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citizen and clothier of London, otherwise called William Calley of London 

 draper, otherwise called William Calley, lately one of the wardens of the 

 mistery of clothiers of the city of London," for all treasons, &c, 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 

 in Latin, dated 24th November, 18 Henry VII. "(1502), granting to William 

 Calley, citizen and clothier of London, " a certain croft lying without West gate 

 in the city of Winchester called Hawkes Hay, containing by estimation about 

 four acres . . . adioining land of the abbot of Hyde on the west and land 

 of the prior of Saint S within 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 

 London. 



William Calley in the above notes is described as a merchant 

 taylor, a clothier, and a draper. The two latter terms are inter- 

 changeable, 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 two documents, one " of goods " 

 (the testament) and one of lands (the will) but in several, are 

 appended : — 



18 April, Vltima voluntas. Wylliam Calley Citezen and Draper of 

 A.D. 1515. London. 



xviiij Apryll m 1 v c 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 

 tenementes adjoynyng late John Hartes yerely value xli iijs iiijd Also a 

 nother messe and iij tenementes in the sayd parisshe late Wylliam Manyngham 

 adioynyng vnto John Hartes yerely value vijli viijs And the Craft shall kepe 

 an obyte with in the ffryer Augustynes for my soule and Mawde my wyf &c. 

 Also iijs iiijd to the Almessemen iiijd a pece And the remenaunt to poore 

 people at the obyte And iiijs amonges the xij Susters of Esyng spytell so 

 that the xij be yerely at my obyte Item the Company and Wardens And 

 take sucche refeccion as the ffryers ordeyne for norman And pay to the 

 ffryers yerely xxvjs viijd Item that the clerk or bedell by iiij tymes in the 

 yere at the ffryers Austyns in the Imberyng days vieu and see that the ffryers 

 doe their duetys wherunto thay have bounde them. Also the Wardens and 

 Company shall do to be conueyed and delyuered before the fest of Saint 

 Mighell tharchangell v m l 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 



