County: Suffolk
Code: D5049
Reference: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Record Office: HB 504/1141/1
Function: Will
[p.31]Breto
[line 6]Thys ys the laste wylle o me wıỻıam Breto of Berdweỻ ın þe
dıocyse of norwycħe made the xxıııȷ day of Junıȷ the yee of ow lor
Mꝉ CCCC lxvȷ Fyrst J wıỻ that my dettꝭ be weỻ and truly paye
also J wyỻ be quetħe alle þe londꝭ tetys pastu wt alle
the app᷑tenaunces that J purchase of Joh Shukefortħe that aft
my decese katıne my wyffys they schaỻ remayne to þe tow o
Berdweỻ / for to paye þe kyngꝭ taxe ın medıat aft my decesse my
seı wyff of for alle þe seı tow for eu whane yt Fallytħ excepte
alle þe lordshıpp̄s wtınne þe seyd tow and yf ıt so be that the fallıtħ no
taxe ın medıat aft my decesse my ‸ seıd wyffıs thane J wolle that wt the
revenews ꝓfygħt of þe same londꝭ tenementꝭ ther be bowte for
the seıd towne a sence of Sylue wt that that [sic] schalbe conuenıent therto
and yff the falle a taxe at suche tyme as god wyỻ Suff vs to decesse
thanne J wolle þt þe seyd sence wt that Shalbe bowte conuenıent therto
be bowte wt þe nexte mony þt schalle ryse of the seı londꝭ tementꝭ
and whanne thes seıd thyngꝭ be dō no taxe happe to falle thane
J wolle þe revenews ꝓfygħtꝭ of þe seyd londꝭ tementꝭ go to the
worchıpp̄ of god ꝓfygħt of þe seyd towne for eu tobe dısposyd ın Suche
thyngꝭ as schalbe moost nedefuỻ also J wylle ın the name o
almygħty god requıre alle þe towneshıpp̄ of Berdweỻ þt now ys an
schalbe ın tyme to come whyle þe wor schaỻ endu that whane
suche ꝑsones as are heraft schalbe ınfeffed ın þe seıd londꝭ tetꝭ
ar decessy to þe nowmbre of ıııȷ ꝑsones that thane tho fowre ꝑsones
to make a newe feffement as ofty as ıt schaỻ so happe ꝓuıde
alwey þe therbe no ꝑsone ınfeffe therínne but of the same towne
of Berdweỻ Also J wyỻ þt yeerly wıỻ þe world schaỻ endu
aft my decesse my seıd wyf þt o Sowlemesday therbe made ın
þe Chyrcħe of Berdweỻ a for seyd A Rekenyng a trew a Counte
of þe Reseytħ of þe reuenws of þe seıd londꝭ tetꝭ a for þe vycarye
o þe seyd towne for the tyme beyng and othe of þe same and also
J wolle þe þe vycary of þe seıd towne for þe tyme beyng haue yeerly
[p.32]of þe seıd reuenews ıııȷ forto bydde my yeerday Marıo and katıne my
wyffys sey a masse yeerly for vs and aỻ ow good frendꝭ also J wylle
yffe the be noo a counte made ın þe forme a boue seıd that thanne
þe vycary of þe seıd tow for þe tyme beyng haue a mᷓrk of þe seı
revenws / for þe ferst yee þt no counte ıs made to synge a certey
for me and my wyffꝭ frendꝭ a boue seıd and yef therbe noo a
counte made ın þe forme a bove sey be þe terme of ıȷ yee thanne
J wıỻ þt the vıcary of þe seıd towne for þe tyme beyn haue for the
secunde yee xx of þe seıd reuenews forto synge a certey for me
and aỻ other as ıttꝭ a boue seı and yff therbe noo acounte made
ın the forme as ıttꝭ a for sey be þe terme of íí yee thanne J wolle
þt þe sey vycary of the seyd towne for þe tyme beyn haue for the thredde
yee xxvȷ vııȷ of þe seyd reuenews forto synge a certey for me
all othe as ıttꝭ a bouesey and also J wıỻ charge alle tho þt be ınfeffe
ın the seyd londꝭ tetꝭ them þt schalbe ınfeffe ın the same ıntyme
to come þt they suffre þe vıcary of þe same tow for the tyme beyn
to entre ınto þe seı londꝭ tetꝭ therınne to dystrey for þe none
paymentꝭ of the seı mark xx s xxvȷ vııȷ for euy ꝑceỻ therof
as ofty as ıt schaỻ happe to be o pay the dystres so take to le
a wey at hıs plese tyỻ fuỻ satysfaccou therof to hym be made J also
J wyỻ þt yf ony neclygens or defaunte be ın þe vycary of þe seyd towne
for þe tyme beyn ın ony of þe pmys or ony defaute or necclıgens be
ın them that are yf or schalbe ınfeffe ın þe seyd londꝭ tetꝭ and ~~~
dyspose them as þe schalle seme beste tyỻ tho defautꝭ be reforme
a cordyn to the trowtħ and good concyense also aỻ tho wyllys
that J haue made be for thıs psent wylle J vterly refoke and a nulle
be thes psent wryttyngꝭ Jn wytteneseȝ werof to thıs my laste wyỻ
wt my testament therto annexte J haue putte to my seale at Berdweỻ
a for sey the yee day a boue reherse