Indenture tripartite, being the counterpart of a feoffment by Richard Plokyngdon,...

Indenture tripartite, being the counterpart of a feoffment by Richard Plokyngdon, William Veysy and William Pokelyngton, to Philip Malpas, citizen and draper (pannar') of London, Thomas Bryan, 'gentilman,' John Fereby, yeoman of the crown (raletto de corona), and Robert Wilkynson, citizen and 'irmonger' of London, of all the land, etc. in Istylworth, Chesewyk, Heston and Northwode, which were Master John Somerseth's, the great messuage in the parish of Istylworth wherein the said Master John lately dwelt, a tenement called 'Sandons' and a tenement called 'Clementes' exempted; to hold to them, their heirs and assigns for ever, upon the following conditions, viz. that they shall pay yearly, in the undermentioned chapel, during twelve years next, to a chaplain who shall celebrate divine service in a chapel at 'Braynford brigge' in the parish of Istylworth lately built by the said John Somerseth for his own soul and the soul of the said Richard Plokyngdon for ever, 10 marks by quarterly payments, and to a clerk who shall minister there 4 marks yearly during the said term, also to five poor persons who shall pray for the said souls 7½d. a week payable monthly in the same chapel, and every second year at Christmas a suitable robe to each and to them and the clerk two cartloads of fuel to be delivered at the houses there ordered for them, and two loads to the chaplain to be carried and cut at his expense; they shall keep the said chapel and houses in repair; and if within the said term they shall cause all the said land, etc. to be amortized to the maintenance of the said chaplain, clerk and poor, the present indenture and seisin had thereon shall stand, with right to the said Richard, William and William to re-enter in default; vacancies of chaplain, clerk, or poor, to be filled within a month. Richard and the others have put their seals to one part, and Philip and the others to the other two parts. Witnesses: Thomas Frowyk and Thomas Porthaleyn, esquires, William York and others (named). Middlesex. Istylworth, 20 September, 2 Edward IV.