This Indenture dated 1659 was one of a series of Indentures starting in 1626. In 1625 Thomas Haige the younger of Mapplewell, Catherine's father, in collaboration with George Beamont of Darton first purchased a 21 year lease from George Carr of Grays Inn, Middlesex to collect taxes and other rents arising in Darton and Mapplewell for 40 pounds. Later in 1631 TH and GB purchased outright this right to collect the tythes for a sum of 400 pounds.

This was confirmed by Royal Charter in 1631 and later the same year was an Indenture in which these tithes were equally divided between George beamont and Thomas Haige.

Later GB puchased these rights from TH in stages. The final Indenture being in 1668.

As well as its genealogical significance these deeds are also of some historical value as they reveal how tithes were levied and dealt with in this period. Later the Parish Church of Darton regained the rights to the tithes in about 1700.

By the time of this Indenture 1659, Catherine's father had become Thomas Haige the elder. Catherine's brother Thomas then being referred to as Thomas Haige the younger.

There is a scan of the 1659 Indenture; well worth the short wait for it to download.


 

"This indenture made the fifth day of August in the year of our lord god one thousand six hundred fifty and nine Between Thomas Haigh the elder of Mapplewell in the parish of Darton and County of York yeoman and Thomas Haigh the yonger sonne and heire apparent of the said Thomas Haigh the elder of the one party And George Beamont of Darton aforesaid in the said County yeoman of the other party. Witnesseth that the said Thomas Haigh the elder and Thomas Haigh the yonger for and in consideration of the sume of foure and thirty pounds of good and lawfull money of England to them the said Thomas Haigh the elder and Thomas Haigh the yonger or to the one of them well and sufficiently payd before the ensealing heteto wherewith the said Thomas Haigh the elder and Thomas Haigh the yonger doe acknowledge themselves fully satisfied and payd and thereof of every part and parcel thereof doe hereby acquitt and discharge the said George Beamont hath aliened given grannted bargained sould enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presente doe fully and absolutely alien give grant bargain sell enfeoffe and confirme unto the said George Beamont his heires and assignes All that their fourth part of the tythes of corn and graine wooll and lambe comeing growing renewing or arifing within the towne fieldes closes and territories of Darton and Mapplewell aforesaid or in eyther of them the other three parts of the said tythes being the sole proper right and inheritance of the said George Beamont and also the fourth part of all ablatons abventons and mortuaries hereafter happening falling arising and becoming due and payable from or for any person or persons inhabiting or residing in Darton and Mapplewell aforesaid or in eyther of them and all right members and appurtenances unto the said tythes and premisses belonging or in any wise appertaining now in the right and possession of the said Thomas Haigh the elder and Thomas Haigh the yonger or the one of them or the one of their Assignes or Assignis And the reverton and revertons remainder and remainders of the same and of every part and parcell of the same. To Have and to hould all the said fourth part of tythes ablatons and premisses unto the said george Beamont his heires and assignes for ever to the onely use and behoofe of the said George Beamont his heires and assignes for ever. And the sayd Thomas Haigh the elder and Thomas Haigh the yonger for themselves their heires and assignes the said fourth part of tythes ablatons and premisses with all their rights and appurtenances to the use and behoofe aforesaid against them the said Thomas Haigh and Thomas Haigh their heires and assignes and all other persons whatsoever lawfully clayming by from or under them or eyther of them shall and will warrant and for ever defend by those present. And they doe also for themselves their heires executors and administrators covenant promise and grant to and with the said George Beamont his heires and assignes and with every of them that the said George Beamont his heires and assignes shall from henceforth by force and virtue of these present at all times lawfully and peaceably have hold possesse receive and enjoy all the said fourth part of tythes and premisses and take and receive the fruits and profits thereof to his and their proper use and behoofe without the lawfull .... trouble or interruption of any person by from or under them or eyther of them or by from or under any title act or settlement heretofore had and done as suffered to be done by from or under them or eyther of them or by or with their consent procurement or privity free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted exonerated & discharged and continually at all times hereafter saved harmlesse of and from all manner of former gifts grannts sales mortgages statutes leases judgements specutons entayles rents and of and from all titles of dower andjointure present or to come and of and from all titles troubles demands and encumbrances whatsoever. Provided always and it is fully agreed by the parties unto these presente that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Thomas Haigh the elder and his assignes to continue have hold and keepe in his or their possession the said part of the tythes ablatons and premisses aforesaid. And to have excercise and enjoy the benefit & profitte thereof during the life natural of him the said Thomas Haigh the elder he the said Thomas Haigh the elder yearely and every yeare during all the terme of his said natural life faythfully and truely discharging & paying all such rents or part of rents fees armes stypends synodalls pentons provuratons leyes assessments and all other payments and charges whatsoever wherewith the said fourth part of tythes ablatons & premisses aforesaid is respectively charged or which hereafter may become due and payable out of the same during the natural life of the said Thomas Haigh the elder as is aforesaid. And upon from and after the death and expiraton of the life natural of the said Thomas Haigh the elder then forthwith and immediately all the premisses aforesaid to come into the actuall possession of the said George beamont his heires and assignes as being the sole right interest and inheritance of him the said George Beamont his heires and assignes according to the true intent and meaning of these presente. Provided also and it is the true intent and meaning of these presente. That is the said Thomas Haigh the yonger his heires executors and administrators or any of them doe or shall at or in the now dwelling house of the said George Beamont situated in Darton aforesaid in or upon the one and twentieth day of July next and immediately to come and be after the death of the said Thomas Haigh the elder betweene the hours of ten and three the same day sufficently repay or cause to be repayd unto the said George Beamont his heires or assignes the sume of seventeen pounds lawfull money of England being the one half of the foresaid sume of foure and thirty pounds. And also do or shall at or in the said dwelling house of the said George Beamont the one and twentieth day of July hence next and immediately following in like manner sufficiently repay or cause to be repaid unto the said George beamont his heires or assigns the like sume of seventeen pounds amounting in the whole to the foresaid sume of foure and thirty pounds. And also doe or shall yearley & every yeare during the life natural of the said Thomas Haigh the elder pay or cause to be payd unto the said George Beamont his heires or assignes in or upon the one and twentyth of July in every such yeare respectively (beginning to account the first yeare at the one and twentieth day of July last past before the date of these present) the sume of forty shillings of like lawfull money of England being the right and lawfull consideration yearely due and payeable for the foresaid sume of foure and thirty pounds. That then this present grannt conveyance lourgame and sale shall be utterly voyd frustrate and of none effect any thing or matter herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. And yf default be made in the payment of the foresaid sumes of moneyes payable as aforesaid. And that it shall so fall out that the said Thomas Haigh the yonger his heires or assignes shall not redeeme the said fourth part of tythes oblatons and premisses aforesaid at the dayes and times according to the power and part of the foresaid clause and provide that them if the said George Beamont his heires or assignes shall and will truely pay or cause to be payd the full and inst sume of ninety five pounds of good and lawfull money of England for and towardes and in full of the absolute cleare and totall purchase of the said fourth part of tythes ablatons and premisses aforesaid unto such persons and in full forme and manner as hereafter followes and in these presente is contained and expressed to pay forty eight pounds being the one half of the aforesaid sume of ninety six pounds unto the said Thomas Haigh the yonger his heires executors or administrators abateing out of the said forty eight pounds soe much or soe many of the said yearley sume or sumes of forty shillings to be payd according to the true intent and power of the foresaid clause and provide as the said Thomas Haigh the yonger his heires executors and administrators shall or may be found upon account not to have payd during the natural life of the said Thomas Haigh the elder (in case default be made in payment or of any part thereof) together with lawfull consideration for the same at the end of six monthes next and immediately following the latter of the said two dayes in the foresaid clause and proviso grannted to him the said Thomas Haigh the yonger his heires executors and administrators for the redemption of the tythes oblatons and premisses aforesaid. And at the end of one whole yeare from the said monthes next and immediateley following the like sume of forty eight pounds in the whole amounting to the foresaid sume of ninety six pounds, ten pounds of the said latter sume of forty eight pounds unto Katherin Robuck wife of Robert Robuck of Staincrosse in the said county of York and daughter of the said Thomas Haigh the elder if she be then living. And if she be then dead the said ten pounds to be then payd and equally divided unto and amongst the yonger children of the said Robert and Katherin Robuck. And thirty pounds of the said latter sume of forty eight pounds unto the said yonger children to be also equally shared and divided amongst them. The eldest sonne of the said Robert and Katherin Robuck to have not part or share at all in eyther of the said payments. And the remainder of the said latter sume of forty eight pounds unto the said Thomas Haigh the yonger his heires executors and administrators. All these said severall sumes faythfullydischarged and payd by the said George Beamont his heires or assignes at or in his said dwelling house in Darton aforesaid unto all the said severall persons lawfully demanding their severall shares and parts eyther by themselves or by others lawfully authorised by and for the respectively according to the true intent of these presente. Hee the said George Beamont his heires and assignes shall by the intent of these presents for ever afterwards hold keep and enjoy All the said fourth part of tythes ablatons and premisses aforesaid absolutely and fully freed cleared and acquitted from all conditions and clauses of redemption and tyes whatsoever herein contayned. And from all claymes and demands whatsoever to be made by the said Thomas Haigh the elder and Thomas Haigh the yonger or eyther of them their heires or assignes. In Witnesse whereof the partyes unto these presente have eyther to other interchangably set their hands and seals the day and ……"

