County: Middlesex
Code: D4146
Reference: Bedford, Bedfordshire and Luton Archives: TW 1095
Function: Declaration




To aỻ people to whom thıs psent Wrıtyng shaỻ cōme Joħn Tate knygħt and Aldrema of london Executou of the
Testament of Thomas Gılbert late Cıtezeı  draꝑ of londo and mchaunt of the Staple at Caleıs whose wıf
called Agneıs Suster of me the Joħn Tate after the deceace of the saıd Thomas Gılbert Joħn Saunders
Cıtızeı  draper of londo and mchaunt of the saıd Staple marıed  toke to wıf Sendeth gretíng ín ou lord god
eulastıng Certıfıyng vnto you by thıse psentꝭ that the clere Fote  Remayndre of the goodꝭ · Catallꝭ  dettꝭ that
were the saıd Thomas Gılbertꝭ the tyme of hıs deceas after the Funellꝭ borne amounted to vȷC lıııȷ ꝉı ıx  ıııȷ
whıch after the Custome of the Cıtıe of london̄ devıded ín thre equaỻ ꝑtes / one parte amountíng to CCxvııȷ ꝉı
ııȷ  ȷ  belonged to the saıd Agneıs hıs wıf an other ꝑte amountyng to asmoche belonged to the Chıldren̄
of the saıd Thomale of the saıd Thomas Gılbert / As for the fırst thırde ꝑte whıch belonged to the wıf the saıd
Joħn Saunders had wt her ín marıage wherwt he holdeth hym content / And as for the Second ꝑte whıch belonged
to the Chıldren̄ the saıd Joħn Saunders by myn advıce aggrement  consent hath answered and paıde vnto
the saıd Chıldren̄ and therof  of aỻ theı porcıons he ıs clerely dıscharged / And of the other thırde ꝑte
whıch belonged to be bestowed for the Soule  whıch remayned and was left ín the handꝭ of the saıd Joħn
Saunders J haue taken  receyved of the saıd Joħn Saunders a good  true Rekenyng  accomptꝭ By the
whıch Rekenyng  accomptꝭ J fynde that the same Joħn Saunders aỻ the same thırde ꝑte for the Soule
hath paıde  delyued to me the saıd Joħn Tate to dıspose for the Soule of the saıd Thomas Gılbert
wherfore J the saıd Joħn Tate Executou survıvíng of the saıd Thomas Gılbert ín asmoche as ín me ıs
or may be clerely acquíte  dıscharge by thıse psentꝭ the saıd Joħn Saunders asweỻ of  for the saıd
thırde ꝑte for the Soule as of  for aỻ other matıers causes  demaundꝭ concernyng the Testament
of the saıd Thomas Gılbert or thexecucıon̄ therof ín enywıse / Jn wıtnesse wherof to thıs psent wrıtíng
J the saıd Joħn Tate knyght haue put my Seale and ıt subscrıbed wt myn owne hande / wrıtten the
xvıȷth day of the monethe of July The xxȷth yere of the Reıgne of kíng henry the vıȷth /
[signed: Be me Joħn [...]]