The Society’s MSS. Chiseldon, &c. 141 
Ww 
citizen and clothier of London, otherwise called William Calley of London 
draper, otherwise called William Calley, Jately one of the wardens of the 
mistery of clothiers of the city of London,” for all treasons, &e., which he 
may have perpetrated before the King’s reign. This is a fine document, well 
written in Latin, upon two skins of stout parchment, and part of the great 
seal still remains appended to it. There is also with the muniments a charter 
# Latin, dated 24th November, 18 Henry VII. (1502), granting to William 
Calley, citizen and ¢lothier of London, ‘‘a certain croft lying without West gate 
in the city of Winchester called Hawkes Hay, containing by estimation about 
fouracres . . . adioining Jand of the abbot of Hyde: on the west and land 
of the prior of Saint Swithin on the north side.” This deed is in good ° 
condition, but the seal is gone. There is another ancient document with 
them, being a mortgage, dated 24th of Henry the VII. (1508-9), of the plate 
of the then Lord Northumberland, to William Calley, citizen and draper of 
L ondon. 
_ William Calley in the above notes is described as a merchant 
taylor, a clothier, and a draper. The two latter terms are inter- 
che mgeable, though draper is officially the more correct, while 
merchant taylor is probably put down in error. He was a draper, 
that is, a member, bearing office, in one of the richest and greatest 
of the livery companies of London. His wills, for his directions 
are not contained—as was usual—in ¢wo documents, one “ of goods” 
(the testament) and one of lands (the will) but in several, are 
appended. :— 
. 18 April, Vitima voluntas. Wylliam Calley Citezen and Draper of 
AUD. 1516. London. 
a . xviiij Apryll m! v° xv. 
- Concernyng my landes &c. in the parisshe of St. Margarettes in Lothbery 
within London &c. to the Honerable Company of Drapers a messe with iij © 
ementes adjoynyng late John Hartes yerely value xli iijsiiijd Also a 
her messe and iij tenementes in the sayd parisshe late Wylliam Manyngham 
oynyng vnto Jobn Hartes yerely value vijli viijs And the Craft shall kepe 
obyte with in the ffryer Augustynes for my soule and Mawde my wyf &e. 
iijs iiijd to the Almessemen iiijd a pece And the remenaunt to poore 
le at the obyte And iiijs amonges the xij Susters of Esyng spytell so 
the xij be yerely at my obyte Item the Company and Wardens And 
ce sucche refeccion as the firyers ordeyne for norman And pay to the 
yers yerely xxvjs viijd Item that the clerk or bedell by iiij tymes in the 
at the ffryers Austyns in the Imberyng days vieu and see that the firyers 
e their duetys wherunto thay have bounde them. Also the Wardens and 
Company shall do to be conueyed and delyuered before the fest of Saint 
M Mighell tharchangell v m*rc to the Warden of the newe college of Winchester 
And to the ij boulseers for the tyme beyng to be distributed in maner folowing 
