County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6042
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: GRA/257
Function: Award
To All true crıste people to whome thys psent wrıgħtyng ındente o awar shall come vnto Joh woode Thomᷓs Castell Joh Mareys and wıllᷓm Cobyns Gentylme Arbytratours ındıfferently chose aswell o the ꝑtıe of Maıst Roƀt hacomble Clerk Provest o the kyngꝭ College o ou lady and seynt
Nycholas ın Cambrıgge and the scolars o the same College o that oo ꝑtıe And Maıst Petyr Nobys Clerk Maıst and kepar o the College o Corporıs xp̄ı and our lady ın Cambrıgge aforesaı calle Benett College and the felowes and scolars o the same College o that other ꝑtye send gretyng ın ou
lor Go eulastyng Wher before thys tyme grett varıance strıffe and debate hath bee long dependyng betwe the saı ꝑtıes o and for the rıgħt tytle and posessıo o a yerly rent o xx by yere whıch the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars and ther pdıcessours o the saı Benett College have
cleyme to have to them And to ther successours to go owt o the Manar o the saı Provest and scolars ın Grandecest ın the Countıe o Cambrıgge calle Jakꝭ Manar And sute to the Court o the saı Maıst and kepar felowes scolars ın Barto ın the saı Countıe whıch saı Manar o Jakꝭ some tyme was
henry Somars And wħıcħ rent and sarvíce by the saı provest and scolars and ther pdıcessours many yeres past hath bee wıtholde And not paı to the saı Maıst and kepa felowes and scolars An whe Also lyke varıance strıffe and debate hath of long tyme bee dependyng betwe the saı ꝑtıes of and for a yerly
rent ‸ and sarvıce o í vııȷ by yere whıch saı rent and sarvıce the saı provest and scolars ther pdıcessours hath clayme to have o the saıd Maıst felowes and scolars goyng owt o londes and Tentꝭ@ belongyng to the saı Maıst felowes and scolars ın Grandecestre aforesaı And sute to the Court o the saı provest scolars ın
ın Grandecestre Aforesaı whıch saı rent sarvıce and sute hatħ bee long wıthdrawe and nott pay to the saı provest and scolars O the wħıcħ seıd varıancꝭ strıffꝭ and debates o the saıd yerly rentꝭ and euy ꝑceỻ or ꝑte o them And Also o for and vpo aỻ man o other accyons quarellꝭ debates ‸ dettꝭ demaundes contrausıes
ın ony wyse dependyng betwe ony o the saı ꝑtıes from the begynnyng o the worl vnto the xvth day o aprell last past before the date of thıs psent awar The saı ꝑtıes have submytte them selffꝭ to Abyde and obey the Arbıtrament ordynᷓnce and decree of vs the saı Arbıtratours and for the sure ꝑfourmᷓunce o the
saıd Arbytrament ordynᷓnce and decree eche of the saı ꝑtıes have bounde them selffꝭ by ther seuall oblıgacıons eche to other ın the som o xlꝉı wħıcħ saı oblıgacıons bee seale wıth ther come sealles o the saı Colleges beryng date the xvıȷth daye of August ın the xth yere of the reıg o kyng henry the vííȷth
whervpo we the saı Arbıtratours takyng vpo vs the charge and besynesse o the saı Arbıtrament And Also heryng the tytles Aunswers and othe Allegyngꝭ o bothe the saı ꝑtıes by good advısament and long delıƀacıo and by the assent and request of bothe the saı ꝑtıes the xvȷth day of Apreỻ ın the saı xth yere o the reıg o kyng
henry the vııȷth have Abrıtrate ordyne And decre as heraft folowetħ Fırst that the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars o the saı Benett College and ther successours ther Tenᷓntꝭ and Fermours shalbe dıscharge of All sutes of Courtꝭ and letys agaynst the saı provest and scolars and ther successours for eumore for ony
londes or Ten̄tꝭ that the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars now holde o the saı Provest and scolars And o All Amcyamentꝭ and fynes com̄yng or growyng by reaso o the saı Courtꝭ and letys And ou that / that the seı Provest and scolars by ther suffıcıent wrıgħtyng seale wıth the come seall shaỻ for
the and ther successours releace to the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars and to ther successours for eu all the saı sutes o Courtꝭ and letys before the Fest o Ester next co@myng And ın lyke wyse the saı provest and scolars ther successours Tenᷓntꝭ And fermours shalbe dıscharge o All sutes o Courtꝭ an
letys agaynst the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars and ther successours for eumore for ony londes or ten̄tꝭ that the seı provest and scolars nowe holde o the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars ‸ and by ther suffıcıent wrıgħtyng seale wıth ther Come seall shall releace to the seı ꝓvest an
scolars and to ther successours for eu All the saıd sutes o Courtꝭ and letes before the saı Fest o Ester next co@myng Jt the saı Arbıtratours awar ordey and decre that the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars o the saı Benett College by ther dede ındente suffıcıent ın the lawe made
