County: Cambridgeshire
Code: D6141#7
Reference: Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, VCCt.Wills.1, fol. 13v-14v
Function: Will




[fol.13v][item 2][Latin: Testamentum master Johis Fabbe artium Magistri de cantebr̕]
Jn the name of god Amenn the yere of our lorde god Mlle-CCCCCthe-iiijthe þe
xthe day of August J John Fabbe preyst beyng̕ of hole mynde & gode memorie
make my testament in this maner of wyse Fyrst J bequethe my soule
to almyghty god & cc my body to be buried in the paryche churche wher̕-
so-euer J departe oute of this word to the whiche churche J bequethe
for my burying̕ ‒ vjs viiijd Jt̕ J bequethe to master Roger̕ Sumtyme curate of
seynt andrews in Camebrig ‒ iij s iiijd Jt̕ to master Ric̕ Neelle his [...]
iij s iiijd Jt̕ j gyff to the chapelle of goddes house a boke called the
concordaunce of scripture & a boke called [Latin: opus aureu̕ sancti thome super
euangelia] Jt̕ to the beildyng̕ of the same college ‒ vjs viijd Jt̕ to the
[fol.14r]comontie of the same ‒ iijs iiijd Jt̕ to master thomas pryke a boke called [Latin: dic-
cionarie] in iij volomes my mantelle to master Richard pryk my best gowne
Jt̕ to master Cowper̕ the maister of sentence Jt̕ to master John Alenn my Dorbelle
Jt̕ to master Nunne my Dvnsse Jt̕ master Scott a boke called [Latin: Argioropulus
super opera aristolis] Jt̕ to sir Robynsonn sermones [Latin: distipuli] Jt̕ to master Skrymsher̕
[Latin: quonos buridam] Jt̕ to John Anstie alle my bokes of grammer & humanitie my
decreis & a gowne my lute my portouse a cheyr̕ a candelstyk & a pewter̕
basynn Jt̕ to Alexander Anstie my clavycordes Jt̕ to sir willam walcote preyst J
gyff ‒ vjs viid ij shetes ij shyrtes & my xiij sermones Jt̕ to master Joly my
boke of Mathamaticalle science Jt̕ to master John Robyns sermones [Latin: vincencij]
Jt̕ J gyff to Thomas Fabbe my broder̕ alle my stuff of houshold the whiche
he hathe in his posessionn morouer J gyff him vj siluer̕ spones a fedderbed
my coueryng̕ of my bed a matteresse the lesser̕ ij blankettes J pelowe two
cheyrs ij cusshyns a longe sedylle wt alle the hangynges of my chamber̕
& a litelle blak coffer̕ Jt̕ to Alys his wyff my musterdevilles gowne Jt̕ to
Martynn Dullyngham hir̕ broder̕ my copbord Jt Alys Roley my syster̕ J
gyff a Maser̕ wt a towre in the Middes iiij spones of siluer a mattresse a couerled
whyt & greyn ij blankettes a bolster̕ a whyt coffer̕ ij payer̕ of shetes J candelstyk
J chauffer̕ of brasse my tabille standyng̕ my chamber̕ Jt̕ J gyff to Mergaret my
syster̕ my blue gowne wt the hudde J siluer̕ spone Jt̕ J gyff to thomas Fabbe
my brother my weyghtes buthe for siluer̕ & gold Jt̕ J gyff for a preystes
service by the space of a yere & a half to pray for me & also for thos that god
knowethe J am bounde to pray for vijli̕ the preyst to be a studient in cambrig̕ And
J wille he shal be at Burwelle vj principalle festes in the sayd terme & at chesterton
xij principalle festes in the sayd terme Jt̕ J bequethe to master wille worthyngton my
boke called [Latin: hugo de vihenna super psallemn] The residue of godes above not be-
quethed J wille my executours shalle dispose & bye a vestment wt a cope and
tunakylle for deconn & subdeconn that the service of god may be the better̕
mayntenyd in the churche of seynt mary of burwelle to the whiche J
gyff them The executours of this my testament & last wille J mak thoas
[fol.14v]Fabbe my brother̕ & master thomas Pryk Also J wylle yf ther̕ be any
thyng to be sold thomas Fabbe my executour shalle have the prefer-
ment yf he will not thenn Robert Rolay