County: Hampshire
Code: D3044#4
Reference: Winchester, Hampshire Record Office: 21M65/A1/13, fols 324v-325r
Function: Agreement
[fol. 324 v][line 32]This endenture wytnessethe that where debate was bytwene william by the soof-
ferance of god Bisshop of wynchestre on the oonn partie . and the Mair~ and the
Commune of the Cite of wynchestre on the other partie vpon the Frauncherie &
the custumes of the Faire of Seynt Gile . that is to seye . where the seide Bisshop
owght to haue . and he and his predecessours han hadde fro tyme that no mynde
rennethe the kepyng~ of the Cite of wynchestre byfore-seide by xvj . dayes withe
the trone and alle the profites and custumes . as to take amendes of Brede and ale
and alle other maner mesures . that is to seye . as to take Busshelles . Galons . and
alle other mesures and weyghtes . and to bere thaim to the pavilonn and there to
make assaye by the syght of iiij . good persones of the Citee and there to dampne
the evylle . and to delyuer~ ayenn the goode And that the people of the Cite afore-
seide shulde come to the Pavilonn to presente Crye vered and blode-shedde and alle
other thinges towchyng~ the pees of our~ Lorde the kyng~ and ther~ to haue know-
leche of alle maner~ plees towchyng~ the Cite after the vsages of the seide Cite
hadde and vsed in the tyme of the seide faire withe alle other~ rightes and custu-
mes . that is to seye . the Daye of the vigile of seint Gile by xvj Dayes to endure
And the Maire and commune aforeseide in parte hann distourbed the seide Bisshop
[fol. 325r]at His faire of seint Gile laste passed in his seide Fraunchises and custumes // Thei
benn accorded in fourme that folowethe . that the seide Maire and commune knowle-
genn the seide distourbans . And the seide Maire and commune makenn covennaunte
and grauntenn .that by theime ne their~ successours . the seide . Bisshop ne his suc-
cessours shalle not be fro hens-forthwarde distourbed to haue the kepyng~ of the
seide Cite and the custumes aboueseide and alle other~ profites towchyng~ the seide
faire and the right of his chirche Duryng~ the xvj dayes aforeseide in the maner
that he and his predecessours hann hade and vsed afore this daye . And the seide
Bisshop for hym and his successours makethe couenaunte remittethe and pardonethe
the forseide offence to the Maire and commune afore rehersyde // Jn witnesse of whiche
thyng~ to the one parte of this endenture remaynyng~ anenste the seide . Bisshop the
seide Maire and commune hann put their~ comyn seale . to the other~ parte of this
seide endenture remaynyng~ anenste the seide Maire and commune the seide Bis-
shop hathe putte his sealle . Yeouenn at wynchestre the thridde Daye of Juyle .
the yere of Grace . Mle-.-CCCC-.-ljti . And of the reigne of kyng~ harry the sexte .
aftre the conqueste xxixti βΈ«