County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6141#4
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, VCCt.Wills.1, fol. 4v-6r
Function: Will
[fol.4v][Latin: Testamentum henrící veesy
appotecarí vnıusıtatꝭ Can]
[Latin: Jn deí nōı̄e amen] Jn the yere of ou lorde god Mꝉ CCCCCtħ
íí the xvth day of the Monetħ of Apỻ J hery veesy off
Camebrı Potecary beyn o hole mynde gode memory
make ordeyne thıs my testament laste wılle afte the
maner fourme hey afte ensuyn Fyrst J bequetħ my
soule vnto almygħty god to hıs blysse mode mary vırgȳn
to the blysse cōpany of heven And my Wretched body
tobe buríe ın the soutħe ylde ın the Churche of oure lady
besıde the mkett ın Camebrı Jtem J bequetħ to the hye
awte ın the sayd churcħe for tıthes forgoten xx Jt J
wılle that í~medıatly afte the soutħe ylde of the saıd churche
ıs new made myn executos wt my goodꝭ doo glase oone of the
Wyndowes of the lyff of seynt Edwar kyn and cōfesso
Jt J bequetħ to the werkꝭ of the sayd churche vꝉı tobe payd
ın · v · yerꝭ J J gyff to euy orde of Freerꝭ wtın Camebrıg
x so that at the day of my buryíng thay cōme to churche
the my body lyetħ and synge placebo dıríge for my soule
alle xp̄en soules Jt to the house of seynt Joħns ín
Camebrí v Jt to the house of Denney xx Jtm̄ to
the house of Klyngton̄ x Jtem J wılle that two honest
preestꝭ synge for my soule for the soules of them that J
am bounde to pray for ın the sayd churche of seynt Mary
by the space of fowre yeres And J wılle that yche off
theym have for hıs slary ví mke by the yere And that thay
be abydyn ın seynt Mary Osteỻ And to keep the quere
vpon the holydayes ın Mayntenyng the více of god Jtem
J bequetħ to the Maısters Felowes of the kyngꝭ College
ın Camebrı for myne obıtt yerely tobe kept the xꝉı yf
thay wılle accept ıtt and bynde the College therfore or ellꝭ
[fol.5r]J cōmytt the dısposıcıōn theroff to Joħn purgol and Hugħ Chapmān
Jtm̄ J bequetħ to Margarytt my wyff C marke ın money And J wılle
as longe as she lyvetħ soole and no lenge that she have the vsse an
occupyín of aỻ my hustylmentꝭ of householde that ıs to say brasse
pottꝭ pan̄es pewt beddyn c Jtm̄ J wılle that she have the vse
occupyn of xxx ꝉı worthe plate as longe as she lyveth soole
no lenge And yff ıt fortune hı tobe marıe J wılle she have
of hustılmentꝭ and of the sayd plate to hı owne behooff to the valo
of xxx l And then that / that remanetħ of the sayd hustılmentꝭ
J wılle that ıt be devyde equally emonge my chılderne And the
resıdue of the plate tobe solde by myne othe executos to pay my
dettꝭ and legatꝭ Jtm̄ J gyff bequetħ to Joħn veyse my sonne
alle my londꝭ tenetꝭ sett lyın ın the towne feyldꝭ off Els
henghᷓm and alle the londꝭ to them appertenyn or belongyn wt
the apptenᷓncıes To have to holde the sayd londꝭ ten̄tꝭ
to the sayd Joħn Veysee and to hıs heyres of hıs body laufully begotēn
for eu more And yff ıt fortune the sayd Joh to dıscesse wtoute
heyers of hıs body laufully begottēn Then J wılle the sayd londꝭ
and ten̄tꝭ wt theı apptenᷓncıes remaynetħ to herry my sonne
and to the heıres of hıs body laufully begottēn And yff ıt for
tune hım to dye wtoute yssue than̄ J wılle that thay remayne too
agnes my doughte and to the heíres of hı body laufully begottēn for
eu more And for lak of heıres of hı body laufully begottēn to dıscen to
my chılde borne next hı And so fro chılde to chílde vnto the laste of alle
my chıldren afte the mane fourme before reherse And yff ıt fortune
that aỻ my chıldrēn descesse wtoute yssue as god defen thēn J wılle
that the sayd londꝭ and ten̄tꝭ remayne to the next of my bloode afte
