Wills: 12 Edward IV (1472-3)

Calendar of Wills Proved and Enrolled in the Court of Husting, London: Part 2, 1358-1688. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1890.

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'Wills: 12 Edward IV (1472-3)', in Calendar of Wills Proved and Enrolled in the Court of Husting, London: Part 2, 1358-1688, (London, 1890) pp. 567-569. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/court-husting-wills/vol2/pp567-569 [accessed 26 April 2024]

ANNO 12 EDWARD IV.

Monday next before the Feast of S. Gregory, Pope [12 March].

Gregory (William), late Mayor (fn. 1) and Alderman, citizen and skinner.—To be buried according to directions contained in his testament touching his movables. To the Master, Wardens, and Commonalty of the Fraternity of Corpus Christi of the Craft of Skinners in the parish church of S. John in Walbroke, and to Henry Crosse, parson of the said church, and their successors, he leaves a certain shop in the parish of S. Mildred in the Poultry and a cellar in Heywharflane in the parish of All Hallows atte Heywharf, charged with the observance of the obit of Robert Scalton, skinner, Cecile, late wife of the same, and of the testator, in the church of S. Antonyn in manner as directed; remainders over in case of default to the parson, churchwardens, and parishioners of the said church of S. Antonyn for like purposes, and to the Wardens of London Bridge for the maintenance of the said bridge. Dated London, 6 November, A.D. 1465.
Roll 202 (2).

Monday the Feast of S. Mildred, Virgin [20 Feb.].

Cressy (Thomas), draper.—His feoffees in trust of certain houses in Melkstrete in the parish of S. Laurence in the Old Jewry are directed to make a good estate therein to Alice his wife for life, charged with the maintenance of a chantry in the church of S. Christopher in Bradstrete and observance of an obit; remainder to Sir John Pygge, Bishop of Artfert (fn. 2) and parson of the said church of S. Christopher, (fn. 3) and to Richard Domy, scrivener, in trust for maintenance of a chantry in the said church and other pious and charitable uses. Dated 15 June, A.D. 1472.
Roll 202 (13).

Monday next after the Feast of S. Agatha, Virgin [5 Feb.].

Orwell (John), goldsmith.—To the Abbot of the Monastery of S. Mary without the walls of York and convent of the same and their successors a certain tenement and curtilage in the parish of S. Peter the Less in pure and perpetual alms. Dated London, 8 July, A.D. 1470.
Roll 202 (25).

Ferbras (Robert), citizen and surgeon of the City of London. —To the Wardens and Commonalty of the Craft or Mistery of "Lethersellers" of London certain tenements and gardens in the parish of All Hallows, London Wall, charged with the payment of forty shillings annually in bread for the inmates of various prisons, including "le Convicte prison" at Westminster; the residue of the issues and profits, after payment of all charges, to be kept in the treasury of the wardens and commonalty aforesaid for the relief of the poor of the craft or mistery. (fn. 4) In case of default made in carrying out his wishes the property is to go over to the rector, churchwardens, and parishioners of the church of All Hallows aforesaid for like purposes, the residue being devoted to the use of the said church. To Richard Trent, "tyler," and Johanna his wife, daughter of the testator, a certain tenement in the parish of All Hallows aforesaid for their lives; remainder to the rector, churchwardens, and parishioners aforesaid, charged with the maintenance of a lamp to burn before the crucifix, and with prayers for his soul, the souls of Juliana and Alice his wives, and others, the observance of an obit, and performance of other religious duties as directed. Dated 4 November, A.D. 1470.
Roll 202 (30).

Ferbras (Robert), citizen and surgeon of the City of London.—Testament touching three tenements in the parish of All Hallows, London Wall, which he leaves to the Wardens and Commonalty of the Craft of "Lethersellers," to the use of the said commonalty. Dated London, 17 April, A.D. 1472.
Roll 202 (31).

Footnotes

  • 1. 2 In 1451.
  • 2. 1 Ardfert, Kerry.
  • 3. 2 From 1462 to 1483. He was also Rector of Langdon-cum-Basildon, co. Essex, 1466-1483; ob. 1483 (Newcourt, 'Repertorium,' vol. i. p. 323; vol. ii. p. 356).
  • 4. 3 In the time of William the Conqueror Alan, Earl of Richmond, gave the church of S. Olave near the city of York, together with a parcel of land, to Abbot Stephen and his convent of Benedictine monks, who had been expelled from Whitby and Lestingay. That church becoming too small, William Rufus laid with his own hand the foundation stone of a bigger church to the honour of the Virgin Mary, and endowed the monastery with large possessions (Tanner's 'Notit. Monast.,' p. 638).
  • 5. 4 The Leathersellers' Company in their return to the Commission appointed in 1880 give the date of the testator's will as 14 November instead of 4 November. They further state that the sum of 66l. 13s. 4d. 3 per cent. Consols has been transferred to the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds for the future payment of 2l. a year to the poor of the Company (Report Livery Companies Com., 1884, vol. iii. p. 515).
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