County: Hampshire
Code: D3044#4
Reference: Winchester, Hampshire Record Office: 21M65/A1/13, fols 324v-325r
Function: Agreement
[fol. 324 v][line 32]Thís endenture wytnessetħ that where debate was bytwene wíllíam by the soof⸗
ferance of god Bısshop̄ of wynchestre on the oon̄ partíe · and the Maí and the
Cōmune of the Cıte of wynchestre on the other partíe vpon the Frauncheríe
the custumes of the Faíre of Seynt Gıle · that ıs to seye · where the seıde Bısshop̄
owght to haue · and he and hís predecessours han hadde fro tyme that no mynde
rennetħ the kepyn of the Cíte of wynchestre byfore seıde by xvȷ · dayes wıtħ
the trone and aỻ the profítes and custumes · as to take amendes of Brede and ale
and aỻ other maner mesures · that ıs to seye · as to take Busshelles · Galons · and
aỻ other mesures and weyghtes · and to bere thaím to the pavılon̄ and there to
make assaye by the syght of ííí · goo ꝑsones of the Cítee and there to dampne
the evyỻ · and to delyue ayen̄ the goode And that the people of the Cíte afore
seıde shulde come to the Pavílon̄ to presente Crye vere and blode shedde and aỻ
other thínges towchyn the pees of ou Lorde the kyn an the to haue know⸗
leche of aỻ mane plees towchyn the Cíte after the vsages of the seıde Cíte
hadde an vse ín the tyme of the seıde faıre wıtħ aỻ othe ríghtes and custu⸗
mes · that ıs to seye · the Daye of the vígíle of seınt Gıle by xvȷ Dayes to endure
And the Maíre and cōmune aforeseíde ín parte han̄ dıstourbe the seıde Bısshop̄
[fol. 325r]at Hís faíre of seínt Gıle laste passe ín hís seíde Fraunchíses and custumes // Theí
ben̄ accorde ín fourme that folowetħ · that the seıde Maíre and cōmune knowle⸗
gen̄ the seıde dıstourbans · And the seıde Maíre and cōmune maken̄ covennaunte
and graunten̄ ·that by theíme ne theí successours · the seíde · Bísshop̄ ne hıs suc⸗
cessours shaỻ not be fro hens forthwarde dıstourbe to haue the kepyn of the
seıde Cíte and the custumes aboueseıde and aỻ othe profítes towchyn the seıde
faíre and the ríght of hıs chírche Duryn the xvȷ dayes aforeseıde ín the man
that he and hıs predecessours han̄ hade and vse afore thís daye · And the seıde
Bísshop̄ for hym and hís successours maketħ couenaunte remíttetħ and ꝑdonetħ
the forseıde offence to the Maíre and cōmune afore rehersyde // Jn wítnesse of whíche
thyn to the one ꝑte of thís endenture remaynyn anenste the seıde · Bísshop̄ the
seıde Maíre and cōmune han̄ put theí comyn seale · to the othe parte of thís
seıde endenture remaynyn anenste the seıde Maíre and cōmune the seíde Bís⸗
shop̄ hatħ putte hıs seaỻ · Yeouen̄ at wynchestre the thr%ıdde Daye of Juyle ·
the yere of Grace · Mꝉ · CCCC · lȷtı · And of the reıgne of kyn harry the sexte ·
aftre the conqueste xxıxtı ⸫