1523 will of Robert Hert R8/297 W6/4/53
In the name of god amen the 6th day of December in the yer of our lord mlccccc& xxii (1522) I Robert Hertbeyng in a hole mend (whole mind)
Make my lastewyl first I bequethe my soule to almithy god my body to be beryde in the cherche yard of al the
Halluyw in Waldryngfeld also I bequethe to hey a–ter(Rector? Alter?) of the seyd church for my tythyesnecgligelyforgoty
Iiisiiiid (3/4d) Also I wylthat Jone my wyff have my hows& land as longge as she ysawedo (awidow) and aftyr she
ismarygde I bequeath it to Jon my eldere son he to gyff to yche of my chyllderes—iiis&iiid (3/4d.) ate the day of the marage
andyf ye sayd John die or he comes into the possession of yt& s-ctytyt be at ye dyssposysse of my
Executor they to dissposyd it to the best priss (price) Also I wul that my wyff have halff my movabillexcepte my
–hope& half the corneupon the growndesthys -er the reidu?(residue?) of my goods I wulyt (that) my executareshave yt to pay
w[i]th al my dettswhene I makeRychardGrene& John Hert my son they to have iiisiiid (3/4d) apece for their
labor
De——- of
Made this will in 1522 so possibly a contemporary of William and Thomas Boole. Married to Joan and leaving his house and land to her as long as she doesn’t remarry – otherwise it goes to his eldest son Jon Hert who is to give 3 farthings to each of Robert’s children (or does chyllderes mean grandchildren) on the days of their marriage. But if John is dead or ‘into the psossession of yt & s-ctytyt” (this could mean disease or imprisonment or enemies) then it is up to the executors to do what they can. It sounds as if he is bequeathing to the high alter tithes which he has negligently forgotten and which amount to 3 farthings. Also his wife is to have half his (what is movabille – something that can be moved perhaps) and half the corn on the ground (so presumably a house-owning farmer) The executors are charged with settling all debts – they are Rychard Grene (Richard Green) and the eldest son John.