(The last in) Latin Will of Robert Coket

[Edward Scott]

This is the last of the Coket wills in Latin and iot is for Robert Coket Draper of Bury St Edmunds 1478

I can pick out a son Robert on page 1 and then from page 2 Johane? Coket of Ampton, John Coket near the end but that is about all.

Other edited highlights gratefully received

thanks

Edward

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15 October 1476
Robert Coket of Bury St Edmunds, draper, sound in mind and good memory; soul to God, the Virgin and all the saints; to be buried at the church
To the high altar of St Mary’s at Bury, 6 shillings 8 pence
To repairs for the church, 6 shillings 8 pence
To Ann, my wife, all utensils, furnishings etc. in my house, to do with as she pleases
To John, my son, my tenement where I live
To Ann, my wife, 5 marks
To John, my son, 5 marks
To Agnes, my daughter, 5 marks
To Robert, my son’s son, 14 shillings
My tenement situated next to the church to be sold, and my debts to be paid
Residue to be distributed for the good of my soul and the souls of others (etc.)
Executors – John Berrewey, goldsmith; John Coket, my son
Supervisor – John Coket of Ampton
To each of them, 20 pence
Proved at Bury St Edmunds, 24 June 1478, by John Coket the executor, John Berrewey having renounced

[Edward Scott]

Many thanks,