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The Blaker Society © John Blaker of Preston, 1482
BLAKER WILLS

Texts of Wills

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Copia test’i Joh’is Blaker de P ston iux Lewes
In Dei no’ie amen septimo die Mensis Octobris Anno d’ni Mill’o
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quingen CCCClxxxij Ego Joh’es Blaker de P ston compos ment &
sane memorie existens condo test’m meu’ in hu’c modu’ In p mis lego
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a’iam mea’ Deo o’ipoten’ &c’ corpusq’ meu’ sepeliend’ in cimiterio
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eccl’ie s’ci Petri de Preston Ite’ lego su’me altari ib’m p dec’is oblit
xvjd’ Ite’ fabrici eccl’ie cicestr’ viijd’ Ite’ cuili’t filiolor meor iiijd’ Ite’
lego Ric’o filio meo sex boues quos volo sibi delib’ari q’ncu’q’ placu it
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mat sue Ite’ lego eide’ centu’ oves tales quales placu it matri sue eide’
delib’ari Ite’ volo q vxor mea post decessu’ meu’ delib’et duob filijs &
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filie fr’is mei Radulphi ducentas oves dimediu’ eor mat ces & aliud
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dimediu’ oviu’ bidenciu’ & cet or eng’ oviu’ quas oves p’r eor eis legauit
& ecia’ cuil’it eor vnu’ integru’ lectu’ & vnu’ papside’ & o’ia alia bona
eis legata in cist’ & volo q eis deliberent p executore’ meu’ q’n puenint
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ad l’tiam etate’ p put apparebit pleni in test’o patris eor Ite’ lego dict’
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eccl’ie de P ston vs iux vlti’am voluntate’ p’ris mei Residuu’ vero bonor
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meor supius non legator do & lego Agneti vxori mee & Ric’o Scrase
seniori quos facio meos executores p p’ntes Ita q disponant ea p saluti
a’ie mee pare’tu’ fr’m soror amicor meor meliori modo quo sciuerint &c’

Copy of the testament of John Blaker of Preston by Lewes

In the name of God amen, the 7th day of the month of October in the year
of the Lord 1482: I, John Blaker of Preston, being sound of mind and
whole of memory, make my testament in this manner. Firstly, I leave my
soul to God Almighty &c. and my body to be buried in the cemetery of the
church of St Peter of Preston. Also I leave to the high altar there for
tithes forgotten 16d. Also to the fabric of the church of Chichester 8d.
Also to each of my little children 4d. Also I leave to Richard my son six
oxen that I want to be delivered to him whenever it shall please his
mother. Also I leave to the same 100 ewes such as may please his mother
to be delivered to him. Also I wish that my wife after my death shall
deliver to the two sons and daughter of my brother Ralph 200 sheep, half
ewes, half wethers, and the other sheep which their father bequeathed
them, and also to each of them a complete set of bedding and a dish, and
all the other goods left to them in the chest; and I will that these things
shall be delivered to them by my executor when they shall come to lawful

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