County: Hertfordshire
Code: D4170#7
Reference: Hertford, Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies: ASA/1AR, fol.64r, item 4
Function: Will




wıỻms Cheyne de watfor
Jn the name of god amen J wıỻm Cheyne of watfor the xıȷ day of þe montħ of Februa the yere of oure god · M ·
CCCC · lȷ · ın hoỻ mynde make my testemēt ın thıs wyse · Fyrst J bequetħ my soule to almygħtı god to owre lady
seınt marıe And to aỻ þe holy companye of heve my body to be beryıd ın þe chırcheyar of owre lady of watfor
Also ȷ · bequetħ to þe heye Auter of þe say chırche for tythes foryetēn  eveỻ tythe vȷ s vııȷ  Also to ıȷ · pstıs
ın þe saı chırche to euye pst ııȷ s ıııȷ  Also to þe chıef cler of þe say chırche xıȷ  And to Rauf Smytħ cler vȷ
Also ȷ · bequetħ to þe chırche worke of þe saı chırche · x · moder shepe  · ıȷ · qᷓrt barly / Also ȷ · bequetħ to þe rode
lygħt xıȷ  / Also to seınt Thomᷓs lygħt vııȷ  Also to seınt kateryns lygħt vııȷ  Also to þe lygħt of þe torches
ııȷ sx ıııȷ  Also aỻ þe resıdue of my godes vn bequetħen̄ y bequetħ  geve to Deonıse my wyf to pay my
dettꝭ  to kepe my chıldere Also y ordeȳn  make þe saı Deonıse my wyf my pncıpaỻ executo᷑ Thomas
lanhᷓm  wıllᷓm Adam mȳn executo᷑s to here And þt they dıspose for me as theı best seme to þe most heltħ of
my soule Jn wıtnesse wherof to thıs psent testament y haue set to my seaỻ yeovēn at watfor þe day  yere
abouesay / / [Latin: ꝓba  ııȷo dıe men Marcıȷ Ao d supᷓđco] [Latin: ]