County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6012
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Archives: City/PB Box X/45
Function: Agreement
Thıs ındentu made the xxvııȷ day of the moneth of Auguste the xvııȷ yer of the Reıgne of kıng harry the vıȷth
betwıx Joh Belle Maıer of the Town of Cambrıgge hugh Ranky Nıcholas Grene Rıchard allwey Joh Erlıche
of the same Town Baıllıffꝭ Joh a Bury and wıllı Grome Tresorers of the saıd Town And aỻ and sınguler
Burgeyseȝ of the forsaı Town of that oo ꝑty And Johᷓnne Keynshᷓm wedowe late wıf of Joħn Keynsham late
Burgeyse alderma of the saı Town o that other ꝑty Wıtnessıth That whe the saıd Joh Keynshᷓm
by hıs Testament last wıỻ hath ordeyne and wılled That the Prıo Covent of Berneweỻ wtın the lıƀtıe
of the saıd Town shaỻ yerly foreu kepe a obıte at Barnewel aforesaı for hıs soule the soule o the
saı Johᷓnne hıs wı The monday next aft the feast o the Tᷓnslaco o seınt Thomᷓs the Mart wt
Placebo dırıge ou nıgħte And Masse o Regın o the next morow solempnely by note For whıche the
same Joh keynshᷓm by hıs saı Testament last wıỻ hath goven And gᷓunte aft the dıscease o
the saıd Johᷓnne vnto the saı Prıo Covent to theı Successoȝ for eu hıs Ten̄t whıche he late
dwelledJn ın the Brıggestrete ın Cambrıgge wt thapp᷑tenᷓncꝭ And also for suer contenᷓnce o the saıd dırıge
masse yerly tobe kept foreu by hıs saı Testament last wıl hatħ also g wılle · That the Maı Baıllıffꝭ
Thresorers Subbaıllıffꝭ o the saıd Town theı Successoȝ shalbe atte saı Dırıge Masse And haue the
ousıght o the doyng thero aft the dısceas o the saıd Johᷓnne yerly foreu And that aft the dısceas
of the same Johᷓnne ‸ yerly ın medıatly aft the saıd dırıge A Recreaco otherwıse calle A Jouncket or Banket
tobe at hadde wtın thabbey o Bernewel aforesaıd atte Coste Charge o the Tresorers o the foresaı
Town for the Tyme beyng Atte whıche tobe exspent vȷ s vııȷ Jn fome folowıng Thatıstosay ın
brede xıȷ ın J Chese vȷ ın a hoget o good ale A nother o hostell Ale xııȷ ‸ and ın almes to pore men ııȷ And
to the mayer the beyng at the saıd dırıge masse vııȷ for hıs offeryng J J And to the
fower Baıllıffꝭ the beyng atte same for theı labo euy of they vȷ ııȷ And for theı offeryng the
[...] And to the Tresorer ther beyng atte same for theı labo to euy eyther of the vȷ
for ther offeryng ther eyther of them [...] And to the Fower Subbaıllyffꝭ euy of the ıȷ
And for theı offeryng the J And ı eny o theym be absent from the saıd dırıge masse tha
hıs or theı deputıe ther beyng psent to haue hıs or theı ꝑte sobeyng absent And ıf he or they haue
no deputıe Than [...] hıs or theır ꝑte so beyng absent tobe dısstrybute and goven by the Tresorers for the tyme
beyng Jn almesse to poore people And for suer contenuance ꝑfomaunce of the pmısses the saı Joh
keynshᷓm by hıs saı wıỻ Testament by Surrend made hath goven and gᷓunted vnto the saıd
Tresorers of the saıd Town To thuse o the same Towne foreu to theı Successoȝ fore ctey botheȝ
lyıng And beyng ın Stırbrıgge Fayer As ın theRegest o the saıd Town doth appe And Also the saıd Johᷓnne
Keynshᷓm of ther her good mynde hadde towar the saıd Town And also for suer contenᷓnce ꝑfomaunce of
the pmısseȝ hath Surrendred to the saıd Tresorers to theı Successoȝ to thuse o the saıd Town
foreu half a bothe lyıng ın Styrrebrıgge Fayer as ın the saı Regest Also doth appe for whıche the
saı maı Baıllıffꝭ ‸ Tresorers Burgeıses Gᷓunte and ꝓmıse by thıse psentꝭ for them and theı Successoȝ That
aỻ the pmısseȝ wılled and assıgne tobe doo ‸ ın fome aforesaı o theı behal shalbe duely executed and ꝑfome And
that euy maye heraft Chose vnto thoffıce of Meyrealte Jn hís admıssıo vnto the same shalbe
swor vpo the holy Euangelıeȝ / / To se the saı obıte ‸ other pmısseȝ ın fome afore Reherse as moche as ın hım Js
tobe duely execute doo And thıs tobe entred ınto the Crosse booke as ꝑceỻ of hıs othe Jnto wıtnesse
whero the saıd Maı Baıllıffꝭ Tresorers Burgeıseȝ To thoo ꝑte o thıse ındentu Remaynyng ın toward
the saı Joh keynshᷓm theı Coe seaỻ haue setto And To thodır ꝑte o the same Jndentureȝ
Remaynȳg towar the saı maı Baıllıȷfꝭ Tresoreȝ Burgeıseȝ The saıd Johᷓnne hath setto heı seaỻ
Yoven the day and ye abouesaı