County: Essex
Code: D2670
Reference: Chelmsford, Essex RO: D/DBa T3/3
Function: Will




[nota] [Latin: Jn dei nomine amen] . This ye the laste wylle of me water̕ percyvale of hatfeld kyngeȝ . in the Counntee of Essex made the . xv . day of the monethe of Juny the yere
of our̕ lord . Mlele-.-CCCClx . Fyrst j wulle that after my decesse my place i&n hatfeld forsayd called lankastres withe alle the landeȝ . medweȝ pastureȝ . Renteȝ and
seruyceȝ therto longynge withe alle her pertinaaunceȝ yf my moveble goodis wyl not suffice to paye my dettis . than the saide place schalle helpe therto . tille
my detteȝ be full paied . And after that doon̕ . J wulle that the forsaide place withe alle profyteȝ therto longyng . go to fyndynge of a pryeste to
synge in the parysshe Cherche of the saide hatfeld at seynt Johnys auteer̕ be the terme of xx . yere than next folewyng . for me . my fadyr and modyr
and for my wif and for alle my good doers . allwey provided that the lord be serued of his Rente and seruyceȝ . and the reparacion̕ of the saide place kepte . Also
J wulle that yf the parysshens of the saide towne of hatfeld wulle laboure to amortyȝe the saide place withe-ynne the saide terme of . xxti yere ; than J
wulle that the saide place withe alle his profiteȝ & syngler pertinanceȝ therto longynge go perpetualy to the saide parysshe . cherche to fyndynge of a preest
ther to synge and praye for me for my frendes perpetually . / / and yf it so be that the saide parysshens of hatfeld wylle not or may nat amorteyȝe
the saide place wythe-ynne the terme of xxti . yere ; than J wulle that the saide place stande stylle in feoffeeȝ handes to fyndynge of the saide
preest tylle they may amorteyȝe it or to purchace the kynges pardon̕ . Also J wulle that my place in the Market of the saide hatfeld callyd
Skynners or Olyves lyenge betwixe the kynges hyghe-wey callid Mosebrookstret toward Est . and the felde of the priouer of hatfeld callid
Chepyngfeld toward the west . remayne to Mergarete doughter of John Turnour Baker̕ of the saide hatfeld to haue & to holde it by alle
the terme of her̕ lyfe . kepynge the reparacion̕ ther-of by alle the saide terme . also sche shalle haue after my decesse an hangyng bedde of grene
wursted withe the Curteyns therto longynge . a Fetherbed in the lofte . a payre of Blankettes . iiij pare Sheeteȝ . a Coverlyte the beste sche
wul chese excepte a Couerynge of tapstrywerke . / / And after the decesse of the saide Mergarete . J wulle that the saide place callyd Skynners
be soold be myn̕ atturneys and the mony ther-of to be disposed . be my executours in kepynge of my yereday . and to pore folke and in other dedys
of almesse after her̕ discrecion̕ as longe as yt lastethe . / / Also J wulle that the chylde at Turnour Bakers . called Robert . if god sende it lyfe haue
and holde my tenement in hatfeld forsaide . called Beeneȝ . to hymm and to his ayres and his assigneȝ . also he shalle haue the pryce of the thrydde
part of my mevable goodys preysed to helpe and to kepe hym̕ . / / Also J wulle that John Turnour Baker̕ . haue the gouernaunce and the oversyghte
of the reparacion̕ as welle of Lankastreȝ as of the my place in the Market . called Skynners . whyle he lyvethe and after his decesse to sette and putte
two other men to see the reparacion̕ of the saide placeȝ . as hym semythe moost profitable therto . / / Also J wulle that the saide John Turnour Bakere haue
and holde after my decesse the foerme of Canonehalle durynge my termes . payenge and berynge alle the chargeȝ in the endentureȝ specyfied
Also J wulle that every of my executouurs haue for here labouur . xx . s . Jn-to wytnesse of the whyche to this my present laste wylle J haue sette to
my sealle Yove at hatfeld forsaide the day and yere abouesaide /