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ecclesie Eboracensis,* per Dei misericordiam sane mentis et corporis, sciens nil morte cercius, nil hora mortis incercius, timens mortis periculum, cum quemlibet, velit, nolit, ingredi oporteat portas ejus, nesciens quid sit michi futura dies paritura, cogitans de supremis et anime mee saluti cupiens providere, nolens decedere intestatus; ad laudem Dei Omnipotentis et honorem Beate Marie, matris ejus, et omnium Sanctorum Dei, de me ipso, rebus bonisque meis, michi a Deo collatis, meum sic facio et condo testamentum meum. In primis. In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum quem tu proprio sanguine redemisti. Item, omnes injurias, quocumque modo et a quibuscumque michi illatas, remitto, volens et precipiens quod debita mea, in papira mea nigra manu mea propria scripta, plenarie et festine solvantur. Et si aliquem vel aliquos defraudavi vel injuste tractavi, si velit vel velint super hoc jurare et bone fame sit vel sint, per manus executorum meorum inferius nominandorum juxta discrecionem volo quod restituantur. Item, lego corpus meum ad sepeliendum in ecclesia cathedralis Beati Petri Ebor., ubi meum sepulcrum ordinatum est. Item, lego pauperibus parochianis de Laxton, juxta necessitates, inter egenos distribuendos, xls. Item, in forma predicta lego parochianis de Ternyn xls., parochianis de Bemynstre xl s., parochianis de Rampton xl s., parochianis de Meelton Roos et Scamelby xl s.; Bryngton, Bithern et Weston, ix marcas; Crauley, xls.; Houden, xls.; tenentibus de Barnby, xl s.; Upton, xl s.; parochiali firme de Edyngle, xl s.; parochie de Kyrtlyngton, xx s. Item, lego vicariis et aliis ministris chori ecclesie Lichfeldensis xls., chori Sarisberiensis xl s., chori Lincolniensis xl s., chori Eboraci xls., chori Suthwellensis xl s., chori de Houdene xls., chori Beverlaci xl s., chori Ripon xx s., inter vicarios et alios ministros predictarum singlarium ecclesiarum predict' racionabiliter per aliquem executorum meorum distribuendos. Item, lego ad distribuendum inter pauperes tenentes insule de Haxholme, et precipue de parochia de Haxey, x marcas. Item, lego cuilibet moniali de Brodholme unam vaccam vel xiijs. iiij d. pro vacca. De residuo vero bonorum meorum hic non legatorum volo quod executores mei, videlicet, magister Johannes Gilby, rector ecclesie de Knesalle, dominus Rogerus Marcant, rector ecclesie de Laxton, dominus Robertus Semer, subthesaurarius ecclesie Ebor., quos

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* Treasurer 1418-25. He was buried in the Minster, in a tomb, with the inscription, Hic jacet Johannes Haxey, quondam thesaurarius istius ecclesie qui obiit 21 die mensis Januarij an. Dom. 1424 cujus anime propitietur Deus. Amen." (Drake's York, 501.) Mrs. Everild Thornhill, in her will 1707, directed payments to be made on Haxey's tomb in the Cathedral.

meos executores et bonorum dispositores constituo ut ipsi faciant et fideliter disponant pro me, sicut velint respondere coram Summo Judice, et perimpleant voluntatem meam clarius, de manu mea propria in nigro parvo papiro scriptam. In cujus rei testimonium sigillum meum apposui apud Suthwelle, die Sancti Michaelis archangeli, A.D. 1424, et regni regis Henrici Sexti post conquestum Anglie tercio. Item, lego cuilibet executorum meorum, administracionem testamenti capienti et fideliter perimplenti, x marcas et unum ciphum argenteum coopertum.

[Proved 12 March, 1424-5, and administration granted to the executors named, in the person of Sir Peter Feyston, rector of the parish church “delpyk”* in the close of the Cathedral of York.]

