1. Robert Fraunces, Mayor of the city of Bath, the Aldermen and the Council 2. Peter Bewshine of Claverton, Somerset, gentleman From 1 to 2 All suche common whiche the burgesies and commoners of the said Citie of Bathe hathe or of right ought to have in all the olde defensed groundes belonging to the Graunge of Barton nere Bathe aforesaid and ................... (decayed) particulerlie appearinge in certeyn writinges made betwene the Citie of Bathe and the late Prior of Bathe and remayninge in the Towne Chamber of the said Citie. Excepte and always reserved to the Maior of the Citie of Bathe for the tyme beinge, in the name of all the burgesies and commoners, one horse or other beasts to be put into Kingesmead every yere at Lammas there to feede and remayne unto the breach of the stubbe fildes of Walcote, and also excepted that it shal be lawfull for every burgeis and commoner of the said Citie at the breache of the Stubbefildes of Walcote and Barton yerelie with the farmours cattall to put in their cattle every man accordinge to the olde rate there, to feede and remayne till the feaste of Crispyngang and then to remove them out of the said Stubbefildes into Kingesmead and there to feede and remayne unto Saynt Andrewes eve. To have and to hold all the said commons with the whole commoditie and profytt thereof. Except before excepted unto the said Peter Bewshyne for and duringe his naturall life, and after the decease of the said Peter to the executors and assigns of the same Peter for the terme and unto the end of twentie one yeres then next and followinge fullie to be completed and ended. Yieldinge and payinge therefor yerelie unto the same Maior and Aldermen and XXtiIIII and their successoures 40s of good and lawfull monye of England at fower termes in the yere there most usuall, to witte, at the feaste of The Nativitie of St. John Baptiste, Saynte Michaell the Archaungell, the Nativitie of Our Lorde God and the Annunciation of our Blessed Ladie the Virgin by even portions to be paid. And if it happened the said yerlie rent of 40s or eny parte thereof to be behinde ande unpaid in parte or in all after eny of the said Feastes in whiche yt ought to be paid by the space of eight wekes beinge before lawfullie demaunded and no sufficent distres in and uppon the premysses can be found, that then this indenture and lease shall ceasse determyne and be utterlie voide and of no force, this indenture or eny covenant article or clause therein conteyned to the contrarie notwithstandinge. And the said Peter Bewshine covenauntithe and grauntithe for hym, his executors and assignes to and with the said Maior, Aldermen and XXtiIIII and their successoures that he the said Peter nor his executors or assignes shall alienate or sell this his or their estate and terme in the premysses or make eny other assignment in the premysses for and duringe the said terme other then to one of the children of the said Peter Bewshine payne of forfaiture of this indenture and lease. And the said Maior and Aldermen and XXtiIIII covenaunteth and graunteth for them and their successoures for and in good consideration of the covenauntes and articles aforesaid comprised in these indentures to be observed and trulie kept on the behalf of the said Peter Bewshyne and his said assignes to warraunte and defende this present lease unto them and every of them duringe the said terme against all men. In witnes whereof to the one parte of these indentures remayninge with the said Peter Bewshine and his assignes, the seale of the Mairoaltie of the said Citie of Bathe ys put to, and to the other parte of the indenture remaininge with the said Maior, Aldermen and XXtiIIII in the chamber of the said Citie the seale of the said Peter Bewshyne ys put to. Yeoven the daie and yere fyrst above written. Dated: 8 Mar 12 Eliz. I
