This indenture is made between Thomas Wetherby, supervisor of community goods in the city of Norwich, Thomas Balle and Nicholas Stanhowe, city treasurers, on the one part and John Marwe freemason, citizen of Norwich, on the other part. It witnesses that John is to [re]build, or have built, the new common quay of Norwich which lies in the parish of St. Clement, Conesford in Norwich; the which extends in length from the property of John Drewe as far as the community building beside the common lane in that parish. John Marwe is to provide all labour, materials, and all everything else required for the quay. He is to prepare the length of the ground with [a foundation of] piles and planks made of English heart-of-oak or poplar of a suitable thickness for this kind of structure. On which he shall place a quay of freestone ashlars of a suitable width and height according to how the freestone is worked. This quay is to be, at ground level on the planking, 5 quarters wide by the king's standard, and at the upper course of the stone 4 quarters wide by the same standard. Each ashlar of the uppermost course of the quay shall weigh at least the equivalent of a pipe of wine. John Marwe is at his own expense to fill what lies behind the quay with marl and gravel, compact it, and level it, as well as to remove the timbers of the [old] quay. The [construction of the] quay and all that relates to the same is to be undertaken by John Marwe and completed by 1 May next, at the latest, without any further delay. For a satisfactory job of building this quay according to the above terms, Thomas, Thomas and Nicholas will pay, or have paid, to John Marwe £53.6s.8d; that is, [instalments of] £13.6s.8d on 1 August, 1 November, 2 February, and 1 May. John Marwe shall, with the help of the crane, remove from the river and bring to land all materials that are part of the [old] quay, and may freely have the same, without paying anything to the community of the keeper of the quay. Thomas, Thomas and Nicholas will provide John Marwe and his workmen with a building to work out of during this period. They will provide John Marwe with cloth sufficient for a gown befitting his status at Christmas next. If John Marwe on his part abides by all the terms of this agreement related to the quay, then a bond in £66.13s.4d which he and Richard Reyner freemason of Thornage have put up to Thomas, Thomas and Nicholas (payable at 29 September next) will be considered void; otherwise it will be taken as binding. In testimony to each and every one of these stipulations, the parties indicated above have applied their seals to the other part of the indenture. Drawn up at Norwich on 10 July 1432.