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Medieval & Tudor Kent Wills at Lambeth - Book 21  Page 10

William Nicolas alias Toppe, clerk,   Will - 30 Sep 1452

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WILLIAM NICOLAS ALIAS TOPPE, clerk. 30 September 1452, 31 Henry VI.
To be buried "ecclesiastice" where God shall dispose. To Johanne my mother 40s., my gown of Murrey, lined with grey ‘croppes’ and a maser harnesed with silver. To Roger Nicolas ats Toppe my best surplice and all my books except four viz, a missal a breviary ‘cum plena legenda’ a processional and a book which is called "Gesta Romanorum". I give to the said Roger a red bed of worstede with its belongings viz ‘Curteyns’ a ‘fether-bed’ a coverlet, sheets, blanketts and two "pulmariis" and half a dozen of "Peautre vessell" and a brass pot with saucer and a piece of silver. To John Nicolas alias Toppe junior my cup called "Notte" with cover and a piece of silver with two salts and a cover of silver with one ‘poudreboxe’ of silver. To Sir Richard Halle a gown of Muster de Villiers, lined with black with a hood of the same colour and a surplice.

To Janna Nicolas als Toppe senior my green gown lined with black cloth, a bed, a pot etc and half a dozen of ‘Peauter vessell’. To Thomas Pende a red horse of mine and a bridle /
which he has and two wheels bound with iron and a wagon to carry bay with its belongings.

To Thomas Quyne 40s. and all the corn and barley which I have at Charryng. To John Kirkeby chaplain 40s. and my book called "Expositorem super difficilia Verborum" and five Quarterni of Sermons and Meditations in paper second folio "Augs". To Johanne wife of Thomas Quyne my horse called "Avmbeler" which is at Charryng upon which I was wont to ride. To Cristina attendant of Thomas Quyne half a dozen of ‘Peautre Vessell’ etc and a ‘fether-bed’ lying on the bed in my chamber in London and a new chest in the same room.

I leave a book of Decretals to be fastened with iron chains in the parish church of Vlcome. To the said church a singe Vest-ment with a corporas price 26s. 8d. To Johanne Pantry 5 qrs of malt and all my lambs and bullocks. To the daughter of the said Johanne Pantry half a dozen of "Peautre Vessell" with a ewer and basin and posnet.

To the church of Charryng my processional with a surplice and ‘trescentas libras plumbi" /

I leave my ‘proprium Missale’ to the church of Waltham Magna in Essex with the condition that the vicar there on Sundays in the pulpit shall pray for the souls of me William Toppe and the soul of John Toppe my father for seven years and shall say in the week, on what ever day it pleases him, in his mass for seven years that prayer Deus cui proprim for the soul of me and John my father. In default it shall remain to the church of Tottenham in Middlesex with like condition.

I leave my ‘proprium Portiforim’ with full Legenda called "Ligger" to the parish church of Aston in Hertfordshire with a like condition. Residue to Thomas Quyne citizen of London and John Kirkeby chaplain my executors.

Proved 10 October 1462 at Croydon. (258b Kempe)

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