Note: - the last line was not copied as it was under the folded paper, but read something like 'date above written.'

The document was signed and sealed by both Thomas Haigh the elder and Thomas Haigh the yonger but not by George Beamont. In both cases the name Haigh was spelled "Hage". See note below.

On the reverse is the following endosement: -

"It is to be remembered that before the sealing and delivering of this presente it is agreed by and betweene the parties unto these presente that Thomas Haigh the elder shall or may have like liberty of and for redemption of the premisses within written at the end of any year during his lifetime upon a month warning aforehand that in the presente
within written is referred and grannted to and for Thomas Haigh the yonger. And this in the presense of Lewes West Francis West Bridget West Katherin West"

Notes regarding the spellings.

Throughout the original Indenture, obviously drafted by a scholar, the name Haigh has been consistently spelled "Haigh". The two Thomas Haigh's, signatures are both spelled "Hage".
In the contemporaneous Parish Registers for Darton, where Katherin married Robert Robuck, the spelling was usually "Haige".
The name Katherine was sometimes spelled as Katherin or Catherine.
As few people could read or write the spellings would usually have been at the discretion of the scribe.

To clarify matters and avoid confusion, in this draft I have tried to be true to the spellings of the original document, but when transferred to the database for consistency I have used the spelling "Haige" for the person and for the local village "Haigh" and "Catherine" for "Katherin".

Similarly the name Roebuck has been consistently spelled on each occasion as Robuck. In the Darton Registers it was usually spelled "Robucke" but when transferred to the database for consistency I have used "Robuck".

Jeff.

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