County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6025
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: JEC/1
Function: Agreement
Thys endenture trıꝑtyte endentyd made the xvıııȷtı daye of the moneth of Septembr ın the yere of ower lorde god Ml · vc · and xvííȷ / and the xth ye of the raygne of owe
soueraygne lorde kynge henry the vııȷte bytwen syr Roƀt Rede knygħt chefe Justıce of the kyngꝭ Cōen benche on the on̄ ꝑty / And wıllıam Capon doctour of holy díuíníte mastur
of the collayge of oure Lady vırgyn Saynte ȷoħn the Euangelyste and saynte Radegunde ın the vnıusıte of Cambrıge and the felawes and scolers of the same collayge vulgar⸗
ly called Jħus collayge on the secunde ꝑte And Roƀt Hacumblen doctour of holy díuíníte proueste of the kyngꝭ collayge of ower lady and saynte Nıcholas ın the sayde vnıusıte
of Cambrıge and the scolers of the same collayge on the thred Party / wytnessytħ · that where the sayd syr Roƀt Rede hatħ of hys goodenes and charíte for thencrease and augmē
tacon̄ of the faytħ of ȷħu cryste and of the holy scıence and doctrıne of dıuínıte ~~~ truly payde and delyueryd the daye of makyng of thes psentꝭ vnto the mastur felawes and
scolers of Jħus collayge abouesayd the sūme of oone hundretħ poundes sterlyngꝭ to the charıtable and godly vse and entente hereafter declared · whıche hundretħ poundes ~~~
sterlyngꝭ the sayde master felawes and scolers of the sayde Jħus collayge knoulegyn and confessyn theym by these psentꝭ to haue receyud and hadde the daye of makyng
here of of the forsayd syr Roƀt Rede to the sayde vse and entente · whıcħ hereafter ys specıfıed that ys to saye · The sayde master felawes and scolers of the sayde ȷħus col⸗
layge couenauntyn and graunten and them and the successours by thıs endenture bynden · that they the same mastur felaues and scolers and ther successors shaỻ yerely for euer
more fynde ꝓuyde and haue afelaue and scoler of the sayde Jħus collayge whıcħ shalbe [addition: a prest of gode name ‸ of] vertuouse and sadde conusacōn ín the degre of a mastur of arte or of a
bacheller of díuínıte or of a doctur of díuíníte and of non other facultye · to doo and praye as hereaftur shalbe specıfıed that ys to wete / The same felawe preste and scoler shall yerely
foreuer more synge masse satısfactorye wythın the churche of the sayde Jħus collayge that ys to saye at the aulter of saynte kateryn and saynte Margarett ín the same churche for the
goode astate of syr Roƀt Rede whıle he ys on lyue and asweỻ for hıs soule when he shalbe departed owte of thıs psente lyfe as for the soules of dame Margaret late the wıfe of the sayde sır roƀt
wyllyam and Johane hys father and mother Rıcharde hys brother Joħn and Thomas and the frendes and benefactours of the same syr Roƀt and aỻ crysten soules / And þt þe sayde felau preste ande
scoler shaỻ onys ín euery weke synge masse of the fyue woundes of ouer lorde Jħu cryste ande also oones ín euy weke shaỻ synge masse of Requíem · ande ín other dayes ande tymes of the weke shaỻ
synge masse as he shalbe godly dısposed for the sayde soules · ande that the sayde felawe preste and scoler at euy of hys sayde masses shaỻ at the fyrste lauatory praye for the soules abouerehersyd ín
ower vulgar tonge ande saye dıstınctly ande openly the psalme of [Latin: Deprofundıs] · wytħ on of the collectꝭ of [Latin: Jnclına domıne aurem tuam · ] or [Latin: Fıdelıum deus om̄ı condıtor ] or [Latin: Absolue gıūs · ] . Ande
that also the same felawe preste ande scoler shaỻ oones ın euy weke saye for the sayde soules · Placebo · ande Dırıge wyth nyne lessons ande wyth cōmendacon̄ ande the collectꝭ orısons ande other suffragꝭ
