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schall calle vpon. meve and stere that all thynng[is] in my said will be p[er]formyd and doon eu[er]y ȝere if he /se\ othir be slak or necli[1] gent. Also I will that all the said tenant[is] be p[ar]ty takers of the merit[is] afore reher[2] sid. And also I will that my prest be no [erasure] comon debite butt an helper att [3] nede to devyn s[er]uyce. / Also I will if þe prest dices and the service of the said [4] [erasure and correction: prest] stond voyd any t[er]me schort or long the money that is gaderyn for [5] the said prest of the forsaid lond[is] be disposid to the pore folkys in the town of bury abovesaid // Also I wyl that þei that schall have the labo[ur] ȝerly for the [6] gaderyng of the rentis issuys & p[ro]fitez growyng fro the said londis schall have for ther labo[ur]. Swhich a reward as the ald[er]man Die & Audito[ur]s for þe tyme beyng by ther discrec[i]one will reward hem of that. that schall remayn more thanne schall serve & content þe [7] prest and the lampe. /and the wood\ // Also I will that as ofte as any of my said feoffis assemle to gedir for any speciall mater conc[er]- [8] nyng these p[re]missis att the gilde hall or ellys where they schall have for to drynke a monge hem. vj d. of money to be takyn of the issues & p[ro]fitez of þe lond[is] above said. Into the feith and testimony of all these thyngg[is] and þ[a]t this p[re]sent wrytyng indentid in two

[1] [nota?] leve [2] here [3] [nota?] [4] [erasure] [5] For þe vacancy of [a?] Preist þ[a]t h[...] [...] desposed to þe poore of Bury [nota?] [6] þ[...] [...] of þe [...] Reward at discretion of þe Company [7] [nota?] [8] Md de exp[...] frm[...] gilde At eu[er]y meeting of þe feffees 6s

p[ar]ties of this my last will may have strenght all way to abyde & knowe opynly to alle men I have sealyd eythir p[ar]t therof in the day [erasure] place and yere above said. Wittnessyng the ryght [rev..et]? fadir in god Richard Abbott of the Monastary of Saynt Edmund in Bury and Thomas prior of the same w[tith] many moo. *[n.1] ///A codicill

Also I geve and bequethe tweyn teneme[n]ts *[n.2] lying joyntly to gedyr in the Chirchegate strete to Will[ia]m Thweyte the older jen tylma[n] Tho[ma]s Edon jentilma[n] Will[ia]m [Barett] ? *[n.3] jentilma[n] Richard Morysby jentilma[n] Robert Gardener Thomas Langham Tho[ma]s Cumiy[n]g[?] Will[ia]m ...penger Jhon Salter Jhon Mey Reguald Chardero Jhon Cerawey goldsmyth Jhon Gowty Thomas Larke Jhon Salman Jhon Serjaunt/ Jhon ?asse Regnald Chirche Thom[as] Elys Wylli[a]m Honyborne Will[ia]m Kyngge and Tho[ma]s Swaylys to that intent that a dirge ** be kepte in the chirche of Seynt James on Candlemasse day at eve for the soulys off Jhon Odh[a]m Margytt his wyff her faderys and her moderis Anne and Margitt her dowhters and her benefacto[r]s and all the bretheryn and sus -ters of Candilmasse gylde. havyng the herse w[ith] [v]. lyghtys and on the mor..[?] next / A masse of requiem of the same. Gevyng any prest iiij. d and any parysh clerk .ij. d. ** that xiij. s. of the p[ro]fites of the forsayd

margin notes n.1 /// A codicil .. [amount?] n. 2 tenements in y Churchgate Streete n. 3 of ye ....es[?] 13 s[?] 4 yerely by grden in Bread at ye guildhall **_** = lower page of text has been crossed through with blue ink

