Date listed on item is secundo die mensis Septembris Anno regni regis Henrici Sextimi post conquestum anglie terciodecimo ("the second day of the month of September, in the 13th year of the reign of King Henry VI after the Conquest of the English"), dated in accordance with English regnal years.

1st page: Sciant presentes et futuris quod Ego Jacobus Haryngton Clericus dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea quadripartite indentata confirmaui Willemo de Gascoigne Militi Thome Pek Capellano Thome Knolles Capellano et Johanni Cokson seruienti meo medietatem omnium illorum manerium mesuagium terrarum tenementarum redditorum et seruiciorum cum suis pertinenciis in uilla et hamelettis de Balderstone Mellor Thornton Holmes Singleton parua Elleswyt Strebylton Hamolton Preston Halghton Rybbulton Broghton Byllesboro Claghton Lancaster Dilworth Whittyngham Gosonar Woodplomton Croston Faryngton Holeholme Thorpe Brotherton Rogerthorpe Saureby et Stalmyne in commune Lancastre et Eboracum Quo quondam fuerint Willemus Balderstone armigere secundus omnia alia mea maneria mesuagia terras tenementas redditos seruiciis cum suis pertinenciis infra commune Lancastre supradicta Habendum et tenendum omnia predicta maneria mesuagia terras tenementas redditos seruiciis cum suis pertinenciis prefato Willemo Gascoigne Thome Pek Thome Knolles et Johanni Cokson heredibus et assignatis suis imperpetuum De capitalibus dominus Feodorum illorum per seruicia inde debita et de iure consueta ad perimplendam performandam exequendam perficiendam meam uoluntatem inde declaratam et huic presenti carte mea annexam Et ego uero predictus Jacobus Haryngton et heredes mei omnia predicta maneria messuagia terras tenementas redditos et seruiciis cum suis pertinenciis prefato Willemo Gascoigne Thome Pek Thome Knolles et Johanni Cokson heredibus et assignatis suis contra omnes gentes Warantizabimus et imperpetuum defendemus secundi intencionem formam et effectum uoluntates mee predicte Et insuper noueritis mee prefatus Jacobus Haryngton attornasse constituisse et in loco meo posuisse dilectum michi in christo Willemo Haryngton meum uerum et legitimum attornatum ad intrandam per me et in nomine meo in omnia et singula predicta maneria mesuagia terras tenementas redditos seruiciis cum suis pertinenciis et quecumque inde expellendam Et post huiusmodi ingressum et possessionem sic inde capturus et habiturus plenam et pacificam possessionem et seisinam prefato Willemo Gascoigne Thome Pek Thome Knolles et Johanne Cokson ulterius de et in eisdem deliberandam secundum uniformam intencionem et effectum huius presentes carte mee ratum et gratum habentem et habiturum totum et in quicquid predictus Willemus attornatus meus nomine et uice meis fecerit in premissis In cuius rei testimonium tribus partibus huius presenti carte mee partes una pars remanet in Custodia Abbatis et Conuentus Monasterii Sancti Marie Virginis de Whalley ad usum et opus Johanne Sororis mee uxor Edmundi Talbott de Baschall in Commune Eboracum armigeri et Thome Talbott filii et heredes prefatorum Edmundi et Johanne altera pars remanet penes Ricardum Osbaldston ad usum et opus eiusdem Ricardi Osbaldston et Ricardi Radwyss Filiorum et heredum Elene et Elizabeth sororum predicti Willemi Balderstone armigeri et tercia pars remanet penes prefatus Willemus Gascoigne Thomas Pek Thomas Knolles et Johannes Cokson Ego predictus Jacobus Haryngton sigllum meum apposui Et quarto uero parti eiusdem carte penes me prefatus Jacobus Haryngton remanet Dicti Willemus Gacoigne Thomas Pek Thomas Knolles et Johannes Cockson sua sigilla apposuerunt Datum secundo die mensis Septembris Anno regni regis Henrici Sextimi post conquestum anglie terciodecimus

