County: Hertfordshire
Code: D4170#11
Reference: Hertford, Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies: ASA/1AR, fol. 110r, item 2
Function: Will
[line 8]Joħes Newton̄
[Latin: Jn deı nōı̄e amen] . J Joħn Newto of a hole mynde ordeıne my testament ın þs
man Fyrst J bequetħ my soule to aỻ mygħtty god and to oure lady seınt Mary and
aỻ þe holy cōpany of heuy And also my body for to be beryed ın þe Chırche of seınt
Laurence before the hy awter · And J bequetħ to þe hy Awter vȷ vııȷ · Also J
bequetħ my wyffe aỻ the shetes þt be wtowte · And also J bequetħ my wyffe · ıȷ ·
sylu spones þt be wtowte · / And also J bequetħ my wyffe a federbed and a tester of
whyte and aỻ þt longetħ to þe bed · / And also J bequetħ my wyffe aỻ þe pewter and
þe brasse þt ıs ın þe kechy and ın þe butery and aỻ þe hangyng ın þe haỻ and Cossħyns
and bankers and aỻ thyng þt longetħ to housol that ıs vn loky · Also J bequetħ
Elnor wy a materasse þe worste þt ıs ın my howse · / Also J bequetħ to Joħn
Ferrıs a Crosse of golde þt hangetħ vpo a bla dublet of damaske ın a spruce
Cofer there as my gownnes lythe · Also J bequetħ to Edmund Ferrys hıs
so þe dublet of bla damaske · Also J bequetħ to Thomas Croos of the
kyngges excheque a short blake swerde · / Also ıt ıs my wyỻ þt a place of my
calle þe woỻ sake shulde be selle þt J haue ın seınt Petyrs paryssħ ın the
tow of seınt Albon̄s for to pay my dettes wt aỻ and the garde also and
aỻ þt ꝑteynetħ þto · Also J bequetħ þe rentur that deseuytħ from þe place of
woỻ sake J bequetħ ıt to þe Charneỻ of seınt Petyrs thay for to pray for
them þt ıt ca fro and aỻ her ꝓgenıto᷑s and for me Joħn Newto and my
Also J bequetħ to my mastres katery Swynfor and ıt ıs my fuỻ wyỻ she
for to haue þe godes the whıche she toke me to kepe for verry truste ın dıschar
gyng of my sowle the whycħ godes J haue expresse be my moutħ beıng
a lyve wryte ın a byỻ besyde Also ȷ ordey and set for to be my executo᷑s
pncypaỻ my mastres katery Swyndforde þe Pryo of seınt Albon̄s and syr
Rıchar Roos knygħt and Thomas Croos of þe kyngges exchequer · / /
[Latin: ꝓƀ approƀ ac ınsınua fuıt xo dıe men Octob Ao d Mo CCCCmo .
lxııȷto ·] [...]]