single sheet (5 February)
To all Christean People to whom this present writynge shall comme Iohn White of Southwarke in the County of Surrey yoman sendeth greetinge in our Lord god euerLastinge Wheras the Reuerend ffather in god Lat Lord Steaued Bishopp of wynchester Etc Now knowe yee that I the said Iohn Whit ffor diuers good Causses and Consideracion me in this behalf speacially moouinge have giuen graunted remised and Releassed and by theise presentes doo giue graunt Remise and Release vnto the said Iohn Malthowes his executors and assignes to the only vse and behoofe of the said Iohn Malthowes his executor administratores and assignes as well the said Indentur of Lease and deed poll aforsaid as allso my estate Right tytle Intresse demand and Terme of yeares which I haue or had or may or ought to haue or Claime of in or to the said Capitall measuage and Tenementes Called the barg the bell and the Cocke and of in and to all the small houses gardenes wharffes and all other the premises with all and Singuler Thappurtenances and of in and to euery part and parsell therof with Thappurtenances by force and Vertue of the said Indenture of Lease and deed poll aforsaid or other of them or any thing in them or other of them contained or otherwyse And I the said Iohn Whit doe by theise presentes Couenaunt and graunt for me my executores and Administratores to and with the said Iohn Malthowes his executores adminystratores and assignes and euery of them That I the said Iohn Whit my executores or administratores shall or will at all tymes hereafter and from tyme to time Clearly aquite exonerate and discharg or otherwyse Suffitiently save or keepe harmles the saide Capitall measuages and Tenementes and other the premises and euery parcell therof with Thappurtenances of and from all and all mannor of former bargaines sales Charges titles Trobles and encumbrances whatsoeuer had made Commited suffred or done by me the said Iohn Whit or by any other person or persones by myne assent meanes consent title or percurement In witnes Wherof To this my present writing I haue put my hand and Seale Dated the fyveth day of ffebruary in the on and Thirtith yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of god Q<.>eene of England ffraunce and Ierland defendour of the faith &c.
Seald and deliuered in the presentes
George Ireland, witness to this assignment, had married Margery, daughter of Joan Payne and widow of Thomas Warram. In 1586 Ireland had raised a case in Chancery complaining that White and Malthouse had exercised undue influence on Joan. See TNA: C 78/58/12B; mbs 30–32 1585-6, available at WAALT. Later, in 1593, Joan's grandaughter Elizabeth and her husband George Hunte complained that Ireland and Malthouse were not giving her revenues from the lease of the Barge, Bell and Cock to which Elizabeth was entitled by Joan's agreement with Thomas Warram and Margery (TNA: REQ 2/108/5).
Record title: Assignment of Barge, Bell and Cock Lease by John White to John
Malthouse
Repository: Dulwich College
Shelfmark: MS IV
Repository location: Dulwich
On 1 August 1582, William Payne's widow, Joan Payne, had assigned to John White and John Malthouse the head lease to the Barge, Bell and Cock property where the Bear Garden (also known as Payne's Standings) was located; see Joan Payne's Lease of the Barge, Bell and Cock to John White and John Malthouse. This document preserved among Henslowe's papers at Dulwich College provides evidence that John Malthouse assumed ownership of White's share in the head lease early in 1589.
5 February 1588/9; English; paper; single sheet; 393mm x 310mm; good condition; endorsed on verso: 'The Copy of the second | 5o ffebruary. 31. Elizabeth.' Folded and foliated 65–6 in pencil by Warner; cited on p 126 of his Catalogue.