County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4231
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Stopford Sackville 2075
Function: Will
Thys ys the last wylle of me Joħn Dardys aꝉ Dardys of Newenhᷓm Squye made the xxtı day of may the ȝe of ou lor
Mꝉ CCCC xlıȷ Fryst J wyle Jone my wyfe haue tme of he lyfe aỻ the ꝓfytes and reuenewes of my maner ın gret
lougthto ın the Counte of Buk~ londys · tenementes Croftes medes pastures fedynggꝭ rentes Sutes suyses homa
ges wodys Cowrtys reuersyones wardes Maryages releues Eschetes bondemen wt he sequele wt he godes an
catellys Fre bor and bole Commwnte of pastu ın the sayı towne of lougthto wyth aỻ man of ꝑtynēcys to the
sayıd Man and to othır forsayı thynggꝭ wt aduocacyo and patnage of the chırche of gret lougthto os ıt ıs wrete ín
the dede of Joħn the sone of Jue made to Joħn hys sone and ın othır olde Dedes of the sayıd Man and thyngges
forsayı Also J wyle the forsay Joħ my wyfe haue my Tenementꝭ late ȷ bowgth and J purchasy of Schakyl ın
Turvey terme of he lyfe · and aftyr the decese of the forsaı Joħ my wyfe J wyle that my Feffees kepe stylle the
sta of my londys and tenementes ın the handes vn tyl they haue receyuy of my londes ın lougthto · xx · ꝉı · an
that J wyle that the chyrche of Turvey haue to bye hem wyt vestymentes or othır ornamentes most necessarye vn
to the forsay chyrche of Turvey aftyr the decese of me and Jone my wyfe And aftyr that · xx · ꝉı so receyuy an
payıd J wyle that my say feffees receyue of the same londes of ȝerly rente xx · Marke the weche J wyle that
they paye vn to the chyrche of lougthto And aftyr that theyse to cherches be cōtente of the sūmes be fore
rehersy of the rente comyng ȝerly of my sayd londꝭ ın loughto J wyle that the pou and the Couent of Newen
hᷓm ın the Counte of Be haue wyt owten ende aỻ man ꝓfytes and reuenewes that may be take and made of
the sayd Man ın grett loughto a boue saı wt londes tenementes Croftys medys pastures fedyngges rentes sutes
suyses homage wodes Courtes reusyones wardys marytages releues Eschetes bondemen wt he sequele and wytħ
he godes and catelles Fre bore and bole Commwnte of pastu ın the saıd towne and feldes of longhto wt alle
man ꝑtynences to the saıd Man and to othır forsaıd thyngges os ıt ıs a boue say wyt aduocacyo and patnage an
psentacyo of the chyrche of gret loughto And yf thıs saıd Man of longhto wt aỻ the ꝑtynences and othır thı̄ggys aforn
rehersy wt aduocacyo an patronage and psentacyo of the saıd chyrche of loughto be lycens of ow kyng may be
Emmorteysy to the saıd hows of Newenhᷓm J wyle that ıt be And Ellys J wyle ıt be sol to the most a vayle of the
saı hows of Newenhᷓm at the a vyse of the pou and Couent of Newenhᷓm that be att that tyme and be he cownsel
and alle the ꝓfyte ther of go to the same hows of Newenhᷓm to pray for me my wyfe my fadyr my modyr my brothır
my sostyr and alle ow frendes sowles wyth owten ende ·
Also J wyle yf my feffes dye ın to fow or thre that ther be ordeyny othır ꝑsonys to be feffe ın the saıd Man an
londys wyth othır thyngges a boue rehersy the weche feffees J wyle be ordeyny be the pou and Couent of Newenhᷓm
and he Cownseꝉ to fulfylle my wylle to the weche pou and Couent / J wyle alle ꝓfytes of the saıd Man of loughto
wt the ꝑtynences as ıt ıs rehersyd a fo remeynd wyth owten ende
Also aftyr decese of me and of Joħ my wyfe J wyle that the tenementes that J p᷑chası of Schakyl ın Turvey be sol be my
feffees and the mony that schal be receyuyd for the tenementes be put to gounauns vn to the vse and ꝓfyte of the
chyrche of Turvey vndyr thıs forme that ıs to wete for to bye barly ther wytħ and encresen ıt worl wt owten ende
and wa ıt ıs a cresyd vn to the summe of · xl · Marke · J wol that ther we bowgth a vestymen of Crymesyn belewet
wt my Armes ther Jnne to be ın the saıd chırche of Turvey J to be prayıd fo the for euyr and for my wyfe and for
my fadyr and my modyr and alle my frendys
Also J wyle that the Freres Carmelytes of Northᷓmto haue xx sx And also J wyle that alle myne a ray for my body be
sol to bye wyth a pey Candelstekes of lato to sett a fo the ymage of ou lady at Turvey the weche Candelstekes
schal be of pce of ıııȷ Marke Also to the Tnyte awtyr the a nothır pey of Candılstekys pryse of ıııȷ Marke
Also ıt ıs my wılle that wıllyam Rıchar and Jone my suauntꝭ ben rewardy be the vyce of my wyfe as sche may and aftyr
they deserue
Also J wyle that no po man be hynderyd be no pletyng for no goo that ıs owyng me ın no wyse Also J wyle that
Jonet Frysere haue · xx · And Thomᷓs of Gamylyngey · xl · and to Betryche hıxt · ıııȷ ·
Also J wyle that my wyfe receyue my dettys that ıs to weten of the pou of Newenhᷓm xl Marke and xl · sx · of
the dette of the othır pou that ıs dede and xııȷ ıııȷ for a cope · Also of the Maıstyr of seynt Jones of Be
· xxxıȷ · sx · be oblygacyun Also ıf Rob~ Mordauᷓnt · xx · ꝉı · for on ꝑceỻ and ıııȷ Marke for a nothír ꝑceỻ Also Joħ [...]
squye vȷ · sx vııȷ Se Rob~ Staffor vȷ sx vııȷ · Skynn of Olney vȷ · sx · vııȷ wyỻ wale x sx Sotyỻ x sx Thomᷓs
fysche of Bedfor xl
Also J wyle that my feffees ȝeue Rı Grene the next psentatyo of the chırcħ of loughto wan ıt fellyt / yf he wyle be pste
Also J wyle and charge aỻ my feffees on goddys be halve and as theı wyl answe at the hye and dredful dome that they
lette nowght of my wylle cōteyny ın thıs psent wrytyng nor of my testament that a bothe a selyd wt the sele of my Armes
Also aftyr the detħ of Jone my wyfe wan̄ Turvey chırche ıs payıd of xx ꝉı and loughto chırche of xx Marke J wyle
that my feffees delyue state to the assıgnes of the pou and Couent of Newenhᷓm ın the saıd Man of loughto
wytħ alle the ꝑtynences rehersyd be fo and that thıs my last wılle be wreten ın tweyne ꝑtyes Jn to weche
wytnesse J haue sett to eche ꝑty my sele of my Armes Theyse wytnes psent Joħ Gerveys clerk Rı Gerveys
Joħ [...] Joħ Sutto wıỻ vans and othır