County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4231
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Stopford Sackville 2075
Function: Will




 Thys ys the last wylle of me Joħn Dardys aꝉ Dardys of Newenhᷓm Squye made the xxtı day of may the ȝe of ou lor
M CCCC xlıȷ Fryst J wyle Jone my wyfe haue tme of he lyfe aỻ the ꝓfytes and reuenewes of my maner ın gret
lougthto ın the Counte of Buk~ londys · tenementes Croftes medes pastures fedynggꝭ rentes Sutes suyses homa
ges wodys Cowrtys reuersyones wardes Maryages releues Eschetes bondemen wt he sequele wt he godes an
catellys Fre bor and bole Commwnte of pastu ın the sayı towne of lougthto wyth aỻ man of ꝑtynēcys to the
sayıd Man and to othır forsayı thynggꝭ wt aduocacyo and patnage of the chırche of gret lougthto os ıt ıs wrete ín
the dede of Joħn the sone of Jue made to Joħn hys sone and ın othır olde Dedes of the sayıd Man and thyngges
forsayı Also J wyle the forsay Joħ my wyfe haue my Tenementꝭ late ȷ bowgth and J purchasy of Schakyl ın
Turvey terme of he lyfe · and aftyr the decese of the forsaı Joħ my wyfe J wyle that my Feffees kepe stylle the
sta of my londys and tenementes ın the handes vn tyl they haue receyuy of my londes ın lougthto · xx · ꝉı · an
that J wyle that the chyrche of Turvey haue to bye hem wyt vestymentes or othır ornamentes most necessarye vn
to the forsay chyrche of Turvey aftyr the decese of me and Jone my wyfe And aftyr that · xx · ꝉı so receyuy an
payıd J wyle that my say feffees receyue of the same londes of ȝerly rente xx · Marke the weche J wyle that
they paye vn to the chyrche of lougthto And aftyr that theyse to cherches be cōtente of the sūmes be fore
rehersy of the rente comyng ȝerly of my sayd londꝭ ın loughto J wyle that the pou and the Couent of Newen
hᷓm ın the Counte of Be haue wyt owten ende aỻ man ꝓfytes and reuenewes that may be take and made of
the sayd Man ın grett loughto a boue saı wt londes tenementes Croftys medys pastures fedyngges rentes sutes
suyses homage wodes Courtes reusyones wardys marytages releues Eschetes bondemen wt he sequele and wytħ
he godes and catelles Fre bore and bole Commwnte of pastu ın the saıd towne and feldes of longhto wt alle
man ꝑtynences to the saıd Man and to othır forsaıd thyngges os ıt ıs a boue say wyt aduocacyo and patnage an
psentacyo of the chyrche of gret loughto And yf thıs saıd Man of longhto wt aỻ the ꝑtynences and othır thı̄ggys aforn
rehersy wt aduocacyo an patronage and psentacyo of the saıd chyrche of loughto be lycens of ow kyng may be
Emmorteysy to the saıd hows of Newenhᷓm J wyle that ıt be And Ellys J wyle ıt be sol to the most a vayle of the
saı hows of Newenhᷓm at the a vyse of the pou and Couent of Newenhᷓm that be att that tyme and be he cownsel
and alle the ꝓfyte ther of go to the same hows of Newenhᷓm to pray for me my wyfe my fadyr my modyr my brothır
my sostyr and alle ow frendes sowles wyth owten ende ·  
Also J wyle yf my feffes dye ın to fow or thre that ther be ordeyny othır ꝑsonys to be feffe ın the saıd Man an
londys wyth othır thyngges a boue rehersy the weche feffees J wyle be ordeyny be the pou and Couent of Newenhᷓm
and he Cownseꝉ to fulfylle my wylle to the weche pou and Couent / J wyle alle ꝓfytes of the saıd Man of loughto
wt the ꝑtynences as ıt ıs rehersyd a fo remeynd wyth owten ende  
Also aftyr decese of me and of Joħ my wyfe J wyle that the tenementes that J p᷑chası of Schakyl ın Turvey be sol be my
feffees and the mony that schal be receyuyd for the tenementes be put to gounauns vn to the vse and ꝓfyte of the
chyrche of Turvey vndyr thıs forme that ıs to wete for to bye barly ther wytħ and encresen ıt worl wt owten ende
and wa ıt ıs a cresyd vn to the summe of · xl · Marke · J wol that ther we bowgth a vestymen of Crymesyn belewet
wt my Armes ther Jnne to be ın the saıd chırche of Turvey J to be prayıd fo the for euyr and for my wyfe and for
my fadyr and my modyr and alle my frendys  
Also J wyle that the Freres Carmelytes of Northᷓmto haue xx sx And also J wyle that alle myne a ray for my body be
sol to bye wyth a pey Candelstekes of lato to sett a fo the ymage of ou lady at Turvey the weche Candelstekes
schal be of pce of ıııȷ Marke Also to the Tnyte awtyr the a nothır pey of Candılstekys pryse of ıııȷ Marke  
Also ıt ıs my wılle that wıllyam Rıchar and Jone my suauntꝭ ben rewardy be the vyce of my wyfe as sche may and aftyr
they deserue  
Also J wyle that no po man be hynderyd be no pletyng for no goo that ıs owyng me ın no wyse Also J wyle that
Jonet Frysere haue · xx ·  And Thomᷓs of Gamylyngey · xl ·  and to Betryche hıxt · ıııȷ ·   
Also J wyle that my wyfe receyue my dettys that ıs to weten of the pou of Newenhᷓm xl Marke and xl · sx · of
the dette of the othır pou that ıs dede and xııȷ  ıııȷ  for a cope · Also of the Maıstyr of seynt Jones of Be
· xxxıȷ · sx · be oblygacyun Also ıf Rob~ Mordauᷓnt · xx · ꝉı · for on ꝑceỻ and ıııȷ Marke for a nothír ꝑceỻ Also Joħ [...]
squye vȷ · sx vııȷ  Se Rob~ Staffor vȷ sx vııȷ ·  Skynn of Olney vȷ · sx · vııȷ  wyỻ wale x sx Sotyỻ x sx Thomᷓs
fysche of Bedfor xl   
Also J wyle that my feffees ȝeue Rı Grene the next psentatyo of the chırcħ of loughto wan ıt fellyt / yf he wyle be pste  
Also J wyle and charge aỻ my feffees on goddys be halve and as theı wyl answe at the hye and dredful dome that they
lette nowght of my wylle cōteyny ın thıs psent wrytyng nor of my testament that a bothe a selyd wt the sele of my Armes  
Also aftyr the detħ of Jone my wyfe wan̄ Turvey chırche ıs payıd of xx ꝉı and loughto chırche of xx Marke J wyle
that my feffees delyue state to the assıgnes of the pou and Couent of Newenhᷓm ın the saıd Man of loughto
wytħ alle the ꝑtynences rehersyd be fo and that thıs my last wılle be wreten ın tweyne ꝑtyes Jn to weche
wytnesse J haue sett to eche ꝑty my sele of my Armes Theyse wytnes psent Joħ Gerveys clerk Rı Gerveys
Joħ [...] Joħ Sutto wıỻ vans and othır