1519
[Jane Sheffelde of Croxby, widow, a.d. 1519.]
[1520–31, 220d.]
THE TESTAMENT OF JOAN SHEFFELDE.
7 January, 1519 (fn. 1) . I Jane scheffelde of Croxby vidoy. To be buryed
in the church of all haloys of croxby in our lady quere, with my mortuary
accordyng to the custome of the cuntry. To our lady warke of lincoln
xijd. To the high alter of the mother church of lincoln xijd. To the
churche of croxby now for my burying vjs. viijd. To the high alter of
croxby for tithys forgottyn xxd. To the frerys augustyns off grymesby
viijd. To the gray frerys in the same towne viijd. To every on of the
Nonnys of Irforth iiijd. To every on of my godchylder iiijd. To Alice
Sheffelde the doughter of x'pofer cheffelde my sonne suche goodes wich
I had for her parte and porcion of the goodes of the sayd x'pofor her
father. To my doughters Catheryne, Jane, Alice and Elizabeth. To
Jasper cheffelde and Edmund cheffelde my sonnes. To Jane cheffelde
the doughter off Jasper chaffelde. To Anne cheffelde the doughter of the
sayd Jasper a sylver spone with my velvyt patlet. To John cheffelde the
sonne and heyre of x'pofer cheffelde my sonne. To my doughter Elizabeth
the wyff of Jasper my sonne. To george cheffelde the sonne of charlys
cheffelde. To Edmund hys brother. To charlys my sonne. To my
doughters grace and Jane. To charlys my sonne. Also tuchyng the
disposicion of my lande I will that sir John scheffelde parson of hammeryngham and other hys coeffers ther heyres and assignes namyd in a dede
of feoffement wich berys date the iiijth day of June viii Henry VIII shall
stand and be feoffed of and in my chefe place to the use and behofe of
me the sayd Jane cheffelde vydoy for my lyff; then I will that Jasper
cheffelde my sonne and Elizabeth hys wyff have my capitall hows in
croxby accordyng to a dede of gyfte gyffyn by me to them, wich beres
date the xijth Marche x Henry VIII; remainder to the use and behofe of
John Sheffelde sonne and heyre of x'pofer sheffelde my sonne and heyr
and to the heyres of hys body, and in defawte of suche issue to the use of
my right heyres accordyng to a paire of indenturys mayd betwyxt me
of the on partie and Alexander hamcotes of Astrope within the countie of
lincoln gent' of the other partie, dated xxix June xv Henry viii. Also
I will that Robert sheffelde of butterwyk and other hys coeffeoffes ther
heyres and assignes namyd in on other dede of feoffement, wich beres
date xv June xv Henry VIII, shall stande and be feoffes off all the landes
and tenementes and other inheretamentes in Staynton in le hole to the
use of me for my lyff; and then to the use to performe thys my last wyll,
that is to say that John Sheffelde sonne and heyre unto x'pofer sheffelde
my sonne shall fynde on honest prest to syng for me and my anciters in
the churche of all saintes in croxby by the space of ij yeres next aftyr the
decease of me; and then the proffyt to go to the use of the sayd John
Sheffelde and the heyres of his body; remainder to the use of me and the
right heyres of me for ever. To charlys sheffelde my sonne a house in
Croxby aforesayd callyd lanhem hous with a close callyd collyngarth and
x acres of arable land in croxby now in my handes for the lyff of the sayd
charles; remainder to John Sheffelde the sonne and heyr of x'pofer
Sheffelde my sonne and the heyres of his body; remainder to my right
heyres for evermore. The resydewe of all my goodes I will that charles
Sheffelde and John sheffelde, whome I make my executors, shall have
to dispose for the well of my soule. Allso I will that Sir John Sheffelde
parson of hameryngham my sonne and Alexander hamcotes of Astrop
gentylman be supervisors. Thes wytnes, sir Robert Smyth parson of
croxby, sir Robert wrawcht prest, and William kent, with other moy.
