Bond in 20 marks by William Herberd of Lausill to the abbot of Ramsey to maintain...

Bond in 20 marks by William Herberd of Lausill to the abbot of Ramsey to maintain the sons and messuage of the late Alexander Hunning in as good or better state than when he first had access to the wife of the said Alexander; to do all the accustomed services for the said tenement to the abbot and chamberlain of Ramsey; to be in all things subject and obedient to them, as though one of their bondmen (unus de nativis) in the same manor, so that for no distraint or other cause touching his person or his goods by their bailiffs or their men should he be able to make plaint (conqueri) in any court or place except in the court of the said abbot and chamberlain; and to pay the chamberlain 40s. on the eve of the Purification, 40s. on the feast of St. John the Baptist next, and 40s. at Michaelmas; he has found pledges, to wit William his father, John son of the clerk and Nicholas Fareman; for this the said abbot and convent of the same have granted him the custody of the boys and tenement until any of the said boys come to the age at which, by the custom of the manor of Lausill, he can hold land, and then he shall have half the land and messuage, and the other half shall remain to the said William and his wife, for her life, and after her decease the said William shall have nothing further therein. Suffolk. 53 Henry III.