County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6141#4
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, VCCt.Wills.1, fol. 4v-6r
Function: Will




[fol.4v][Latin: Testamentum henrící veesy
appotecarí vnıusıtatꝭ Can]
[Latin: Jn deí nōı̄e amen] Jn the yere of ou lorde god M CCCCCtħ
 íí the xvth day of the Monetħ of Apỻ J hery veesy off
Camebrı Potecary beyn o hole mynde  gode memory
make  ordeyne thıs my testament  laste wılle afte the
maner  fourme hey afte ensuyn Fyrst J bequetħ my
soule vnto almygħty god to hıs blysse mode mary vırgȳn
 to the blysse cōpany of heven And my Wretched body
tobe buríe ın the soutħe ylde ın the Churche of oure lady
besıde the mkett ın Camebrı Jtem J bequetħ to the hye
awte ın the sayd churcħe for tıthes forgoten  xx Jt J
wılle that í~medıatly afte the soutħe ylde of the saıd churche
ıs new made myn executos wt my goodꝭ doo glase oone of the
Wyndowes of the lyff of seynt Edwar kyn and cōfesso
Jt J bequetħ to the werkꝭ of the sayd churche  vı tobe payd
ın · v · yerꝭ J J gyff to euy orde of Freerꝭ wtın Camebrıg
x so that at the day of my buryíng thay cōme to churche
the my body lyetħ and synge placebo  dıríge for my soule
 alle xp̄en soules Jt to the house of seynt Joħns ín
Camebrí  v Jt to the house of Denney  xx Jtm̄ to
the house of Klyngton̄  x Jtem J wılle that two honest
preestꝭ synge for my soule  for the soules of them that J
am bounde to pray for ın the sayd churche of seynt Mary
by the space of fowre yeres And J wılle that yche off
theym have for hıs slary ví mke by the yere And that thay
be abydyn ın seynt Mary Osteỻ And to keep the quere
vpon the holydayes ın Mayntenyng the více of god Jtem
J bequetħ to the Maısters  Felowes of the kyngꝭ College
ın Camebrı for myne obıtt yerely tobe kept the xı yf
thay wılle accept ıtt and bynde the College therfore or ellꝭ
[fol.5r]J cōmytt the dısposıcıōn theroff to Joħn purgol and Hugħ Chapmān
Jtm̄ J bequetħ to Margarytt my wyff C marke ın money And J wılle
as longe as she lyvetħ soole and no lenge that she have the vsse an
occupyín of aỻ my hustylmentꝭ of householde that ıs to say brasse
pottꝭ pan̄es pewt beddyn  c Jtm̄ J wılle that she have the vse
 occupyn of  xxx ꝉı worthe plate as longe as she lyveth soole
 no lenge And yff ıt fortune hı tobe marıe J wılle she have
of hustılmentꝭ and of the sayd plate to hı owne behooff to the valo
of xxx l And then that / that remanetħ of the sayd hustılmentꝭ
J wılle that ıt be devyde equally emonge my chılderne And the
resıdue of the plate tobe solde by myne othe executos to pay my
dettꝭ and legatꝭ Jtm̄ J gyff  bequetħ to Joħn veyse my sonne
alle my londꝭ  tenetꝭ sett  lyın ın the towne  feyldꝭ off Els
henghᷓm and alle the londꝭ to them appertenyn or belongyn wt
the apptenᷓncıes To have  to holde the sayd londꝭ  ten̄tꝭ
to the sayd Joħn Veysee and to hıs heyres of hıs body laufully begotēn
for eu more And yff ıt fortune the sayd Joh to dıscesse wtoute
heyers of hıs body laufully begottēn Then J wılle the sayd londꝭ
and ten̄tꝭ wt theı apptenᷓncıes remaynetħ to herry my sonne
and to the heıres of hıs body laufully begottēn And yff ıt for
tune hım to dye wtoute yssue than̄ J wılle that thay remayne too
agnes my doughte and to the heíres of hı body laufully begottēn for
eu more And for lak of heıres of hı body laufully begottēn to dıscen to
my chılde borne next hı And so fro chılde to chílde vnto the laste of alle
my chıldren afte the mane  fourme before reherse And yff ıt fortune
that aỻ my chıldrēn descesse wtoute yssue as god defen thēn J wılle
that the sayd londꝭ and ten̄tꝭ remayne to the next of my bloode afte
