County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6012
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Archives: City/PB Box X/45
Function: Agreement




Thıs ındentu made the xxvııȷ day of the moneth of Auguste the xvııȷ yer of the Reıgne of kıng harry the vıȷth
betwıx Joh Belle Maıer of the Town of Cambrıgge hugh Ranky Nıcholas Grene Rıchard allwey  Joh Erlıche
of the same Town Baıllıffꝭ Joh a Bury and wıllı Grome Tresorers of the saıd Town And aỻ and sınguler
Burgeyseȝ of the forsaı Town of that oo ꝑty And Johᷓnne Keynshᷓm wedowe late wıf of Joħn Keynsham late
Burgeyse  alderma of the saı Town o that other ꝑty Wıtnessıth That whe the saıd Joh Keynshᷓm
by hıs Testament  last wıỻ hath ordeyne and wılled That the Prıo  Covent of Berneweỻ wtın the lıƀtıe
of the saıd Town shaỻ yerly foreu kepe a obıte at Barnewel aforesaı for hıs soule  the soule o the
saı Johᷓnne hıs wı The monday next aft the feast o the Tᷓnslaco o seınt Thomᷓs the Mart wt
Placebo  dırıge ou nıgħte And Masse o Regın o the next morow solempnely by note For whıche the
same Joh keynshᷓm by hıs saı Testament  last wıỻ hath goven And gᷓunte aft the dıscease o
the saıd Johᷓnne vnto the saı Prıo  Covent  to theı Successoȝ for eu hıs Ten̄t whıche he late
dwelledJn ın the Brıggestrete ın Cambrıgge wt thapp᷑tenᷓncꝭ And also for suer contenᷓnce o the saıd dırıge 
masse yerly tobe kept foreu by hıs saı Testament  last wıl hatħ also g wılle · That the Maı Baıllıffꝭ
Thresorers  Subbaıllıffꝭ o the saıd Town  theı Successoȝ shalbe atte saı Dırıge  Masse And haue the
ousıght o the doyng thero aft the dısceas o the saıd Johᷓnne yerly foreu And that aft the dısceas
of the same Johᷓnne ‸ yerly ın medıatly aft the saıd dırıge A Recreaco otherwıse calle A Jouncket or Banket
tobe at hadde wtın thabbey o Bernewel aforesaıd atte Coste  Charge o the Tresorers o the foresaı
Town for the Tyme beyng Atte whıche tobe exspent  vȷ s vııȷ  Jn fome folowıng Thatıstosay ın
brede  xıȷ  ın J Chese  vȷ  ın a hoget o good ale  A nother o hostell Ale  xııȷ and ın almes to pore men  ııȷ  And
to the mayer the beyng at the saıd dırıge  masse  vııȷ   for hıs offeryng J  J  And to the
fower Baıllıffꝭ the beyng atte same for theı labo euy of they  vȷ  ııȷ  And for theı offeryng the
[...] And to the Tresorer ther beyng atte same for theı labo to euy eyther of the  vȷ 
 for ther offeryng ther eyther of them [...] And to the Fower Subbaıllyffꝭ euy of the  ıȷ 
And for theı offeryng the  J  And ı eny o theym be absent from the saıd dırıge  masse tha
hıs or theı deputıe ther beyng psent to haue hıs or theı ꝑte sobeyng absent And ıf he or they haue
no deputıe Than [...] hıs or theır ꝑte so beyng absent tobe dısstrybute and goven by the Tresorers for the tyme
beyng Jn almesse to poore people And for suer contenuance  ꝑfomaunce of the pmısses the saı Joh
keynshᷓm by hıs saı wıỻ Testament  by Surrend made hath goven and gᷓunted vnto the saıd
Tresorers of the saıd Town To thuse o the same Towne foreu  to theı Successoȝ fore ctey botheȝ
lyıng And beyng ın Stırbrıgge Fayer As ın theRegest o the saıd Town doth appe And Also
the saıd Johᷓnne
Keynshᷓm of ther her good mynde hadde towar the saıd Town And also for suer contenᷓnce  ꝑfomaunce of
the pmısseȝ
hath Surrendred to the saıd Tresorers  to theı Successoȝ to thuse o the saıd Town
foreu half a bothe lyıng ın Styrrebrıgge Fayer as ın the saı Regest Also doth appe for whıche the
saı maı Baıllıffꝭ ‸ Tresorers  Burgeıses Gᷓunte and ꝓmıse by thıse psentꝭ for them and theı Successoȝ That
aỻ the pmısseȝ wılled and assıgne tobe doo ‸ ın fome aforesaı o theı behal shalbe duely executed and ꝑfome And
that euy maye heraft Chose vnto thoffıce of Meyrealte Jn hís admıssıo vnto the same shalbe
swor vpo the holy Euangelıeȝ / / To se the saı obıte ‸  other pmısseȝ ın fome afore Reherse as moche as ın hım Js
tobe duely execute  doo And thıs tobe entred ınto the Crosse booke as ꝑceỻ of hıs othe Jnto wıtnesse
whero the saıd Maı Baıllıffꝭ Tresorers  Burgeıseȝ To thoo ꝑte o thıse ındentu Remaynyng ın toward
the saı Joh keynshᷓm theı Coe seaỻ haue setto And To thodır ꝑte o the same Jndentureȝ
Remaynȳg towar the saı maı Baıllıȷfꝭ Tresoreȝ  Burgeıseȝ The saıd Johᷓnne hath setto heı seaỻ
Yoven the day and ye abouesaı