County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4443#16
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: Louth St James PAR/7/1, p. 135
Function: Note




Memoran that the fırst day o Octobı [Latin: Anno d̄nı Mıỻmo
CCCCC vıȷo ·] Rıchard beulay of louth mser executore o
the testament and last wıll of Master Thomas Sudbery
late wıcare o louth Aforsaıde · Delyuyd ın the pressence
of Master Rıchar bernynghᷓm wecare o the same ꝑıche ·
Joh Toplıffe esqwyer Thomas bradelay mser Thomas
Tayleyor draꝑ · Rober beulay m and Robar gyrdyke mser
and also of many other o the moste honeste  substancıaỻ
of the same toune · A croos of syluer and gylthı the staffe
thero garnyschy wıth syluer and gıltyde pomells an
AFoytt belongyng to the same aỻ gıltyde weyng ın aỻ to
gedere  CCxxxvıȷ ouncys · wıch croos wıth the
foote and staffe was bought and mayde wıth the goodꝭ o
the forsaı Master Thomas Sudbery and gewy and delyuyd
by the say Rychar perpetually to remayn ın the ꝑyche
chyrch of louth for euer ther to be vssyde and occapıede
Jn the honor of god · hıs blıssy moder · Saynt James and aỻ
Sayntꝭ · Att euy Pryncıpaỻ feste · And alsso at the bereaỻ
o euy broder and sıster of the lampe lıght · And yerly as
long as the saıde as the saıde Master Thomas Sudbere
shaỻ haffe a nobıtt kepytt ın the forsaı parych chyrche
of louth ıtt lyke wyes to be occupıe att the say obbytt
and the saıde croos wıth the foote to bee seet vpon hys
heyrs to the Jntent the deuocyon o goode pepuỻ shaỻ
the rather be styryde to pray for hıs sauỻ of the saıde
Master Thomas Sudebere wıch go pardon · And the saıd
Croos nor no thyng ther to be longyng to be occapıe
att none other tyme nor seasso · Exceptt onely that ıtt
be the myndꝭ Assentꝭ and consentꝭ of the wecare o the
same chırch · The olderman o the gylde o the holy
trynete · And the olderma of the gılde of oure blıssyd
lady Foundy and stablyschy ın the same chırch · An
the chyrch wardeyns of the same ꝑıche for the tyme beyn ·
To whos wısdomes and dıscrecıōns the vsse and occupacıo
o the forsaı croos staffe an Foote hıs aỻ way comytty
for euer · Ame