County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4443#16
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: Louth St James PAR/7/1, p. 135
Function: Note
Memoran that the fırst day o Octobı [Latin: Anno d̄nı Mıỻmo
CCCCC vıȷo ·] Rıchard beulay of louth mser executore o
the testament and last wıll of Master Thomas Sudbery
late wıcare o louth Aforsaıde · Delyuyd ın the pressence
of Master Rıchar bernynghᷓm wecare o the same ꝑıche ·
Joh Toplıffe esqwyer Thomas bradelay mser Thomas
Tayleyor draꝑ · Rober beulay m and Robar gyrdyke mser
and also of many other o the moste honeste substancıaỻ
of the same toune · A croos of syluer and gylthı the staffe
thero garnyschy wıth syluer and gıltyde pomells an
AFoytt belongyng to the same aỻ gıltyde weyng ın aỻ to
gedere CCxxxvıȷ ouncys · wıch croos wıth the
foote and staffe was bought and mayde wıth the goodꝭ o
the forsaı Master Thomas Sudbery and gewy and delyuyd
by the say Rychar perpetually to remayn ın the ꝑyche
chyrch of louth for euer ther to be vssyde and occapıede
Jn the honor of god · hıs blıssy moder · Saynt James and aỻ
Sayntꝭ · Att euy Pryncıpaỻ feste · And alsso at the bereaỻ
o euy broder and sıster of the lampe lıght · And yerly as
long as the saıde as the saıde Master Thomas Sudbere
shaỻ haffe a nobıtt kepytt ın the forsaı parych chyrche
of louth ıtt lyke wyes to be occupıe att the say obbytt
and the saıde croos wıth the foote to bee seet vpon hys
heyrs to the Jntent the deuocyon o goode pepuỻ shaỻ
the rather be styryde to pray for hıs sauỻ of the saıde
Master Thomas Sudebere wıch go pardon · And the saıd
Croos nor no thyng ther to be longyng to be occapıe
att none other tyme nor seasso · Exceptt onely that ıtt
be the myndꝭ Assentꝭ and consentꝭ of the wecare o the
same chırch · The olderman o the gylde o the holy
trynete · And the olderma of the gılde of oure blıssyd
lady Foundy and stablyschy ın the same chırch · An
the chyrch wardeyns of the same ꝑıche for the tyme beyn ·
To whos wısdomes and dıscrecıōns the vsse and occupacıo
o the forsaı croos staffe an Foote hıs aỻ way comytty
for euer · Ame