County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6141#4
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, VCCt.Wills.1, fol. 4v-6r
Function: Will
[fol.4v][Latin: Testamentum henrici veesy
appotecarij vniuersitates Cant̕]
[Latin: Jn dei nomine amen] Jn the yere of our̕ lorde god Mle CCCCCthe
& iij the xvth day of the Monethe of Aprille J hery veesy off
Camebrig̕ Potecary beyng̕ of hole mynde & gode memory
make & ordeyne this my testament & laste wille after̕ the
maner & fourme heyr̕ after̕ ensuyng̕ Fyrst J bequethe my
soule vnto almyghty god to his blyssed moder̕ mary virgynn
& to the blyssed company of heven And my Wretched body
to be buried in the southe ylde in the Churche of oure lady
beside the merkett in Camebrig̕ Jtem J bequethe to the hye
awter̕ in the sayd churche for tithes forgoten ‒ xxs Jt J
wille that Iemediatly after̕ the southe ylde of the said churche
is new made myn executours wt my goodes doo glase oone of the
Wyndowes of the lyff of seynt Edward kyng̕ and confessour
Jt J bequethe to the werkes of the sayd churche ‒ vlei to be payd
in . v . yeres Jt̕ J gyff to euery order̕ of Freeres wtin Camebrig
xs so that at the day of my burying thay comme to churche
ther̕ my body lyethe and synge placebo & dirige for my soule
& alle cristen soules Jtm̕ to the house of seynt Johns in
Camebrig̕ ‒ vs Jtm̕ to the house of Denney ‒ xxs Jtmm to
the house of Klyngtonn ‒ xs Jtem J wille that two honest
preestes synge for my soule & for the soules of them that J
am bounde to pray for in the sayd churche of seynt Mary
by the space of fowre yeres And J wille that yche off
theym have for his slary vij merke by the yere And that thay
be abydyng̕ in seynt Mary Ostelle And to keep the quere
vpon the holydayes in Mayntenyng the service of god Jtem
J bequethe to the Maisters & Felowes of the kynges College
in Camebrig̕ for myne obitt yerely to be kept ther̕ xlei yf
thay wille accept itt and bynde the College therfore or elles
[fol.5r]J commytt the disposicionn theroff to John purgold and Hughe Chapmann
Jtmm J bequethe to Margarytt my wyff C marke in money And J wille
as longe as she lyvethe soole and no lenger̕ that she have the vsse and
occupying̕ of alle my hustylmentes of householde that is to say brasse
pottes pannes pewter beddyng̕ & cc̕ Jtmm J wille that she have the vse
& occupyng̕ of ‒ xxx li worthe plate as longe as she lyveth soole
& no lenger̕ And yff it fortune hir̕ to be maried J wille she have
of hustilmentes and of the sayd plate to hir̕ owne behooff to the valour
of xxx li̕ And then that / that remanethe of the sayd hustilmentes
J wille that it be devyded equally emonge my childerne And the
residue of the plate to be solde by myne other̕ executours to pay my
dettes and legates Jtmm J gyff & bequethe to John veyse my sonne
alle my londes & tenemetes sett & lying̕ in the towne & feyldes off Els-
hengham and alle the londes to them appertenyng̕ or belongyng̕ wt
ther̕ appurtenancies To have & to holde the sayd londes & tenntes
to the sayd John Veysee and to his heyres of his body laufully begotenn
for euer-more And yff it fortune the sayd John to discesse wtoute
heyers of his body laufully begottenn Then J wille the sayd londes
and tenntes wt their̕ appurtenancies remaynethe to herry my sonne
and to the heires of his body laufully begottenn And yff it for-
tune him to dye wtoute yssue thann J wille that thay remayne too
agnes my doughter̕ and to the heires of hir̕ body laufully begottenn for
euer-more And for lak of heires of hir̕ body laufully begottenn to discend to
my childe borne next hir̕ And so fro childe to childe vnto the laste of alle
my children after̕ the maner̕ & fourme before rehersed And yff it fortune
that alle my childrenn descesse wtoute yssue as god defend thenn J wille
that the sayd londes and tenntes remayne to the next of my bloode after̕
the fourme & maner̕ before rehersed And yff it fortune that noone of
