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In
the name of God, Amen.
23rd day of
April in the year of our
Lord 1488 I James Ledys
of Wodecherche of sane
mind and memory make my
will in this form:
First, I leave my soul
to God the Almighty to
the blessed Virgin Mary
and all the company of
heaven and my body to be
buried in the cemetery
of the parish church of
All Saints in
Wodecherche aforesaid.
Item, I leave to the
high alter there for my
tythes forgotten 4d.
Item, I leave to the
light of the blessed
Mary the Virgin there
12d.
Item, I leave to the
light of St.Michael
there 12d.
Item, I leave to the
light of St.Katharine
there 4d.
Item, I leave to the
light of (Hercis=The
Harrow?) there a cow in
the custody of Roger
Somer to deliver his
charge at the feast of
All Saints next for
those 4 shillings 3and
one half pence which I
owe to the said light.
Item, I leave to Peter
Colyn my godson a cow in
the custody of William
Colyn.
The rest of my goods not
above left, I give and
bequeath to William
Crouchman and William
Colyn to dispose of for
the benefit of my soul
as they think best,
making them moreover
executors of my
tyestament and
appointing the said
William Croucheman and
William Colyn and Henry
Hendon supervisors of
these presents.
This is the last will of
me the sayd Jamys Ledys
made and declared the
daye and yere above sayd.
First I will that my
executors sells all my
landys and tenementys in
Woodchirche and
Shadokysherst (Shadoxhurst)
the best price they may
and the money thereof
received I will that my
moder (mother) have
xiiis and iiiid and in
case the said landys and
tenements be sold for x
li (pounds?) I will that
Elizabeth my sister have
x marcs. And yf hit be
sold under the summe of
x li I will that the
said Elizabeth have but
viii marcs.
Item I wille that
eoerich (each) of my
godchildren have iiiid
and the remenant of the
money resceyved of the
sayd salae what so ever
hit be I will that myn
executors dispose for
the helth of my soule as
to them best shall seme
to be doen.
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