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1532  Will of Thomas Bulle

In the name of God Amen. The xxvi (27) day

of January in the year of our Lord mccccc

xxx1 (1531I Thomas Bulle of Waldryingfield being

in a hole mynde andperfyght remembrance make my testament

and last will made inManer&fourmefolowying

First I bequeath my soule to allmyghtie god and St

Ladie Saint Marie and to all the gloriouse company

of hevyn and my bode to be buryed in the church

yerde of all saints in Waldringfeldbeforesaid

to the which hyh alter for my tythesnegligentliy

forgotton& not tenth?paidgeve& bequeath

Iiisiiiid (3/4d)  Item I geve to the reparation of the

said church of Waldringfield iiilivisiiid (£3. 6s.3d)

Item I will that my house and lands lyeing

in Waldringfield aforesaid be solde be mmy Executors

& the money thereof comminge I geve unto

the said church of Waldryngfield.  Item I will that

Myy executors do make a cross to be sette in the

Church yerde of Waldringfield aforesaid. This

may be born of my goodes the residue of

mygoodles not bequeathed I geive& bequeath

to the discretion of my executors whom I

Ordeyn and make John Curties? & Richard Puntyng

that they depose therin to the most pleasure of

God &prfytt to my soule and I geveeche

of them for there lab[ou]r visviiid (6/8d) thus beying

Witnesses Sir William Cok? John Goslyng

& John Hartes?orHayser

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Gareth
9 years ago

I don’t suppose the ‘three farthings ‘, to which I have referred in other comments, is actually 3 shillings and fourpence bearing in mind that this Thomas Bulle (is he related to William Boole?)  is leaving £3  6s  3d to the Curch at Waldringfield. He also asks that his land in Waldringfield be sold by his executors and the money given to the church. He also wants a Cross put in the churchyard. Anything remaining  is left to the discretion of the executors – John Curteis (?Curtis) and Richard Puntyng (Punting) – to each of whom he gives 6 shiliings… Read more »

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