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mornyng nexte ensuyng, with all divine s'vice, prayers, and observants belonging thereunto, in as solempe and devoute wise as they can doo or devise: and so to contynue to synge and say daily ev'y day fro daye, as long as o'r body shall reste there unremoeved toward the said place of our interment; and that evʼy preest and leyman of o'r said chapell have for his labor in that behalf for ev'y daye for ev'y such placebo, dirige, and lauds, w't masse of requiem, x11d. and ev'y child of the chapell d. It'm, we will that like placebo and dirige, with lawdes, and masse of requiem, be solemply and devoutly said and songen daiely ev'y day during all the saide tyme in the parisshe church of the place where it shall please Almighty God to call us owte of this transitory lif to his infynite m'cy and grace by all the preests and clerks of the same church; and by other preests to the nowmber of LX or under, and clerks to the nowmbre of xxx or under, resortyng to the said church. And that ev'y of the same preests beyng p'sent, and helping to suche placebo and dirige w't lawdes and masse of requiem, and saying also ther' masse for our soule, have for his labor and reward in that behalf for ev'y suche time xiid. And ev'y of the said clerks beyng present and helping at suche s'vice of ev'y such placebo and lawdes with high masse of requiem, have for his reward id. and soo to contynue daiely till o'r body be removed, and to have like reward for ev'y daye. It'm, we will that o'r executors assone as they convenyently may aftir our decesse, cause solemply and dovoutly to be songen or said for our soule in ev'y of xv parisshe churches next adjoyning to the place of our decesse, by all the preests, clerks, and mynisters, of ev'y such churche, placebo, dirige, with lawdes and masse of requiem with all divine prayers and observ'nces belonging thereunto. And our executors

cause to be geven and deliv'ed therefore to the churchwardeyns of ev'y suche church xs. to be distributed, that is to saye, to ev'y prest beyng p'sent, and helping all divine s’vice of the same, and also ther saying masse of requiem, xii d. and to ev'y clerk 11 d. and the residew of the same, if any remayn, to be disposed to the reparacions or ornaments of the said church. Iť, we will, that ev'y preest, to the nowmbre of LX, beyng present in the parisshe church where our body shall reste eny nyght betwene the place of o'r decesse and the place of our interment, that shal be helping at all divine s'vices of placebo and dirige with lawdes and masse of requiem, with note, and there saye placebo, dirige with lawdes, and masse of requiem, shall have for his labor vid. And ev'y clerk, to the nowmbr’ of xxx clerks, beyng p'sent, and helping to sing and say placebo and dirige, with lawdes and masse of requiem, or seying there placebo and dirige, with lawdes, шd. It', we bequeth to the curate of ev'y church where our body shall reste at nyght шs. d. And to the wardeyns and parisshoners of ev'y suche church to th' use of the same church x s. in money, and 11 torches. And to the ryngars of the bells of evʼy suche church is. шd. And we will that ev'y preest, laymen and children of our chapell have for their reward for the same daie like somez as is appoynted to be gefen to theym in our chapell, as is bifore said. And we will that all the said masses and other masses that shalbe said for our soule aft' our decesse unto the tyme of o'r enterment, excepte the high masse of requiem, shalbe orderd and said as can be aft' the forme and order of a trantall. It'm, we will that o'r executors geve and deliver to the church-wardeyns of ev'y other parisshe that our body shall passe through toward the said place of our enterment, other then in the said citie of London, xVI S. VIII d. and a torche,