XVII. THE WILL OF HENRY LOUNDE, ESQUIRE, OF CAVE.†
[Luffenam, 5.]

1 Maii, 1426. Henricus Lounde de comitatu Eboracensi, armiger. Recommendo corpus meum ad sepeliendum in capella Beate Marie Virginis in ecclesia de Cave in insula de Cave in comitatu predicto, inter altare et lavacrum ibidem. Summo altari ejusdem ecclesie, pro decimis meis oblitis, unum vestimentum. Dyonisie, sorori mee, x marcas sterlingorum. Johanne Courtenay, xli. Ad inveniendum unum capellanum ad celebrandum ad altare Beate Marie in capella predicta per unum annum integrum pro anima mea et animabus Johannis Myndrom et Johannis Jalby, et animabus omnium servientum meorum qui mecum in partibus transmarinis in guerris domini Regis ibidem interfecti fuerunt. Willelmo Fawle, vj s. viij d. Volo quod executores mei de toga mea optima faciant unum vestimentum, illud sic factum volo quod deliberetur custodibus operis ornamentorum ecclesie predicte. Willelmo Sider de Southame, xls. Johanni Hawkeswell, xxs. Ad cooperiendum le steple predicte ecclesie de Cave cum plumbo, ita quod parochiani pro anima mea exorent, et nomen meum in registro suo imponant, x marcas. Custodibus ecclesie parochialis de Emelden unum aliud vestimentum ad exorandum pro anima Johanni de Lounde, clerico, filio meo, c li. et vj goblettes de argento, unum lectum de rubeo worstede. Petro de Lounde, ccc marcas et vj pecias argenti, unde una cooperta. Predicto Petro, filio meo, omnia illa terras, etc., in villa et campis de Sprotley in Holdernes in comitatu Eboracensi, que nuper emi de Roberto Warrant. Meos facio executores predictum Petrum de Lounde, filium meum, et Johannem de Lounde, fratrem ejus.

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* St. John del Pyke.

The Lounds were of South Cave. There was a monument to Sir Gerard de Lounde there in 1480.

Testibus, Willelmo Sutton de Lond[on], barbeur, Johanne Toller de eadem, taillor, et Ricardo Boreworth de eadem, hostiler. Johanni de Wytherwike, famulo meo, v marcas. Ricardo, famulo meo, vj s. viij d.

[Proved 8 (May, 1426), by the said John Lounde, with power

reserved, etc.]

XVIII. THE WILL OF ROBERT HELIERD, ESQUIRE, OF SCALDBY.
[Luffenam, 10.]

23 Aug., 1428. Robertus Helierd, armiger, de Scaldby, in comitatu Eboracensi. Sepeliendum in ecclesia prioratus Beate Marie Overey de Suthwerk, coram ymagine Beate Marie, juxta hostium capelle Beate Marie ejusdem ecclesie, si me ibidem mori contigerit. Priori dicti prioratus, pro dicta sepultura mea, quinque marcas. Pardono Ricardo Pykeryng, militi, nepoti meo, illas sex marcas quas michi debet; et lego eidem unam peciam argenti cum cooperculo argenti,precii quatuor marcarum, vel duas planas pecias argenti ejusdem pretii, ad eleccionem ipsius domini Ricardi. Pardono Thome Fell de Eboraco, chapman, illas sex marcas, etc., quas michi debet. Fabrice ecclesie de Scaldby, ita quod anima mea habeatur in perpetua memoria inter benefactores ejusdem ecclesie, quinque marcas. Rectori ejusdem ecclesie, vj s. viij d. Clerico ejusdem ecclesie, iij s. iiijd. Domino Johanni, capellano meo stipendiario, sex marcas. Willelmo Wresill, servienti meo, ultra feoda sua, xltas. Ordino quod Isabella, uxor mea, solvat xxxij li., in manibus meis remanentes de bonis domini Roberti Trays, aliis coexecutoribus ejusdem domini. Lego domino Roberto Hilton meum librum gallicum de Romanc' Ros'.† Meam facio executricem prefatam Isabellam, et ejus supervisorem prefatum dominum Robertum Hilton. Datum apud Suthwerk. Volo quod idem dominus Robertus Hilton feoffet Johannem Helyerd, filium meum, in certis terris in comitatu Eboracensi, annuatim ad valenciam centum solidorum, ultra terras per me sibi prius ordinatas. Testibus, Thoma Denton, cive et mercero Londiniensi, domina Elizabet Lovell, Thoma Couper, scriptore litere (sic), curato de Suthwerk, et Cristiana Hawkesworth. [Proved 3 Sept., 1428.]

* Possibly Sir Robert Hildyard, knt., of Winestead, who married Maude Lovell, and had by her a son, John, who died without issue.

†The Romaunt of the Rose.

XIX. THE WILL OF JOHN MOWBRAY, DUKE OF NORFOLK.*

[Lambeth Wills, Chichele, 433b.t]

