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Margaret Randall, the Widow of the said Christopher Randall, and William Randall
her son, and lyeth next beyond Stone Bridge, on the right hand leading to Redriffe, and
abutting upon the Wall there on the north and the Long Wall there leading to
Cuckhold's Haven on the East and the Common Sewer on the West, part of Meadow
land and premises are converted into gardening ground. AND also all the Wall, commonly
called or known by the name of the Sallow Wall or the Gallow Wall, leading at
the one end from the Gallow to the long Wall leading to Cuckhold's Haven ; containing
by estimation three hundred rods, be it more or less, situate, lying and being in the
Parish of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, and Redriffe, extending from a House called
Three Horse Shoes, but then a private house, in the occupation of William Winter,
cowkeeper, on the west, all along between ditches belonging to the ground on each side
to the Gullev Hole, at West Lane end, toward the east. AND also all that the other
part of all that land, bank or wall, and is extending on the south side of the said last
mentioned Wall over against the house, sometime since of the Widow Horsegrave, then
known by the name of the Blue Anchor, in the occupation of Thomas Flowers, all along
as the said bank or wall lieth and windeth between the ditches belonging to the ground
on each side, unto the gate sometime since standing and being at the east end of a
certain close, called Yeoman's Croft, alias Parsley Bed, containing by estimation Eleven
hundred perches in length, more or less. AND also all that messuage or Tenement
erected and built in and upon a part of the first before mentioned parcel of land, meadow,
and pasture, with the appurtenances then in the occupation of the said William Randall,
together with all ways, passages, waters, watercourses, liberties, privileges, profits,
commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever, to the same premises or any
part thereof belonging or in any wise appurtaining, TO HOLD the said messuage or
tenement, banks, walls, pieces or parcels of Land, and all and singular other the premises
with their and every of their appurtenances, unto the William Randall, his executors,
administrators and assigns, from the feast day of Annunciation of the Blessed Yirgin
Mary then next ensuing, for 51 years, at the clear yearly rent of £22 for the first
four years and a half of the said term, and the rent of £30 for the residue of
the said term.
AND in this lease is contained a Covenant from the said William Randall, his
executors, administrators and assigns, that in case he or they should carry away any of
the earth or soil of and from the said demised premises or any part thereof, at any
time or times during the said demise, then that he, the said William Randall, his
executors, administrators or assigns, should or would pay or cause to be paid unto the
said Eleanor Hambly, her heirs and assigns, the sum of Ten Shillings of lawful money
of Great Brittain, for every load of earth that shall be so carried away as aforesaid,
unless he or they should lay the said soil or earth upon some part of the said demised
premises for the melioration thereof.
This Lease as to the execution thereof by the said William Randall, is attested by
Charles Scrace and E. Quinery, Clerks to Messrs. Scrace and Robson.