TESTAMENT DE WILLIAM LYLY
In dei nomine amen. I William Lyly being in hole mynde make my testament in this wise. ffurst I bequeth my soule to almighty god and my body to be buried w* my wyfe in Pardon Churchyarde. yf it may be conueniently orells before Powlys Crosse with my Children. All my goodes I will be solde to the moost best behove and profite of my childern and the money that shal surmount of the same be kept for bringing vp of my childern. All my bokes I will be kept for suche of my sonnes as intende to kepe their lernyng. I will my elder doughter Denyse haue to hir mariage xl Marces w' my wyfes best gowne furred with Palaber and the yonger Margaret asmoch yf it fortune either of theym to dye or they be maried she that is left alyve to haue both partes. All the tother parte of my goodes to be distributed bitwixt my 111} sonnes by equall porcions Alsd I bequeth to the bretherhede of our Lady light in saint faithes Church 1j newe torches. And also I will that à trentall be songe for me and my wife in the parishe Church after my departing and v masses of the v woundes to be songe for me ? at the Savey and all suche money as ye entende to make a dyner at the day of my buriall to be distributed amonge poure people that hath moost nede therof. Also TI bequeth to Edward John xx s. Also I will Jone Jones dwelling w° maister Cosyn haue asmoche that is to sey xx s and beside that a paire of shirtes and vj napkyns of my wifes bequest. And of this my last wille I make myn executours Stevyn Mason vyntener of London and William Borman sumtyme seruant to maister John Colet Deane of powlys either of them to haue v marces sterling for thexecuting and fulfilling of my said wille requi-
1. Inédit. Une seconde transcription de ce testament se trouve dans le même volume, f. 8.
9. La seconde transcription a, en plus, les mots « and my wife ».
ryng theym both that they will soo ordre all thinges that it may be to the saluation of my soule and my wyfes soule and to the comforte of my Childern. Also I will that myn eldest sonne haue all my londes. And yf they faile to remayne to myn eldest doughter. yf they faile to remayn to the eldest of my susters Childern. And also that sum devout and sad prest synge masse daily for me and my wyfes in saint faithes Church during the space of a yere and to haue x marces for his wages. William Lyly manu propria. Anno Domuni Millimo quingentesimo xxiJ. Secundo die Septembris.
Probatum fuit testamentum suprascripti defuncti Coram prefatis Commussarijs in ecclesia Cathedrali Diuini Paul Londonensis 1x° die mensis Marti] Anno Domini millimo quingentesimo xxij°. Iuramento &ec. &e.
[La seconde copie contient en outre le passage suivant, ajouté à la suite de la phrase se terminant par « Secundo die Septembris » :]
Being present in the house of the said William Lyly xxv° ffebruar?y anno a thousande fyve hundred xxij at the deliuerye of the originall testament writen w° his owne hande Maistres Morys Birchinshawe Andrewe Smyth and John Rightwise.
À Copycezz of the said William Lylly made the xxx" day of ffebruary anno mvxxi]. Mem. where in his testament he gave and bequethid vnto his doughter Denys Lylly xl marces in redy money to hir mariage his mynde was that if she were ordered and ruled by them that he putt in trust, then she to haue twenty marces in money. Then being present Maister Maurice Birchinshawe John Rightwise and Margaret Mason.
Probatum fuit testamentum suprascripti defuneti vna eum Codicillo eiusdem Coram prefatis Commissarijs in ecclesia Cathedrali diuini Pauli Londonensis xx]J° die mensis Maï] Anno Domini Millimo quingentesimo xxüj° Iuramento &c. (Somerset House. Walls proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Bodfelde, 4 & 8).
