BRETON,
JOHN. - 20 May, 1500. Of
the parish of St. James, Colchester, gent. To be buried in the chapel of St. Peter within the church of St. James aforesaid. To the high altar of the
same, for tithes and offerings forgotten, 6s. 8d. To the fabric of the church of St. Paul, London, 12d. A fit chaplain of good and honest
conversation to celebrate for my
soul in the church of St. James for the space of one year, according to the pleasure of my executors, and subject to what money
may be left after the payment of my debts. To the
friars minor of Colchester, for a trentall, 10s. To John Coole, "ffeuller,
8s. 6d.
To my wife, Joan,
all my goods. My lands in Brich Magna {Great Birch} and Leier
Breton {Layer Breton} to be sold, and the proceeds to be devoted to pious uses for the benefit of my soul and the souls of my benefactors, at the discretion of my executors . [He also mentions lands, tenements and stalls, lately belonging to John Vertue, jun., in Colchester].
Executors: my wife, Joan; Thomas Cristemesse, junior.
Witnesses: John Smallpece; Thomas Northen; Richard Jakson.
In Latin.
No probate act.
(F. 43b;
also P.C.C. , Moone F. 13.)
{Taken from ‘Essex Wills at Canterbury’, by
Revd. G M Benton, Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Volume 21,
Part 2.}
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