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Henry Cheny 1510

In the name of god Amen the ij day of January the yere of our lord mcccccx I Henry Cheny hole of mynd & in good remembrance make my testament & last Wyll in thys manner First I bequeath my soule to Almighty god to our lady Seynt mary & all the seynts in heven my body to be beryed in the church of seynt nicoles of est pyry in seynt Thomas yle [aisle] Item for my [p.ancell?] my best good Item I beqeth to the church of lincoln ijd Item I gyve to the makyng of a new porche that my body be buryed in the place afor namyd vjs viijd Item I gyve to the reparations of the hye Alter ij bushell of berly Item to the lady chapell half a quarter of malt Item to the bells vj bushell malte Item to the Rood lytht ij bushell berley Item to the reparation of Jhns' Alter ij bushell berly Item I beqeth for a trentall of masses to be seyd for my soule in our lady chapell xl Item I beqeth to John George Corveser a rede heffer age of ij yeres Item [to] Thomas a heffer with a whyt face Item to the same my best duwblet & my best Gonne Item I have lxxx sheepe of the whych I gyve to my wyffe xl & the residue to fulfyll my trentll & burye me Item to John Thomas a brasse panne the best my howse Item I beqeth ij torchys oon to sent nicoles church & the other to the church of seynt James in Ofley [Otley?] Item I [make] my wyffe & John packiyngton my executors & my overseers Thomas packyngton & Robert packynton ther wyttenesses John Addington, Thomas byrsto & nicolas tanner with many moo


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