County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6006
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Archives: City/PB Box X/80
Function: Defeasance




This endenture maade the xx . day of Nouembere the yeer̕ of Kyng Herry the sixte after the conquest xxiiij . betwene Maister John Langton Chaunceller of the Vniuersite of Caumbrigg̕
in the Shire of caumbrigg̕ and thomas Fordham of the [...] Town̕ of Caumbrigg̕ baker of that oon partie . And Richard Wright Mair Thomas Crosse and Richard Busshe Burgeys
of the same Towne of Caumbrigg̕ of that other partie . witnesseth that where the said Maister John Langton̕ and Thomas Fordham ben holde and by her obligacion bonde vnto the said
Richard Wright Thomas Crosse and Richard Busshe in an hundred Markes sterling to be paied vnto the forsaid Richard Wright Thomas Crosse and Richard Busshe afor the Feest of the
Purificacioun of oure Lady next comyng as in the said obligacioun more playnly apperethe . Neuerthelesse the said Richard Wright Thomas Crosse and Richard Busshe willen and graunten
by this dede endented . that if the said Maister John Langton make or doo to be maade a sufficiaunt and a sure and a resonable astate by dede sufficiaunt in lawe withoute warantye / withoute fraude
vnto the said Richard Wright beyng Mair of the said Towne of Caumbrigg̕ and to the Burgeys of the same Towne or to any other persone beyng Mair of the same Towne of Caumbrigg̕
and to the said Burgeys before the Feest of Estern that shal be in the yeer of oure Lord . Ml CCCCxlvij . of a parcelle of ground . in the said Towne of Caumbrigg̕ to be laid oute bytwix Peron Lane
and the place that John Dukesworthe Cordman̕ dwellethe yn extendyng so in lengthe fro the highe strete vnto millnestrete and conteynyng in brede at the left the brede of the said Peronn Lane .
throghoute / To that entent to hae a comine hye way and passage in that to alle the kynges-liege people there / And that the said Maister John Langton shal doo pave sufficiauntly withe stone alle
the said ground afore the Feest of Estern̕ aforsaid or elles withynne iij monethes . after as sufficiantly as the said Peron Lane is nowe paved at his owne propur costes And more-ouer that if the
said Maister John Langton make or doo to be maade sufficiant sure and resonable astate by dede sufficiaunt in Lawe withoute warante vnto the said Richard Wright beyng mair of the said
Towne of caumberr and to the Burgeys of the same towne or to any other persone beyng mair of the same towne of Caumberr wtouten̕ fraude of alle the ground cleped . henabbey in the same town̕
except that same parcelle of ground . that the said Chaunceller̕ hathe graunted to the Maister of michhous for the enlargyng of garit hostell as hit is nowe staked oute afor the Feest of
Estern̕ abouesaid . to that entent to haue there a comine wey and passage for the kynges-liege people and in non oder fourme . And ferthermore if the said Maister John Langton̕ make or doo
make a sufficiant̕ sure and resonable astate by dede wtoute warantie vnto the said Richard wright beyng Mair of the said Towne of caumbrigg̕ and to the Burgeys of the same towne
or to any person̕ beyng Mair of the same towne . and to the Burgeys of the said towne of Caumbrigg̕ of anoder parcelle of ground . in the same towne betwene a lane cleped . scolelaneȝ wiche
lane lithe . betwix the tenement of the said . Thomas Crosse and the tenement called the horsheed and . gothe from the hye strete toward the west and the stonnen place whiche Roger dedde late
dwelled yn . to extende fro the hygh strete to the scolelanes wiche lye northe and southe . and the said lane to be as brode and as welle paued . with stone as nowe is the said scolelaneȝ and the same
lane cleped scolelaneȝ neuer to be closed vp by the said . chaunceller̕ nor by the Prouoost nor the scolers of the kynges new College nor be her successours vnto the tyme that the said lane beyng
fro the high strete to the scolelaneȝ be laid oute and deliuered to the vse of all the comine people To haue and to holde alle the said placeȝ and groundeȝ vnto the said Richard Wright beyng
Mair of Caumbrigg̕ and to the Burgeys of the same towne or to any other persone beyng mair of the said towne and to the Burgeys of the same towne and to theire successoureȝ for
euermore to the said entent . And ferthermore if the said Maister John Langton̕ geve and deliuere vnto the said Mair and Burgeys . alle maner of euidences and munimenteȝ concernyng vnto
the said places and groundeȝ alle onely that the said Maister John Langton̕ or prouoost haue or may resonable haue / that thanne the said obligacion̕ be void and hadde for nought or elles
stond in his fulle vertue and strenghe Jn witnesse wherof the said parties . haue to these endentures set to alternatisly her seeleȝ . Yeuen at Cavmbrigg̕ the Day and yeer̕ abouesaid ⸫