County: Huntingdonshire
Code: D0520
Reference: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire Archives: DD/M7/4/1
Function: Will
[Latin: Jn deı nōı̄e Amen Dıe lune ın vıgılıe sc Mathe Apl Anne D Mıỻmo Quadrıncentesımo septuagesımo Nono] J Joh wolmer o
hunttyngdon, Burges beyn ın hole mynde by queth my souỻ to go almyty to houre lady seynt Mary and to aỻ þe seıntꝭ of heuy · My body to
be berye ın the parıshchırche of oure lady seínt Mary of hun ayenste þe myddes o the Awt o sey Nycolas · J J be queth to the seı
Chírch vȷ vııȷ for my beryeỻ ther · J to þe hye awter ther For tythes And offerynges for getyn ııȷ ıııȷ J J be queth to the Torches
o the seı Chırche vȷ vııȷ · J to the Chırch of sey Benettꝭ of hun ııȷ ıııȷ J J be queth to the makyn o the Deskes of the
Chanceỻ of aỻ seyntꝭ of hun ııȷ ꝉı vȷ vııȷ And þat theí bymade by the ou sıȝte dıscreco o the ou seers o my · testamen J J be
queth to the helpyn o the Rodelofte of sey Joħnes of hun ııȷ ıııȷ J to the Prıo o the Chanōns Couente my place calle þe
horne wt aỻ Thapptenances therto by longyn lıke os J haue ıt ın possessyon vndre thıs Condycōn That by the advyce o my Executos
and ou seeres that þeı do make me sure o J Chano to sey messe daıly afore the foreseı Aute of se Nycolas ın the ꝑıssħ Chırch o seynte
Mary aforeseı atthe houre of syx of the Clo wyntre And som ther forto prey for my soule And Jonette my wıf by name wt deꝓfu~
dıs And for aỻ Crıstensoules · Notwıthstandyn J wyỻ þat Jonette my wıf holde kepe And Ocupy the seı Tenemente o the horne tme
o hır lyf · And þt She geve to theme yerely duryn hır lyf tyme ııȷ ꝉı vȷ vııȷ J J wyỻ þt my place agay the Crow wt althappte
nanceȝ þto longyn remayne to Jonett my wıf for tme o hır lyff · And aft hır decesse J wyỻ þat ıt remay to the Prıo Couentte
of the Chanōns o hun vndre þıs Condıco that þe kepe my obıttday And my wyffes ın the ꝑıssħ chyrch of seyn̄t / Marıes of hun
forseı ones ın the yere wt aỻ hıs breder wt aỻ þe Curettꝭ longyn to þe seıd to wt ıııȷ ꝑıshclarkꝭ aft Custome vsı J J wyỻ
that the Bayleȝ o the seı Tow for the tyme bryn yerly be þ psent At Messe And make þeıre offeryn · for me my wıff And
aỻ Crısty souleȝ And þe to [...] o þe seyd Prıo Couent vpon the paxbrey xx J J wyỻ that ı the seı Pryo Covent
wylnott be Agreable to thes condıcōnes aforeseı And my wıỻ nott Fulfylle Thanne J woỻ þat Johnette my wyf And my
Executoes wt my ou seeres to seỻ both my tenementꝭ wt althe Apptenanceȝ And þe money o the same so take to fynde
a preste ın the Chırche of seynt Marıes a forseıd os longe os the money wıỻ sustey And Endure · J J well that Jonett my
wyf haue aỻ my mevable godes vnd thıs forme that she ꝑforme my testamente And my laste wyỻ J J be quethe to Joh wolmare
my so J Fedrebe · A bolster · a couer o kentysshwar ıȷ pelowes A pere of shetes ıȷ blanckettꝭ vnd thıs forme that he be
gentyỻ And obedıente to my wıf or elles ın money xl · J J wyỻ þat Margarete Estewyke haue abedde competente A
cordyn to the same or elles [...] . s vndre thıs Condıco that she Abıde wt my wıf tyll that she be marye J J wyỻ that Mary
Clementt my suant [...] a bolter a pelowe wt a Coule of [...] war of the best of the sorte J J be quethe
to Johᷓne wılso my seruante a matras a Coule J peyre of shetes ıȷ pelowes halfe J dosen of peut vesseỻ þt ıs to sey ıȷ
platerys ıȷ dısshes ıȷ saucerys J J be queth to Thomas Bon to hıs wyff· J Fedurbe J bolst Cou of Tapestry werke wt
braunches J pelowe J J be queth to Joh Coke my beste grene gow lyne wt bokeram And my beste hatte wt þe tepett
the hatteban o gol J J be quethe to Thomas Fıtȝwıllᷓm ın money xxvȷ vııȷ For to be paı yerely vȷ vııȷ for ıııȷ yere
tme aỻ hıs Costes wha he cometh to geve hıs gode conceỻ to my wıf · J J woỻ that thes wurshıpfuỻ ꝑsones my
Executos ou seeres vndrewreton þt þe may se ꝓuy that aỻ my dettꝭ that J owe to Any ma that theí be paıd ın
also possıble haste be my wıf wt ȷnne vȷ Monethes aft my obıtte day And that she ꝑforme thıs os she wıỻ Answere afore
go J J wıỻ that at my dırıge to haue Aỻ the Curates of hun wt aỻ ꝑıch clarkes o the same euy pste to haue ıııȷ
euy ꝑısħ clarke ıȷ euy surples by sıde J And ın the same wyse the vıȷ day And atthe xxxtı day J J be quethe Thabbes
o Chaterys ıȷ to euey lady o the same be sıde xıȷ And to ıȷ preestes there xıȷ And to the ryngars o the belles xıȷ
J J wıỻ that the keper of þe Freto of Spaldyn haue vȷ spones wt mytoes J gıltespo J wıỻ þt my name be sett vpo
hem but J wyỻ that my wıf Ocupye hem tme of hır lıf · And aỻ odre Jewelles J gıf hem to hır frely wt alodre sucħ
mevable godes os she ıs posseste o Sauyn only my Messebok my portowes my Chaleȝ And my vestementt to remayne
to the Auter of Se Nıcolas so that the kepyn of ‸ hem be my wıffeȝ tme of hır lıf And aft hır deces J wılthat the Chırche
wardens haue hem to the vse of the Chırcħ of oure lady Of thıs my last wıỻ testamen J make my Executrıce Jonett
my wıf Maıst wıllᷓm [...] and Rober drueỻ myn ou seers And J be queth to maıst wıllᷓm hosey xxvȷ vııȷ
to be paıde ın ıııȷ yere · And to Rober Drueỻ xl · Thıs wıttnes Rober Drueỻ Rıchar Chıkesan ser Joh lyȝe Thomas
Bone And Thomas Fılhous and odur Gevy att hun foreseı the Day And yere above wretten