County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6008
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Archives: City/PB Box X/75
Function: Agreement




THıs Indenture made the xxth day of Decembre the thırde yere of the reıgne of kyng henry the vııȷth bıtwene Joħn Erlyche Mayer of the town̄e of Cambrıgge henry hawlehe Joħn
Stronge wıllᷓm Syndyrto  henry Gıỻson Balıffꝭ of the saıd towūe  aỻ  sınguler Burgeyseȝ of the same town̄e o that oo ꝑte And hugħ Chapma of the same town̄e alderma
executo of the Testament  last wıỻ of Agnes heseweỻ executrıx of the testament  last wıỻ of Joħn heseweỻ whıle he leuy alderma of the saıd town o that other ꝑte
Wıtnesseth that where the saı Joħn heseweỻ by hıs testament  last wıỻ Amongꝭ other thıngꝭ hatħ wılle  declare That hıs feoffees of  ın hıs landꝭ  Ten̄tꝭ ın Barto whıtewell
 Coto ın the Countıe of Cambrıgge wt thaı app᷑tenᷓncꝭ That hıs saı Feoffees of  ın the same londꝭ  Ten̄tꝭ shaỻ suff the Mayer Baylıffꝭ Thresorers  Burgeyseȝ of the town of Cambrıgge
For the tyme beyıng  theı Successoȝ to haue  ꝑsceyve the hole Jssueȝ  ꝓfıtꝭ of aỻ the saı londꝭ  Tetꝭ to the vse ꝓfytt  behof of the  theı Successoȝ for eu and that aỻ  sınguler
ꝑsones beyn sease of the pmısseȝ shaỻ stonde  be sease to the vse of the sayd Mayer Baylıffꝭ Thresorers  Burgeyseȝ for eu And Also whe as the saıd Agnes heseweỻ by her last wıỻ
Gaıf  bequethed ıııȷ fysshe bordys satt ın the mket of Cambrıgge Whıche the saıd Agneȝ held by  aft the costōme of the saıd town to the saıd Mayer Baylıffꝭ Thresorers  Burgeyseȝ to the
entent that the saıd Thresorers of the saı town for the tyme beyn shaỻ yerely for eu holde  kepe the obıte or annıusarıe asweỻ of the saıd Joħn hesewell as of the saıd Agnes hıs
wıf ın the ꝑıssħe Chırche of ou blysse lady next the Mket o Cambrıgge vpo seynt leonardꝭ day wt placebo  dyrryge ou nygħt  masse of regın o the same seynt leonardꝭ day
solempnely by note for the Soules of the say Joh  Agnes yerely for eu And shaỻ dıstrıbute atte the same obıte yerly for eu accordyn to the last wıỻ of the same Joħn xv  And
accordyn to the last wıỻ of the say Agneȝ  v  whıche amountetħ to the som̄e of xx  ın fo᷑me folowyn thatıstosey to fyve prestꝭ ıȷ  ıııȷ d ın fome folowyn thatıstosey fyrst to the
ꝑıssħe prest of the saı Chırche ıııȷ   to the chaunty prest wtın the saı Chırche ıııȷ  and to thre other prestꝭ beyn of Gunweỻ halle ın Cambrıgge euyche of the vııȷ  or ‸ ellꝭ to ııȷ other prestꝭ
oonly  xıȷ  And to the ꝑısshe Clerk of the saı Chırche of seynt Mary  ıȷ  And to the Sıxtey for Ryngyn  knollyn to the sayd dyrryge  masse  for lytyn of the Tapyrs vpo
the herst  vııȷ  and ‸ for ıııȷ Tapyrs for the saıd herst wherof ıȷ smaỻ  ıȷ shalbe gret  vııȷ  Jt to the Mayer of the same town̄e for the tyme beyn for hıs offeryn atte saı Masse  J  And
yf hebe psent atte say dyrryge vȷ   atte masse vȷ  Jt to euy Baylıf for hıs offeryn ther oƀ and ıf they be psent atte saı dyrryge  ıııȷ   atte masse ıııȷ  Jt to euy Thresorer
for tyme beyn for hıs offeryn the oƀ And yf theybe psent atte sayd dyrryge  ııȷ   atte masse  ııȷ  Jt to the ıııȷ Serıeauntꝭ for the tyme beyn for theı offeryn the  J  and yf they
