County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6086
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: KCD/0095
Function: Commission




Thıs Jndentu made the ıııȷth day of January · ın the ıııȷth ye of the Reg of o souuayn̄ lor kyn henry the
vııȷte · Betwene  Roƀt hacūblen ꝓvost o the kyngꝭ College Royaỻ ín Cambryge · an the scolers of the same ·
wıtħ the advıse an agreme of  Thomᷓs Larke Surveyo of the kyngꝭ workꝭ there · o the oon̄ ꝑtye / And
Joħn wastell master Mason of the seıd workꝭ · o the other ꝑtye · wıtnessetħ · that hyt ıs counante bargayne
and agree betwene the ꝑtyes aforsaı · that the seı Joħn wastel · shall make and sett vpp̄ [...]
and sett vp̄ at hıs ꝓpre costꝭ an chargꝭ · the fynyallꝭ of aỻ the Buttrasses of the grete churche the  whıch be
xxȷ ın nu@bre · The seı fynyallꝭ · to be wele an workmanly wrough · made and sett vpp̄ aft the best handelyng
and fome of goo workmanshıp̄ · acordyng to the plattꝭ conceyve an made for the same · And acordyng to the fynyaỻ
of oon̄ buttrasse whıch ıs wrough an sett vpp̄ / Except · that aỻ thıes new fynyallꝭ shalbe made sum what large
ın certay placꝭ · acordyng to the mooldꝭ for the same conceyvı an made / Also hıt ıs counante bargayne an
agree betwene the ꝑtyes aforsaı · that the seıd ȷohn wastell shall make and sett vpp̄ · or cawse to be made and sett
vpp̄ · at hıs ꝓpre costꝭ an chargꝭ · the fynysshyng and ꝑfomyn of oon̄ towre · at o of the corns of the seı
churcħ · as shalbe assıgne vnto hym · by the Surveyo of the seı werkꝭ / All the seı fynysshyng and ꝑfomyn
of the seıd towre · wıth fynyallꝭ · ryfan gablettꝭ · Batelmentꝭ · orbys · or Crosse quaters an euy other thyn
belongyng to the same · to be wele an wokmāly wrough made and sett vpp̄ · aft the best handelyng an
fome of good workmshıpp̄ · acordyng to a platte therof made · remaynyn  the kepyng of the seı Surveyo
The seı Joħn wastell · to ꝓvıde and fynde at hıs coste an charge · asmoche goo Suffycıe an able sto of
weldon quarryes · as shall suffyse for the ꝑfomyng of the Fynyallꝭ of all the seıd buttrasses · an also for the
mooldꝭ · ordenᷓncꝭ · and euy other thıng ꝯcernyng the fynysshyng and ꝑfomyn of all the byttrasses an
towre aforseı · aswele workm and laborers · as all man stuff and ordenᷓncꝭ · as shalbe reqre or necessary for
ꝑfomace of the same / Except the seıd  ꝓvost · Scolers and Surveyo gᷓunten · to lende vnto the seıd Joħn
wastell · su@ ꝑte of olde scaffoldyng tymbre · an the vse of certay stuff an necessaryes there · as Gynnes · whelꝭ
Cables · Robynattꝭ · sawes · and suche other · as shalbe delyue vnto hym by Jındenturꝭ · And the seı Joħn wasteỻ
to delyue the same agay vnto the seı Surveyo assone · as the seıd Buttrasses an towre shalbe perfome
The saıd Joħn wastell · gᷓunteth also · and byndetħ hym self by thıes counantꝭ · to ꝑfome an clerely fynyssh all
the seıd buttrasses and towre · o thıssıde the Feest of the Annu~cıaco of o blesse lady next ensuyn ·
aft the Date herof · And for the goo and sure ꝑfomyng of all thıes pmysses · as ıs afore specyfye
the seıd ꝓvost an scolers conaunten and grau@ten to pay vnto the seı Joħn wasteỻ · for the ꝑfomyng of euy
buttrasse · vȷ ꝉı xııȷ  ıııȷ  · whıche amowntetħ for aỻ the seı buttrasses · Cxl ꝉı · And for the ꝑfomyn of the
seı towre · C ꝉı · to be paı  fome folowyn · That ıs to sey · fro tyme to tyme asmoche money as shaỻ
suffyse to pay the masons and other laborers · rately · aft the nu~bre of workme An also · for ston · at suche
tymes and ın suche fome · as the seı Joħn wastell shall make hıs ꝓvısyo or receyte of the same sto · from tyme
to tyme · as the case shall requyre / Ꝓvıde alwey · that the seı Joħn wastell · shall kepe contynunally  lx ·
Fremasons werkyng vppon̄ the same werkꝭ · assone as shalbe possıble for hy · to calle th J by vertu of suche
Cossyo as the seıd Surveyo shall delyue vnto the seı Joħn wasteỻ for the same entent / And ın case ·
ony Mason · or other labore shalbe founde vnꝓfytable · or of ony suche ylle demeano · wherby · the workꝭ shul
be hyndre or the company · mysordre  not doyng theı dutıes acordyngly as they ough to doo · tha the
seı Surveyo · to ȷndevo hy self to refome them by such wayes as hatħ byn the vse before thıs tyme ·
And also the fornamed  ꝓvost · scolers an Surveyo · shaỻ fynde asmoch Jron werke for the fynyallꝭ
of the seı buttrasses · as shall amownte to · v  · for euy buttrasse · that ıs ın aỻ · ıııȷ lı v  · An what so
eu ȷro werke shalbe ocupye and spent abowte the seıd werkꝭ · and for suertıe of the same · above the seı
· v  · for a buttrasse · the seıd ȷoħn wasteỻ · to bere hyt at hıs ow cost and cost and charge · / · And for aỻ an
syngle counantꝭ aforreherce of the ꝑtıe of the seıd Joħn wastell · wele and truly to be ꝑfome an
kepte · he byndetħ hym self · hıs heırꝭ and executos ın CCC ꝉı of goo an laufull money of Englon
to be paı vnto the seı  Provost · scolers · an Surveyo at the Fest of Est next cōmyn · aft the
Date of thıes psentꝭ / And  lyke wıse · for all an syngle counantꝭ afor reherce of the ꝑtye of
the seıd ꝓvost · scolers an Surveyo · wele an truly to be ꝑfome and kepte · they bynde the
theı Successos an executos · ın CCC ꝉı of goo and lauful money of Englan · to be paıd vnto
the seı Joħn wastell at the seı fest of Est · Jn wıtnesse wherof the ꝑtyes aforesaı to thıes
psent Jndenturꝭ · entrechageably · haue sett theı Seales · the day an yere above wryten · /