County: Hertfordshire
Code: D0400
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: AST/22
Function: Will
[Latin: Jn deı Nom̄ne Amen] the last day the monyth off August ın the yere off our Lord mꝉ CCCCC vııȷ J Wıllᷓm Burdel off chaccheworth
ın the dıo of lıncol [...] make my testament and last wılle ın thıs forme foloyng Fırst J bequetħ my soule to almyȝte god and to our glorıo
lady seınt Marıe and to al the Seıntꝭ ın hevy and my body to buryed ın the chırche yarde o chaccheworth by forseıd Also J Bequetħ to the
hygh Aut~ of the saıd chırche for tıthes forgoto vııȷ Also J bequeth to the reꝑaco off the saıd chırch ııȷ s ıııȷ · Also to reꝑacon, of the chırch
of watton̄ of Stoner ııȷs ıııȷ Also J bequetħ to a honest pste to sın a Trental ın the saıd chırcħ of Chacchwortħ for my sole xs Also J
bequetħ to Joh goodman̄ my maıster al and sıngl sucħe my landıs and medew lyıng ın the Felddes and ꝑısshe of watton̄ at Stone and benı̄gton̄
ın the coun of hertf / To haue and to hold the saıd landıs and medew vnto the seıd Joh Goodman̄ to hıs heyres and assıg for eumore / So and vpo
thıs condıcōn, that the seıd Joh Goodman̄ hıs heıres and assıgnes honestlı maynte and make to be song and kept ın the seıd chırcħe off Watton̄
yerelı my obıte for my sole and soules off my fader and mother and off my frendıs Dısposıng ın money ın kepıng my seıd obıte yerelı xx Also J
wıl al my landes lyıng ın the feldıs and ꝑısh of bıltōn, ın coun of warwıke / be sould by the aduíse of my saíd maíst Joh Goodman̄ and the
money therof comyn and to be receyved J wıl ıt be dısposed to pstꝭ and clerkꝭ to pore pe pul and ín al other weys of charıte and almys Adıs
aft the dıstrecōn of my executo᷑ to be don̄ for the wıl off my soule and the soules aboue reherssıd The resıdue off al my goodís and catallꝭ not
bequetħ J geve to the seıd Joh Goodman̄ to díspose thē for the soules aboue Reherssıd the executo᷑ of thís my testament J make ordey and cōstıstut
the seıd Joh Goodmān, to execut trılí thís my seıd testament and last Wíl Wıtness thes pmísseȝ Edward forster and Margaret Marty Wrítty
the Day and yere aboue expssıd