1485 Latin Will – 1st third

[grantleydawn]

I may be getting over confident with my transcription. I would love some help completing and correcting this first part. Can anyone help me, please.

Regards
Grantley


1 - In dei no(m)i(n)e Amen nono die mensis Septembr(is) Anno d(omi)ni m cccclxxxv to Ego Thomae RICARDIE
2 - al(ia)s fFERMOR senr de Witteney Lincoln’ dioc(esis) licet eger in corp(or)e tamen sanus et incolums mente condo test(amentu)m
3 - meum in hunc modum In primis lego a(n)i(m)am mea deo pri(mus) om(n)ipotenti b(ea)t(a)e M(aria)e virgini atque om(n)ibus sanct(is)
4 - eius corpusq(ue) meu(m) sepeliend(um) in capella s(anc)te M(aria)e Magdalene infra eccl(es)iam de Witney p(re)dict(i) It(e)m
5 - lego matric(i) eccl(es)ie Lincoln xij d It(e)m lego sum(m)o altari in cancella b(ea)t(a)e M(ari)e virginis in eccl(es)ia de
6 - Witney p(re)dict(us) pro olla o(mn)ib(us) et decimis oblit(is) xx l(ib)r(am) It(e)m lego .... ?li(ce)n(tia)? in d(i)c(t)a eccl(es)ia iiij or li(bram) .... It(e)m
7 - lego ad edific(at)i(o)n(e)m insule b(ea)t(a)e M(aria)e Magdal(ene) in d(i)c(t)a eccl(es)ia no(min)e Carsewell I(nsu)le in p(er)te australi xx li(bram)
8 - legal(is) monet(us) It(e)m lego ad empo n(o)m(i)n(i)s libri antiphonal(is) p(re)dict(us) eccl(es)ia vj marc(as) It(e)m lego Emmote
9 - ux(o)r mee ducentas li(bram) cum stauro et om(n)ibus utensilibus domus mee sine .... mei viz in aula
10 - .... .... .... .... .... .... et alijs .... .... .... .... .... It(e)m lego

[Bookbox]

Super job. A very few suggestions below.

1 - Thomas Ricardis

2 - incolumis mente

3 - a(n)i(m)am meam deo p(at)ri om(n)ipotenti

6 - pro oblationibus et decimis oblit(is) xx l(ib)r(as) It(e)m lego cuilibet lumen in d(i)c(t)a eccl(es)ia iiij^or li(bras) cer(e) [= 4 pounds of wax, for the candles]

7 - ad edificium … voc(ata) Carsewell Ile in p(ar)te australi xx^ti li(bras) [= ‘the Carsewell Aisle’, see http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol14/pp130-144#h3-0006]

8 - legal(is) monet(e) … ad empt(um)(?) unius libri antiphonal(is) p(re)dict(e) eccl(es)ie [= for the purchase of an antiphonal]

9 - ux(o)ri mee ducentas li(bras) … sive hospici mei

(I will have to come back to line 10 another time.)

[grantleydawn]

Having a good mentor certainly helps, thank you.

Your reference to British history online was certainly an added bonus for me.

The best that I can guess for line 10 is ;
.... coqu[a]m .... .... .... .... et alijs .... meis quacumq[ue] no[min]is senciant

[Bookbox]

The best that I can guess for line 10 is ;
.... coqu[a]m .... .... .... .... et alijs .... meis quacumq[ue] no[min]is senciant

10 – cam(er)is coquin’ crater’ zonis cocliar’ murris et alijs iocal(is) meis quocumq(ue) no(m)i(n)e senciant(ur)

I’m uncertain of a few of the word-endings (and therefore the exact sense) in this line. But the gist is that he’s leaving his wife all the household utensils in his hall, chambers and kitchen, including ‘basins, spoons, bowls, and all my other pieces, by whatever name they are known’.

[grantleydawn]

Fantastic. Thank you again.

The saying from school ( a long time ago ) "Latin is a dead language. First it killed the Romans, now it's killing me" keeps ringing in my ears.
It is a pity that I wasn't a naughty school boy. I should have paid more attention back then.