Agreement.

(1) Elinor Rogers, widow, of Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury.

(2) William Grindley, farmer of Maesbrook Ucha.

In consideration of the rents, reservations and agreements below, agrees to let the messuage and lands called the Fields in Maesbrook Ucha in the parish of Kinnerley; and 5 small messuages in Maesbrook Ucha, which 6 messuages and lands are now in the occupation of William Grindley, reserving to her all timber and other trees and hedges now growing or which shall grow on the premises, with liberty for her to plant trees on all convenient parts and to prune and fell, cord, coal, convert and carry them away through the demised property, making reasonable satisfaction for all damage done thereby with liberty to enter on the premises at all times to view the conditions of the repairs. To hold to William Grindley from 25 March last for 1 year, as so on from year to year as long as both parties shall agree, paying the yearly rent of £120 clear of all taxes except Land Tax and chief rent, by 2 payments, on 29th September, and 25th March, 1st payment on 29 September next; and paying to Elinor the further yearly rent of £20 on the same days as an increase of rent for every acre of meadow or pasture and so in proportion for a greater or less quantity than 1 acre which Grindley shall plough up or convert into tillage during the term, the 1st payment of such increase on the 1st days of payment next after the ploughing up. G. agrees in case of £120 yearly rent or increase of £20 is unpaid for 21 days after it is due, or if he assigns all or any of the lands called the fields to any person without the consent of Elinor in writing, she may re-enter and repossess the premises; Grindley agrees that he shall pay the rent and increased rents, and discharges all taxes and assessments except land tax and chief rent, and keep in good order and repair the glass and lead part of the windows of the messuages, boards on the outbuildings and gates, styles, hedges, ditches, mounds and fences, being allowed timber in the rough and all other materials (except thatch straw and springles) and deliver the premises up in good order; and will use and manage the lands belonging to the premises in a good husbandlike manner, and shall not bread up into tillage at the next Michaelmas seedness more of the lands than what shall come in due course of husbandry than is usually sowed and carry and spread in a husbandlike manner ten cubic yards of good rotten muck orforty bushels of well burnt lime on every acre of the demised premises which he shall sow with winter corn and so in proportion for any greater or less quantity than 1 acre and at next Lent seedness lay down such of the lands belonging to the premises which he shall sow with lent tilling with good sound clover seeds, 7 pounds of red clover and 3 pounds of white Dutch to each acre; and will spend and consume with his cattle and horses all the hay, straw, fodder and manure that shall arise on the premises on some convenient part for the benefit of the lands except what shall be necessary for thatching the buildings belonging to the premises; and shall on reasonable notice carry with his team all the slates, stones, bricks, timber, lime and all other materials that shall be wanting for putting the messuage and premises in tenantable repair, without any satisfaction for the same but not for any new erections or buildings; ans shall set the dwellinghouse at the Fields to some decent person (as Elinor shall approve of) to dwell in during the term; and Grindley shall not do any wilful waste, spoil or destruction on the premises, nor crop, lop, top or cut down any of the trees growing or cut or carry away any of the thorns or hedges off the premises during the term; and Elinor agrees to allow to Grindley the land tax and chief rent charged on the premises; and will keep the several dwelling houses and outbuildings demised (except thatching, nailing boards on the buildings and the lead and glass part of the windows of the houses) in good repair and allow the market price for the clover seed which G. shall sow at the Lent seedness next preceding the end of the term, such price to be fixed by 2 farmers, one chosen by each party provided he shall pay up and preserve the same in due time from being destroyed; and shall permit him to let the 5 messuages during the term; and allow him to have his customary parts or share (the tithes being 1st set forth) of the wheat or winter corn which he shall sow at the Michaelmas seedness preceding the end of the term with the straw thereof according to the custom of the township of Maesbrook Ucha, provided he shall prepare and manure the lands so sown in a husbandlike manner and not otherwise; and shall permit him to take the muck which shall be made in the winter preceding the expiration of the term for his own use; it is mutually agreed that in case G. shall be permitted by Elinor to occupy the premises after the expiration of the term then thenceforth he agree to pay her the yearly rent of £120 for the premises half yearly in manner aforesaid, and to hold the premises on the same terms and agreement as before until the expiration of the year for which 6 months notice in writing shall be given by one of the parties on or before some future term of Michaelmas to quit at the Lady day then next following.

Signed: Elinor Rogers and Wm. Grindley, witnessed by M:d Rogers and Milwd. Rogers jnr.