County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6099
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: KCD/97
Function: Commission




Thıs Jndentu made the ıııȷtħ · day of Marche · ın the ıııȷth ye of the reıg of o souuay lor kıng henry the vııȷth · betwene
Maıst Robt hacu~blen Cler ꝓvost of the kıngꝭ College Royall ın Cambryge · an the scolers of the same wıth the advıse and
agreme of  Thomᷓs Larke surveyo of the kıngꝭ werkꝭ there / on the oon ꝑte · And Joħn wastell maıster Maso of
the seıd werkꝭ o the other ꝑte wıtnessıth / that hıt ıs couenᷓnte bargayne an agree betwene the ꝑtıes aforsaı
that the seı Joh wastell shall make an sett vpp̄ · or cause to be made and , set vp̄ · at hıs ꝓpre costꝭ an chargꝭ ·
the fynysshyng an pfomyn of ııȷ towres at íí Corns of the great new churche there · All the seıd fynysshyng
an pfomyng of the seıd ııȷ towrꝭ wt fynyallꝭ · ryfan Gablettꝭ · batelmtꝭ · orbıs · crosse · quaters · [...] and euy
other thyng belongıng to the same · to be wele an workmly wrough · made an set vp · [...]
an fome of goo workmshıp̄ · acordyng to oo towre at the ıııȷth corn · that ıs to sey at the North west ende
of the seı Church whıch ıs now redy wrough · The seı John wasteỻ to ꝓvıde an fynde at hıs cost an
charge as moche goo suffıcye and hable ston of weldo quarryes as shall suffıse for the ꝑfomyng of all the
seıd thre towrꝭ · Togyther wt lyme san · scaffoldyng · mooldꝭ · ordenᷓncꝭ · and euy other thyng concernyng the
fynysshyng an ꝑfomyng of the same ııȷ towrꝭ · aswele workm and laborers as alman stuff an ordynᷓnce
as shalbe requyre or necessary for ꝑfomau@ce of the same · Except · the seıd  ꝓvost · scolers and Surveyo gᷓunte
to lende vnto the seı Joh wastell · su~ ꝑte of ol scaffoldyng tymb and the vse of certay stuff and necessarıe
as Gynnes · whelꝭ · Cables · Robynattꝭ · sawes an such other · as be an shalbe delue vnto hym by Jndentu
And the seı Joħn wasteỻ · to delyue the same agay vnto the seı Surveyo · assone as the seı towrꝭ shalbe ꝑfome
The seı Joh wasteỻ gᷓunteth also · an byndeth hym sel by thıes coūantꝭ · to ꝑfome and clerely fynysshe all the
seı ııȷ towres o thıssıde the Feest of the Natıuíte of Seynt Joh Baptıste next ensuyng [...] date herof
An for the good and sue ꝑfomyng of all thıes pmısses as ıs afore specıfye · the [...] an [...]
an [...] the seı Joh wastel for the ꝑfomyng of euy towre · C ꝉı . to be paıd ın [...]
that ıs to sey from tyme to tyme as mocħ money as shall suffyse to pay the Masons and other [...]
laborers rately · aft the nu~bre of workme · And also for ston · at suche tymes and  suche fome as the seı
John wastell shall make hıs ꝓvısıo or receyte of the same sto · from tyme to tyme · as the case shall requyre ·
Ꝓvıded alwey · that the seı Joħn wastel shall kepe contynually · lx fremasons workıng vppo the same werkꝭ ·
And ın case · ony Maso or other labore shalbe founde vnꝓfytable · or of ony syche ylle demeano · wherby the werkꝭ
shul be hyndre · or the company ín ony wıse · mysordred · not doyng theı dutıes acordyngly as they ough
to doo · tha the seı Surveyo to Jndevo hy self to refome the by suche wayes · as hath by the vse
befor thıs tyme / And for al an syngler couenᷓntꝭ afore reherse · of the ꝑtıe of the seı · Joh wastel · wele
an truly to be ꝑfomed an kepte · he byndeth hym self · hıs heırꝭ and executos ın CCCC ꝉı of goo and laufull
money of Englon to be paı vnto the seı  ꝓvost · scolers an surveyo at the Feest of the natíuíte of seynt Joh
Baptıste next cōmyn aft the date of thıes ptꝭ · And ın lyke wıse · for all and sıngler Counantꝭ afor rehersed
of the ꝑtıe of the seı ꝓvost · scolers · and Surveyo wele an truly to be ꝑfome and kepte · they bynde [...]
the Successos and executos ın CCCC ꝉı of good and laufull money of Englon to be paı vnto the seıd Joh
wastel at the seıd Feest of the natı of seynt Joh Baptıste · / Jn wıtnesse wherof the ꝑtıes aforsaıd to thıes
psent Jndenturꝭ entrechau@geably haue sett theır Sealꝭ the day and ye aboue wryte