County: Essex
Code: D2448
Reference: London, BL: Harley Charter 43.B.29
Function: Letter
Rygħt worchepefuꝉ reuen Maystres J recōmaunde me to ȝow please ıt yow ꝑfytly to vndyrstonde yt wıỻm Cloptōn
the sone of Eadmon Cloptōn sente aftyr me ın to hıs man of Newenhᷓm ın Asschedōn whan he schulde gon ou the
se to ye wynnyng of Harflw and ye he schewde a dede of feffement mad be hím to wıỻm Cloptōn of Melfor
and to oy serteyn ꝑsonys of Suff~ · to me to Joħ Golstōn of Asschedōn of ye man of Newenhᷓm ın Asschedōn y
wt ínne yt same man yt dede was red a cordaunt to yt dede he openly deleuyd me sesyn be yt same dede
and J tok sesyn ye be yt dede ın the name of aỻ myn felas and of me / / And aftyr yt ye tanauntꝭ att᷑nedyn
to me And aftyr yt he made a wyl ın dentyd yt hıs feffes ıf he happede to dye scholde make an estate
to wıỻm Cloptōn of Melfor to hím and to hıs heyres of yıs afor sey yt yıs forsayd wıỻm Cloptōn
of Melfor scholde paye to ye chyrche of Asschedōn and hundred mark to ye freres of Sudbery a noy
hundred mark · And a cteyn sūme of gold for to do ín almesse as ye wyl makyth mencıōn · wherof the to ꝑty
of hıs wyl as he seyde dwelte wt wıỻm Cloptōn of Melfor And ye toy ꝑty of hıs wyl encely he browgh
to me and to ye ꝑychones of Asschedōn and y on a halyday he dede me rede ıt openely ın ye chyrche preyde vs
to recorde hys wyl ıf nede were · And yt same wyl he bad kepe stılle a mong vs · ín to yıs day yet we haut
Al yıs ıs sotħ as wele answere a for godd · wherfor worchepeful maystes J pᷓy yow and J hap to dye yt ȝe wyl
recorde yıs same Jn wytnesse of wyche yyng ȷ sette to my seal · Wretyn At Asscħdōn the xxȷtı day of Junı The
tenthe ye of kyng herry ye fyfthe
[signed: Ꝑ wıỻ Maryoth ꝑsōn of ye chyrche of Asschedōn]
[dorse]To my worchepeful reuent
Maystres Joħ Tyreỻ John
Steward Rı Baynard
Roƀt Darsy