My soul to God, and my body to be buried in the churchyard there [Laxfield]. To the high altar there, for tithes forgotten, 6s. 8d. To the "pathing of Mowbillston in sd. Church 20 marks." To Jone Fiske, daughter of Robert Fiske, 6s. 8d. To each of the four orders of friars "Gadryng in the town of Lawfield" [Laxfield] 10s. To the repair of Brusierd [Bruisyard] Abbey 6s. 8d. To three friars in the same place 12d. To each of the nuns of Brusierd Abbey 4d. To the Abbot there 12d. John Fiske, chaplain, my son, is to sing for my soul for two years and is to have 20 marks, and to the said Sir John 10 marks. To Sir Robert, my son, 10 marks a year. To the canons in Leyston [Leiston] Abbey 6s. 8d. To the repair of the same place 6s. 8d. To Nicholas, my son, £4. and all the debts besides such as he oweth me. To the Gild of our Lady 6s. 8d. To the making of the gild house 10s. To the Church of St. Peter of Thorp [Thorpe, Norfolk] 3s. 4d. To Jone Downe 6s. 8d. To each godchild 4d. To Rose Payn 12d. To repairs of Laxfield church and the chapel to each 5 marks, "to be paid as yt may growe of the sale of Falys house according to such surrender & gift as I have made heretofore by my lyff." The residue of my goods are to be at the disposition of Sir John Fiske, priest, my son, Robt. Rowse of Laxfield, and Sir Robt. Fiske canon of Leiston, whom I make my executors, for the benefit of my soul "as yt may be payabill & grow of the sale of my place which I have sold to Robert, my son, of Suthwold [Southwold, Suffolk] for the Sum ot £110, to be paid £10 at Easter 1514 & so by £10 each Easter till paid.
Proved 5 February 1512 by John, the son,
with power reserved etc.
(Consistory Court of Norwich, Norfolk, Register Coppinger, fo. 72)
Published in the October 1932 issue of the Journal of the New England Historical Genealogical Society.