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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3580/T/53
TitlePart articles of agreement [between Elizabeth Longsdon] of Middlewood House in Chapelry of Bradfield] and Bernard White of L[ongstone] merchant [leasing to Bernard] all that mansion house in Little Long[stone] which ...... White now inhabits [with] gardens, tofts, closes [lands etc to the same] dwelling house now belonging, [Bernard to hold] from 15 ...... 1661 for term ...... at yearly rent of £43 [payable to] Elizabeth and her assigns ...... Bernard [? also to] pay and discharge all chief rents, taxes and assessments not exceeding the rate which was paid to the army all that time or two years before. Bernard is not to plow any premises lying below the mansion house without first obtaining Elizabeth's consent; nor to plow above one third of premises above mansion house without like consent; is to keep housing in tenantable repair, and collect and father cottage rents yearly for Elizabeth, having the shearing allowed him for his pains; provided that John Revell or Anne his wife should at any time enter and enjoy houses, grounds and beast gates which they hold by demise of Mr Anthony Longson, Bernard having £12 yearly abated for the same. 1661
Date1661
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorLongsdon family of Little Longstone
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