therto accustumed · Ande also onys ín the weke shaỻ saye the ví psalmís fyftene psalmís ande the letany wytħ the suffragꝭ therto accustumed for aỻ the same soules / Ande that the same felawe
preste ande scoler ín euy of hıs sarmons by hym to be made shall by expresse name specıally praye for the soule of the sayde syr Roƀt Rede ande other the soules be fore rehersyd Ande that the sayde
felawe pryste ande scoler shalbe called Redıs scoler · the Justıce · ~~~ Ande that the masse by the sayde felawe preste ande scoler to be songe shalbe called Redıs masse the Justıce ·
Ande that the same pryste shaỻ before hís goyng to euery of the sayde masses tolle or cause to be tolled three tollꝭ wytħ a belle of the sayde collayge to tħentente that welldısposed people may
haue knoulayge of the tyme of sayeng ande heryng of the sayde masse · / Ande the sayde master felaues ande scolers of the sayde Jħus collayge couenaunten̄ ande graunten̄ by these psen⸗
tıs that they the same mastur felawes and scolers ande ther successours for eu more shaỻ weỻ ande truly paye or dotobepayed vnto the forsayde felawe preste ande scoler so to be founde pro⸗
uyded ande hadde ande to euy other beyng a felawe preste and scoler of the sayde collayge truly to be obserue doo and ꝑforme the premysses for hıs salery yerely for eu more Thre poundes syx
shıllyngꝭ and eyght pense sterlıngꝭ ın redy money at foure termys of the yere that ys to saye at the festꝭ of Crystemas Estur the Natíuíte of saynte Joħn baptıste ande saynte Mygheỻ tħ archan⸗
gell by euen porcıons Ande that the sayde felawe preste ande scoler ouer and aboue the sayde thre poundes syx shyllyngꝭ ande eygħt pense shalhaue take ande ꝑseyue for euer ın the sayde Jħus
collayge at the chargꝭ of the same collayge hıs Dırıgꝭ chambur barbour laundre ande aỻ other ꝓfytes emolumentꝭ commodıtes and aduauntagꝭ ın as large maner as other felaus of the saı Col⸗
[addition: lege haue shal] haue take ande ꝑceyue . Also the sayde mastur felawes ande scolers of the sayde Jħus collayge couenaunten̄ ande graunten̄ by these presentꝭ that the sayde syr Roƀt Rede duryng
hıs lyfe shalhaue the nomínacon̄ ande eleccon̄ of the sayde felawe preste ande scoler that ys to saye of oone of the felawes of the sayde house as ofte as the rome or saruyce shalbe voyde · ande
that after the deceasse of the sayde syr Roƀt Rede as often as the sayde rome or saruyce shalbe voyde the sayde mastur of the sayde Jħus collayge ande hıs successours for eu more wtín oon̄ monetħ
nexte after euy suche vacacon̄ shaỻ name ande chose a nother felawe preste and scoler of the sayde collayge vertuous ande of goode ande honeste conusacon̄ to haue ande eníoye the sayde rome
or saruyce ande also to haue the sayde yerely thre poundes syx shıllyngꝭ ande eyghte pense wyth aỻ other monay ꝓfıtꝭ ande chargꝭ abouerehersed and to do synge ande praye for aỻ the forsayde
soules ın man and fourme as ys abouedeclared / ande so to doo as ofte as the rome or saruyce of the sayde felawe preste ande scoler from tyme to tyme for eu more shalbe voyde ande of suche felawe
preste ande scoler from tyme to tyme so named ande chosen the sayde mastur ande felawes ande scolers of Jħus collayge shaỻ by ther wrytyng vnder ther cōen seale from tyme to tyme wythın
the space of eygħt dayes nexte after the nomínacon̄ ande eleccon̄ of euy sucħ felawe preste ande scoler notıfye ande geue knouleyge vnto the sayde proueste or vıceproueste of the forsayde collayge called
the kyngꝭ collayge for the tyme beyng of the name of hym whıcħ so shalbe named elected ande chosen to the sayde rome or saruyce Ande also that the sayde felawe preste ande scoler so to be chosen
