138 The Society’s MSS. Chiseldon, &c. 
19 March, Edyth Bowlonde of the parish of all Halowes in the 
A.D. 1499—1500. Citie of Wynchestur wydow. xixt* Marche. m'ececlxxxix. 
to be buried within the body of the Cathedrall Church of 
Seint Swithens in Winchestur byfore the ymage of Jhesu ynder the marbill 
stone wher Thomas Bowlonde late my husbonde lyethe. for my burying xx.s. 
to the Convent ther other xx.s. if the Convent woll nat / than within the abbey 
of Seint Mary or ellis in the newe Colliege nyghe Wynchestur / for my bureing 
ther xl.s. to the high awter of all Halowes xx.s. to the werkys of the same 
xx.s. / two trentalles of masses within alhalowes / xvj.s. viij.d. vj. newe 
torcheis of xv. or xvj. pounde weight the pece to brenne at my monethis 
mynde fyve poure men at my bureing to have a gowne of blak frysse And 
every day duryng a monethe j.d. / Also a shirte of canvas clothe Price viij.d. 
every day during the seid monethe / Placebo and Dirige be songe by note 
within all Halowes And v masses / the v poure men to be present to pray for 
my soule the soules of my husbondys John and Thomas &c. / in half penny 
brede at my bureing amongis the poure x]j.s. viij.d. / as moche at my monethes 
mynde / an honeste preest and a able preest seculer to sing masses in all 
halowes v yeris / salary by the yere 4 mare summa / xxx.li. And when he 
comythe to the lavatory torne hym & say de Profundys for John Thomas and 
Edythe &c. / And every Monday Wednisday and ffryday masse of the v. 
Woundes &c. / Also an obite every yere be kepte duryng xx yeres to be spente 
Xvj.s. viij.d. in maner folowing &c. / every fryday during a yere iij Penny 
worth of brede to the convicte prisoners of Wolsey! And as moche to the 
prisoners of the Gaole of Winchestur. to Alhalowes a grete auntifoner a 
vestment of blew velvett / Aponne condycions &c. / to the monastery ot Hyde 
to Pray &c. xiij.s. liij.d., to the newe colliege called seint Mary Colliege of 
Winchester to pray &c. xx.s. / to the maisturs and children of the seid Colliege 
to make Pitaunce with xiij.s. iiij.d. / so that they be at my burying to euery 
howse of the iiij orders of ffreres within Winchestur yj.s. viij.d. Summa 
XXvj.8. viiij.d. / to the Hospitall of seynt John xx.s. in bedding to the church 
of seynt Clement in Winchestur xx.d. seint Thomas xx.d. to euery parissh 
church withyn the cite and withoute in the Stoke? (sic) xij.d. to the chapell 
of oure blissed Lady at Westgate xx.d. to Isabel Grigge a gowne and xx.s. 
to John Reede a Cowe and heighfare Nicholas boteler gowne his wif smokke 
price v.s. / to my suster Johane Weste vj.s. viij.d. / my suster of Wellis if 
living vj.s. viij.d. to my doughter Margaret Gandir gowne And x.li./ Alsoa 
blake corse with a treyle off gold to John Gandir her husbond blake gowne 
clothe / to Margaret Purdue gowne &. Thomas Purdue her sone v.li. And 
William Purdue v.li. And Arthure Purdue v.li. at full aige to Wylliam Purdew 
her husband blake gowne clothe to Johanne Haccherde my doughter gowne 
clothe Alsox.li.&c.to her Husbond John Haccherd blake gowne clothe to William 
Wigmores wif gurdele &. to Nemme Wode gowne unto John Gibbis matras &e. 
And xl.s. to S'. John Clerke my chapleyn a flate pece of siluer. to the Monastery 
of seint Mary in Winchestur xiij-.s. iiij.d. for to pray for me And vj.s. viij.d. 
1 Wolvesey, the Bishop’s former palace in Winchester. 
2 read Soke. 
