82 NOTES TO THE PEDIGREE OF THE STRELLEYS. 



seventh, the service proper for the day : and that each of the 

 chaplains aforesaid shall have a black cloak (togam) with hood of 

 the same suit, and 6^ 8"^. in money told, with food and drink at 

 my expense, during the aforesaid seven days. Itm. I will that 

 the aforesaid chaplains choose five poor clerks especially needy 

 to celebrate in the church aforesaid during the aforesaid seven 

 days, and that they receive each one 2^ per day; viz., i''. to 

 offer to the mass of Requiem and i''. for holding torches, and a 

 black cloak with hood of the same suit, and a new pair of shoes 

 and food and drink as above. Item, I will that the aforesaid 

 torches be not lighted except only at the elevations of the sacra- 

 ment of the Mass of Requiem : and the aforesaid seven days 

 being fulfilled, the 12 torches be now distributed, viz., 4 torches 

 to the Church of Strelley aforesaid, and two to the chapel of 

 St. Mary in the same church ; two to the church of Bilborough ; 

 two to the church of Trowell ; and two to the chapel of Shipley. 

 Item. I will that my executors aforesaid chose five widows, very 

 needy, clothed in white garments [vestidus aldis) at my cost, which 

 said widows every day they offer, shall receive each of them i"^. 

 for the Mass of Saint Mary at my cost, and each of them shall 

 hold each day one candle at the aforesaid mass of S. .Mary at my 

 cost. And that every one of them shall have 20'*. in all for 

 sustenance in food and drink during the aforesaid seven days. 

 Item. I bequeath for expenses on the day of my burial and during 

 the six days next following with provisions at my house, 20 marks. 

 Itm. I bequeath looS for distribution amongst the very needy 

 poor in the villages of Strelley, "Hymmesley" (Hemsell or 

 Hempsell), Nuthall, Basford, Bilborough, Chilwell, Adenburgh 

 (Attenborough), Stapulford, Trowell, Cossall, Adesworth (? Aws- 

 worth) according to the discretion of my executors aforesaid, so 

 that no one who uses any kind of unlawful games, or haunts 

 taverns at unlawful times of night, shall have the aforesaid, sum 

 unless he is willing to give sufficient security to my executors 

 aforesaid that he will leave off the same, and if it be afterwards 

 found that he hath not given up the same, he shall restore all the 

 aforesaid sums thus received to my executors. Itm. I bequeath 



