County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6125
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: KCD/91
Function: Agreement
This Jndentur̕ made the vijte day of June i̕ the iiijth yer̕ of our souerayn̕ lord kyng herry the
viijte . bytwyn̕ John wastell̕ master Mason̕ of the kynges workes wtjn̕ his College Royall̕ at Cambryge
on̕ the oon̕ partye . And herry Semerk oon̕ of the wardeynes of the said workes on̕ the other
partye witnesseth . that wher̕ the said John and herry . haue Joyntly counaneted and
bargayned . wt master provost and Bursers of the said College . to make set vpp and perfourme
a vawte for the grete churche ther̕ . as by Jndentures therof made more playnly dothe
appere . Neuerthelasse . hyt is agreed and counanted . bytwyn̕ the said John wastell̕ and
herry Semerk / that the fornamed John wastell̕ an shall̕ occupye . vse and haue
hole Bargayn̕ of makyng of the seid vawte . to his own̕ persyght̕ and advanetage . And
to bere also al maner charges . concernyng the same . And the seid herry Semerk to be no
pertyner withe hym̕ . in the said bargayn̕ . As longe as hyt shall̕ please almyghty god
the said John wastell̕ shall̕ lyve . and haue his helth to rewle the werke . And the
seid herry Semerk is agreed . that duryng the lyff and helth of the said John wastell̕
he shall̕ dayly and hourely gyff his dylygent̕ attendanece to the said workes . wtoute he
haue lycence of the said John wastell̕ to be absent for seasons as they shall̕ both be content̕
And the said John wastell̕ graunteth to gyff vnto the said herry Semerk for his contynuall̕ atteedanece
in fourme aforesaid . xx markes . euery yer̕ duryng the contynuanece of the seid werkes and
standyng the lyff and helthe of the said John wastell̕ . And yff s hyt happen̕ as god
forebede the seid John wastell̕ to discece . or elles to fall̕ i̕ suche syknesse . that he can̕-not
be able to gyff attendanece to perfourme the said workes . than̕ . the partyes aforesaid be agreed .
that the said herry Semarke and Thomas wastell̕ sone vnto the said John wastell̕ .
shall̕ joyntly . be pertyners i̕ the said bargayn̕ . And so they shall̕ see the seid bargayn̕
to be perfourmed / And shall̕ parte as well̕ costes and charges . as profytes and advanetages .
evynly betwyn̕ them bothe in euery thyng concernyng the same bargayn̕