In noun de la Seint Trinite, trois persones et une Dieu, nous Johan, duc de Norff', Counte Mareschalle de Notyngham, Mareschalle d'Engleter, Seigniour de Moubray, de Segrave, et de Gower, facoons assavoir au toutes gentz, qore sont et enapres serront, que ceste nostre entier et darein volunte en forme qen suit, cestasauoir, qe per tou nostre treshonore uncle et pier en Dieu, Henry, Cardinale d'Engletere, par noun Henry, evesqe de Wynchestre, Thomas, evesqe de Duresme, Simonde Felbrygge, chivaler, John Preston, Richard Storesacre, et Robert Southwelle, soient seisez en loure demesne come de foe simple en le manoir de Neusom ove toutez ses appurtenauntz en le counte d'Everwyk et de plusours autorus (sic) manoirs, terres, tenementez, rentez, reversions, et services ove lour appurtenauntez en diverses contez d'Engletere per vertu dune nostre chartre, a eux et autres ore mortez per licence de roy nostre seigniour qi fuist Henry le quint fait, portant date mesme nostre chartres le 9 jour de May lan tierce de mesme le Roy (1415), et sur celle nostre chartre en possession et seisun dez les ditz enfeoffez, eions relessez et quiet clamez pur nos et noz heirez tout nostre droit et clamez que nous avons en toutez manoirs, terres, tenementes, rentez, reversions et services auntditez. Et combien que noz ditz chartre et relesse estoient faitz simplement et sanz condicon, nientmains nous volons et prions a lez ditez enfeoffez qe si Dieux de nous face sa mercie et nostre alme de ceste monde passera, qils, et chescum de eux, facent et face estate a Katerine, nostre tres ame compayne, de toutz lez manoirs, terres, tenementz ove lour appurtenauntz deinz lisle d'Axholme, contenuz en le dite feoffement, suffrent et suffre nos generalx attornez et deputez, en ceste nostre volunte desoubz nomez, lever, coiller, et receivre toutes les issuez, profitz, et commoditez quelconqus, scurdantz de toutz lez autters manoirs, terres, tenementz, rentz, reversions, et services ove lour appur

* John, 8th Lord Mowbray, 4th Earl of Nottingham, and 2nd Duke of Norfolk, was second son of the 1st Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Elizabeth, sister of Thomas Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel. He was born in 1389. He succeeded his brother, Thomas Mowbray, 3rd Earl of Nottingham, who was beheaded in 1405 for his share in the insurrection against Henry IV. He was at the siege of Harfleur and in the French wars. He died 19 Oct., 1432, and bequeathed his body to be buried in the Cistercian priory in the isle of Axholme. His wife was Katherine, daughter of Ralph Nevile, Earl of Westmorland. She afterwards married Sir Thomas Strangways, John, Lord Beaumont, and fourthly, Sir John Wodville, brother-in-law of Edward IV, at the age of nearly eighty. (See Dictionary of National Biography.)

There is a further will at Lambeth, Chichele, i, 435, which follows.

tenauntz en le dite feoffement contenuez, au fine et entent ovesqe icelx de payre et agreer toz noz dettes quelx per escript ou due examinacion il purront trouer estre per nous duez aschun persone vivant ou morte deins le roialme d'Engleterre ou paraillours; et ovesque icels issues, profitz et commodites plenair' faire restitucion et greede quanqe nos avons mesfait et a ascune persone encontre conciens et droit. Et auxi damesner nostre corps jusqes a nostre priore de Newenham en le counte de Bedd', en le quele nous voillons Dieux devant estre enterres quele parte que nous demons. Et apres ceo nous voillons et prions nos ditez enfeffez qe de les ditez issues, profitz, et commoditez ils suffrent nos ditz generalx attornez satisfier et agreer lez dettez de nostre treshonoure seigniour et pier, qi feust Thomas, duc de Norff', et fair amesner et reporter en Engletere les osses du corps nostre ditz seigniour et pier, qe unqore reposent a Venys pur son dette, et mesmes les osses enterrer en nostre priore de Charterhouse deins nostre Isle d'Axholm. Ovesqe mesmes les issuez, profites, et commoditez accompler nostre volunte et entent touchant le dite priorie, quelx volunte et entent remaignent par divers lez dites Priour et Covent, enselez de nostre graunde seal, et semblablement ovesque les ditez issuez, profitez, et commoditez satisfier et agreer les dettez de treshonouree dame et mere qe feust Elizabeth, duchesse de Norff, et de nostre tres amee friere, qi feust Thomas, comte Mareschalle. [Here follows special provision re manors and lands in Norfolk and Suffolk.] Et pur acomplisser et en execucion mettre ceste nostre volunte par la survieu et advys de les honourables piers en Dieu, Johan archevesque d'Everwyk, chaunceler d'Engleterre, Philippe evesque d'Ely, et Wauter, sir de Hungreford, tresorere d'Engleterre, ou lune de eux. avons fait par icestes Richard Hastynges, chivaler, Esmonde Wyntour, Roger Hunte, Nicholais Conyngeston, Gerrard Maynell, Robert Southwell, et Johan Alman, joyntement et severalment noz generals attorneys. En testimoignm de quele chose a ceste present darein volunte tripartite avons fait mettre nostre seal. Done le xij jour de May, lan du regine le roy Henry sisme puis le conqueste septisme (1429).

Nous

*Hec est ultima voluntas domini Johannis, ducis Norffolchie, comitis Mareschalli, et de Notyngham, Anglie marescalli, etc., facta apud Eppeworth, decimo nono die mensis Octobris, anno regni regis Henrici Sexti undecimo (1432), videlicet. In primis quod corpus suum sepelietur in ecclesia Cartusiensi infra

* Printed at full length in Nichols' Royal Wills, 266.

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