County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6042
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: GRA/257
Function: Award




To All true crıste people to whome thys psent wrıgħtyng ındente o awar shall come vnto Joh woode Thomᷓs Castell Joh Mareys and wıllᷓm Cobyns Gentylme Arbytratours ındıfferently chose aswell o the ꝑtıe of Maıst Roƀt hacomble Clerk Provest o the kyngꝭ College o ou lady and seynt
Nycholas ın Cambrıgge and the scolars o the same College o that oo ꝑtıe And Maıst Petyr Nobys Clerk Maıst and kepar o the College o Corporıs xp̄ı and our lady ın Cambrıgge aforesaı calle Benett College and the felowes and scolars o the same College o that other ꝑtye send gretyng ın ou
lor Go eulastyng Wher before thys tyme grett varıance strıffe and debate hath bee long dependyng betwe the saı ꝑtıes o and for the rıgħt tytle and posessıo o a yerly rent o  xx by yere whıch the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars and ther pdıcessours o the saı Benett College have
cleyme to have to them And to ther successours to go owt o the Manar o the saı Provest and scolars ın Grandecest ın the Countıe o Cambrıgge calle Jakꝭ Manar And sute to the Court o the saı Maıst and kepar felowes  scolars ın Barto ın the saı Countıe whıch saı Manar o Jakꝭ some tyme was
henry Somars And wħıcħ rent and sarvíce by the saı provest and scolars and ther pdıcessours many yeres past hath bee wıtholde And not paı to the saı Maıst and kepa felowes and scolars An whe Also lyke varıance strıffe and debate hath of long tyme bee dependyng betwe the saı ꝑtıes of and for a yerly
rent ‸ and sarvıce o  í  vııȷ  by yere whıch saı rent and sarvıce the saı provest and scolars  ther pdıcessours hath clayme to have o the saıd Maıst felowes and scolars goyng owt o londes and Tentꝭ@ belongyng to the saı Maıst felowes and scolars ın Grandecestre aforesaı And sute to the Court o the saı provest  scolars ın
ın Grandecestre Aforesaı whıch saı rent  sarvıce and sute hatħ bee long wıthdrawe and nott pay to the saı provest and scolars O the wħıcħ seıd varıancꝭ strıffꝭ and debates o the saıd yerly rentꝭ and euy ꝑceỻ or ꝑte o them And Also o for and vpo aỻ man o other accyons quarellꝭ debates ‸ dettꝭ demaundes  contrausıes
ın ony wyse dependyng betwe ony o the saı ꝑtıes from the begynnyng o the worl vnto the xvth day o aprell last past before the date of thıs psent awar The saı ꝑtıes have submytte them selffꝭ to Abyde and obey the Arbıtrament ordynᷓnce and decree of vs the saı Arbıtratours and for the sure ꝑfourmᷓunce o the
saıd Arbytrament ordynᷓnce and decree eche of the saı ꝑtıes have bounde them selffꝭ by ther seuall oblıgacıons eche to other ın the som o  xlı wħıcħ saı oblıgacıons bee seale wıth ther come sealles o the saı Colleges beryng date the xvıȷth daye of August ın the xth yere of the reıg o kyng henry the vííȷth
whervpo we the saı Arbıtratours takyng vpo vs the charge and besynesse o the saı Arbıtrament And Also heryng the tytles Aunswers and othe Allegyngꝭ o bothe the saı ꝑtıes by good advısament and long delıƀacıo and by the assent and request of bothe the saı ꝑtıes the xvȷth day of Apreỻ ın the saı xth yere o the reıg o kyng
henry the vııȷth have Abrıtrate ordyne And decre as heraft folowetħ Fırst that the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars o the saı Benett College and ther successours ther Tenᷓntꝭ and Fermours shalbe dıscharge of All sutes of Courtꝭ and letys agaynst the saı provest and scolars and ther successours for eumore for ony
londes or Ten̄tꝭ that the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars now holde o the saı Provest and scolars And o All Amcyamentꝭ and fynes com̄yng or growyng by reaso o the saı Courtꝭ and letys And ou that / that the seı Provest and scolars by ther suffıcıent wrıgħtyng seale wıth the come seall shaỻ for
the and ther successours releace to the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars and to ther successours for eu all the saı sutes o Courtꝭ and letys before the Fest o Ester next co@myng And ın lyke wyse the saı provest and scolars ther successours Tenᷓntꝭ And fermours shalbe dıscharge o All sutes o Courtꝭ an
letys agaynst the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars and ther successours for eumore for ony londes or ten̄tꝭ that the seı provest and scolars nowe holde o the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars ‸ and by ther suffıcıent wrıgħtyng seale wıth ther Come seall shall releace to the seı ꝓvest an
scolars and to ther successours for eu All the saıd sutes o Courtꝭ and letes before the saı Fest o Ester next co@myng Jt the saı Arbıtratours awar ordey and decre that the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars o the saı Benett College by ther dede ındente suffıcıent ın the lawe made
