County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6100#2
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library: Luard 133, sheets 3-4
Function: Note




[sheet 3]
to enıoye accordyn to theır puılegeȝ  lıbertıes graunte to them [...]
the Maıer  burgeıses of the towne of cambrı wrongously ínkruptħ theım conrary to theı saı chartos

Fyrste wher ıt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓuncele  scolers of the say vnıusıtıe of Camebrıg as weỻ for the comon̄ weyỻ o alle the
kyngꝭ leı peopꝉe as of the scolers and studíauntꝭ the / that alle maneı of vıtaıllers shalle Frely cōme to the towne of Camebrı
and theı make sale of sucħe vıtallꝭ as thay brynge to the towne what vıtaỻe so eu ıt be wtoute eny fyne or other wyse vndy
colo of Fyne or eny othe ımpedıment tobe accovenᷓnte or made to the say Maıer  Burgeíses of the towne of Camebrı
Thaforesay Maıe  Burgeıses conrary to the say gᷓunte hatħ taken̄  daıly takes of alle man of vıtaıllers cōmyng wt vıtaỻ to
the towne of Camebrı as ofte as thay cōme tollage and wantage or at the lest puttꝭ theım to the yerely fyne  for not
payment dıstresses the say vıtaıllers so that for suche chargeabıỻe exaccıons of money as thay be cōstreyne to pay thay rathe
passe by the towne wt theı vıtalle  makꝭ theı sale ın othe placꝭ than̄ ın the towne of camebrı to the great hurte and
pıudıce of the say chᷓuncele  scolars and aỻ othe the kyngꝭ lee peopꝉe
Also wher ıt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓunceler  scolars ın alle serches that thay ‸ make for vıtaỻ or ın eny othe cause ꝑtenyn to the ıurısdıccıon̄
of thvnıusıtıe to sūmon acıte  monyssħe eny of the say burgeıses to appere before the saı chᷓuncele to psent sucħe
defautꝭ as thay knowe ın eny vıtaỻ b‸rougħt [...] tobe sol  also to aby hıs exaı̄acıon̄ [sic] for troutħe tobe knowen̄ ın that
behalff And yff eny of the say burgeıses appere not afte he be laufully su@mon acıte  monysshe the say chᷓuncele
to amcıe theym for theı no apperᷓunce  sucħe amcıamentꝭ to levy by hıs mínísters The say Maye  burgeıses wt
cōtemptuose wordꝭ denyes to appere sayn the chᷓuncele ıs not theı Jugge nor that ‸ thay wılle not cōme afore hım but
at theı pleasu so that troutħe ıs subute corrup vıtaỻ ıs sol to the great ‸ hur of the say scolars  othe the kyngꝭ
lee peopꝉe
Also whe ıtt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓuncele  scolars that yff eny brekers of the kyngꝭ peax or othe malefactos
tobe taken̄ or founde whycħ er seȳn to the chᷓuncele tobe punísshe by ımpsonment he shaỻ sen them by hıs mınısters
to the tolbotħe or to eny othe psone afte hıs dıscrecıon̄ the Maye  baılyffꝭ or the kepe of the casteỻ to receve
sucħe psoners ‸  to keyp them ın saff custodíe tılle the chᷓuncele cōman them tobe [...] The say Maıe  baılyffꝭ conrary the say
gᷓunte says that the vnıusıte has no psone nor wılle not receve the pso suche [...] nor ımpsone them afte the dıscrecıon
of the say chᷓuncele that ıs to say the ımpsonment tobe ordery afte the trespasse  qᷓlıtıe of the ꝑsone that dotħe
the trespasse lyke as thay do w Burgeıses beyn trespesars  cōmytt to [...] prısone by the Maıe
Also ıt ıs gᷓunte to the saı chᷓuncele  scolars that yff the chᷓuncele trowe or cōıecture that the trespesa ımpsoned sent to prısone be not
duly ımposone [sic] the kepe of the psone shaỻ suffy the say chᷓuncele or hıs depute to ouse the mane of ımpsonment And yff
eny defaute be founde ın the kepe ın that behalf he tobe punísshe at the [...] of the chᷓuncele
Also whe ıt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓuncele  scolars that whe the one partıe ıs A scola aỻ man of accıons ꝑsonaỻ
Meanıe  feloníe excepte or detmınabıỻ  owes tobe detmíned before the chᷓunceler or hıs cōmıssary nethe of the
partıes ne the chᷓuncele tobe calle oute of the say vnıusıte by no wrytt of the comon̄ lawe nor othe wyse vnd the
colo of wrytte The say Maye  burgeıses hatħ often̄ tyme calle ‸ the vıcechᷓuncele  dyuse othe scolars by pvy seaỻ  of late [...] caused the chᷓuncele now beyng
