In the name of god Ame[n] the yere of o[ur] lord 1520 the xxij day of October I John Wedon of Rusheden being of good & wholl mynd thus make my testame[n]t in man[ner] & forme followyng first I bequeath my sowle to almyghty god o[ur] lady seynt Mary and to all the holy co[m]pany of  hevyn and my body to be buryed in the chyrch yard of o[ur] lady aforesaid and my mortuary to be as the custome of the towne. It[em] to the hye alt[ar] iij s iiij d It[em] to o[ur] lady warks of Lyncoln iiij d It[em] to the belles of Rushden xx d It[em] to the sepulchre lyght xx d It[em] to the lyght of o[ur] lady viij d the resydue of my gods I gyfe to my wyff paying my detts whom I ordaine to be myn executrix w[ith] Wyllm Frema[n] whome I gyfe for  hys labur vj s viij d and with Thomas Wedon my brother to whome I gyfe for hys labur  vj s viij d Theys wytness John Pond Wyll Cleyton & S[ir] Rycherd Morden w[ith] other ___

Probate granted 1521