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London. A. 11559. Chirograph indented, being the testament of Gilbert son of Fulk, ' about to go to the Holy land of Jerusalem '; he gives to the canons of Holy Trinity, London, in pure alms, for his soul, and his parents' souls, his capital messuage (manayiwn) in Lim Strate, and the lands and rents there which were Peter the chaplain's, and Ailnoth the lime-burner's (calcerii), the garden he holds of the said canons, and the land and rent which he bought of Peter the clerk, to wit in the parish of All Hallows, Colemannecherch, his wife Ellen to have the premises while sole, or, if she remarry, the canons to cause her to have 5 marks quit rent for life in the city of London, due to her for her dower, and to enter themselves upon the premises forthwith, and to receive the charter he had made them thereof, which was deposited in equal hand with the monks of Stratford. Specific bequests to wife of brewing utensils, silk bed (culcitritm de serico) and the other bed to Winnoc (Gunnoce), her servant ; to his wife, brass pots, caldron, basins, bath, pan, two chests and three tables ; brass pots, &c. three cross-bows and spears (batiste et lancet), four axes (bipennes) and an iron hat (capellum ferrij, for sale for the poor in hospitals and three feather beds (calcitra plumarum) to be given to three hospitals, with three counterpanes (chalonibm), for his soul, and his five shields (scuta mea) to Holy Trinity. On the day of his obit \ mark from the said rent to be given to the canons of Holy Trinity for a refection, 3s. to the canons of Tremhale, and to the sextry of Holy Trinity \ mark to buy oil for use (ad concinandiim) before the high altar of the Blessed Trinity ; to his brother, 8s. quit rent and for an obit after his death ; to the church of St. Andrew 2si. rent for oil for use before the high altar. Executors, the abbot of Stratford, the prior of Thremhale, William ' my brother,' Ilger the goldsmith. Witnesses: John de Lesn', Richard de Melcleg', Master Robert de Thefunt, and others (named). Fragment of seal, detached.
Endorsed: Tenementa in istis cartis contenta postea devenerunt ad
manus nostras preter Willelmi de Kylkenny. |