<County: Cumberland>
<Code: L1143>
<MS reference: Carlisle, Cumbria Record Office, D/Lons/L/Deeds/Denton 54>
<Text: Lease>

*THIS INDENTur ES MAD BY-THWEN WILLIAM OF *DENTON~ ON yE A PART & WILLIAM *THOMSON~ OF *CARDEW ON yE VTHIR~ PART BERS WITNES y\T FORSAYD
WILLIAM OF *DENTON~ HAS LATYN TO FERM THWA ACRes OF ARABILL LAND & AN ACR~ OF *MEDEW W\T-IN *CARDEW YE WHILK WAS SUMTYM *JOHNE *RIKESONn <?> OF
*CUmDIWOKE W\T-IN BARONRI% OF *DALSTON@ GIFWAND YERLY TO YE SAID WILLIAM HIS HEIRes & HIS ASSIGNES AT *A-SSUMPTION~ OF OUR~ LADI% THWELFE PENS
OF GOOD *JNGLISCH MONY FOR TERN@ <2 minims> OF HIS LIFE *AND IF IT SUA HAPPYNE Y\T YE FORSAID FERME BY DRAWYNE BYHYND FOURTI% DAIS YAN IT ES LEFFULL TO
YE FORSAID WILLIAM OF *DENTON~ HIS HEIRes OR HIS ASSIGNES TO ENTRE INTO YE FORSAID LAND NOGHT-WITHSTANDAND YE CONDICCONS BYFORSAID *AND
EFTIR~ YE DEDE OF YE FORSAID WILLIAM *THOMSONn YAN HIS HEIRes & HI%S ASSIGNES SAL PAI% THWA SCHILLINGes & FOURE+PENS AT YE FEST OF *A-SSUMPCION@ OF
OUR~ LADY FOR YE FORSAID THWA ACRes OF LAND & AN ACR~ OF MEDEW TO YE FORSAID WILLIAM OF *DENTON@ HIS HEIRes OR HIS ASSIGNES . *AND IF IT SUA HAPPI%N
Y\T YE FORSAID THWA SCHILLYNGes & FOURE+PENYS BY DRAWYN BYHI%ND FOURTI% DAI%S & NANE ESTRES MAY BYFON YARAPON@ YAN IT ES LEFUL TO YE FORSAYD
WI%LLI%AM OF *DENTON@ HIS HEIRes & HIS ASSIGNES TO ENTIR~ IN TO YE FORSAID THRE ACRes NOGHT-WITHSTANDAND YE CONDICIONS BYFORSAID *AND IF IT
SUA HAPPYN Y\T FORSAID WILLIAM OF *DENTON@ HIS HEIRes <smudged; perhaps &> HIS ASSIGNES BY VEXIT FOR YE SAID LAND & RECOWIRD OF YAI%M YAN YE FORSAID WILLIA@
*THOMSON@ BYNDes HYM HI%S HEIRes & HIS ASSIGNES TO PAI TO FORSAID WILLIAM HI%S HEIRes & HI%S ASSIGNES THRITTENE SCHILLYNGes & FOUR~ PENS
*JN VITNES OF YE WHILK THYNG ENTIRCHAUNGHABILLY YAI% HAF SET YAIR~ SELIS *GIFWYN ON SETIRDAI% NEXT BIFOR YE FEST OF *PHILIP & *JACOB
YE YHER OF OUR~ LORD KYNGE HENRY SEXT EFTIR~ YE CONQWET SEWYNT