County: Hertfordshire
Code: D4170#5
Reference: Hertford, Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies: ASA/1AR, fol.63v, item 1
Function: Will
[fol.63v][item 1]Thomᷓs Purceỻ de watfor
Jn the name of god amen the xxv day of the montħ of Septemb the yere of owre lor god a thowsan · ıııȷ ·
hundre lȷ · J Thomᷓs purceỻ ın hoỻ mynde make my testament ın thıs wyse Fyrst J · bequetħ my sowle
to almygħty god to owre lady seınt marye to aỻ the holy company of heve my [sic] to be berye ın the chyrche
yer of ow lady ın watfor Also J bequetħ to the ‸ hey holy auter for tythes foryete · xx also to the rode lygħt
xıȷ also to the torchıs xx also to a new beỻ xıȷ also to euy preste of the saı chyrche · ıııȷ also to
the chyf cler ııȷ to the vndercler ıȷ Also the resıdue of aỻ my godꝭ cataỻ y bequetħ gyf to
Margare my wyf to pay my dettꝭ to kepe my chyldery Also the say Margarete my wyf Gylbert
Lambe wıỻm Fuller y ordey make mȳn executo᷑s to se that thıs be ꝑformy doōn for the heltħ of
my sowle Jn wytnes wherof to thıs psent wrytyng y haue set to my seaỻ yove at watfor the day
and yere abouesay ~~~ [Latin: ]