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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… he leaves all the aforesaid houses, shops, &c., for life or until remarriage; remainder to pious uses. Further … trust to sell for payment of his debts. Bequests of money or measures of corn or other grain to Katherine Shorne his … of a silver spoon (Stow's 'Survey,' Strype's ed., 1720, bk. v. p. 164). The custom survives to this day in the gift …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… a freehold, and renounced the fee. Roll 57 (17). Milis or Milys (Robert).His dwelling-houses to be sold, and ten … before the Feast of SS. Simon and Jude [28 Oct.]. Deumars or Dewmars (Mary).To John and Thomas her sons her tenement … of the 'Mirror of Justices' (Heeve's 'Hist. of Eng. Law,' bk. ii. p. 359). It was originally written in French, a …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… payment of six shillings and eightpence to the Mayors or Wardens of the City of London, and of thirty shillings to … Herts. 2 Generally known as All Hallows "upon the Cellar" (or Cellars) or "the Less." 3 Aldebury in the manor and parish of Sende, …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… the property is to go over to the Master of the House or Church of S. Thomas the Martyr of Acon, near the great … City of London, for the maintenance and use of the chapel or college near the Guildhall. Dated London, 1 April, A.D. … and Richard Mody (Stow's 'Survey,' Strype's ed., 1720, bk. iii. p. 248). 2 Or Loneronelane? See Part I. p. 181. …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… [24 June], A.D. 1368.Here follows a list of his "debts" (or what is owing to him). Roll 96 (121). Stonelee (John de), … twelve silver spoons. To Robert Stolyon of Warbelton an ox or thirteen shillings and fourpence at the election of his … Kyngestone 25 in the chapel of S. Mary Magdalen, for life, or so long as he shall live there; remainder to the said …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… in successive tail. No date. Roll 40 (128). Molere or Moelere (Alice la).To Gilbert her son in tail her tenement … supra, p. 185. Corn merchant. Variously spelt "Romeland" or "Roomland": a name given to the quays (or to plots of land … who frequented it (Stow's 'Survey,' Strype's ed., 1720, bk. iii. p. 251). Mincing Lane. Ciphum argenti debiliorem. …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… the psalter pledged to the testator for twenty shillings or that sum of money itself. To Sir William Chestre, rector … be buried in the church of S. Thomas de Acon or in S. Paul's churchyard. Bequests to the church of S. Mary … to Aymar Dassell her nephew. Every religious house, abbey, or priory into which she had been received is to have some …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… Ad bladum in foro de Gaschirche. A maker of burel or borel, a coarse woollen cloth. In Conyhope Lane, parish of … site of Grocers' Hall Court. A white-tawyer; one who taws or tans skins with alum, A maker of "cushes," or armour for … old Foundation" (Stow's 'Survey,' Strype's edition, 1720, bk. iii. p. 147). It is spoken of in the will of Roger Beyvin …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… to be sold for the execution of this his testament or last will, and for distribution of his legacies among the … to charitable and pious uses. No date. Roll 43 (75). Moriz or Morice (William), "buriller." 9 To Henry his son a … to Carter Lane (Stow's 'Survey,' Strype's ed., 1720, bk. iii. p. 227). A maker of some kind of coarse woollen …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… at her head, the other at her feet, and that her corpse or coffin lie above ground. To her mother she leaves three … Dated London, 13 October, A.D. 1384. Roll 114 (165). 1 Or antiphonar, an anthem book, so called from the alternate … and responses ('Catholicon Angl.'). 2 Choir copes or copes canonical such as are now used in churches (Rock's …