County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6141#5
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, VCCt.Wills.1, fol. 10r-11v
Function: Will




[fol. 10r][Latin: Testamentum Magıstrı wıỻı Adam Bacaỻ ın Jure cılı]
[Latin: Jn deı nōı̄e Amen] Jn the yere of o lorde god Ml CCCCtħ [sic]  ííí the xíí day of the
Monetħ of Apỻ J wıllᷓm Adam of Camebrıg beyng ın gode  hole mynde make
my testament  last wılle ın thıs maner Fyrst J gyff  bequetħ my soule
to almygħty god c my body tobe burıe whe ıt pleasıtħ my wyff Jteȝ J be
quetħ to alle halowes churcħe  xl J J bequetħ to the sepulcre lıgħt xx
J to the Rode loffte ‸ of þe sayd churche  xx J to the churche Roves boxe of the say
chu‸rche  xx J J bequetħ towar the makyng the churcħ Rove of the say
paryssħe  vı J J bequetħ to my wyff Jsabeỻ alle my londꝭ  tenem̄tꝭ Rentꝭ
 uıseȝ ın the sayd towne of Camebrı  wtoute whe so eu thay be wtın the
Realme of Englon duryng the nataỻ lyff of hı wt thıs cōdıcıōn that the
say Jsabeỻ fynde or do tobe founde my sonne thomᷓs at hıs lernyng cōuenıent
for hím  my í dowghters  afte the dısceasse  detħ of the say Jsabeỻ J wılle
that my say sonne thomᷓs have alle the say londꝭ  tenem̄tꝭ yff my sayd sonne
thomᷓs be of age of xx yere And yff my sayd wyff dyetħ  departetħ frome
thıs worlde before my say sōne cōmetħ to the age of xx yere thān J wılle
my executos fynde my say sōne to lernyng suffıcıently ın alle man of thyngꝭ
cōuenıent to hım And the Resıdue that remaynetħ of the frıtꝭ cōmyn of
my londꝭ  tenet tobe kepte to the vse  ꝓfıtte of my say sōne tılle he
cōme to the say age of xx yere Jtem J gyff  bequetħ to my dought
Alys  to my doughte Emme to ıcħe of theım to theı Marıage  lı
and ın stuff of housol  plate cōuenıent to ıcħe of them the valo
[fol. 10v]of xxv mᷓr to the accomplessħment of euy of them Ctħ mᷓr yff the
sayd Alys  Emme wylbe ordery  rule ın Marıage by the gode
counseaỻ  advyse of my wyff  executos or ellꝭ tobe gevēn vnto them
afte the dıscecıōn of my executos And yff eny of my sayd dowgħters
dıetħ or she be marıe thēn J wılle that the sayd · llı ·  stuff of the
sayd valo of xxv mᷓr be gevēn to the othe of my doughters / /
ove levyng And yff thay botħe dye  departe thıs worl before the
marıage thān J wılle my sayd sonne thomᷓs have alle the say legatꝭ
at hıs fuỻ age And the Resıdue of my stuff of househol  plate
remaynyn besyde the say legatꝭ to my say doughters J wılle my
wyff have ıt Also J wılle my wyff have  xl mᷓr ín money Jteȝ
J gyff to yche orde  place of freers ın camebrı cōmyng an
helpyn me to the berıaỻ of my body  pᷓy for me  my freendꝭ  xx
J J gyff to euy gılde wheroff J ame brothe except alle halowe gılde
ín Camebrı  vȷ vııȷ And also J gyve to alle halowe gılde ın [...]
 xx Also J wılle that yff yff [sic] alle my say chılde sonne  doughters
díe  departe frome thıs worlde before thay shul have the sayd [...]
as ıt ıs specıfıe before thēn J wílle alle my landꝭ wt happtenᷓncıes
except my place ın clement paryssħe  íí Rentallꝭ ın Jħus lane [...]
sold by my executos or the assıgneȝ  the Money cōmyn therof
wt the say legatꝭ to my doughters be devıde ın ííí partes one parte
tobe dıspose by my executos or assıgneȝ to su~me gode honest secula
pyst to synge  pᷓy for me my wyff  my freendꝭ and to the reꝑacıon
of the ꝑycħe chırche of alle seyntꝭ ın Camebríg The secun parte
of the same tobe expendy ın reꝑacıōn of Jħus lane  othe wayes
ın Camebrı The thre parte tobe govēn to the marıage of gode
yonge womēn  specıally  before othe to theym of myne or my
wyffꝭ kynne The ıııȷtħ parte tobe goven to poore mēn or ın othe
deedꝭ of almese to the pleasu of god by my executos  assıgneȝ And
also J wılle that yff my son̄e dıetħ wtoute ıssue of hıs body [...]
