82 two derby wills of the sixteenth century. 



Will of Johanne Holme, Widow, a.d., 1506. 

 In they name of god Amen They viii day of March In the yere 

 of o r Lorde god MCCCCCVI I Johanne holme widow of the pishe 

 of Saynt Michaels in derby of hole mynde make and ordyn my 

 testament contenyng my laste Will in man) & forme foloyng 

 ffyrst I comende my soule to allmighty god to hys blessed mod r 

 and virgyn oure lady Saynt mary to all Saynts And my body 

 to be buryed in they pishe churche of Saynt Michaels of Derby 

 above saide before the alter of o 9 lady of they north side of 

 they church there Also I bequeth In they name of my 

 principall my beste gudde as usse and custom ys And I bequeth 

 iiii li wax to brene about my body in they day of my buriall 

 Also I bequethe ii torches to brenne about my body in they 

 saide day of my buriall my Seventhe day and my twelmothe 

 day with dayes paste I bequeth onl of them to they highe 

 alf in my saide pishe churche And anoy to the alt r of o 5 

 lady aforsaide And I bequethe to they saide highe alter A 

 flaxen And to oure lady alter anoy flaxen shete Moreov r I 

 bequethe to tha Repacons of my saide pishe church xiii s & iiii d 

 And to they Repacons of they pishe churches of Saynt Pet r 

 and Saynt Werbur of derby and to ey of them vi s & viii d And 

 to tha Repacons of Saynt Alkmunde churche iii s & iiii d and onl 

 flaxen shete And to they chapell of o 9 lady upon they brigge 

 onl silv r Ryng & gilte And I bequeth to pstes and clerkes 

 with cond to say Placebo Dirge and comendacone in they dayes 

 of my buriall My seventh day and anniv r sary day aft r they Will 

 discrestion and dispocon of my executors And I will that all 

 such pleages as I have Resayved to pleage be Restored to 

 they oners gyffyng to my saide executors they money that they 

 lye to pleage for Also I will that S Willi 3 - key capellane say 

 masses and oy dvine service fo my Saule my husbands saules 

 and my fad r and moder saules by onl eyre immediately foloyng 

 aft r my depture to God. Also I bequeth to Willi a holme my 

 Son my tenement in beste markett in derby lying betwix the 

 tenement of thomas Stox of they weste parte And anoy tene- 

 ment of they saide Thomas of they Este parte and butteth upon 



