Memorandum beginning 'Robt Renshaw...', undated (Series 90.37) - No. 0001

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Robt Renshaw hird a close in mareham of John Cooke Butcher The Close was Comptons is about 2 acres Lies at the Back of the Town   
The bargain was for Cash Renshaws Cow to Come into the Close where She should calve Ashton of Toft had her on gist till she Should Calve at 2/6 a week
Then Renshaw bargained for the Close with Cook the Levy was standing in Cash   R - gave Six pound for the Levy & the Let of the Close till Lady day next
Cook was to have leave to put a few fal sheep for his Trade & a Beast or two from Borough Fair till Revesby fair 
Cook has taken in Stock as gist in the Close & says that the Stock in the close is his while it is there   
Last year Cook let it to Kirbut squire at mareham Gap   Kirbut Sold it to [Duhenlers] 
Renshaw has paid the £6 before hand