County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6083
Reference: Cambridge, St. John's College: D25/228
Function: Affidavit




To alle true crısten̄ People to whom̄ thıs present wrıtyng shall com̄e here se or rede Joħn Belle of Cambrıgge
ın the Countıe of Cambrıgge Gentıllman̄ wıllıam Odehᷓm of the same Fısshmonger wıllıam webster of
Stretehᷓm ın the Countıe aforsaıde Abeỻ welder of Berwey ın the same Countıe Thomas webster of Cambrıgge aforsaıde
Fısshmongers and Joħn Coke of Sahᷓm ın the saıd Countıe yoman̄ senden̄ greatyng ın god euerlastyng that for asmoche
as ıt ıs mede and merıtory to euy true crısten̄ man̄ to bere wıtnesse of trouthe So that trouthe may be knowen̄ and
alle doughtfuỻ people eased therfore we certıfy you by these presentꝭ that where as Andrew Brıg of Sahᷓm aforsaıde
Rıchard Bonde Thomas Rawlynghᷓm and wıllıam Thornton̄ of the same wt other of great trust and confıdence
were enfeoffed to the vse of Isabeỻ heed wıdowe late the wıfe of Joħn hede of and ın aỻ hır landes an
Tenementꝭ and weres set lyıng and beyng ın Berwey an Sahᷓm aforsaıde as by a dede therof made more
pleynly ıt dothe appere / Whervpon̄ the thırde Daye of Septembre the xvȷth yere of the reıgne of kyng herry
vıȷth / oo Joħn webster Cıtezeın and Fısshmonger of the Cıtıe of london̄ at the Cōmaundment and especıaỻ
request and desıre of the forsaıde Isabeỻ axed and ınstauntly desıred an̄ estate to be made to the saıde Isabeỻ
and other accordyng to good rıgħt and conscıence / whıche estate the forsaıde Andrew Brıg Rıchard Bonde
Thomas Rawlynghᷓm and wıllᷓm Thornton̄ vtterly denyed to make / Of whıche pmısses the saıde Joħn Webster
requyred vs the forsaıde ꝑsones to bere wıtnesse / And whıche pmısses alle and sınguler we the same ꝑsones
afferme and depose for trouthe / And for the more fıdelıte to be gyven̄ to the pmısses hervnto we haue set o
seallꝭ / yoven̄ the Thyrd day of Septembre / the xvȷth yer of the reıgne of kyng herry the vıȷth