County: Essex
Code: D2674
Reference: Chelmsford, Essex RO: D/DBa T3/10
Function: Will




[Latin: Jn dei nomine amen̕] the iiij day of decembir In the yere of owyr lord god Mle-CCCCC-xv J kateryn̕ levynthorp wedow of hatfeld kyngges wt-in the diocesis lundon̕ then̕ beyng
in good menede & memori to god do make thys myn Testament & last wylle in thys Maner of fourme folowyng fyrst J bequethe my sowle on-to alle-Myghȝti god & to
hys modyr Seent Marie & to alle the hole cumpeny of he my body for to be beriyd wt-in the Chapelle of owyr blessyd lady in the Monenesteri [sic] of hatfield foreseyd by my
husbonnd also J geve & bequethe onto the seyd Monesteri of hatfeld foreseyd my best chalys also J wylle that euery brodyr of the seyd Monesteri of the foreseyd hatfeld ther
beyng prystys schalle have xij d a pece ; also J geve & be-quethe onto the hye alter of the parysche chereche for ony tythys or oblacionns neclygently forgotyn̕ or done
iij s iiij d ; also J geve & be-quethe on̕-to the cherche of bramham̕ in the diocis of yorke ‒ iij s iiij d also J geve & be-quethe on-to wyllm my sone & Jane hys wyfe
a salt salyr wt a covyr of [...] [...] sponys & a chalys parcelle gyltt whyche chales J lent on-to John [...] when that he went to waltom crosse also
ij Canstykys of latyn for an awtur [...] for hys tabylle & a portose in prenetyd & myne nowne Sawtyr a presse & my grete Chest a fedyrbed wt a [...]
& the sparvyr of myne owne bed [...] [...] in of Red wt alle the hanggynges of the same of Red bothe in my chamebyr & also in the halle & Cofyr that myne
evidens be in & a chest at my beddys fete also a celyr & a Testyr of grene that hanggythe in my parlur & alle the grene hangges that ys in the seyd parlur a peyyr of
fustoons ij pelowys a couerlyght of red & ylow & the laregeste of my cowntyrpoyntes & a tabylle-clothe of dyapyr & ij towelles of diapyr the tabylle in the halle
& the trestyllys & a cheyyr a basyn̕ & an ewyr of pewter & alle my pewtyr veselles that J have & a brasse panne on bulld & the grete Cawdyrne that stondythe
in the furnes a Spete & the Rakkys that J Roste wt ther-to & the potte hokys & the pott hanggyllys the awnd-yerne in the halle & also J geve & bequethe onto
my dowghter Cotyn̕ my crosse of goold that J were on̕ & a long pelow of downe & my legent-aury also J wylle that my Sone Cotyn̕ & my dowghter hys
wyffe for alle the dute that y-s be-twene them̕ bothe & me of an old rekenyng J wylle that they schalle have a pryste for to prey for my husbn
Sowle & for my sowle where that they wylle have hem̕ syng at ther owne a-synement as they may do ytt att ther ese not hurtyng them̕-
selfe at dyuerse tymys on-to the valow of v Mark in Mony & also J wylle that my dowghter kateryn̕ schalle have a peyr of bodys of whyte
amobyr gawdyyd wt goold ⸫ also J wylle that my dowghter Anne schalle have my flatt pece & my gobelett wt the covyr & my lytylle Salte Salyr̕
of Syluyr & the grene tapettes in the Chamebyr ouyr the parelyr & a fedyr bed a bowstyr that lyythe in the parlur & the cowntyr-poynt in the
Same parelyr & my furryd gowne my Spruce cofyr & a braspott that ys in my Chamebyr & the grete panne in my kechyn̕ the grete trevett the
almery in my halle & the old ketylle & a Schyp cheste also J wylle that my Sone buknalle & anne hys wyfe schalle have my howse that J
hold of the covent of hatfeld foreseyd be in-dentur duryng the tereme of myne in-dentur ⸫ also J wylle that Secely thornehylle schalle have
a demysent of Syluyr & gylte a Cheste that stondythe in my innar chemebyr a Matras a bowstyr a peyr of blankkattes a peyyr of flexyn̕ schetys and
a pelow a couylyght of Red & yelow a celyr of whyte & a tester ij canstykkes of latyn̕ a bras pott a skelett & wone of my gownnys a trevett a gredeyerne
a cofyr at my beddys hed & iij tredyuer kerechurs & also J wylle that y wodyr iiij kerechurs be delyd [sic] on-to iiij pore folke at the cherche gate ; also
J wylle that the scha be delyd onto v pore folke at the daye of my beryalle ij d a pece be-syde them̕ that hold torechys in thys J do ordyn̕ &
make my sone wyllm levynthorp & master vykyr of the foreseyd hatfeld myne excecuterys [sic] for to se thys my wylle fulfellyd the beyng
wytnes Syr wyllm wod John Clerke wt odyr moe
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