County: Huntingdonshire
Code: D0516
Reference: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire Archives: KG/A/3/5
Function: Award
Thıs endenture ın englyssħ maa be twyxen Joħn Maddyngley Pryour of the Chanownes of huntyngdo and the Couent of the same place of the on ꝑtye And Joħn
Quenyve and Joħn Manypeny Ballyves of the Tou of Gumecest and the Comownes of the same Tou of the othır ꝑtye berıtħ wytnesse that the fyfthe
day of the monethe of Octob Jn the tenthe yee of kyng herry the Syxte ıt was fully a cordy and detmyny be fovre Arbytroures chosen of bothe ꝑtyes that ıs
fortowete wyllyam Penteneye suan to the noble and worthy Prynce Du of Gloucest wyllyam westwode Cler and suant of the worthy lady Countesse o
Staffor and herfor Joh Copegray Chapeley of Gumecest and Thomas Charwelto o huntyngdo Gentılman · they gevy pꝉeyn arbytrement that the
sey Pryour and the Couent augħt be dewe composycyo to make and repayre · sevene brygges be twene the Tou of Gumecest and the grete brygge nexte
huntyngdo of the wheche the flores of the syxte sey brygges shold be evene and equypolent to the [...] of the poole brygge nexte Gumecest so that whann
the water rennyħt ou the flore of the poole brygge that the wat shal renne ou the flores of the othır syxe brygges · excepte that the flore of the secunde Arche
of the brygge nexte the grete brygge abovesey shal be lowere than the flore of the poole brygge be foure enches o the statute for alawesher Also the same
Arbytroures haue geven pꝉeyn arbytryment that there shal be set floodgates and be maa be the sey Pryour and hıs Couent ın the place where as they
were set and stoo last besyde the reede medewe ín the fyfthe yeere of the sey kyng herry reseruy the brede and the depenesse as ıt was o the day of
the makyng of thıs psent to the heıghte of the flore of the poole brygge abovesey so that whanne the water rennyħt ou the flore of the poole brygge
that the water renne ou the sey flodgates lette of nothır ꝑtye wheche shal be maa be the feste of Seynt petyr wheche ıs clepyd Aduıncl nexte sewyng
the date of thıs psent And ın the mene tyme ıt was ordeyny that the hee of the same Floodgates shal be stoppy and atre ley ou of the heıghte
of the flore of the poole brygge abovesey · so that the water may renne ou the same tre as ıt ıs abovesey · And ıf ıt so be that the forsey Floodgates be
not maa and set there be the sey feste of Seynt Petyr that thane ıt shaỻ beleuefuỻ to the sey Bayllyves and Comownes to pulle vp and take
awey the same tre and dammyn that the water may renne and haue hís coours as ıt dede at the day of the makyn of thıs psent ın to the tyme
that bothe ꝑtyes be othır wyse acordy · wytħ that the sey tre and dammyng be not maa to the tyme that the sey lawesher be fully maa and endy
as ıt ıs above acordy Also what tyme the sey Floodgates be maa and set that the water ryse gretly to the heıghte of hal amette yerde above the sey Floodgates
ın noysaunȝ of medewes and pastures of bothe sydes than the pryour shal do drawe the sey Floodgates tyl the water be resonably abaty and ıf they
be not drawe at the mesure abovesey ıf ıt nede · ıt ıs ordeyny be the forsey Arbytroures that the Bayllyves of the sey Tou of Gumecest for the tyme
beyn shal do drawe the sey Floodgates tyl the water be resonabely abaty as ıt ıs abovesey so that no ꝑsone vn assygny be the sey Pryour and
Bayllyves shole medele or entermete of drawyng of the sey Flood gates and ıf he do he shal be corecte be the Avyce of the sey Pryour And Bayllyves
And ın wytnessyng of these poyntes artyculys and acordes abovesey as wel the sey [...] and hıs Couent as the Bayllyves and the Comunes
to thıs psent the day and yeere aboveseyd haue put to here Comow Seeles and [...] and ıf ıt so be that the sey Bayllyves the successoures
or the Comunes of Gumecestre aboveseyd eue hereafter contrarye or geynesey the Comune Seel · of the same Tou / thanne ın these actys and acordes the Comune
Seel · of the sey pryorye shal stonde ın noon effecte
And ıf ıt may be foundyn that ony ꝑsone of ethır ꝑtye wyllefully do or offende any thyng ın these Artycules and poyntes abovesey he to renne
ın the peyne of xx · to the ꝑtye that fyndyħt hym grevy be thassent and consent of the sey Pryour and Baylles and ıf they amon hem
may not acorde that they chese hem an vmpere to Jugge and detmyne the trespasour to paye the quantyte for hıs gylte to the same ‸ ꝑtye grevy