County: Essex
Code: D2703
Reference: Chelmsford, Essex RO: D/P 16/25/29
Function: Will




Jn the name of god Amen · ın þe Fyrst day of þe Monytħ of August  ın þe ye of ou lord god · Mo CCCCCvȷto J Agnes Fan of Thaxsted ın þe dyo of london hole of mynde  of good remēbraūce
beyn make my psent testament ın thıs man of forme foluyn Fyrst / J bequetħ my saule to allmyghty god to ou most blyssyd lady þe Mothe of mercy  of pyte · and my
body to be beryed ín þe Chyrcħ yerd of þe ꝑıcħ Chyrcħ of Thaxsted beforseyd Also J bequetħ to þe heygt aulter of þe same Chyrcħ for my tythes  my offeryngꝭ forgotyn xx d
also J bequetħ to þe Cathedraỻ Chyrcħ of seynt Paule of Londo xıȷ d also J bequetħ to þe lyght of seynt Jamys ın þe Chyrcħ of Thaxsted beforseyd xıȷ d · also J wyỻ desy 
hertyly requy thos men þt be my Fefforys,  ınfefffyd ın aỻ þt Mesuage þt J now dwelle ín wt my ıȷ howses  þe gardynes, on þe baksyde · and of  ın my landıs Callyd Drynerys
Croftꝭ Hongreweỻ  brettıscroft wt aỻ þ ap̄tynencꝭ to them belongyng make a suffıcıent state ın þe lawe as ın þ demene as of Fee to sucħ onest men as helyn my doutyr
wyf of Joħn ꝓptor wyỻ chese to her ovne vse  to her chyldyrnes vse Joħn  Rychard So þt J wyỻ þt the seyd helyn my doutír haue  pesybly holde aỻ þe forseyd Mesuage
housıs gardynes  þe landıs beforseyd called Drynerıs hongreweỻ  brettıs fo aỻ þe tme of her lyf and aftyr her dıscesse J wyỻ þt the seyd Mesuage wt houses, gardynes  þe forseyd
landıs remayne to þe forseyd Joħn  Ry sones of þe seyd Joħn ꝓptor  halyn my dout to hold to them to þ heyres  to þ assıgneıs for euyr mo · and yf happe þt thes ıȷ chıldır
deye befo þe seyd helyn my dout Then J wyỻ that þe seyd Mesuage houses gardynys  þe seyd landıs be att þe wyỻ of ye fornamyd helyn my dout to geue to selle or to do wt them
what she wyỻ att her owne pleasu · and yf ıt happe any of þe forseyd chıldır to deye before þe seyd helyn my dout þt that chyld then beyn on lyve pesybly possesse and
haue aỻ þe forseyd Mesuage houses gardynes wt þe seyd landıs to hıs ovne ꝓpır vse foreuyr mo and yf happe þt the seyd chyldır lyue bothe aft þe dıscesse of þe seyd hely
my dout Then J wyỻ þt the Forseyd Mesuage housıs gardynes  þe seyd landıs be euynly deuydıd betw̄n þe forseyd Joħn  Ry sones of ye forseyd Joħn proptor  helyn
hıs wyf to haue  to hold to them to þ heyres  to þ assıgneıs for eu mo also J bequetħ to þe seyd helyn my dout ıȷ Maserys my best gyrdyỻ my best bedıs wt ryngıs and
brochıs on them as they be my table clotħ of dıaꝑ  ıȷ towelıs of þe same my best coulett also J bequetħ to ‸ Rıc Fan my godson my best mase ıııȷ sıluyr sponys a coulett a pe of shetꝭ
a table clotħ of Flexen clotħ þe wycħ J latly sent hym a basyn  an Gu on þs condıcıon þt þe seyd Ry Fan shaỻ neu troubyỻ vexe nor greue myn Executorıs yf at so be
that þe seyd Ry troubıỻ vexe or greue or cause to be troubylyd vexıd or greuyd my seyd excutorys by hym self or by any othır ꝑsone Then J wyỻ þt þe seyd Rychard
shaỻ haue none of tho thıngꝭ þt J haue geuen hym · and mo ouyr J charge mȳ Executorıs  J geue them my fuỻ poue to recouyr aỻ þe thıngꝭ a geyn of hym þt J haue
geuyn hym or þe valu of them as they wyỻ answer be fo god also J bequetħ ‸ to agnes  alys, þe doutyrs of þe same Ry to eche of them a selu spone also J bequetħ to
harry wrygħt of Gyfton ııȷ  ıııȷ  or þe value of ıt  J bequetħ to agnes hıs wyf a selu spone  a pey of shetꝭ · also J bequetħ to Johan Gweyn of Broxhed my
russett Govne also J bequetħ to Agnes Taylou my goddout a seluer spone · also J bequetħ to Joħn  Ry þe sones, of Joħn ꝓptor be forseyd to eche of them a seluyr spone The
resıdue of my goodıs, not of me bequethıd aft my dettꝭ payed  my costꝭ funaỻ done J geue  J bequetħ to þe forseyd helyn my dout to he ovne ꝓpır vse for eu more
The wycħ seyd helyn of þıs my psent testament J make my trewe  feytħfuỻ executrıce and wt her J ordeyn Nıcholas Gace to be my trewe executo to
whom J geue for hıs labou a Brasse panne · By thes wyttnessıs syr Rı houton prıst Ry wydow Edmond Cobbe and other · made on the day and ın
the ye beforseyd ~~~
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