County: Huntingdonshire
Code: D0516
Reference: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire Archives: KG/A/3/5
Function: Award




Thıs endenture ın englyssħ maa be twyxen Joħn Maddyngley Pryour of the Chanownes of huntyngdo and the Couent of the same place of the on ꝑtye  And Joħn
Quenyve and Joħn Manypeny Ballyves of the Tou of Gumecest and the Comownes of the same Tou of the othır ꝑtye berıtħ wytnesse that the fyfthe
day of the monethe of Octob Jn the tenthe yee of kyng herry the Syxte ıt was fully a cordy and detmyny be fovre Arbytroures chosen of bothe ꝑtyes that ıs
fortowete wyllyam Penteneye suan to the noble and worthy Prynce Du of Gloucest wyllyam westwode Cler and suant of the worthy lady Countesse o
Staffor and herfor  Joh Copegray Chapeley of Gumecest and Thomas Charwelto o huntyngdo Gentılman · they gevy pꝉeyn arbytrement that the
sey Pryour and the Couent augħt be dewe composycyo to make and repayre · sevene brygges be twene the Tou of Gumecest and the grete brygge nexte
huntyngdo of the wheche the flores of the syxte sey brygges shold be evene and equypolent to the [...] of the poole brygge nexte Gumecest so that whann
the water rennyħt ou the flore of the poole brygge that the wat shal renne ou the flores of the othır syxe brygges · excepte that the flore of the secunde Arche
of the brygge nexte the grete brygge abovesey shal be lowere than the flore of the poole brygge be foure enches o the statute for alawesher Also the same
Arbytroures haue geven pꝉeyn arbytryment that there shal be set floodgates and be maa be the sey Pryour and hıs Couent ın the place where as they
were set and stoo last besyde the reede medewe ín the fyfthe yeere of the sey kyng herry reseruy the brede and the depenesse as ıt was o the day of
the makyng of thıs psent to the heıghte of the flore of the poole brygge abovesey so that whanne the water rennyħt ou the flore of the poole brygge
that the water renne ou the sey flodgates lette of nothır ꝑtye wheche shal be maa be the feste of Seynt petyr wheche ıs clepyd Aduıncl nexte sewyng
the date of thıs psent And ın the mene tyme ıt was ordeyny that the hee of the same Floodgates shal be stoppy and atre ley ou of the heıghte
of the flore of the poole brygge abovesey · so that the water may renne ou the same tre as ıt ıs abovesey · And ıf ıt so be that the forsey Floodgates be
not maa and set there be the sey feste of Seynt Petyr that thane ıt shaỻ beleuefuỻ to the sey Bayllyves and Comownes to pulle vp and take
awey the same tre and dammyn that the water may renne and haue hís coours as ıt dede at the day of the makyn of thıs psent ın to the tyme
that bothe ꝑtyes be othır wyse acordy · wytħ that the sey tre and dammyng be not maa to the tyme that the sey lawesher be fully maa and endy
as ıt ıs above acordy Also what tyme the sey Floodgates be maa and set that the water ryse gretly to the heıghte of hal amette yerde above the sey Floodgates
ın noysaunȝ of medewes and pastures of bothe sydes than the pryour shal do drawe the sey Floodgates tyl the water be resonably abaty and ıf they
be not drawe at the mesure abovesey ıf ıt nede · ıt ıs ordeyny be the forsey Arbytroures that the Bayllyves of the sey Tou of Gumecest for the tyme
beyn shal do drawe the sey Floodgates tyl the water be resonabely abaty as ıt ıs abovesey so that no ꝑsone vn assygny be the sey Pryour and
Bayllyves shole medele or entermete of drawyng of the sey Flood gates and ıf he do he shal be corecte be the Avyce of the sey Pryour And Bayllyves
And ın wytnessyng of these poyntes artyculys and acordes abovesey as wel the sey [...] and hıs Couent as the Bayllyves and the Comunes
to thıs psent the day and yeere aboveseyd haue put to here Comow Seeles and [...] and ıf ıt so be that the sey Bayllyves the successoures
or the Comunes of Gumecestre aboveseyd eue hereafter contrarye or geynesey the Comune Seel · of the same Tou / thanne ın these actys and acordes the Comune
Seel · of the sey pryorye shal stonde ın noon effecte  
And ıf ıt may be foundyn that ony ꝑsone of ethır ꝑtye wyllefully do or offende any thyng ın these Artycules and poyntes abovesey he to renne
ın the peyne of xx ·  to the ꝑtye that fyndyħt hym grevy be thassent and consent of the sey Pryour and Baylles and ıf they amon hem
may not acorde that they chese hem an vmpere to Jugge and detmyne the trespasour to paye the quantyte for hıs gylte to the same ‸ ꝑtye grevy