RECTO: memorandum quod pacifica possessio seisina de et maneriis terris et tenementibus infrascriptis cum pertinenciis in commune Lancastre existentibus traditus et deliberatus fuit infranominato Johanni Cokson per Willemum Haryngton attornatum infranominato quintodecimo die mensis Octobris anno infrascripto de et in Manerio de Balderstone existente secundum intencionem et effectum presenti carte in presenti Thome Clyff Cristofer Talbot Johannis Talbot filii sui Thome Cowell et Edmundi Coke Testum ad promissa uocatorum Et de et in manerio de Rogerthorpe in commune Eboraco 22 die mensis Octobris presenti tunc ibidem Thoma Haryngton Thoma Moscroppe Willemo Clyff Willemo Sinalley et Thoma Harryson Testibus ad promissa uocatur et rogatur

2nd page: The present intent and cause of makyng of the astate and feoffament by and in this dede quadripartitely Indented unto whiche this present wyll also quadripartily indented is anexed is that the feoffes therin named and expressed shall stand feoffes seased of and in all manere mesuages landes tenementes rentes and seruices whiche be conteyned et specyfied in the same deede with their appurtenances to the’ntent that they shall truly fulfyll and accomplysh myn wyll thereof here ensuyngly declared whiche is this: In First I woll that the’seid Feoffes shall stonde in the’seid state of all and singuler the manere mesuages landes tenementes rentes and seruices so expressed in the’seid deede to the use and byhoue of me James Haryngton Clerk duryng all myn naturall lyffe And they the’seide Feoffes or the suruiuors of theym to suffer me the’seid James Haryngton or myn certayn attorny benly and pesably to take and receyue all Formes rentes issues and profyghtes of all and euery the’seides manere mesuages landes Tenementes rentes and seruices with there appurtenances duryng all the same myn naturall lyffe And I wole that the’seides Feoffes or the suruivors of theyme or the heres of the lengest lyuer of theyme after myn decese shall stonde styll feoffes seased of and in all and euery the’seid manere mesuages landes tenementes rentes and seruices with their appurtenances to the use and byhoue of Thomas Talbott Son and heirs apparent to Edmond Talbott and Jane his wyffe of Baschall in the countie of York esquire which seid Jane is Suster to me the’seid James Haryngton and to the use and byhoue of the heirs of the body of the’seid Thomas Talbott lawfully bygoten foreuer And if it shall happen the’seid Thomas Talbott to decese without any issue of his body lawfully bygoten whiche god forbede Then I wile that the’seides Feoffes or the suruiuors of theyme or the heires of the longest lyuer of theym shall stand in astate and seased of thomas morte of all the’seid manere mesuages landes tenementes rentes and seruices with their appurtenances to the use and byhoue of Richard Radclyff of Wynmly son and heire of Thomas Radclyff and Eleyn his wyffe which Eleyn was suster to William Balderstone late of Balderstone in the countie of Lancaster esquire and to the use and byhoue of the heires of the body of the’seid Richard Radclyff lawfully bygoten foreuer And the’seides Feoffes or the suruiuors of theme or the heires of the lengest lyuer of theme to seynd in their astate and seased of th’other morte of the’seides manere mesuages landes tenementes rentes and seruices with their appurtenances to the use and byhoue of Richard Osbaldston Son and heir of John Osbaldston and Elizabeth his wyfe which Elizabeth was th’other suster of the’seid William Balderstone and to the use and byhoue of the heires of the body of the’seid Richard Osbaldston lawfully bygoten foreuer Beyng allways prouided that the’seid Thomas Talbott Richard Radclyff and Richard Osbaldston and their heires Whensoeuer the’seides maneres mesuages and other the premisses shall descend and com unto theyme or that the’seides Feoffes stond theim enfeoffed et seased to other use That then they shall pay or cuase to be paied unto the aboue named Jane myn suster the summe of 22 pounds of lawfull mony of Ingland yerly at the Festes of Penthecost and Seynt Martyn in Wynter or wirthin 24 dayes next after ayther of the’seides Feoffes by euen porcions for terms of all the lyffe naturall of the’seid of the’seid June myn Suster And I woll that the partes of this myn wyll quadripartite annexed unto myn seid Deede also quadripartite shall remayne in kepyng of suche persones as be expressed and specyfyed in the same deed Penen and dated the day of makyng of the said Deede