County: Nottinghamshire
Code: L0417
Reference: London, Public Record Office C 146/3761
Function: Affidavit
Knawen be hit vnto alle men [...] this bille endentyd J Richard Baker~ of aldesworthe has recorded in presence of ye abbott of ye Dale Nicholle of strelley
knyght John of Coksald [...] Esquier~ and of many other~ worthy men and also yat J am redy and wille recorde alle ∧ alle tymeȝ whille J may lyffe
when so euer J am conable [...] swer befor gode at ye day of dome J cowthe neuer knawe preuely nor apertly yat euer william warde of Kymmerley
ye whiche is late paste [...] other wille nor mynde bot yat alle ye landeȝ and tenementeȝ whiche he hade of his awen fre-hold in Kymmerley
huld euenly be [...] alle his Fowre doghturs and to yat same entent ye forsaid william warde made astate & lyuere withe-outen deyd
vnto Raynald of Shawe [...] of [...] and me ye said Richard Baker of alle ye said landeȝ & tenementeȝ whiche he hade of his awen fre-hold
in kymmerley and to none other~ entent yat euer J cowthe knawe or witt of as J wille answer be-for gode and also yat J ye said Richard Baker be auyse
assent and grete steryng of [...] Raynald Jenkynn of Grene and Gunnote doghtur to ye said william warde garte make a deyde at Notyngham
in ye name of ye said william warde he [...] on his dethe-bede Vnknawyng or wittyng yerof at any tyme as J wille answer be-for gode be
ye whiche deyde ye [...] william warde shuld haue gyffen ye said Gunnott his doghtur Reynald of Shawe Jenkyn of [...] and me ye said
Richard Baker~ alle his [...] and tenementeȝ whiche he hade of his awen frehold in Kymmerley withe yis condicoun made betwix vs fowre
yat we ye said Richard Baker Raynald of Shawe and Jenkyn of Grene aftur yat Shuld make an astate be deyde vnder owre seales vnto ye said
Gunnotte of alle ye said [...] in Kymmerly vnto hir awen propi vse for euer mo & in disherityng of alle ye tother thre Systers
aftur ye whiche deyde so [...] J ye said Richard Baker Broght home ye same deyde fro Notyngham vnto Kymmerley and yer be auyse & assent of
ye said Gunnot and me we two [...] alle men and women out of ye Chawmbur and come to ye bede yer ye said william warde ley and yer we
lifte vp his hande and [...] and yer we sett his hand withe ye sealle to ye said deyde vnknawyng to hym yerof as J wille
answer~ be-for gode be [...] yat he lyued not aftur yat fully two owres in so mykelle yat to [...] whiche he hade
at yat tyme when he [...] so as he myght he opend his fyngers and lete ye sealle falle oute suppoisyng to me he
was not plesed yerewithe aftur ye whiche dede yus done J remembred my consience heghly yer-of suppoisyng to me yat J hade gretly
offended my gode [...] mykelle ageynes myne awen fame for ye whiche offence J am ryght sory & euer wille ∧ be whiles J lyffe besechyng
[...] gode of [...] and yer ∧ fore J beseche alle genteles & other~ gude men of ye countre ye whiche haue knawyng hereof
yat yey wille [...] of yis mater yat yis is fully my wille yat yis grete wrong myght be amended [...] helpyng
and Fortheryng of [...] of my soule and to yat same entent siche astate as J hade of ye said william warde haue
J made vnto [...] doghter accordyng to his wille and for ye more sykernes to yis present wreten J haue sett to my sealle to yes
witenes [...] strelley Knyght John of Coksald Esquier Geffroun Holme Esquier~ and many other worthy
men [...] next be-for ye fest of seynt Luce Ewangelist~ ye ȝer~ of our~ lord kyng Henr~ sext aftur ye
conquest eght