County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6127
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: KCD/93
Function: Commission
[sheet 1]Thıs Jndentu made the ıııȷth day of January the ıııȷth ye o the Reg of o souuayn lor kyng henry
the vııȷte Betwene Roƀt hacu@ble ꝓvost of the kyngꝭ College Royaỻ Cambryge an the scolers of
thesame wt the advıse an agreme of Thomas Lar Surveyo of the kyngꝭ workꝭ the · o
the oo partye / An Joħn Wastel Mason of the seı werkꝭ on the other ꝑtye · wıtnesseth ·
that hıt ıs counante bargayne an aggree betwene the ꝑtyes aforsaı that the seı Joħn wasteỻ
shaỻ make an sett vp̄ or cause to be made an sett vp̄ at hıs ꝓpre costꝭ and chargꝭ the ‸ Fynyaỻ [...]
o aỻ the Buttresses o the grete Churche the · whıch be xxȷ nu@bre · the seı Fynyallꝭ to be
wele and workmanly wrough made an sett vp̄ aft the best handelyng and fome of goo
workmshıp̄ acordyng to the plattꝭ conceyve and made for the same · And acordyng to the [...]
o oon̄ buttresse whıch ıs wrough an sett vp̄ / Except · that aỻ thıes new Fynyallꝭ shalbe made
su@what larger certay placꝭ acordyng to the mooldꝭ for the same ‸ cōcevyd made · Also hıt ıs
counante bargayne an agree ‸ betwene the ꝑtıes aforesaı that the seı Joħn wasteỻ shaỻ make an sett vp̄ or cause to
be made an sett vp̄ at hıs ꝓpre costꝭ an chargꝭ the Fynysshyng an ꝑfomyn o oo
Towre at o of the Corns o the seı churche as shalbe assıgne vnto hy by the Surveyo
o the saı workꝭ / al the saıd Fynysshyng an ꝑfomyng o the seı towre wt Fynyallꝭ ·
[margin: ryfant] gablettꝭ . batelmees ‸ orbys or dresse Calers an euy other thyung belongyng to the same to be wele and workmly
wrough made an sett vp̄ aft the best handelyn an fome of goo workmshıp̄ acordyng
to a platt thero made remyn the kepyng of the seı Surveyo · The saı Joħn wastel
to ꝓvıde an fynde at hıs cost an charge asmoche goo suffıcya an able ston̄ of weldo
Quarryes as shaỻ suffıse fo the ꝑfomyng o the Fynyaỻꝭ o all the seıd buttresses and
also for the ꝑfomyng an fynysshyn o oo of the towrꝭ as ıs afore specyfye
[sheet 2]Together wt lyme · San Scaffoldyn · mooldꝭ · ordenᷓncꝭ . an euy other thyn ꝯcernyn the
Fynysshyn an ꝑfomyn o al the buttresses an towre aforesaı · aswele workme an
laborers · as aỻ man stuf an ordenᷓncꝭ as shalbe reqre or necessary for ꝑfomace of the same
Except the seı ꝓvost Scolers an surveyo gᷓunten to len vnto the saı Joħn wasteỻ
su@ parte o olde scaffoldyn tymbre an the vse of certay stuff an necessarıes there · as
Gynnes · whelꝭ · Cables · Robynattꝭ Sawes an suche other · as shalbe delyue vnto hy by
Jndenturꝭ · An the seı John wasteỻ to delue the same agay vnto the seı Surveyo
assone as the saı buttresses and towre shalbe ꝑfome · The saıd Joħn wastel grateth
also an byndeth hy sel by thıes counantꝭ to ꝑfome and clerely fynysh aỻ the saı buttresses
and towre o thıssıde the Feste of the Annu@cıaco of o blesse lady next ensuyn afto the date
hero And for the goo and su ꝑfomyn of all thıes ꝑmıssȝ as ıs afore specıfıe
the seıd ꝓvost an Scolers counanten an graten to paye vnto the seı Joħn wasteỻ for the
ꝑfomyng of euy buttresse vȷ ꝉı xııȷ ıııȷ whıch amoteth for aỻ the saı buttresses · Cxl ꝉı
an for the ꝑfomyng of the seı towre · C ꝉı · to be paıd fome folowyn · that ıs
to sey fro tyme to tyme asmoche money as shal suffıse to pay the Masons and other
laborers rately aft the nu@bre of workme · And also for ston at suche tymes and suche
fome as the saı Joħn wastel shaỻ make hıs ꝓvısyon or Receyte o the same ‸ sto from tyme to
to tyme as the case shaỻ requıre Ꝓvıded alwey that the saı Joħn wastell@ shaỻ
kepe ꝯtynually · lx lx · Fremasons Jn wynter werkyn vppo the same werkꝭ · assone as shalbe possıble for
hy to cal the J by vtu of suche Cossıo as the seı Surveyo shaỻ delyue vnto
the saı Joħn wasteỻ for the same tent / And case / ony mason or other labore
[sheet 3]shalbe founde vnꝓfytable or o ony sucħ ylle demeano wherby the workꝭ shul be hyndre or the
company mysordre · not doyn theır dutıes acordyngly as they ough to doo · tha the seıd
Surveyo to Jndevo hy sel to refome the by suche wayes as hath by the vsy
byfore thıs tyme / also the forname ꝓvost · scolers and surveyo shaỻ fynde asmoche
Jro worke for the Fynyallꝭ of the seı buttrasses · as shaỻ amownte to v for euy buttrasse
that ıs al ıııȷ ꝉı v · And what so eu Jro wer shalbe ocupye and spent abowte the
seı werkꝭ · and for sure suerte o the same · above the seı v for a buttresse · the seıd John
wastel to be hyt · at hıs ow cost an charge · And for al and syngler conᷓntꝭ afore
reherced of the ꝑty of the seı Joh wastel wele an truly to be ꝑfomed and kept
he byndeth hy ‸self hıs he‸ırꝭ and executos CCC ꝉı of goo an lauful money of Englan
to be paı vnto the seı ꝓvost · scolers an Surveyo at the feste o Est next [...]
aft the date of thıes ptꝭ · An lyke wıse · for al an syngler counantꝭ afor[...]
o the ꝑtye of the seı ꝓvost · scolers an Surveyo · wele an truly to be ꝑfome and
kept· they bynde th theı succesos an exe · ın CCC ꝉı of la goo an lauful [...]
of Englan to be paı vnto the seı Joh wastel · at the seı fest of Est · Jn
wıtnesse wherof the ꝑtıes as aforsaı to thıes psent Jndenturꝭ entrechageably
haue sett theı Sealꝭ the day an ye above wryte