Elena Crosse

In Dei nomine, Amen. Vicesimo die mensis Novembris Anno Domini M.cccc.lvij. Ego domina Elena * nuper uxor Johannis Portyngton f nuper unius Justiciariorum Domini Regis de Banco, condo testamentum meum—corpus ecclesiastic* sepulturae in ecclesia Sancti Michaelis de Estrington juxta Houeden. Lego in cera circa corpus meum comburenda die sepulturas mese tantum et presbiteris—et in distribucione ecclesiis et pauperibus, xx marcas. Lego Johanni Portyngton filio meo primogenito duos boviculos, duas vaccas et ij. strikkis de stauro meo in Holmecarr. Et do et condono eidem Jobanni omnia debita, transgressiones, sive contemptus michi debita, sive facta per eundem Johannem. Et lego Alasise uxori ejusdem Johannis, j. par precularum de argento et deaurato. Et do et lego iiij. presbiteris idoneis et honestis in ecclesia de Estryngton per quinque annos, cuilibet per annum iiij 1. vel minus. Et do et lego magistro Thomas Portyngton J j. fedirbed super quod jacet, vj. coopertoria et tria paria linthiaminum. Lego Julianas Portyngton j. par precularum de auro, j. annulum aureum cum una petra viridi. Lego Roberto Portyngton § filio meo unum plaustrum, iiij. boves, ij. equos optimos apud Risseby in Com. Line, cum toto harnasio eidem plaustro pertinente. Et do eidem unam earucam, iiij. equos ibidem ile optimis et totum harnasium. Et omnes multones et agnos meos apud Portyngton, exceptis c. ovibus matricibus sicut currunt, Johanni Bemetby inferius legatis. Et eidem Roberto unam ollam eneam apud Xewland, ij. ollas eneas apud Anlaby de optimis ollis juxta ollas Xicholao Portyngton legatas, j. lectum rubeum pendentem integrum, j. fedirbed, vj. coopertoria, vj. paria linthiaminum, j. par blankettis cum coveryng de rubeo, j. garnyssh de pewdvr wessell apud Xewland, xij. coeliaria argentea. Et le^o Elizabethae uxori dicti Roberti unum mantill nipri colons penulatum cum boges. Et lego Xicholao Portyngton ij. carectas apud Anlaby, ij. carucas ibidem, omnes equos et equas et omnia harnas eisdem pertinentia. Lego eidem Xicholao iiij11. agnos vocatos hoggis apud Anlaby, vj. vaccas ad lac, j lectum inte grum pendentem de viridi et rubeo, j. fedirbed, viij. coopertoria, vj. paria linthiaminum, j. par blanketts, maximam ollam eneam, secundam ollam et terciam ollam eneas, optimam patenam, galows, rakkis, spittis de ferro in coquina ibidem, j. garnyssh de pewder wessell, omnia vasa pertinentia ad brasionem, xij. coeli aria argentea, viij. quarteria frumenti, si tanta remaneant ultra expensas necessarias, xx quarteria ordei. Et lego Elizabethae uxori dicti Xicholai unam togam coloris blodii penulatam cum menever, j. novam zonam argenteam et deauratam ejusdem co loris, j kirtyll de Scarlett, et j. cellam rubeam cum harnasio de factura London. Et volo quod idem Xicholaus ex sua bona gubernacione habeat meliora regard' secundum voluntatem executorum meorum. Et lego ad maritagium Elenae filiae Johannis Hawdenby c s. Et lego Isabellae* uxori Johannis Hawdenby j. togam de murray penulatam cum martis. Et Johanni Barnethy c. oves matrices apud Portyngton depascentes sicut currunt, iij. vaccas ad lac apud Anlaby. Et Margaretae uxori dicti Jo hannis j. togam de cremesyn penulatam cum grey. Et Edwardo Saltmershf j. fedirbed, vj. coopertoria, iij. paria linthiaminum, et uxori ejusdem j. togam de scarlett penulatam cum martis. Et Waltero Grymston J pro pueris suis ad scolas sustentandis vj l. argenti solvendas infra iij. annos a dato obitus mei. Et Elizabethae Grymston j. togam de scarlett penulatam cum menever. Et lego Thomae Crosse fratri meo iiij. libras recipiendas ad manus Roberti Crosse * de debito michi per ipsum debito. Et volo quod centum librae sint bene securge et discrete custoditse in quodam loco secreto ad defendendum quaecunque placita terras versus Ricardum Portyngton, Robertum Portyngton, sive Nicolaum Portyngton accidencia. Et lego Elizabethas Forster servienti meas pro bono servicio suo michi facto et imposterum faciendo, ultra x. marcas per Johannem Portyngton virum meum legatas, x. marcas et melius, et j. parvam zonam argenteam deauratam coloris nigri cum omnibus ornamentis capiti meo pertinentibus. Residuum Edmundo Portyngton,f Edwardo Saltemersh, et Roberto Por tyngton armigeris. Et lego cuilibet executorum meorum pro labore suo c s. Item do et lego Ricardo Portyngton iiij 1. et totum meremium meum apud Portyngton. _Prob. 22 Ap. 1458.]

