County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6090
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library: Luard 128
Function: Commission




Thıs endentur made the · xxv · day of Juyn the sıxt yee of the Regne of kyng Edwar the faurtħ · betwıx Maıst wıllıam wylflete nowe beyng
Chauncell of thvnıusıte of Cambrıgge Maıst Nıcholas Gay Maıst wıllıam Smytħ Maıst Edmond Connesburgħ Doctours of the same vnıusıte
Maıst wıllıā wyche and Maıst wıllıam langton now beyng ꝓctours of the saıd vnıusıte · suffıcıently  lawfully deputed  ordeyned by the hool
congregaco of Regentꝭ  non Regentꝭ of the forsaıd vnyuersıte forto purvey rewle surveye  gwyde the werke of the new scoles ín
the same vnıusıte of that oon partıe · And wıllıam harwar of halsted ın the Counte of Essex Carpent and wıllıam Bako of þe
same Towne  Counte Carpent of that othır partıe · wıtnessetħ that the same wıllıam harwar and wıllıam Bakon̄ · haue
made feytħfuỻ ꝓmysse and couenᷓnt wt the forsaıd Doctours  ꝓctours ın the name of alle thvnyusıte aforsaı For alle the tymb carıage
and werkmanshıp̄ · for the Floores  Rofe of the saıd new scoles · forto be parfıtly made of tymb  werkmanshıp̄ · benethe specıfıed · tofore
the Feest of seynt Petır that ıs calle [Latin: Aduıncꝉa sc Petr] that shalbe ın þe yeer of ou lor M CCCC lxvıȷ . ın maner  fourme that folo
wetħ · That ıs to sey · the nethır floore shal haue · vȷ dormauntꝭ ın breed of xvȷ yncheȝ square · / the gıstꝭ shalbe vııȷ yncheȝ ın breede 
v · yncheȝ thyk wıtħ braces  pendauntꝭ  wt Angels  enbowed for the dormauntꝭ / / And alle the gıstes of þe same floore shal haue an hool
casem̄t enbowed And betwıx gıst  gıst shalbe vııȷ · yncheȝ / And the bor that ıt shalbe plaunched wt shalbe ynche thyk And the bordes
shalbe lynyd and leyd on hye on the gıstꝭ / / And a Roofe for þe saıd Scole · shal haue vȷ rıgħt bemes wt ıoppıȷs purloynes bracꝭ pendāntꝭ
wt angels and alle shalbe enbowe as longıtħ vnto the werke / And the same Roofe shal haue a dowble Roofe · that ıs to sey fırst bemes
rıgħt · lıke to the dormāntꝭ of the floore wt crosse dormauntꝭ and þe ȷoppıȷs so that alle the gıstes of the flore shal rest vpon the crosse
dormauntꝭ  on the saıd ȷoppıȷs · whıche gıstes shalbe vııȷ ynches ın brede  ıııȷ ynches thyk and borded ın lyke wyse · as the lougher
flore shalbe · / And from euy beme a leyr stood wt ıȷ bracꝭ ınto the beme  ıȷ ınto the crownetree whıcħ shal lye vpon the saıd
studdes  bere the sparreȝ wıtħ a purloyn on bothe sydes ın the myddıst of the saıd sparreȝ wt punchıon fro the bemes to bere
the same / And the saıd sparres shalbe vııȷ ynches ın brede at þe fote and vȷ · ynches at þe toppe and vȷ ynches thyk at þe fote and v
ın the toppe / and shal ryse fro the saıd beme ın þe myddıst ııȷ fote  an half Also the saıd Roofe shal haue suffıcıent leedlathıs of
herty ooke suffıcıently drıed / And alle thıs tymbır shalbe whıte oke not dated nor storvy nor sappy to hurt the beawty or thyn
bowyng of the werke · Also theı shal make alle the dores  wyndowes and   the Roofe of þe vıce of þe staı And þe same dores 
wyndowes shalbe lıke of strengtħ  makyng of the dores  wyndowes of the oþ new scoles the And the saıd carpents shal semblably
fynde alle the bord  tymb for þe saıd dores  wyndowes and for the Roof of the vıce aforsaıd / / And for alle the tymbır 
borde aboue reherse · carıage of þe same  werkmanshıp̄ of Carpentrıe ın man  fourme aboueseıd · to be done  ꝑfourmed · the for
saıd Doctours and ꝓctours shal paıe or do to be paıd · vnto þe saıd wıllıam harwar  wıllıam Bako · whan ıt shalbe seen vnto
the saıd Doctours  ꝓctours expedıent  behoueful for þe ꝑfourmyng of the couenᷓntꝭ aforsaıd xxíí ꝉı vȷ  vııȷ  of lawfuỻ
money of Englond · ou x · ꝉı · to þe same Carpents paıd ın hand þe day of þe makyng of these psentꝭ And to alle these
couenᷓntꝭ aboue wrıte on eythır ꝑtıe as ıs abouesaıd wel  truly to be holden ꝑfourmed  kept The same partıes byndetħ
theym yche of hem to oþ altnatly fast by these ꝑsentes