the fourme mane before reherse And yff ıt fortune that noone of
my bloode remayne on lyve Thēn J wılle that the sayd londꝭ ten̄tꝭ
[fol.5v]be solde by myne executos or the executos And the money recevy
therfore tobe dıspose ın deedꝭ of almesse for the weaỻ of my soule
J J gyff bequetħ to Mgarett my wyff tor tme of hı lyff the
house that now J dweỻ ȷn wt alle the profıttꝭ that growetħ þoff
And afte hı dıscesse J wılle that ıt be sol by myne executos or
theı executos And the money tobe dıspose for the weaỻ of my
soule Provıde alwey that yff eny of my chılde wılle bye ıt þt
he have ıt x marke wtın the com̄on prıce J J gyff bequetħ
to my chıldrēn CC marke ın money equally tobe devıde betweȳn
them whān thay cōme to laufuỻ age And yff ıt fortune eny of them
to departe oute of thıs worlde or that he cōme to laufuỻ age
then J wılle hıs parte be devıde equally emonge theım that sur
vıvetħ And yff ıt fortune one othe of theım to dye / hıs parte tobe
devıde emonge that oue lyvetħ And so J wılle that yche be other
heyre tıll ıt cōme to the laste And yff ıt fortune that alle departe
as god defen tħen J wılle that the say CC marke be dıspose
by myne executos or the executos for the weaỻ off my soule
my wyffꝭ my chıldrēn Also J wılle that ycħe of my chıldrēn
have a sılue pece a mase v spones a sıluer salte of ví or
víí vnces Jtm̄ J wılle that euy mān womān chılde have at my
buryaỻ an half peny looff Jtem J wılle that at my xxxtı day euy
mān womān chılde that be poore and cōme thyde have a peny
to pray for my soule J J wılle have víí poore mēn to bere víí
torches at the burıaỻ off my wretche body And yche of them to
have a blake gowne of my goodꝭ Jteȝ J bequetħ · to the blak freer
ın Camebrı for a memorıaỻ to pray for me aỻ my gode
Freendꝭ · v · marke J J gyff to the gylde of seynt vrsula xx~
J to the gılde of seynt thomᷓs xx J to the gılde of seynt
petır Mılleyne ııȷ ıııȷ J to thomᷓs Jaknett wyff off london
my Murrey gowne at london J J gyff to thomᷓs Clerke off
[fol.6r]Bury a crosse of gol Jt J bequetħ to hery halle sonne hery vȷ víí
Jtem to yche of my god chıldren xıȷ Jtem to Morgān a paye of berdꝭ
of x · J J remytt to wıỻ ꝑmytte alıas cowpe of new mkett v ꝉı
of the dutıe that he owetħ me And the resıdue of my dutıe J wılle he
pay my executoors x ꝉı a yere tıỻ ıt be paye Jt J gyff to the churcħ
of o lady ın new mkett a cope pce xxx J J gyff to Rıchar
veyseys wyff of london a mase J J wılle that the money that hugħ
Chapman̄ owes me as ıt apperıtħ ın my booke remayne stılle ın hıs
handꝭ for partıe of payment of my chıldrēn legatꝭ and vnto the
last payment of theym Jt J gyff to Joħn Talbott vȷ vııȷ
Jtem to Joħn Dryver my uᷓnte xııȷ ííí J J gyve to Joħn
warwyk x J to wıllᷓm my uᷓnte vȷ víí d Jtm̄ J gyve to
Mgarett my mayde v And J gyff to Margaret dwellyng wıtħ
Mastres Assheweỻ xıȷ J J gyff to Mastres Asshewe A golde
Rynge J to paule Smytħ a golde Rynge J to Elyn̄ Babo a gol
Rynge J to Nıcholas Soranke a gol Rynge J to agnes chapmān
a gol Rynge Jt to Mastres Trotte a gol Rynge Jt to Joħn
Smytħ a gol Rynge The Resıdue of my godꝭ not bequethe J
cōmytt to the dısposıcıōn of myne executos whome J ordeȳn
make Joħn Purgolde Margarett my wyff and hugħ Chapmān
of Camebrı thay to dıspose theym as thay see moste expedıent
for the weaỻ of my soule ın gode deedꝭ of pítíe and mcy And to
do for me as thay wol J shul do for theym Also J make mastres
assheweỻ suꝑvıso of thıs my laste wılle Thıes ꝑsones beyn
wytnesses Docto Felnynghᷓm Paule Smytħ Nıcholas
Sorank Joh Talbott of Camebrı wıllᷓm Cowper off
new merkett wt many othe moo wrytten at Camebrı the
day and yere aforesay