ande named ande hıs successours shaỻ from tyme to tyme for euermore ın the admıssıon ínto the sayde rome or saruyce make a solempne othe vpon a boke to the sayde mastur of Jħus collayge for
the tyme beyng ande ín hys absence to the presıdente of the same collayge that he shaỻ weỻ ande truly obsarue fulfyỻ ande kepe aỻ the pmısses whıcħ on the behalfe of the sayde felawe preste ande sco⸗
ler hauyng the sayde rome ande saruyce as ys aboue rehersyd ar to be obsaruyd ande keped Prouyded alwaye that yf at any tyme after the decesse of the sayde syr Roƀt Rede yt fortune or hapen that
any felawe preste ande scoler hauyng the forsayde rome or saruyce of Redıs scoler the Justıce to be obstynate or neclıgente ın doyng of hys dutye ın the same rome or saruys accordyng to the forme
aforsayde or that he be nott of vertuous goode ande honeste conusacon̄ · ande that vpon laufuỻ ande resonable monícon̄s ande warnyngꝭ he doo not amende ande doo hys duty / that then yt shalbe
lefull to the mastur of the sayde Jħus collayge ande to hys successours for the tyme beyng vpon laufull monícon̄s ande warnyngꝭ to expelle ande putte ~~~ the same suche fellawe preste ande scoler
owte ande ın hys rome electe name ande putte ın a nother felawe preste ande scoler of goode sadde ande honeste conusacon̄ to do praye ande to haue ın aỻ maner of thyngꝭ as ys aboue declared / ande
so as often as any suche case shaỻ faỻ or happe at any tyme after the decesse of the sayde syr Roƀt Rede · Farthermore the sayde mastur felawes ande scolers of the sayde Jħus collayge couenaunten̄
ande graunten by these psentꝭ that they ande ther successours for euer more shaỻ doo holde ande kepe wtın the churcħ of the sayde Jħus collayge a solempne Obıte Dırıge or annıusary yerely aftur the
dethe or dysceasse of the sayde syr Roƀt Rede that ys to saye on the daye that yt shaỻ fortune the sayde syr Roƀt Rede to deꝑte oute of thys psente lyfe ( yf yt conueníently maye be ) or ellys the nexte daye aft᷑
hıs deceasse that conueníently yt maye be done · that ys to saye on the euen wytħ Dırıge by note ande on the morowe folouyng a solempne masse of requıem by note by aỻ the felawes ande scolers
of the sayde collayge of Jħus for the soule of the sayde syr Roƀt Rede ande aỻ other the soulys abouerehersyd / ande that the sayde mastur felawes ande scolers of the sayde Jħus collayge ande ther suc⸗
cessours for eu shaỻ expende ande dıstrıbute yerely at the same obyte amonge the mastur felawes ande scolers ande other assıgned at the same obıte Eygħt shıllyngꝭ sterlıngꝭ ın the man ande forme
folouyng that ys to saye · the mastur to haue yf he be presente at the sayde obıte vııȷd · euy felawe vȷd · euy querestur ıȷd · the bybıll clarke ıııȷd · the sexten ıııȷd · ande aỻ the resydue of the sayde vııȷ
to be dıstrıbuted at the sayde obıte amonge the poure scolers of the sayde collayge beyng psente at the same obíte by the mastur of the sayde collayge ande ín hıs absens by the psıdente there for
the tyme beyng · Prouyded · allway that yf the nombre of scolers ande felawes of the same collayge do encrease that then̄ the same vııȷ shalbe desposed ande destrıbuted amonge the same felau⸗
es after the porcon̄ of vȷd~ to euy felawe ande the reste yf any be / to be dıstrıbuted by the descressyon of the sayde mastur or presıdente of the sayde collayge for the tyme beyng · Also the sayde mastur
felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge couenauntyn̄ ande grauntyn̄ by these psentꝭ that they or ther successors · wythín too monethes nexte after the date of these psentꝭ shall cause aỻ the forsayd artıcꝉes
and other the pmısses whıcħ as ys abouesayde they ar bounde vnto · ande haue promısed to doo to be wreten ín a table ande the same table to sette ande affıx to the forsayde aulter of saynte katerín
