County: Essex
Code: D2673
Reference: Chelmsford, Essex Record Office: D/DBa T3/8
Function: Will




Jn the name of god Amen the ȝere off owre lord god A Mo CCCC ıııȷxx xıx J letys hoke
Make thys my last wyỻ beyng ın good Mynd thankyd be god Jn the Fyrst J beqwethe
my sowle to alle myȝghty god And to owre lady saynt mary  to alle the holy cōpa⸗
ny ın hevyn My body to be beryed wtın the chercħȝerd of hatfeld next vnto my hosbond
Jtm̄ J beqwetħ vnto the ꝑysscħ chercħ to thaı thyng that ys most nedefuỻ ıȷ  vıȷ d
Jtm̄ J wyỻ þt ııȷ  ıııȷ d goo vnto the mendyng of hole ın bygmstret A ȝenst the ȝend
off hyldmys stabyỻ · Jtm̄ vnto ııȷ off baronys chyldryn v  þt ys thomas mergerey  Jone
Jtm̄ Rychard baron A brasse panne off xvȷ galonys · Jtm̄ vnto the dowtyr of thomas
clement My best gyrdyỻ off grene · Jtm̄ J Make Robard goldwyrgħt and Robard hardyng
my exsectorys and Forto Fulfeỻ thys my last wyỻ and alle the resydew off my goodꝭ
they to dyspose yt as thy [sic] thynke most best aftyr ther mendꝭ and eydyr off the xaỻ
haue For ther lab᷑ xxtı  wretȳ the xȷ Day A the Monytħ off Marcħ ⸫
[signed: edmun Symmys]