Ye Corner Wonge is ye Comons of Notyngham as men sayn. 4 Memorandum, yat Robert Bercroft tuk in ferme, on Sent John' dey of Beyuerlay,' in ye Comon Tawne Hale2 of Notingham, of ye Mayre John' Orgraue and of Alexsaunder Mylngat and Robert Coo, Bayles, and of Richard Samon, William Brodholme, William Halyfax, Thomas Alestre, Jeffray Knetton,3 William Webster, and money other Comons yen5 in ye sayd Hale, a comon lane yat lyes on ye sothe syd ye Fleshuse fro ye medille doure estward als fare os ye tenandres of ye sayd Robert Bercroft lygen6 in lenght yat he perchest of John' Torlaton and of Ser Thomas Plumptre; and a nother comon lane yat lyes on ye sothe syd ye Draperre estward als? fare os ye sayd tenandres lygen6 in lenght to ye swyn cott wale; and a nother comon graund with a draper chope on it yat lyges northe and sothe thuart9 be tux ye west endes of ye forsayd two lanes fro ye sothe Fleshuse doure 10 to ye vtter sothe syd of ye Draperre, ye quelk chope John' Breghtforht 12 yat tyme held of ye Comons: for ye quelk thre forsayd graundes ye forsayd Robert Bercroft salle pay gerely to ye Comons of Notingham, summa iiijs. vjd., fro ye Meghelmes ye next after yis forsayd day yat it was taken on, be cavse of ye purpresser13 yat is under ye same rent. John' Etewell for his palys,14 be gere, iiijd. John' Durham for his garthyn at ye Myln Olles, 15 be ere, ijd. 4448 dorso. II.-Agreement with Coventry regarding Freedom from Toll. 1451-2, January 13. This endenture made be twene the Meire and Cominalte of the Citee of Couentre on the oon' partye, and the Meire and Cominalte of the towne of Notyngham on the other partye, beyreth wittenesse, that, wheer 16 certeyn' contrauersiez and claymes be twene the seid partiez for claymyng tolle of other hath bene late hade and mevyd,1 finally hit is agreyd be twene the seid parties in the forme that foloueth: that is to sey, that, for asmoch as the seid Meire and Cominalte of the seid Citee of Couentre, be their counsell', have schewed to the Meire and Cominalte of the towne of Notyngham and to their counsell' sufficiaunt matere and proves, as well be the olde chartez of the olde Kynges of Englond, progenitoures to the Kyng our souerayn Lorde that nowe is, as by other olde evidences, that the marchauntez, burgeses and inhabitauntes of and in the seid Citee or towne of Couentre schuld and owght of right to be discharged of tolle thoro3 all Englond, as welle by londe as by water, the which' the same Meire of Notyngham and Cominalte of the same well knowen yat hit so shuld be of right, hit is agreed and condescended by the same Meire and Cominalte of Notyngham, of their comune assent, concederyng the right of Couentre to be discharged and quite of tolle, that alle the marchauntez, burgesez and inhabitauntz of and in Couentre, and their successoures for euermore, schalle be discharged and quite of tolle with'in the seid towne of Notyngham and the shire of the same towne and the fraunchise of the same, withoute ony interrupcion. Also, for asmych' as the Meire and Cominalte of the seid towne of Notyngham by their counsell' han'4 schewed to the seid Meir and Cominalte of Couentre, that the marchauntez, burgesez and inhabytauntz of and in the seid towne of Notyngham schuld and ought of right to be discharged of tolle thoro all Englond, as welle by londe as by water, the which' the same Meire of Couentre and the Cominalte welle known' that hit so schuld be of right, hit is agreed and condescended by the same Meire and Cominalte of the