County: Hertfordshire
Code: D0400
Reference: Cambridge, King's College: AST/22
Function: Will
[Latin: Jn dei Nommne Amen] the last day the monyth off August in the yere off our Lord mle-CCCCC-viij J Willam Burdell̕ off chaccheworth
in the dioc̕ of lincoln̕ [...] make my testament and last wille in this forme foloyng First J bequethe my soule to almyȝte god and to our glorious
lady seint Marie and to all̕ the Seintes in hevyn̕ and my body to buryed in the chirche yarde of chaccheworth by forseid Also J Bequethe to the
hygh Auter̕ of the said chirche for tithes forgoton̕ ‒ viijd Also J bequeth to the reparacon̕ off the said chirch ‒ iij s iiij d . Also to reparacon of the chirch
of wattonn of Stoner ‒ iijs iiijd Also J bequethe to an̕ honest preste to sing̕ a Trentall̕ in the said chirche of Chacchworthe for my sole ‒ x s Also J
bequethe to John goodmann my maister all̕ and singlr̕ suche my landis and medew lying in the Felddes and parisshe of wattonn at Stone and beningtonn
in the count̕ of hertf / To haue and to hold the said landis and medew vnto the seid John Goodmann to his heyres and assign̕ for-euermore / So and vpon̕
this condiconn that the seid John Goodmann his heires and assignes honestli maynten̕ and make to be song and kept in the seid chirche off Wattonn
yereli my obite for my sole and soules off my fader and mother and off my frendis Disposing in money in keping my seid obite yereli ‒xxd Also J
will̕ all̕ my landes lying in the feldis and parish of biltonn in count̕ of warwike / be sould by the aduise of my said maister John Goodmann and the
money therof comyng̕ and to be receyved J will̕ it be disposed to prestes and clerkes to pore pe-pull̕ and in all̕ other weys of charite and almys Adis
after the distreconn of my executour to be donn for the will̕ off my soule and the soules aboue reherssid The residue off all̕ my goodis and catalles not
bequethe J geve to the seid John Goodmann to dispose them for the soules aboue Reherssid the executour of this my testament J make ordeyn̕ and constistut
the seid John Goodmann to execut trili this my seid testament and last Will̕ Witnesser thes premisseȝ Edward forster and Margaret Martyn̕ Writtyn̕
the Day and yere aboue expressid