County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6100#2
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library: Luard 133, sheets 3-4
Function: Note
[sheet 3]
to enıoye accordyn to theır puılegeȝ lıbertıes graunte to them [...]
the Maıer burgeıses of the towne of cambrı wrongously ínkruptħ theım conrary to theı saı chartos
Fyrste wher ıt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓuncele scolers of the say vnıusıtıe of Camebrıg as weỻ for the comon̄ weyỻ o alle the
kyngꝭ leı peopꝉe as of the scolers and studíauntꝭ the / that alle maneı of vıtaıllers shalle Frely cōme to the towne of Camebrı
and theı make sale of sucħe vıtallꝭ as thay brynge to the towne what vıtaỻe so eu ıt be wtoute eny fyne or other wyse vndy
colo of Fyne or eny othe ımpedıment tobe accovenᷓnte or made to the say Maıer Burgeíses of the towne of Camebrı
Thaforesay Maıe Burgeıses conrary to the say gᷓunte hatħ taken̄ daıly takes of alle man of vıtaıllers cōmyng wt vıtaỻ to
the towne of Camebrı as ofte as thay cōme tollage and wantage or at the lest puttꝭ theım to the yerely fyne for not
payment dıstresses the say vıtaıllers so that for suche chargeabıỻe exaccıons of money as thay be cōstreyne to pay thay rathe
passe by the towne wt theı vıtalle makꝭ theı sale ın othe placꝭ than̄ ın the towne of camebrı to the great hurte and
pıudıce of the say chᷓuncele scolars and aỻ othe the kyngꝭ lee peopꝉe
Also wher ıt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓunceler scolars ın alle serches that thay ‸ make for vıtaỻ or ın eny othe cause ꝑtenyn to the ıurısdıccıon̄
of thvnıusıtıe to sūmon acıte monyssħe eny of the say burgeıses to appere before the saı chᷓuncele to psent sucħe
defautꝭ as thay knowe ın eny vıtaỻ b‸rougħt [...] tobe sol also to aby hıs exaı̄acıon̄ [sic] for troutħe tobe knowen̄ ın that
behalff And yff eny of the say burgeıses appere not afte he be laufully su@mon acıte monysshe the say chᷓuncele
to amcıe theym for theı no apperᷓunce sucħe amcıamentꝭ to levy by hıs mínísters The say Maye burgeıses wt
cōtemptuose wordꝭ denyes to appere sayn the chᷓuncele ıs not theı Jugge nor that ‸ thay wılle not cōme afore hım but
at theı pleasu so that troutħe ıs subute corrup vıtaỻ ıs sol to the great ‸ hur of the say scolars othe the kyngꝭ
lee peopꝉe
Also whe ıtt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓuncele scolars that yff eny brekers of the kyngꝭ peax or othe malefactos
tobe taken̄ or founde whycħ er seȳn to the chᷓuncele tobe punísshe by ımpsonment he shaỻ sen them by hıs mınısters
to the tolbotħe or to eny othe psone afte hıs dıscrecıon̄ the Maye baılyffꝭ or the kepe of the casteỻ to receve
sucħe psoners ‸ to keyp them ın saff custodíe tılle the chᷓuncele cōman them tobe [...] The say Maıe baılyffꝭ conrary the say
gᷓunte says that the vnıusıte has no psone nor wılle not receve the pso suche [...] nor ımpsone them afte the dıscrecıon
of the say chᷓuncele that ıs to say the ımpsonment tobe ordery afte the trespasse qᷓlıtıe of the ꝑsone that dotħe
the trespasse lyke as thay do w Burgeıses beyn trespesars cōmytt to [...] prısone by the Maıe
Also ıt ıs gᷓunte to the saı chᷓuncele scolars that yff the chᷓuncele trowe or cōıecture that the trespesa ımpsoned sent to prısone be not
duly ımposone [sic] the kepe of the psone shaỻ suffy the say chᷓuncele or hıs depute to ouse the mane of ımpsonment And yff
eny defaute be founde ın the kepe ın that behalf he tobe punísshe at the [...] of the chᷓuncele
Also whe ıt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓuncele scolars that whe the one partıe ıs A scola aỻ man of accıons ꝑsonaỻ
Meanıe feloníe excepte or detmınabıỻ owes tobe detmíned before the chᷓunceler or hıs cōmıssary nethe of the
partıes ne the chᷓuncele tobe calle oute of the say vnıusıte by no wrytt of the comon̄ lawe nor othe wyse vnd the
colo of wrytte The say Maye burgeıses hatħ often̄ tyme calle ‸ the vıcechᷓuncele dyuse othe scolars by pvy seaỻ of late [...] caused the chᷓuncele now beyng
