(PROB 11/1 f.l pg.l)

Sir Robt. Rous, Mon. after the Invention of the Holy Cross [4 May] 1383, pr. 1383 (Latin; French)

Testament (Latin)

Body to be buried in Tarrant Abbey, in the place of St. Rich, the Bishop. To the fabric of the church of Sarum 100s. To.the fabric of the church of St. Paul in London 50s. To the fabric of the church of St. Hugh of Lincoln 50s. For expenses about his exequies and on the day ￡20. To be distributed to the poor on the same day 100s. To each nun of Tarrant Abbey 40d. To each sister there 2s. To the Friars Minors of Dorchester 50s. To find 4 priests to celebrate at 2 altars near the body of St. Rich, in Tarrant aforesaid, 2 priests to celebrate in the church of St. Andrew [?] in Tarrant Keynston (Tarent Keynes), 2 priests to celebrate in the church of St. Mary of Hyndesdene, 2 priests to celebrate in the church of St. Peter in the parish of Pertenhall, Beds, and 2 priests to celebrate in the church of All Saints of Witchampton for 1 year after his death, and for his souls and the souls of his f. and m., his brothers and sisters, all his friends and all the faithful departed, 96 marks, viz. 8 marks each for that year.

To the altar of St. Rich, of Tarrant Abbey a pair of priest’s vestments |ornamented with that letter (ista Ira’) and of a red colour with --- pax, candlesticks and bell of silver and with Tafeto’ [ltaselo\ a tassel] of the colour of the aforesaid vestment to be used there for ever. To the high altar of the same place 2 basins of silver engraved (sculpt’) with his arms to be used there for ever. To thejchurch of St. Michael of Tarrant Keynston (Tarent Gaynes) a breviary which testator bought of the exors. of Master Jn. Corfe to be used there for ever. To the fabric of the same church 200 marks.

To the church of St. Peter of Pertenhall aforesaid a cup (?ciph’) of silver gilt to repair (ad antefirmand’) the best cope of the same church for ever.