County: Essex
Code: D2670
Reference: Chelmsford, Essex RO: D/DBa T3/3
Function: Will
[Latin: Jn deí nōı̄e amen] · Thıs ye the laste wyỻ of me wate ꝑcyvale of hatfel kyngeȝ · ín the Coūntee of Essex made the · xv . day of the monetħ of Juny the yere
of ou lor · Mꝉꝉ · CCCClx · Fyrst ȷ wuỻ that after my decesse my place ın hatfeld forsayd called lankastres wıtħ alle the landeȝ · medweȝ pastureȝ · Renteȝ and
suyceȝ therto longynge wıtħ alle her ꝑtínaᷓunceȝ yf my moveble goodıs wyl not suffıce to paye my dettís · than the saıde place schaỻ helpe therto · tıỻ
my detteȝ be full paıe · And after that doo · J wuỻ that the forsaıde place wıtħ alle ꝓfyteȝ therto longyn · go to fyndynge of a pryeste to
synge ín the ꝑyssħ Chercħ of the saıde hatfel at seynt Johnys autee be the terme of xx · yere than next folewyn · for me · my fadyr and modyr
and for my wıf and for aỻ my good doers · aỻwey ꝓvıde that the lord be ued of hıs Rente and uyceȝ · and the reꝑacıo of the saıde place kepte · Also
J wuỻ that yf the ꝑysshens of the saıde towne of hatfel wuỻ laboure to amortyȝe the saıde place wıtħ ynne the saıde tme of · xxtı yere than J
wuỻ that the saıde place wıtħ alle hís ꝓfıteȝ syngꝉer ꝑtínᷓnceȝ therto longynge go ꝑpetualy to the saıde ꝑyssħ · cherche to fyndynge of a preest
ther to synge and pᷓye for me for my frendes ꝑpetually · / / and yf ıt so be that the saıde ꝑysshens of hatfel wylle not or may nat amorteyȝe
the saıde place wytħ ynne the tme of xxtı · yere than J wuỻ that the saıde place stande styỻ ın feoffeeȝ handes to fyndynge of the saıde
preest tyỻ they may amorteyȝe ıt or to p᷑chace the kyngꝭ pardo · Also J wuỻ that my place ín the Market of the saıde hatfel callyd
Skynners or Olyves lyenge betwıxe the kynges hygħ wey callıd Mosebrookstret towar Est · and the felde of the pou of hatfel callı
Chepyngfel towar the west · remayne to Mergarete dougħter of Joħn Turno᷑ Bake of the saıde hatfel to haue to holde ıt by aỻ
the tme of he lyfe · kepynge the reꝑacıo ther of by alle the saıde tme · also sche shaỻ haue aft my decesse an hangyng bedde of grene
wurste wıtħ the Curteyns therto longynge · a Fetherbe ın the lofte · a payre of Blankettꝭ · ıııȷ pare Sheeteȝ · a Coverlyte the beste sche
wul chese excepte a Couynge of tapstrywerke · / / And aft the decesse of the saıde Mergarete · J wuỻ that the saıde place callyd Skynners
be sool be my att᷑neys and the mony ther of to be dıspose · be my executo᷑s ın kepynge of my yereday · and to porefolke and ın other dedys
of almesse aft he dıscrecıo as longe as yt lastetħ · / / Also J wuỻ that the chylde at Turno᷑ Bakers · called Robert · ıf god sende ıt lyfe haue
and holde my tenement ín hatfel forsaıde · calle Beeneȝ · to hȳm and to hıs ayres and hís assıgneȝ · also he shaỻ haue the pryce of the thrydde
part of my mevable goodys preyse to helpe and to kepe hy · / / Also J wuỻ that Joħn Turno᷑ Bake · haue the gounaunce and the oversygħte
of the reꝑacıo as weỻ of Lankastreȝ as of the my place ın the Market · called Skynners · whyle he lyvetħ and aft hís decesse to sette and putte
two other men to see the reꝑacıo of the saıde placeȝ · as hym semytħ moost ꝓfıtable therto · / / Also J wuỻ that the saıde Joħn Turno᷑ Bakere haue
and holde aft my decesse the foerme of Canohalle durynge my tmes · payenge and berynge aỻ the chargeȝ ín the endentureȝ specyfıe
Also J wuỻ that every of my executou᷑s haue for here labou᷑ · xx · · Jn to wytnesse of the whycħ to thís my psent laste wyỻ J haue sette to
my seaỻ Yove at hatfel forsaıde the day and yere abouesaıde /