Testamenta cantiana : a series of extracts from fifteenth and sixteenth century wills relating to church building and topography.

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1906-1907
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Credit: Testamenta cantiana : a series of extracts from fifteenth and sixteenth century wills relating to church building and topography. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in a clieste and vppon the cheste a couerlet o£ tapstrey werke, a pen that a vestyment o£ purple damask, a mass boke, a chaless, and a corporas. I will that iiij prestis here my body to the churehe, they to haue for there labors xijt?. a pece. I will they sett abowte my herse xij tapers of i]li. a pese, four score penny candels, vij torches, these to be borne a boute my herse at my month daye, and after my monyth daye I will the torches be giffen, on to Chalke churche, on to Denton churche, too to Melton church, too to G-rauisende, and on to Grauisende chapell. Item I will myn executors sett a taper of iij/^. a pon my graue to born at euery mass saide in the saide chapell duryng Y yeris next cumyng after my decesse. Itm I will that an honest preste syng mass and praye for my sou'll in the saide chapell w* the foresaid chaless, vestyment, boke, and corporas by the space of fyue ^^'eris next folowyng, that is to saye, Sir Eic. Buste ij yeris and my coson Syr George iij yeris, and he to helpe Godds seruices, mass, mateus, and evensong at all tymes whan it is souge in the saide churche, and he to haue euery yere x marks, and the parishe clarke of Melton to helpe the preste to syng during the saide Y yeris and to haue vj^. viijc?., and the Y yeris ended the chaless, vestyment, mass boke, and corporas to be gyffen to the chauntry of Melton next Grauisende, the chauntery prests euermore to praye for my sowll, my fader sowll, my moders soull, and all Xpen soullz. And I will that my prest singe Weddyns- days, Frydays, Sondays, and holy dayes in the saide chapell of our lady wdn the saide chapell of Grauisende excepte a laufull cause [s^c]. I will the foresaide coueryng schall lye vppon my grave duryng the saide Y yeris, and the yeris expired I will it remayn to the hight aulter of the saide parish church of Melton for euer. To the chapell of Melton vjs. viijf?. to bye a brounche of laton before the roode vj.5. viijc?. To Dan John Malton, chanon of Matersey Abbay, xxs. To S’’ William Eichardson, chanon of Malton Abbey, xxs. Edmonde Page, gent., and 8ir William Brod- bent, chauntrey preste of Melton, ouersears. Dated 21 Marche 1527. Proved 6 May 1528 in Grauisend. Sir Thomas Newsam. (YIII., 151.) To be buried in the church of S^ Petir of Milton by my wife in the chapell of o^' lady. William Mores Poole, 1528. (P.C.C., 40, Porche.) I bequeth to a payr of organs iijs. iiijt^. A trentall of masses in the parish church of Melton festyuall dayes, AYeddynsdays, Fridays, and other days in the cha23ell of Melton. Margery Goldisbye, 1528. (AGII., 207.) To be buried in the church of Mylton besyde Gravesend nere Dame Erne my wife. [Mentions his chantry of Milton.] Sir Henry AYyatte, knight, of Alington, 1537. (P.C.C., 7, Crumwell.) And I will that there shalbe viij galons of good ale bowght and carryed to the churche for the ringers and other foulks to drynk and to pray for my sowle. William Sedcoppe, 1557. (XII. (i.), 209.)
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