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 · Mꝉꝉ ·
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 · pstıs
ın þe saı chırche to euye pst 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 pncıpaỻ 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 psent testament y haue set to my seaỻ yeovēn at watfor þe day yere
abouesay / / [Latin: ꝓba ııȷo dıe men Marcıȷ Ao d supᷓđco] [Latin: ]