Robert Collys 1521
In dei nomine Amen Anno domine millesimo cccccmo xxjmo secundo die junij I Robert Collys ….. of mynd and bodye make my testament in thys manner Inprimis I bequeth my sowlle to … almyghty god to our lady seynt mary and to all the seynts in hevyn my body to be be[ried] in the chyrchyard of grafton Item I bequeth my best gode to be my mortuary a[lso? I] bequeth to the hye alter of grafton iiijd Also to the hye Rode iiijd Also to the bells … Also to our lady of lyncoln iiijd Also I bequeth to William my sone ij mar.. ij hyvys[?] the best ….. the best pan vj of the best pewter dysheys[?] iiij sawsers iij candenstyckys the best co….. halfe my croppe ijs in money the cart The Resydue of my godes after my detts be payd and x missys done for my sowlle in grafton chyrche my wyffe to have. Also I make to my executors Sir Edmond Lynney and my wyffe also the forsayd Sir Edmond to have my son in grydyng and hys godys tyll he be xxty ye[ars] of age then hys gods to be delyveryd to hym yff that owght come tylle ….. so then the forsaid Sir Edmond to dystrybute theys forsayd godes as he thynke best for my sowll my father and my mother to thys wytness John Weston Wylliam Gowge Henry Martine with other the date and the yere and the day above sayd