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Katherine SAUAGE,  Will 28 October 1436

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KATERINE SAUAGE. 28 October 1436. To be buried in the church of Bobbyng in the chancel of the Blessed Mary next to Arnold Sauvage Knight late my husband. To the high altar 20s. To sustentation of the lights viz of the Lord’s Sepulchre the High Cross and St. Katerine 9 cows. To the high altar of the church of Sydyngbourne 26s. 8d., and to the same church my best ‘carpes’ and to the works of the church 10 marcs. To the church of Bobbyng two other ‘carpes’ viz one before the high altar and the other before the altar of the Blessed Mary there. 
I make Thomas Seyntleger, John Horne, Thomas Sprynget and Peter Dynley, clerk, my executors and John Seyntleger supervisor. Last will: made 28 October 15 Henry VI. that if she shall die of this infirmity which at present vexes her then her feoffees shall sell all her manor of Babeford to the greatest value and fulfill the legacies given before and that Elizabeth daughter of Lord de Scales have my best cup with cover of silver and gilt and a silver pot, my best bed containing in it a pair of sheets of Raynes., a featherbed and all the apparell and my books called ‘Premer’ and that the poor in the hundred of Myddleton have of my goods and chattels £10 distributed amongst them, and the poor within the lordship of Shorne have 100s. and the poor in the parish of Stonham Aspall 100s. Also that my executors ordain a stained cloth for the Lord’s Sepulchre in the church of Bobbyng to the value of 5 marcs. 
And that my executors deliver for the hall of the Manor of Bobbyng a certain cloth called ‘Hallyng’ of white with black lions of tapestry work there to used with three ‘costers’ of the same suit and for the chamber there a covering of white cloth, "Worstede", with black lions and with ‘curteys’ and colours to the same. Under condition that William Clyfford does not contradict nor impede the will of the said Katerine nor any part, and that Alianore daughter of William Clyfford continuing in good governance to her wedding shall have 20 marcs and that Peter Dynley, clerk, have yearly for his life of my goods and chattels 8 marcs and the chapel of Cheselhelde with all its commodities, to celebrate for my soul and all benefactors on festival days in the parish church of Bobbyng and certain other days in the chapel aforesaid or in the said church. If the same Peter refuse service in the chapel and church then my executors shall ordain another chaplain to the chapel and service aforesaid during the life of the said Peter. She made John Seyntleger supervisor. (First and third person used). 
Proved at the manor of Charryng 22 December 1436 by Thomas Seyntleger, John Horne, Thomas Sprynget and Peter Dynley executors. (459b Chichele I).

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