County: Huntingdonshire
Code: D0520
Reference: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire Archives: DD/M7/4/1
Function: Will




[Latin: Jn deı nōı̄e Amen Dıe lune ın vıgılıe sc Mathe Apl Anne D Mıỻmo Quadrıncentesımo septuagesımo Nono] J Joh wolmer o
hunttyngdon, Burges beyn ın hole mynde by queth my souỻ to go almyty to houre lady seynt Mary and to aỻ þe seıntꝭ of heuy · My body to
be berye ın the parıshchırche of oure lady seínt Mary of hun ayenste þe myddes o the Awt o sey Nycolas · J J be queth to the seı
Chírch  vȷ  vııȷ  for my beryeỻ ther · J to þe hye awter ther For tythes And offerynges for getyn ııȷ  ıııȷ  J J be queth to the Torches
o the seı Chırche  vȷ  vııȷ  · J to the Chırch of sey Benettꝭ of hun  ııȷ  ıııȷ  J J be queth to the makyn o the Deskes of the
Chanceỻ of aỻ seyntꝭ of hun ııȷ ꝉı vȷ  vııȷ  And þat theí bymade by the ou sıȝte  dıscreco o the ou seers o my · testamen J J be
queth to the helpyn o the Rodelofte of sey Joħnes of hun  ııȷ  ıııȷ  J to the Prıo o the Chanōns  Couente my place calle þe
horne wt aỻ Thapptenances therto by longyn lıke os J haue ıt ın possessyon vndre thıs Condycōn That by the advyce o my Executos
and ou seeres that þeı do make me sure o J Chano to sey messe daıly afore the foreseı Aute of se Nycolas ın the ꝑıssħ Chırch o seynte
Mary aforeseı atthe houre of syx of the Clo wyntre And som ther forto prey for my soule And Jonette my wıf by name wt deꝓfu~
dıs And for aỻ Crıstensoules · Notwıthstandyn J wyỻ þat Jonette my wıf holde kepe And Ocupy the seı Tenemente o the horne tme
o hır lyf · And þt She geve to theme yerely duryn hır lyf tyme ııȷ ꝉı vȷ  vııȷ  J J wyỻ þt my place agay the Crow wt althappte
nanceȝ þto longyn remayne to Jonett my wıf for tme o hır lyff · And aft hır decesse J wyỻ þat ıt remay to the Prıo  Couentte
of the Chanōns o hun vndre þıs Condıco that þe kepe my obıttday And my wyffes ın the ꝑıssħ chyrch of seyn̄t / Marıes of hun
forseı ones ın the yere wt aỻ hıs breder wt aỻ þe Curettꝭ longyn to þe seıd to wt ıııȷ ꝑıshclarkꝭ aft Custome vsı J J wyỻ
that the Bayleȝ o the seı Tow for the tyme bryn yerly be þ psent At Messe And make þeıre offeryn · for me  my wıff And
aỻ Crısty souleȝ And þe to [...] o þe seyd Prıo  Couent vpon the paxbrey xx  J J wyỻ that ı the seı Pryo  Covent
wylnott be Agreable to thes condıcōnes aforeseı And my wıỻ nott Fulfylle Thanne J woỻ þat Johnette my wyf And my
Executoes wt my ou seeres to seỻ both my tenementꝭ wt althe Apptenanceȝ And þe money o the same so take to fynde
a preste ın the Chırche of seynt Marıes a forseıd os longe os the money wıỻ sustey And Endure · J J well that Jonett my
wyf haue aỻ my mevable godes vnd thıs forme that she ꝑforme my testamente And my laste wyỻ J J be quethe to Joh wolmare
my so J Fedrebe  · A bolster · a couer o kentysshwar  ıȷ pelowes A pere of shetes ıȷ blanckettꝭ vnd thıs forme that he be
gentyỻ And obedıente to my wıf or elles ın money xl  · J J wyỻ þat Margarete Estewyke haue abedde competente A
cordyn to the same or elles [...] . s vndre thıs Condıco that she Abıde wt my wıf tyll that she be marye J J wyỻ that Mary
Clementt my suant [...] a bolter a pelowe wt a Coule of [...] war of the best of the sorte J J be quethe
to Johᷓne wılso my seruante a matras a Coule J peyre of shetes ıȷ pelowes  halfe J dosen of peut vesseỻ þt ıs to sey ıȷ
platerys ıȷ dısshes  ıȷ saucerys J J be queth to Thomas Bon  to hıs wyff· J Fedurbe J bolst  Cou of Tapestry werke wt
braunches  J pelowe J J be queth to Joh Coke my beste grene gow lyne wt bokeram And my beste hatte wt þe tepett
 the hatteban o gol J J be quethe to Thomas Fıtȝwıllᷓm ın money xxvȷ  vııȷ  For to be paı yerely vȷ  vııȷ  for ıııȷ yere
tme  aỻ hıs Costes wha he cometh to geve hıs gode conceỻ to my wıf · J J woỻ that thes wurshıpfuỻ ꝑsones my
Executos  ou seeres vndrewreton þt þe may se  ꝓuy that aỻ my dettꝭ that J owe to Any ma that theí be paıd ın
also possıble haste be my wıf wt ȷnne vȷ Monethes aft my obıtte day And that she ꝑforme thıs os she wıỻ Answere afore
go J J wıỻ that at my dırıge to haue Aỻ the Curates of hun wt aỻ ꝑıch clarkes o the same euy pste to haue ıııȷ  
euy ꝑısħ clarke ıȷ   euy surples by sıde J  And ın the same wyse the vıȷ day And atthe xxxtı day J J be quethe Thabbes
o Chaterys ıȷ   to euey lady o the same be sıde xıȷ  And to ıȷ preestes there xıȷ  And to the ryngars o the belles xıȷ 
J J wıỻ that the keper of þe Freto of Spaldyn haue vȷ spones wt mytoes  J gıltespo  J wıỻ þt my name be sett vpo
hem but J wyỻ that my wıf Ocupye hem tme of hır lıf · And aỻ odre Jewelles J gıf hem to hır frely wt alodre sucħ
mevable godes os she ıs posseste o Sauyn only my Messebok my portowes my Chaleȝ And my vestementt to remayne
to the Auter of Se Nıcolas so that the kepyn of ‸ hem be my wıffeȝ tme of hır lıf And aft hır deces J wılthat the Chırche
wardens haue hem to the vse of the Chırcħ of oure lady Of thıs my last wıỻ  testamen J make my Executrıce Jonett
my wıf Maıst wıllᷓm [...] and Rober drueỻ myn ou seers And J be queth to maıst wıllᷓm hosey xxvȷ  vııȷ 
to be paıde ın ıııȷ yere · And to Rober Drueỻ xl  · Thıs wıttnes Rober Drueỻ Rıchar Chıkesan ser Joh lyȝe Thomas
Bone And Thomas Fılhous and odur Gevy att hun foreseı the Day And yere above wretten