County: Hampshire
Code: D3044#4
Reference: Winchester, Hampshire Record Office: 21M65/A1/13, fols 324v-325r
Function: Agreement




[fol. 324 v][line 32]Thís endenture wytnessetħ that where debate was bytwene wíllíam by the soof⸗
ferance of god Bısshop̄ of wynchestre on the oon̄ partíe · and the Maí and the
Cōmune of the Cıte of wynchestre on the other partíe vpon the Frauncheríe 
the custumes of the Faíre of Seynt Gıle · that ıs to seye · where the seıde Bısshop̄
owght to haue · and he and hís predecessours han hadde fro tyme that no mynde
rennetħ the kepyn of the Cíte of wynchestre byfore seıde by xvȷ · dayes wıtħ
the trone and aỻ the profítes and custumes · as to take amendes of Brede and ale
and aỻ other maner mesures · that ıs to seye · as to take Busshelles · Galons · and
aỻ other mesures and weyghtes · and to bere thaím to the pavılon̄ and there to
make assaye by the syght of ííí · goo ꝑsones of the Cítee and there to dampne
the evyỻ · and to delyue ayen̄ the goode And that the people of the Cíte afore
seıde shulde come to the Pavílon̄ to presente Crye vere and blode shedde and aỻ
other thínges towchyn the pees of ou Lorde the kyn an the to haue know⸗
leche of aỻ mane plees towchyn the Cíte after the vsages of the seıde Cíte
hadde an vse ín the tyme of the seıde faıre wıtħ aỻ othe ríghtes and custu⸗
mes · that ıs to seye · the Daye of the vígíle of seınt Gıle by xvȷ Dayes to endure
And the Maíre and cōmune aforeseíde ín parte han̄ dıstourbe the seıde Bısshop̄
[fol. 325r]at Hís faíre of seínt Gıle laste passe ín hís seíde Fraunchíses and custumes // Theí
ben̄ accorde ín fourme that folowetħ · that the seıde Maíre and cōmune knowle⸗
gen̄ the seıde dıstourbans · And the seıde Maíre and cōmune maken̄ covennaunte
and graunten̄ ·that by theíme ne theí successours · the seíde · Bísshop̄ ne hıs suc⸗
cessours shaỻ not be fro hens forthwarde dıstourbe to haue the kepyn of the
seıde Cíte and the custumes aboueseıde and aỻ othe profítes towchyn the seıde
faíre and the ríght of hıs chírche Duryn the xvȷ dayes aforeseıde ín the man
that he and hıs predecessours han̄ hade and vse afore thís daye · And the seıde
Bísshop̄ for hym and hís successours maketħ couenaunte remíttetħ and ꝑdonetħ
the forseıde offence to the Maíre and cōmune afore rehersyde // Jn wítnesse of whíche
thyn to the one ꝑte of thís endenture remaynyn anenste the seıde · Bísshop̄ the
seıde Maíre and cōmune han̄ put theí comyn seale · to the othe parte of thís
seıde endenture remaynyn anenste the seıde Maíre and cōmune the seíde Bís⸗
shop̄ hatħ putte hıs seaỻ · Yeouen̄ at wynchestre the thr%ıdde Daye of Juyle ·
the yere of Grace · M · CCCC · lȷtı · And of the reıgne of kyn harry the sexte ·
aftre the conqueste xxıxtı