Preston  (Eichard  de),  citizen  and  grocer*  of  London,  and
bnrgess  of  the  vill  of  Cales. — To  be  buried  in  the  church  of  All
Hallows  at  the  Hay,  near  Deonisia  his  former  wife.  To  Agnes  his
wife  he  leaves  all  his  lands  and  tenements  in  the  City  and  suburbs
for  life,  for  maintaining  a  chantry  in  the  aforesaid  church  for  the
good  of  his  soul,  the  souls  of  Richard  his  father,  Isabella  his
mother,  Deonisia  and  Alice  his  wives,  Stephen  de  Preston  and
Cristina,  wife  of  the  same,  and  others  ;  remainder  as  to  a  tenement
called  "  Beaurepair,"  and  others  in  the  parish  of  All  Hallows  afore-
said, to  the  rector,  churchwardens,  and  parishioners  of  the  said
parish,  for  the  maintenance  of  a  chantry  at  the  altar  of  S.  Kathe-
rine  in  the  said  parish  church  for  the  good  of  the  souls  just  men-
tioned, and  for  divers  payments  to  the  rector  and  chaplain  for
keeping  his  obit  as  directed,  and  others.  In  default  of  the
chantries  being  maintained  as  directed,  the  property  is  to  go  over
to  the  Wardens  of  London  Bridge,  under  the  name  of  "  the  Mayor
and  Commonalty  of  the  City  of  London  and  their  successors
to  the  use  and  maintenance  of  the  said  bridge,"  for  providing  a
chantry  in  the  aforesaid  church.  All  his  lands  and  tenements
in  the  vill  of  Cales  and  neighbourhood  to  be  sold  to  fulfil  his
other  testament  touching  his  movable  goods,  saving  to  Alice  his
wife  one  third  of  the  proceeds  by  way  of  dower,  excepting  the
proceeds  of  the  sale  of  his  lands  and  tenements  at  Sandgate.  His
feoffees  in  trust  of  lands  and  tenements,  water-mills,  &c,  in
co.  Kent  and  elsewhere,  are  directed  to  enfeoff  Agnes  his
wife  of  the  same,  excepting  a  certain  grange  and  wharf  in  the


1  Roll  91  (168).
