OR2377/10

Memorandum of Agreement to lease for 2 years certain ( then from year to year) (one sheet) by Richard Orlebar (landlord) to William Tye of Podington

17 March 1881

From: 1881 To: 1881

Manor Farm Podington containing 300 Acres, as lately occupied by Jonathan Austin with the exception of the two grass fields called New Close and Pond Close covenant by Orlebar to make a drinking pond in field called Welwound and to put gates, fences and buildings into proper order and to find tiles for draining where necessary. tenant will pay for fallows and straw and hay by valuation "according to the custom of the estate and of the Country" tenant to keep gates, fences, buildings, drains and watercourses in good and proper order - nor to break up grassland or cut or injure trees or their roots preserve winged birds for use of Richard Orlebar and his friends; tenant to pay for grass and clover seeds planted in 1881 to farm land in "clean and proper manner according to the custom of the country". On 4 course system for last 2 years of tenancy not to sublet without landlord's written consent nor to sell off hay, straw, manure or roots without landlord's consent for last two years 1/4 clearly fallowed 1/18th sown with beans, 1/8th with clover. will be paid for clover, hay, straw and fallows Tye will not be called on to pay for more than 1/4 fallow When Johnson gives up New Close, Wm Tye to wave first refusal, giving Orlebar refusal on Bakers Close Rent 17s 6d per acre for first two years Rent 20s per acre maximum for four following years "that only if times are more prosperous for farming than now"

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Orlebar, Richard,
Tye, William,
Austin, Jonathan,
Johnson

PODINGTON, Podington Manor Farm, estate leases, tenancy, rentals