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TESTAMENTUM ROBERTI CORN.

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DATE: 1387, PROVED 14 MARCH, 1389.

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5    In the name of god, Amen, the thorsday Befor the feste of
6seint laurence, the ȝer of the incarnacion of our lord, Millesimo
7CCC^mo lxxxvij , the reyne of the kyng Richard the secund after the
8conquest the x., I, Robert Corn, Ceteseyn of london, be-quethe
9my sowle to god, to lygge in the chirch of our lady of abbechirch.
10Also y be-quethe my goodes in twey partyes, that ys
11for to seie, half to me, and the tother haluyndel to watkyn my
12sone and to katerine my dowter, and also, or my godes be topartyd,
13y will that my dettes be payd in alle places that rythful
14ys. Also y be-quethe watkyn my sone the hous atte Caleys and
15the dedys ther-with. Also y be-quethe genet my dowter xl.s.
16Also to the werk of our lady of Abbechirch xx.s. Also to the
17Brethered of our lady of Abbechirch xx.s. Also to eueri
18prest that ys of this chirch, ij.s. Also to the twey clerkes that
19bene in the chirch euerich of hem ij.s. Also y be-quethe x.s.
20to the most nedful men & women þat ben in the parche of our
21lady of abbechirch. Also y be-quethe iij.li. to bringe me on
22erthe. Also y be-quethe Bartilmewe neue the bed of tree, with
23the cheste atte the foot, weche they haue of myn, & the lauour
24of peuter with the basyn of led. Also y wille and ordeyne þat
25alle the godes weche y haue be-quethe katerine, þat it be in
26kepyng of my too executours, here for to take as sche had ned.
27Also y be-quethe to the werk of poulys vj.s. viij.d. And also
28wat godes þat leuet to-ward me, y will þat it be do of massys
29and of almes-dedys þere most nedful ys. And here-to I ordeine
30watkyn my sone, secutour, & Bartilmewe neue þat oþer; &
31vp-on this y will þat Bartilmewe neue haue for hys traueal, after

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32þat he seruit. Also y will þat John Edmund haue al þ^e led
33þat light in þ^e stuys, & þ^e sesterne þat longeþ to the stuys, and
34þ^e bordes & þ^e gaudron in þ^e kechyn þat stont in forneys, he
35to paie þer-for as it ys worthy, for-be ony otherman.

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TESTAMENTUM JOHANNIS GYRDELER DE HARFELD.

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DATE: 1402, PROVED 8 AUG. 1402.

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40    In the name of god, Amen. þ^e xxv day of Juyll in þ^e
41reigne of kyng Henry, iij ȝer, I John Girdeler of Harfeld, in god
42mynde and saf memorye, make my testement. Ferst my soule
43to Almyghtty god, my body for to rest in the Chirche of
44Synt pietres at Westmenstre, wher as þ^e Abbot wol asyne. And
45y bequethe to þ^e werk of Synt powles of london vj.s. viij.d.
46Also y bequethe to þe Couent of Westmenstre x mark. Also y
47bequethe for vj torchis of wax for to serue atte awter of Synt
48pietre in þ^e worschip of god xl.s. Also y bequethe to þ^e parich
49chirche of Harfeld xx.s. Also y bequeth to þe heye awter of
50þ^e forseyd chirch ij torchis of wax for to serue in the worschip
51of god xiij.s. iiij.d. Also y bequethe atte day of my terment in
52Harfeld, to an .C. pouer men and wommen, for þ^e loue of
53god, euerych I.d. Also y ȝeue to þ^e parich prest of Harfeld
54x.s. Also y ȝeue to þ^e clerk of þ^e chirch of Harfeld xij.d.
55And to þ^e sexsteyn xij.d. Also y bequethe to þ^e parich
56chirch of Ikenham xiij.s. iiij.d. Also ij torchis of wax for to
57serue in þ^e forseyd chirche in the worschip of god xiij.s. iiij.d.
58Also y bequeth to þ^e parich chirch of Ryslep in most worchip of
59god vj.s. viij d. Also to þ^e forseyd chirche y ȝeue for to serue atte
60heye awter and in othir places of þ^e chirche in þ^e most worschip
61of god ij torchis of wax, pris xiij s. iiij d. &c. Also y bequethe
62to þ^e parich chirche of Helindon in most worschip of god, vj s.
63viij d. Also to þ^e forseyd Chirch y ȝeue for to serue atte þ^e
64heye Awter and in othir place of the chirche in the most worschip
65of god ij torchis of wax, pris xiij s. iiij d. Also y bequeth
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67xl.s. Also y bequethe to vj^xx pouere Bedrede men & wommen
68wher as þey may be founde þ^e day of my terment atte Westmenstre,
69or hastelich after, euerych man and womman, for þ^e
70loue of god, iiij d. My seketours, William kyllet of Essex, John
71Mendam of london, Thomas Tornour of Ikenham; John
72Cosyn of london, ouerseer, þat my wylle be fulfylyd in þ^e
73worschip of god.

