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SIMON DE BREDON,  Will 12 October 1368

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SIMON DE BREDON, canon of the church of Chichester and Rector of the Church of Bidyngden. To be buried at the Monastery of Battle if I dye with a day’s journey from that place or to be catholice buried where they may decree. To 1000 poor persons on the day of my funeral 1000 pence. To be expended about my funeral expenses to the honour of God 100s. more or less according to the discretion of my executors. I leave to the Convents and persons in priests’ orders of the four Orders according to the discretion of my executors in Oxford, London and the whole of Kent, Lewes, Wynchelse, Arundel, and Chichester. To poor secular persons as well men as women according to their need and also to priests --- marcs (amount not given). To needy poor of the parish of Grenstede £10, of Asshedon in Essex 10 marcs. To Brother John Beauchamp 5 marcs, and brother Henry his companion 20s. To Sir Richard now vicar of Grenstede 20s. To Sir Richard de Camsale rector of the church of St. Martin Canterbury 20s. To be distributed to prisoners there 5 marcs. I leave to the Abbey of Oseney, Oxford 40s. To the University of Oxford for anything lacking when I was "procurator vel regens" 60s. 
To Thomas Barry of Maideston 2 marcs. To my lord, the Lord Simon, Archbishop of Canterbury my better gilt cup with cover. To my lord Hamo abbot of Battle my second gilt cup which is without a cover. To Nicholas de Chaddesden my bed with ‘papeiays’ and dragons which was his uncle’s Master Henry de Chaddesden and a silver cup with cover in the bottom of which cup are the arms of Warenna. To Master William de Heghterbury my bed with ‘papeiais’ and cocks and a silver cup with cover having a gilt foot about the size of a cup which is called "dikir" (?beker) and 12 silver spoons of the better sort I have and my mantle furred with "Fuyns" and a cup of ‘mazer’ the second best. 
To Master Roger Aswardbi a silver cup with a twisted foot and a cover. I leave to Sir Walter Dautry another cup of silver with a twisted foot in divers pieces and a cover. To Sir Roger atte Stighle six silver spoons and to Sir Bretell six silver spoons, to Sir Robert de Lyndesey a silver cup with cover in which cup’s bottom are three birds. To Sir Richard de Camsale a silver cup which has no cover, to Sir Alan de Sloddale a silver cup with foot and cover in the bottom of which cup is the ymage of a man. To Sir John de Watford 6 spoons. To Sir William de Wakefield, vicar of Sevenok a silver cup without cover which he has. To Sir Robert de Lyndesey, monk, six short spoons which belonged to Sir Robert Abbot of Battle. To Sir William de Wakefeld aforsaid a ‘couerlyt’ and a tester of green. To Sir William de Selby, scholar at Oxford a ‘couerlyt’ and a tester of green and two short silver spoons and 10 marcs. To my clerk Robert Valeis if he stays with me at the time of my death a couerlet and a green tester and 20 marcs. To John de Belton, my kinsman (consang:) a couerlit striped and 20 marcs. 
I leave "Auicenna scripta de " and a book " " de Arsmetrica et rethoricam Tulii to the Hall of Balliol, Oxford. I leave the book ‘Magister Ystoriarum’ to the Hall of the University of Oxford. I leave my better Anicenna and in two volumes and ‘Geomanciam et artem medicine’ and Librum Collectorii and librum Tholomei "de indiciis Astronomie", "de indiciis Astronomie", "de Astronomia" with others in one volume and another book which I call "Minuta introductoria Astronomie", all these books I leave to the Hall at Merton. I leave to master William de Heghterbury. I leave a little book which is called Oculus Sacerdotis to Sir William de Wakefeld vicar of Seuenok, beseeching that he pray for the soul of Sir John late rector of Charwelton whose was the said book. I leave Librum Sentenciarum to Oxford and to the same hall a certain book of St. in which is contained a "Liber Collectorii" which was Master John de Staunton’s sometime Fellow of , but I wish that they shall release the said book to the said Master John if he is alive. I leave a book "Bartolomei de Naturis rerum" to Queens Hall. I leave to Exeter Hall. Item I leave the full Ordinal of the use of Sarum to the College of Wyngham. Item a certain Legendary of Saints I leave to the church of Grenstede. Item intitled ‘Manuel de Pecche’ I leave to the nuns of Mallyng. Item the greater Astrolabe I leave to the Hall of Merton, and the lesser Astrolabe to Master William Reed. Item I leave to William Selby.
