Lease by (Sir) Richard Browne to John Evelyn of Sayes Court for 24 years; [? circa March 1656]. Draft. See Diary, III, p. 170: Evelyn begins 'housekeeping' at Sayes Court following departure of Pretyman, 2 April 1656.
Lease by James Hilliard to William and Anne Dowden of meadow ground in Deptford; 22 Sept. 1724. On verso: lease by the Dowdens to Mary Clemson of the same for ten years, 8 Aug. 1730. With the marks and seals of Hilliard and the Dowdens
Counterpart lease by Sir John Evelyn, 1st Bart. to Joseph Chapman, gardener, of garden ground in the parish of St Paul; 2 Oct. 1735. With the mark and seal of Chapman.
Lease for a year by Francis, 2nd Earl Godolphin, and Sir John Evelyn, 1st Bart., to James Hawley, M.D., of the Broomfield and adjacent ground; 1 June 1743. Signed and sealed. Three membranes.
Assignment of a term by Sir John Evelyn, 1st Bart., to Thomas Musgrave of Gray's Inn in trust for James Hawley, M.D., to attend inheritance; 2 June 1743. On verso: draft release of same by Hawley to Evelyn, 1756. Signed and sealed. Five membranes.
Counterpart lease by Sir John Evelyn, 1st Bart. to John Cover, gardener, of garden ground in the parish of St Paul; 14 Feb. 1744[/5]. Signed and sealed.
Lease by Sir John Evelyn, 1st Bart., to Susanna Gees, widow, of garden ground, formerly part of the Broomfield in the parish of St Paul; 16 Dec. 1748. Cancelled by cutting off signature and seal.