1525
The testament of James Washyngbourgh [of Wyberton, mariner].
[L.C.C., 1520–31, f. 334.]
3 April, 1525. I Jamys Whashyngburgh of Wyberton, maryner.
To be buryd in St. Anne qwere within the parysh churche of Wyberton. To my mortuary accordyng to the custome of the towne.
To our mother churche of Lincoln vjd. To the fatherles chyldren
of St. Catheryns withowt the barrys of Lincoln ijd. To the altare
in Wyberton churche for offerynges forgottyn iiijd. To our lady
altare, St. Catheryne altare, and St. Anne altare in the same churche
iiijd. each. To the reparacions of the bellys in the same churche
vjd. To the reparacions of the sayd churche iiijd. To Jenet
Whassyngburgh, my wyff, the mansyon that I dwell in the terme of
her lyff, and I will that it remayn to Jenet Whassyngburgh, my
doughter, and her heyres. And yff it fortune her to decease before
her mother, havyng no chyldryn alyve, I will the mansion, aftyr her
mother decease, be solde by her executors; and of the money therof
cumyng I will ther be kepte an obbyt for my soule, my frendes soulys
and all crysten soulys within the qwere of St. Anne in Wyberton
churche the space of vj yeres; and the rest of the money I will it
be disposyd uppon the reparacion and maynteynyng of the sayd
qwere; and the same to be done and fynyshyd by the sayd vj yeres
ende. To the sayd Jenet my doughter a lyttyll golde ryng. I will
the sayd Jenet at the day of her mariage, yff she fortune to lyff
therto, shyfte equally with her mother all my housholde stuff as may
[folio 334d.] appere by an inventory therof mayd. I make the sayd
Jenet my wyff my executrix. Thes beyng whytnes, Sir Alen Askew,
Sir Roger Bate, prestes; John Bate; with other moy.
Proved before P., at Boston, 19 April, 1532.
[The testament of Dame Margaret Sutton, vowess, of
Burton by Lincoln].
[Stow, 1530– 52, f. 228.]
1 October, 1525. I Dame Mergarett Sutton, vowas, with hoole
mynde and remenbrance makith my last will and testament. First
I giff my saule to all myghty God, to our blessed lady and to all
saynctes; my body to be buried in the paroch church of Cheriburton
by Lincoln, in the hye qwer by my sonne Antony with my mortuary
after the costom. I will ther be giffen that daie to preistes and
clerkes that com to my buryall xls., and peny doole to the poor
peple that com that daie. I will ther be disposed to preistes and
clerkes if thei com on my xxxti daie xls, and to the poor peple that
com peny doole. I will ther be disposed on my yer daie in the
hoole iiijl. after the discretion of myn executours. I will have a
secular preist continente after my decesse to syng oon yer in the
church wher my bodie shall lye, saying iij daies in the weke placebo
and dirige with ix lec' and commendation, and on daie in the weke
a messe of requiem, takyng a speciall collect for my husband saule
and myn. And I will he have for his sallare or stipende vij marc',
and bye hym brede and waxe with xxd. Also I will that he that is
my chaplayn and preist the tyme of my departyng frome this worlde
have it be for an other if he will. To the church of Chereburton
towardes the bying of an new coope xxs.; and to the hye altar of
the said church for tithes forgotton vjs. viijd. To our mother
church warke of Lincoln iijs. iiijd. To sancte Androe church warke
in Lincoln vjs. viijd. To the repaire of Saxilby church, Broxholm
church and Rysom church xijd. apiece. To every place of the iiij
orders of the Freres in Lincoln iij shepe, or elles for every on shepe
xxd. To Freres observauntes in Newerk I giff iiij shepe, or elles
xxd. for on, and so after the raate, to praye for my husbande saule
and myn. To thabbott and covent of Kyrkestyd Abbay to do myn
obett and praye for me xxs. To the prior and covent of Bullyngton
Abbay vjs. viijd.; and to the nonnes and sistres in the same place
xiijs. iiijd. to do me an obett and praye for me. To our lady gild
in Bullington xijd. To sanct Anne gilde in Lincoln my best hood
and my mantill. To Dame Mary my doghter, nonne in Bullington
Abbay, xls. To the church of Chereburton xiijs. iiijd. to the entent
that on man of the most honeste and forwarde in the same towne
have it to bye and sell with, and bring in the hoole stokke at the daie
of the church rekkennyng, that wolde of his charyte fynde a light
to burne afor the sacrament on the hye alter in the hye messe tyme
upon the holydaie. To my sonne, Robert Sutton, ij giltyd sawltes
with on cover, and all [folio 228d.] such parcelles of howseholde as
apperith in a byll therupon playnly made, with an other byll of
heyrelomes. And the other parte and parcelles of howseholde I
giff to my doghter Jane and to my sonne Nicholas to be devided
and partyde bytwix theym, as bedding and napere and such other
as belongith to the buttre and kechyn. To my lady Powas a standing maser with a cover. To my doghter Vpton a golde ryng. To
my sonne Hamond a giltyd bowlle and a cover marked of rowses.