londys and tenementis be dalte in brede at the gild halls to ye por[?] peopull... also I wyll that / a sangred be kepte in Seynt James Churche a bove rehersyd for the sowlis of Jhon Odh...? and Margitt/ his wyff Anne and Margitt her dowthris and for the soulis of the bretheryn [word erased] of Candylmesse gyld for the whiche he must have iiij s iiij d / Also I wyll that my prest / w[ith]/ all the bretheryn [word erased] of Candilmesse gylde be partytakerys of all the suffrage mattis and prayers off this and of all other above rehersyd and also I wyll that the seid prest have his .uete[?] seke and hayle t... of his lyff [?] **[n.1] Also I wyll that the aldyrman and .ye of Candilmesse gylde have yerly for ther lavs ij s and the clerk off the gylde for redyng of the statute and off the testament at dyner iiij d. In to the feith[?] and testimony of all these thyngs and that this present wrytyng indentyd in too partyes of this my last wyll may have strenght alway to abyde & know opynly to all men[?] / I have sealed eyther p[ar]t ther off w[ith] my seale. The dat yovyn off these .n. [?] tenements in the borow off Bury Seynt Edmund a fore sayd. the fyfte day of the moneth of February. In the yeer of the regne of Kyng Edward the iiij the aftyr the Conquest of Ynglond xix. And in the yeer of our Lord [mill.. 4CL]? septuage s..s[?] nons. Wyttnessyng the ryght ren..ent[? fadyr in god Tho[ma]s Abbott of the monastry off Seynt Edmund in Bury and Willi[a]m Prior of the same w[t]

marginalia] n.1 8 for a sa[--] uy..ed[?] in St James. 4s 4d n.2 ?? n.3 [in grey pencil] here / so that the ga.le[?] be suyd ev[er]y Sunday To ye ....[?] 2s ye clerke 4d n.4 5 Feb 19.Ed4 1479 n5 text unclear footnote text unclear

Margaret Odiam

all my feofes and bretheryn of candylmesse gylde v[nt]o many mo. I[te]m other will In dei no[m]i[n]e amen. This p[re]sent wrytyng indentyd maad at Bury seynt Edm[u]nd the xxi day of Jule in the yeere of o[ur] lord god mill[esi]mo .cccc. lxxxiij. and in the yere of reigne of kyng Richard the III^de the first yere. Wytnesseth that this is p[ar]t of the p[er]fytt wyll of me Margaret Odh[a]m * [repetitions] late the wyf of John Odh[a]m of Bury Seynt Edmu[n]d * aboveseyd in my pure wedowode maad of all my teneme[n]tys & meses lying in the marketsted Skynn[e]rowe w[ith] a shopp w[ith] oute a solar lying in the ffyshmarkett the which teneme[n]t meses & shopp w[ith] ther app[er]tenu[n]c[es] I gyffi a bequethe on to my feoffes that be feoffed in my londes & tene me[n]ts as it is in my wyllys beforerehersyd for evyr. That the issues and p[ro]fyts of the seyd tenements meses and shopp comyng shall growze and remayne alway to the seyd feoffes that be feoffed or in tyme to come shalle feoffed in the londes and tenements of me Margaret Odh[a]m & John Smyth esquyer. To that intent to help to bere and pay taxis & talag[es] or any othyr chargys comyng to the seyd toun and in especyall for the help of the poore inh[ab]itaunt[es] be the discre syon of the seyd feoffes that be or shalle here aft[er]. Also I wyll that immedyatly aft[er] my dycess Wylh[a]m Copyng John Berewey goldsmyth John Halton baker & John Basse now infeoffed in the seyd tenements meses and shopp shall make a state on to the p[er]sones that at that tyme be

[also marginal notes in a later hand] n.1 [???] p[er] unde [???] gilde Jo[hannis] Od[ha]m collat[?] dat 21 July 1 Ric 3 n.2 of hir tenem[ent] in ye market sted & Skynners Row A shopp & Soller in fishmarket n.3 To ye ffeffees n.4 for paym[en]t of Taxes & Tallages or other [???] charges & speially[?] for ye ease of pore inha bitants

feoffed in my lond[es] a boverehersyd. In to the feyth & testymony of all these thyng[es] I haue sett to my seale. Wytnessyng the ryght reu[er]ent fadyr in god. Thomas abbot of the monast[er]y of Seynt in Bury Wylh[a]m pryo[r] of th same Thomas Heigh[a]m & wilh[a]m help[er]by ballyuys of the seyd toun Thomas Edon Wylh[a]m Thweyt[es] Wilh[a]m Ste vynson w[ith] many moo. yoven the day yere & place a boveseyd.

[partially erased:] Be it rememb[...]d of a good benefact[or] late passyd