1755 Lease between John Hammond & Richard Andrews

Made the Seventh        day of July in the Twenty ninth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord

George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith

Etc., And in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Five Between John Hammond of Petistree in the

Last Will and Testament of Richard Frost late of Woodbridge in the said County of Suffolk Gentleman Deceased of the One

part and Richard Andrews of Woodbride in the said County of Suffolk Surgeon and William Walford of Woodbridge

aforesaid Ironmonger of the otherpart Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of Five Shillings

a piece of lawfull money of Great Brtain to the said Jon Hammond and William Whimper severally in hand well

and truly paid by the said Richard Andrews and William Walford or one of them at or before the Sealing and Delivery

of these presents the receipt whereof  is by them ereby Acknowldged they the said John Hammond and William

Whimper have and each of them hath Bargained and Sold and by these presents Do and each of them Doth and

Bargain and Sell unto the said Richard Andrews and William Walford All that Messuage or Tenement and Farm with

the Lands and Grounds thereunto belonging or therewith held or enjoyed situate and being in Earls Stonham in the said

County of Suffolk now or late in the tenure or occupation of    – – – – – – – –   Frost Widow her undertenants or Assignes at

Or under the yearly Rent of Forty Four pounds And Also all that Messuage Tenement and Far with the Lands and

Grounds thereunto belonging or therewith held or enjoyed situate and being in Waldringfield in the said County

of Suffolk now or late in the Tenure or Occupation of gteorge Cooke his Undertenants or Assigns at and under the yearly

Rent of Twenty Four pounds And also all that Messuage Tenement and Farm with the Lands and Grounds hereunto

belonging  or therewith held or enjoyed siuate and being in Karsgrave in the said County of Suffolk now or late in

the tenure or Occupation of Mary Doughty her Undertenants or Assigns at or under the year Rent of Seventy three

pounds Ten Shillings And also all that Ozier Ground or Ground planted with Oziers situate and being in Sweffling

in the said County of Suffolk now or late in the Tenure or Occupation of                                                         at or under the

Yearly rent of Four Pounds Ten Shillings and all houses Outhouses Edifices Buildings Barns Stables Gardens Yards

Orchards Ways Paths Passages Commons Common of Pasture Timber Trees and other Wood Woods Underwoods hedges

Ditches Farms priviledges profits Commodities Hereditaments and Appurtenantes whatsoever to the said several

Messuages Farms Lands and Premisses or any of them belonging or in anywise appertaining or accepted reputed had

taken or known as part parcel or member thereof and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders

Rents Issues and profits of the premises hereby bargained and sold or mentioned or intended so to be and of every

part thereof To have and To hold the said Messuages Tenements Farms Lands and all and similar other the

premisses hereon, before Bargained and Sold or mentioned or intended so to be with their and every of their appurtenances

unto the said Richard Andrews and William Walford their Executors Administrators and Assigns from the Day

next before the day of the date hereof for and during and unto the full End and Term of One whose year from them

extensuing and fully to be compleat and ended Yeilding and Paying therefore the yearly Rent of One pepper

Corn on  the last day of the said Term if the same shall be lawfully demanded To the Intent and purpose that by

Virtue of these presents and of the statute made for Transferring of Uses into Possession they the said Richard Andrews

And William Walford may be actal possession of all and singular the said presmisses and may therby be enabled to

Accept and take a Grant and Release of the Reversion and Inheritance thereof To the several Uses Intents and purposes

In said Release to be mentioned In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto Sett their Hands

And Seals the Day and year First above written

Signed   John (sealed) Hammond                                                                      W[illia]m (sealed) Whimper

Outside

Sealed and Delivered by the withinnamed                             Sealed and Delivered (being first Legally

William Whimper in the pressure of                                      Stampt) by the within named John Hammond

Sa^l Tye                                                    in the preference of – – – – – – – – – – –

John Poole

B.W.Sherman?

7^th  July 1755

Mess^rs Hammond & Whimper             Lease for a Year

to

Mess^rs Andrews & Walford