County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6127
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: KCD/93
Function: Commission
[sheet 1]This Jndentur̕ made the iiijth day of January i̕ the iiijth yer̕ of the Regn̕ of our souuerayn lord kyng henry
the viijte Betwene master Robert hacueblen̕ provost of the kynges College Royalle i̕ Cambryge and the scolers of
the same wt the advise and agremet̕ of master Thomas Lark Surveyour of the kynges workes ther̕ . on̕
the oon̕ partye / And John Wastell̕ master Mason of the seid werkes ; on the other partye . witnesseth .
that hit is counanted bargayned and aggreed betwene the partyes aforsaid that the seid John wastelle
shalle make and sett vp or cause to be made and sett vp at his propre costes and charges the ∧ Fynyalle [...]
of alle the Buttresses of the grete Churche ther̕ . which be xxj i̕ nuebre . the seid Fynyalles to be
wele and workmanly wrought̕ made and sett vp aftur the best handelyng and fourme of good
workmaeship acordyng to the plattes conceyved and made for the same . And acordyng to the [...]
of oonn buttresse which is wrought̕ and sett vp / Except . that alle thies new Fynyalles shal be made
suewhat larger i̕ certayn̕ places acordyng to the mooldes for the same ∧ concevyd & made . Also hit is
counanted bargayned and agreed ∧ betwene the parties aforesaid that the seid John wastelle shalle make and sett vp or cause to
be made and sett vp at his propre costes and charges the Fynysshyng and perfourmyng̕ of oon̕
Towre at on̕ of the Corners of the seid churche as shal be assigned vnto hym̕ by the Surveyour
of the said workes / all̕ the said Fynysshyng and perfourmyng of the seid towre wt Fynyalles .
[margin: ryfant] gablettes . batelmetees ∧ orbys or dresse Calers and euery other thyung belongyng to the same to be wele and workmaely
wrought̕ made and sett vp aftur the best handelyng̕ and fourme of good workmaeship acordyng
to a platt therof made remaeyng̕ i̕ the kepyng of the seid Surveyour . The said John wastell̕
to provide and fynde at his cost and charge as moche good sufficyat̕ and able stonn of weldon̕
Quarryes as shalle suffise four the perfourmyng of the Fynyalles of all the seid buttresses and
also for the perfourmyng and fynysshyng̕ of oon̕ of the towres as is afore specyfyed
[sheet 2]Together wt lyme . Sand Scaffoldyng̕ . mooldes . ordenances . and euery other thyng̕ concernyng̕ the
Fynysshyng̕ and perfourmyng̕ of all̕ the buttresses and towre aforesaid . as wele workmen̕ and
laborers . as alle maner stuff and ordenances as shal be required or necessary for perfourmanece of the same
Except the seid master provost Scolers and surveyour graunten to lend vnto the said John wastelle
su̕ parte of olde scaffoldyng̕ tymbre and the vse of certayn̕ stuff and necessaries there . as
Gynnes . wheles . Cables . Robynattes Sawes and suche other . as shal be delyuered vnto hym̕ by
Jndentures . And the seid John wastelle to deluere the same agayn̕ vnto the seid Surveyour
as sone as the said buttresses and towre shal be perfourmed . The said John wastell̕ graneteth
also and byndeth hym̕-self by thies counantes to perfourme and clerely fynysh alle the said buttresses
and towre on̕ this side the Feste of the Annueciacon̕ of our blessed lady next ensuyng̕ aftour the date
herof And for the good and sur̕ perfourmyng̕ of all thies premissȝ as is afore specified
the seid provost and Scolers counanten and graneten to paye vnto the seid John wastelle for the
perfourmyng of euery buttresse ‒ vj li xiij s iiij d which amoneteth for alle the said buttresses . Cxl li
and for the perfourmyng of the seid towre . C li . to be paid i̕ fourme folowyng̕ . that is
to sey from̕ tyme to tyme as moche money as shall̕ suffise to pay the Masons and other
laborers rately aftur the nuebre of workmen̕ . And also for ston at suche tymes and i̕ suche
fourme as the said John wastell̕ shalle make his provisyon or Receyte of the same ∧ ston̕ from tyme to
to tyme as the case shalle require Provided alwey that the said John wastell̕ shalle
kepe contynually . lx lx . Fremasons Jn wynter werkyng̕ vppon̕ the same werkes . as sone as shal be possible for
hym̕ to call̕ them̕ Jn̕ by vertu of suche Coiession̕ as the seid Surveyour shalle delyuere vnto
the said John wastelle for the same ietent / And i̕ case / ony mason or other laborer̕
[sheet 3]shal be founde vnprofytable or of ony suche ylle demeanour wherby the workes shuld be hyndred or the
company mysordred . not doyng̕ their duties acordyngly as they ought̕ to doo . than̕ the seid
Surveyour to Jndevour hym̕-self to refourme them̕ by suche wayes as hath byn̕ ther̕ vsyd
byfore this tyme / also the for named master provost . scolers and surveyour shalle fynde as moche
Jron̕ worke for the Fynyalles of the seid buttrasses . as shalle amownte to v s for euery buttrasse
that is i̕ all̕ iiij li v s . And what so euer Jron̕ werk shal be ocupyed and spent abowte the
seid werkes . and for sure suerte of the same . above the seid v s for a buttresse . the seid John
wastell̕ to ber̕ hyt . at his own̕ cost and charge . And for all̕ and syngler conantes afore
reherced of the party of the seid John wastell̕ wele and truly to be perfourmed and kept
he byndeth hym̕-∧self his he∧ires and executours i̕ CCC li of good and laufull̕ money of England
to be paid vnto the seid master provost . scolers and Surveyour at the feste of Estur next [...]
aftur the date of thies pnetes . And i̕ lyke wise . for all̕ and syngler counantes afor [...]
of the partye of the seid provost . scolers and Surveyour . wele and truly to be perfourmed and
kept. they bynde the̕ their̕ succesours and exec̕ . in CCC li of la good and laufull̕ [...]
of England to be paid vnto the seid John wastell̕ . at the seid fest of Estur . Jn
witnesse wherof the parties as aforsaid to thies present Jndentures entrechanegeably
haue sett their̕ Seales the day and yer̕ above wryten̕