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Indenture Mathews Park Lantaglos

This Indenture made the first day of November in the eight and twentieth yeare of the reigne of our Sovraigne Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King defender of the faith etc Betweene John Mollis of the parishe of Michaelstow in the County of Cornwall yeoman on the one parte, and John Pearse the younger of the parishe of Lanteglos by Camelford in the said County yeoman of the other parte Witnesseth that the said John Mollis as will for and In consideration of the surrender and yeelding upp of a former Lease of the premisses hereafter mentioned formerly made as of the summe of thirty five pounds lawfull money of England to him in hand paid and satisfide by the said John Pearse before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and thereof doth release and discharge the said John Pearse his heires executors and administrators by theis presents hath .......and leased granted and to farme lettenants by theis presents doth demise lease grante and to farme let unto the said John Pearse his executors adminstrators and assigns all those three Closes of Land with the appurtenances comonly called and knowne by the name of Mathews Parkes scituate lying and being in Trefrew within the said parishe of Lanteglos and County aforesaid late in the possession of Anstice Pearse Spinster, and now in the possession of the said John Mollis his assigne or assignes, and alsoe all wayes paths waters water courses watering places, easements profittes earned and advantages whatsoever to the said Closes belonginge or apporteyning To have and to hold the said demised premises with the appurtenances unto the said John Pearse his executors adminstrators and assignes from the day of the sale herein(?) for and during and unto the full end and terme of ninety nine years hence next In serving fully to be compleate and ended If Anne Pearse and Alice Pearse daughters of the said John Pearse and Anstice Pearce of the ..... parishe and Countye aforesaid spinster any or either of them soe longe shall happen to live Yeelding and payinge therefore yearly unto the said ..... Mollis his heires and assignes the rent of seven shillings of Lawfull money of England on the four dayes of payment in the yeare most usuall that is to say the five and twentieth day of December the five and twentieth day of March the fowre and twentieth day of June and the nine and twentieth day of September by equall portions to be devided and paid yearly during the said terme And Also yealding and paying forty shillinges for and in lieu of a herriott or Farlieve upon the death of every of them the said Anne Pearse Alice Pearse and Anstice Pearse provided that living the said Anne noe summe of forty shillings for a herriott to be paid upon the death of the said Alice and Anstice or either of them, nor upon the death of the Anstice living the said Alice Repairing alsoe susteyning and maintayning the said demised premises and in all wayes gates ditches and fences when and as often as need shall require during the said terme and in the end of the terme with all thinges well repaired and amended shall and will leave and yeald up And if it shall happen the said yearly rent of seven shillings or any parte the rente be behind and unpaid by the space of six monthes or more next after anyday of the said dayes of payment in which the same ought to be paid as aforesaid being lawfully demanded as first paid and noe insufficient distress in all that ? ? in the said premises
(following 2 lines are extremely faded and difficult to read)
same ought to be paid as aforesaid being lawfully demanded as if unpaid and noe sufficient distraits in all that ( ...........?......... ) the said premisses can or may be found whereby the said rent with the arreyages thereof (if any be) and may be fully leavyed and paid ........... for the said John Mollis heires and executors and assignes (rest of line unreadable)
re enter and the same to have againe reposses and enjoy as in his and their former right and state the (....? .... ) conteyned to the contrary in anywize notwithstanding ( ... ? ... ) the said John Mollis doth for himselfe and his heirs and assigns adminstrators and every of them covenant promise and grante unto and with the said John Pearse his executors administrators and assigns and every of them by this presente, That he the said John Pearse his executors administrators and assigns for and during the terme so to be granted and lymitted and under the payments covenants and conditions aforesaid shall or may quietly and peaceablie have hold occupy .... enjoy the said demised premises in and every parte thereof without the lawfull let Title trouble or any clayme eviction attestation incumbrance demand or deniall of them the said John Mollis his heires or assigns or if any other person or persons whatsoever only that freed and discharged and from all other and former verifies grantes leases Joyntures Dowers Annuities Judgments extents Rents suites and services whatsoever And the said John Mollis and his heirs the said demised premisses with the appurtenances unto the said John Pearse his executors Adminstriators and assigns in manner and forme aforesaid has set against himselfe and his heirs as all other person and persons whatsoever shall and will warrant acquite and by theis presents defend In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents thire hands and seales interchangeably have .... the day and yeare first above written Annoque Domini 1676
John Mollis

Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Ric .....
John .......
Oliver .......
Humphry ........

On the Reverse there is also a plan divided into rectangular areas which are numbered eg No 2 Orchard, No 3 Little Meadow, No 5 Mowey, No 6 Garden, No 7 Pound and No 4(?) Mathews Park, rest unreadable but include another area at No 4 . Two areas on the plan are overwritten R. COCKS and 2 or more areas S. COCKS

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Contributed by Malcolm McCarthy, (Malc in Sunny Padstow), who has the original document.