County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6042
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: GRA/257
Function: Award
To All true cristen̕ people to whome thys present wrightyng indented of award shall come vnto John woode Thomas Castell John Mareys and willam Cobyns Gentylmen̕ Arbytratours indifferently chosen̕ as well on̕ the partie of Maister Robert hacomblen̕ Clerk Provest of the kynges College of our̕ lady and seynt
Nycholas in Cambrigge and the scolars of the same College on̕ that oon̕ partie And Maister Petyr Nobys Clerk Maister and kepar of the College of Corporis cristi and our lady in Cambrigge aforesaid called Benett College and the felowes and scolars of the same College on̕ that other partye send gretyng in our̕
lord God euerlastyng Wher before thys tyme grett variance striffe and debate hath been̕ long dependyng betwen̕ the said parties of and for the right tytle and posession̕ of a yerly rent of ‒ xxs by yere which the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars and ther predicessours of the said Benett College have
cleymed to have to them And to ther successours to go owt of the Manar of the said Provest and scolars in Grandecestr̕ in the Countie of Cambrigge called Jakes Manar And sute to the Court of the said Maister and kepar felowes & scolars in Barton̕ in the said Countie which said Manar of Jakes some tyme was
henry Somars And whiche rent and sarvice by the said provest and scolars and ther predicessours many yeres past hath been̕ witholden̕ And not paid to the said Maister and kepar̕ felowes and scolars And wher̕ Also lyke variance striffe and debate hath of long tyme been̕ dependyng betwen̕ the said parties of and for a yerly
rent ∧ and sarvice of ‒ ij s viij d by yere which said rent and sarvice the said provest and scolars & ther predicessours hath claymed to have of the said Maister felowes and scolars goyng owt of londes and Tentes̕ belongyng to the said Maister felowes and scolars in Grandecestre aforesaid And sute to the Court of the said provest & scolars in
in Grandecestre Aforesaid which said rent & sarvice and sute hathe been̕ long withdrawen̕ and nott payd to the said provest and scolars Of the whiche seid variances striffes and debates of the said yerly rentes and euery parcelle or parte of them And Also of for and vpon̕ alle maner of other accyons quarelles debates ∧ dettes demaundes & contrauersies
in ony wyse dependyng betwen̕ ony of the said parties from the begynnyng of the world vnto the xvth day of aprell last past before the date of this present award The said parties have submytted them-selffes to Abyde and obey the Arbitrament ordynance and decree of vs the said Arbitratours and for the sure perfourmaunce of the
said Arbytrament ordynance and decree eche of the said parties have bounden̕ them-selffes by ther seuerall obligacions eche to other in the some̕ of ‒ xlli whiche said obligacions been̕ sealed with ther comen̕ sealles of the said Colleges beryng date the xvijth daye of August in the xth yere of the reign̕ of kyng henry the viijth
whervpon̕ we the said Arbitratours takyng vpon̕ vs the charge and besynesse of the said Arbitrament And Also heryng the tytles Aunswers and other̕ Allegynges of bothe the said parties by good advisament and long deliberacion̕ and by the assent and request of bothe the said parties the xvjth day of Aprelle in the said xth yere of the reign̕ of kyng
henry the viijth have Abritrated ordyned And decred as herafter folowethe First that the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars of the said Benett College and ther successours ther Tenantes and Fermours shal be discharged of All sutes of Courtes and letys agaynst the said provest and scolars and ther successours for euermore for ony
londes or Tenntes that the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars now holde of the said Provest and scolars And of All Amercyamentes and fynes commyng or growyng by reason̕ of the said Courtes and letys And ouer that / that the seid Provest and scolars by ther sufficient wrightyng sealed with ther̕ comen̕ seall shalle for
them̕ and ther successours releace to the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars and to ther successours for euer all the said sutes of Courtes and letys before the Fest of Ester next coemyng And in lyke wyse the said provest and scolars ther successours Tenantes And fermours shal be discharged of All sutes of Courtes and
letys agaynst the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars and ther successours for euermore for ony londes or tenntes that the seid provest and scolars nowe holde of the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars ∧ and by ther sufficient wrightyng sealed with ther Comen̕ seall shall releace to the seid provest and
scolars and to ther successours for euer All the said sutes of Courtes and letes before the said Fest of Ester next coemyng Jtm̕ the said Arbitratours award ordeyn̕ and decre that the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars of the said Benett College by ther dede indented sufficient in the lawe made
