Thomas Stone's Lease of a Plot in the old Bear Garden to Richard Ballard

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This Indenture made the one and Twentith daie of August 1578 And in the Twentith yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of god of england ffraunce and Ireland Queene defendour of the faithe &c. Betwene Thomas Stone of the parishe of St Saviour in Southwark in the County of Surrey yoman of thon partie and Richard Ballard of the parishe and county aforesaid hosyer on thother partie witnessethe that the said Thomas Stone haith demised graunted betaken and to ferme letten and by these presentes doth demise graunte betake and to ferme lett vnto the said Richard Ballard All that garden Plott with Thappurtenaunces Sometymes parcell of the old Beare garden Set lyinge and beynge in the said parishe of St Saviour in Southwark aforesaid now in the tenure or occupacion of the said Richard Ballard (that is to saie) in as ample and lardge manner and forme as the said Richard Ballard now houldeth and occupieth the same To haue and to hould the said Garden Plott with thappurtenaunces before demised in as ample and lardge manner and forme as abovesaid, to the said Richard Ballard his executours administratours and assignes from the ffeast of St Michaell tharchaungell now last past before the date hereof vnto thend and terme of Sixteene yeares from thence next ensuynge and fully to be compleat and ended Yealdinge and Payinge therefore yearelie duringe the said terme to the said Thomas Stone his executours administratours and assignes Twentie Shillinges of good and lawfull mooney of England At fowre vsuall feastes or termes in the yeare (that is to saie) at the feast of the Birthe of our lord god Thannunciacion of our blessed Lady St Mary the virgen, the nativitie of St Iohn Baptist And St michaell tharchaungell Or within Twelve daies next after euery of the said feast daies by euen Porcions and if it shall happen the said yerelie rent of Twentie Shillinges to be behinde vnpaid in parte or in all next ouer or after any of the said feastes or termes of paymentes thereof above lymitted by the tyme and space of Twelve daies and beynge lawfully asked That then and from thensforthe at all tymes after it shall and maie be lawfull to and for the said Thomas Stone his executours administratours and assignes into the said Garden Plot with thappurtunaunces before demised wholie to reenter And the same and euery parte and parcell thereof as in his and theire former estates to haue agayne reteyne and repossede And the said Richard Ballard his executours administratours and assignes and all and euery other person and persons houldinge or occupyinge the said demised premisses or any parte or parcell of the same therefrom vtterly to expell put owte and amove for euer This Indenture or any thinge herein conteyned to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstandinge And the said Thomas Stone for himself his executours administratours and assignes and for euery of them Covenaunteth promyseth and graunteth to and with the said Richard Ballard his executours administratours and assignes by these presentes That he the said Richard Ballard his executours administratours and assignes for the said yearelie Rent of Twentie Shillinges before reserved by him or them well and trulie to be paid as aforesaid Shall or maie by vertue hereof peaciblie and quietlie haue hold occupie possesse and enioy the said Garden Plott with thappurtenaunces before demised in as ample and lardge manner and forme as abovesaid duringe all the said terme of Sixteene yeares withowte any let sute trouble denyall gaynsayinge or puttinge owte of or by the said Thomas Stone his executours administratours or assignes or any of them And withowte the lawfull let sute trowble eviccion or recouery of any other person or persons whatsoever he or they be In witnes whereof the parties first above named to these presente Indentures Sundorlie haue set theire ‸⸢handes⸣ & Seales yeavon the daie and yeare first above written//

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