County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6141#5
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, VCCt.Wills.1, fol. 10r-11v
Function: Will




[fol. 10r][Latin: Testamentum Magistri willi Adam Bacalle in Jure cili]
[Latin: Jn dei nomine Amen] Jn the yere of our lorde god Mlle CCCCthe [sic] & iiij the xiij day of the
Monethe of Aprille J willam Adam of Camebrig beyng in gode & hole mynde make
my testament & last wille in this maner Fyrst J gyff & bequethe my soule
to almyghty godd &cc̕ my body to be buried wher̕ it pleasithe my wyff Jteȝ J be-
quethe to alle halowes churche ‒ xls Jt̕ J bequethe to the sepulcre light xxs
Jt̕ to the Rode loffte of þe sayd churche ‒ xxs Jt̕ to the churche Roves boxe of the sayd
churche ‒ xxs Jt̕ J bequethe toward the makyng the churche Rove of the sayd
parysshe ‒ vlei Jt̕ J bequethe to my wyff Jsabelle alle my londes & tenemntes Rentes
& seruiseȝ in the sayd towne of Camebrig̕ & wtoute wher̕ so euer thay be wtin the
Realme of Englond duryng the naturalle lyff of hir̕ wt this condicionn that the
sayd Jsabelle fynde or do to be founde my sonne thomas at his lernyng conuenient
for him & my ij dowghters & after̕ the disceasse & dethe of the sayd Jsabelle J wille
that my sayd sonne thomas have alle the sayd londes & tenemntes yff my sayd sonne
thomas be of age of xxj yere And yff my sayd wyff dyethe & departethe frome
this worlde before my sayd sonne commethe to the age of xxj yere thann J wille
my executours fynde my sayd sonne to lernyng sufficiently in alle maner of thynges
conuenient to him And the Residue that remaynethe of the frites commyng̕ of
my londes & tenetes to be kepte to the vse & profitte of my sayd sonne tille he
comme to the sayd age of xxj yere Jtem J gyff & bequethe to my doughter
Alys & to my doughter̕ Emme to iche of theim to their̕ Mariage ‒ llei
and in stuff of housold & plate conuenient to iche of them the valour
[fol. 10v]of xxv marc̕ to the accomplesshment of euery of them Cthe marc̕ yff the
sayd Alys & Emme wyl be orderyd & ruled in Mariage by the gode
counsealle & advyse of my wyff & executours or elles to be gevenn vnto them
after̕ the discreecionn of my executours And yff eny of my sayd dowghters
diethe or she be maried thenn J wille that the sayd . lllei . & stuff of the
sayd valour of xxv marc̕ be gevenn to the other̕ of my doughters / /
over̕-levyng And yff thay bothe dye & departe this world before ther̕
mariage thann J wille my sayd sonne thomas have alle ther̕ sayd legates
at his fulle age And the Residue of my stuff of household & plate
remaynyng̕ besyde the sayd legates to my sayd doughters J wille my
wyff have it Also J wille my wyff have ‒ xl marc̕ in money Jteȝ
J gyff to yche order̕ & place of freers in camebrig̕ commyng and
helpyng̕ me to the berialle of my body & pray for me & my freendes ‒ xx d
Jt̕ J gyff to euery gilde wheroff J ame brother̕ except alle halowe gilde
in Camebrig̕ ‒ vjs viijd And also J gyve to alle halowe gilde in [...]
‒ xxs Also J wille that yff yff [sic] alle my sayd childer̕ sonne & doughters
die & departe frome this worlde before thay shuld have the sayd [...]
as it is specified before thenn J wille alle my landes wt happurtenancies
except my place in clement parysshe & iij Rentalles in Jhus lane [...]
sold by my executours or ther̕ assigneȝ & the Money commyng̕ theroff
wt the sayd legates to my doughters be devided in iiij partes one parte
to be disposed by my executours or assigneȝ to sueme gode honest secular̕
preyst to synge & pray for me my wyff & my freendes and to the reparacion
of the paryche chirche of alle seyntes in Camebrig The secund parte
of the same to be expendyd in reparacionn of Jhus lane & other̕ wayes
in Camebrig̕ The thred parte to be govenn to the mariage of gode
yonge womenn & specially & before other̕ to theym of myne or my
wyffes kynne The iiijthe parte to be goven to poore menn or in other̕
deedes of almese to the pleasur̕ of god by my executours & assigneȝ And
also J wille that yff my sonne diethe wtoute issue of his body [...]
