X284/9/4

Will of John Kydnot senior of Tempsford - body to be buried in Tempsford churchyard; - meum opt animal nomine principal ad fugand coram me in die sepulture mes [ two possible meanings: "I leave my best animal as a mortuary payment to be driven before me on the day of my burial"; "I leave my best hunting beast as a mortuary payment before the day of my burial"]; - 1d to each of the poor; - to make one rood [length] of Tempsford churchyard wall - 2/- for the high altar; - 40/- for making the highway next to Serles Hedge; - 6/8 to John Heverherd senior; - 4d to the parish clerk; - residue to his wife Margaret and John Heverherd who were his joint executors

4 Apr 1417

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Kydnot, John,
Heverherd, John,
Heverherd, Margaret

wills, churchyards, Parish Clerks, church fees