286 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, iSoo -1900 



Lease of the Down Moor for iooo years 



Henry Crackenthorp Esq. to Rt. Teasdell and others dated ioth 

 July : 33RD Elizabeth [1591]. 



THIS INDENTURE made the tenth day of July in the 33rd year of the reign 

 of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England France 

 and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c. between HENRY CRACKENTHORP 

 of Newbiggin in the County of Westmorland Esquire of the one party and Robert 

 Teasdell William Teasdell Michael Sowerby John Pattison John Haronne John 

 Haule James Lowes John Dawson Thomas Lawson John Lowes Thomas Stable 

 George Parker Rowland Whithed Richard Parker Th Stable William Atkinson 

 Richard Stephenson Roger Teasdell Andrew Stephenson William Robinson 

 John Blamire Robert Brown Robert Gowlinge John Gowlinge John Hodgson 

 John Rayle Robert Blamire Michael Lowes and Thomas Stevenson all of Temple 

 Sowerby in the said County of Westmorland Yeomen of the other party 

 WITNESSETH that the said Henry Crackenthorppe for and in consideration 

 as well of the sum of Six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence to him before 

 the time of the making of these presents well and truly satisfied and paid as 

 also of the sum of Three score pounds of lawful English money to him to be paid 

 by the said Robert Teasdell William Teasdell Michael Sowerby John Pattison 

 John Haule James Lowes and John Haronne and the residue of the above recited 

 persons nominated as parties to this present Indenture or their assigns at a 

 certain place and days hereafter in these presents expressed Hath demised 

 granted and to farm letten and by these presents doth demise grant and to farm 

 let unto the same Robert Teasdell William Teasdell Michael Sowerby John 

 Pattison John Haronne John Haule James Lowes and the residue of all the 

 above recited persons named as parties to this present Indenture ALL those 

 three parts of a certain moor or pasture ground called the Down Moor to be 

 divided in four parts lying between the town of Kirkby-Thure of the south part and 

 Temple Sowerby of the north part And the Kings high street leading to Carlisle of 

 the east part and the river of Eden of the west part which said three parts of 

 the said moor to the freehold and inheritance of the said Henry Crackenthorppe 

 TO HAVE HOLD and ENJOY the said three parts of the said moore or pasture 

 ground with the appurtenances unto the said Robert Teasdell William Teasdell 

 Michael Sowerby John Patteson John Haronne John Haule James Lowes and 

 the residue of the said above recited persons named as parties to this present 

 Indenture their executors and from the 24th day of October last past for and 

 during the space of one thousand years then next and immediately following 

 fully to be completed finished and ended without impeachment of any manner 

 of waste Yielding and paying therefore unto the said Henry Crackenthorppe 

 his heirs and assigns yearly during the said term of One thousand years the 

 annual and yearly rent of Forty shillings of lawful English money to be paid 

 in or at the now dwelUnghouse of the said Henry Crackenthorppe in Newbiggin 

 commonly called Newbiggin House in or upon the feast days of Pentecost and 



