County: Essex
Code: D2703
Reference: Chelmsford, Essex RO: D/P 16/25/29
Function: Will
Jn the name of god Amen · ın þe Fyrst day of þe Monytħ of August ın þe ye of ou lord god · Mo CCCCCvȷto J Agnes Fan of Thaxsted ın þe dyo of london hole of mynde of good remēbraūce
beyn make my psent testament ın thıs man of forme foluyn Fyrst / J bequetħ my saule to allmyghty god to ou most blyssyd lady þe Mothe of mercy of pyte · and my
body to be beryed ín þe Chyrcħ yerd of þe ꝑıcħ Chyrcħ of Thaxsted beforseyd Also J bequetħ to þe heygt aulter of þe same Chyrcħ for my tythes my offeryngꝭ forgotyn xx d
also J bequetħ to þe Cathedraỻ Chyrcħ of seynt Paule of Londo xıȷ d also J bequetħ to þe lyght of seynt Jamys ın þe Chyrcħ of Thaxsted beforseyd xıȷ d · also J wyỻ desy
hertyly requy thos men þt be my Fefforys, ınfefffyd ın aỻ þt Mesuage þt J now dwelle ín wt my ıȷ howses þe gardynes, on þe baksyde · and of ın my landıs Callyd Drynerys
Croftꝭ Hongreweỻ brettıscroft wt aỻ þ ap̄tynencꝭ to them belongyng make a suffıcıent state ın þe lawe as ın þ demene as of Fee to sucħ onest men as helyn my doutyr
wyf of Joħn ꝓptor wyỻ chese to her ovne vse to her chyldyrnes vse Joħn Rychard So þt J wyỻ þt the seyd helyn my doutír haue pesybly holde aỻ þe forseyd Mesuage
housıs gardynes þe landıs beforseyd called Drynerıs hongreweỻ brettıs fo aỻ þe tme of her lyf and aftyr her dıscesse J wyỻ þt the seyd Mesuage wt houses, gardynes þe forseyd
landıs remayne to þe forseyd Joħn Ry sones of þe seyd Joħn ꝓptor halyn my dout to hold to them to þ heyres to þ assıgneıs for euyr mo · and yf happe þt thes ıȷ chıldır
deye befo þe seyd helyn my dout Then J wyỻ that þe seyd Mesuage houses gardynys þe seyd landıs be att þe wyỻ of ye fornamyd helyn my dout to geue to selle or to do wt them
what she wyỻ att her owne pleasu · and yf ıt happe any of þe forseyd chıldır to deye before þe seyd helyn my dout þt that chyld then beyn on lyve pesybly possesse and
haue aỻ þe forseyd Mesuage houses gardynes wt þe seyd landıs to hıs ovne ꝓpır vse foreuyr mo and yf happe þt the seyd chyldır lyue bothe aft þe dıscesse of þe seyd hely
my dout Then J wyỻ þt the Forseyd Mesuage housıs gardynes þe seyd landıs be euynly deuydıd betw̄n þe forseyd Joħn Ry sones of ye forseyd Joħn proptor helyn
hıs wyf to haue to hold to them to þ heyres to þ assıgneıs for eu mo also J bequetħ to þe seyd helyn my dout ıȷ Maserys my best gyrdyỻ my best bedıs wt ryngıs and
brochıs on them as they be my table clotħ of dıaꝑ ıȷ towelıs of þe same my best coulett also J bequetħ to ‸ Rıc Fan my godson my best mase ıııȷ sıluyr sponys a coulett a pe of shetꝭ
a table clotħ of Flexen clotħ þe wycħ J latly sent hym a basyn an Gu on þs condıcıon þt þe seyd Ry Fan shaỻ neu troubyỻ vexe nor greue myn Executorıs yf at so be
that þe seyd Ry troubıỻ vexe or greue or cause to be troubylyd vexıd or greuyd my seyd excutorys by hym self or by any othır ꝑsone Then J wyỻ þt þe seyd Rychard
shaỻ haue none of tho thıngꝭ þt J haue geuen hym · and mo ouyr J charge mȳ Executorıs J geue them my fuỻ poue to recouyr aỻ þe thıngꝭ a geyn of hym þt J haue
geuyn hym or þe valu of them as they wyỻ answer be fo god also J bequetħ ‸ to agnes alys, þe doutyrs of þe same Ry to eche of them a selu spone also J bequetħ to
harry wrygħt of Gyfton ııȷ ıııȷ or þe value of ıt J bequetħ to agnes hıs wyf a selu spone a pey of shetꝭ · also J bequetħ to Johan Gweyn of Broxhed my
russett Govne also J bequetħ to Agnes Taylou my goddout a seluer spone · also J bequetħ to Joħn Ry þe sones, of Joħn ꝓptor be forseyd to eche of them a seluyr spone The
resıdue of my goodıs, not of me bequethıd aft my dettꝭ payed my costꝭ funaỻ done J geue J bequetħ to þe forseyd helyn my dout to he ovne ꝓpır vse for eu more
The wycħ seyd helyn of þıs my psent testament J make my trewe feytħfuỻ executrıce and wt her J ordeyn Nıcholas Gace to be my trewe executo to
whom J geue for hıs labou a Brasse panne · By thes wyttnessıs syr Rı houton prıst Ry wydow Edmond Cobbe and other · made on the day and ın
the ye beforseyd ~~~
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