begottenn that the towne of Camebrig̕ have my place called Copyes
[fol. 11r]halle in Clement parysshe vpon this condicionn that thay keep or do to be
keptt my obitt in the parysshe churche of alle haloweȝ & gyve & ex-
spend to preystes clerkes & pore folke & other̕ chargieȝ of my sayd dirige
& messe & offeryng of the Mayer̕ & other̕ ‒ vjs viijd And yff the
sayd towne faylle or do not this dirige to be kept by the space of one
hole yere thenn J wille Gunwelle halle have the sayd tenement lx yere
to fulfille the sayd charge of dirige & messe And after̕ this lx yere
to selle the sayd place & dispose it for me my wyff & our freyndes souleȝ
And also yff my sayd sonne diethe as is aforesayd that thann the parishe
of alle haloweȝ have & possesse my iij Rentalles in Jhus lane to this
entent that the frutes & money commyng of thise sayd Rentalles bere
the taxe for the pore menn in the sayd paryshe & the residue to be spen-
dyd in reparacionn or in ornamentes nedefulle to the sayd churche of alle
halowe And also yerely keep or do to be kept kepte a dirige & messe
for me & other̕ as is afore rehersed And for lak of this to be perfourmed
as it is rehersed J wille the sayd college of Gunwelle halle selle the
sayd Rentalles & dispose them for my soule my wyffes & alle my freyndes and
bnefactours souleȝ Also J wille have a honest seculare preyste to syng & pray for my
soule my wyffes & my freendes & bnnfactours souleȝ after my departyng oute of this
worlde in the paryshe churche of alle halowe by the space of a yere & to have
for his stipend & wageȝ ‒ viij marc̕ Also J gyff to the beildyng̕ & makyng
of a house for loggyng̕ & releyff of very pore people lyeng in the streetes
of Camebrig that may not help theim-selff ‒ xls yff the sayd house be
made wtin viij yere after̕ my departyng or elles the sayd ‒ xls to be exspend-
ded in pavyng onwarde of Jhus lane in Camebrig̕ Jteȝ J wille that
Edmued Stubbes have to dispose for me & my freyndes soules ‒ vlei wher̕ he
seethe most expedient for the wealle of my soule & alle my freendes soules
Also J wille that yff my sayd sonne dyethe before my sayd doughters thann
J wille my doughters or doughter̕ levyng after̕ him tille the age
of xxj yere & ordered in mariage by my executours afore & affter̕
[fol. 11v]the sayd age as it is afore rehersed have the sayd londes & tenetes
that my sayd sonne shuld have except my place in seynt clemetes
paryshe & my Rentes in alle halowe paryshe And yff thay dye before
the sayd age of xxj yere havyng none issue of ther̕ bodieȝ laufully
begotenn thenn J wille that my londe & tenemetes except before
excepted be sold by my executours & disposed as is afore reher-
sed And J wille that alle my feoffes in alle my londes & tenetes
wtin the Realme of Englond wher̕ so euer thay be stond feoffeȝ in
the same to the vse & behoffe of my executours & of their̕ heires
to the intent afore rehersed Jt̕ J gyff to the kynges halle
xxs whiche thomas kelsy baker̕ owethe me Jt̕ J gyff to my
mother̕ churche at Ely ‒ xxd The residue of my godes nott
gevenn nor bequethed J gyff to the disposicionn of Elisabethe
my wyff Robert Parys esquyer̕ & nicholas hughsonn gentilman
whome J make my executours provided alway that yff my sayd
wyff at eny tyme heir̕-after̕ mary & take a husband thann
shee neuer after̕ to medylle wt any of my godes for to be disposed
by hir̕ nor to be my executrix / to whiche Nicholas & hughson
& Robert parys J gyve for ther̕ labour of fulfillyng̕ of this
my laste wille to iche of theym ‒ iijlei Thies beyng witnesse
master John Dussyng̕ vicare master Edmued Stubbes bacheler̕ of
diuinitie Nicholas Gryme & many othere