County: Essex
Code: D2448
Reference: London, BL: Harley Charter 43.B.29
Function: Letter




Ryght worchepefule & reuerend Maystres J recommaunde me to ȝow please it yow & perfytly to vndyrstonde yt willm Cloptonn
the sone of Eadmond Cloptonn sente aftyr me in to his maner of Newenham in Asschedonn whan he schulde gon ouer the
se to ye wynnyng of Harflw and yer̕ he schewde a dede of feffement mad be him to willm Cloptonn of Melford
and to oyer serteyn personys of Suff̕ . to me & to Johe Golstonn of Asschedonn of ye maner of Newenham in Asschedonn & yer
wt-inne yt same maner yt dede was red & a-cordaunt to yt dede he openly deleueryd me sesyn be yt same dede
and J tok sesyn yere be yt dede in the name of alle myn felas and of me / / And aftyr yt ye tanauntes atturnedyn
to me And aftyr yt he made a wyl in-dentyd yt his feffes if he happede to dye scholde make an estate
to willm Cloptonn of Melford to him and to his heyres of yis afor-seyd & yt yis forsayd willm Cloptonn
of Melford scholde paye to ye chyrche of Asschedonn and hundred mark to ye freres of Sudbery a-n oyer
hundred mark . And a certeyn summe of gold for to do in almesse as ye wyl makyth mencionn . wherof the to party
of his wyl as he seyde dwelte wt willm Cloptonn of Melford And ye toyer party of his wyl encelyd he browgh
to me and to ye parychones of Asschedonn and yer on a halyday he dede me rede it openely in ye chyrche & preyde vs
to recorde hys wyl if nede were . And yt same wyl he bad kepe stille a-mong vs . & in to yis day yet we haut
Al yis is sothe as wele answere a-for godd . wherfor worchepeful maysteres J pray yow and J hap to dye yt ȝe wyl
recorde yis same Jn wytnesse of wyche yyng j sette to my seal . Wretyn At Asschdonn the xxjti day of Junij The
tenthe yer̕ of kyng herry ye fyfthe
[signed: Per wille Maryoth personn of ye chyrche of Asschedonn]
[dorse]
To my worchepeful & reuerent
Maystres Johe Tyrelle John
Steward Ric̕ Baynard &
Robert Darsy