seid Citee of Couentre, of their comyn assent, concederynge the right of the seid towne of Notyngham to be discharged and quite of tolle, that all the marchauntez, burgesez and inhabytauntz of and in the seid towne of Notyngham and their successours for euermore shalle be discharged and quite of tolle with'in the seide Citee of Couentre and liberte of the same. In wittenesse of which' thinges perpetuelment 5 to endure, Richard Boys, Meire of the seid Citee of Couentre and the Cominalte of the same to the oon' partye of this endenture remaynyng to the said = moved. I mevyd = 2 hit it (AS. 'hit'). 3 thoro through. = 4 han' = have. 5 perpetuelment=everlastingly (French 'perpétuellement '). Meire of Notyngham and Cominalte of the same han's putt to their comune sealle; and to the other partye of this endenture remeynyng to the Meire and Cominalte of Couentre, Richard Samon, Meire of the seid towne of Notyngham, and the Cominalte of the same to these presentez han' putte to their comune scalle. Giffen in the fest of Seint Hillary, the yeer of the reigne of Kyng Herry the Sexte after the Conquest of Englond thirty.2 III.-Extracts from the Bridge-Warden's Accounts.3 1457-8. EXPENSAE FACTAE PER JOHANNEM SPENCER.4 In primis pacid to William Swen for wyrkkyng at ye 4472 b. iijs. xd. Item peid to William Myllner for wyrkyng at ye Bryges vs. vjd. Bryges, prys of lode, xiiij[d.] iijs. vjd. Item peid for ye caryegs of ye same iij. lode prys of a lod xij[d.] Item peid for ye caryegs of ye same ij. lod. Item peid to Hoccley, of Basforth, iij. xl. 10 lode of ston to ye Brygs, for euere lod viij[d.] Item peid for wrytyng of ij. letters for ye gederars 12 for ye Bryges to Hodskyn, of Brerley Item peid Robert Green, smyth, for makyng ij. hoks 13 to ye Brygs Item peid for viij. tres 1+ to Hemond 15 Heyds iijs. vjd. ijs. iiijd. xxviijs. viijd. xvjd. ijd. ixs. viijd. Item peid to Rychard Jheb1 and Hary Herd for þer2 Item peid to Harre Herd for a dey ledyng tymber Item peid to Harry Herd for ij. deys and dim.5 for Item peid to Alred for fercyng7 v. deys at ye Bryges, Item peid to Harry Herd for caryeges of ij. lod of tynsyll8 and dim.5 Item peid to John' Annercy for mendyng of a bowt9 Item peid to John' Goddard for bryngyn of a man to se11 at ye Bryges Item peid to William Plumtre for hedghyng13 v. deys . xviijd. xd. iijs. viijd. xxxjd. ijs. vjd. ijs. xd. xiiijd. ijs. vjd. xvd. vjd. ijd. xiijd. xxd. Bryges. Item peid to Mosley for fellyng of tynsyll xijd. iiijd. Item peid to a man for bondyll wandus 14 jd. Item peid to Daue 15 Pryston, of Broxtowe, for C. allor polls 16. vs. iiijd. iiijd. 8 I 2 = See Item peid to John' Cade, of Basforth, for caryyng of tymber to ye Bryges. Jheb=Jebb. per their. = 3 Schepley Shipley. See the notice at p. 220 above of the gift of 24 great beams from Shipley Park by Robert Strelley, esquire, for the reparation of the Bridge. tynsyll brush, underwood. Glossary. Item peid to William Sawer for sayng1 forschor fowte2 and iiij. Item peid to William Kneton for caryyn of tymber fro ye Grey Frers to ye Bryges xijd. vjd. Item peid to Hary Herd for ledyng of wellose3 and mok, ixd. ob. iiijd. iiijd. iijs. xviijd. Item peid to John' Spenser iiij. tres iiijs. Item peid to John' Scherwen for v. bords xiijd. Item peid to ye same John' Scherwen for a tre to mak mals?. viijd. Item peid John' Cowpar for garyng3 of iij. mals and nels9 vjd. Item peid for drayng 10 of tymber for Colwek to ye Trent iiijd. jd. ob. Item peid in diuers spens1 Strylley, Schepley and in |