Item my little book ‘De Colleccionibus litterarum’ I leave to my lord Hamo Abbot of Battle. I leave my missal to Master Roger Aswardi. I leave to the Hall de Merton. The little book ‘de statutis Angliis et de Registro Cancellarie Regis’ I leave to my lord Hamo Abbot of Battle. Item the rest of my ‘quarterni’ of Grammar and Dialectics I leave to John Bolton my nephew. Item I leave to. Item ‘Practicam Platearii’ which begins ‘amicum indust’ and in one volume
I leave to Robert Valois my clerk. Item my great cup ‘de mazer’ I leave to the Hall of Merton, and to the same Hall I leave. 
Item my quarternus in which is contained which begins ‘que gloriossimis’ and Albertus this quarternus with all its contents and I leave to Sir Richard de Camsale, rector of St. Martin’s Canterbury. I leave to the same "Cronica Martini". Item Gerardus super viaticum with the same volume I assign to Master Roger de Aswardby, Item my which was my Lady of Clare’s I leave to William Valeys my clerk and another I leave to the Hall of Merton. Item which I call
These four in one volume and also these three in another volume and further These ten I leave to Robert Valeys my clerk on condition that he write them in one volume according to the mode and order and carry the said book when he shall have written it, in my name, to the Hall of Merton, and if this is not done within two years from the time of my death I will that the Hall of Merton have the said ten there in my memory perpetually to remain together with
Item my Bible I leave to the Prior of Merton under condition that they pay my executors 40s. because for so many shillings or at least for one book of such price the said book as by a certain writing which I found in the said Bible either at the beginning or at the end, if they do not wish to pay the 40s. I leave the said Bible to Master William de Heghtrebury because I truly bought it. Item my better breviary (portiforium) I leave to my nephew John de Belton and my second breviary to Robert Valeis my
my I leave to Sir Richard Camsale. I leave to Sir William de Wakefeld all my brass and pewter vessels which are in his possession. Other brass and pewter vessels which were my predecessor’s at Bydyngden I leave to my successor there. I leave to the hospital of Newerk so that an indenture is made to my successor there that his successor may pass on and so that successively they may remain to the Hospital (?the vessels etc., there). The rest of all my goods which I have or shall have on the last day of my life I wish divided in three equal parts one part to those in need and the other two parts to poor scholars and marriage of maidens. 
I leave to Sir Richard Camsale my better gown. To Sir William de Wakefeld the second best and to the vicar of Grenstede the third and to Sir Roger atte Stighle the 4th. To Master William de Heghtrebury three new furred gowns of Bys and my cloak furred with grysse. Item "Questiones Petri de Padua" I leave to the Hall of Merton. Item which is in two volumes I leave to Robert Valois my clerk. I wish further that Master William de Heghterbury shall have when he wishes the use of my books whether given or not given. Item to each priest of the Convent of Battle I leave a marc and each novice half a marc. I leave my nephew Alan de Kelsale those ten pounds which he owes John Dygeswell of Asshewelle. 
I leave to John Staurgeon my nephew 100s. and all my land in the parish of Eppeworth and of Belton and elsewhere in the whole Isle of Haxholme. (Co. Lincoln). I make executors Master William de Heghtredbury and Sir Alan de Sloddale*, rector of the church of Heth and Sir Richard Camsale rector of St. Martins Canterbury. If either die I substitute Sir Roger atte Stile priest, and if two I ask Robert Valeis my clerk or Sir Robert de Lyndesey monk of Battle. I affix my seal and also the seal of the Dean of Battle. Witnesses: Robert Valeis and John Belton my clerks, and Sir Robert de Lyndesay monk of Battle and Sir John dean of Battle and we the said Dean at the special request of the said Master Simon de Breedon our seal have appended. Done in the Monastery of Battle 12 October 1368. 
Proved 18 April 1372 by Master William de Heghtredebury executor and Sir Robert Valeys priest and on 25 April Sir Richard Camsale rector of St. Martins Canterbury, executor. (122a Wytlesey).
* Alan de Sleddale Instituted to Saltwood in SV Institula p. 110 prob date 1366, see Arch. Cantiana XVIII, 426.

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