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John STOPYNDON, Will 17 October 1442

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JOHN STOPYNDON, Archdeacon of Dorset. To be buried if I die near Canterbury "infra voltam Beate Marie vocatam Vndircoft" in Christ Church Canterbury, and for my burial there I leave 10 marcs. If I die near London then in the Chapel of the Blessed Mary in the church of St. Dunstan in le West before the altar there in the same place where Johanne my mother lies buried and for my burial to the same altar as white vestment price 5 marcs. 
I will 100s. to be distributed amongst the poor and 100s. to celebrate masses for my soul and for the souls of Simon and Johanne my parents deceased. To the church of All Saints of Est. Henreth in County Berks, where in my younger days I was Rector, a vestment price 5 marcs, and the chalice I use daily, gilt, and 40s. to be distributed to the poor. 
To my church of Wykham Brewes [ Wickhambreaux ] (Kent) 10 marcs to make by advice of my executors two new Images in the chancel, one of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the other of St. Andrew in good and honest form with honest tabernacles as they can be made. To the same church my new Antiphonarium without Legend, beginning at the second folio "ferie feria quint". To the high altar of the same church two napkins and two dusters (tersoria) good and competent to serve the altar and a pair of my phials of Silver "cum solis super latera sculptis et deauratis". To the poor of the parish there 10 marcs. I leave to an honest chaplain to celebrate for my soul and my parents at the altar of St. John Baptist there for a year 10 marcs and I leave to the altar "altaria nova de Steynedwerk de vita Sci Johannis Baptiste superinus Crucifixo inter medio et inferius de vita beati Nicholai cum ymagine beate Marie in medio" with curtains to the same altar of like work, price 2 marcs. 
To the Provost of the College of Blessed Mary of Wyngham [ Wingham ], Canterbury Diocese, and to the Canons and ministers there being and residing for my exequies there to be done on the day of my death and month’s day, two marcs, according to the discretion of the Seneshal there to be equally divided and above this to the Provost for wax to be found a nobile. I leave to the infirmary of my hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr a Estbrigge six matresses, six pair of ‘Blanketes’ and 12 pair of sheets, from my store there to serve especially for women in childbirth and the infirm sick. 
I leave to the church of the College of Wymborn Mynstere a gradual price 5 marcs, and a white cope, to the honour of St. Cathburga the Virgin price 100s. To the Cathedral Church of Sarum my whole suit of white vestments viz four copes, chasubles and dalmatics. To the Collegiate Church of St. Michael of Tetenhale a vestment price 5 marcs. To the Church of Christ of Canterbury two copes of cloth of gold "blodii coloris" powdered with pheasants and falcons of gold. To the Church of York a Cope of red tissue lined with green "tartaryn". To the church of Sarum a ‘Hugucoem’ glossed psalter and ‘catonem glosalum’ and a book of ‘Jannens in opera quadragesimal’. I leave to the altar of the Blessed Mary "en le pewe" with in the chapel of St. Stephen at Westminster a pair of my silver candlesticks with two little silver basins for the altar.

I leave to my most Excellent Lord King Henry the Sixth in relief of my conscience for any negligencies and defects by me or mine in my office of the Hanaper a pair of my new basins partly gilt price about twenty marks and one great ewer of silver with six gobblets partly gilt price about £20. To Master Nicholas Dixon my good great Bible which I bought of St. Thomas Morton. To Master Richard Selby another bible. To William Normanton, clerk, a gown of green furred "de Marteyn polles". To Johanne atte Wode my good long gown "de Sangweyn" furred with ‘bysshes’. To Johanne Saynt Lucian my god-daughter servant of the said Johanne atte Wode all the bed with costers etc, 12 silver spoons etc a silver cup, being at Canterbury. To Johanne Welles my little maser which I use, my gown of Scarlet with hood and tunic (collobium) to the same, furred with "Menivere". To Thomas Chaworth, clerk my Kinsman, my gown of Scarlet furred with ‘Marteyns’. To Robert Chaworth my kinsman my black gown furred with "Marteyn polles". To Thomas Morton, clerk, my missal which I bought from him, if he survives me, on condition he gives 10 marcs for a chaplain to celebrate for my soul and my parents and benefactors where my executors shall assign, and I leave him my little cup with a rose gilt in the bottom sometime Henry Kars’. To Peter Cook my servant 40s. To Hugh Grenewey 20s., John Forster 20s., Richard Gosefrith 40s., Stephen Tropham if he will govern himself well to purchase for himself lands next or near his own land in Kent 10 marcs. To Sir Richard Sukkley my gown of the King’s Livery of Violet Medle furred with ‘Bysshes’ with a hood furred with the same. To Robert Lovelace my black gown at Canterbury furred with "Skache gray". To Sir Patrick Geurolt, chaplain, a gown of black Russet furred with "Marteyn wombes". To John Peche, chaplain a silver cup, price 40s. To William Wolych that tenement I bought from him at Wyngham. To John Hangrell my boy if he is disposed to take priests Orders 20 marcs to find him to the Schools. To John Courteman so that he may be placed to some honest craft in London 10 marcs, and to each boy above named a complete bed. Residue to my executors to dispose for my soul and I make the said Master Richard Selby, my associate (confrater) in the Chancery, William Normanton, clerk, Sir John Hangrell, and Richard Gosefrith executors and as supervisor my associate and special friend Sir Nicholas Dixon. 
Dated at London 17 October 1442 in the 21^st year of King Henry VI. Proved 22 May 1447. (He was Master of the Rolls. Archdeacon of Dorset and Canon of York). (148a Stafford).

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