County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6008
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Archives: City/PB Box X/75
Function: Agreement




THis Indenture made the xxth day of Decembre the thirde yere of the reigne of kyng henry the viijth bitwene John Erlyche Mayer of the townne of Cambrigge henry hawlehed John
Stronge willam Syndyrton̕ & henry Gillson Baliffes of the said towune & alle & singuler Burgeyseȝ of the same townne on̕ that oon̕ parte And hughe Chapman̕ of the same townne alderman̕
executour of the Testament & last wille of Agnes hesewelle executrix of the testament & last wille of John hesewelle while he leuyd alderman̕ of the said towne̕ on̕ that other parte
Witnesseth that where the said John hesewelle by his testament & last wille Amonges other thinges hathe willed & declared That his feoffees of & in his landes & Tenntes in Barton̕ whitewell
& Coton̕ in the Countie of Cambrigge wt thair̕ appurtenances That his said Feoffees of & in the same londes & Tenntes shalle suffr̕ the Mayer Bayliffes Thresorers & Burgeyseȝ of the towne̕ of Cambrigge
For the tyme beying & their̕ Successourȝ to haue & persceyve the hole Jssueȝ & profites of alle the said londes & Tenetes to the vse profytt & behof of them̕ & their̕ Successourȝ for euer and that alle & singuler
persones beyng seased of the premisseȝ shalle stonde & be seased to the vse of the sayd Mayer Bayliffes Thresorers & Burgeyseȝ for euer And Also wher̕ as the said Agnes hesewelle by her last wille
Gaif & bequethed iiij fysshe bordys satt in the merket of Cambrigge Whiche the said Agneȝ held by & after the costomme of the said towne̕ to the said Mayer Bayliffes Thresorers & Burgeyseȝ to the
entent that the said Thresorers of the said towne̕ for the tyme beyng shalle yerely for euer holde & kepe the obite or anniuersarie as welle of the said John hesewell as of the said Agnes his
wif in the parisshe Chirche of our̕ blyssed lady next the Merket of Cambrigge vpon̕ seynt leonardes day wt placebo & dyrryge ouer nyght & masse of regine̕ on̕ the same seynt leonardes day
solempnely by note for the Soules of the sayd John & Agnes yerely for euer And shalle distribute atte the same obite yerly for-euer accordyng to the last wille of the same John xv s And
accordyng to the last wille of the sayd Agneȝ ‒ v s whiche amountethe to the somme of xx s in fourme folowyng that is to sey to fyve prestes ij s iiij d in fourme folowyng that is to sey fyrst to the
parisshe prest of the said Chirche iiij d & to the chauntery prest wtin the said Chirche iiij d and to thre other prestes beyng of Gunwelle halle in Cambrigge eueryche of them̕ viij d or elles to iij other prestes
oonly ‒ xij d And to the parisshe Clerk of the said Chirche of seynt Mary ‒ ij d And to the Sixteyn̕ for Ryngyng & knollyng to the sayd dyrryge & masse & for lytyng of the Tapyrs vpon̕
the herst ‒ viij d and for iiij Tapyrs for the said herst wherof ij smalle & ij shal be gret ‒ viij d Jtm̕ to the Mayer of the same townne for the tyme beyng for his offeryng atte said Masse ‒ J d And
yf he be present atte sayd dyrryge vj d & atte masse vj d Jtm̕ to euery Baylif for his offeryng ther ober and if they be present atte said dyrryge ‒ iiij d & atte masse iiij d Jtm̕ to euery Thresorer
for tyme beyng for his offeryng ther̕ ober And yf they be present atte sayd dyrryge ‒ iij d & atte masse ‒ iij d Jtm̕ to the iiij Serieauntes for the tyme beyng for their̕ offeryng ther̕ ‒ J d and yf they
be present atte sayd dyrryge & masse euery of them̕ ‒ ij d And to the Bellman̕ of the townne for tyme beyng for goyng aboute the townne for the said obyte ij d Jtm̕ to xv poore householders of the
same parisshe of seynt Mary for-euer to conte-inne eueryche of them̕ J d Jtm̕ to the prysoners beyng in the Tollebothe the tyme of the sayd obite for-euer ‒ iiij d And to iiij Chyldern̕ for tyme for euer beyng
atte sayd dyrryge & masse in surpleseȝ eueryche of them̕ ober And iij s ij d Residue of the said xv s yerly to be distributed emonges the Mayer & his brethern̕ for tyme beyng for euer callyng to them̕
the Curatt and other honest persons of the said parisshe for their̕ Recreacon̕ atte the Tabern̕ after the said masse fynysshed and the sayd v s conteyned in the wille of the said agnes Residue
of the said xx s shal be distributed atte said obite yerly foreuer for the Soules aforesaid that is to sey to the pore people in gra brede ‒ iij s and in chese xij d and to eyther of the Thresorers
vj d And furthermore Accordyng to the wille of the said John hesewelle that whan̕ the sayd feoffees of & in the said londes wer̕ discessed so yt ther̕ wer̕ but two of them̕ lefte in playn̕
lif That thos two feoffees shuld make a newe feoffament to certeyn̕ other persons to be named by the Mayer of Cambrigge for the tyme beyng of & in the said londes & tenetes To haue
to them̕ so named by the said Mayer & to their̕ heireȝ for euer to the vse & entent aforerehersed and so as ofte as it shal be requysyte & neccarie for-euer Provyded allwey that yf in tyme to
comme the sayd Mayer Bayliffes & Thresorers for the tyme beyng happe to be absent from the said Dyrryge & masse & beyng in townne Than̕ to haue no-thyng & beyng present atte eyther of
them̕ than̕ to haue in fourme aforesayd And if it happe the sayd Mayer bayliffes & Thresorers or eyther of them̕ in tyme to comme to be absent from the said Dyrryge & masse or eyther
of them̕ That their̕ or his parte of money whiche if he or they hadde be present ought to haue hadde Than̕ the sayd money whiche shuld be belongyng vnto hym̕ so beyng absent to be
Jmployed to & for the incresse of the recreacon̕ Jouncket Aforesayd And to be ther exspent as ofte as it shalle so happenn foreuer whiche sayd obite or anniuersarie The said Mayer̕
Bayliffes & Burgeyseȝ couenante & graunte & also bynde them̕ & their̕ Successourȝ by thise presentes That the Thresorers of the said townne for the tyme beyng shalle kepe or cause to be
kept and distribute the said xx s in fourme as is aforesayd yerly foreuer And for the suer perfourmaunce of the same The said Mayer Bayliffes & Burgeyseȝ couenanten & graunten by
thise presentes for them̕ & their̕ Successourȝ That the Mayer Bayliffes & Thresorers of the sayd townne for the tyme beyng & their̕ Successourȝ whan they shalle take their̕ othe of
Mayeraltie Bayliffes & Thresorers in the fest of seynt Mychelle Th archaungell̕ yerly foreuer shal be Sworn̕ vpon̕ the holy euangeliste to obserue & kepe the said obite or anniuersarie in fourme
as is aforesayd yerly foreuer atte whyche tyme this indentur̕ ther & than̕ openly shal be redde & shewed as they wille answer̕ afore god atte dredfulle day of dome Into witnesse
wherof the parties aforesaid to thise indentures interchaungeably haue set to their̕ Sealles Yoven̕ the day & yer̕ abouesayd ⸫