In the name of God, Amen. M.cccc.lvij the twentieth day of the month of November in the year of the Lord. I am the mistress of the late Ellen F * of one of the Justices, the late wife of John of the Lord, the King of the Bench, Portyngton, make my will in the church of Saint Michael of the Estrington ?? the body, according to the burial ecclesiastica Houeden. I read about my body be burned in the wax of my only, and the priests of the day of the dead, and in the distribution to the poor ??, of twenty marks. I read my first-born, the son of John Portyngton two bullocks, two cows and two. struck from the store with my Holmecarr. And I give and forgive all the debts owing to the same John, John, trespasses, or contempt for me, due to be done by the same John. And I read Alasise to his wife of the same John, J. rosary beads, from silver, and of gold. And I give and bequeath to the fourth. Estryngton suitable for five years in the church of the presbyters and honest, it is the year of the fourth through the 1. or less. And I give and bequeath to the captain of the Thomas Portyngton J j. fedirbed on top of that it is written, vj. coverlets and three pairs of sheets. Select Julianae Portyngton j. rosary beads, of the gold of, j. finger a gold ring with a single green rock. I read in one of my Robert Portyngton § the son of the cart, and the fourth. cattle, two. best horses in Risseby Com. Line, with the whole harnasio pertaining to the cart. And do the same one earucam, four. ile best horses there and the whole harnasium. And all the rams, and lambs with Portyngton, with the exception of c. ewes as race, John Bemetby lower ambassadors. And the same Robert a brass pot with Xewland, ij. bronze pots with Ankby of the best fish in the pots Nicholao Portyngton bequeathed j. red hanging on the bed, the perfect man, j. fedirbed, vj. coverlets, vj. balance sheets, j. par blanketts with coveryng from red, j. garnysshe of pewdvr wessell with Xewland, twelve. Coeliaria silver. And his wife, Elizabeth, said Robert le ^ o one mantill nipra color penulatum with boges. Then select Nicholao Portyngton two. carts with Ankby, ij. the plow, in the same place, and all the chariot horses and mares of all harnas the same state. Select the same Nicholao iiij11. lambs called hoggis in Anlaby, vj. of the calves to drink milk, a complete inte bed hanging from the green and red J, j. fedirbed, eight. coverlets, vj. balance sheets, j. par blanketts, the largest pot of brass, bronze pot, the second and the third pot, the best of the paten, galow, Rakka, Spitter of iron in the kitchen in the same place, j. garnysshe of pewder wessell, all the vessels belonging to brasionem, twelve. Heaven aria silver, eight. quarters of wheat, and no longer remain so if the necessary expenses, twenty quarters of barley. Blodii lined with fur, the color of the toga, and with the one I bequeath to Elizabeth, wife of the said Nicholao menever, j. and a new gilded silver belt with thongs of the same co, j kirtyll of scarlet, and j. harnasio red cell with the work of London. Has a very good out of the good governance of their own Nicholao And I will regard what is the same ', according to the will of the executors of my fathers. And I leave for marriage Elena, the daughter of John Hawdenby c s. And the wife of John Hawdenby bequeath to Isabella * j. Murray toga fall from his lined with Mars. And John Barnethy c. ewes with Portyngton consumed just run three. cows to milk in Anlaby. Jo, and Margaret, wife of the said John, j. cremesyn toga fall from his lined with gray. And Edward Saltmershf j. fedirbed, vj. coverlets, three. pairs of sheets, and his wife of the same j. Scarlett toga fall from his lined with Mars. And Walter Grimston J for their children to attend school maintenance vj l. money to be paid within three. years from the date of my death. And Elizabeth Grimston j. Scarlett toga fall from his lined with menever. And my little brother I bequeath to Thomas Crosse. for the debt to me by the hands of Robert Crosse * pounds gain possession of the debt itself. And I will that they are well securge one hundred pounds for the defense of the secret of all that in a certain place, and with discretion custoditse Portyngton a plea of ??land against Richard, Robert Portyngton, or Nicolas, a Portyngton for accidents. And for the good of my service to him in his lego Elizabeth Forster me being ended, and hereafter to be made, apart from the x. Portyngton marks the man of my legacy by John, x. marks and better, and j. the color of black with a small gilded silver belt pertaining to my head with all her ornaments. The remainder of Edmund Portyngton, f Edward Saltemersh, and Robert Por tyngton his guards. And I leave to each of my executors, for the labor of his own c s. Also I give and bequeath to my Richard Portyngton fourth 1. The whole timber with Portyngton. Prob. 22 Ap. 1458.]