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1545    Will of  JohnHayser    IC/AA1/13/130a

In the name of Godde Amen an in the yere of owreLordegodde

athousande v(5) hundredth xl and v(5)(1545) the 1x(9) day in the monethAuguste

I, John Hayser of Waldryngfeld in the countyeSuffolkehusbandeman making my

wyll and testament in mane[r] and formefolowynge first I bequeath

mysowle to goddealmyghtey and body to be buried where yt shall

plesegodde.  It[e]m gyffe and wyll to the alter in Waldryngfeylde

aforesaideviid (7d.  It[e]m I gyffe and bequethe to Annes Curtiss the best cowe

nextein my yarde. It[e]m I bequeath to Rycharde Moose a cowe.  It[e]m

I bequieth to John Moose acowe.  It[e]m bequieth to Ann Byrgess

akowe(cowe).  Item I bequieth to Anne Helmys the daughter of John

Helmysa twolmothyngeheffray (heifer)  It[e]m I bequiethe to Thomasthe

Helmysthe sonne of John Helmyes a twolmothyngekalffe (calf). It[e]m  I

bequiethto MargrettSeyrsone a yowe (ewe).  It[e]m I bequieth to lytle

Margrett Moose a yowe (ewe)  Theresydwe rest of my goodysunbequest[ed]

I putt to the descressyone off Jefferey Moose he forto dispose theme

ashe thynkysmoste best  ?wome(whom)  I make sole exsecutorethes

wyttnesses  ?John weddhyrdep[ar]some of the saideWaldryngfeylde,  Rych-

arde Moose, John Moose wyth other  mos?

 

Ite[e]m wyll that my howse and my lande be sold end the money

Thethat commysthereoffe be dole and gyffene to pore folkyes where

you shall thynkemoosteneydeys

 

Probate  to Jo wetherhed

 

 

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Gareth
9 years ago

We are now in the mid 16th century (time of Henry VIII) so a good generation (and a half) beyond the will of William Boole (time of Henry VII). John Hayser (Hyser) has cropped up before as  an executor or witness and as a person who sold land  and /or tenancies to Anne Mose (Moose) (My Alison says Moss is a common suffolk name). He gives 7d to the altar (we should consider how this compares to what the last genaeration had to pay)  He is a husbandman (but owns a house and land – see below). He leaves his… Read more »

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