Proved before P., at Market Rasen, 12 Oct., 1530. Adm. granted to
Charles sheffelde an executor, reserving power to grant to John Sheffelde
the co-executor when he shall come to take it upon himself, etc.
[Thomas Fawcyt of Langton by Horncastle, husbandman, a.d.
1519.]
[1520–31, 77d.]
THE TESTAMENT OF T. FAWCYT.
1 Apryll, 1519. I Thomas Fawcyt of Langton next horncastr',
husbandman, makes my last will, etc. To Robert Sprew the house and
the lande with all the appurtennces the wich I had of late off John Goslyng
of Woodhall unto the tyme that Agnes porter my god doughter be xxty
yeres of age, then she to have it to hyr and hyr heyres off hyr body.
And yff she decease before she be xxty yeres the forsayd Robert Sprew
to have it to hym and hys heyres off hys body. And yff they dy bothe
with owte issue, then it to be solde and dysposyd for the soulys off
Thomas Fawcyt and Alice and all crysten soulys. I bequeth my house
that my wyffe dwellys in, aftyr hyr decease, with the lande therto
belongyng, with a cownter, a cheire and a hanging in the hall, to the church
of saynt margaret of Langton, etc. The resydue off my goodes, etc.,
to Alice my wyff, whome I make my sole executrix to dispose for the
helth off my soule as she thynkes the best. Thes wytnes, Robert Roke
of Langton, John Longcastr' and Robert Sprew of the same, with other.
Proved before P., at Horncastle, 15 April, 1529. Adm. granted, etc.
[Francis Whitwell of the parish of St. Margaret in Wigford
in the suburbs of the city of Lincoln, a.d. 1519.]
[1520–31, 18d.]
THE TESTAMENT OF FRANCIS WHITWELL, LATE WHILE HE LIVED, OF THE
CITY OF LINCOLN.
1 April, 1519. I Frances Whitwell of the parish of St. Margettes
in Wikforth in the suburbies of the citie of lincoln. To be buryed within
the church or churchyerd of St. Margett, with my best gown for my
mortuary as custom is in the said citie. To the highe alter of the said
church for tithes forgotten viijd. To St. Margettes light in the said
church xijd. To the highe alter in St. Peter church at gotes for my tithes
forgotten viijd. To the werkes of our mother church of lincoln vjd.
For my grand syer Henry torney and margett his wiffe to the werkes of
the said mother church xijd. To the church off Dighton, wher I was
borne, for the church werkes of the same vjs. viijd. To the church werkes
of Dighton afforsaid for the wittword of my sister Ciceley other vjs. viijd.
to be taken of my tenementes at oukeham and paid to the same church
by the sighte of my ffather Thomas Norton. To Thomas Whitwell my
brother ij deaker tanned hides, my bay horss and the money that is in
the handes of Richerd Chesylden of Manton, which is xliijs. iiijd., in
recompensacion of the howse that the said Thomas and I didde sell for
vjl. xiijs. iiijd. To Ciceley my wiffe all my landes in Oukeham duryng
hir liffe for the bryngyng up of my children, if they liffe. And after
hir decesse I will that Thomas my sonn have the said landes with a
masour of Syllver, di' dozen sillver spoones, j counter, one hangyng
lavour, j Spitt with j great payr cobb yrons of Iron, which my father gaffe
me as hayre loomes to go with the said houses, but I will that Cyceley
my wiffe have all the said stuffe in hyr kepyng duryng hir lyffe. If
Thomas my sonn decesse or that he be maryed then the said landes I will
they remayn to my ij doughters Abrey and Johan if they overliffe the
said Thomas. And iff all my childer decesse without Issue, then I will
the said landes remayn to Thomas my brother. The Residew of my
goodes I gyve unto Ciceley my wiffe, whom I maike executrix. Thies
wittnes, John page shomaker, John Fynche taylour, and Thomas burrell
tanner, with mo.
Proved before H., at Lincoln, 6 May, 1519. Adm. granted to
the executrix.