This Indenture made the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight Between William Holland of the parish of Tipton in the county of Stafford victualler of the one part and John Skidmore of the parish of Tipton aforesaid miner of the other part Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings of lawful money of Great Britain to the said William Holland in hand paid by the said John Skidmore at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged He the said William Holland Hath bargained and sold and by these presents Doth bargain and sell unto the said John Skidmore his executors administrators and assigns All that messuage tenement or public house commonly called or known by the name of the Bulls Head with the outbuildings yard land and appurtenances thereto belonging situate lying and being at Princes End in the parish of Tipton in the county of Stafford late in the occupation of John Holland deceased afterwards of Thomas Hodgins then of Joseph Holland but now of the said William Holland And also all those two messuages tenements or dwellinghouses with the yard land and appurtenances thereto near or adjoining to the said messuage or public house late in the respective occupations of blank Murris and blank Craddock but now of William Garrett and Widow Murrell Except and always reserved unto Thomas Hodgins his heirs and assigns and his and their tenants occupiers servants agents and workmen at all times and upon all occasions the free and uninterrupted use and enjoyment of a road or way four yards wide set out and intended to be used to and from the back door belonging to the messuage tenement or dwellinghouse now in the occupation of the said Thomas Hodgins by the side of the said dwellinghouse through the yard belonging to the said public house and the boundary wall belonging to the said yard into the Road or Lane their called Old Church Lane Together with all houses outhouses edifices buildings barns stables mines minerals ways paths passages waters watercourses yards gardens lights easements profits commodities advantages emoluments rights members and appurtenances whatsoever to the said messuages or tenements hereditaments and premises hereinbefore described or to any of them belonging or appertaining And the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders yearly and other rents issues and profits thereof To have and to hold the said messuages tenements or dwellinghouses land hereditaments and all and singular other the premises above mentioned and intended to be hereby bargained and sold with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said John Skidmore his executors administrators and assigns from the day next before the day of the date of these presents for and during and unto the full end and term of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended Yielding and paying therefore unto the said William Holland his heirs and assigns the rent of one pepper corn on the last day of the said term if the same shall be lawfully demanded to the intent and purpose that by virtue of these presents and by force of the statute made for transferring uses into possession he the said John Skidmore may be in the actual possession of the said messuages hereditaments and premises with the appurtenances and may be thereby enabled to accept and take a grant and release of the same and of the reversion and inheritance thereof to him the said John Skidmore and his heirs to for and upon such uses trusts ends intents and purposes as by an Indenture already prepared and intended to bear date the day next after the day of the date of these presents and to be made between the said William Holland of the one part and the said John Skidmore of the other part shall be declared or expressed of and concerning the same In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written

The document has one red seal

Signed                    William Holland

Signed sealed and delivered (being first duly stamped) by the within named William Holland in the presence of us

Signed                    E Caddick,  Att^y, West Bromwich

                             Cha^s Hunt,  Att^y, Wednesbury