Catalogue description Will of Sir Christopher Plunket, of Donsany.

Made the day of St. Peter ad Vincula, 2 Edw. IV. His body to be buried in the chancel of Killeene before our Lady. "Item, I will that my wife Elizabeth Prestoune have all her kine, the sheep, the stud, that I gave her, that all be clear her own. Item, I will that she have all her own plough capills and her corn of Bedlowystoune and the swine of Donsany.

Item, I will that all mine own kine, swine, capills, and corn that is at the Clone, and half my corn, capills, that bethe at Dunsany, and all my rent that can be found in my tenants' hands, that all this, by the oversight of my wife and the vikery (vicar) of Killeene, bury me and inter me, and pay 19 marks and 10s. to the college of Killeene, the which I oweth them; and to pay at my burying to priests at Dyvelinge and Drowdath, for masses, 20 marks.

Item, I will, the old hanging of green and white bide in the hall at Donsany. Item, I will that the red bed, [and] a hanging of red, abide in the much ["moch," MS. i.e. great.] chamber. Item, I will, that two long costerys of red be y-given to the chancel of Donsanye. Item, I will that my wife have the new bed of red and two red curtains, and the much [Another passage omitted?] red bed, and the little red bed, and the bed of green and red and white. Item, I will that the bed of arras and the helinge (sic) of the bed, be y-given to the chu[rch?] of Donsany. Item, I will that the furnace and the lead abide to mine heir in the place of Donsany, with morell (sic) the black pot. Item, I will that all other harness of household help to bury me.

Item, as touching my silver vessels, I will that my wife have a basin and laver of silver, a pot of silver, a standing piece of silver over-gilt. Item, the high pensill [Or "ponsitt."] piece of silver over-gilt, with a lure, the borders gilt, with a standing foot, a harness morrane, [i.e. morrian.] and a plain piece of silver. Item, I leave the t'other part of my silver vessel[s], massery, mornanys [Sic, query morrianys?] to make two censers and a cross of silver over-gilt; and what cometh over that, to pay my debts, and to bury me.

Item, I will that my niece Joan have my scarlett gown and the fur. Item, I will that all mine other gowns be del[ivered] to priests.

Item, [of] all my silver vessel[s], I will that my wife make two censers, a cross, a chalice over-gilt, to the church of Dunsany, and to have that for my silver vessel (sic).

Item, I owe to the college of Killeene 19 marks and 10s. Item, I will that the Midsummer rent of Cloney, of anno Ed. 2, (sic), pay Foyle of Dwilinge, merchant, 5l. 14s. Item, I owe Robert Whitt, of Dwilinge, 32s. Item, I owe Browne of Drowdath, 7s. 4d. Item, I will that Awly O'Doffermoth have two marks, for hides that I had of him.

Item, I leave to the church of Donsany the 4 antiphoners, 3 gradalys, 3 mass books, a legend, 2 sawters and hymners y-noted; with these, the sawter's epistolary, a versiculary, and a martyrology; a cope of gold, a chasuble of cloth of gold, a chasuble of red satin, the cross, and the two censers and a chalice, the which yet was with the goldsmith of Trym, the day that this was writ.

Item, I have yeve my wife, in jointure, the lordship of Clonye. Item, I will that mine heir have my land, as the 'tail maketh mention. Item, I will that my wife [have for] term of life, in jointure, 10 marks, in the lordship of the Old-castle. Item, I will that Richard, Nicholas, Gerrett, Henry, and Oliver, have the lands as her (sic) 'tail maketh mention.

Item, I will that Garrett Plunkett make an end with John Avelle, and with Betaghe's daughter, the which [is] his wife, about the two serchalls that is betwixt Luthencrue and the Old-castle, for I suppose her right is best; and I discharge me, and charge Garrett, to end with him.

Item, I leave St. Nicholas' church of Dunsany 100s. in the Miltoune, besides Prestoune; in the day of the writing it borne (sic) 4 marks; John Tanner and John Ludwiche, tenants of it. Item, I leave to the said church the mill of Alomny, bearing a year to Sir Nicholas Barnwall his wife, while she liveth; and 8 acres of land clear to the church. Item, I leave to the said church the paas (sic) in Fyngall. Item, I leave to the said church 5 marks, the which I received yearly in Thomaztoune, for the certain that I sawe (sic) to the Earl of Ormond, for the 5 marks in Thomaztoune. And I will that my wife have all the rule of the said livelihood that shall go to the church of Donsany, to find priests to pray for me, until that time that my wife and my friends mortifies by a great parlement the aforesaid livelihood to priests, to sing at Donsany for Anne FitzGarret, that was my wife, and for Elizabeth that is my wife, and for myself. And which of my children that breaketh my will, I leave him Christ's curse, and mine; and all that helpeth to fulfil my will, I leave him my blessing.

Item, I will that the stud that is wone (sic) of Coffy be dealt in six parts, that is to say, to my five sons, and to John mine heir. Also my son Robart Plunkett saith that Anne FitzGerrat, that was my wife, should have yew (given) him an ouch, a pot of silver, and a much cope of silver of mine; and I deny, for I grant nought thereunto, for he never pleased me. And, as I am thus advised, I will that Oliver Plunkett have Thomas-Brydistoune, besides Moylaghts, and know that is my will. I will that Elizabeth, my wife, have--and she to do for my soul--the bawdrick of coral, the ouches, and rings that I gave her.

Item, Anne FitzGerrett and I left to our Lady of Donsany the great red chaplet of pearls.

Also I will Sir Robert of Prestoun and my brother Thomas Plunkett help and see that my will thus y-writ may be fulfilled; and so for beds, girdles, and all other small harness, the which I gave my wife Elizabeth, I will that she have them; and to the which will I putteth to my seal of arms.