Southwark (probably a relation of Nicholas Mockyng, who was instituted to the rectory of Saint Olave's 11th July, 1374) by his will of that date gave to the high altar of Saint Olave's 6s. 8d., to the church for his burial 6s. 8d., to the light of St. Mary 3s. 4d., to each chaplain there 12d., to the under clerk 8d., to the fabrick of the church 13s. 4d, to the light of the holy cross 3s. 4d., to the light of St. Nicholas 12d., to the master clerk 12d., with provision for two chaplains to say mass in the said church for his soul for one year after his death and then for one to say it for six years.
Register of Bishop of Winton Wichham, ii. p. 3, fol. 177a.
Manning and Bray's Surrey.
A.D. 1407.—William Burcestre, Knt., by his will, dated at Southwark, in the parish of Saint Olave, the last day of July A.D. 1407, 8 Henry IV., desired to be buried in the Abbey of the Minoresses of St. Clare without, Aldgate, London. He willed that his feoffees, Richard Wakehurst and Richard Ayland, and Dn̄s. Thos. Sakevyle, and all others who were enfeoffed of his lands, should permit his wife Margaret to receive the rents and profits of his manor of Burwash for her life, and after her decease that his feoffees should enfeoff his son, John Burcestre, therein, to hold to him and the heirs of his body for ever; and in default of such heirs, he willed that they should enfeoff his daughter Williama (or Williamana), in the same manor, to hold to her and the heirs of her body for ever; and for want of such heirs, he directed the same to be sold.
He disposed of his manor of Sumerden in like manner, and made a similar disposition of all that his manor of the Maze, and his mills and quit rents in Southwark,
