County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6010
Reference: Cambridgeshire Archives/City/PB Box X/76
Function: Agreement
Thıs ındenture made the xxth daıe of the moneth of July The ye of ou lor God mꝉ ıııȷC xCvȷ · And the ye of the reıgne of Kyng Henry the vıȷth aftur
the Conquest of Englon the xȷth · betwene katyn Cooke wedowe late the wıef of Joħn Cooke sumtyme Meı and burgeuce of the tow of ~~~
Cambrıgge Joħn Asshewell and Rıchar salısburye of the seı Towne burgeucꝭ of that oon ꝑtıe / Joħn Beỻ meı of the seı Towne of Cambrıgge
Joħn Crakenthorpp̄ Nıcholas Grene Joħn Adhᷓm Rıchar hıldresto of the same Towne baıllıffꝭ Wıllᷓm Baıbou wıllᷓm Cutso of the same
Towne Tresorers and all ‸ and sıngler burgeucꝭ of the seı Towne of that other ꝑtıe / Wıtnessıth that the seı Katyn hathgoven̄ and grᷓuntı vnto
The forseı meı and Baıllıffꝭ Tresorers and Burgeucꝭ and theı Successours to thuse and behoest of the Tresorye of the seı Towne of cam
brıgge foreumo thre bothes díuísely lyíıng ın the Feı of Sterbrıgge Wherof oon both conteynyng xxıııȷ foote of the Standar ‸lıeth ín the
Soperslane betwene the booth of Nıcholas Grene of the north ꝑtıe And the booth ‸of the wıef of Wıllᷓm Newton̄ of the south ꝑte Tho he abbuttíng
vppon the kyngꝭ hıgh weye callíd Soperslane ayens theste / anodır ‸booth lıetħ ın the Chepe betwene the bootħ late Joħn Keynshᷓm of the ~~~
west ꝑte And a comen entrıe ledyng ın to the petímercerye on theste ꝑte Tho he abbuttíng vpon the kyngꝭ hıgħ weye callıd the Chepe ~~~
ayens the soutħ / And the thır bootħ lıetħ ın the Petímercerye aforseı atthe bak of the seı last booth on the nortħ ꝑtıe / and next the cōe ~~~
entrıe aforseı ayens theste · to thıs entent tohaue and foreumore ín tyme tocum tobevpholden̄ yerely be the tresores of the seı Towne for
the tyme beíng a specıaỻ dırıges and a masse ones ın the ye Thatıstosey the xxv · daıe of the moneth of February ın the Parıshe chercħ of seínt
Mary the vırgy next the Market the for the sowles of the seı Joħn Cooke Wıllᷓm Bolles katyn Johan and lucıe theı wıeffꝭ and xx s ın ~~~
money tobespent the tyme of the seı dırıges and Masse yerely vndır thıs man ‸ and fourme folowíng / Furst to the Belman̄ for goíng about the tow for
the seı sowllꝭ ııȷ To the Sextey of the seı Cherch for ryngíng xıȷ For too ‸ great tapres too smale tapres of wex vııȷ To the Parıshprıest ıııȷ d To the
Chᷓuntrıe prıest of the seı Parıshe ıııȷ / To ví other prıestꝭ xxȷ thatıstoseye ecħ of theym ııȷ / To the Parıshclerk of the same ꝑısħ ıȷ To thentent that they
shalkepe the seı dırıges and messe solempuly be noote / Also to the Meı the beíng psent atthe seı dırıges and messe xıȷ Jf he be absent fro eny of theym
botħ tolose thalf of the seı xıȷ / To ecħ of the fou Baıllıffꝭ vııȷ Jf eny of theym be absent as ıs aforseı toforfeıt or loose thalf of vııȷ Jt to ecħ of the
Tresorers for theı dılıgent labou xıȷ / And to ecħ Sergeuᷓnt the awaıtíng vpon the Meı ıȷ And ıf eny of theym be absent as ıs beforseı tolose thalf of
ıȷ / To thofferíng of the seı Meı Baıllıffꝭ Tresorers and Sergeuᷓntꝭ for the tyme beíng v / Jt tobedestrıbutı ın Ferthíngbrea emongꝭ poo people ıııȷ d /
Also emongꝭ poo people dwellíng ín the seı Parısħ moost feble ín natu xv ın money / Jt to the meı baıllıffꝭ and sucħ of theı brether the ~~~
beíng psent atthe seı dırıges and masse atthe callíng of the seıd Meı Balllıffꝭ [sic] to the Taver for asolas the emongꝭ theym tobeha xvııȷ / Also ‸ for the
reꝑacıon or emendíng of the hıgħ weıs betwene Copescros and the begynnyng of Sterbrıgge Feı yerlye í / Also aỻ sucħ money as shalbe forfeıt or
lost be the forseı Meı Baıllıffꝭ Sergeᷓuntꝭ for non beíng atthe seı dırıges and masse as god forbede tobe destrıbutı be thandꝭ of the seıd Tresorers
for the tyme beıng as they wıll Answer befo Go and ın dıscharge of theı concıence emongꝭ the poo people ın the seı Parısħ ouír and besı
the seı xv / And to the pmıssıes vpon the behalf of the seı Meı baıllıffꝭ Tresorers and burgeucꝭ that now be or ın tyme tocum shalbe wele and
truly tobe obserue and kept ın man and fourme as aboue ıs rehersı The seı Meı Ballıffꝭ Tresorers and burgeucꝭ to thon ꝑte of theıs psent
Jndentours wıtħ the seı katyn Joħn and Rıchar remaynyng haueputto theı comon Seale / And to the ‸ other ꝑte of theıs psent Jndentours wth
the seı Meı baıllıffꝭ Tresorers and burgeucꝭ resıdent The seı katyn Joħn and Rıchar haueputto theı Seales / youen the daıe and ~~~
yere aboueseı ~~~ [signed: Bernar]