County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6005#1
Reference: Cambridgeshire Archives City/PB Box XVIII/12/2/2
Function: Lease
Thıs Jndentur made the vth day o the Moneth o Janua the Fyueth ye o the reıgne o ou souaıg lor kınge henry the vııȷth Bytwe wıllᷓm Barbour Mayer of the Towne o Cambrıgge George Foyst andrew pomell Roƀt Smyth wexchundeler an
Joh Burgeys Baylıffꝭ An aỻ other Burgeyseȝ o the saı Towne o Cambrıgge o that oo ꝑte An Wıllᷓm Gylle o the saı Towne Myller o that other ꝑtıe Wıtnessıth that whe by casueltıe o Fyre ın the Moneth o June the ıııȷth ye o the
Reygne o ou say souaıg lor the kynge that nowe ıs The kyngꝭ Mılle ın Cambrıgge belongyng to the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ was brente dıstroye vttly waste So that no ꝓfytte thero mygħt be take or ꝑceyued An by Cause that the
saı Wıllᷓm Gylle by hıs ꝓmyse to the Mayer Baylıffꝭ o the say Towne that tyme beyng o hıs owne ꝓp Costꝭ Chargꝭ Shul Suffıcıently buylde o newe aỻ the saı Mılle aswell ın makyng o all Tymbır workꝭ water worke grounde worke
An all the howseȝ belongyng to the same As all the Stankꝭ Brynkꝭ to the saı Mılle belongyng So that the saı Mılle the day o makyng o thıse psentꝭ myght wer abyll to Grynde allman o Cornes whıche say kyngꝭ Mılle accordyng to hıs saı
ꝓmyse the saı wıllᷓm Gylle hath aỻ buylded The say mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ by theır assente o the hole cōmunalıtıe o the saı Towne hath demyse grᷓunte to ferme lete vnto the saı wıllᷓm Gylle aỻ theır say kyngꝭ Mılle by hım o newe
buylde wt aỻ the cōmodıtıes ꝓfıttꝭ aduayles lyƀtyes Francheyseȝ to the saı Mılle ın eny man o wyse belongyng cūmyng or befallyng wt thapptenᷓncꝭ an ou thıs wher the Mıllꝭ calle the Bısshopp̄s Mılle Newenhᷓm Mılle ın Cambrıgge aforesaı
shaỻ not begynne to Grynde eny man o Corne vnto suche tyme As the kyngꝭ Baylıf o the saı kyngꝭ Mılle or hıs depute or Ferm o the same hath blowe hıs hor atte the begynnyng o theır Gryste An also that the Occupyers o the saı Bısshops
Mılle Newenhᷓm Mılle eyther o them shall stoppe the water o the saı Mılle an shytte downe the water Gatꝭ vpo the blowyng o the saı horne o the saı kyngꝭ Mılle atte thende o theır saı Gryste vpo pey o forfeyctu eyther o them
ııȷ s ıııȷ asofte tymes as they do the contrary to the same accordyng to the Custume o the saı Mılle o olde tyme vsy an also wher the saı Baylıf hıs depute or Mıller o the saı kyngꝭ Mılle atte aỻ tymes wha they lakke Gyrste to occupye
the say kyngꝭ Mılle shall lawfully take ꝑte o suche Corne Gryste as cūmeth towar eyther o the saı Mıllꝭ calle the Bısshops Mılle Newenhᷓm Mılle or ꝑte o suche Corne or Gryste as ıs wtın eyther o the saı Mıllꝭ So that the saı Kyngꝭ
Mılle shall not be wtoute Corne or Gryste but that the saı kyngꝭ Mılle shallmowe grynde atte aỻ tymes whu the saı other Mıllꝭ shaỻ grynde The say Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ hath grᷓunte the saı lıƀtıes to the saı wıllᷓm Gılle wt aỻ
other lıƀtıes puylegꝭ Frauncheyseȝ belongyng to the same kyngꝭ Mılle The Mılle este to the saı kyngꝭ Mılle o olde belongyng wt all the ꝓfıttꝭ auᷓntagꝭ admcıamentꝭ o the same to the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ allweys Reue excepte
To haue to holde the saı kyngꝭ Mılle wt all the saı lıƀtıes other the pmısseȝ wt thapptenᷓncꝭ Excepte before excepte to the saı wıllᷓm Gılle to hıs Executoȝ or assıgneȝ from the fest o seynt Mıcheỻ Tharchᷓungeỻ laste paste before the
date o thıse psentꝭ vnto thende tme o xvȷ yer tha next folowyng tobe fully complete ended The saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ assıgneȝ yeldyng and payıng for the saı kyngꝭ Mılle other the pmısseȝ excepte before excepte to the
say Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ to theır Successoȝ yerly xȷꝉı o goo lawfull money o ynglan ın the festꝭ o the Natıuıte o ou lor go Thanucıaco of ou blessı lady Natıuıte o seynt Joh Baptıste seynt Mıchell Tharchᷓungell by
by equall evy porcoūs An the fırste payment o the saı yerly Rente ferme to begynne atte the feste o the Natıuıte o ou lor go nowe laste paste next before the date hero And the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ assıgneȝ duryng
all the saı tme from tyme to tyme shall suffıcıently make Repa all the saı kyngꝭ Mılle Mılle howse the stankꝭ Stathıs all other thıngꝭ belongyng to the saı Mılle aswell behynde the same Mılle as before aswell wt Free sto othe
sto other wyse o goo suffıcıent habıll Tymbır o Oke substancıally workemanly aft goo workemanshıpp ꝓporco to be made an the saı wıllᷓm Gylle hıs Executoȝ assıgneȝ shall by all the saı tme Repay make the
hal o the Brygge calle the Mılle Brygge lyıng beyıng bytwe the saı kyngꝭ Mılle and the Bısshop̄s Mılle an the oo hal o the Water Gate bytwe the saı Mıllꝭ aỻ the Mılle Bankꝭ o the saı kyngꝭ Mılle asofte as
