County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6141#2
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, VCCt.Wills.1, fol. 2v
Function: Will
[Latin: Testamentum Magistri Johis Skarlett decretores doctoris
Curati paroch sancte trinitates Cantebrig̕]
[Latin: Jn dei nomine Amenn] the xixth day of Octobr̕ the yere of oure lorde god
Mle CCCCCth & two J John Skarlett Doctor in decreis of trinitie
paryshe in Camebrig̕ Jn gode remembraunce & hole mynde makes my
testament and last wille in this wyse Fyrst J bequethe my soule to
almyghty god & cc̕ my body to be buried in the churche of the trinitie
in Camebrig̕ Jt̕ J bequethe to the hyghe awter̕ of the same chirche
xs on the condicion that sir John webster succede me in the ferme
of the benefyce or elles but ‒ vs Jtem J bequethe to the reparacionn
of the same churche ‒ xxs or iiij nobilles yf may be borne Jtem J
bequethe to the churche of Reynham Margarete in the diocesse of Nor-
wyche A coope of blew the pric̕ ‒ iijli vijs viijd Jt̕ to the churche off
Tunsteed of seynt Mary in the said diocesse a coope of blew or elles
as it likethe mynn Executours the price ‒ iijli vjs viijd Jt̕ J bequethe to thoas
Shorte my seruant my bookes of cannon beyng̕ at Norwyche Jtem to John
Ayylmer̕ my neevy the residue of my bookes at Norwiche Jtem J gyve
to Crakynthorpe the nobille that Marchalle ∧ wyff owethe to me yff he
kann recover̕ it of hyr Jt̕ J bequethe to master Geffrey knyght Doctour
of diuinitie ‒ xxs Also to sir willam Godanow ‒ xiijs iiijd the whiche
master Geffrey knyght doctour and sir willam J make & ordeynn my
feythfulle executours to whome J gyve & bequethe alle my godes not
bequethed that thay shalle dispose theym to goddes pleasur & to the
helthe of my soule as thay wille answer before god Also J make master
Roger townneshend & mastres Amy his wyff supervisors of this my
last wille And to yche of theim J gyve for ther̕ labour ‒ xs thies
wytnesse sir John webster̕ John crakynthorp thoas shorte & other