X106/447b

Lease for 7 years from 21 December 1880 (1)Law Reversionary Interest Society (landlord) (2)Daniel Hipwell, late of Maidwell Dales, Northants but now of Paulerspury Messuage or dwellinghouse and the cottage in the rick yard with the barns, yards, buildings and premises and lands listed in schedule: field name pasture/arable and acreage given at Paulerspury Northants [Total 207A, 1R, 26p] Repair clauses - rough timber etc. allowed (specified) Covenant to personally inhabit the house; corn or "any other weighty thing not allowed to be stored in the house so as to damage it". Covenant not to disturb roots of existing trees and to cut hedge covenant re vermin control including 'will clip, open and spread .. all the ant hills'. mow nettles & stub thistles on pasture and meadow twice a year at least. ditches & open drains be scoured once at least pa before 21 December Covenant to farm arable 'according to the best and most improved system of husbandry' not less than 1/5th part to be in clover or grass seeds not less than 1/5th part to be in fallow or turnips or other root crops - soil to be properly manured not more than two crops of white corn be taken in succession covenant re protecting timber covenant not to break up pasture for tillage or for brick earth Covenants re new seed for artificial grasses in last year of tenancy and Lent and summer corn Covenants re muck Covenant to leave hay, mangold wurzels, turnips and other root crops at the end of the tenancy;thrashing of corn produced so landlord can have straw and chaff for their cattle Covenant to allow incoming tenant to stock hay, wood and coals on the premises after 12 October in last year premises to be delivered up in good & tenantable repair 'with all new buildings or erections thereon'. Landlord will spend £20 to put farm house in tenantable repair and will drain in first year of tenancy 20 acres of ploughed land - will provide tenant with draining pipes to do 20 acres more at his own expense in each of succeeding two years. in event of dispute to be brought to two Arbitrators (under Common Law Procedure Act 1854 and The Agricultural Holdings (England) Act 1875 consideration £400 pa for first three years £420 pa for residue £50 per acre pa for any pasture ploughed up

27 Apr 1881

From: 1881 To: 1881

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Law Reversionary Interest Society,
Hipwell, Daniel

agricultural leases, field names, arable, hedging, vermin, mowing, ditching, clover, grass, turnips, manuring, timber, clay, hay, mangoldwurzels, corn, straw, cattle, hay, coal, Maidwell Dales, Paulerspury