County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6127
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: KCD/93
Function: Commission




[sheet 1]Thıs Jndentu made the ıııȷth day of January  the ıııȷth ye o the Reg of o souuayn lor kyng henry
the vııȷte Betwene  Roƀt hacu@ble ꝓvost of the kyngꝭ College Royaỻ  Cambryge an the scolers of
thesame wt the advıse an agreme of  Thomas Lar Surveyo of the kyngꝭ workꝭ the · o
the oo partye / An Joħn Wastel  Mason of the seı werkꝭ  on the other ꝑtye · wıtnesseth ·
that hıt ıs counante bargayne an aggree betwene the ꝑtyes aforsaı that the seı Joħn wasteỻ
shaỻ make an sett vp̄ or cause to be made an sett vp̄ at hıs ꝓpre costꝭ and chargꝭ the ‸ Fynyaỻ [...]
o aỻ the Buttresses o the grete Churche the · whıch be xxȷ  nu@bre · the seı Fynyallꝭ to be
wele and workmanly wrough made an sett vp̄ aft the best handelyng and fome of goo
workmshıp̄ acordyng to the plattꝭ conceyve and made for the same · And acordyng to the [...]
o oon̄ buttresse whıch ıs wrough an sett vp̄ / Except · that aỻ thıes new Fynyallꝭ shalbe made
su@what larger  certay placꝭ acordyng to the mooldꝭ for the same ‸ cōcevyd  made · Also hıt ıs
counante bargayne an agree ‸ betwene the ꝑtıes aforesaı that the seı Joħn wasteỻ shaỻ make an sett vp̄ or cause to
be made an sett vp̄ at hıs ꝓpre costꝭ an chargꝭ the Fynysshyng an ꝑfomyn o oo
Towre at o of the Corns o the seı churche as shalbe assıgne vnto hy by the Surveyo
o the saı workꝭ / al the saıd Fynysshyng an ꝑfomyng o the seı towre wt Fynyallꝭ ·
[margin: ryfant] gablettꝭ . batelmees ‸ orbys or dresse Calers an euy other thyung belongyng to the same to be wele and workmly
wrough made an sett vp̄ aft the best handelyn an fome of goo workmshıp̄ acordyng
to a platt thero made remyn  the kepyng of the seı Surveyo · The saı Joħn wastel
to ꝓvıde an fynde at hıs cost an charge asmoche goo suffıcya an able ston̄ of weldo
Quarryes as shaỻ suffıse fo the ꝑfomyng o the Fynyaỻꝭ o all the seıd buttresses and
also for the ꝑfomyng an fynysshyn o oo of the towrꝭ as ıs afore specyfye
[sheet 2]Together wt lyme · San Scaffoldyn · mooldꝭ · ordenᷓncꝭ . an euy other thyn ꝯcernyn the
Fynysshyn an ꝑfomyn o al the buttresses an towre aforesaı · aswele workme an
laborers · as aỻ man stuf an ordenᷓncꝭ as shalbe reqre or necessary for ꝑfomace of the same
Except the seı  ꝓvost Scolers an surveyo gᷓunten to len vnto the saı Joħn wasteỻ
su@ parte o olde scaffoldyn tymbre an the vse of certay stuff an necessarıes there · as
Gynnes · whelꝭ · Cables · Robynattꝭ Sawes an suche other · as shalbe delyue vnto hy by
Jndenturꝭ · An the seı John wasteỻ to delue the same agay vnto the seı Surveyo
assone as the saı buttresses and towre shalbe ꝑfome · The saıd Joħn wastel grateth
also an byndeth hy sel by thıes counantꝭ to ꝑfome and clerely fynysh aỻ the saı buttresses
and towre o thıssıde the Feste of the Annu@cıaco of o blesse lady   next ensuyn afto the date
hero And for the goo and su ꝑfomyn of all thıes ꝑmıssȝ as ıs afore specıfıe
the seıd ꝓvost an Scolers counanten an graten to paye vnto the seı Joħn wasteỻ for the
ꝑfomyng of euy buttresse  vȷ ꝉı xııȷ  ıııȷ  whıch amoteth for aỻ the saı buttresses · Cxl ꝉı
an for the ꝑfomyng of the seı towre · C ꝉı · to be paıd  fome folowyn · that ıs
to sey fro tyme to tyme asmoche money as shal suffıse to pay the Masons and other
laborers rately aft the nu@bre of workme · And also for ston at suche tymes and  suche
fome as the saı Joħn wastel shaỻ make hıs ꝓvısyon or Receyte o the same ‸ sto from tyme to
to tyme as the case shaỻ requıre Ꝓvıded alwey that the saı Joħn wastell@ shaỻ
kepe ꝯtynually · lx lx · Fremasons Jn wynter werkyn vppo the same werkꝭ · assone as shalbe possıble for
hy to cal the J by vtu of suche Cossıo as the seı Surveyo shaỻ delyue vnto
the saı Joħn wasteỻ for the same tent / And  case / ony mason or other labore
[sheet 3]shalbe founde vnꝓfytable or o ony sucħ ylle demeano wherby the workꝭ shul be hyndre or the
company mysordre · not doyn theır dutıes acordyngly as they ough to doo · tha the seıd
Surveyo to Jndevo hy sel to refome the by suche wayes as hath by the vsy
byfore thıs tyme / also the forname  ꝓvost · scolers and surveyo shaỻ fynde asmoche
Jro worke for the Fynyallꝭ of the seı buttrasses · as shaỻ amownte to v  for euy buttrasse
that ıs  al ıııȷ ꝉı v  · And what so eu Jro wer shalbe ocupye and spent abowte the
seı werkꝭ · and for sure suerte o the same · above the seı v  for a buttresse · the seıd John
wastel to be hyt · at hıs ow cost an charge · And for al and syngler conᷓntꝭ afore
reherced of the ꝑty of the seı Joh wastel wele an truly to be ꝑfomed and kept
he byndeth hy ‸self hıs he‸ırꝭ and executos  CCC ꝉı of goo an lauful money of Englan
to be paı vnto the seı  ꝓvost · scolers an Surveyo at the feste o Est next [...]
aft the date of thıes ptꝭ · An  lyke wıse · for al an syngler counantꝭ afor[...]
o the ꝑtye of the seı ꝓvost · scolers an Surveyo · wele an truly to be ꝑfome and
kept· they bynde th theı succesos an exe · ın CCC ꝉı of la goo an lauful [...]
of Englan to be paı vnto the seı Joh wastel · at the seı fest of Est · Jn
wıtnesse wherof the ꝑtıes as aforsaı to thıes psent Jndenturꝭ entrechageably
haue sett theı Sealꝭ the day an ye above wryte