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" same aultre, and half a foot longer at either ende of the same, and five fote of height with the
" bordere; and that in the mydds of the over half of the same table, bee made the ymage of the
" crucifixe, Mary and John, in maner accustomed ; and upon bothe sides of them be made as many
" of the ymages of our said advonries as the said table wol receive; and under the said crucifixe,
" Mary and John, and other ymages of our advouries and xii apostels, to be of tymbre, coverede
" and wroughte with plate of fyne golde. Also we give and bequethe to the aulter within the grate
"of our said towmbe, our grete pece of the Holie Crosse; which, by the high provision of our
" Lord God, was conveied, broughte, and deliverede to us, from the Isle of Cyo in Giece, set in
" gold, and garnished with perles and precious stones; and also (he preciouse relique of oon of the
" legs of Sainte George, set in silver parcell gilte, which came to the hands of our brodcr and cou-
" syne, Lewys of France, the tyme that he wan and recovered the citie of Millein, and given and
" sent to us by our cousyne the Cardinal of Amboiss, legate in Fraunce; the which pece of the Holie
" Crosse and leg of Sainte George we wol bee set upon the said aulter for the garnisshing the same,
" upon all principal and solemne fests and other fests, after the discrecion of our chauntery priests
" singing for us at the same aulter. Also wee give and bequeth to the same aulter, if it be not doon
" by ourself in our life, oon Masse-Booke hand writen, iii sutes of aulter cloathes, iii paire of
" vestements, a chalece of gold of the value of oon hundred marks, a chalece of silver and gilte of
" xx unces; two paire of cruetts, silver and gilte, of xx unces ; two candilstickes, silver and gilte,
"of c unces; and other two candilstickes, silver and gilte, of Ix unces; and iii corporacs, with
" their cases; vi ymages, oon of our Lady, another of St. John Evangelist, St. John Baptist, St.
" Edward, St. Jerome, and St. Fraunceys, everie of them of silver and gilte, of the value of xx
" marcs; and oon pair of basons, silver and gilte, of the same value; a bell of silver and gilte, of
" the value of iiil. vi s. viii; and a pax brede of silver and gilte, of the value of iii marcs. Also we
" bequethe to the high aulter within our said chapell of our Lady, called our Lady aulter, the grettest
a ymage of our Lady that wee nowe have in our juell-house ; and a crosse of plate of gould, upon
" tymbre, to the value of cl. ; and to everie other aulter within our said chapell of our Lady, bee
" they of the sides of the same, or in any other place within the compasse of the same, two sutes of
" aulter clothes, two paire of vestements, two corporacs with their cases; oon Masse-Booke, oon
" chalece of silver and gilte, oon pair of cruetts, silver and gilte, oon bell, silver and gilte, and two
" paire of candilstickes, silver and gilte, oon of them for the high aulter, and th' oder for the aulter
" of our said uncle of blessede memorie, King Henrie the Vlth.: and we wol that, that the said
" vestements, aulter clothes, and other ornamentes of our said aulters, be so embrowdred and
HISTORY OF
" same aultre, and half a foot longer at either ende of the same, and five fote of height with the
" bordere; and that in the mydds of the over half of the same table, bee made the ymage of the
" crucifixe, Mary and John, in maner accustomed ; and upon bothe sides of them be made as many
" of the ymages of our said advonries as the said table wol receive; and under the said crucifixe,
" Mary and John, and other ymages of our advouries and xii apostels, to be of tymbre, coverede
" and wroughte with plate of fyne golde. Also we give and bequethe to the aulter within the grate
"of our said towmbe, our grete pece of the Holie Crosse; which, by the high provision of our
" Lord God, was conveied, broughte, and deliverede to us, from the Isle of Cyo in Giece, set in
" gold, and garnished with perles and precious stones; and also (he preciouse relique of oon of the
" legs of Sainte George, set in silver parcell gilte, which came to the hands of our brodcr and cou-
" syne, Lewys of France, the tyme that he wan and recovered the citie of Millein, and given and
" sent to us by our cousyne the Cardinal of Amboiss, legate in Fraunce; the which pece of the Holie
" Crosse and leg of Sainte George we wol bee set upon the said aulter for the garnisshing the same,
" upon all principal and solemne fests and other fests, after the discrecion of our chauntery priests
" singing for us at the same aulter. Also wee give and bequeth to the same aulter, if it be not doon
" by ourself in our life, oon Masse-Booke hand writen, iii sutes of aulter cloathes, iii paire of
" vestements, a chalece of gold of the value of oon hundred marks, a chalece of silver and gilte of
" xx unces; two paire of cruetts, silver and gilte, of xx unces ; two candilstickes, silver and gilte,
"of c unces; and other two candilstickes, silver and gilte, of Ix unces; and iii corporacs, with
" their cases; vi ymages, oon of our Lady, another of St. John Evangelist, St. John Baptist, St.
" Edward, St. Jerome, and St. Fraunceys, everie of them of silver and gilte, of the value of xx
" marcs; and oon pair of basons, silver and gilte, of the same value; a bell of silver and gilte, of
" the value of iiil. vi s. viii; and a pax brede of silver and gilte, of the value of iii marcs. Also we
" bequethe to the high aulter within our said chapell of our Lady, called our Lady aulter, the grettest
a ymage of our Lady that wee nowe have in our juell-house ; and a crosse of plate of gould, upon
" tymbre, to the value of cl. ; and to everie other aulter within our said chapell of our Lady, bee
" they of the sides of the same, or in any other place within the compasse of the same, two sutes of
" aulter clothes, two paire of vestements, two corporacs with their cases; oon Masse-Booke, oon
" chalece of silver and gilte, oon pair of cruetts, silver and gilte, oon bell, silver and gilte, and two
" paire of candilstickes, silver and gilte, oon of them for the high aulter, and th' oder for the aulter
" of our said uncle of blessede memorie, King Henrie the Vlth.: and we wol that, that the said
" vestements, aulter clothes, and other ornamentes of our said aulters, be so embrowdred and