County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6019
Reference: Cambridge, King's College GDH/31 (1478)
Function: Lease




This indenture made bitwne Maister Robert Woodelarke Prouost of the kynges College of our̕ lady and saint Nicholas of Cambrige And Scolers of
the same College of the t one parte . And william Richardsonn of london̕ and Agneys his wyfe of the tother parte berithe witnes that the for-
saide Prouost and Scolers haue graunted taken̕ and laten̕ to ferme to the saide willia̕ & Agneys a Tenement of theyres liyng in saynt Andrews
paresshe at Baynardes Castelle in london̕ aforesaide . conteynyng a Seler . and a halle & and a Chambre above that . / And a-nother hows by the grownde .
and the hows above that . for their Kichyn̕ . And for their Colehows . / And a-nother Chambre beyng ouer the cuemyng in into the lane of the saide
Prouostes loggyng ther . / Prouided alway that the saide entre vndre the foresaide Chambre be no barre nor preiudicialle to the saide Prouost and
Scolers nor to their Successours . nor to their Seruantes . nor to the Tenantes of bothe sides of the lane downe to the watirside . but that they may
haue fre going and cuemyng at alle tymes in like condicon̕ as they haue had aforetymes . To haue and to holde the saide Tenement as it is
a-fore-specified to the saide william and Agneys . and to eyther of theym̕ lenger levyng from the feste of saint Michaelle th archaungelle next cuemyng
aftir the date of thes presentes vnto the ende of the terme of . xxx . yere than̕ next folowyng and fully to be ended . yeledyng therfor yerely to the
saide Prouost and Scolers and to their Successours . xviij s . of gode and lawfulle money of Englonde at the festes of the pasche . And saint Michaelle
th archaungelle by equale porcouns . / And the saide willia̕ and Agnes shalle make new Grates of Jron̕ . for the wyndows of the saide seler̕ . and also
[margin: they shalle repayr̕] alle the durres and wyndows and lathyng and Cleiyng of the walles of the saide Tenement . And also make a new durre to the saide seler . and repaire the
Steppes of the same seler duryng the terme aforesaide . / And if it happe the saide ferme of . xviij s . to be bihynde in parte or in the hole aftir
any feste in the whiche hit owght to be paide duryng the terme aforesaide not paide by fowre wokes ; that than̕ it shal be lefulle to the saide
Prouost and Scolers . and to their Successours . and to their officer and Officers therto by theym̕ assigned to entre into the foresaide Tene-
ment . and there to distrayne . and suche distresses as shal be there taken̕ to bere and cary away . and theym̕ to holde and kepe vnto the
tyme that the saide ferme . and also withe arrerages . if any shal be . to theym̕ be fully content and paide . And if it happe the saide
ferme of . xviij s . to be bihinde in parte or in the hole after any feste in the whiche it owght to be paide . duryng the terme aforesaide
not paide by the terme of . xij . wokes ; that than̕ it shal be lefulle to the foresaide Prouost and Scolers . and to their Successours . and
to their Officer and Officers therto by theym̕ assigned into the saide Tenement to reentre and hit in the first state to reteyne . and
the foresaide william Richardson̕ . and Agneys his wyfe from thens finally and vttirly to expelle this dimission̕ in any thynge
not-withstandyng . / Prouided alwey that it if shalle please god to take the foresaide william Richardson̕ and agneys his wyfe
ught̕ of this present lyfe . afore the terme of . xxx . yere afore specified ; that than̕ this present Jndenture or graunt made to the
saide william Richardson̕ and Agneys his wyfe be of no strenghe nor effecte . but vttirly be voide . Jn witnes wherof to the
t one parte of thes Jndenturs remaynyng withe the saide william and Agneys the foresaide prouost and Scolers hathe
set to their commyn̕ Seale . And to the t other parte of the same Jndenturs remaynyng withe the foresaide Prouost and
Scolers . the saide william and Agneys hathe set to their Seales . yeven̕ in the kynges College aforesaide the secunde
day of Septemberr the yere of our̕ lorde . Ml-.-cccc-.-lxxviij . And the yere of the Regne of kyng Edwarde the . iiijthe . after the conquest
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