Reference
LJeayes2
Title
Probate of Will (Bedford)
of Thomas Prest of Silsoe
Body to be buried in graveyard of St John the Baptist,
Flitton
to make my funeral procession on the day of my burial I
leave 4 bushels of wheat & 1 quarter of malt and half a
mark
to chaplain of parish of Fliton for celebrating masses
for my soul 1d
to priest of Silsoe 1d
to Augustinian friars of Cambridge 1d
to Carmelite friars of 'Hecche' (Hitchin?) 1d
to Carmelite friars of Dunstable 15d
to fabric of Filtton church 12d
to lights of the Holy Cross & St Mary 4 bushels of dredge
(mixture of oats & barley)
to lights of St John the Baptist 1 bushell of wheat
to lights of the Holy Cross & St Mary & St Leonard & St
Nicholas of Silsoe 4 bushells od dredge (mixture of oats
& barley)
to my 2 daughters 2 1/2 quarters of wheat & 2 1/2 quarters of
barley & 1 ox & 4 ewes with 4 lambs
to Wm Wodeward 1 quarter of dredge, 1 bee hive? 'vimen apium',
and 2 mother sheep with 2 lambs
to be distributed among the poor at my burial 5sh.
Any residue of goods not bequcathed to wife, Cecilie
Appoints wife, Cecilie, as exor. & Jn Jecob
dated: Feast of Translation of St Swithin (15 Jul) 1359
probate: 10 August 1359 in par church of Flitton
Date free text
1359
Production date
From: 1359 To: 1359
Language
Latin
Level of description
item