1510 John Clarvax [probably a son of the house of Clervaux of Croft
To be buried before our Lady at the qwere doore in the abbey chirch of Ryvax,if it please my lord abbot and his convent. I wit my bedes of awmer of 1, and iiij nobles of monay to my lord to pray for me , & xls. to the convent to pray for me. I will that a preist of good name & demeanour sing at our Ladie’s aulter in the body of the chirch for the soules of my fader, my moder, and myn, and for all Cristen saules xvj yeres, having yerely vij marc of lefull monay I will ther be dalt in penny dole the day of my burial xls. I bequeth my ring of gold wt a ruby and a dyamond in hit to our Lady , and it to be kept unto our Lady. To the iiij order of Frereres & the Nonesse of Nesam, to everyplace vjs. Viijd., to pray for the soules above-writen. To my sonne Henry Clarvax v markes of monay, a gown, a dublet & a horse. To John Swale a gown, a dublet,& a horse. To my doghter Alice Swale my silver bedes wt berall bedes & ij of my best kye To my doghter Alison ij ky, & to Richard Peper hir husbond ij oxen To Jenet Hakfurth a cow To Jenet Fedderstanhaugh a cow ,& to her dogter& myn xxs. To William Flento& his wiff all the corn at Brakenhell, & to Marget & Isabell ther dogters, either of theym a why. To Berlington Abbey , to assoile my fader, moder, & me, vjs d. And I wit my bedding to almus beddes, & who so be my servannt at that tyme to have part of my arament. To the chirch wark & forgettyn tithes vs. And I writ wt myn oune hand, and make myn executours. John Borton, abbot of Rivax, my chief executour & suviour, & my sonne Herry Clarvax, & Richard Pepper, my sonne-in-lawe, oder my executours. And in fulfilling my Will I leve wt my Lord Abbot all my goodes, whik and deede, wt fermes, dettesa& all other goodes at Brakynhill, Cowton, or enny oder place. And the residew of my goodes to be disposid for the well of my soule & the soules abovesaid, as my trust is in them
Pr 9 May 1511, adm to exrs