betwe the saı Maıst  kepar felowes and scolars and the saı provest and scolars seale wıth ther come sealles before the seı Fest o Ester of next co@myng aft the date o thıs psent awar shall conferme the Astate o the seı provest and scolars  ther successours o  ın the saı Manar o
Jakys wıtħ thappurtenᷓncꝭ and o  ın all suche other londes and Tetꝭ as the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars cleyme to have ony rent goyng owt o only belongıng to the saı ꝓvest and scolars and ın all other londes and Tetꝭ whıch the saı provest and scolars holde o the saı Maıst  kepa
felowes  scolars To have and to holde the saıd Manar of Jakꝭ wıth thappurtenᷓncꝭ and all other londes o the saı provest and scolars and ther successours o the saı Maıst  kepar felowes and scolars and ther successours from hensforewar by the only sarvıce o ıȷ  vııȷ  by yere and foyalte for aỻ man o sutes
and sarvıces And also the saı Maıst  kepar felowes and scolars shall releace to the saı provest and scolars and the successours all arrerages o rentꝭ fynes and amcyamentꝭ co@myng or growyng by reaso of ony tenure o the saı londes and Tetꝭ or ony ꝑte o them before the date o thıs Awar And
ın lyke wyse
the saı ꝓvest and scolars by the dede ındente suffıcıent ın the lawe made betwe the saı provest and scolars and the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars seale wıth ther come sealles before the Fest of Este next co@myng Aft the date of thıs saı awar shall conferme the Astate
o the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars and ther successours o and ın All suche londes as the saı ꝓvest and scolars clayme to have ony rent goyng owt o only belongıng to the saı Maıst  kepa felowes  scolars And ın All other londes and ten̄tꝭ whıch the saı Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars holde o the
same provest and scolars To have And to holde [...] the saı londes and Tetꝭ o the saı provest and scolars and ther successours fro hens forewar by the only sarvyce o í  vııȷ  by yere and foyalte for All man of sutes and sarvıcꝭ And Also the saı provest and scolars shaỻ releace to the saı Maıst and keꝑ felowes
and scolars and ther successours All Arrerages [...] fynes  amcyamentꝭ co@myng or growyng by reaso o ony tenure o the saı londes and Tetꝭ or ony ꝑte o the before the date of thıs awar Jt yt ıs awarde ordıne and decrey by the saı Abrıtratours that for a fynaỻ and ꝑpetuall peace betwe
the saı ꝑtıes and ther successours to be hadde for eu to contynue wıthout strıffe or debate for ony cause hadde moved or dependyng betwe the saı ꝑtıes before the date of thıs awar and ın fuỻ recompense o All rentꝭ sutes fynes amcyamentꝭ Arrerages, of rentꝭ and other charges dettꝭ trespacꝭ sutes quarelles and
demaundes hadde move or dependyng betwe the same ꝑtıes before the same date of thıs awar Except the saı  í  víí  of rent by eyther o the saı ꝑtıes to other to be doo and pay That the saı provest and scolars and ther successours shall content and paye or cause to be contente and pay to the
saıd Maıst and kepar felowes and scolars [...] to ther successours twenty poundes of lawfuỻ money of englon ın fourme folowyng that ys to saye At the daye o makyng sealyng and delyuyng of thıs present awar  íí l vȷ  víí  whıch the saı Maıst and keꝑ felowes and scolars  ther successours
[...] and the saı provest and scolars And the successours to be thero Acquyted and dıscharge by thıs psent awar And at the Fest of pentıcost next co@myng aft the date o thıs saı awar  xxxíí  ıııȷ  sterlyng And att the Fest of saynt Mıchell [...]
the next ensuyng  C And at the Fest of saynt Mıcheỻ tharchangeỻ whıcħ shalbe ın the yere o ou lor Go A thousan fyve hundreth And twenty te poundes sterlyng ın full payment o the saı twenty poundes And Also the saı Maıst and kepa felowes  scolars and ther successours to be Acquyte
and dıscharge of All rentꝭ sutes fynes and [...] and arrerages o the same what so eu they be And Also o All other accyons quarellꝭ debates dettꝭ demaundes contrausıes and other charges before the makyng o theıs psentꝭ dependyng betwe the saı ꝑtıes from the begynnyng o the worl
vnto the day o makyng o thıs awar [...] the whıcħ saı arbıtrament ordynᷓnce And decre ın man and fourme afore reherse Aswell the saı provest and scolars o the saı kyngꝭ College As the saı Maıst and keꝑ felowes and scolars o the saı College calle Benett College have dístínctly harde
and vnderstonde And to the same bothe the [...] ꝑtyes Ar contente and Agreı ın manar and fourme as ys before reherse by theıs psentes Jn wytnesse whero aswell we the saı Arbıtratours to euy ꝑte of thıs awar ‸ have putto our sealles As the saı provest and scolars for ther ꝑte as the saı Maıst and kepar
felowes and scolars for ther ꝑtıe to thıs [...], have ıntchaungeably setto ther ‸ come sealles yove the saı xvȷth day o Aprell ın the saı xth yere o the reıg of kyng henry the vííth

[signed: ȷoh woode] [signed: Thomas Castyll] [signed: Joħn Mareys] [signed: wıỻm [...]]