TWO DERBY WILLS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. S3 



they markett Crosse of the South parte to have & to holde they 

 saide the sayde tenement with app r tenance to hym hys heyres 

 and assignes forev r mor acordyng to they testament and last Will 

 of willi a holme my husbande yeldyg to they lorde of they ffee 

 dew servce and custome — yff my saide Son lyff to he com to 

 xxi yere of age And yf he departe to god befo r he be fully 

 xxi yer of age as ys before saide — then I will and charge my 

 executors as they shall answer befo r god they sell my saide 

 tenement w l thapp r tenance to the beste profett and avauntage 

 they can and gyff they saide money to tha Repacons of they 

 church of Saynt Michaels in derby my saide pishe church Also I 

 bequeth to Thomas hodwod a violett gown wich was my 

 husbands And to Johane Cartelage my grene gown — And to 

 margaret ffroste my Russet gown And to Agnes Townsynde 

 my tawney kyrtell And to Johane ball my tawney gown — my 

 violett kyrtell — on! mat 9 asse ii coverledes & one payr of shetes 

 beside hyr chyldes parte of hyr fad r goodes wich was betaken 

 me to kepe for hyr Also I bequeth to Annes Irpe my violett 

 taylett gown And to Elsabeth mariott my blak gown And 

 to Johanne Torre my Redd mantell And I bequeth to Richerde 

 hake A chamlett dublett wich was my husbands on) matasse A 

 cov r lede A payr of Shetes and ii silv r spones of they leeste 

 soorte ffurthermo r I bequeth to S Jamys Agarde my son 

 Canon Regular of the monastery of oure lady of tha Dale xx s 

 & vi yerdes of white wullen cloth A feyther bed A payr of Shetes 

 and iiii. silv. spones And I bequeth Rage my best tipett And 

 to Thomas bartilmew wyff my secunde typett And to 

 Nicholas orcherde wyff my beste bewty cappe And to 

 Rog more wiffe A Ryng of silv r and gilte And to William 

 Widoson wyff A payr off beydes of Ambur o3 stringett And to 

 Elen bentlay they wiff of Thomas bentlay of longlay my grerJ 

 taylett gown And to S Willia key a payre of flaxen shetes 

 And I bequeth to they makyng of they clok and chyme in all 

 haloes church of Derby vi s & viii d Also I will that all my 

 worteleedes granteleedes and oy leedes be coveyhyd and caried 

 to my saide hous in beste markett and they to abide & Remayn 



