County: Hertfordshire
Code: D4170#11
Reference: Hertford, Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies: ASA/1AR, fol. 110r, item 2
Function: Will
[line 8]Johes Newtonn
[Latin: Jn dei nomine amen] . J John Newton̕ of a hole mynde ordeine my testament in þs
maner Fyrst J bequethe my soule to alle-myghtty god and to oure lady seint Mary and
alle þe holy company of heuyn̕ And also my body for to be beryed in þe Chirche of seint
Laurence before the hy awter . And J bequethe to þe hy Awter vj s viij d . Also J
bequethe my wyffe alle the shetes þt ben̕ wtowte . And also J bequethe my wyffe . ij .
syluer spones þt ben̕ wtowte . / And also J bequethe my wyffe a feder bed and a tester of
whyte and alle þt longethe to þe bed . / And also J bequethe my wyffe alle þe pewter and
þe brasse þt is in þe kechyn̕ and in þe butery and alle þe hangyng in þe halle and Cosshyns
and bankers and alle thyng þt longethe to housold that is vn-lokyd . Also J bequethe
Elnor wy a materasse þe worste þt is in my howse . / Also J bequethe to John
Ferris a Crosse of golde þt hangethe vpon̕ a blak dublet of damaske in a spruce
Cofer there as myn̕ gownnes lythe . Also J bequethe to Edmund Ferrys his
son̕ þe dublet of blak damaske . Also J bequethe to Thomas Croos of the
kyngges exchequer̕ a short blake swerde . / Also it is my wylle þt a place of myn̕
called þe wolle sake shulde ben̕ selled þt J haue in seint Petyrs parysshe in the
town̕ of seint Albonns for to pay my dettes wt alle and the garden̕ also and
alle þt perteynethe þerto . Also J bequethe þe rentur that deseuerythe from þe place of
wolle sake J bequethe it to þe Charnelle of seint Petyrs thay for to pray for
them þt it cam̕ from̕ and alle her progenitours and for me John Newton̕ and myn̕
Also J bequethe to my mastres kateryn̕ Swynford and it is my fulle wylle she
for to haue þe godes the whiche she toke me to kepe for verry truste in dischar-
gyng of myn̕ sowle the whyche godes J haue expressed be my mouthe being
a-lyve wryten̕ in a bylle besyde Also j ordeyn̕ and set for to be myn̕ executours
princypalle my mastres kateryn̕ Swyndforde þe Pryour of seint Albonns and syr
Richard Roos knyght and Thomas Croos of þe kyngges exchequer . / /
[Latin: prober & approber ac insinuat̕ fuit &c̕ xo die menses Octobr̕ Ao dm̕ Mo-CCCCmo-.-
lxiijto .] [...]]