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




This endenture in englysshe maad be-twyxen John Maddyngley Pryour of the Chanownes of huntyngdon̕ and the Couent of the same place of the on partye ; And John
Quenyve and John Manypeny Ballyves of the Toun̕ of Gumecestr̕ and the Comownes of the same Toun̕ of the othir partye berithe wytnesse that the fyfthe
day of the monethe of Octobr̕ Jn the tenthe yeer̕ of kyng herry the Syxte it was fully a-cordyd and determynyd be fovre Arbytroures chosen of bothe partyes that is
for to wete wyllyam Penteneye seruant to the noble and worthy Prynce Duk of Gloucestr̕ wyllyam westwode Clerk and seruant of the worthy lady Countesse of
Stafford and herford &c̕ John Copegray Chapeleyn̕ of Gumecestr̕ and Thomas Charwelton̕ of huntyngdon̕ Gentilman . they gevyn̕ pleyn arbytrement that the
seyd Pryour and the Couent aught be dewe composycyon̕ to make and repayre . sevene brygges be-twene the Toun̕ of Gumecestr̕ and the grete brygge nexte
huntyngdon̕ of the wheche the flores of the syxte seyd brygges shold be evene and equypolent to the [...] of the poole brygge nexte Gumecestr̕ so that whann
the water rennyht ouer the flore of the poole brygge that the water shal renne ouer the flores of the othir syxe brygges . excepte that the flore of the secunde Arche
of the brygge nexte the grete brygge aboveseyd shal be lowere than the flore of the poole brygge be foure enches of the statute for a lawesherd Also the same
Arbytroures haue geven pleyn arbytryment that there shal be set floodgates and be maad be the seyd Pryour and his Couent in the place where as they
were set and stood last besyde the reede medewe in the fyfthe yeere of the seyd kyng herry reseruyd the brede and the depenesse as it was of the day of
the makyng of this present to the heighte of the flore of the poole brygge aboveseyd so that whanne the water rennyht ouer the flore of the poole brygge
that the water renne ouer the seyd flodgates lette of nothir partye wheche shal be maad be the feste of Seynt petyr wheche is clepyd Aduincla̕ nexte sewyng
the date of this present And in the mene tyme it was ordeynyd that the heed of the same Floodgates shal be stoppyd and a tre leyd ouer of the heighte
of the flore of the poole brygge aboveseyd . so that the water may renne ouer the same tre as it is aboveseyd . And if it so be that the forseyd Flood gates be
not maad and set there be the seyd feste of Seynt Petyr that thane it shalle be leuefulle to the seyd Bayllyves and Comownes to pulle vp and take
awey the same tre and dammyng that the water may renne and haue his coours as it dede at the day of the makyng of this present in to the tyme
that bothe partyes be othir wyse acordyd . wythe that the seyd tre and dammyng be not maad to the tyme that the seyd lawesherd be fully maad and endyd
as it is above acordyd Also what tyme the seyd Flood gates be maad and set that the water ryse gretly to the heighte of half a mette yerde above the seyd Flood gates
in noysaunȝ of medewes and pastures of bothe sydes than the pryour shal do drawe the seyd Flood gates tyl the water be resonably a batyd and if they
be not drawe at the mesure aboveseyd if it nede . it is ordeynyd be the forseyd Arbytroures that the Bayllyves of the seyd Toun̕ of Gumecestr̕ for the tyme
beyng̕ shal do drawe the seyd Floodgates tyl the water be resonabely abatyd as it is aboveseyd so that no persone vn-assygnyd be the seyd Pryour and
Bayllyves shole medele or entermete of drawyng of the seyd Flood gates and if he do he shal be corecte be the Avyce of the seyd Pryour And Bayllyves
And in wytnessyng of these poyntes artyculys and acordes aboveseyd as wel the seyd [...] and his Couent as the Bayllyves and the Comunes
to this present the day and yeere aboveseyd haue put to here Comown̕ Seeles and [...] and if it so be that the seyd Bayllyves ther̕ successoures
or the Comunes of Gumecestre aboveseyd euere hereafter contrarye or geynesey the Comune Seel . of the same Toun̕ / thanne in these actys and acordes the Comune
Seel . of the seyd pryorye shal stonde in noon effecte  
And if it may be foundyn that ony persone of ethir partye wyllefully do or offende any-thyng in these Artycules and poyntes aboveseyd he to renne
in the peyne of xx . s to the partye that fyndyht hym grevyd be th assent and consent of the seyd Pryour and Baylles and if they among hem
may not acorde that they chese hem an vmpere to Jugge and determyne the trespasour to paye the quantyte for his gylte to the same partye grevyd