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Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 11 page 66

William Taylour - Will 25 July 1483

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10. Logge

25 July the day of the blissid Apostle Saint James the yer 1483 and first yer of the reyne of King Richard the third. I William Taylour Knight citezn and grocer and Alderman and late mair of the Citie of London being of the age of lxxvij yeres full complete uppon the said day of the blissid Apostle Saint Jame and being also of hole mynd and good memory though I be visited with syknesse laud and preising be unto our lord Jhu.
   To be buryed in the high chauncell of the parish church of our lady of Aldermary of London beside the high auter of the same chauncell afor the ymage ther of our blissid lady wher as the body of Johanne my rather wyf lieth enterid. To the parsone of the said church for my said sepultur ther to be had and that he woll pray for my soule £3.6.8. My body to be buryed and myn enterrament holdyn by myn executors in honest and discrete wise without wordly pride or vaynglory and I woll that my wyf and my children by clad in honest blak cloth and to be spent of my goodes but only Cli. To the werks of the body of the said chirch £10. Gifts to prisons in name and worship of the blissid Trinite. Placebo and dirige in the said chirch and in houses of friars for me Johanne late my wyf and Margarite my wiff that now is.
   And also that every frer of the order of the ij houses whome it shall fortune withinne the terme of lx yeres next sayng after my decese to preache the word of God afor the people openly at Poules Cross and Saint Mary Spetill pronounce and comende my name and the names of the seid Johanne sumtyme my wiff and the seid Margarite now my wiff when she shall decese to the devoute prayers of the people ther present the which my seid bequest in this article to both the seid house amounteth £30 [Frers Menours and Austyns of London].
   I bequeth to the werks of the bodi of the parish chirch of Edingbrigg wher in I was cristened to thentent that the parishoners ther have my soule and the soules of my fader and moder and of the seid Johanne and all the leves and soules I am bound to pray for and the good estate aforeseid recomended to almyghti God in their devoute praiers £6.13.4.
   To every man of the same parish that holdith a plough of his owen toward the supportacion of his such plough of almes yef he have nede to take almes 6/8 and to every ij persones of the same parish that holdyn a plough togeder toward the supportacion of the seid plough of almes yf their have nede to take almes to either of them 6/8 and to every por housholder of the same toune being a man and wif togedere that will take almes and have nede therof to every such couple 3/4.
   And to every of their por creatur of the same parish be yt man or woman to pray specialle for my soule and the soules aforseid and the goode estate aforseid 4d the which almes amounteth by ? xli.
To Margarete my tru and entirely welbelovid wiff in the name of her ? after the custume of the Cite of London CCCCli in money and all myn houshold hole as yt is withine my dwelling place sett in the parish of our lady of Aldermary, jewels, plate etc.
   To my sister Isabell yf she happyn to overleve me £6.13.4. To the children of Isabell, Margarete and Margerye my sisters £10 amongs them. To my cosyn Robert Sturmyn being in my keping all the enournaments belongyng unto my chapell with my dwelling place aforseid called my ornaments that is to sey my masse book, my chalice, my vestment with my armes and the frount countrefrount and curtens belongyng to the auter ther, my saulter with the ympnes therine, my prymer coured with blew velvet, my boke called borcuis de consolacione, my newe boke of Engllish that I bought of thex- ecutors of Henry Nicoll and in redy money CCli when he shall come to his
full age of 26 yeris and no rather.
   To Thomas my servunt in my kechin V marc. To John otherwise called litle Jak child xls.
   To John Parker scrivener of London for his labor in conceiving and writing of this my present testament and of an othir large testament of myn made afor this and also of my will concernyng the disposicon of all my landis and tenements X marc.
   I will myn exors reward Wm Ludlow of Reding with 33/4 which I ow unto hym by my conscience.
   To Maister John the parish preste of the parish chirch of our blissid lady of Aldermary 40s.
   To Johne Shepey my servunt to her marige Cs. To Marion my servunt to her marige Cs. To Anne my servunt to her marige Cs.
   Wher as I have begonne to make a ?parte of the high wey byside Edinbrigg I woll that the same high wey like as it renneth from Botlee hill to Edinbrigg and from Edinbrigg to Hertfeld be performyed up of my goodis by myn extours as it ys begon though the coost therof enterid unto the sume of xl or lli and that as sone as yt may goodly be don after my decese.
   Wher as John Parker scrivener by my comandment and to myn agrement hath made this my present testament of my meable goodes and also my testament of the dinise of my gardyns in parish of St Botoulph Withoute Aldrichgate wherof I am sole seased in my demene as of fee and also my last will of levelod such as stondith in my feoffes handis I will the testament and last will stond in their full strengths and vertues.
   To Wm Hally my servunt X mark.
   Residue to my exors for relevyng of poor prisoners and other people mariage of por maidens havyng few frendis and litle good etc. foule weies and brokyn breggis etc.
   Exors. Wm Heede gentilman and John Wattes and superveiours Wm Dunthorp gentilman oone clerk of the citee of London, Wm Mannyng grocer and John Parker scrivener citezens of London.
   [Probate not filled in].

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