betwen̕ the said Maister & kepar felowes and scolars and the said provest and scolars sealed with ther comen̕ sealles before the seid Fest of Ester of next coemyng after the date of this present award shall conferme the Astate of the seid provest and scolars & ther successours of & in the said Manar of
Jakys withe th appurtenances and of & in all suche other londes and Tenetes as the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars cleyme to have ony rent goyng owt of only belonging to the said provest and scolars and in all other londes and Tenetes which the said provest and scolars holde of the said Maister & kepar̕
felowes & scolars To have and to holde the said Manar of Jakes with th appurtenances and all other londes of the said provest and scolars and ther successours of the said Maister & kepar felowes and scolars and ther successours from hensforeward by the only sarvice of ij s viij d by yere and foyalte for alle maner of sutes
and sarvices And also the said Maister & kepar felowes and scolars shall releace to the said provest and scolars and ther̕ successours all arrerages of rentes fynes and amercyamentes coemyng or growyng by reason̕ of ony tenure of the said londes and Tenetes or ony parte of them before the date of this Award And
in lyke wyse the said provest and scolars by the dede indented sufficient in the lawe made betwen̕ the said provest and scolars and the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars sealed with ther comen̕ sealles before the Fest of Ester̕ next coemyng After the date of this said award shall conferme the Astate
of the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars and ther successours of and in All suche londes as the said provest and scolars clayme to have ony rent goyng owt of only belonging to the said Maister & kepar̕ felowes & scolars And in All other londes and tenntes which the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars holde of the
same provest and scolars To have And to holde [...] the said londes and Tenetes of the said provest and scolars and ther successours from̕ hens foreward by the only sarvyce of ij s viij d by yere and foyalte for All maner of sutes and sarvices And Also the said provest and scolars shalle releace to the said Maister and kepar felowes
and scolars and ther successours All Arrerages [...] fynes & amercyamentes coemyng or growyng by reason̕ of ony tenure of the said londes and Tenetes or ony parte of them̕ before the date of this award Jtm̕ yt is awarded ordined and decreyd by the said Abritratours that for a fynalle and perpetuall peace betwen̕
the said parties and ther successours to be hadde for euer to contynue without striffe or debate for ony cause hadde moved or dependyng betwen̕ the said parties before the date of this award and in fulle recompense of All rentes sutes fynes amercyamentes Arrerages of rentes and other charges dettes trespaces sutes quarelles and
demaundes hadde moved or dependyng betwen̕ the same parties before the same date of this award Except the said ‒ ij s viij d of rent by eyther of the said parties to other to be doon̕ and payd That the said provest and scolars and ther successours shall content and paye or cause to be contented and payd to the
said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars [...] to ther successours twenty poundes of lawfulle money of englond in fourme folowyng that ys to saye At the daye of makyng sealyng and delyueryng of this present award ‒ iij li̕ vj s viij d which the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars & ther successours
[...] and the said provest and scolars And ther̕ successours to be therof Acquyted and discharged by this present award And at the Fest of penticost next coemyng after the date of this said award ‒ xxxiij s iiij d sterlyng And att the Fest of saynt Michell [...]
then̕ next ensuyng ‒ Cs And at the Fest of saynt Michelle th archangelle whiche shal be in the yere of our̕ lord God A thousand fyve hundreth And twenty ten̕ poundes sterlyng in full payment of the said twenty poundes And Also the said Maister and kepar̕ felowes & scolars and ther successours to be Acquyte
and discharged of All rentes sutes fynes and [...] and arrerages of the same what-so-euer they be And Also of All other accyons quarelles debates dettes demaundes contrauersies and other charges before the makyng of theis presentes dependyng betwen̕ the said parties from the begynnyng of the world
vnto the day of makyng of this award [...] the whiche said arbitrament ordynance And decre in maner and fourme afore rehersed As well the said provest and scolars of the said kynges College As the said Maister and kepar felowes and scolars of the said College called Benett College haven̕ distinctly harde
and vnderstonde And to the same bothe the [...] partyes Arn̕ contented and Agreid in manar and fourme as ys before rehersed by theis presentes Jn wytnesse wherof as well we the said Arbitratours to euery parte of this award ∧ have put to our sealles As the said provest and scolars for ther parte as the said Maister and kepar
felowes and scolars for ther partie to this [...] have interchaungeably set to ther ∧ comen̕ sealles yoven̕ the said xvjth day of Aprell in the said xth yere of the reign̕ of kyng henry the viijth
[signed: joh woode] [signed: Thomas Castyll] [signed: John Mareys] [signed: willm [...]]