Y\E *FORSAYDE *THOMaS FRA Y\E DATE
OF THYS PreSSENT *JNDENTur FOR Y\E TERYM OF . VI%J% . YER~ NEXT *FOLUYNG *FOR Y\E QUYLK LOurDSCHYP Y\E FORSAYDE *THOMaS SALL PAY YERLY TO Y\E FORSAYDE Ser
*CRISTOFIR . HYS AYRYS OR HYS ASSYNGNEI%S . *C . MARC~ OFF *JNGLYSCH MONE OUTTAKYN~ . XX . *FRANKYS AT *SerTANE TERYMS Y\T ES *FOR TO SAY . XL . LI AT Y\E *FESTE OFF
*MARTYnMES NEXT *FOLUYNG EFFTYR Y\E *DATE OF YIS PreSSENT *JNDENTURE OUTAKYN~ . X . *FRANKYS . AND XL . *MARC~ In Y\E *FESTE OFF *QUYTSONDAY NEXT *FOLUYNG EFFTer YATT OUTAKYN~
. X . *FRANKYS & SO FOR TO BE PAYITT YERLY In Y\E *CASTELL OFF *CANYELL *JNDURYNG Y\E TERYM~ OF . VI%J% . YER~ *FORSAYDE . *AND ATT Y\E *FORSAYDE *THOMaS SALL STAND W\T ALL MANer OF *CHARGes
GYFFYN & GRANTITT BE-*FOR~ THYS TYME . AS WELE Y\E KEPYNG OF Y\E *CASTELL & Y\E LOurDSCHYP *FORSAYDE . W\T ALL MANer OFF *SerUYSE Y\T LENGYS TO Y\E KYNG OR TO ANY OTHYR OFFICER~ OUTAKYN
Y\E PLEIS OF Y\E *JNERYTANCE Y\T PerTENYS TO Y\E *FORSAYDE LORDSCHYP & Y\E REParACOUn OF Y\E *CASTELL & Y\T REParACOUn BE MADE BY Y\E SYGHT & BY Y\E . AVISE OF Y\E *FORSAYDE *THOMaS WILLaM *CURETT
& *JOHN DE LAPORT *FOR TO BE DONE In Y\E MOSTE ESSY WYSE Y\T MAY BE DONE & FOR Y\E MOSTE ProFETT TO Y\E *FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFIR *AND IFF I%TT HAPPYN~ Y\T WILLaM OFF *CURWEN~ DEE . AS
GOD I%TT FORBEDE Y\T HE DE . OR IFF HE WILL RELESE HYS PATENT OFF . XL . FRANKes TO Y\E *FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFIR Y\E QUYLK Y\T Y\E *FORSAYDE *THOMaS ES CHARGITT TO PAY TO Y\E *FORSAYDE
WILLaM Y\T YAN Y\E *FORSEYDE *THOMaS SALL PAY Y\E . XL . FRANKes YERLY TO Y\E FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFIR <exp><cro>YERLY</cro></exp> OUTE OUer Y\E . C . *MARC~ *FORSAYDE . *ALL-SO I%FF Y\E *FRANCHE MEN COnQUES OR WYN~
Y\E <ill><1 word></ill> OFF *CAUSE SO Y\T Y\E *FORSAYD *THOMaS MAY NOGHT REIOYSE NOGHT OFF Y\E LORDSCHYP Y\T YAN~ Y\E *FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFER SALL ABATE BY HYS AWYN DISCRECOUn OF Y\E *SOWM<possible ending not visible>
*FORSAYDE AS HYM~ THYNK AT RISSON~ WYLL *AND ALL-SO ATT Y\E *FORSAYDE *THOMaS SALL MAKE NA WASTE W\T-In Y\E FORSAYDE LOurDSCHYP <ill><7-8 words></ill>
Y\E FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFIR & TO HYS MOSTE ProFFETT . *AND IFF SO BE Y\T ANY MAN~ TRISPAYS W\T-In Y\E *FORSAYDE LOurDSCHYP IN Y\E WODDYS Y\T YAN ATT YAY BE <ill><ca. 4 words></ill> OF Y\E FORSSAYDE<?>
LOurDSCHYP & Y\E *FYNYS & Y\E AMERCI%MENTes & Y\E TAXACOUnIS OF Y\E WODDYS SALL BE EFFYNLY ProPORCOUnI%TT & DELT BE-TWENE Y\E *FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFIR & *THOMaS . *AND MOR~-OUer Y\E
*FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFIR GRANTes TO Y\E *FORSAYD *THOMaS . A MANer OF SerUYSE AWAND TO Y\E *FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFIR OF HYS NOBYLL TENANTes Y\T ES *FOR TO SAY OF EUer-ILK KNEGHT<writing unclear for last two words>
<cro><2 words></cro> . XL . DAYSE *FOR TO RYDE W\T Y\E FORSAYDE Ser *CRISTOFIR LOurD OF *CANI%ELL OR W\T HYS *CAPITAIN~ Y\E QUYLK SerUYS HE GRANTes TO Y\E *FORSAYD *THOMaS IFF HE BE <ill><1 word, perhaps REQUERITT></ill>
BE Y\E KYNG OR HYS LI%EUTENANT RESONABILLY . *AND *FOR Y\E MAR~ SURTE OF AYTHYR ParTY *FORSAYDE TO ALL <ill><1 word></ill> CONDICOUnS & CONANDYS TO *FULLFYLL Y\E ParTYS *FORSAYD BYNDYS
YAYME & YAYR~ AYRYS & YAYR~ EXECUTORES CHANGABILLY BY YIS DEDE . *JN WITTNAS OF THYS Y\E ParTYS *FORSAYDE TO YIR ParTYS OF YIR *JNDENTURS CHANGABILLY HASE SET YAYRE
SELLYS *MADE AT Y\E PLACE DAY & YER~ *FORSAYD