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 bygmstret A ȝenst the ȝend
off hyldmys 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]