County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6025
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: JEC/1
Function: Agreement




Thys endenture tripartyte endentyd made the xviiijti daye of the moneth of Septembr in the yere of ower lorde god Ml . vc . and xviij / and the xth yer̕ of the raygne of ower̕
soueraygne lorde kynge henry the viijte bytwen syr Robert Rede knyght chefe Justice of the kynges Comen benche on the onn party / And william Capon doctour of holy diuinite mastur
of the collayge of oure Lady virgyn Saynte john the Euangelyste and saynte Radegunde in the vniuersite of Cambrige and the felawes and scolers of the same collayge vulgar-
ly called Jhus collayge on the secunde parte And Robert Hacumblen doctour of holy diuinite proueste of the kynges collayge of ower lady and saynte Nicholas in the sayde vniuersite
of Cambrige and the scolers of the same collayge on the thred Party / wytnessythe . that where the sayd syr Robert Rede hathe of hys goodenes and charite for th encrease and augmen-
taconn of the faythe of jhu cryste and of the holy science and doctrine of diuinite ~~~ truly payde and delyueryd the daye of makyng of thes presentes vnto the mastur felawes and
scolers of Jhus collayge abouesayd the summe of oone hundrethe poundes sterlynges to the charitable and godly vse and entente hereafter declared . whiche hundrethe poundes ~~~
sterlynges the sayde master felawes and scolers of the sayde Jhus collayge knoulegyn and confessyn theym by these presentes to haue receyud and hadde the daye of makyng
here-of of the forsayd syr Robert Rede to the sayde vse and entente . whiche hereafter ys specified that ys to saye . The sayde master felawes and scolers of the sayde jhus col-
layge couenauntyn and graunten and them and ther̕ successours by this endenture bynden . that they the same mastur felaues and scolers and ther successors shalle yerely for-euer-
more fynde prouyde and haue a felaue and scoler of the sayde Jhus collayge whiche shal be [addition: a prest of gode name & of] vertuouse and sadde conuersaconn in the degre of a mastur of arte or of a
bacheller of diuinite or of a doctur of diuinite and of non other facultye . to doo and praye as hereaftur shal be specified that ys to wete / The same felawe preste and scoler shall yerely
foreuer-more synge masse satisfactorye wythin the churche of the sayde Jhus collayge that ys to saye at the aulter of saynte kateryn and saynte Margarett in the same churche for the
goode astate of syr Robert Rede while he ys on lyue and as welle for his soule when he shal be departed owte of this presente lyfe as for the soules of dame Margaret late the wife of the sayde sir robert
wyllyam and Johane hys father and mother Richarde hys brother John and Thomas and the frendes and benefactours of the same syr Robert and alle crysten soules / And þt þe sayde felau preste ande
scoler shalle onys in euery weke synge masse of the fyue woundes of ouer lorde Jhu cryste ande also oones in euery weke shalle synge masse of Requiem . ande in other dayes ande tymes of the weke shalle
synge masse as he shal be godly disposed for the sayde soules . ande that the sayde felawe preste and scoler at euery of hys sayde masses shalle at the fyrste lauatory praye for the soules abouerehersyd in
ower vulgar tonge ande saye distinctly ande openly the psalme of [Latin: De profundis] . wythe on of the collectes of [Latin: Jnclina domine aurem tuam . & c̕] or [Latin: Fidelium deus omni conditor & c̕] or [Latin: Absolue giuns . & c̕] . Ande
that also the same felawe preste ande scoler shalle oones in euery weke saye for the sayde soules . Placebo . ande Dirige wyth nyne lessons ande wyth commendaconn ande the collectes orisons ande other suffrages
therto accustumed . Ande also onys in the weke shalle saye the vij psalmis fyftene psalmis ande the letany wythe the suffrages therto accustumed for alle the same soules / Ande that the same felawe
preste ande scoler in euery of his sarmons by hym to be made shall by expresse name specially praye for the soule of the sayde syr Robert Rede ande other the soules be-fore rehersyd Ande that the sayde
felawe pryste ande scoler shal be called Redis scoler . the Justice . ~~~ Ande that the masse by the sayde felawe preste ande scoler to be songe shal be called Redis masse the Justice .
