Indenture of award, made at Denham, co. Suffolk, 27 May, 6 Elizabeth, by John and...

Indenture of award, made at Denham, co. Suffolk, 27 May, 6 Elizabeth, by John and William Hoo, gentlemen, upon matters in dispute between Richard Hoo, gentleman, their father, and Thomas Hoo, his eldest son; (1) whereas Thomas claims 36l. 6s. 8d. 'for mariage money lately due by oon Humfrey Dene, gentleman, lately discessid,' which Richard covenanted to pay him by indenture, 20 January, 1 Mary, between the said Richard and Humfrey, they award that Richard shall pay the same before Michaelmas next; (2) whereas Thomas claims 20l. which Richard received of him 'for the wardship and mariage of Elianour Dene and Mary Dene now lately also discessid, which said Elianour and Mary was afterwards taken owt and from the possession of the said Thomas by oon Leonard Irby, esquier, servant to the right honorable Lord Clynton and Lord Say, High Admirall of Inglond, so that' he 'could not enjoye and have theffect of the bergayn and grant of the said Richard,' as by indenture, 1 November, 1 and 2 Philip and Mary, appears, they award that Richard shall pay 13l. before Michaelmas, 'in recompence of the seid' 20l.; (3) whereas Richard claims 24l. for a year and a half rent of the manor of Estodenham and 9l. 'which upon other reconnynges' Thomas 'doth confesse to owe' him, and which, contrary to the indenture of lease, Thomas detains against the money due to him as above, they award that Thomas shall pay this 33l. before Michaelmas; (4) whereas Thomas claims 100l. for damages, in that 'Richard sealid not an obligacion of' 600l. for performance of covenants in indentures, 8 August, 6 Edward VI, according to promise, 'the not sealing whereof was thoccacion why the seid Humfrey sealid not the like obligacion to the seid Thomas, by reason whereof great sute vexacion and contencion was in lawe between the seid Humfrey and Thomas by the space of xij yeres, to the damages of the seid Thomas of cli. and more,' in recompense thereof Richard is willing that Thomas shall occupy the said manor of Estodenham for four years without paying any rent, notwithstanding the said lease; (5) whereas Thomas claimed the lands, etc. specified in a schedule to an indenture, 20 May, 1 and 2 Philip and Mary, the land, etc. 'late John Pomfret and John Bullock' specified in a 'dede indented,' 16 May, 3 and 4 Philip and Mary, 'Pescoddes pitell, Gravelpitclos, and Busshiclos,' specified in a deed 31 July in the said year, and the 'threfalgate clos and divers other landes' specified in a deed, — December, in the same year 'as londes forfeited, for that the seid Richard Hoo sinse his first covenaunt concerning the same londes made with the seid Thomas by the seid indenture of theight August,' 6 Edward VI, had 'made certeyn feoffments' thereof 'to certeyn persons by the dedes last remembrid to the dishenheritance of the seid Thomas as he pretends, and forasmoch whither it be a forfeyture or no is partly dowtid unto us the seid arbitrators,' 'the seid Thomas is content to demise' 'unto the seid John Hoo, all the premisses in this last covenaunt lastly before- mentioned,' woods and underwoods excepted, from Lady Day last for twenty-one years, if the said Richard live so long, at a rent, over and above the rent which John pays for 'the same amongst other to the seid Richard,' of 5l. 6s. 8d. English. Signatures of John, William, Ric'us, and Thomas Hoo. [Norfolk]