To my doghter Emlyn, my sonne Hamondes wiff, a gowne ffurred
with graye, and vj swarme of beys. To my sonne, Sir John Sutton,
knyght of the Roodes a bowll of silver dowble gilted with the cover
therto. To my sonne Nicholas ij sawltes of silver and half a dosyn
spones of silver. To my doghter Skeyrn x yows and a ring. To my
doghter Barnaby xxti shepe olde and yong, and my best gowne. To
my doghter Jane a pownched pece and the spones belonging to the
buttre, iij kye, x lammes and an ambeling horse. To Henry Sutton,
my sonne Robert eldest sonne, a silver bowlle with a cover parcell
gilte, and a vise of golde for a gentill womans nek. To my sonne
Hamond eldest sonne a sylver spone with a luce hed and gilted. To
Thomas Grauntham, my doghtre Alice yong sonne, xxti yowes, and
I will that they be delivered to his graunt dame, maistres Grauntham
of Dunnham. To Sir John Husey doghter, that I cristened, a
golde ryng with a ruby. I giff every on of sonnes and doghters
childre that I have cristened xs. To the parson of Saint Paules in
the Baile of Lincoln vjs. viijd. and a yong fylly. I will all my
husband dettes and myn that can be evidently proved be taken and
paied of my hoole goodes. The residue of my goodes, as corne,
catell, dettes and other, I putto the discrecion of Sir John Sutton,
knyght, my doghtre Jane Sutton, my sonne Hamonde Sutton, and
my sonne Nicholas Sutton, whom I make myn executours to receyve
theym and dispose theym to the most pleasur of God and the wele
of my saule. I giff every on of theym for their labour and attendaunce xls. And I make supervisor of this my will for the performation thereof my sonne, Robert Sutton, esquier, to se it fullfilled as
my faithfull trust is in hym. And I giff hym for his supervision and
attendance and [sic] standing pece dowble gilte. With thies
wittenes, Sir John Hudson, parson of Paules; Sir William Clerk,
parson of Rysom; Sir John Richardeson, Sir Hugh Boket, preistes;
and John Benyngworth; with other moo.
[No probate act.]
The testament of Richard Herde [of Burton by Lincoln].
[Stow, 1530–52, f. 215. Collated with another copy at f. 226d., which
is referred to in the footnotes as A.]
3 (fn. 1) March, 1525. I Richarde Herde off the pariche off Burton
besydes Lincoln. To be buryed in the chirche yarde off Burton
aforseid. Also I bequethe to my mortuary as the costom requirethe.
To the hye alter off Burton for forgotton tithe and offringes viijd.
