Indenture made between Alice Pydyngton of Yelvertoft, co. Northampton, 'lady of oon...

Indenture made between Alice Pydyngton of Yelvertoft, co. Northampton, 'lady of oon maner ther with all the meduys lesuys and pastures rentes revercions and servyces courtes advousons mylles and waturs [-] to the said maner [-] belongyng,' of the first part, and Sir William Catesby, knight, William Catesby his son, Nicholas Cowley of Swynford, gentleman, and others, of the second, to declare the uses of a feoffment she had made to them thereof, to wit, that they should permit John Bell 'the which hath ben her servaunt many yeres' to take the rents thereof 'duryng the first iij. or.iiij. yeres next aftur her dessesse in to the reward of his good servyce doon by forn,' and that, subject to the payment of her debts and funeral expenses they should then make an estate in tail thereof to Thomas Pydyngton son and heir to William 'sum tyme her son,' if he 'com whom a gayn in to Yelvertoft and claym the for said maner,' but if he were dead without issue that they should sell the same to 'hym that woll geff most ther for' and distribute the money for her 'sowle and for the welfar of the sowllis of her auncetry,' if, by inspection of her evidences or 'by sight of the evidences of Richard Haddon son and heir of William Haddon sum tyme of London the which pretendeth a title to the said maner as heir to the same Thomas,' they found that the same might lawfully be sold. Northamptonshire. 1 April, 16 Edward IV.