The Stonor letters and papers, 1290-1483; ed. for the Royal historical society, from the origial documents in the Public record office, by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford.

61. AN AGREEMENT FOR HIRE OF SHEEP 27 DEC., 1460

From Ancient Deeds, C. 8834.

Thys yndentur made at Stonore the xxvij^th day of December the ere of Kyng Herre the Sexte xxxix^th: wytnysseth þat Thomas Stonore, Esquier, hath delyveryd to Symon Cooke yn the pariche of Newnam yn Counte of Oxford iiij^xx Ewe Schepe, price the polle xij. d., for the terme of iiij ere next folowyng, peyyng erly to the sayde Thomas Stonore, esquier, at the translacyon of Synt Thomas the martyr yn Julii next folowyng after the date of thys present wrytyng xiij. s. iiij. d. st., at fest of Sent Mychell next folowyng xiij. s. iiij. d.; and after the terme of iiij ere the sayde Thomas Stonore, Esquyer, to chese whether he wol have for the sayde schepe ende of the terme the pris above rehersyd for the poll or the scheppe.