Cook Will 1520/1

Will of John Cooke

of Canterbury, Kent

Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives PRC 17/14/162
Submitted by Shelagh Mason

In die Nome Amen The iiijth day of December in the yere of our Lord God [1520] and in the xijth yere of the reigne of King Henry viijth
I John Cooke of the pishe of our Lady of Northgate of the Cite of Cant�bury [City of Canterbury] being of hole mynde and in good memory Laude be to god ordeyne and make my testament and Last will in forme folowying
First I bequeith my sowle to allmyghty god oure blessed Lady and to all the Seynts of Hevyn my body to be buried in the cimytory [cemetery] of Seynt Gregory * of the said citye
* This is the Priory of St. Gregory � the church is 19th century.

Item I bequiethe to the high Auter of the Churche of Northgate aforesaid xiijd
Item I bequiethe to the bradzehed? of three masses within the same Churche iiijd

The Residue of all my goods nott bequeathed I holly gee and bequeith unto Benett my wif whiche Benett my wif I ordeyne and make my sole executrix of this my p�sent testament and Last will she to dispose for the helth of my soule as shall seme her best to the pleasure of almyghty god

Theis witnes Sir Willm Kempe Vicar of the churche of Northgate aforesaid
John Chanlyar John Coffte and others

Probatum fuit: xij die January [1520/1].

Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 7th Dec. 2018. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.

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