Burrs & Harsoms 1801

Edwd sage Esq

to

Mr Wm Todd                   Lease for a year

Dated 24 March 1801

This Indenture made the twenty fourth day of March in the forty first year of the Reign of

our Soverign Lord George the third by the grace of God of the United Kingdom

of Great Britain and Ireland King Defender of the ffaith and so forth And in

the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and one Between Edward Sage of Wivenhoe in the County of

Essex Esquire of the one part And William Todd of the same place Carpenter of the other part Witnesseth that the

said Edward Sage for and in consideration of the Sum of five shillings of lawful money of Great Britain to him in

hand paid by the said William Todd at or before the sealing and Sel?ery of these presents the receipt whereof is

acknowledgedhath bargained and sold by these presents Doth bargain and sell unto the said william Todd his

Executors and administrators All those Messuages or Tenements to being part and parcel of an Estate called Burrs and Harsoms

or otherwise with the houses Outhouses Edifices buildings Yards Gardens Hereditaments and Appurtenances thereunto

belonging situate lying and being in Wivenhoe aforesaid extending in length next the Messuages and Premises now or

heretofore called Angiers in the occupation of Mrs Ram and John Bawtree one hundred and sixty nine feet by the rule and next

the yard belonging to the Messuages and premises call the Cross Keys one hundred and seventy one feet by the rule and

in breath at the upper endthereof next the street there Eighty feet by the rule and at the lower end thereof Seventy five

feet by the rule All which said Messuages or Tenements and premises late were in the tenure or occupation of the said John

Bawtree and now of the said William Todd or his Assigns And the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders

Rents Issues and Profits of the said premises and of every part and parcel thereof with the Appurtenances To have and to

hold the said Messuages or Tenements buildings Yards gardens Hereditaments and all and singular other the premises

herein before mentioned and hereby bargained and sold or intended so to be with their and every of their Appurtenances

unto the said William Todd his heirs administrators and assigns from the day next before the day of the sale of these

presents for and during and unto the full end and term of one whole year from thence next ensueing and fully to be complete

and ended Yielding and Paying therefore at the end of the said term the rent of one pepper corn only (if the same shall be

demanded) To the Intent and purpose that by Virtue of these Presents and of the statute of transferring Uses into Possession

the said William Toddmay be in the actual Possession of all and singular the Premises above mentioned with the

Appurtenances and may thereby be enabled to accept and take a Grant and Release of the Reversion and Inheritance

thereof to him and his heirs To the only proper Use and Behoof of the said William Todd his heirs and Assigns for ever And

to and for no other Use Intent purpose whatsoever In Witness whereof the Parties to these presents their hands

and seals have hereunto interchangeably set the day year first above written

Edward Sage#