The following is a transcript of DX/28/6, a transcript document held by the Brynmor Jones Library, Hull University, to whom go my thanks for permission to use it here.  Written in the year 1517, it is a Hull Bench Book entry catalogued at Bench Book 3 pp 103 – 6, folios 104 – 6, concerning a Star Chamber ruling between the Prior of Haltemprice and the Mayor of Hull.  It is written in the English of the time, so I have endeavoured herein to make it easier for the uninitiated, easier to read and make sense of (hopefully).  The syntax remains the same, many of the spellings have been updated, and a certain but restricted amount of punctuation inserted.  It resides within the web page as a separate window because it is a very long passage.  Using the thumbnails on the main page can access photographic images of the original.

“This indenture made the 26^th day of the month of June in the nineth (sic) year of the reign of our sovereign lorde King Henry the Eighth Witnesseth that where as certain variances and controversyes (sic) hath been moved and strived of and for diverse claims between John Nandych (sic) prior of the priory and house of Haltemprice within the county of Kingston upon Hull and the convent of the same place on the one part, and Roger Busshell (sic) now mayor of Kingston above said by consent wills and agreement of all the aldermen and burgesses of the same have given and committed their ……. power and auctoryte (sic)[authority] unto John Elland, George Matheson, and Edward Madyson aldermen of the same town of Kingston on that other part; Whereupon it is covenanted accorded and ffully (sic) concluded between the said priory and convent and the aforesaid John Elland, George and Edward Madeson, aldermen, by virtue of the said authority so to them jointly committed to one end determine and conclude all such said controversies as have been depending between the same priory and Kingston aforesaid as in manner and form hereafter ensuing, that is to wete (sic) [that is to say] / of and for all and singular royalties within the fore said county of Kingston and for the spring of fresh water there named the east wealle (sic) [well] of Anlaby within the same county  The same mayor aldermen and burgesses of the same Kingston granten and permission for them and their successors mayor aldlermen and burgesses for the time being by these ascent perpetually that the said prior and convent and their successors for the time being shall have, occupy, and enjoy peaceably and quietly forever the Lordships of Willerby and Newton [my emphasis] within the precinct of the said priory as hereafter followeth the bounds thereof, that is to say from a gate called Le Gate without gang unto the end of Willerby on the south part with all the Lordship of Willerby bounding to Cottingham on the north side with the Saryned (sic) dyke of the east side and unto the said gate, as the said precinct of the said lordship hath been customably occupied and used in times past And the said mayor aldermen and burgesses of the said town wollen (sic) and granten for them and their successors for the time being for ever to the said prior and convent and their successors for the time being for ever to have and occupyeth and within the said bounds without  any interruption vexation trouble or aggressiveness of the said mayor aldermen and burgesses or of any other persons of the same town [my emphasis] to have hold and peaceably to enjoy to the said prior and convent and to their successors for which as is above said court of lets within the said precinct with all manner of profits and advantage and commodities growing or coming of the same court from time to time thereunto belonging or anywise appertaining without any let interruption or contradiction of the said mayor aldermen and commonalte of the said town for the time being Also it is fully agreed between the said parties that the said mayor aldermen and comonalte (sic) [commons] of the said town shall have course of the descending of the fresh water of the said spring called Est Wille within the town of Anlaby within the county aforesaid and in like manner and form as they have the same enjoyed And also it is further accorded and agreed that the township of Anlaby and the township of Heysyll (sic) [Hessle] customably shall have course and …….. of the said spring and water called Est Welle as it hath been used and occupied in times past and the said well and the course of the water by the agreement of the said parties shall be ordered as hereafter followeth, that is to say that the said township and comonalte (sic) [commons] of the town of Anlaby shall sufficiently cleanse and secure the said spring and head at two times of the year, that is to say, within the month of Michaelmas and within the month of Easter and so to continue the same cleansing for ever Also it is fully determined and agreed that the said spring and well and the head of the same [Spring Head?] be not sufficiently cleansed at the times aforesaid that then it shall be lawful to the said mayor and his successors for the time being at their proper cost and expenses shall cause the said well and head sufficiently to be cleansed at the sight of four persons of the township of Kingstown aforesaid and to be associate to them two persons of the township of Anlaby and other two persons of Haysyll (sic) [Hessle] above said so that one of then shall be officer to Sir George Talbowse (sic) [Tallboys], Knight, and to his heirs and so hereafter perpetually to continue and the said officer of the said Sir George at the making of these present being hath promised covenanted and granted in the name of the said Sir George that he and all other officers after him in that same being shall defend and keep that the salt water shall not corrupt nor hurt the said freshwater as much as is within the precinct of his office / Also it is fully determined and agreed that the course of the said water shall be indifferently looked upon by eight men named within the said towns of Kingston upon Hull Anlaby and Hasyll (sic) [Hessle] to ley (sic) [lay] the stok (sic) [stock] so that the said stok maybe laid indifferently that the water of the said welle and spring may have right course unto the said Kinstown upon Hull Anlaby and Hasyll in like manner as it hath been used and occupied in times and as ever continually to endure ….. by these present according to the agreement aforewritten in witness whereof to the one part of these indentures remaining toward the said Prior and convent the common seal of the said town of Kingston is put and to the other part of the same indenture abiding with the said mayor and aldermen the aforesaid prior and convent have put their convent seal the day and year first above written.”