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WILL OF JOHN PLOT (ALIAS ROUWENHOLE OR ROUWENHALE).

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DATE: 4 JULY 1408, PROVED 20 DEC. 1408.

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78    In the name of god, Amen. And Also y, John plot, Citaysyn
79and Maltman of london, beynge In gode Mende, In the day of
80translacion of seynt Martyn Bysshopp, the ȝer of Owr lord god
81M^oCCCC^mo & viij. And the ȝer of the Reygne of kyng henri the
82iiij^e aftir the conquest ix^e. My will ys thys, that Robert
83pygeon, Citaysyn & draper of london, Somtyme Cosyn to Alys
84my wyue, - that god haue Mercy on her sowle & on alle Cristyn
85sowlys, - that he take ful Charge & ful ministracion of al my
86godys, In whos handys & kepyng wher they been, And Also the
87same Robert fulfelle alle my wille a-fore the date of thys. And
88Also my wyll ys thys, that he & hys Executours, other hys
89assyngnes, haue gouernance of my prest, & for to paye to the
90same prest for the terme of thre ȝer After my deses, ȝyf he be
91of good conuersacion, & Cunne devyne seruyse, xx.li. And ȝyf
92hit be the contrarie, y wil that he be put owte of hys seruice,
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94Executours, othir be hys assyngnys, And thys ys my wyll. And
95Also my wyll ys, that the Same Robert pygeon, hys Executours
96& hys assygnys haue gouernans & rewlyng of my obytis, that ys
97for to sayn, my ȝerys mynde, xx wynter Aftir my deses; And my
98wyl ys, for to be do for my sowle, & for the Sowle of Alys my
99wyue, & for all Cristyn sowlys, with solempne seruise, that ys
100for to sayn, wyth Belle Rynggyng, deryge be note, & Masse of
101requiem be note. & y wyll that the person of the same Churche
102as for that tyme, haue iiij d., & euery prest and clerkys haue
103ij d. & Also my wyl ys that ther be delyd that Same daye to
104the pouer peple xl d., And Also payde for brede & Ale to
105Spende atte my dyryge, xl.d. And Also my wyl ys thys, that
106John White, Alys Kamerwell, Mavde White, Margarete Herelowe,
107Wedue, have A-ȝens the day of my terment, gownes of
108russet, with hodys of the same clothe. And Also my wyll ys
109thys, that Alys, the seruant of Mawde White, haue A bras pot for
110her gode seruice. Also my wyl ys, that Mawde White be rewardyd
111for her Gode kepyng, & for the gode loue that Sche
112hath Schewyd to me, be the discrecion of Robert pygeon, myn
113Executour & ouerseer of my testament & of my last wyll. Also
114my wyll ys, that John Walgraue, seruant of Wyllyam fondour,
115haue of my gode iij s~. iiij d. Also my wyll ys, that Maydenys of
116gode name & of gode fame haue x Marc of my gode to her
117Mariage, atte the dysposicion of Robert pygeon. Also my wyl ys,
118that thyr be Spendyth among my Nyebourus in Mete & in
119drynke A-bowte the riche, & on the pouere, of mynde, iij^li.
120And Also hit ys my wyl that hit be, be the wyll & be the devyce
121of Robert pygeon; & that y wyl that he haue for hys labour
122more than he ys nemnyd a-fore the date of thys, xx s~. And that
123he do be me, as he wolde y dede by hym, as he wyl Answer
124atte day of dome. And thys ys my last wyl, y-wrete In the day &
125ȝer A-bovyn y-Sayde. Also my wyl ys thys, that ther be
126yspendyth betwene london And war, of fowle weys, of My good,
127ther most nede ys, C s~.: & thys ys my wyll Record on Mawd
128White And Margarete Herlowe, wedewe.