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 souaıg 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 souaıg lor the kynge that nowe ıs The kyngꝭ Mılle ın Cambrıgge belongyng to the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ  Burgeyseȝ was brente dıstroye  vttly 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 psentꝭ 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 thapptenᷓncꝭ 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 puylegꝭ  Frauncheyseȝ belongyng to the same kyngꝭ Mılle The Mılle este to the saı kyngꝭ Mılle o olde belongyng wt all the ꝓfıttꝭ auᷓntagꝭ  admcıamentꝭ o the same to the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ  Burgeyseȝ allweys Reue  excepte
To haue  to holde the saı kyngꝭ Mılle wt all the saı lıƀtıes  other the pmısseȝ wt thapptenᷓncꝭ 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 psentꝭ vnto thende  tme o  xvȷ yer tha next folowyng  tobe fully complete  ended The saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ  assıgneȝ yeldyng and payıng for the saı kyngꝭ Mılle  other the pmısseȝ excepte before excepte to the
say Mayer Baylıffꝭ  Burgeyseȝ  to theır Successoȝ yerly  xȷı o goo  lawfull money o ynglan ın the festꝭ o the Natıuıte o ou lor go Thanucıaco 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 Executoȝ  assıgneȝ duryng
all the saı tme 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 Executoȝ  assıgneȝ shall by all the saı tme 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 tme atte hıs owne ꝓp Costꝭ  Chargꝭ an also the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ  assıgneȝ atte thende o the same tme the saı kyngꝭ Mılle wt thapptenᷓncꝭ
 all other thyngꝭ to the saı Mılle ap̄teynyng or belongyng shallebe ın goo  suffıcıent buyldıngꝭ  Reꝑacoūs an also shallebe apeyer o goo  habıll Myllestons for the saı Mılle Conuenyent atte the saı Tmes 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 tme all the foundaco workes wtın the water
ap̄teynyng  belongyng to the saı kyngꝭ Mılle o Free sto aswell as yt was the day  ye o makyng o thıse psentꝭ by the syght o  ıııȷ aldme o the saı Towne o the moste sadde  dıscrete ꝑsons for the tyme beyng Prouyde allwey that
allman o Chargꝭ connyng the Mılle damme  Bankꝭ o the saı both Mıllꝭ o the saı kyngꝭ Mılle  Bısshops Mılle atte aỻ tymes duryng the saı tme shalbe bor  paye ındıfferently aswell by the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ  assıgneȝ asby
Joh Belle aldma o the saı Towne made Tenᷓnte  Fermo o the saı Bısshops Mılle hıs Executoȝ or assıgneȝ An also the saı wıllᷓm Gılle or hıs assıgneȝ shalleve wtın the saı mılle atte thende o the saı Tme suche Jmplementꝭ as
be expsse ın ctey 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 ctey attorney or to theır Successoȝ ın to the saıd Mılle  other the pmısseȝ wt thapptenᷓncꝭ 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 Successoȝ  assıgneȝ ınto the saı kyngꝭ Mılle  other the pmısseȝ to the saı Mılle belongyng wt thapptenᷓncꝭ to Reent an the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ  assıgneȝ thero clerly to putoute thıs ȷndentu ın eny thyng
notwtstondyng and also yt ıs Couenᷓnte bytwe the saı ꝑtyes by thyse psentꝭ that yt shalbe lawfuỻ to the saı Mayer  Baylıffꝭ for the tyme beyng  to theır Successoȝ 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 Executoȝ or assıgneȝ duryng the saı tme 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 psentꝭ 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 tme 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 tme 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 psentꝭ stonde  be bonde to the saı Mayer Baylıffꝭ  Burgeyseȝ  to theır Successȝ ın the sūme of  xllıx
stlıngꝭ tobe paye atte the feste o pasche next cūmyng as ın the saı Oblıgaco more pleynly ap̄etħ yf the saı wıllᷓm Gılle hıs Executoȝ  assıgneȝ welle  truly obue ꝑfome  kepe all  sıngꝉer Couenᷓntꝭ grᷓuntꝭ agrementꝭ appoyntmentꝭ
 paymentꝭ conteyne ın thıse psentꝭ Jndenturꝭ o hıs ꝑte to be ꝑfome  kepte aft the tenu fome  effecte o thıse psent 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 ıntchᷓungehably haue setto yove the day  ye abouesay ⸫
Prouyded also that
yt shaỻ not be
lawfull to the say
wıllᷓm Gylle to hıs
Executoȝ nor assıgneȝ
to leue to [...] to
gy bequeth or
assygne hıs say
tme  ȷntesse ın the
pmysseȝ 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 tme  ȷntesse
ın the say ꝑmısseȝ