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Will of Roger Benetheton, 1438-9

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2023

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In dei nomine Amen. Ego, Rogerus Benetheton capellanus de Colmord in comitatu Bedford, Lincoln dioces’, compos mentis condo testamentum meum penultimo die mensis Feb. anno domini Mmo ccccxxxviij°. in hunc modum.

In primis lego animam meam deo, beate Marie, et omnibus sanctis, et corpus meum ad sepeliendum in cimiterio Sancti Dionisii de Colmord juxta patrem meum. Item volo quod Ricardus Bochere de Ryssheden habeat omnia terras et tenementa que et quas in villa de Heigham Ferrers habeo seu quovismodo habere potero. Item lego Rectori de Colmord antedicta xx d. Item lego domino Willelmo Newman xij d. Item lego cuilibet presbitero existenti ad meas exequias et ad missam vj d. et ad missam tantum iiij d. Item lego Priori de Bysshemede ij s et cuilibet canonico venienti ad mea funeralia xij d. Item lego pro custodibus bonorum ecclesie de Colmord predicte meum Processionarium. Item lego ad lumen sepulcri iij s. Item ad torteas xij d. Item ad foreton (sic) xij d. Item pro duabus tunicis (sic) ad illum vestimentis, vel cum melius videatur ordinantibus (sic) ad aliud opus ecclesie necessarium xiij s. iiij d. Item ad fratres Bedford x s. Item ad fratres Carmelit’ Cantabrig’ x s. Item ad lumen circa meum foreton iij li. cere. Item cuilibet commoranti ville (sic) viij d. Item Johanni Scott viij d. Item cuilibet virgini infra dictam villam de Colmord habili maritari xij d. Item cuilibet venienti ad mea funeralia j d. Item ad sustentacionem pontis Bedford iij s. iiij d. Item ad edificationem pontis Sancii Neoti iij s. iiij d. Item ad opus ecclesie de Heigham Ferrers vj s. viij d. Item Gerardo Nicoli de Etona xij d. Item Thome Inde (?) aquebajulo vj d. Item Johanni fratri ejusdem xij d. Item Thome Merlyn, xij d. Item Johanni filio Thome Clopton xij d. Item Alicie filie Johannis Chambl’ xijd. Item volo quod residuum bonorum meorum executoribus meis disponantur prout eis videatur anime mee melius expedire. Huius autem testamenti constituo executores Dominum Walterum Newman, et Johannem Newman le Bocher de Colmord predicta. Hiis testibus Thoma Clopton, Ricardo Aldred, Johanne Merlyn, jun. Dat apud Colmord supradicta die et anno supradicto.

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