County: Essex
Code: D2448
Reference: London, BL: Harley Charter 43.B.29
Function: Letter




Rygħt worchepefuꝉ  reuen Maystres J recōmaunde me to ȝow please ıt yow  ꝑfytly to vndyrstonde yt wıỻm Cloptōn
the sone of Eadmon Cloptōn sente aftyr me ın to hıs man of Newenhᷓm ın Asschedōn whan he schulde gon ou the
se to ye wynnyng of Harflw and ye he schewde a dede of feffement mad be hím to wıỻm Cloptōn of Melfor
and to oy serteyn ꝑsonys of Suff~ · to me  to Joħ Golstōn of Asschedōn of ye man of Newenhᷓm ın Asschedōn  y
wt ínne yt same man yt dede was red  a cordaunt to yt dede he openly deleuyd me sesyn be yt same dede
and J tok sesyn ye be yt dede ın the name of aỻ myn felas and of me / / And aftyr yt ye tanauntꝭ att᷑nedyn
to me And aftyr yt he made a wyl ın dentyd yt hıs feffes ıf he happede to dye scholde make an estate
to wıỻm Cloptōn of Melfor to hím and to hıs heyres of yıs afor sey  yt yıs forsayd wıỻm Cloptōn
of Melfor scholde paye to ye chyrche of Asschedōn and hundred mark to ye freres of Sudbery a noy
hundred mark · And a cteyn sūme of gold for to do ín almesse as ye wyl makyth mencıōn · wherof the to ꝑty
of hıs wyl as he seyde dwelte wt wıỻm Cloptōn of Melfor And ye toy ꝑty of hıs wyl encely he browgh
to me and to ye ꝑychones of Asschedōn and y on a halyday he dede me rede ıt openely ın ye chyrche  preyde vs
to recorde hys wyl ıf nede were · And yt same wyl he bad kepe stılle a mong vs ·  ín to yıs day yet we haut
Al yıs ıs sotħ as wele answere a for godd · wherfor worchepeful maystes J pᷓy yow and J hap to dye yt ȝe wyl
recorde yıs same Jn wytnesse of wyche yyng ȷ sette to my seal · Wretyn At Asscħdōn the xxȷtı day of Junı The
tenthe ye of kyng herry ye fyfthe
[signed: Ꝑ wıỻ Maryoth ꝑsōn of ye chyrche of Asschedōn]
[dorse]
To my worchepeful  reuent
Maystres Joħ Tyreỻ John
Steward Rı Baynard 
Roƀt Darsy