betwe the saı Maıst kepar felowes and scolars and the saı provest and scolars seale wıth ther come sealles before the seı Fest o Ester of next co@myng aft the date o thıs psent awar shall conferme the Astate o the seı provest and scolars ther successours o ın the saı Manar o
Jakys wıtħ thappurtenᷓncꝭ and o ın all suche other londes and Tetꝭ as the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars cleyme to have ony rent goyng owt o only belongıng to the saı ꝓvest and scolars and ın all other londes and Tetꝭ whıch the saı provest and scolars holde o the saı Maıst kepa
felowes scolars To have and to holde the saıd Manar of Jakꝭ wıth thappurtenᷓncꝭ and all other londes o the saı provest and scolars and ther successours o the saı Maıst kepar felowes and scolars and ther successours from hensforewar by the only sarvıce o ıȷ vııȷ by yere and foyalte for aỻ man o sutes
and sarvıces And also the saı Maıst kepar felowes and scolars shall releace to the saı provest and scolars and the successours all arrerages o rentꝭ fynes and amcyamentꝭ co@myng or growyng by reaso of ony tenure o the saı londes and Tetꝭ or ony ꝑte o them before the date o thıs Awar And
ın lyke wyse the saı ꝓvest and scolars by the dede ındente suffıcıent ın the lawe made betwe the saı provest and scolars and the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars seale wıth ther come sealles before the Fest of Este next co@myng Aft the date of thıs saı awar shall conferme the Astate
o the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars and ther successours o and ın All suche londes as the saı ꝓvest and scolars clayme to have ony rent goyng owt o only belongıng to the saı Maıst kepa felowes scolars And ın All other londes and ten̄tꝭ whıch the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars holde o the
same provest and scolars To have And to holde [...] the saı londes and Tetꝭ o the saı provest and scolars and ther successours fro hens forewar by the only sarvyce o í vııȷ by yere and foyalte for All man of sutes and sarvıcꝭ And Also the saı provest and scolars shaỻ releace to the saı Maıst and keꝑ felowes
and scolars and ther successours All Arrerages [...] fynes amcyamentꝭ co@myng or growyng by reaso o ony tenure o the saı londes and Tetꝭ or ony ꝑte o the before the date of thıs awar Jt yt ıs awarde ordıne and decrey by the saı Abrıtratours that for a fynaỻ and ꝑpetuall peace betwe
the saı ꝑtıes and ther successours to be hadde for eu to contynue wıthout strıffe or debate for ony cause hadde moved or dependyng betwe the saı ꝑtıes before the date of thıs awar and ın fuỻ recompense o All rentꝭ sutes fynes amcyamentꝭ Arrerages, of rentꝭ and other charges dettꝭ trespacꝭ sutes quarelles and
demaundes hadde move or dependyng betwe the same ꝑtıes before the same date of thıs awar Except the saı í víí of rent by eyther o the saı ꝑtıes to other to be doo and pay That the saı provest and scolars and ther successours shall content and paye or cause to be contente and pay to the
saıd Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars [...] to ther successours twenty poundes of lawfuỻ money of englon ın fourme folowyng that ys to saye At the daye o makyng sealyng and delyuyng of thıs present awar íí l vȷ víí whıch the saı Maıst and keꝑ felowes and scolars ther successours
[...] and the saı provest and scolars And the successours to be thero Acquyted and dıscharge by thıs psent awar And at the Fest of pentıcost next co@myng aft the date o thıs saı awar xxxíí ıııȷ sterlyng And att the Fest of saynt Mıchell [...]
the next ensuyng C And at the Fest of saynt Mıcheỻ tharchangeỻ whıcħ shalbe ın the yere o ou lor Go A thousan fyve hundreth And twenty te poundes sterlyng ın full payment o the saı twenty poundes And Also the saı Maıst and kepa felowes scolars and ther successours to be Acquyte
and dıscharge of All rentꝭ sutes fynes and [...] and arrerages o the same what so eu they be And Also o All other accyons quarellꝭ debates dettꝭ demaundes contrausıes and other charges before the makyng o theıs psentꝭ dependyng betwe the saı ꝑtıes from the begynnyng o the worl
vnto the day o makyng o thıs awar [...] the whıcħ saı arbıtrament ordynᷓnce And decre ın man and fourme afore reherse Aswell the saı provest and scolars o the saı kyngꝭ College As the saı Maıst and keꝑ felowes and scolars o the saı College calle Benett College have dístínctly harde
and vnderstonde And to the same bothe the [...] ꝑtyes Ar contente and Agreı ın manar and fourme as ys before reherse by theıs psentes Jn wytnesse whero aswell we the saı Arbıtratours to euy ꝑte of thıs awar ‸ have putto our sealles As the saı provest and scolars for ther ꝑte as the saı Maıst and kepar
felowes and scolars for ther ꝑtıe to thıs [...], have ıntchaungeably setto ther ‸ come sealles yove the saı xvȷth day o Aprell ın the saı xth yere o the reıg of kyng henry the vííth
[signed: ȷoh woode] [signed: Thomas Castyll] [signed: Joħn Mareys] [signed: wıỻm [...]]