County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6029
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: KCA/342
Function: Affidavit
For asmoche as by the provost and Scolers of the kyngꝭ College of our lady and Saynt Nıcholas of Cambrıgge · J wıllıam Mıllyngto Clerke don Doctor of díuíníte haue be praıed
and requıred to declare the trouthe and therto to record and shew the very trouthe ın what condıcıon̄ Maıst Joħn langton̄ late Bısshopp̄ of Saynt Davyes · and by
whos auctorıte cōmaundment and costꝭ the saıde Maıst Joħn purveıed Bookꝭ vestımentꝭ · Belleȝ and other ornamentꝭ to the kyngꝭ College aforesaıde how be ıt · that J
here wryten̄ as hıt apperıtħ by my letter wryten̄ at Cambrıgge ın the Feste of Saynt Brıce vndre my seale the very trouthe ın the same that from the bygynnyng of þe College
acordyngly to my fırst wrytyng J certıfıe alle mēn that the saıde Maıst Joħn langton̄ was never Rector nether Prouost ther · nether Felaw of the College · for he
was Maıst of penbroke halle longe bıfore the bıgynnyng of the saıde College · and so desesed Maıst of the forsaıde benbroke halle · nether was deputed by me · nor by þe
Scolers · nor made any purvyo for any ornamentꝭ or belleȝ · or any other thyng that longed to the College ın alle · or ın any parcelle · but that alle thyng that was
purveıed was oonly at the costꝭ and cōmaundementꝭ of kyng henry aforesaıde · And so the saıde Maıst Joħn langto never had entresse by me · nor by þe College
for any maner purvıaunces to be made ın any maner wyse · And therfor the College aforesaıde was never charged but oonly to pray for kyng henry as ther foundre
And the saıde Maıst Joħn langton̄ receyued alle money of the saıde kyng henry for suche purvıaunce to be made · Jn wıtnesse wherof J haue putto my Seale · And
ıf my feblenesse wold suffır me · J wolde cūme byfore the kyng · or hıs ȷuggꝭ · and alle men that thıs mater shalle [...] bothe ın ȷuggement other wyse
to certıfıe the trouthe and to recorde as ıt ıs aforesaıde · And vppon̄ thıs my wrytíng and my Seale · many worshıpfulle · men haue putto ther Sealeȝ · as Robert
Cope at thıs tyme Mayre of Cambrıgge · Joħn Belton̄ · Joħn Asshwelle Thomas heyrman̄ late maıreȝ of the same Town̄ Joħn Crofte · Joħn Erelıche · Thomᷓs
walt · and Joħn Rasour at thıs tyme Bayleȝ of Cambrıgge aforesaıde · And ıf nede sholde be many other Gentılmen̄ ın the she · and also ın the Town̄ of
Cambrıgge to thıs trouthe by me reported as ıt ıs afore saıde wolde putto ther sealeȝ // wryte at Cambrıgge the secunde Day of May · the yere of the
Regne of our souayn̄ lord kyng Edward the · ıııȷthe · aft the conquest of Jnglonde the · vthe ·