my bloode remayne on lyve Thenn J wille that the sayd londes & tenntes
[fol.5v]be solde by myne executours or ther̕ executours And the money recevyd
therfore to be disposed in deedes of almesse for the wealle of my soule
Jt̕ J gyff & bequethe to Mergarett my wyff tor terme of hir̕ lyff the
house that now J dwelle jn wt alle the profittes that growethe þeroff
And after̕ hir̕ discesse J wille that it be sold by myne executours or
their̕ executours And the money to be disposed for the wealle of my
soule Provided alwey that yff eny of my childer̕ wille bye it þt
he have it ‒ x marke wtin the common price Jt̕ J gyff & bequethe
to my childrenn CC marke in money equally to be devided betweynn
them whann thay comme to laufulle age And yff it fortune eny of them
to departe oute of this worlde or that he comme to laufulle age
then J wille his parte be devided equally emonge theim that sur-
vivethe And yff it fortune one other̕ of theim to dye / his parte to be
devided emonge that ouer̕ lyvethe And so J wille that yche be other
heyre till it comme to the laste And yff it fortune that alle departe
as god defend then J wille that the sayd CC marke be disposed
by myne executours or ther̕ executours for the wealle off my soule
my wyffes & my childrenn Also J wille that yche of my childrenn
have a siluer̕ pece a maser̕ & vj spones & a siluer salte of vij or
viij vnces Jtmm J wille that euery mann womann & childe have at my
buryalle an half peny looff Jtem J wille that at my xxxti day euery
mann womann & childe that be poore and comme thyder̕ have a peny
to pray for my soule Jt̕ J wille have viij poore menn to bere viij
torches at the burialle off my wretched body And yche of them to
have a blake gowne of my goodes Jteȝ J bequethe . to the blak freer
in Camebrig̕ for a memorialle to pray for me & alle my gode
Freendes . v . marke Jt̕ J gyff to the gylde of seynt vrsula xxd
Jt̕ to the gilde of seynt thomas ‒ xxd Jt̕ to the gilde of seynt
petir Milleyne ‒ iijs iiijd Jt̕ to thomas Jaknett wyff off london
my Murrey gowne at london Jt̕ J gyff to master thomas Clerke off
[fol.6r]Bury a crosse of gold Jt J bequethe to hery halled sonne hery ‒ vjs viij d
Jtem to yche of my god children ‒ xij d Jtem to master Morgann a payer̕ of berdes
of x . Jt̕ J remytt to wille permytter̕ alias cowper̕ of new merkett ‒ v li
of the dutie that he owethe me And the residue of my dutie J wille he
pay my executours x li a yere tille it be payed Jt J gyff to the churche
of our lady in new merkett a cope price ‒ xxxs Jt̕ J gyff to Richard
veyseys wyff of london a maser̕ Jt̕ J wille that the money that hughe
Chapmann owes me as it apperithe in my booke remayne stille in his
handes for partie of payment of my childrenn legates and vnto the
last payment of theym Jt J gyff to John Talbott ‒ vjs viij d
Jtem to John Dryver my seruante ‒ xiijs iiij d Jt̕ J gyve to John
warwyk ‒ x s Jt̕ to willam my seruante ‒ vjs viij d Jtmm J gyve to
Mergarett my mayde ‒ vs And J gyff to Margaret dwellyng withe
Mastres Asshewelle ‒ xijd Jt̕ J gyff to Mastres Asshewe A golde
Rynge Jt̕ to paule Smythe a golde Rynge Jt̕ to Elynn Babour a gold
Rynge Jt̕ to Nicholas Soranke a gold Rynge Jt̕ to agnes chapmann
a gold Rynge Jt to Mastres Trotter̕ a gold Rynge Jt to master John
Smythe a gold Rynge The Residue of my godes not bequethed J
commytt to the disposicionn of myne executours whome J ordeynn &
make John Purgolde Margarett my wyff and hughe Chapmann
of Camebrig̕ thay to dispose theym as thay see moste expedient
for the wealle of my soule in gode deedes of pitie and mercy And to
do for me as thay wold J shuld do for theym Also J make mastres
asshewelle supervisour of this my laste wille Thies persones beyng̕
wytnesses master Doctour Felnyngham Paule Smythe Nicholas
Sorank John Talbott of Camebrig̕ & willam Cowper off
new merkett wt many other̕ moo wrytten at Camebrig̕ the
day and yere aforesayd