be psent atte say dyrryge  masse euy of the  ıȷ  And to the Bellma of the town̄e for tyme beyn for goyn aboute the town̄e for the saı obyte ıȷ  Jt to xv poore householders of the
same ꝑıssħe of seynt Mary for eu to conte ınne euyche of the J  Jt to the prysons beyn ın the Tollebothe the tyme of the say obıte for eu  ıııȷ  And to ıııȷ Chylder for tyme for eu beyn
atte say dyrryge  masse ın surpleseȝ euyche of the oƀ And íí  ıȷ  Resıdue of the saı xv  yerly tobe dıstrıbute emongꝭ the Mayer  hıs brether for tyme beyn for eu callyn to the
the Curatt and other honest ꝑsons of the saı ꝑıssħe for theı Recreaco atte the Taber aft the saı masse fynysshe and the sayd v  conteyne ın the wıỻ of the saıd agnes Resıdue
of the saıd xx  shalbe dıstrıbute atte saı obıte yerly foreu for the Soules aforesaı thatıstosey to the pore peopꝉe ın gᷓ brede  ııȷ  and ın chese xıȷ  and to eyther of the Thresorers
vȷ  And furthermore Accordyn to the wıỻ of the saıd Joħn heseweỻ that wha the say feoffees of  ın the saıd londꝭ we dıscesse so yt the we but two of the lefte ın play
lıf That thos two feoffees shul make a newe feoffament to ctey other ꝑsons tobe name by the Mayer of Cambrıgge for the tyme beyn of  ın the saı londꝭ  tetꝭ To haue
to the so name by the saıd Mayer  to theı heıreȝ for eu to the vse  entent aforereherse and so as ofte as ıt shalbe requysyte  neccᷓıe for eu Provyde aỻwey that yf ın tyme to
cōme the say Mayer Baylıffꝭ  Thresorers for the tyme beyn happe tobe absent from the saı Dyrryge  masse  beyn ın town̄e Tha to haue no thyn  beyn psent atte eyther of
the tha to haue ın fome aforesay And ıf ıt happe the say Mayer baylıffꝭ  Thresorers or eyther of the ın tyme to cōme tobe absent from the saıd Dyrryge  masse or eyther
of the That theı or hıs ꝑte of money whıche ıf he or they hadde be psent ougħt to haue hadde Tha the say money whıche shul be belongyn vnto hy so beyn absent tobe
Jmploye to  for the ıncresse of the recreaco Jouncket Aforesay And tobe ther exspent asofte as ıt shaỻ so happen̄ foreu whıche say obıte or annıusaríe The saıd Maye
Baylıffꝭ  Burgeyseȝ couenᷓnte  gᷓunte  also bynde the  theı Successoȝ by thıse psentꝭ That the Thresorers of the saı town̄e for the tyme beyng shaỻ kepe or cause tobe
kept and dıstrıbute the saıd xx  ın fome as ıs aforesay yerly foreu And for the suer ꝑfomaunce of the same The saıd Mayer Baylıffꝭ  Burgeyseȝ couenᷓnten  gᷓunten by
thıse psentꝭ for the  theı Successoȝ That the Mayer Baylıffꝭ  Thresorers of the say town̄e for the tyme beyn  theı Successoȝ whan they shaỻ take theı othe of
Mayeraltíe Baylıffꝭ  Thresorers ın the fest of seynt Mycheỻ Tharchᷓungel yerly foreu shalbe Swor vpo the holy euᷓngelıste to obue  kepe the saıd obıte or annıusarıe ın fome
as ıs aforesay yerly foreu atte whyche tyme thıs ındentu ther  tha openly shalbe redde  shewe as they wıỻ answe afore go atte dredfuỻ day of dome Into wıtnesse
wherof the ꝑtıes aforesaı to thıse ındenturꝭ ıntchᷓungeably haue setto theı Seallꝭ Yove the day  ye abouesay ⸫