County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6012
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Archives: City/PB Box X/45
Function: Agreement




This indentur̕ made the xxviij day of the moneth of Auguste the xviij yer of the Reigne of king harry the vijth
betwix John Belle Maier of the Towne̕ of Cambrigge hugh Rankyn̕ Nicholas Grene Richard allwey & John Erliche
of the same Towne̕ Bailliffes John a Bury and willia̕ Grome Tresorers of the said Towne̕ And alle and singuler
Burgeyseȝ of the forsaid Towne̕ of that oon̕ party And Johanne Keynsham wedowe late wif of John Keynsham late
Burgeyse & alderman̕ of the said Towne̕ of that other party Witnessith That wher̕ the said John Keynsham
by his Testament & last wille hath ordeyned and willed That the Priour & Covent of Bernewelle wtin the libertie
of the said Towne̕ shalle yerly foreuer kepe an̕ obite at Barnewell̕ aforesaid for his soule & the soule of the
said Johanne his wif The monday next after the feast of the Translacon̕ of seint Thomas the Marter wt
Placebo & dirige ouer nighte And Masse of Regine̕ on̕ the next morow solempnely by note For whiche the
same John keynsham by his said Testament & last wille hath goven And graunted after the discease of
the said Johanne vnto the said Priour & Covent & to their̕ Successourȝ for-euer his Tennt whiche he late
dwelled Jn in the Briggestrete in Cambrigge wt th appurtenances And also for suer contenance of the said dirige &
masse yerly to be kept foreuer by his said Testament & last will̕ hathe also g willed . That the Mair̕ Bailliffes
Thresorers & Subbailliffes of the said Towne̕ & their̕ Successourȝ shal be atte said Dirige & Masse And haue the
ouersight of the doyng therof after the disceas of the said Johanne yerly foreuer And that after the disceas
of the same Johanne yerly in-mediatly after the said dirige A Recreacon̕ otherwise called A Jouncket or Banket
to be at hadde wtin th abbey of Bernewell̕ aforesaid atte Coste & Charge of the Tresourrers of the foresaid
Towne̕ for the Tyme beyng Atte whiche to be exspent ‒ vj s viij d Jn fourme folowing That is to say in
brede ‒ xij d in J Chese ‒ vj d in a hoget of good ale & A-nother of hostell Ale ‒ xiij d and in almes to pore men ‒ iij d And
to the mayer ther̕ beyng at the said dirige & masse ‒ viij d & for his offeryng J ‒ J d And to the
fower Bailliffes ther̕ beyng atte same for their̕ labour euery of theym̕ ‒ vj d iij d And for their̕ offeryng ther̕
[...] And to the Tresorers̕ ther beyng atte same for their̕ labour to euery eyther of them̕ ‒ vj d
& for ther offeryng ther eyther of them [...] And to the Fower Subbaillyffes euery of them̕ ‒ ij d
And for their̕ offeryng ther̕ ‒ J d And if eny of theym be absent from the said dirige & masse than̕
his or their̕ deputie ther beyng present to haue his or their̕ parte so beyng absent And if he or they haue
no deputie Than [...] his or their parte so beyng absent to be disstrybute and goven by the Tresorers for the tyme
beyng Jn almesse to poore people And for suer contenuance & perfourmaunce of the premisses the said John
keynsham by his said wille Testament & by Surrender made hath goven and graunted vnto the said
Tresorers of the said Towne̕ To th use of the same Towne foreuer & to their̕ Successourȝ foreer certeyn̕ botheȝ
lying And beyng in Stirbrigge Fayer As in the Regester of the said Towne̕ doth apper̕ And Also
the said Johanne
Keynsham of ther her good mynde hadde toward the said Towne̕ And also for suer contenance & perfourmaunce of
the premisseȝ
hath Surrendred to the said Tresorers & to their̕ Successourȝ to th use of the said Towne̕
foreuer half a bothe lying in Styrrebrigge Fayer as in the said Regester Also doth apper̕ for whiche the
said mair̕ Bailliffes Tresorers & Burgeises Graunten̕ and promisen̕ by thise presentes for them and their̕ Successourȝ That
alle the premisseȝ willed and assigned to be doon̕ in fourme aforesaid on̕ their̕ behalf shal be duely executed and perfourmed And
that euery mayer̕ herafter Chosen̕ vnto th office of Meyrealte Jn his admission̕ vnto the same shal be
sworn̕ vpon̕ the holy Euangelieȝ / / To se the said obite & other premisseȝ in fourme afore Rehersed as moche as in him Js
to be duely executed & doon̕ And this to be entred into the Crosse booke as parcelle of his othe Jnto witnesse
wherof the said Mair̕ Bailliffes Tresorers & Burgeiseȝ To th oon̕ parte of thise indentur̕ Remaynyng in toward
the said John keynsham their̕ Coen̕ sealle haue set to And To th odir parte of the same Jndentureȝ
Remaynyng toward the said mair̕ Baillijfes Tresorureȝ & Burgeiseȝ The said Johanne hath set to heir̕ sealle
Yoven the day and yet̕ abouesaid