Ande that the same pryste shalle before his goyng to euery of the sayde masses tolle or cause to be tolled three tolles wythe a belle of the sayde collayge to the entente that well disposed people may
haue knoulayge of the tyme of sayeng ande heryng of the sayde masse . / Ande the sayde master felaues ande scolers of the sayde Jhus collayge couenauntenn ande grauntenn by these presen-
tis that they the same mastur felawes and scolers ande ther successours for euer-more shalle welle ande truly paye or do to be payed vnto the forsayde felawe preste ande scoler so to be founde pro-
uyded ande hadde ande to euery other beyng a felawe preste and scoler of the sayde collayge truly to be obserue doo and performe the premysses for his salery yerely for-euer-more Thre poundes syx
shillynges and eyght pense sterlinges in redy money at foure termys of the yere that ys to saye at the festes of Crystemas Estur the Natiuite of saynte John baptiste ande saynte Myghelle the-archan-
gell by euen porcions Ande that the sayde felawe preste ande scoler ouer and aboue the sayde thre poundes syx shyllynges ande eyght pense shal haue take ande perseyue for-euer in the sayde Jhus
collayge at the charges of the same collayge his Diriges chambur barbour laundre ande alle other profytes emolumentes commodites and aduauntages in as large maner as other felaus of the said Col-
[addition: lege haue & shal] haue take ande perceyue . Also the sayde mastur felawes ande scolers of the sayde Jhus collayge couenauntenn ande grauntenn by these presentes that the sayde syr Robert Rede duryng
his lyfe shal haue the nominaconn ande elecconn of the sayde felawe preste ande scoler that ys to saye of oone of the felawes of the sayde house as ofte as the rome or saruyce shal be voyde . ande
that after the deceasse of the sayde syr Robert Rede as often as the sayde rome or saruyce shal be voyde the sayde mastur of the sayde Jhus collayge ande his successours for-euer-more wtin oonn monethe
nexte after euery suche vacaconn shalle name ande chose a-n other felawe preste and scoler of the sayde collayge vertuous ande of goode ande honeste conuersaconn to haue ande enioye the sayde rome
or saruyce ande also to haue the sayde yerely thre poundes syx shillynges ande eyghte pense wyth alle other monay profites ande charges abouerehersed and to do synge ande praye for alle the forsayde
soules in maner and fourme as ys abouedeclared / ande so to doo as ofte as the rome or saruyce of the sayde felawe preste ande scoler from tyme to tyme for-euer-more shal be voyde ande of suche felawe
preste ande scoler from tyme to tyme so named ande chosen the sayde mastur ande felawes ande scolers of Jhus collayge shalle by ther wrytyng vnder ther comen seale from tyme to tyme wythin
the space of eyght dayes nexte after the nominaconn ande elecconn of euery suche felawe preste ande scoler notifye ande geue knouleyge vnto the sayde proueste or viceproueste of the forsayde collayge called
the kynges collayge for the tyme beyng of the name of hym whiche so shal be named elected ande chosen to the sayde rome or saruyce Ande also that the sayde felawe preste ande scoler so to be chosen
ande named ande his successours shalle from tyme to tyme for-euermore in the admission into the sayde rome or saruyce make a solempne othe vpon a boke to the sayde mastur of Jhus collayge for
the tyme beyng ande in hys absence to the presidente of the same collayge that he shalle welle ande truly obsarue fulfylle ande kepe alle the premisses whiche on the behalfe of the sayde felawe preste ande sco-
ler hauyng the sayde rome ande saruyce as ys aboue-rehersyd ar to be obsaruyd ande keped Prouyded alwaye that yf at any tyme after the decesse of the sayde syr Robert Rede yt fortune or hapen that
any felawe preste ande scoler hauyng the forsayde rome or saruyce of Redis scoler the Justice to be obstynate or necligente in doyng of hys dutye in the same rome or saruys accordyng to the forme
aforsayde or that he be nott of vertuous goode ande honeste conuersaconn . ande that vpon laufulle ande resonable moniconns ande warnynges he doo not amende ande doo hys duty / that then yt shal be
lefull to the mastur of the sayde Jhus collayge ande to hys successours for the tyme beyng vpon laufull moniconns ande warnynges to expelle ande putte ~~~ the same suche fellawe preste ande scoler
owte ande in hys rome electe name ande putte in a-nother felawe preste ande scoler of goode sadde ande honeste conuersaconn to do praye ande to haue in alle maner of thynges as ys aboue declared / ande
so as often as any suche case shalle falle or happe at any tyme after the decesse of the sayde syr Robert Rede . Farthermore the sayde mastur felawes ande scolers of the sayde Jhus collayge couenauntenn
