County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6141#5
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, VCCt.Wills.1, fol. 10r-11v
Function: Will
[fol. 10r][Latin: Testamentum Magıstrı wıỻı Adam Bacaỻ ın Jure cılı]
[Latin: Jn deı nōı̄e Amen] Jn the yere of o lorde god Mlꝉ CCCCtħ [sic] ííí the xíí day of the
Monetħ of Apỻ J wıllᷓm Adam of Camebrıg beyng ın gode hole mynde make
my testament last wılle ın thıs maner Fyrst J gyff bequetħ my soule
to almygħty god c my body tobe burıe whe ıt pleasıtħ my wyff Jteȝ J be
quetħ to alle halowes churcħe xl J J bequetħ to the sepulcre lıgħt xx
J to the Rode loffte ‸ of þe sayd churche xx J to the churche Roves boxe of the say
chu‸rche xx J J bequetħ towar the makyng the churcħ Rove of the say
paryssħe vꝉı J J bequetħ to my wyff Jsabeỻ alle my londꝭ tenem̄tꝭ Rentꝭ
uıseȝ ın the sayd towne of Camebrı wtoute whe so eu thay be wtın the
Realme of Englon duryng the nataỻ lyff of hı wt thıs cōdıcıōn that the
say Jsabeỻ fynde or do tobe founde my sonne thomᷓs at hıs lernyng cōuenıent
for hím my í dowghters afte the dısceasse detħ of the say Jsabeỻ J wılle
that my say sonne thomᷓs have alle the say londꝭ tenem̄tꝭ yff my sayd sonne
thomᷓs be of age of xx yere And yff my sayd wyff dyetħ departetħ frome
thıs worlde before my say sōne cōmetħ to the age of xx yere thān J wılle
my executos fynde my say sōne to lernyng suffıcıently ın alle man of thyngꝭ
cōuenıent to hım And the Resıdue that remaynetħ of the frıtꝭ cōmyn of
my londꝭ tenetꝭ tobe kepte to the vse ꝓfıtte of my say sōne tılle he
cōme to the say age of xx yere Jtem J gyff bequetħ to my dought
Alys to my doughte Emme to ıcħe of theım to theı Marıage lꝉı
and ın stuff of housol plate cōuenıent to ıcħe of them the valo
[fol. 10v]of xxv mᷓr to the accomplessħment of euy of them Ctħ mᷓr yff the
sayd Alys Emme wylbe ordery rule ın Marıage by the gode
counseaỻ advyse of my wyff executos or ellꝭ tobe gevēn vnto them
afte the dıscecıōn of my executos And yff eny of my sayd dowgħters
dıetħ or she be marıe thēn J wılle that the sayd · llꝉı · stuff of the
sayd valo of xxv mᷓr be gevēn to the othe of my doughters / /
ove levyng And yff thay botħe dye departe thıs worl before the
marıage thān J wılle my sayd sonne thomᷓs have alle the say legatꝭ
at hıs fuỻ age And the Resıdue of my stuff of househol plate
remaynyn besyde the say legatꝭ to my say doughters J wılle my
wyff have ıt Also J wılle my wyff have xl mᷓr ín money Jteȝ
J gyff to yche orde place of freers ın camebrı cōmyng an
helpyn me to the berıaỻ of my body pᷓy for me my freendꝭ xx
J J gyff to euy gılde wheroff J ame brothe except alle halowe gılde
ín Camebrı vȷ vııȷ And also J gyve to alle halowe gılde ın [...]
xx Also J wılle that yff yff [sic] alle my say chılde sonne doughters
díe departe frome thıs worlde before thay shul have the sayd [...]
as ıt ıs specıfıe before thēn J wílle alle my landꝭ wt happtenᷓncıes
except my place ın clement paryssħe íí Rentallꝭ ın Jħus lane [...]
sold by my executos or the assıgneȝ the Money cōmyn therof
wt the say legatꝭ to my doughters be devıde ın ííí partes one parte
tobe dıspose by my executos or assıgneȝ to su~me gode honest secula
pyst to synge pᷓy for me my wyff my freendꝭ and to the reꝑacıon
of the ꝑycħe chırche of alle seyntꝭ ın Camebríg The secun parte
of the same tobe expendy ın reꝑacıōn of Jħus lane othe wayes
ın Camebrı The thre parte tobe govēn to the marıage of gode
yonge womēn specıally before othe to theym of myne or my
wyffꝭ kynne The ıııȷtħ parte tobe goven to poore mēn or ın othe
deedꝭ of almese to the pleasu of god by my executos assıgneȝ And
also J wılle that yff my son̄e dıetħ wtoute ıssue of hıs body [...]
