124 RURAL ECONOMY IxV YORKSHIRE IN 1641. 



For Lettinge of Farmes and Cottages. 



Tlie West hall hayth sixeteene oxegange of airable lande be- 

 longinge to it, besides inclosure ; and wee have allwayes letten 

 cm- lande, and inclosure thereto belonginge, for 40s. an oxegange ; 

 this farme hayth fonnerly beene letten for 32/. per annum, and 

 of late for 34/. a yeare, besides ol. 5s. which the tenaunt gave to 

 the land-lord att the takinge of the farrae ; there is much odde 

 lande belonginge to this farme, as two landes extraordinary in 

 the east field, and likewise two in the middle-field, and in the 

 west field wheare it had but seaven, wee have added to it two 

 more, soe that it hath nine ; whearefore nowe, since the build- 

 inge of the newe howse, and other thinges which wee have 

 added, repayred, and beene att cost with, wee make account 

 that it is richly worth and will readily give 40/. per annum. 



Labome fai-me hath eight oxegange of lande, -with pasture 

 and meadowes thereto belonginge, which are letten altogeather 

 for 16/. per annum ; this is the cheapest and best farme in the 

 towne of the bignesse. 



Skelton farme hath allsoe eight oxegange of lande belonginge 

 to it, Avith pasture and meadowes thereunto appei-tainuige ; this 

 farme is allsoe letten for 16/. per annum. 



Lynsley farme hath sixe oxegange of lande, with pasture and 

 meadowe belonginge to it, and the tenaunt hereof hayth payd, 

 and doth yett pay for this farme, 12/. per annum. 



West-howse fanne hath eight oxegange of lande belonginge 

 to it, which, togeather with the pasture and meadowe that 

 thereto belonge, are letten for 16/. per annum. 



When William Pinder tooke the fower oxegange of my Lord 

 Haye,» hee payd 60/. fine, and was made tenamite to the farme 

 for twenty one yeares, payinge to my Lord 408. per annum, 

 till such time as the lease was expired. 



John Bouwicke payd for his howse and close thereto belong- 

 inge and adjoyninge, 1/. (is. Hd. per annum, but since his d'scease, 

 Edward Pinder, hath taken it, and is to ]iay 40s. per annum, 

 besides 12t/. that hee gave in earnest att the time of the 

 graunt. 



• For some notices of '• mv Lord Ilaye " and a suit wherein ho was engaged with 

 our author's father, sec the Appendi.x. "1644, Aug. 8: Kedness. 4 aeies of land 

 given by will, to he sold for payment of the debts, 30/. ; for the lease of tlie nics- 

 Biiiige h'lUHO and 7 aeres of land, given also by will, for seven yeai-s, at 71- a year; 

 being as we value it in present money '.W." Ileuee the reader may ealculale the 

 rate per acre. I add sonic notices of rates of interest. " Use of 80/. fnim Feb- 

 ruary 15, 1636-6, to May 8, 1636, 1/. 9». id.; use of 70/. from May 8, 1636, to 

 Nov. 9, 1636, 2/. \6s. ; use of 60/. from Nov. 9, 1636, to Feb. I'i, 1636-7, 2/. 16*. ; 

 use of 60/ from Feb. 12, 1636-7, to June n, 1037, 1/. />* ; use of 20/. from Juuo 6, 

 1637, to Oct 12, 1638, 2/. 2». M 



