This indenture made the tenth day of ffebruary in the yeres of the reigne of our sovereigne Lord James, by the grace of God kinge of England Scotland ffraunce and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. That is to say, of England, ffraunce, and Ireland, the fifteenth, and of Scotland the one and fiftith; Between John Jackson and John Hemynge of London, gentlemen, and William Johnson, Citizen and Vintnier of London, of thone part, and John Greene of Clements Inn in the County of Midd. gent. and Matthew Morryes of Stretford vpon Avon in the County of Warwick gent. of thother part; Witnesseth, that the said John Jackson, Iohn Hemynge, and William Johnson, as well for and in performance of the confidence and trust in them reposed by William Shakespeare, deceased, late of Stretford aforesaid, gent., and to thend and intent that the lands tenem^ts and hereditam^ts hereafter in theis pñts menc&obar;ned and expressed, may be conveyed and assured according to the true intent and meaning of the last will

and testam^t of the said William Shakespeare, and for the some of ffyve shillings of lawfull money of England to them payd, for and on behalf of Susanna Hall, one of the daughters of the said William Shakspeare and now wife of Iohn Hall of Stretford aforesaid gent. before then-sealling and deliury of theis pñts, Have aliened bargained sold and confirmed, and by theis pñts doe and every of them doth fully cleerely and absolutely alien bargaine sell and confirme vnto the said Iohn Greene and Matthew Morry, their heires and assignes for ever, All that dwelling house or tenem^t with thapp^rtuñts scituat and being within the precinct, circuite, and compase of the late Black-frieres, London, sometymes in the tenure of James Gardyner Esquier, and since that in the tenure of Iohn ffortescue gent, and^{4 note} now or late being in the tenure or occupac&obar;n of one William Ireland or of his Assignee or Assignes, abutting vpon a street leadinge downe to Puddle Wharfe, on the east part, right against the kings Ma^ts warderobe, part of which tenem^t is erected over a great gate leading to a capitall messuage which sometymes was in the tenure of William Blackwell Esquier deceased, and since that in the tenure or occupac&obar;n of the right Hono^rble Henry Earle of Northumberland, And also all that plot of ground on the west side of the said tenem^t, which was lately inclosed with boords on twoe sides thereof by Anne Bacon widdow, soe farr and in such sort as the same was inclosed by the said Anne Bacon, and not otherwise; and being on the third side inclosed with an ould Brick wall; Which said plot of ground was sometymes parcell and taken out of a great peece of voyd ground lately vsed for a garden; And also the soyle wherevpon the said tenem^t standeth; And also the said

Brickwall and boords which doe inclose the said plot of ground; with free entry, access, ingres, egres, and regres, in by and through the said great gate and yard there vnto the vsuall dore of the said tenem^t; And also all and singuler cellars sollars roomes lights, easem^ts profitts comodyties and hereditam^ts whatsoeuer to the said dwelling house or tenem^t belonging or in any wise apperteyning, And the reverc&obar;n and reverc&obar;ns whatsoever of all and singuler the premisses and of every parcell thereof; And also all rents and yerely profitts whatsoever reserued and from henceforth to grow due and payable vpon whatsoever lease demisse or graunt, leases demises or graunts, made of the premises or any parcel thereof; And also all thestate, right, title, interest, property, vse, clayme, and demaund whatsoeuer, which they the said John Jackson, John Hemynge, and William Johnson, now have or any of them hath or of right may, might, shoold, or ought to have in the premises: To haue and to holde the said dwelling howse or tenem^t, lights, cellers, sollers, plot of ground, and all and singuler other the premisses aboue by theis pñts menc&obar;ned to be bargained and sold, and every part and parcell thereof, with thapp^rtñts, vnto the said John Green and Mathew Morrys their heires and assignes foreuer; To the vse and behoofes hereafter in theis pñts declared menc&obar;ned expressed and lymitted, and to none other vse, behoofe, intent, or purpose: That is to say, to the vse and behoofe of the aforesaid Susanna Hall for and during the terme of her natural life, and after her deceas to the vse and behoofe of the first sonne of her body lawfully yssueing, and of the heires males of the body of the said first sonne lawfully yssueing; And for the want of such heires to the vse and behoofe of the second sonne of the body of the said Susanna lawfully yssueing, and of the heires males of the body of the said second sonne lawfully yssueing; and for want of such heires to the vse of the third sonne of the body of the said Susanna lawfully yssueing and of the heires males of the body of the said third son lawfully yssueing; And for want of such