ande saynte Margarett wythın the churche of the sayde Jħus collayge where the sayde felawe pryste ande scoler shaỻ synge ın forme abouesayde for the soules abouerehersyd / to tħentente that
the pmısses maye the bettur be kepıd ande hadde ın remembraunce · Morouer · the forsayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge couenauntyn̄ ande grauntyn̄ by these psentꝭ ande them
ande ther successours byndyn̄ that yf ande as often as yt shaỻ fortune the sayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge or ther successors to defaute ın namyng ande hauyng of the
sayde felawe preste ande scoler to synge praye ande doo as ~~~ ys abouerehersyd or ın payeng of the sayde yerely salery of thre poundes sex shıllyngꝭ ande eygħte pense to the same felawe
or ın kepyng of the same obıte yerely or ın dıstrıbutyng of the sayde vııȷ yerely at the sayde obyte contrary to the man ande forme aboue declaryd / ou ande aboue the tyme ande space of
too monethes / that then ande so often the sayde mastur felawes ande scolers of Jħus collayge ande ther successours so defautyng shaỻ forfett ande paye to the sayde proueste ande scolers
of the kyngꝭ collayge ande ther successours for the tyme beyng fyue poundes sterlyngꝭ ín the name of a payne ou ande aboue the sayde ııȷ ꝉı vȷ vııȷd~ for the salery of the sayde felawe preste
ande scoler ande vııȷ for the sayde obıte · / Ande that the mastur felawes ande scolers of Jhūs collayge ande there successours aftur the sayde forfetture ande paynalte payed or not payed shaỻ
from thenseforth kepe ande haue the sayde felwe preste ande scoler to doo ande pᷓaye as ys aboue rehersyd · ande paye to hym the sayde ııȷ ꝉı vȷ vııȷd~ ande also kepe ande obsarue the sayde yerly
obıte ande paye the sayde vııȷ yerly for the same ande also bere paye ande doo other the sūmes of money ande chargꝭ aforsayde ın maner ande forme as ys abouedeclared also the sayde mast
felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge couenauntyn̄ ande grauntyn̄ by these psentꝭ that yf ande as often as yt shaỻ fortune them or ther successours to defaute ın the hauyng ande mayntenyng
of the sayde felaue preste ande scoler to synge praye ande doo as ys aboue rehersyd or ın payeng of the sayde yerely ııȷ ꝉı vȷ vııȷd~ or ın kepyng of the sayde yerly obyte or ın dıstrıbutyng of
the sayde yerely vııȷ or ın payeng of the forsayde monay or ın doyng ande obsaruyng other the pmısses vnto the the whıche as ys abouesayde they ar bounde contrary to the maner ande forme
aboue declaryd · by the space of thre monthes after the aforsayde fyrste too monethes / that then ande so often the sayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge ande the successours so
defautyng shaỻ forfette and paye to the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge aforsayde ande ther successors Tenne poundes sterlyngꝭ ın the name of a nother payne ou ande
aboue sayde fyue poundes ande ouer ande aboue the sayde ııȷ ꝉı vȷ vııȷd for the salery of the sayde felaue preste ande scole ande other the chargꝭ aforsayde · ande that the forsayde mastur felaues
ande scolers of Jħus collayge ande ther successours after the sayde secunde feaute ande penalte payed or nat payed shaỻ from thensforth kepe ande mayntayne the / sayde felawe preste
ande scoler ande paye to hym the sayde ııȷ ꝉı vȷ vııȷd ande also bere ande paye aỻ other the summes of monay ande chargꝭ aforsayde ın maner ande forme as ys abouedeclaryd · Ande
the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge aforsayde couenauntyn̄ ande graunten̄ ande them ande the successours by these psentꝭ bynden that they ande the successours shaỻ