begottēn that the towne of Camebrı have my place calle Copyꝭ
[fol. 11r]haỻe ın Clement parysshe vpon thıs condıcıōn that thay keep or do tobe
keptt my obıtt ın the paryssħe churche of alle haloweȝ gyve ex
spen to pystꝭ clerkꝭ pore folke othe chargıeȝ of my sayd dırıge
messe offeryng of the Maye othe vȷ víí And yff the
say towne fayỻ or do not thıs dırıge tobe kept by the space of one
hole yere thēn J wılle Gunweỻ haỻe have the say tenement lx yere
to fulfıỻe the say charge of dırıge messe And afte thıs lx yere
to seỻ the sayd place dıspose ıt for me my wyff o freyndꝭ souleȝ
And also yff my sayd sonne dıetħ as ıs aforesay that thān the parıshe
of alle haloweȝ have possesse my íí Rentallꝭ ın Jħus lane to thís
entent that the frutꝭ money cōmyng of thıse say Rentallꝭ bere
the taxe for the pore mēn ın the say parysħe the resıdue tobe spen
dy ın reꝑacıōn or ın ornamentꝭ nedefuỻ to the say churcħe of aỻe
halowe And also yerely keep or do tobe kept kepte a dırıge messe
for me othe as ıs afore reherse And for lak of thıs tobe ꝑfome
as ıt ıs reherse J wılle the say college of Gunweỻ halle seỻ the
say Rentallꝭ dıspose them for my soule my wyffꝭ aỻ my freyndꝭ an
bfactos souleȝ Also J wılle have a honest seculare pyste to syng pray for my
soule my wyffꝭ my freendꝭ bn̄factos souleȝ after my departyng oute of thıs
worlde ın the parysħe churche of alle halowe by the space of a yere to have
for hıs stıpen wageȝ víí mᷓr Also J gyff to the beıldyn makyng
of a house for loggyn releyff of very pore peopꝉe lyeng ın the streetꝭ
of Camebrıg that may not help theím selff xl yff the say house be
made wtín víí yere afte my departyng or ellꝭ the say xl tobe exspend
de ın pavyng onwarde of Jħus lane ın Camebrı Jteȝ J wılle that
Edmu~ Stubbꝭ have to dıspose for me my freyndꝭ soulꝭ vꝉı whe he
seetħ most expedıent for the weaỻ of my soule alle my freendꝭ soulꝭ
Also J wılle that yff my say sonne dyetħ before my say doughters thān
J wılle my doughters or doughte levyng afte hím tılle the age
of xx yere ordere ın marıage by my executos afore affte
[fol. 11v]the say age as ıt ıs afore reherse have the say londꝭ tetꝭ
that my say sonne shul have except my place ın seynt cletꝭ
parysħe my Rentꝭ ín alle halowe parysħe And yff thay dye before
the sayd age of xx yere havyng none ıssue of the bodıeȝ laufully
begotēn thēn J wılle that my londe tenetꝭ except before
excepte be sol by my executos dıspose as ıs afore reher
se And J wílle that alle my feoffes ın alle my londꝭ tetꝭ
wtın the Realme of Englon whe so eu ‸ thay be ston feoffeȝ ín
the same to the vse behoffe of my executos of theı heıres
to the ıntent afore reherse J J gyff to the kyngꝭ halle
xx whıcħ thomᷓs kelsy bake owetħ me J J gyff to my
mothe churche at Ely xx The resıdue of my godꝭ nott
gevēn nor bequethe J gyff to the dısposıcıōn of Elısabetħ
my wyff Robert Parys esquye nıcholas hughsōn gentılman
whome J make my executos ꝓvıde alway that yff my say
wyff at eny tyme heı afte mary take a husban thān
shee neu afte to medyỻ wt any of my godꝭ for tobe dısposed
by hı nor tobe my executríx / to whıcħ Nıcholas hugħson
Robert parys J gyve for the labo of fulfıllyn of thıs
my laste wılle to ıche of theym ııȷꝉı Thıes beyng wítnesse
Joħn Dussyn vıcare Edmu~ Stubbꝭ bachele of
díuínítıe Nıcholas Gryme many othe