the fourme  mane before reherse And yff ıt fortune that noone of
my bloode remayne on lyve Thēn J wılle that the sayd londꝭ  ten̄tꝭ
[fol.5v]be solde by myne executos or the executos And the money recevy
therfore tobe dıspose ın deedꝭ of almesse for the weaỻ of my soule
J J gyff  bequetħ to Mgarett my wyff tor tme of hı lyff the
house that now J dweỻ ȷn wt alle the profıttꝭ that growetħ þoff
And afte hı dıscesse J wılle that ıt be sol by myne executos or
theı executos And the money tobe dıspose for the weaỻ of my
soule Provıde alwey that yff eny of my chılde wılle bye ıt þt
he have ıt  x marke wtın the com̄on prıce J J gyff  bequetħ
to my chıldrēn CC marke ın money equally tobe devıde betweȳn
them whān thay cōme to laufuỻ age And yff ıt fortune eny of them
to departe oute of thıs worlde or that he cōme to laufuỻ age
then J wılle hıs parte be devıde equally emonge theım that sur
vıvetħ And yff ıt fortune one othe of theım to dye / hıs parte tobe
devıde emonge that oue lyvetħ And so J wılle that yche be other
heyre tıll ıt cōme to the laste And yff ıt fortune that alle departe
as god defen tħen J wılle that the say CC marke be dıspose
by myne executos or the executos for the weaỻ off my soule
my wyffꝭ  my chıldrēn Also J wılle that ycħe of my chıldrēn
have a sılue pece a mase  v spones  a sıluer salte of ví or
víí vnces Jtm̄ J wılle that euy mān womān  chılde have at my
buryaỻ an half peny looff Jtem J wılle that at my xxxtı day euy
mān womān  chılde that be poore and cōme thyde have a peny
to pray for my soule J J wılle have víí poore mēn to bere víí
torches at the burıaỻ off my wretche body And yche of them to
have a blake gowne of my goodꝭ Jteȝ J bequetħ · to the blak freer
ın Camebrı for a memorıaỻ to pray for me  aỻ my gode
Freendꝭ · v · marke J J gyff to the gylde of seynt vrsula xx~
J to the gılde of seynt thomᷓs  xx J to the gılde of seynt
petır Mılleyne  ııȷ ıııȷ J to thomᷓs Jaknett wyff off london
my Murrey gowne at london J J gyff to  thomᷓs Clerke off
[fol.6r]Bury a crosse of gol Jt J bequetħ to hery halle sonne hery  vȷ víí 
Jtem to yche of my god chıldren  xıȷ  Jtem to  Morgān a paye of berdꝭ
of x · J J remytt to wıỻ ꝑmytte alıas cowpe of new mkett  v ꝉı
of the dutıe that he owetħ me And the resıdue of my dutıe J wılle he
pay my executoors x ꝉı a yere tıỻ ıt be paye Jt J gyff to the churcħ
of o lady ın new mkett a cope pce  xxx J J gyff to Rıchar
veyseys wyff of london a mase J J wılle that the money that hugħ
Chapman̄ owes me as ıt apperıtħ ın my booke remayne stılle ın hıs
handꝭ for partıe of payment of my chıldrēn legatꝭ and vnto the
last payment of theym Jt J gyff to Joħn Talbott  vȷ vııȷ 
Jtem to Joħn Dryver my uᷓnte  xııȷ ííí  J J gyve to Joħn
warwyk  x  J to wıllᷓm my uᷓnte  vȷ víí d Jtm̄ J gyve to
Mgarett my mayde  v And J gyff to Margaret dwellyng wıtħ
Mastres Assheweỻ  xıȷ J J gyff to Mastres Asshewe A golde
Rynge J to paule Smytħ a golde Rynge J to Elyn̄ Babo a gol
Rynge J to Nıcholas Soranke a gol Rynge J to agnes chapmān
a gol Rynge Jt to Mastres Trotte a gol Rynge Jt to  Joħn
Smytħ a gol Rynge The Resıdue of my godꝭ not bequethe J
cōmytt to the dısposıcıōn of myne executos whome J ordeȳn 
make Joħn Purgolde Margarett my wyff and hugħ Chapmān
of Camebrı thay to dıspose theym as thay see moste expedıent
for the weaỻ of my soule ın gode deedꝭ of pítíe and mcy And to
do for me as thay wol J shul do for theym Also J make mastres
assheweỻ suꝑvıso of thıs my laste wılle Thıes ꝑsones beyn
wytnesses  Docto Felnynghᷓm Paule Smytħ Nıcholas
Sorank Joh Talbott of Camebrı  wıllᷓm Cowper off
new merkett wt many othe moo wrytten at Camebrı the
day and yere aforesay