tobe calle to the kyngꝭ counseaỻ the to answe ın a accıon̄ ꝑsonaỻ the one partıe beyn A scolar to hıs geat [sic] hur
 pıudıce conrary vnto the say gᷓunte
Also whe ıt ıs gᷓunte to the say chᷓuncele  scolars by dıuse chartes  cōfırmacıons vpōn the same that alle scolars And
suche as the chᷓuncele wılle Accepte  admítt for scolars  theı uᷓntꝭ shalbe holy exempte from the Maıe of camebrı
 frome hıs ıurısdıccıon̄  subıectꝭ to the ıurısdıccıon̄ of of the chᷓuncele so that the say Maıe ın no case hatħ powe nor
ıurısdıccıon̄ ou theím to acıte  calle them to hıs courtꝭ nor to excıse othe wıse hıs powe  ıurısdıccıon vpon̄ theím The say
maıe ‸  burgeıses conrary the say gᷓuntꝭ  lıbtıes vsurpyn the ıurısdıccıon̄ of the saı chᷓuncele takꝭ vpon̄ them to sesse scolars  scoles
uᷓntꝭ ın taxes due to the kynge  othe chargıes cōcernyng the ‸ kyngꝭ warres whan̄ ıt happıtħ them tobe requíre
Also whe by duyse puılegíes the Maıe  burgeıses of the towne of camebrı er boun to clense  keyp clene the
comon̄ dycħe calle the kyngꝭ dycħe of the say towne conrary that / the say Maíe  baılyffꝭ not only sufferytħ the say dycħe tobe vnclense
but also settytħ ıt to ferme ‸ to dyuse men̄  many to make theroppon̄ comon̄ segꝭ And syffyres the lanes  streyttꝭ
wtın the towne of camebrí to lye vnclensy to the greyt  great noyaunce  dısquíetyn of scolars  deformytıe of
And wherby growetħ great corrupcíon̄
[sheet 4]Also whe of laudabıỻe custome  vse cōtynue from tyme wherof no mynde of man̄ ıs to the ꝯtrary
as weỻ for the conseruacıon̄ of the kyngꝭ peax as for the gode conseruacıon of Rewles  statutꝭ made
for correccıon̄ and punysshement of vnlefuỻ vıcıouse and mysrule ꝑsones wtın the say vnıu
sıtıe  towne of camebrı ıs hadde yerely ın the same vnıusıtıe a solempue cōgregacıon̄ and assem
bꝉe calle the blak Sembꝉe ons euy yere At the whycħ Semble í ꝑsones of credence of euy
ꝑycħe ın the same towne bee sworne vpon the holy euᷓngelıste truly to obve the Rewles constı
tucıons and dıreccıons made for conseruacíon̄ of the say peax vertuouse gounaunce and polıtıque
rewles and comon̄ weeỻ of the same s vnıusıte  towne And also that tho same ꝑsones so sworne
ın the same semble shaỻ swere euy ꝑsone of laufuỻ age ın the ꝑycħe whe thay be ınhte
to the conseruacıon̄ of the pmíssıes whycħ solempne Othe not wtstandyn the ınhtance of the
same towne so sworne not dredyn god nor the charge of theı Othes swere not the ınhtauncꝭ
ın theı ꝑysshes to the conseruacıon̄ of the say gode  polıtıque rewles / brekyn theı othes cōmıthyn
ꝑíurıe to the great hurte  pareỻ of theı saules
Also whe the say Maıe baılles have at dyuse tymes  seasons before passe recevy harnesse
ınto the kepyng whycħ was bowgħt partely wt the money of sucħe as be scolars  scolas uᷓntꝭ
of the say vnıusıtıe neu gevyn ‸ a compte theroff to the say chᷓuncele nor yet alowaunce ın any afte
sessyngꝭ of the say scolars  scolars uᷓntꝭ
Also ın lyke wyse the has beyn̄ delyue to the say Maye  baılles at dyuse tymes ctayn̄ somes
of money allevıe by the say vıcechᷓuncele of the say scolars  scolars uᷓntꝭ to thaydyn of
the kyngꝭ warres whycħ money was not put furtħe to suche vse nor yet restore to ‸ the saı scolars
 scolars uᷓntꝭ ageyn̄
Also of late tyme the say Maıe  baılles ꝓcure tobe calle the vıcechᷓuncele afore the kyngꝭ
counseaỻ to the great costıes chargıes  dāmage bothe of hım  of the saı vníusíte and wrong
fully cōplayne the vpon̄ hım no thyn prove ayenst hím ın any man of behavo for the whycħ
he  the say vnıusıtıe asketh a resonabıỻ alowaunce of the say costıes chargıes  dāmagıes
as shaỻ be seyn̄ vnto yo conscıence
Also whe dyuse Burgeıses of the say towne hatħ beyn̄ calle before the vıcechᷓuncele thay
have vse muche opprobrıouse langage to the same for the whycħ when̄ thay have been̄ cōmde
to psone theı to tary for a ctayn̄ tyme fortħ wytħ the baylyff hatħ delyue theím to the
great contempte of the saı vıcechᷓuncele  of the say vnıusıtıe