To owr lady light off Burton iiijd. To owr lady warke off Lincoln
xijd. To sanct Huges light at Lincoln iiijd. To the churche off
sanct John in Nuport iiijd. To the churche off Risom iiijd. To the
chirche off Carlton iiijd. To every off the fore ordyrs off freers in
Lincoln a stryke off barley. To John Hetryke off Brasebrig,
Cicily Grene, and John Herde my brother. I bequethe my copy and
tenement within Burton to Beatrice my wiffe enduryng hir liff;
[remainder in succession] to my sons Robert and Vincent and the
heres off their bodies; [remainder] to my son Thomas Herde and to
his heres for evere. The residue off my goodes to Beatrice my wiffe
and Robert my son, whom I make myn executors, for to dispose
for the helthe off my soule as shall be thote by theym best, by the
oversite off Mr. Nicholas Sutton. Thes beyng witness, Syr William
Clerke, curat'; Sir William Daunc' (fn. 2) , prest; John Herde; and William
Chadwyk [of the same towne (fn. 3) ]; with other.
[No probate act.]
The testament of Richard Towell [of Glentworth].
[Stow, 1530–52, f. 215d. Collated with another copy at f. 225d.,
which is referred to in the footnotes as A.]
24 March, 1525. I Richarde Towell off Glentworthe Thorpe.
To be bured in the chirche yarde off sanct Michell off Glentworthe
on the este syde off the porche there. Allso I bequethe for my
mortuary my best beest as the maner and the costom ys. To the
hye alter off Glentworthe for tithes forgoton xijd. To every ordyr
off ffrerys in Lincoln iiijd. To William my son for his childes
parte. To Peter, my son. To Jenet, Julyane and Margaret, my
dawters. I will that the rest off my catell, horsses and shippe be
equally devyded amongst the seid Peter my son, Jenett, Juliane and
Margarete, my dawters, for theyr child partes by the discrecion off
fore indifferent persons. I will that Julyane my wiffe affter my
decess have all my messuages, toftes, crofftes, landes, tenementes,
medowes, etc., within the fildes off Glentworthe and Glentworthe
Thorpe for terme off hyr liffe, payng the kynges rent, and makyng
no wast. And iff ther be ony off the seid landes that the seid
Julyane list not to occupy, I will that my son William shall haufe
theym duryng the liff off the seid Juliane. Also I will that affter
the decess off the seid Juliane my wife, all my tofftes, crofftes,
landes, medowes, etc., within the towne and feldes off Glentworthe
a forseid, holdene off the stoke (fn. 4) off Kyrton, remayne to the forseid
[folio 216] William and Petre, my sons, theyr heires and assignes
for evere. Also I will that William my son, afftur the decess off
Juliane my wiff, shall have to hym and to the heires off hys body
oon messuage in Glentworthe Thorppe. Also I will that William
my son affter my decess have all my messuages, tofftes, crofftes,
landes, medowes, etc., with theire appurtenances within the towne
and feldes off Saxilby and Harewyke in the countye off Lincoln, to
be howldon to hym and to hys heires off hys body for evere; also
with on holme in Trent in the lordship off Torkesay; remainder to
Petre my sonne and to hys heires of his body; remainder to me
the seid Richarde Towell and to myn heires for evere. I will that
Peter my son, hys heires and assignes, for evere, shall have my two
tofftes bylded with appurtenance in Torkesey. Also I will that iff
Peter sell them, the seid William to have theyme for v markes (iff
he list to bye theym); and iff he be not disposed to by theym, then
Peter to sell theym to any man at hys awne plesur.To the churche
off Glentworthe a quart' off barley. To Vpton churche xijd. The
residue off my goodes I giff to Juliane my wife to bring up my
chylder with. I make William my son sole executor. [folio 216d.]
Thes beyng witness, Syr Richard Catwell (fn. 5) , curate off Glentworthe;
Roger Johnson off Gaynesborughe; Thomas Tavell (fn. 5) , the yonger,
off Glentworth; Thomas Eyerle (fn. 6) off the same; Gilbard Patrike;
and other mo.
[No probate act.]