to cause placebo and dirige with lawdes, and messe of requiem, to be solemply and devoutely songen or said in ev'y suche churche by the preests and clerks of the same. And to geve therof to ev'y preest for his labor vi d. and to ev'y clerk III d. and the residew therof to be disposed for the reparacion of the ornament and church of the same parisshe. It'm, we will that in like wise our executours yeve and deliver to the church-wardeyns of ev'y church that our body shall passe through within the said citie of London x s. and a torche to cause like placebo and dirige with lawds, and masse of requiem, to be solemply and devoutly said and songen by the preests, ministres, and clerks, of ev'y suche churche, and to geve to ev'y prest for his labor vid. and to ev'y clerk d. and the residew thereof to dispose to the reparacions of the ornaments and church of the same parisshe. It'm, we will that our executors yeve and deliver to the freres of ev'y of the III orders of freers in the said citie of London, for their labour to geve their attendaunce upon the comyng of our body through the same citie and for placebo and dirige, with lawds and masse of requiem, to be solemply songen and said in ev'y of the churches of the said freers, XL s. It', to the prior and covents of Crist's churche in London, Seynt Mary Spitell, Seynt Barthilmewes, and to the abbotts and covents of Tower-hill and Bermondsey, for a solempne dirige, and masse to be hadde and kepte in ev'y of the same place to ev'y of them, xx s. It'm, to the Crowche Freers, and to the prior and covent of Elsyngspitell for a like dirige and masse, to either of them XIII s. IIII d.

It'm, we bequeth to th'abbot and covent of the monastery of Seynt Peter of Westmynster, for placebo and dirige, with lawds and masse of requiem, and other divine service and observances to be had and doon in the same monastery at the daie and in the

tyme of our enterment, as followeth, that is to saye, to the abbott of the same monastery, if he be there present, xx s. to the prior if he be present, xs. to ev'y monke present there, beyng a preest, IIS. to ev'y monke beyng professed and noo preest, XII d. to ev'y monke beyng novice and not profeste, vIII d. And at our moneths daye to every of the persones of the same monastery above rehersed for like placebo and dirige, with lawds and masse of requiem, with all divine service and observaunce belongyng therunto, the like somes of money as above is specified. And to the bells ryngars the tyme of our enterment, XVI s. vIIId. And at our monethes daie VIS. VIII d. And to the Deane and Chanons of the College of Seynt Stephen, for a like solempne dirige, with lawdes and masse of requiem, there by theym to be said and songen in the tyme, and in the daie of our saide enterment, LX s. to be distributed by the discrecion of the deane and tresorer of the same place for the tyme beyng for al maner of charges to be doon aboute our saide enterment. And to the deane and chapiter of the college of Wynburn, for a like solempne dirige, with lawdes, and masse there to be said and songen at the tyme and in the daie of our enterment, XL s. It', we will that our executours geve and deliver to the churchewardeyns of the parisshe church of Seynt Margarets of Westm' XL S. and a torche, to cause a like solempne dirige, with lawdes and masse of requiem, there to be solemply and devoutly said and songen, in the same churche, by the prests, ministres, and clerks, of the same churche, at the tyme and in the daie of the enterment of our body. And to geve to every preest therof for his labor XII d. and to ev'y clerk vid. and the residew of the same XL s. to be disposed to the reparacions of the ornaments and churche of the same parisshe.

It'm, we will that in the daye that it shall please

Almighty God to call us from this p'sent and transitory lif to his infynite mercy and grace, and in the daie of o'r enterment there to be distributed in almes amongs poore people by the discrecion of our executour, CXXXIII li. vis. vIII d. or more, as shall be

thought convenyent by their discrecions. And cc li. to be disposed in bying of clothe for our executors and servants, men and women, or other persones, by the discrecions of our executours that shall give their attendance upon the conveyaunce of our body, and our said enterment, and at our moneths daie.

It', we will, that o'r executors provide and ordeyne a convenyent herse, by their discrecion to be sett and occupied in the place where we shall decesse, in our chapell, during all the tyme that our body shall reste there. It', we will that our executors provide and ordeyn by their discrecion another convenyent herse in the parisshe church where we shall decesse, there to be sett and occupied during all the said tyme. It', we will that our executours provide and ordeyn a convenyent herse by there discrecion in the said monastery of Seynt Peter of Westm', where our body, with Godd's grace, shalbe interred. It'm, we will that o'r executours provide and ordeyn by their discrecion torches convenyent to be occupied and spent in the place where we shall decesse; and in the parisshe church of the same, till our body shalbe removed; and also to be occupied and geven by the wey in conveying of our body unto the citie of London, and through the same citie unto the same monastery at the tyme of our enterment. It'm, to the torches holders in the said chapell and parisshe church for ev'y day till the body be removed, to ev'y of them Id. It', for the wages of the torche bearers fro the place of our decesse unto the said monastery of Westm', and in the same monastery, to ev'y of theym,

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