they shall nede to be made or to haue eny man reꝑaco duryng the say tme atte hıs owne ꝓp Costꝭ Chargꝭ an also the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ assıgneȝ atte thende o the same tme the saı kyngꝭ Mılle wt thapptenᷓncꝭ
all other thyngꝭ to the saı Mılle ap̄teynyng or belongyng shallebe ın goo suffıcıent buyldıngꝭ Reꝑacoūs an also shallebe apeyer o goo habıll Myllestons for the saı Mılle Conuenyent atte the saı Tmes ende whero the
Sto calle the lygger shalbe vııȷ vnches thykke an the Sto calle the Renn shalbe o x vnches thykkenesse atte the lefte an also shall leve made buylde atte thende o the saı tme all the foundaco workes wtın the water
ap̄teynyng belongyng to the saı kyngꝭ Mılle o Free sto aswell as yt was the day ye o makyng o thıse psentꝭ by the syght o ıııȷ aldme o the saı Towne o the moste sadde dıscrete ꝑsons for the tyme beyng Prouyde allwey that
allman o Chargꝭ connyng the Mılle damme Bankꝭ o the saı both Mıllꝭ o the saı kyngꝭ Mılle Bısshops Mılle atte aỻ tymes duryng the saı tme shalbe bor paye ındıfferently aswell by the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ assıgneȝ asby
Joh Belle aldma o the saı Towne made Tenᷓnte Fermo o the saı Bısshops Mılle hıs Executoȝ or assıgneȝ An also the saı wıllᷓm Gılle or hıs assıgneȝ shalleve wtın the saı mılle atte thende o the saı Tme suche Jmplementꝭ as
be expsse ın ctey Cedulꝭ to thıse Jndenturꝭ annexı an y yt happe the saı yerly Rente or Ferme o xȷꝉı to be behınde vnpaye ın ꝑte or ın aỻ by the space o vııȷ dayes aft eny feste of payment thero aforesaı That tha yt
shalbe lawfuỻ vnto the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ to theır ctey attorney or to theır Successoȝ ın to the saıd Mılle other the pmısseȝ wt thapptenᷓncꝭ to ent dıstrey an the dıstresse so take lawfully to kepe wtholde vntıll theybe
o the saı Rente Ferme and tharragꝭ thero fully contente paye an also y yt happe the saı yerely Rente ‸ ferme o xȷlıx tobe behynde vnpaye ın ꝑte or ın aỻ by the space o a moneth next aft eny feste o payment thero That tha yt shalbe lawfuỻ
to the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ to theır Successoȝ assıgneȝ ınto the saı kyngꝭ Mılle other the pmısseȝ to the saı Mılle belongyng wt thapptenᷓncꝭ to Reent an the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ assıgneȝ thero clerly to putoute thıs ȷndentu ın eny thyng
notwtstondyng and also yt ıs Couenᷓnte bytwe the saı ꝑtyes by thyse psentꝭ that yt shalbe lawfuỻ to the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ for the tyme beyng to theır Successoȝ to Fysshe ın the Mılle pytte o the saı kyngꝭ Mılle and to Shıtt downe the water Gatꝭ o
the saı mılle atte suche tymes as yt shaỻ please them for the same Fysshyng wtoute eny man lette or Contraduco o the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ or assıgneȝ duryng the saı tme An y the saı wıllᷓm Gılle be dısspouse to edyfıe buylde a
house for hıs mansıo vpo the key or brynke by the wat syde o the same kyngꝭ Mılle The saı mayer Baylıffꝭ grᷓunten by thıse psentꝭ that yt shalbe lawfull to the same wıllᷓm Gılle to sette the sayd howse ther vpo the saı brynke
an yt to haue holde duryng aỻ the saı tme So that he shall pay therfor yerly to the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ Tresorers for the tyme beyng to thuse o the Tresorıe ȷ atte the feste o Mıchelmesse duryng aỻ the saı tme an wher
the say wıllᷓm Gylle oo Joh Stronge Rıchard roll George Foyst Roƀt Sympso by theır dede Oblıgatorıe beryng date the date o thıse psentꝭ stonde be bonde to the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ to theır Successȝ ın the sūme of xllıx
stlıngꝭ tobe paye atte the feste o pasche next cūmyng as ın the saı Oblıgaco more pleynly ap̄etħ yf the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ assıgneȝ welle truly obue ꝑfome kepe all sıngꝉer Couenᷓntꝭ grᷓuntꝭ agrementꝭ appoyntmentꝭ
paymentꝭ conteyne ın thıse psentꝭ Jndenturꝭ o hıs ꝑte to be ꝑfome kepte aft the tenu fome effecte o thıse psent ȷndenturꝭ That tha the saı dede Oblıgatorıe to be voyde o no force Or ellꝭ to stonde ın hıs full strenght vertu
Jn to wıtnesse whero aswell the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ theır coe Seall as the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Sealle to thıse Jndenturꝭ ıntchᷓungehably haue setto yove the day ye abouesay ⸫
Prouyded also that
yt shaỻ not be
lawfull to the say
wıllᷓm Gylle to hıs
Executoȝ nor assıgneȝ
to leue to [...] to
gy bequeth or
assygne hıs say
tme ȷntesse ın the
pmysseȝ or eny ꝑte
thero to enı ꝑso
or ꝑsons Excepte
yt be to a Free
Burgeyse o the
Towne o Cambrıgge
vppo pey o
forfeyctur o hıs
say tme ȷntesse
ın the say ꝑmısseȝ