County: Sussex
Code: D0601
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: CHICITY/AY/105
Function: Agreement
This Jndenture made the xxviijth Day of Decembr~ the xvijthe yere of the Reigne of kyng~ harry the vijthe Betwen~ the right Reuerend Fader~ yn~ god
Edwarde Bysshopp of Chichestre on~ the one partie. And Thomas vulgar Maire of the Cite of Chichestre And Burgeseȝ of the same on~ the other~ partie
witnessithe that it is Covenanted Condescended And Aggreed betwen~ the said parties yn~ maner~ and fourme Folowyng~ . That is to say that
wher the said Reuerend Fader hathe made as well yn~ honour of god and yn~ especialle to the secoure and Comfort of the poore peple there
as to the wurshipp of the said Cite . a Crosse sett and Founded yn~ the Middeȝ of the said Cite vpon~ the grounde of the said maire and
Burgeseȝ For the whiche grounde the said Reuerend Fader hathe gyvon~ . x. li~ of lawfulle money of englond For dischargyng~ of theym~
the whiche be bounden~ by Obligaconn to the Dean~ and Chapitre For the purchesyng~ of Certeyn~ londeȝ to the yerely valewe of
xiijs . iiijd a-boue alle Charges vn~-to the said Dean~ and Chapitre For whiche the said maire and Burgeseȝ graunten~ to the said Reuerend
Fader alle theire right and interest yn~ there said grounde . and ouer~ that graunten~ that they nor theire Successours shalle not From~
hensforthe Clayme nor demaund eny interest or title of and yn~ the said grounde nor interupte vexe nor troble eny of the poore
peple that shalle here aftur stand or selle eny Chafur . within the said Crosse . And ouer~ that graunten~ that they shalle not from~
hensforthe make nor Suffur no houseȝ botheȝ Shoppeȝ nor stalleȝ to be bilded or set within or vppon~ the said grounde ne within the said
Crosse nor nyghe ~~~ Adioynyng~ to the same to the hurte or inpayryng~ of the said Crosse ne to the lett or disturbaunce of the
poore peple to selle theire Chafur there . ne take no tolle nor oder duetes of noo person~ that shalle stand or selle eny Chafur within
the said Crosse Jn witnes wherof the parties abouesaid to thise indendures enterchaungeable haue put to theire Sealeȝ . The Day And
yere afore rehersed ⸫