County: Suffolk
Code: D5049
Reference: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Record Office: HB 504/1141/1
Function: Will
[p.31]Breton̕
[line 6]Thys ys the laste wylle of me william Breton̕ of Berdwelle in þe
diocyse of norwyche made the xxiiij day of Junij the yeer̕ of owr̕ lord
Mle-CCCC-lxvj Fyrst J wille that my dettes ben̕ welle and truly payed
also J wylle & be-quethe alle þe londes & tenetys & pastur̕ wt alle
ther̕ appurtenaunces that J purchased of John Shukeforthe that after
my decese & katerine myn̕ wyffys they schalle remayne to þe town̕ of
Berdwelle / for to paye þe kynges taxe in-mediat after my decesse & myn̕
seid wyff of & for alle þe seid town̕ for-euer whane yt Fallythe excepte
alle þe lordshipps wtinne þe seyd town̕ and yf it so be that ther̕ fallithe no
taxe in-mediat after my decesse & my ∧ seid wyffis thane J wolle that wt the
revenews & profyght of þe same londes & tenementes ther be bowte for
the seid towne a sencer̕ of Syluere wt that that [sic] schal be conuenient therto
and yff ther̕ falle a taxe at suche tyme as god wylle Suffr̕ vs to decesse
thanne J wolle þt þe seyd sencer̕ wt that Shal be bowte conuenient therto
be bowte wt þe nexte mony þt schalle ryse of the seid londes & tenementes
and whanne thes seid thynges be don & no taxe happe to falle thane
J wolle þe revenews & profyghtes of þe seyd londes & tenementes go to the
worchipp of god & profyght of þe seyd towne for-euer to be disposyd in Suche
thynges as schal be moost nedefulle also J wylle & in the name of
almyghty god require alle þe towneshipp of Berdwelle þt now ys and
schal be in tyme to come whyle þe word schalle endur̕ that whane
suche persones as are & herafter schal be infeffed in þe seid londes & tenetes
arn̕ decessyd to þe nowmbre of iiij persones that thane tho fowre persones
to make a newe feffement as oftyn̕ as it schalle so happe prouide
alwey þe ther be no persone infeffed therinne but of the same towne
of Berdwelle Also J wylle þt yeerly wille þe world schalle endur̕
after my decesse & my seid wyff þt on̕ Sowlemesday ther be made in
þe Chyrche of Berdwelle a-for-seyd A Rekenyng & a trew a-Counte
of þe Reseythe of þe reuenws of þe seid londes & tenetes a-for þe vycarye
of þe seyd towne for the tyme beyng and other̕ of þe same and also
J wolle þe þe vycary of þe seid towne for þe tyme beyng haue yeerly
[p.32]of þe seid reuenews iiij d for to bydde my yeerday Marion̕ and katerine my
wyffys & sey a masse yeerly for vs and alle owr̕ good frendes also J wylle
yffe ther̕ be noon̕ a-counte made in þe forme a-boue-seid that thanne
þe vycary of þe seid town̕ for þe tyme beyng haue a mark of þe seid
revenws / for þe ferst yeer̕ þt no counte is made to synge a certeyn̕
for me and my wyffes & frendes a-boue-seid and yef ther be noon̕ a-
counte made in þe forme a-bove-seyd be þe terme of ij yeer̕ thanne
J wille þt the vicary of þe seid towne for þe tyme beyng haue for the
secunde yeer̕ xx s of þe seid reuenews for to synge a certeyn̕ for me
and alle other as itt es a-boue-seid and yff ther be noon̕ acounte made
in the forme as itt es a-for-seyd be þe terme of iij yeer̕ thanne J wolle
þt þe seyd vycary of the seyd towne for þe tyme beyng̕ haue for the thredde
yeer̕ xxvj s viij d of þe seyd reuenews for to synge a certeyn̕ for me &
all other̕ as itt es a-boueseyd and also J wille & charge alle tho þt be infeffed
in the seyd londes & tenetes & them þt schal be infeffed in the same in tyme
to come þt they suffre þe vicary of þe same town̕ for the tyme beyng̕
to entre into þe seid londes & tenetes & therinne to dystreyn̕ for þe none
paymentes of the seid mark xx s xxvj s viij d for euery parcelle therof
as oftyn̕ as it schalle happe to be on̕-payd & the dystresses so take to led
a-wey at his pleser̕ tylle fulle satysfaccoun̕ therof to hym be made J also
J wylle þt yf ony neclygens or defaunte be in þe vycary of þe seyd towne
for þe tyme beyng in ony of þe premysses or ony defaute or neccligens be
in them that are yf or schal be infeffed in þe seyd londes & tenetes and ~~~
dyspose them as þe schalle seme beste tylle tho defautes be reformed
a-cordyng to the trowthe and good concyense also alle tho wyllys
that J haue made be-for this present wylle J vterly refoke and a-nulle
be thes present wryttynges Jn wytteneseȝ werof to this my laste wylle
wt my testament therto annexte J haue putte to my seale at Berdwelle
a-for-sey the yeer̕ & day a-boue rehersed