County: Hertfordshire
Code: D4170#11
Reference: Hertford, Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies: ASA/1AR, fol. 110r, item 2
Function: Will




[line 8]Joħes Newton̄
[Latin: Jn deı nōı̄e amen] . J Joħn Newto of a hole mynde ordeıne my testament ın þs
man Fyrst J bequetħ my soule to aỻ mygħtty god and to oure lady seınt Mary and
aỻ þe holy cōpany of heuy And also my body for to be beryed ın þe Chırche of seınt
Laurence before the hy awter · And J bequetħ to þe hy Awter vȷ  vııȷ  · Also J
bequetħ my wyffe aỻ the shetes þt be wtowte · And also J bequetħ my wyffe · ıȷ ·
sylu spones þt be wtowte · / And also J bequetħ my wyffe a federbed and a tester of
whyte and aỻ þt longetħ to þe bed · / And also J bequetħ my wyffe aỻ þe pewter and
þe brasse þt ıs ın þe kechy and ın þe butery and aỻ þe hangyng ın þe haỻ and Cossħyns
and bankers and aỻ thyng þt longetħ to housol that ıs vn loky · Also J bequetħ
Elnor wy a materasse þe worste þt ıs ın my howse · / Also J bequetħ to Joħn
Ferrıs a Crosse of golde þt hangetħ vpo a bla dublet of damaske ın a spruce
Cofer there as my gownnes lythe · Also J bequetħ to Edmund Ferrys hıs
so þe dublet of bla damaske · Also J bequetħ to Thomas Croos of the
kyngges excheque a short blake swerde · / Also ıt ıs my wyỻ þt a place of my
calle þe woỻ sake shulde be selle þt J haue ın seınt Petyrs paryssħ ın the
tow of seınt Albon̄s for to pay my dettes wt aỻ and the garde also and
aỻ þt ꝑteynetħ þto · Also J bequetħ þe rentur that deseuytħ from þe place of
woỻ sake J bequetħ ıt to þe Charneỻ of seınt Petyrs thay for to pray for
them þt ıt ca fro and aỻ her ꝓgenıto᷑s and for me Joħn Newto and my
Also J bequetħ to my mastres katery Swynfor and ıt ıs my fuỻ wyỻ she
for to haue þe godes the whıche she toke me to kepe for verry truste ın dıschar
gyng of my sowle the whycħ godes J haue expresse be my moutħ beıng
a lyve wryte ın a byỻ besyde Also ȷ ordey and set for to be my executo᷑s
pncypaỻ my mastres katery Swyndforde þe Pryo of seınt Albon̄s and syr
Rıchar Roos knygħt and Thomas Croos of þe kyngges exchequer · / /
[Latin: ꝓƀ  approƀ ac ınsınua fuıt  xo dıe men Octob Ao d Mo CCCCmo .
lxııȷto ·] [...]]