ande graunten by these presentes that they ande ther successours for-euer-more shalle doo holde ande kepe wtin the churche of the sayde Jhus collayge a solempne Obite Dirige or anniuersary yerely aftur the
dethe or dysceasse of the sayde syr Robert Rede that ys to saye on the daye that yt shalle fortune the sayde syr Robert Rede to departe oute of thys presente lyfe ( yf yt conueniently maye be ) or ellys the nexte daye aftur
his deceasse that conueniently yt maye be done . that ys to saye on the euen wythe Dirige by note ande on the morowe folouyng a solempne masse of requiem by note by alle the felawes ande scolers
of the sayde collayge of Jhus for the soule of the sayde syr Robert Rede ande alle other the soulys abouerehersyd / ande that the sayde mastur felawes ande scolers of the sayde Jhus collayge ande ther suc-
cessours for-euer shalle expende ande distribute yerely at the same obyte amonge the mastur felawes ande scolers ande other assigned at the same obite Eyght shillynges sterlinges in the maner ande forme
folouyng that ys to saye . the mastur to haue yf he be presente at the sayde obite viijd . euery felawe vjd . euery querestur ijd . the bybill clarke iiijd . the sexten iiijd . ande alle the resydue of the sayde viijs
to be distributed at the sayde obite amonge the poure scolers of the sayde collayge beyng presente at the same obite by the mastur of the sayde collayge ande in his absens by the presidente there for
the tyme beyng . Prouyded . allway that yf the nombre of scolers ande felawes of the same collayge do encrease that thenn the same viijs shal be desposed ande destributed amonge the same felau-
es after the porconn of vjd to euery felawe ande the reste yf any be / to be distributed by the descressyon of the sayde mastur or presidente of the sayde collayge for the tyme beyng . Also the sayde mastur
felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge couenauntynn ande grauntynn by these presentes that they or ther successors . wythin too monethes nexte after the date of these presentes shall cause alle the forsayd articles
and other the premisses whiche as ys abouesayde they ar bounde vnto . ande haue promised to doo to be wreten in a table ande the same table to sette ande affix to the forsayde aulter of saynte katerin
ande saynte Margarett wythin the churche of the sayde Jhus collayge where the sayde felawe pryste ande scoler shalle synge in forme abouesayde for the soules abouerehersyd / to the entente that
the premisses maye the bettur be kepid ande hadde in remembraunce . Morouer . the forsayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge couenauntynn ande grauntynn by these presentes ande them
ande ther successours byndynn that yf ande as often as yt shalle fortune the sayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge or ther successors to defaute in namyng ande hauyng of the
sayde felawe preste ande scoler to synge praye ande doo as ~~~ ys abouerehersyd or in payeng of the sayde yerely salery of thre poundes sex shillynges ande eyghte pense to the same felawe
or in kepyng of the same obite yerely or in distributyng of the sayde viijs yerely at the sayde obyte contrary to the maner ande forme aboue-declaryd / ouer ande aboue the tyme ande space of
too monethes / that then ande so often the sayde mastur felawes ande scolers of Jhus collayge ande ther successours so defautyng shalle forfett ande paye to the sayde proueste ande scolers
of the kynges collayge ande ther successours for the tyme beyng fyue poundes sterlynges in the name of a payne ouer ande aboue the sayde iij li vjs viijd for the salery of the sayde felawe preste
ande scoler ande viijs for the sayde obite . / Ande that the mastur felawes ande scolers of Jhuns collayge ande there successours aftur the sayde forfetture ande paynalte payed or not payed shalle
from thenseforth kepe ande haue the sayde felwe preste ande scoler to doo ande praaye as ys aboue-rehersyd . ande paye to hym the sayde iij li vjs viijd ande also kepe ande obsarue the sayde yerly
obite ande paye the sayde viijs yerly for the same ande also bere paye ande doo other the summes of money ande charges aforsayde in maner ande forme as ys abouedeclared also the sayde master
felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge couenauntynn ande grauntynn by these presentes that yf ande as often as yt shalle fortune them or ther successours to defaute in the hauyng ande mayntenyng
of the sayde felaue preste ande scoler to synge praye ande doo as ys aboue rehersyd or in payeng of the sayde yerely iij li vjs viijd or in kepyng of the sayde yerly obyte or in distributyng of
the sayde yerely viijs or in payeng of the forsayde monay or in doyng ande obsaruyng other the premisses vnto the the whiche as ys abouesayde they ar bounde contrary to the maner ande forme
aboue declaryd . by the space of thre monthes after the aforsayde fyrste too monethes / that then ande so often the sayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge ande ther̕ successours so
