Wills: 5 Edward IV (1465-6)

ANNO 5 EDWARD IV.

Monday next before the Feast of S. Luke, Evangelist [18 Oct.].

West (William), "marbeler."—To Henry Perveys, son of John Perveys, late Alderman, (fn. 1) he leaves certain lands and tenements in the parishes of S. Martin Oteswich, S. Benedict Fynk, and S. Margaret de Briggestrete, to hold the same in tail; remainder in trust for sale for pious uses. The aforesaid lands and tenements had formerly belonged to John Perveys, Alderman, and had been devised to Johanna, wife of the said John, for life, with remainders to John and Henry his sons in successive tail, but owing to the co-feoffees of the said Alderman having neglected to release their interest in the aforesaid property to him, the terms of his will (fn. 2) could not be executed; the testator therefore, having become solely seised of the same, devises them in accordance with the known wishes of the said John. Dated 17 July, A.D. 1442.
Roll 195 (28).

Monday next before the Feast of S. Leonard, Abbot [6 Nov.].

Lurchyn (John), grocer.—To the Wardens of the Mistery of Grocery of London and commonalty of the same certain tenements formerly belonging to Thomas, son of Thomas Knolles, grocer, situate in the parish of S. Mary Bothawe, (fn. 3) in aid of poor almsfolk of the said mistery. Dated London, 5 July, A.D. 1459.
Roll 195 (36).

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

Hatherle (John), Alderman, citizen and "irmonger."—To be buried in the church of S. Michael, Queenhithe. To William Frestone, the rector, churchwardens and parishioners of the said church, he leaves a vestry lately built by him under his tenement in the lane called "Trinitelane," near the north aisle (insula (fn. 4) borialis) of the said church called "le Gilde," to hold the same in pure and perpetual alms for the good of his soul, the souls of Isabella, Johanna, and Margaret his wives, and others, and upon condition that the small parish churchyard should cease to be used except under pressing necessity, and that deceased parishioners and others be for the future buried in S. Paul's churchyard. To the Prior and Convent of the Salutation of the Mother of God of the Carthusian Order tenements and wharf in Debillane in the parish of S. Michael aforesaid, subject to certain charges for the maintenance of a chantry in the said parish church, the observance of his obit, charitable distribution, &c., in manner as directed. Also to the said prior and convent he leaves certain other tenements in the same parish for the maintenance of a chantry and for gifts to the poor, according to the terms of an agreement between the testator and the said prior and convent. To Robert his grandson (nepoti meo), being son of Agnes his daughter, he leaves the hostel wherein he dwelt and a brewery called "le Cok on the hoop" in Trinitelane aforesaid, to hold in tail; remainder to the prior and convent aforesaid for pious and charitable uses. Dated London, 12 April, A.D. 1459.
Roll 195 (44).

Turnour (William), baker.—To be buried in the church of S. Margaret Patyns, to which he leaves divers sums of money. To Margaret his wife certain tenements within the parish of S. Margaret aforesaid for life; remainder to Walter his son in tail; remainder to William Gyles, the rector, and church wardens of the aforesaid church and their successors, charged with the observance of his obit in manner as directed. Dated London, 17 September, A.D. 1424.
Roll 195 (47).

Broun (Stephen), grocer.—Bequest to the church of S. Dunstan in the East of a certain rent issuing from a tenement and wharf called "Asshelynswharff," and formerly "Pakenameswharf," in the parish of S. Dunstan, so that the rector and churchwardens of the same maintain a chantry therein for the space of sixty years for the good of his soul, the souls of Juliana, Alice, and Rose his wives, and others, in manner as directed; remainder over, in case of default, to the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of London for the maintenance of a similar chantry in the Guildhall Chapel. Bequests also to the poor of the parish of S. Dunstan aforesaid; to poor prisoners of Newgate, Ludgate, the King's Bench, the Marshalsea, the Flete, and the prison of the Abbot of Westminster; (fn. 5) to divers orders of friars in London, the inmates of various hospitals, the Prior and Convent of the Charterhouse, the nuns of Sopwell and Kylbourne, &c. Among other bequests are the following:—To the fabric of the church of S. Nicholas at Newcastle-upon-Tyne twenty pounds sterling, and other sums to the fabric of the bridge at Newcastle, and to the mendicant friars in the same town. To the poor almsfolk within the place called "Grocershall" in the parish of S. Mildred in the Poultry ten marks, and ten pounds sterling to the maintenance of the said place. Bequests also of money to Rose, Katherine, and Agnes, daughters of John his son. Also to his said son he leaves certain tenements, wharf, &c., in the parishes of S. Botolph near Billyngesgate, S. Dunstan near the Tower, and S. Andrew upon Cornhill, in tail male; remainder in trust for sale, and one hundred marks of the proceeds to be given to each of the daughters of the said John if any survive, and the residue to be devoted to various pious and charitable uses as prescribed. His property at Bishop's Lynn (fn. 6) (in Lenn Episcopi) to be also sold for pious and charitable uses. Dated London, 28 April, A.D. 1462.
Roll 195 (48).

Monday the Feast of S. Scolastica, Virgin [10 Feb.].

Botiller (John), draper.—To be buried in the churchyard of S. Swithun's in Candelwykstrete. To Agnes his wife his tenement in Candelwykstrete in the parish of S. Mary de Abbechirche, near a parcel of land called "Teyntours," (fn. 7) belonging to Dame Katherine Strech, together with other tenements in the parish of S. Swithun, for life; remainder to Katherine, daughter of Philip his son, and to Juliana his own daughter in tail, with cross remainders; remainder in trust for sale for pious and charitable uses. Also to Sir Richard Thorp, the rector, and churchwardens of the church of S. Swithun aforesaid and their successors, he leaves a shop in Westchepe in the parish of S. Mary le Bow, charged with the due observance of his obit as directed, the residue of the profits being distributed among the poor of the parish. In case of default the shop is to remain to the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of London to the use and maintenance of London Bridge, to be held by them as wardens of the said bridge, for the observance of his obit as aforesaid. Dated London, 16 July, A.D. 1436.
Roll 195 (49).