<County: Nottinghamshire>
<Code: L0417>
<MS reference: London, Public Record Office C 146/3761>
<Text: Affidavit>


Knawen be hit vnto all men <ill><c. 2 words></ill> this bill endentyd J Richard Baker~ of aldesworth has recorded in presence of ye abbott of ye Dale Nicholl of strelley
knyght John of Coksald Esq<ill><c. 3 words></ill> Esquier~ and of many other~ worthy men and also yat J [am] redy and will recorde all ˆ [all] tyme3 whill J may lyffe
when so euer J am conable <ill><c. 3 words></ill> swer befor gode at ye day of dome J cowth neuer knawe preuely nor apertly yat euer william warde of Kymmerley
ye whiche is late paste <ill><c. 3 words, vnto god?></ill> <?>other will nor mynde bot yat all ye lande3 and tenemente3 whiche he hade of his awen fre hold in Kymmerley
<s?>huld euenly be de<ill><c. 2 words></ill> all his Fowre doghturs and to yat same entent ye forsaid william warde made astate & lyuere with-outen deyd
vnto Raynald of Shawe <ill><1 word></ill> of <ill><Grene?></ill> and me ye said Richard Baker of all ye said lande3 & tenemente3 whiche he hade of his awen fre hold
in kymmerley and to none other~ entent yat euer J cowth knawe or witt of as J will answer be-for gode and also yat J ye said Richard Baker be auyse
assent and grete steryng of <ill><1 word></ill> Raynald Jenkynn of Grene and Gunnote doghtur to ye said william warde garte make a+deyde at Notyngham
in ye name of ye said william warde he <ill><1 word; lyhyng?></ill> on his deth-bede Vnknawyng or wittyng yerof at any tyme as J will answer be-for gode be
ye whiche deyde ye <ill><1 word></ill> william warde shuld haue gyffen ye said Gunnott his doghtur Reynald of Shawe Jenkyn of <ill><1 word; Grene?></ill> and me ye said
Richard Baker~ all his <ill><2 words; sar or far landes?></ill> and tenemente3 whiche he hade of his awen frehold in Kymmerley with yis condicoun made betwix vs fowre
yat we ye said Richard Baker Raynald of Shawe and Jenkyn of Grene aftur yat Shuld make an astate be deyde vnder owre seales vnto ye said
Gunnotte of all ye said <ill><c. 2 words></ill>emente3 in Kymmerly vnto hir awen propi<r?> vse for euer mo & in disherityng of all ye tother<e?> thre Systers
aftur ye whiche deyde so <ill><1 word; made?></ill> J ye said Richard Baker Broght home ye same deyde fro Notyngham vnto Kymmerley and yer<?> be auyse & assent of
ye said [Gunnot] and me we two <ill><1 word, awended?></ill> all men and women out of ye Chawmbur and come to ye bede yer ye said william warde ley and yer we
lifte vp his hande and <ill><4 words></ill> and yer we sett his hand with ye seall to ye said deyde vnknawyng to hym yerof as J will
answer~ be-for gode be<he? beyng?> <ill><c. 2 words></ill> yat he lyued not aftur yat fully two owres in so mykell yat to <ill><2-4 words></ill> whiche he hade
at yat tyme when he <ill><3-4 words?></ill> so as he myght he opend his fyngers and lete ye seall fall oute suppoisyng to me he
was not plesed yer~with aftur ye whiche dede yus done J remembred my consience heghly yer-of suppoisyng to me yat J hade gretly
offended my gode a<ill><2 words></ill> mykell ageynes myne awen fame<could be same but makes no sense> for ye whiche offence J am ryght sory & euer will ˆ [be] whiles J lyffe besechyng
<ill><2 words></ill> gode of <ill><c. 3 words, mercy?></ill> and yer ˆ [fore] J beseche all genteles & other~ gude+men of ye countre ye+whiche haue knawyng her~of
yat yey will concey<ill><rest of word, + c. 3 words></ill> of yis mater yat yis [is] fully my will yat yis grete wrong myght be amended in<?> helpyng
and Fortheryng of <ill><c. 3 words></ill> of my soule and to yat same entent siche<?> astate as J hade of ye said william warde haue
J made vnto <ill><c. 3 words></ill> doghter<?> accordyng<?> to his will and for ye more sykernes to yis present wreten J haue sett to my seall to yes
witenes <ill><3 words></ill> strelley Knyght John of Coksald Esquier Geffroun Holme Esquier~ and many other worthy
men <ill><3 words></ill> next be-for ye fest of seynt Luce Ewangelist~ ye 3er~ of our~ lord kyng Henr~ sext aftur ye
conquest eght