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 thvnıusıte of Cambrıgge Maıst Nıcholas Gay Maıst wıllıam Smytħ Maıst Edmond Connesburgħ Doctours of the same vnıusıte
Maıst wıllıā wyche and Maıst wıllıam langton now beyng ꝓctours of the saıd vnıusıte · 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 vnıusıte 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 thvnyusıte 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 Mꝉ 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 euy 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 carpents 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 Carpents paıd ın hand þe day of þe makyng of these psentꝭ 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 altnatly fast by these ꝑsentes