defautyng shalle forfette and paye to the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge aforsayde ande ther successors Tenne poundes sterlynges in the name of a-nother payne ouer ande
aboue sayde fyue poundes ande ouer ande aboue the sayde iij li vjs viijd for the salery of the sayde felaue preste ande scoler̕ ande other the charges aforsayde . ande that the forsayde mastur felaues
ande scolers of Jhus collayge ande ther successours after the sayde secunde feaute ande penalte payed or nat payed shalle from thensforth kepe ande mayntayne the / sayde felawe preste
ande scoler ande paye to hym the sayde iij li vjs viijd ande also bere ande paye alle other the summes of monay ande charges aforsayde in maner ande forme as ys abouedeclaryd . Ande
the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge aforsayde couenauntynn ande grauntenn ande them ande ther̕ successours by these presentes bynden that they ande ther̕ successours shalle
do ther̕ true ande effectualle diligence to haue the recouere of the sayde penaltes as often as yt shalle fortune them or any of them to be forfeyted ande [addition: that yf] yt shalle fortune the sayde
mastur felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge or ther successours heraftur to forfette an obligaconn beryng date the the daye of makyng of these presentes wherein they stande bounde to the sayde
proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge in the paynaltye of too hundrethe markes sterlynges that then the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge ande ther successours shalle
do ther true ande effectualle diligence by sute ande proces of the lawe ande otherwise to recouer the sayde paynaltye of too hundrethe markes sterlinges / ande that aftur the recouere of the
same too hundrethe markes the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge shal haue and receyue to the comunaltye of the sayde kynges collayge aforsayde fourty poundes of the monay
that soo shal be recoueryd of the sayde too hundrethe markes ande that the same proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge ande ther successours for the tyme beyng shall despose the residue of the mo-
nay so to be recoueryd of the sayde too hundreth markes amonge poure scolers in the vniuersite of Cambryge ande in other dedys of almes ande charyte as by ther concyens ande discreconns they shalle seme
moste to the pleasure of god for the soules of the sayde syr Robert Rede ande other the frendes aforenamed / Farthermore this endenture wytnessythe that where the forsayde mastur felaues ande scolers
of Jhus collayge by ther obligaconn beryng date the daye of makyng of theyse presentes bene holde ande bounde vnto the forsayde proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge in too hundreth markes
sterlinges to be payde in the feste of estur nexte commyng after the date here-of lyke as in the same obligaconn therof made more playnly it ys contayned . neuertheles the sayde proueste ande scolers
of the kynges collayge aforsayde for them ande ther successours willenn ande grauntenn by these presentes that yf the forsayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge ande ther successours welle
ande truly holde kepe ande fulfylle alle ande singlr couenauntes grauntes paymentes promises [...] ande all other thynges on ther pay abuerehersid accordyng to the maner ande forme abouedeclared
or elles truly paye or do to be payde the forsayde penalties wtin viiij dayes nexte after euery penaltye forfeyted that then the forsayde obligaconn shal be voyde ande holde for naughte or elles the sayde
mastur felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge for them ande ther successours wylle / ande graunte / by these pnntes that the sayde obligaconn shall stande ande abyde in alle the fulle strengthe effecte
ande vertu this endenture in any thynge not wtstandyng Jn wytnes wherof to the oon party of this endenture towarde the forsayde syr Robert Rede remayneng as well the comen seale of the
sayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge as the comen seale of the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge bene putte . and [addition: to] the secunde parte of the sayde endentures remayneng
with the sayde mastur felaues ande scolers of Jhus collayge as well the seale of the sayde syr Robert Rede as the comen seale of the sayde proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge bene sette . Ande to the
thred parte of the sayde endenture remaynyng wt the sayde mastur proueste ande scolers of the kynges collayge as well the seale of the sayde syr Robert Rede as the comen seale of the sayde mastur felaues
and scolers of Jhus collayge ar putte / youen the daye monethe ande yere aboue rehersid ⸫
[signed: cressy]