County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6010
Reference: Cambridgeshire Archives/City/PB Box X/76
Function: Agreement




This indenture made the xxth daie of the moneth of July The yer̕ of our̕ lord God mle iiijc xCvj . And the yer̕ of the reigne of Kyng Henry the vijth aftur
the Conquest of Englond the xjth . betwene kateryn Cooke wedowe late the wief of John Cooke sumtyme Meir̕ and burgeuce of the town̕ of ~~~
Cambrigge John Asshewell and Richard salisburye of the seid Towne burgeuces of that oon partie / John Belle meir̕ of the seid Towne of Cambrigge
John Crakenthorpp Nicholas Grene John Adham Richard hildreston̕ of the same Towne bailliffes Willam Baibour̕ & willam Cutson̕ of the same
Towne Tresorers and all and singler burgeuces of the seid Towne of that other partie / Witnessith that the seid Kateryn hath govenn and grauntid vnto
The forseid meir̕ and Bailliffes Tresorers and Burgeuces and their̕ Successours to th use and behoest of the Tresorye of the seid Towne of cam-
brigge foreuermor̕ thre bothes diuisely lyiing in the Feir̕ of Sterbrigge Wherof oon both conteynyng xxiiij foote of the Standard lieth in the
Soperslane betwene the booth of Nicholas Grene of the north partie And the booth of the wief of Willam Newtonn of the south parte Th on̕ hed abbutting
vppon the kynges high weye callid Soperslane ayens th este / anodir booth liethe in the Chepe betwene the boothe late John Keynsham of the ~~~
west parte And a comen entrie ledyng in to the petimercerye on th este parte Th on̕ hed abbutting vpon the kynges highe weye callid the Chepe ~~~
ayens the southe / And the third boothe liethe in the Petimercerye aforseid at the bak of the seid last booth on the northe partie / and next the come ~~~
entrie aforseid ayens th este . to this entent to haue and foreuermore in tyme to cum to be vpholdenn yerely be the tresores of the seid Towne for
the tyme being a specialle diriges and a masse ones in the yer̕ That is to sey the xxv . daie of the moneth of February in the Parishe cherche of seint
Mary the virgyn̕ next the Market ther̕ for the sowles of the seid John Cooke Willam Bolles kateryn Johan and lucie their̕ wieffes and xx s in ~~~
money to be spent the tyme of the seid diriges and Masse yerely vndir this maner and fourme folowing / Furst to the Belmann for going about the town̕ for
the seid sowlles iij d To the Sexteyn̕ of the seid Cherch for rynging xij d For too great tapres & too smale tapres of wex viij d To the Parish priest iiij d To the
Chauntrie priest of the seid Parishe iiij d / To vij other priestes xxj d that is to seye eche of theym iij d / To the Parish clerk of the same parishe ij d To th entent that they
shal kepe the seid diriges and messe solempuly be noote / Also to the Meir̕ ther̕ being present at the seid diriges and messe xij d Jf he be absent fro eny of theym
bothe to lose t half of the seid xij d / To eche of the four̕ Bailliffes viij d Jf eny of theym be absent as is aforseid to forfeit or loose t half of viij d Jtm̕ to eche of the
Tresorers for their̕ diligent labour̕ xij d / And to eche Sergeuant ther̕ awaiting vpon the Meir̕ ij d And if eny of theym be absent as is beforseid to lose t half of
ij d / To th offering of the seid Meir̕ Bailliffes Tresorers and Sergeuantes for the tyme being v d / Jtm̕ to be destributid in Ferthingbread emonges poor̕ people iiij d /
Also emonges poor̕ people dwelling in the seid Parishe moost feble in natur̕ xv d in money / Jtm̕ to the meir̕ bailliffes and suche of their̕ brethern̕ ther̕ ~~~
being present at the seid diriges and masse at the calling of the seid Meir̕ & Ballliffes [sic] to the Tavern̕ for a solas ther̕ emonges theym to be had xviij d / Also for the
reparacion or emending of the highe weis betwene Copescros and the begynnyng of Sterbrigge Feir̕ yerlye ij d / Also alle suche money as shal be forfeit or
lost be the forseid Meir̕ Bailliffes & Sergeauntes for non being at the seid diriges and masse as god forbede to be destributid be t handes of the seid Tresorers
for the tyme being as they will Answer befor̕ God and in discharge of their̕ concience emonges the poor̕ people in the seid Parishe ouir and besid
the seid xv d / And to the premissies vpon the behalf of the seid Meir̕ bailliffes Tresorers and burgeuces that now be or in tyme to cum shal be wele and
truly to be obserued and kept in maner and fourme as aboue is rehersid The seid Meir̕ Balliffes Tresorers and burgeuces to th on parte of theis present
Jndentours withe the seid kateryn John and Richard remaynyng haue put to their̕ comon Seale / And to the other parte of theis present Jndentours wth
the seid Meir̕ bailliffes Tresorers and burgeuces resident The seid kateryn John and Richard haue put to their̕ Seales / youen the daie and ~~~
yere aboueseid ~~~ [signed: Bernard]