County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6008
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Archives: City/PB Box X/75
Function: Agreement
THıs Indenture made the xxth day of Decembre the thırde yere of the reıgne of kyng henry the vııȷth bıtwene Joħn Erlyche Mayer of the town̄e of Cambrıgge henry hawlehe Joħn
Stronge wıllᷓm Syndyrto henry Gıỻson Balıffꝭ of the saıd towūe aỻ sınguler Burgeyseȝ of the same town̄e o that oo ꝑte And hugħ Chapma of the same town̄e alderma
executo of the Testament last wıỻ of Agnes heseweỻ executrıx of the testament last wıỻ of Joħn heseweỻ whıle he leuy alderma of the saıd town o that other ꝑte
Wıtnesseth that where the saı Joħn heseweỻ by hıs testament last wıỻ Amongꝭ other thıngꝭ hatħ wılle declare That hıs feoffees of ın hıs landꝭ Ten̄tꝭ ın Barto whıtewell
Coto ın the Countıe of Cambrıgge wt thaı app᷑tenᷓncꝭ That hıs saı Feoffees of ın the same londꝭ Ten̄tꝭ shaỻ suff the Mayer Baylıffꝭ Thresorers Burgeyseȝ of the town of Cambrıgge
For the tyme beyıng theı Successoȝ to haue ꝑsceyve the hole Jssueȝ ꝓfıtꝭ of aỻ the saı londꝭ Tetꝭ to the vse ꝓfytt behof of the theı Successoȝ for eu and that aỻ sınguler
ꝑsones beyn sease of the pmısseȝ shaỻ stonde be sease to the vse of the sayd Mayer Baylıffꝭ Thresorers Burgeyseȝ for eu And Also whe as the saıd Agnes heseweỻ by her last wıỻ
Gaıf bequethed ıııȷ fysshe bordys satt ın the mket of Cambrıgge Whıche the saıd Agneȝ held by aft the costōme of the saıd town to the saıd Mayer Baylıffꝭ Thresorers Burgeyseȝ to the
entent that the saıd Thresorers of the saı town for the tyme beyn shaỻ yerely for eu holde kepe the obıte or annıusarıe asweỻ of the saıd Joħn hesewell as of the saıd Agnes hıs
wıf ın the ꝑıssħe Chırche of ou blysse lady next the Mket o Cambrıgge vpo seynt leonardꝭ day wt placebo dyrryge ou nygħt masse of regın o the same seynt leonardꝭ day
solempnely by note for the Soules of the say Joh Agnes yerely for eu And shaỻ dıstrıbute atte the same obıte yerly for eu accordyn to the last wıỻ of the same Joħn xv And
accordyn to the last wıỻ of the say Agneȝ v whıche amountetħ to the som̄e of xx ın fo᷑me folowyn thatıstosey to fyve prestꝭ ıȷ ıııȷ d ın fome folowyn thatıstosey fyrst to the
ꝑıssħe prest of the saı Chırche ıııȷ to the chaunty prest wtın the saı Chırche ıııȷ and to thre other prestꝭ beyn of Gunweỻ halle ın Cambrıgge euyche of the vııȷ or ‸ ellꝭ to ııȷ other prestꝭ
oonly xıȷ And to the ꝑısshe Clerk of the saı Chırche of seynt Mary ıȷ And to the Sıxtey for Ryngyn knollyn to the sayd dyrryge masse for lytyn of the Tapyrs vpo
the herst vııȷ and ‸ for ıııȷ Tapyrs for the saıd herst wherof ıȷ smaỻ ıȷ shalbe gret vııȷ Jt to the Mayer of the same town̄e for the tyme beyn for hıs offeryn atte saı Masse J And
yf hebe psent atte say dyrryge vȷ atte masse vȷ Jt to euy Baylıf for hıs offeryn ther oƀ and ıf they be psent atte saı dyrryge ıııȷ atte masse ıııȷ Jt to euy Thresorer
for tyme beyn for hıs offeryn the oƀ And yf theybe psent atte sayd dyrryge ııȷ atte masse ııȷ Jt to the ıııȷ Serıeauntꝭ for the tyme beyn for theı offeryn the J and yf they