begottēn that the towne of Camebrı have my place calle Copyꝭ
[fol. 11r]haỻe ın Clement parysshe vpon thıs condıcıōn that thay keep or do tobe
keptt my obıtt ın the paryssħe churche of alle haloweȝ  gyve  ex
spen to pystꝭ clerkꝭ  pore folke  othe chargıeȝ of my sayd dırıge
 messe  offeryng of the Maye  othe  vȷ víí And yff the
say towne fayỻ or do not thıs dırıge tobe kept by the space of one
hole yere thēn J wılle Gunweỻ haỻe have the say tenement lx yere
to fulfıỻe the say charge of dırıge  messe And afte thıs lx yere
to seỻ the sayd place  dıspose ıt for me my wyff  o freyndꝭ souleȝ
And also yff my sayd sonne dıetħ as ıs aforesay that thān the parıshe
of alle haloweȝ have  possesse my íí Rentallꝭ ın Jħus lane to thís
entent that the frutꝭ  money cōmyng of thıse say Rentallꝭ bere
the taxe for the pore mēn ın the say parysħe  the resıdue tobe spen
dy ın reꝑacıōn or ın ornamentꝭ nedefuỻ to the say churcħe of aỻe
halowe And also yerely keep or do tobe kept kepte a dırıge  messe
for me  othe as ıs afore reherse And for lak of thıs tobe ꝑfome
as ıt ıs reherse J wılle the say college of Gunweỻ halle seỻ the
say Rentallꝭ  dıspose them for my soule my wyffꝭ  aỻ my freyndꝭ an
bfactos souleȝ Also J wılle have a honest seculare pyste to syng  pray for my
soule my wyffꝭ  my freendꝭ  bn̄factos souleȝ after my departyng oute of thıs
worlde ın the parysħe churche of alle halowe by the space of a yere  to have
for hıs stıpen  wageȝ  víí mᷓr Also J gyff to the beıldyn  makyng
of a house for loggyn  releyff of very pore peopꝉe lyeng ın the streetꝭ
of Camebrıg that may not help theím selff  xl yff the say house be
made wtín víí yere afte my departyng or ellꝭ the say  xl tobe exspend
de ın pavyng onwarde of Jħus lane ın Camebrı Jteȝ J wılle that
Edmu~ Stubbꝭ have to dıspose for me  my freyndꝭ soulꝭ  vı whe he
seetħ most expedıent for the weaỻ of my soule  alle my freendꝭ soulꝭ
Also J wılle that yff my say sonne dyetħ before my say doughters thān
J wılle my doughters or doughte levyng afte hím tılle the age
of xx yere  ordere ın marıage by my executos afore  affte
[fol. 11v]the say age as ıt ıs afore reherse have the say londꝭ  tetꝭ
that my say sonne shul have except my place ın seynt cletꝭ
parysħe  my Rentꝭ ín alle halowe parysħe And yff thay dye before
the sayd age of xx yere havyng none ıssue of the bodıeȝ laufully
begotēn thēn J wılle that my londe  tenetꝭ except before
excepte be sol by my executos  dıspose as ıs afore reher
se And J wílle that alle my feoffes ın alle my londꝭ  tetꝭ
wtın the Realme of Englon whe so eu ‸ thay be ston feoffeȝ ín
the same to the vse  behoffe of my executos  of theı heıres
to the ıntent afore reherse J J gyff to the kyngꝭ halle
xx whıcħ thomᷓs kelsy bake owetħ me J J gyff to my
mothe churche at Ely  xx The resıdue of my godꝭ nott
gevēn nor bequethe J gyff to the dısposıcıōn of Elısabetħ
my wyff Robert Parys esquye  nıcholas hughsōn gentılman
whome J make my executos ꝓvıde alway that yff my say
wyff at eny tyme heı afte mary  take a husban thān
shee neu afte to medyỻ wt any of my godꝭ for tobe dısposed
by hı nor tobe my executríx / to whıcħ Nıcholas hugħson
 Robert parys J gyve for the labo of fulfıllyn of thıs
my laste wılle to ıche of theym  ııȷı Thıes beyng wítnesse
 Joħn Dussyn vıcare  Edmu~ Stubbꝭ bachele of
díuínítıe Nıcholas Gryme  many othe