John Bixon's Assignment of Lease to Morgan Pope

single sheet (5 October)

To all men to whome this present wryting shall comme I Iohn Bixon of the parish of St Saviour in Sowthwark in the countye of Surrye gardiner send greeting in our lord god euerlastinge Whereas Thomas off Stone of the parish of St Saviour in Sowthwark afforesaid yoman by his Indenture of lease bearinge date the xxjth daie of August 1578 & in the xx^th yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne ladie Elizabethe the Queenes Mayestye that nowe is for the consideracion therein expressed did demise graunt betake & to ferme lette vnto Richard Ballarde of the parish & countye aforesaid hosier All that garden plott with thappurtenaunces sometimes parcell of the Olde Beare garden sett lyeing & being in the said parish of St Saviour in Sowthwark aforesaid then in the tenure or occupacion of the said Rychard Ballarde in as lardge & ample manner & forme as the said Rychard then helde and occupied the same To have & to holde the said garden plott before mentioned to be demised in as large & ample manner & forme as abovesaid to the said Richard Ballard his executors & assignes from the feast of St Michell Tharchaungell then last past before the Date of the same Indenture vnto thende & terme of Sixteene yeares from thence nexte insueinge & fullie to be compleate & ended for such yearlye rent & vnder the performaunce of such other agreement as in the same indenture is mentioned & expressed as in & by the same more plainelie maie appeare Thinterest estate & terme of yeares of which said Rychard Ballard of & in the said garden plott is nowe sithence by paroll conveyed & assigned over vnto me the said Iohn Bixon Nowe knowe ye that I the said Iohn Bixon for & in consideracion of the soome of ffortye three shillinges and fowre pence of lawfull english monie to me before the ensealing hereof in summe paid by Morgan Pope Cittisen & goldsmith of London wherof I acknowledge my selfe by these presentes fullye satisfied, have bargained sold assigned & sett over & by theise presentes doe fullie clearlye & absolutelye bargaine sell assigne sett over & assure to the said Morgan As well the saide Recited Indenture of lease, as also all thestate Right title Interest claime propertye & demawnd whatsouer of me the said Iohn Bixon of in & to the said garden plott by virtue of the said Indenture assignement by paroll or otherwise howsoeuer To have & to hold the said garden plotte & all my said estate right title interest clayme propertye & demaunde aforesaid togither with the said Indenture from the daie of the date hereof forthward during all the residewe yett to come vnexpired of the said terme of xvj yeares graunted in & by the said Indenture of lease And I covenaunt promyse & graunt for my selfe my executors & admynistratoures to & with the said Morgan Pope his executoures & assignes by theise presentes that the said Indenture is a good lawfull & effectuall indenture of lease and that the same standeth nowe in full force & virtue & that I have good right true title & lawfull aucthorytie to bargaine sell assigne sett ouer & assure the same in manner & forme as aforesaid And moreouer that he the said Morgan ‸⸢his executors & ‸ ⸢assignes⸣⸣ for & sonder the payment of the yearlie rent which from henceforth shall growe due & payeable in & by the said Indenture of lease shall or maye lawfullye peceably & quietlye have hold occupie & enioye the said garden plott without anie lawfull lett suite troble eviccion expulcion interrupcion or putting out of or by the saide Thomas Stone Rychard Ballard or me the said Bixon or anie of vs, our or anie of our executours admynistratoures or assignes or anie other person or persons whatsoeuer during all the redidewe yet to come vnexpired of the said terme of xvj yeares graunted in & by the said Indenture of lease In Wytnes Whereof I have hereunto put my seale the fiveth daie of October in the xxixth yeare of the raigne of our said soueraigne ladie Queene Elizabeth &c/

Sealed and deliuered in the presence of me (signed) R Iohnson for

(signed) iohnbyxsun