SS WIT.T. OF SIR HENRY VERNON, OF HADDON. 



I wyll that George my Son Humfrey son hau a litle Cruse of 

 Sylu^e / ItiTi I wyll that my son Richerd haue my ij best salts 

 w'a kew'e and all suche plate as I gyff to hym to be and to 

 stand as heyer lomes to hym and to hys heyrs males / Itm I 

 wyll that my other ij salts of the best the one of them to Arthur 

 and the oy' to John / Itm I wyll that the other ij salts the one 

 gylt and the oy' chasyd pcell gylt the one of them to Thomas 

 and the other to Humfrey / Itm ij bassyns ij yewrys of sylu' the 

 one of them to Arthure and the other to Joim my Sonnys / 

 Itm I wyll that mv lady Corbett haue a owche" of gold Sett 

 w' Rubye and perelys whiche owche ys made losenge wyse 

 and a dishe of sylu' and the best goblett of Sylu' Itm I wyll 

 that my Son Richerd haue all the hangyngs and beddys in 

 the new Chambers grcte chamber w' the wedraughtt- of the 

 same / Itiii I wyll that my sayd son Richerd haue the bedds 

 and hangyngs in the Chamber callyd the arres Chamber and 

 the parlure vnder ytt and the hangyngs in the Hall and all 

 suche hangyngs and beddyng in the chamber where I lye my 

 selfe / Itm I wyll that my Sonnys Thomas and Humfrey haue 

 the hangyngs and beddyng in the Rows Chamber and hunters 

 Chamber evenly devydet / Itm I wyll that all that be 

 fetherbedds haue ij good jn-llous w' berys (pillow-cases) and all 

 thyngs that appertenyth to a bed shetts and other of the best 

 as thev be sett in order above / Itm I wyll that my dough ter 

 Mary haue the Chamber ou' the yatts (gates) bed and 

 hangyng furneshyd as aboffesayd / Itm I wyll that my Son 

 Richerd and hys wyffe haue the beddyngs and hangyngs where 

 they lye them selfe ffurnesshyd as aforsayd and the Chamber 

 ou' them my Son John to haue furnesshyd as other aforsayd / 



* Owche, Ouch. An ornament of gold or jewels. 



" Of gyrdils and browchis, of owchis and rynggis, 

 Pottys and pens and bollis for the fest of Nowell.'' 

 j\lss. Laud., 416. 



" A crown on her hedde they han idressed, 

 And set it full of owches grate and small." 



Chaucer'' s C. of Oxenfon!' s Tale. 

 t Wede. Clothing. 