heires to the vse and behoofe of the fowerth, fiveth, sixt, and seaventh sonnes of the body of the said Susanna lawfully yssueing, and of the severall heirs males of the severall bodyes of the said fowerth, fiveth, sixt, and seaventh sonnes, lawfully yssueing, in such manner as it is before lymitted to be and remeyne to the first, second, and third sonnes of the body of the said Susanna lawfully yssueing, and to their heires males as aforesaid; And for default of such heires to the vse and behoofe of Elizabeth Hall daughter of the said Susanna Hall and of the heires males of her body lawfully yssueing; and for default of such heires to the vse and behoofe of Judyth Quiney now wife of Thomas Quiney of Stretford aforesaid Vintner, one other of the daughters of the said William Shakespeare and of the heires males of the body of the said Judith lawfully yssueing; And for default of such yssue to the vse and behoofe of the right heires of the said William Shakespeare forever. And the said John Jackson for himself, his heires, executors, adm&ibar;strators and assignes, and for every of them, doth coveñant, promise, and graunt, to and with the said John Green and Mathew Morrys and either of them, their or either of their heires and assignes, by these pñts, That he the said John Jackson, his heires, executors, adm&ibar;strs or assignes, shall and will from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter within convenient tyme after every reasonable request to him or them made, well and sufficiently save and keepe harmeles the said bargained premisses and every part and parcell thereof, of and from all and all manner of former bargaines, sales, guifts, graunts, leases, statuts, recognizauncs, joynctures, dowers, intayles, vses, extents, iudgem^ts execu&obar;ns, annewyties, and of and from all other charges, titles, and incombrauncs whatsoeuer, wittingly and willingly had, made, comitted, or done by him the said John Jackson alone, or joynctly with any other person or persons whatsoeuer; Excepte the rente and servics to the Cheiffe Lord or Lords of the fee or fees of the premisses from henceforth to be due and of right accustomed to be done, And Except one lease and

demise of the premisses with thapp^rtnncs heretofore made by the said William Shakespeare, together with them the said John Jackson, John Hemynge, and William Johnson, vnto one John Robinson, now Tennant of the said premisses, for the terme of certen yeres yet to come and unexpired; As by the same wherevnto relac&obar;n be had at large doth appeare. And the said John Hemynge for him self, his heires, executors, adm&ibar;strators, and assignes, and for every of them, doth covenñt, promise, and graunt, to and with the said John Greene and Mathew Morrys, and either of them their and either of their heires and assignes, by theis pr&ebar;ts, That he the said John Hemynge, his heires, executors, adm&ibar;strators, or assignes, shall and will from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter, within convenient tyme after every reasonable request, well and sufficiently save and keepe harmeles the said bargained premisses and every part and parcel thereof of and from all and all manner of former bargaines, sales, guifts, graunts, leases, statuts, recognizauncs, ioynctures, dowers, intayles, vses, extents, judgm^ts execuc&obar;ns, Annewyties, and of and from all other charges, titles, and incombraunces whatsoever, wittingly and willingly had, made, comitted, or done by him the said John Hemynge alone, or ioynctly with any other person or persons whatsoeuer; Except the rentes and service to the Chieffe Lord or Lords of the fee or fees of the premisses from henceforth to be due and of right accustomed to be done, And except one lease and demise of the premisses with thapp^rtnants heretofore made by the said William Shakspeare together with them the said John Jackson, John Hemyng and William Johnson vnto one John Robinson, now Tennant of the said premisses, for the terme of certen yeres yet to come and vnexpired, As by the same wherevnto relac&obar;n be had at large doth appeare. And the said William Johnson for him self, his heires, executors, admist^ors and assignes, and for every of them, doth coven&abar;nt promise, and graunt, to and with the said John Green and Mathew Morryes, and either of them, their and either of their heires and

assignes, by theis pñts, That he the said William Johnson, his heires, executors, adm&ibar;strs, or assignes, shall and will from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter within convenient tyme after every reasonable request, well and sufficiently saue and keepe harmeles the said bargained premisses and every part and parcell thereof of and from all and all manner of former bargaines, sales, guifts, graunts, leases, statuts, recognizauncs, ioynctures, dowers, intayles, vses, extents, iudgements, execuc&obar;ns, Annewyties, and of and from all other charges, titles, and incombrauncs whatsoeuer, wittingly and willingly had made comitted or done by him the said William Johnson alone, or ioyntly with any other person or persons whatsoeuer; Except the rents and service to the Cheiff Lord or Lords of the fee or fees of the premisses from henceforth to be due and of right accustomed to be done, And except one lease and demise of the premisses with thapp^rtnncs heretofore made by the said William Shakespeare together with them the said John Jackson John Hemynge and William Johnson vnto one John Robinson, now Tennant of the said premisses, for the term of certen yeres yet to come and unexpired, As by the same wherevnto relation be had at large doth appeare. In witnes whereof the parties aforesaid to theis pnte Indentures have interchangeably sett their hands and sealls. Yeoven the day and yeres first aboue written 1617.

Memorand. that the xi^th day of ffebruarye in the yeres within written John Robinson tenant of the p'mysses w'tihnmenc&obar;ed did geve and delyver vnto John Greene