County: Middlesex
Code: D4146
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: TW 1095
Function: Declaration
To aỻ people to whom thıs psent Wrıtyng shaỻ cōme Joħn Tate knygħt and Aldrema of london Executou of the
Testament of Thomas Gılbert late Cıtezeı draꝑ of londo and mchaunt of the Staple at Caleıs whose wıf
called Agneıs Suster of me the Joħn Tate after the deceace of the saıd Thomas Gılbert Joħn Saunders
Cıtızeı draper of londo and mchaunt of the saıd Staple marıed toke to wıf Sendeth gretíng ín ou lord god
eulastıng Certıfıyng vnto you by thıse psentꝭ that the clere Fote Remayndre of the goodꝭ · Catallꝭ dettꝭ that
were the saıd Thomas Gılbertꝭ the tyme of hıs deceas after the Funellꝭ borne amounted to vȷC lıııȷ ꝉı ıx ıııȷ
whıch after the Custome of the Cıtıe of london̄ devıded ín thre equaỻ ꝑtes / one parte amountíng to CCxvııȷ ꝉı
ııȷ ȷ belonged to the saıd Agneıs hıs wıf an other ꝑte amountyng to asmoche belonged to the Chıldren̄
of the saıd Thomale of the saıd Thomas Gılbert / As for the fırst thırde ꝑte whıch belonged to the wıf the saıd
Joħn Saunders had wt her ín marıage wherwt he holdeth hym content / And as for the Second ꝑte whıch belonged
to the Chıldren̄ the saıd Joħn Saunders by myn advıce aggrement consent hath answered and paıde vnto
the saıd Chıldren̄ and therof of aỻ theı porcıons he ıs clerely dıscharged / And of the other thırde ꝑte
whıch belonged to be bestowed for the Soule whıch remayned and was left ín the handꝭ of the saıd Joħn
Saunders J haue taken receyved of the saıd Joħn Saunders a good true Rekenyng accomptꝭ By the
whıch Rekenyng accomptꝭ J fynde that the same Joħn Saunders aỻ the same thırde ꝑte for the Soule
hath paıde delyued to me the saıd Joħn Tate to dıspose for the Soule of the saıd Thomas Gılbert
wherfore J the saıd Joħn Tate Executou survıvíng of the saıd Thomas Gılbert ín asmoche as ín me ıs
or may be clerely acquíte dıscharge by thıse psentꝭ the saıd Joħn Saunders asweỻ of for the saıd
thırde ꝑte for the Soule as of for aỻ other matıers causes demaundꝭ concernyng the Testament
of the saıd Thomas Gılbert or thexecucıon̄ therof ín enywıse / Jn wıtnesse wherof to thıs psent wrıtíng
J the saıd Joħn Tate knyght haue put my Seale and ıt subscrıbed wt myn owne hande / wrıtten the
xvıȷth day of the monethe of July The xxȷth yere of the Reıgne of kíng henry the vıȷth /
[signed: Be me Joħn [...]]