tobe calle to the kyngꝭ counseaỻ the to answe ın a accıon̄ ꝑsonaỻ the one partıe beyn A scolar to hıs geat [sic] hur
pıudıce conrary vnto the say gᷓunte
Also whe ıt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓuncele scolars by dıuse chartes cōfırmacıons vpōn the same that alle scolars And
suche as the chᷓuncele wılle Accepte admítt for scolars theı uᷓntꝭ shalbe holy exempte from the Maıe of camebrı
frome hıs ıurısdıccıon̄ subıectꝭ to the ıurısdıccıon̄ of of the chᷓuncele so that the say Maıe ın no case hatħ powe nor
ıurısdıccıon̄ ou theím to acıte calle them to hıs courtꝭ nor to excıse othe wıse hıs powe ıurısdıccıon vpon̄ theím The say
maıe ‸ burgeıses conrary the say gᷓuntꝭ lıbtıes vsurpyn the ıurısdıccıon̄ of the saı chᷓuncele takꝭ vpon̄ them to sesse scolars scoles
uᷓntꝭ ın taxes due to the kynge othe chargıes cōcernyng the ‸ kyngꝭ warres whan̄ ıt happıtħ them tobe requíre
Also whe by duyse puılegíes the Maıe burgeıses of the towne of camebrı er boun to clense keyp clene the
comon̄ dycħe calle the kyngꝭ dycħe of the say towne conrary that / the say Maíe baılyffꝭ not only sufferytħ the say dycħe tobe vnclense
but also settytħ ıt to ferme ‸ to dyuse men̄ many to make theroppon̄ comon̄ segꝭ And syffyres the lanes streyttꝭ
wtın the towne of camebrí to lye vnclensy to the greyt great noyaunce dısquíetyn of scolars deformytıe of
And wherby growetħ great corrupcíon̄
[sheet 4]Also whe of laudabıỻe custome vse cōtynue from tyme wherof no mynde of man̄ ıs to the ꝯtrary
as weỻ for the conseruacıon̄ of the kyngꝭ peax as for the gode conseruacıon of Rewles statutꝭ made
for correccıon̄ and punysshement of vnlefuỻ vıcıouse and mysrule ꝑsones wtın the say vnıu
sıtıe towne of camebrı ıs hadde yerely ın the same vnıusıtıe a solempue cōgregacıon̄ and assem
bꝉe calle the blak Sembꝉe ons euy yere At the whycħ Semble í ꝑsones of credence of euy
ꝑycħe ın the same towne bee sworne vpon the holy euᷓngelıste truly to obve the Rewles constı
tucıons and dıreccıons made for conseruacíon̄ of the say peax vertuouse gounaunce and polıtıque
rewles and comon̄ weeỻ of the same s vnıusıte towne And also that tho same ꝑsones so sworne
ın the same semble shaỻ swere euy ꝑsone of laufuỻ age ın the ꝑycħe whe thay be ınhte
to the conseruacıon̄ of the pmíssıes whycħ solempne Othe not wtstandyn the ınhtance of the
same towne so sworne not dredyn god nor the charge of theı Othes swere not the ınhtauncꝭ
ın theı ꝑysshes to the conseruacıon̄ of the say gode polıtıque rewles / brekyn theı othes cōmıthyn
ꝑíurıe to the great hurte pareỻ of theı saules
Also whe the say Maıe baılles have at dyuse tymes seasons before passe recevy harnesse
ınto the kepyng whycħ was bowgħt partely wt the money of sucħe as be scolars scolas uᷓntꝭ
of the say vnıusıtıe neu gevyn ‸ a compte theroff to the say chᷓuncele nor yet alowaunce ın any afte
sessyngꝭ of the say scolars scolars uᷓntꝭ
Also ın lyke wyse the has beyn̄ delyue to the say Maye baılles at dyuse tymes ctayn̄ somes
of money allevıe by the say vıcechᷓuncele of the say scolars scolars uᷓntꝭ to thaydyn of
the kyngꝭ warres whycħ money was not put furtħe to suche vse nor yet restore to ‸ the saı scolars
scolars uᷓntꝭ ageyn̄
Also of late tyme the say Maıe baılles ꝓcure tobe calle the vıcechᷓuncele afore the kyngꝭ
counseaỻ to the great costıes chargıes dāmage bothe of hım of the saı vníusíte and wrong
fully cōplayne the vpon̄ hım no thyn prove ayenst hím ın any man of behavo for the whycħ
he the say vnıusıtıe asketh a resonabıỻ alowaunce of the say costıes chargıes dāmagıes
as shaỻ be seyn̄ vnto yo conscıence
Also whe dyuse Burgeıses of the say towne hatħ beyn̄ calle before the vıcechᷓuncele thay
have vse muche opprobrıouse langage to the same for the whycħ when̄ thay have been̄ cōmde
to psone theı to tary for a ctayn̄ tyme fortħ wytħ the baylyff hatħ delyue theím to the
great contempte of the saı vıcechᷓuncele of the say vnıusıtıe