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History of the Church and Manor of Wigan.
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my soul vnto Almighty, &c., and my body to be buried within the cathedrall churche of Saint Poule, of London, before the rode of North dore there, bitwene the longe forme and the wall directly over agaynst the saide rode. And I bequeth for my buriall there to be had suche convenient sume of money as shalbie thought by the discrecions of myn executours. Item, I bequeth to the high awter of Saint Benet, where I am pishen, for my tithes forgotten in discharge of my soule and conscience, xiijs iiijd. Item, I bequeth to the high awter of Saint Stephyns, in Walbroke, for my tithes there forgotten in discharge of my soule and conscience, yjs viijd. Item, I woll that suche due detts as I owe of right or of conscience to any maner psone or persones shall be well and truely contented and paid. Item, I woll that Alice, my suster, shall yerely during hir lyfe have of the londes to be bought for my lectour at Cambridge, syx pounds sterlinge to be paide to hir halfe yerely. And I woll that Joane, my suster, shalhave during hir lyfe fyve pounds sterlinge of the landes to be bought for the said lector, in like maner and fourme to be paide, or ells the said sumes to be yerely xceyved of the profits of my lands in Kent or in London, after the discrecions of my Lorde of London [Bp Tunstall], Sir Thomas More, knyght, and Maister John Stokesley, Prebendary of Saint Stevyns at Westmynster. Item, I bequeth to Thomas Lynacre, my brother, xls. Item, I bequeth to my two neses, Agnes and Margaret, eche of them a bedde, with all things to it complete, after the discrecions of myn executours, so that Margaret shalhave the better. Item, I bequeth Mr. William Dancaster a fether bed and two Irishe blanketts, with a bolster. Item, I bequeth to John Plumtre these boks, Palax, Thucchiddes, wt that that foloweth, Theoder and Apolones, Libanius Declamacions, Theocritas with the coment, Pyndarus with the coment, the coment upon Omer. Item, I woll that my funeralls and burying shall be doon in moderat maner, after the discrecions of myn executours. Item, I bequeth to Richard my serunt, a blak gowne of iijs a yarde, and xls in money, for the good service that he hath doon to me.