Appeiidix XIII. Ixxxiii 



^ In naym of God, Amen. The vii. day of May the yer of howre Lorde God 

 a Mcccccvixx. I Thomas Hyllyn of Aslacton in conte of Norffowke and the 

 dyocys of Norwyche at the plysans and leve of the nobyll prynce Duke of 

 Norfowke make this my laste wyll and testament in forme felowyn. Forste I 

 be quythe my solle to all myhty Gode and to howr Lady Sancte Mare and to 

 al the sanctes of hevyn, my body to be berret in the cherche yarde of Sancte 

 Mychaell of Aslacton a for sade. Item, I be quythe to the haye halter of the 

 forsade cherche of Aslacton for my tethys neclygent forgottyn and not payt viii^. 

 Item, I be quythe to the angor at howre Ladys freers in Norwyche iiii^. the wyche 

 I do howe hym of dethe. Also I wyl he have \\\\d, more for the wyche I wyll 

 have a Messe of the Holy Goste and another of howre blyssyde Lady. Item, 

 I wyll have a messe of Schalycely^ songe at the Austen freers in Norwyche for 

 my solle. Item, I be quythe to the for sade chyrche of Aslacton a cowe blacket 

 dowyt for to be latte by the handes of the chyrche revys then bein to the beste 

 prouefe that can be hade for to fynde a lethe a fore the Sacrament at messe tym 

 fro the begynyn of the gospell onto the weschyn after the howsyn of the Body 

 of Creyste as longe as ever yt ys abyl to be fownde. Item, I be quythe to Robert 

 Chaman a blowe cotte slevet for to pra for my sowlle. Item, I be quythe to them 

 iiii. that schall here me to the chyrche iiii^. Item, I be quythe to the rengers and 

 hym that schall make my grave iiii^. Item, I be quythe a stowre cawfife^ for to be 

 solde for to by as myche meyll for to make pastes as the prysse of the forsade cawe 

 wyll extende also v. buschell of wytte to be grownde with as myche malte as wyll 

 serve therto the wyche schall be done the Sonday after my berryng. Item, I 

 bequythe to mowder of my wyffe thow yerdys and an halfe of blanket for to pra 

 for me. Item, I bequythe to my godmode Tyler halfe a yerde of wyll blanket 

 for to pra for me. Item, I be quythe to Hary Clament my best cape and a blacke 

 cowte for to be gode freynd onto my wyffe. Item, I be quythe and charche that 

 towe pylgramessche the wyche I howe on to Sanct Thomas of Canterberre and 

 the other to the gud rode of Dovercurtte be doyn for me as sone as may be 

 browthe a bowtte. Item, I bequythe to Annes my wyffe my stowffe of howsolde 

 with my catell and goddys unbequythe onto the performans of this my laste [will] 

 and testament and to the bryngyn of my chelder. {Hiis testibus, my gostly fader 

 Sir Hary Watson and Robert Hawlle.} Item, I wyll my bastert lowmys* with all 

 the ynstramentys therto lowngyn be solde to the beste pryesse that may be gette 

 for them the mony ther of comyn evynly to be devydyt be twyx thes iii. cherches 

 that ys for to say the cherche of Sanct Mychaell of Aslakton, the cherche of Sanct 

 Mychaell of Mowlton, the cherche of Hawlhalloyn of Mowlton to everyhe on of 

 thes a part evynly to be devydyt and payd savyn of the forsayd pryess I wyll 

 raserve and gyffe to my wyffe \\\s. Thes wytnesys, my gostly fader Sir Hary 

 Watson, Hary Clament and Robertt Hall. 



Forncett. The Inventory of the goodes of Thomas Hillyng late disceased 

 custum man to the nianer of Forncett. 



xxxiiij. iiii^. In primis, v. keen, the price xxxiiii". iiii<^. 



viiii". Item, a whyte mare, the price viiij. 



viiij-. iii^. Item, vi. mother shepe and iii. lambys, the price viiij. \\\d. 



1 The following will and inventory are entered in the Court Book of 1524-31, but they 

 do not form part of the record of any court. 



- Cf. footnote 4, p. Ixxx. ^ Large calf. 



■* Looms for making "bastard," a kind of "cloth presumably imitating a more expensive 

 material." Beck, Drapers' Dictionary, 