be psent atte say dyrryge masse euy of the ıȷ And to the Bellma of the town̄e for tyme beyn for goyn aboute the town̄e for the saı obyte ıȷ Jt to xv poore householders of the
same ꝑıssħe of seynt Mary for eu to conte ınne euyche of the J Jt to the prysons beyn ın the Tollebothe the tyme of the say obıte for eu ıııȷ And to ıııȷ Chylder for tyme for eu beyn
atte say dyrryge masse ın surpleseȝ euyche of the oƀ And íí ıȷ Resıdue of the saı xv yerly tobe dıstrıbute emongꝭ the Mayer hıs brether for tyme beyn for eu callyn to the
the Curatt and other honest ꝑsons of the saı ꝑıssħe for theı Recreaco atte the Taber aft the saı masse fynysshe and the sayd v conteyne ın the wıỻ of the saıd agnes Resıdue
of the saıd xx shalbe dıstrıbute atte saı obıte yerly foreu for the Soules aforesaı thatıstosey to the pore peopꝉe ın gᷓ brede ııȷ and ın chese xıȷ and to eyther of the Thresorers
vȷ And furthermore Accordyn to the wıỻ of the saıd Joħn heseweỻ that wha the say feoffees of ın the saıd londꝭ we dıscesse so yt the we but two of the lefte ın play
lıf That thos two feoffees shul make a newe feoffament to ctey other ꝑsons tobe name by the Mayer of Cambrıgge for the tyme beyn of ın the saı londꝭ tetꝭ To haue
to the so name by the saıd Mayer to theı heıreȝ for eu to the vse entent aforereherse and so as ofte as ıt shalbe requysyte neccᷓıe for eu Provyde aỻwey that yf ın tyme to
cōme the say Mayer Baylıffꝭ Thresorers for the tyme beyn happe tobe absent from the saı Dyrryge masse beyn ın town̄e Tha to haue no thyn beyn psent atte eyther of
the tha to haue ın fome aforesay And ıf ıt happe the say Mayer baylıffꝭ Thresorers or eyther of the ın tyme to cōme tobe absent from the saıd Dyrryge masse or eyther
of the That theı or hıs ꝑte of money whıche ıf he or they hadde be psent ougħt to haue hadde Tha the say money whıche shul be belongyn vnto hy so beyn absent tobe
Jmploye to for the ıncresse of the recreaco Jouncket Aforesay And tobe ther exspent asofte as ıt shaỻ so happen̄ foreu whıche say obıte or annıusaríe The saıd Maye
Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ couenᷓnte gᷓunte also bynde the theı Successoȝ by thıse psentꝭ That the Thresorers of the saı town̄e for the tyme beyng shaỻ kepe or cause tobe
kept and dıstrıbute the saıd xx ın fome as ıs aforesay yerly foreu And for the suer ꝑfomaunce of the same The saıd Mayer Baylıffꝭ Burgeyseȝ couenᷓnten gᷓunten by
thıse psentꝭ for the theı Successoȝ That the Mayer Baylıffꝭ Thresorers of the say town̄e for the tyme beyn theı Successoȝ whan they shaỻ take theı othe of
Mayeraltíe Baylıffꝭ Thresorers ın the fest of seynt Mycheỻ Tharchᷓungel yerly foreu shalbe Swor vpo the holy euᷓngelıste to obue kepe the saıd obıte or annıusarıe ın fome
as ıs aforesay yerly foreu atte whyche tyme thıs ındentu ther tha openly shalbe redde shewe as they wıỻ answe afore go atte dredfuỻ day of dome Into wıtnesse
wherof the ꝑtıes aforesaı to thıse ındenturꝭ ıntchᷓungeably haue setto theı Seallꝭ Yove the day ye abouesay ⸫