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This Indenture tripartite made the Twelveth day of December in the Third yeare of the raigne of our sovraigne Lord Charles by the grace
of god king of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the faith that Betweene Sir Kenelme Digby of Gothurst in the County of Buck knight
of the first parte, Phillipp Digby of Colshill in the County of Warwicke esquire, John Freake of Cerney Abbey in the County of Dorsett esquire, and Mathewe
Cradocke of Careswall in the County of Stafford esquire of the seconde parte, And Edward Reade of Guberhill in the County of Gloucester esquire of the
thirde parte whereas the said Phillipp Digby John Freake and Mathewe Cradocke [at the request] of the said Sir Kenelme Digby and as his suretyes
and for [this] only debte stande joyntly and severally bounde together with the said Sir Kenelme to Thomas Paradyne Cittizen and Haberdasher of London in a bond
of one thousand pounds bearing date the first day of this instant moneth of December for paym^t of Five hundred and twenty pounds on the sixth day of June
next ensueinge the date of the said Obligacion, As in and by the said obligacion more at lardge it doth and may appeare And Whereas the said Mathewe Cradocke
hath lent and delyvered unto the said Sir Kenelme Digby the further some of Five hundred pounds more for repaym^t: whereof w^th interest they the said Sir Kenelme
Digby and Edward Reade as his surety stand joyntly and severally bounde to the said Mathewe Cradocke in a bond of one thousand pounds bearing date the Eighth day
of this instant moneth of December condicioners for paym^t: of Five hundred and twenty pounds att or in the Common Dyninge Hall of the Inner Temple neere
Fleete streete London in or upon the twelveth day of June next ensueinge the date of the said last mentioned Obligacion As by the said last mencioned obligacion more
at lardge it doth and may appeare And whereas the said Sir Kenelme Digby by his Indenture bearing the date of these presents Hath demised grannted
bargayned and soulde to them the said Phillipp Digby John Freake and Mathewe Cradocke their executors administrators and assignes All and singuler those severall
Closes and pastures w^th the appertenances in Stoakedry Overhaliacke and Netherhaliacke in the County of Leicester called or knowne by the severall names of Overhaliacke Netherhaliacke and [?es's] Close, and diverse other Messuages Cottages Lands Tenem^ts: and hereditam^ts: in the said Indenture expressed To have and to houlde for and
dureing the Terme of one Thousand yeares fully to be compleate and ended As by the said Indenture more at lardge may appeare Now this Indenture
witnesseth and it is hereby signified and declared by the mutuall acknowledgem^t: and consent of all the said parties to these presents That the said [recited] Indenture was
made first for the saveinge harmless of them the said Phillipp Digby John Freake and Mathewe Cradocke their heires executors and administrators from for and
concerninge the said bond entred into to the said Thomas Paradyne And next for the securinge of the said other debte to the said Mathewe Cradocke and for the
saveing harmless of him the said Edwarde Reade his heires executors and administrators from for and concerninge the same. And to this intent and purpose and upon
this trust That if the said Sir Kenelme Digby his heires executors and administrators shall pay or cause to be paid the said severall somes of money due and
payable by the said severall bonds accordinge to the tenor and effect of the severall Condicions of them. That then the said Phillipp Digby John Freake and
Mathewe Cradocke are to convey and signe the said Lands and all their estate therein backe to him the said Sir Kenelme his heires and assignes or such
as he or they shall appointe free from [?] encumbrances done by them But in Case the said Sir Kenelme his heires and assignes or such
defaulte of paym^t: of the said severall [somes] or eyther of them whereby the said bonds or eyther of them shal become forfeite Then at any time after such
default made the said Phillipp Digby, John Freake & Mathewe Cradocke or the survivors or survivor of them his executors and administrators shall and may
eyther mortgage the said Lands for soe much money as shalbe sufficient to procure a discharge of the said severall bonds or such of them whereof default
of paym^t: shalbe soe made and all interest moneyes costs Losses damages and hinderances to be paid sustayned or occasioned by any such defaulte or to sell
it outright for that purpose at their discretions, And to permitt and suffer the benefitt of redeeminge the same (in Case it be mortgaged) to accrewe to the
said Sir Kenelme Digby and his heires or such as he the said Sir Kenelme shall appointe paying the money for redemption thereof And in Case of Sale
outright the overplus of the price over and above what shalbe imployed for discharge of the said severall bonds and all interest money costs of [suite] Losses
damages and hinderances whatsoever to be paid sustayned or occasioned thereby (if any such overplus shalbe) to be to the benefitt of the said Sir Kenelme Digby
his heires executors or administrators or such as he shall lymitt or appointe provided neverthelesse and it is the true intent and meaninge of all the said parties to these
presents That they the said Phillipp Digby, John Freake & Mathewe Cradocke shall have the preferrm^t: to be first satisfied of for and concerninge the said bond
soe entred into by them to the said Thomas Paradyne And then in the second place the said Edward Reade and Mathewe Cradocke for and concerning the said
other debte for w^ch the said Edward Reade stands bound to the said Mathewe Cradocke as aforesaid And lastly it is agreed by and betweene the said
Phillipp Digby John Freake Mathewe Cradocke and Edward Reade and eyther of them for himselfe his heires executors and administrators and for soe much
as concerneth him and themselves doth [cov]enante to and w^th the others to joyne together in all iust and lawfull within and concerning the [premisses] for the
satisfyinge of the said debts and freeinge of themselves their and eyther of their heires executors and administrators from their said ingagem^ts: and all Losses
and damages to be occasioned thereby accordinge to the true intent and meaninge of these presents And that in Case any of them the said Phillipp Digby, John
Freake & Mathewe Cradocke shall dye before the said ingagem^ts: be discharged noe benefit of survivorshipp shalbe taken to the preiudice of any of the rest of
the said parties to these presents or of his or their heires executors or administrators, But that the survivors or survivor of them and his executors and administrators shall
deale as faithfully and effectually for the benefitt of the parties or partie soe deceaseinge his heires executors or administrators and alsoe of the said Edward Reade
his heires executors or administrators in and concerninge the premisses as they by the intent and true meaninge of these presents should or ought to have done one for
the other if they had beene still all livinge in witness whereof the parties first above named have to these present Indentures interchanngably sett to
their hands and seales the day and yeare first above written.

Kenelme Digby Phillyppe Digbye Matthew Cradock