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 souuay 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 pfomyn of ııȷ towres at íí Corns of the great new churche there · All the seıd fynysshyng
an pfomyng of the seıd ııȷ towrꝭ wt fynyallꝭ · ryfan Gablettꝭ · batelmtꝭ · orbıs · crosse · quaters · [...] and euy
other thyng belongıng to the same · to be wele an workmly wrough · made an set vp · [...]
an fome of goo workmshıp̄ · 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 ꝑfomyng of all the
seıd thre towrꝭ · Togyther wt lyme san · scaffoldyng · mooldꝭ · ordenᷓncꝭ · and euy other thyng concernyng the
fynysshyng an ꝑfomyng of the same ııȷ towrꝭ · aswele workm and laborers as alman stuff an ordynᷓnce
as shalbe requyre or necessary for ꝑfomau@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 delue vnto hym by Jndentu
And the seı Joħn wasteỻ · to delyue the same agay vnto the seı Surveyo · assone as the seı towrꝭ shalbe ꝑfome
The seı Joh wasteỻ gᷓunteth also · an byndeth hym sel by thıes coūantꝭ · to ꝑfome 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 ꝑfomyng of all thıes pmısses as ıs afore specıfye · the [...] an [...]
an [...] the seı Joh wastel for the ꝑfomyng of euy 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 fome 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 refome 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 ꝑfomed an kepte · he byndeth hym self · hıs heırꝭ and executos 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 ptꝭ · 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 ꝑfome and kepte · they bynde [...]
the Successos and executos 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
psent Jndenturꝭ entrechau@geably haue sett theır Sealꝭ the day and ye aboue wryte