forged. The City Treasurer said that undoubtedly these somewhat peculiar bequests, made at about the same time by these two friends and contemporaries, were made by a concert between them.

"I suppose the evidence that Thomas Hore was my own ancestor is strong enough to warrant its being asserted with confidence. The husband of Mrs. Joanna, who came to this country with five children, was Charles Hoare. His oldest son was Thomas, his second son John. His two daughters were Joanna and Margery. The maker of this will, to which I refer, was Thomas Hore. His oldest son was John, his second son Thomas, and his two daughters, Joanna and Margery. He leaves to his oldest son John lands at Wotton-Under-Edge in Gloucestershire, where the family owned lands in several generations. As is well known, the larger part of Bristol is in Gloucestershire, although a small part of it is in Somerset. The river Avon, which runs through the City, separates the two shires."

TRANSCRIPT OF THE WILL OF THOMAS HORE, BURGESS OF BRISTOL 1466, IN THE ORIGINAL MONKISH LATIN.

Testm Thome Hoore.

IN DEI NOMINE AMEN quarto die mensis Aprilis Anno dni Millimo CCCCmo sexagemo sexto ET Anno Regni Regis Edwardi quarti post conqm sexto Ego Thomas Hore Burgensis ville Bristoll compos ment mee & sane memorie condo testm meum in hunc modum IN primis lego aiam mea deo omnipotenti beate marie virgini matri sue & omibz sanct eius Corpusqz meu sepliend in ecclia sce cruc templi cora altar sci Thome Martiris ibm Itm lego matrici ecclie Wellen xija Itm lego vicario ecclie sce cruc templi p'dict vj viija Itm lego Johanni filio meo seniori comorant apd London omia terr & tenta mea cu suis ptin que habeo in villa & Burgo de Wotton subtus Egge in Com Gloucestr sibi et hered de corpe sue legittime pereat impptm Et si contingat dem Johem sine tal exit obire qd absit tunc volo qd omia p' dict terr & ten integre remaneant Thome filio meo & hered de corpe suo ltime pereat impptm Itm lego deo Johanni filio

meo vna crater argent & deaurat pond xxx vnc & dj. Itm lego eidem Johanni vna cratera de argento cum vno Fawcon pond xxxiiij vnc & dimid Itm lego eid Johanni vnu ciphu vocat a Notte stant hernisat cu argent deaurat pond xxvnc Itm lego eide Johanni vnu salariu pro sale de argent & in pte deaurat pond xxij vnc & plus Itm lego eide Johani vna duodena cocliar argent pond xij vnc Itm lego p' dco Thome Hore filio meo vna cratera argent & deaurat pond xxiiij vnc Itm lego eide Thome vnu ciphu stant argent & in pte deaurat cum vno cuniclo stant sup dict ciphum pond xxviij vnc & dj Itm lego eidem Thome vnu ciphum vocat a Nutte stant & coopl hernisat cu argento deaurat pond xix vnc & dj Itm lego eide Thome vnu salariu pro sale de argent & in pte deaurat pond xx vnc Itm lego sup dict Thome mea toga de Blewe penulat cu martrons mea toga de Cremesyn engrayned lyned & mea tema de Scarlette Itm lego Agneti vx'i mee vna cratera stant de argent & dimid pte deaurat pond xxiij vnc & iij q'rt Itm lego eide Agneti quatuor crateras voc Chased pecys cum vno coopculo argent & in pte deaurat pond lxix vnc & dj. Itm lego eide Agneti ij salar pro sale cu vno coopculo de argent ambo pond xix vnc & di Itm lego eide Agneti duas pvas crater de argent & deaurat ponder ambo xj vnc & plus Itm lego eide Agneti duos ciphos voc Nottes stant hnisat cu argent & deaurat pond xl vnc Itm lego eide Agneti vnu ciphum vocat a Maser stant hernisat cum argeto & deaurat pond xvj vnc & dj Itm lego eidem Agneti vna duodena & di cocliar argent pond xviij vnc Itm lego eide Agneti vnu powderpere de argent & ij fork pro grene gynger de argent pond xj vnc Itm lego eide Agneti mea magna murra vocat saint Jonys hede pond xiiij vnc Itm lego eide Agneti vna flatte m'ra pond vij vnc Itm lego eide Agneti vtensilia mea videlt in camera in pincerna & in coquina cu omibz eisde ptin necnon xiij toddes lane & tres mesur daid Itm volo qd meu ciphum vocat le wodefate pond xliij vnc & di & aliu ciphu meu stant voc le Mermayde pond xxxiiij vnc & di ac aliu ciphu meu stant cu vno turr sup coopculo eiusde pond xxvj vnc & di ac duos discos meos vocat spice disshes argent & deaurat ambo pond xxviij vnc ac vnu ciphu voc a Notte hernisat cu argent & deaurat pond xx vnc & plus ac vna cratera chased voc le Rose cu vno coopculo argent pond xix vnc & iij qrt vendant' p meos executores meliori modo quo sciu'int aut pot'int & q pecunia p eosde Recept inueniet vnu capellanu idoneu ad celebrand in ecclia sce cruc Templi p'dict ad altare sci Thome ibm pro aia mea & aiabz Roberti Russell Clement Bagotte & Willi Weston ac p aia Johane vx'is mee p spaciu triu annores prox post obitu meu sequen & supplusag inde reman post exhibicoem dci

