| Description | Parties:
1) Francis Downes, Coleby, parish Burton upon Stather, Lincolnshire, esquire, lord of the manor by lease from the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
2) Rev James Garden, George Prissick and others, inhabitants of Burton
Property: The manor house in the Market Place of Burton in occupation of William Rowley, schoolmaster, also reserving the right to hold the manor courts of Burton there. 'For the encouragement of a school' at Burton in the said manor house.
Consideration: £20 at peppercorn rent
Francis Downes also covenants to pay 20 shillings towards putting the house into suitable repair for a tenant |