| Title | Counterpart assignment of leases by 1. Thomas Hunte of Aston gentleman to 2. Sir George Hastinges of Loughborough, county Leicester, reciting that Henry VIII on 20 March 23 Henry VIII [1532] granted to Robert late prior of the monastery of Holy Trinity of Beavale, the fishing of the haven of the water of Trent, the wear near the ferry there within the lordship of Castle Donington, parcel of the Duchy of Lancaster, as far as the lordship extended, with fishing of dams or ponds there to the fishing of ancient time belonging, the passage of Trent called Willinge Ferrye with the board or barge and chiminage [toll], Ferrie man meadowe of ancient time to the passage belonging with free ingate and owtegate, to hold for 80 years, paying 50s rent for the fishing and for the passage, boat and meadow 61s and that on 21 Sep 30 Henry VIII [1538] the Prior assigned the lease to Christopher Eyre of Weston gentleman decd for 73 years and that Edmund Eyre of Carberton, county Nottingham gentleman had Christopher's term by conveyance and reciting that Thomas Abbot of St Werburge in Chester leased on 20 October 30 Henry VIII [1538] to Christopher Eyre, the water, streams and courses of Trent within the lordship of Weston, for 61 years at rent of 6s 8d, and that Edmund Eyre had this term by conveyance and reciting that Edmund Eyre assigned all the above premises to Thomas Hunte on 3 September 24 Elizabeth I [1582] and witnessing that for £200 Hunte assigned the premises to Hastinges for the remainder of the terms.
Warranty was given against all other of Hunte's deeds except an award dated 12 January 1583/4 made by Sir John Zouche late of Codnor deceased between 1) Thomas Graye of Langley, county Leicester esquire and 2) Thomas Hunte, by which Graye was to have the use of the gravel beds as he had been accustomed to, and to plant osiers and willows within 60 yards of the tail of the weir at his pleasure;
he was to have annually at Lent one salmon of the best sort of Mr Hunte;
if Hunte should damage the osiers or other beds or the weir by his boat or beating with his poles he was to make double satisfaction;
Hunte was to enjoy fishing in the Milne deepe as accustomed and in any dispute Zouche 's orders were to be observed.
Dated 23 March 31 Elizabeth |