capellani debites meis primitus inde solut volo q distribuant pavisamentu & discrecoem executores in opibz caritatiuis vbi maius necessar est pro aia mea & aiabz p' dict Itm volo q sex panni lanei mei complet & j pip gaid continet in se xvj Mesur vendant' p executor meos & q ipi de pecun inde recept Itm volo q quinqz olle mee en maior & vna magna patella & unu lanacrum de laton melius ac ecia vnu weyebeame cu ij scales eide ptinen necnon ve wight plumb vendant p executor meos & q pecunia inde lenat distribuat' in opibz caritatuis vbi mage necesse est p aia mea & aiabz oim fideliu defunctores Itm volo qd duo mei anuli auri voc lez signettes vendant' p executor meos meliori modo quo sciu' int & de pecunia inde recept volo q ipi emant sufficient pannos lineos voc Crestecloth & inde fieri fac p paupibz Camisi & smokkes & ill distribuant in elemosinis p aia mea scdm eoresdiscrec Itm lego Johanne filie mee vna murra stant pond vij vnc et quinqz cocliar de argent & vna toga blodij coloris penulat cu Greye & duas virgas de Blackalire ad faciend ipam deinde vna kyrtell & in pecunia numrat xxs xx st' ling Itm lego Johani Farewey towker vj viijd st ling Itm lego cam' a ville Bristoll ad imponend euidenc MEA MAGNA SISTA LIGAT CU FERRO Residu vero oim et singlores bonores meoes Jocaliu & catellores supius non legatores post debit mea solut sepultura mea factam & pntem volutate mea pimplet do & lego executor meis subscript ad inde disponend pro aia mea in pijs vsibz & opibz caritatiuis p ut eis melius videbit' deo placere & saluti aie mee pficere Et faco ordino & constituo executores meos huius testi mei p' dem Johnem Hore filiu meu & Johnem Gourney Burgense & pandoxatore ville Bristollie et lego eide Johani Gourney p labor sue in pmiss habend xxvj. viijd Ac ecia constituo p' dem vicariu ecclie sce cruc templi p' dict supuisore eiusdem testi mei In cuius Rei testimoniu huic pnti testo meo sigillu meum apposui Dat Bristoll die & Anno sup" dictes.

Probat fuit suprascript testm apud Lamehith xvij° die mensis Julij Anno dni Millimo CCCCm sexagesimo sexto ac approbat etc. Et comissa fuit admistracio oim et singlores bonores dicti defuncti Johani Hoore executori in dco testo nomiat de bn et fidelit administrand bona hmoi ac de pleno Inuentario bonores hmoi etc. citra festum sci Martini quod erit in Yeme prox futur etc. ac de plano compoto etc iurat Res uat ptate etc.

TRANSLATION BY J. HENRY LEA.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the fourth day of the month of April in the year of our lord one thousand 400 sixty

AND in the year of the Reign of King Edward the fourth after the conquest the sixth

I THOMAS HORE Burgess of the city of Bristoll (being) of sound mind and sane memory do make my testament in this manner IN the first place I bequeath my soul to the omnipotent god the blessed virgin Mary his mother and to all his saints My body to be buried in the church of the holy cross of the temple1 (1) before the altar of saint Thomas the Martyr in the same ITEM I bequeath to the mother church of Wells (2) 12 pence ITEM I bequeath to the vicar of the church of the holy cross of the temple aforesaid 68a ITEM I bequeath to John my eldest son commorant (3) in London all my lands and tenements with their appurtenances which I hold in the town and Borough of Wotton under Edge (4) in the county of Gloucester to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever AND in case that the said John should die without issue which (God) forbid then I will that all my aforesaid lands and tenements shall remain together to Thomas my son and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever ITEM I bequeath to the said John my son a bowl (5) of silver and gilt weighing 30 ounces and one half ITEM I bequeath to the same John a bowl of silver with a Falcon (6) weighing 34 ounces and one half ITEM I bequeath to the same John a cup called a Nut (7) with a foot garnished (8) with silver gilt weighing 20 ounces ITEM I bequeath to the same John a saltcellar for salt of silver and parcel gilt (5) weighing 22 ounces and more ITEM I bequeath to the same John one dozen silver spoons weighing 12 ounces ITEM I bequeath to the aforesaid Thomas Hore my son a bowl of silver and gilt weighing 24 ounces ITEM I bequeath to the same Thomas a cup with a foot of silver and parcel gilt with a rabbit standing (9) upon the said cup weighing 28 ounces and one half ITEM I bequeath to the same Thomas a cup called a Nut with a foot and cover garnished with silver gilt weighing 19 ounces and one half ITEM I bequeath to the same Thomas a saltcellar for salt of silver and parcel gilt weighing 20 ounces ITEM I bequeath to the aforesaid Thomas my Blue cloak trimmed with marten (10), my powdered Crimson (11) lined cloak and my Scarlet cap (12) ITEM I bequeath to Agnes my wife a bowl of silver with a foot and half parcel gilt weighing 23 ounces and 3 quarters ITEM I bequeath to the same Agnes four bowls called Chased pieces with a cover of silver and parcel gilt weighing 69 ounces and one half ITEM I bequeath to the same Agnes 2 saltcellars for salt

1 The figures in parenthesis (1) refer to the Notes following this translation.