Manuscript, on parchment, in at least seven hands, containing the text of the wills of Jankyn (or John) Smyth and his wife, Margaret Odeham, detailing their bequests to the Candlemas Guild of Bury St. Edmunds, as well as to other religious foundations, and the funeral expenses for Smyth. Also included are the grant of probate for Smyth's second will, dated 1481; and lists of lands donated by the couple, by name and location.
Description:
Binding: contemporary binding of tawed white leather over bevelled wooden boards, sewn on four leather thongs. Remains of clasp; brass pin and mount on lower cover., Decoration: Rubricated. Large blue initial with red penwork (f. 8)., Formerly owned by Alan G. Thomas. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: single columns, mostly of 32 lines., Numerous marginal annotations in both contemporary and later hands., and Script: manuscript is in at least seven hands.
Subject (Geographic):
Bury St. Edmunds (England)--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Finance--Early works to 1800., Odeham, Margaret,--1492., Smyth, Jankyn,--1481., and Thomas, Alan G.--Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Charitable bequests--Early works to 1800., Endowments--Catholic Church., Legacies--Early works to 1800., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.