do the true ande effectuaỻ dılıgence to haue the recoue of the sayde penaltes as often as yt shaỻ fortune them or any of them to be forfeyted ande [addition: that yf] yt shaỻ fortune the sayde
mastur felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge or ther successours heraftur to forfette an oblıgacon̄ beryng date the the daye of makȳg of these presentꝭ whereın they stande bounde to the sayde
proueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge ın the paynaltye of too hundretħ markꝭ sterlyngꝭ that then the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge ande ther successours shaỻ
do ther true ande effectuaỻ dılıgence by sute ande ꝓces of the lawe ande otherwıse to recouer the sayde paynaltye of too hundretħ markꝭ sterlıngꝭ / ande that aftur the recoue of the
same too hundretħ markꝭ the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge shalhaue and receyue to the comunaltye of the sayde kyngꝭ collayge aforsayde fourty poundes of the monay
that soo shalbe recoueryd of the sayde too hundretħ markꝭ ande that the same ꝓueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge ande ther successours for the tyme beyng shall despose the resıdue of the mo⸗
nay so to be recouyd of the sayde too hundreth markꝭ amonge poure scolers ín the vnıusıte of Cambryge ande ın other dedys of almes ande charyte as by ther concyens ande dıscrecon̄s they shaỻ seme
moste to the pleasure of god for the soules of the sayde syr Roƀt Rede ande other the frendes aforenamed / Farthermore thıs endenture wytnessytħ that where the forsayde mastur felaues ande scolers
of Jħus collayge by ther oblıgacon̄ beryng date the daye of makyng of theyse psentꝭ bene holde ande bounde vnto the forsayde proueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge ın too hundreth markꝭ
sterlıngꝭ to be payde ın the feste of estur nexte cōmyng after the date here of lyke as ın the same oblıgacon̄ therof made more playnly ıt ys contayned · neutheles the sayde proueste ande scolers
of the kyngꝭ collayge aforsayde for them ande ther successours wıllen̄ ande graunten̄ by these psentes that yf the forsayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge ande ther successours welle
ande truly holde kepe ande fulfylle aỻ ande sıngꝉr couenᷓuntꝭ grauntꝭ paymentꝭ promıses [...] ande all other thyngꝭ on ther pay abuerehersıd accordyng to the maner ande forme abouedeclared
or ellꝭ truly paye or do tobe payde the forsayde penaltıes wtín vííí dayes nexte after euy penaltye forfeyted that then the forsayde oblıgacon̄ shalbe voyde ande holde for naugħte or ellꝭ the sayde
mastur felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge for them ande ther successours wylle / ande graunte / by these p̄ntꝭ that the sayde oblıgacon̄ shall stande ande abyde ın aỻ the fuỻ strengthe effecte
ande vertu thıs endenture ín any thynge not wtstandyng Jn wytnes wherof to the oon ꝑty of thıs endenture towarde the forsayde syr Roƀt Rede remayneng aswell the cōen seale of the
sayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge as the cōen seale of the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge bene putte · and [addition: to] the secunde ꝑte of the sayde endentures remayneng
wıth the sayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jħus collayge aswell the seale of the sayde syr Roƀt Rede as the cōen seale of the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge bene sette · Ande to the
thred ꝑte of the sayde endenture remaynyng wt the sayde mastur ꝓueste ande scolers of the kyngꝭ collayge aswell the seale of the sayde syr Roƀt Rede as the cōen seale of the sayde mastur felaues
and scolers of Jħus collayge ar putte / youen the daye monetħ ande yere aboue rehersıd ⸫
[signed: cressy]