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Book 9
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John Norborough - Will 2 July
1525
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35. Bodfelde.
2 July 1525. John Norborough of London gentilman. To
be buried in the church of the Charterhous of London. I will an yerely obite of
16s a yere in the church of the Charterhouse accordng to the pporte and effect
of a dede of feoffement indented and a will indented made theruppon to Thomas
Fairefax Sergeant at the lawe and other feoffers which berith date 27 June 15
yere of King Henry VIII and the will indented the 1 July xv yere.
I will Alice my dou. have 40s a yere for terme of hir
lyfe accordyng to the said Will.
Where as Henry Humfrey standith bounden to me in £40 upon condicun
the said Henry Humfrey shall expende aboute the funerall expenses of me John
Norborough £20 to be doon for my soule in maner and fourme folowyng. First I
bequeth to the house of the Charterhouse for leyng my body in the said church 20s.
To Alice my doughter 20s.
Four tapers of wax of 8lb. weight stonde over my herse the day of
my buriall. 8 torches of 26lb. a torche to be borne with 8 pour persones aboute
my body every of them to have 6d. I will 13/4 be gevyn in almes to
suche as be pour and moost indigent to pray for my soule. I will suche persones
as shall bere my body to the Charterhowse have for their labour after discretion
of myn extours. I will a masse of Scale celi be saide for my soule the day of my
buriall. I will a Trentall of masses the day of my buriall. I will that a stone
be leyde over me in the said church of the Charterhouse with a scripture on it
after suche fourne as myn extours shall thinke connenient. I will v yards of
blak cloth be bought and laide over me the day of my buriall with vj scochyns
upon it wherin shall be myn armes conterned. I will that the orders of the gray
Frerer and the Crossed Freres bryng my body from the place where God callith me
to his mercy to the place where my body shalbe buried and they to have 20s to
be egally devided betwene them to pray for my soule.
To Henry Humfrey my sonne in lawe a Testour of blewe bokeran and
the hede cloth to the same.
I will that two tapers of wax burne over my hersse untill suche
tyme 20s be spent therupon.
To Amy servaunt to Raufe Edward iij yards of blak cloth of 3/- a
yarde. To Brigett another of the servunts of the said Raufe ij yards and di of
blak cloth of 3/- a yarde.
To Alice my doughter 3 yards of 3/- a yarde. To hir husbonde 3
yards of 3/-. To Henry Humfrey my sonne in lawe and his wife, Rauf Edwards and
his wife every of them a blak gowne. To Rauf Edwards a fetherbed with a bolster
beyng at Dartford. The residue of my goodes beyng there I bequeth to the said
Henry Humfrey.
To Alice my doughter a chest with a testour, a carpett, a wyne pott,
vj sawsers, ij platers, a quarte pott, a chaffyngdishe, 2 drippyng pannes, a
bason of pewter, a doseyn Trenchers and 2 platters of wode. Whereas I have
willed and gevyn to the said Alice my dou. 40s by yere for lyfe and
also have bequethed to her and to her husbond certeyn money householde sfuffe
and blak gownes as apperith in this my said last Will. If they do release and
discharge thexecutours of me John Norborough of and for the legacies and
bequests but also all the childs parte or porcions of goods as the said Alice
and hir husbonde pretendith to have after my death and also release to the said
Henry Humfrey all right interest etc. in my lands and tenements in Towerstrete
in the Citie of London and all other the londes and tenements etc. in London,
Midd, Kent orellswhere then all the bequests etc. to stande orells utterly voide
and of noon effect.
Residue to my welbiloved sonne in lawe Henry Humfrey and Raufe
Edwards whom I make extours. and my welbiloved frende Leonard Bekwith
supervisor.
Wit. Sir Gawen Wilkynson Curate, James Paynter, Bruer, Richd
Marrett Bruer, Richd Craneford and Thos Cowper.
Probate (St Pauls) 17 July 1525 by exors named
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