84 TWO DERBY WILLS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. 



there as heyre lomes to tha behove of they said Willia my son 

 hys heyres and assignes Except he depart to god undr xxi yer 

 of age then I will they shalbe solde w 4 my saide hous by my 

 executors and gyffen to the Repacone of my saide pishe churche 

 as ys befor saide Last of all I bequeth to willia holme my 

 saide Son they Residew of my godes above not bequethed my 

 dettes payed fyrste of my hole godes and also thys my testame' 

 & last Will in all thynges pformed & fulfilled And I will and 

 gyff full power to my executors that they shall sell all suche 

 goodes as will pishe or take hurte by long kepyng and to kepe 

 the money wiche they be solde for to tha behove of they said 

 William holme my son And yf he dye or he com to lawfull 

 age as god forbede I will and by thys my last will grnte that all 

 my saide goodes be solde by my forsaide executors to fynde A 

 sufficient preste to py denotely for my saule so long tyme as 

 they will endure Also I ordyn costitute & make Nicholas 

 orchorde & Thomas bertilmew my verey & fethfull executors 

 desyring and exortyng them in they name of o 9 lorde 

 Jhu criste to fulfill this my last will in all thynges as ys before 

 saide And also that they will instructe informe and fynde to 

 scole tha above saide willi a holme my Son of his onl goodes 

 And I will that they saide Nicholas & Thomas & ey of them 

 have for ther labur xx s and ther necessary costes made of my 

 saide goodes att all tymes they be called or laburde about thys 

 my last will & testament And I make they saide thomas horewod 

 of thys my last will ovrsear that he having god befor hys een 

 see thys my present testament in all thynges fulfilled god 

 pleasett And my saule profeted Gyffen att derby the day and 

 yer abovesaide These witnesse Robert Johnson my curate 

 Rog r more John ffernele Richarde hake John fHecher w l oy 



Will of Wyllam Howlme, a.d. 1520. 



In dei nom Amen In the yere of oure lord god MCCCCC & 



XX I wyllam howlme of the pysthe of all haloes in derby feble 



In body and weke of Remebrance make my testament cjteyning 



my last wyll on thys man r as foloyeth furst I comend my sowle 



