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Lease for the life of lessee with warranty from John atte Welle of Toneworth' to John de Yeueleshawe of the same of a croft in Toneworth' lying in breadth between the land of Robert le Warde' and Heneleyewey and extending in length from Toneworth' gawles as far as the demesne lands of Notehurst; to hold for the life of John Yeueleshawe rendering annually for the next four years to the said grantor one rose on the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, and after that for the rest of the life of the said John Yeueleshawe 10 shillings in silver on the feast of St Blasius [ 3 February]; the said John Yeueleshawe to cut or take no wood from the said croft except to make an efficient fence; the grantor to have right to re-enter the said property if the said rent was not paid , with the condition that if the said grantor wished to sell or demise the said property, the said John Yeueleshawe would have priority to possess the said croft before all other men, rendering to the grantor as he would wish to do to others without any collusion; the said John Yeleshawe to pay all dues from the said property due to the chief lords of the fee during the said term. Dated at Toneworth', Sunday on the Commemoration of All Souls, 50 edward III. Witnesses: Henry de Sidenhale, Thomas atte Berne, Geoffery Rudde and others. Tag for seal. Endorsed: [Elizabethan] Toneworth gallwes Latin, parchment, 9 x 5.5 ins., indented.