1557 John Hart IC/AA116/57
In the name of God Amen the xciii (13) day of November
yn the yere of the Lord God mil v c lvii (1557). I John Hart
ofWaldryngfeld withyn the dyocys of Norwyche Suffolk
beingholl of mynd / and p[er]fetynReme[m]berance / Dou
ordey and make thys my last wyll& testament
ynmaner&formefolloyngth[a]t ys to say first
I commend me sowll to almighty god me creator and
toJhusCryst me Redemer be themerelles?off
whose passion I trust to be savyd. And me body to be
buryedeyn the churche yard of Waldryngfelde
aforsayd // Item Fyrst I geve&bequethe to
Adam Hart my sone and to the yssu of hys body
lawfully begotten . my tenement ynWaldrynfeld
that I now dwell yn with all the land thertoyn
anywyse belonging bothefre& copy / and yf
thesaydAdamedep[ar]t the world with outlawfull
yssue of hysboyd begotten // I wyll the sayd
tenement& lands shall Remyne to Rychard
Hart hys brother and to the yssue off hys body
lawfully begotten
Item more I geve to Alyce me wyffhyrdwellyng with
yn the hede? houseterme of hyr natural lyff
withfyerwoodforsufycyent for herbarnyng // and
a bushel of hempe seed redysowen to hyr hand
ynplancher he[m]pland every yere as long as she lyveth
Item further I wyll that Alyces me wyff shall have
ii (2) neats& the thayngkepyng of the same ii (2) neatsfrely
withAdame Hart bothewynter& Summeryn
eachepaster& place as the saydAdame
shallkepehys own kattellyn
and every yerewhyll she lyvethe iii (3) comb barly
& a seame of Rye & all me howsold stuff to dow
wytheatt her wyll // Item I geve&bequeathe
to Margaret Hart me dowghterxxisiiiid (21/4d)xls (40/-) to
bepayd to hyr at xxiiiiyeres of age and to Anes
Hart me dowghterxxisiiid (21/4d)xls (40/-) of lawfull
ynglyshe money to be payd to her at xxiiii (24)
yeres of age // and to Jone Hart me dawghter
xxiisiiiid (22/4d)xls(40/-) of lawfullynglyshe money to
bepayd to hyr at xxiiii (24) yeres of age // p[ro]vydyd that
yf any of me iii dawghtersdep[ar]t the world afore
the coming? To xxiii (24) yeres of agethat they that
ar a lvve shall enjoy the others p[ar]ts
Item I geve to Rychard Hart me sone a hesker
of ii (2) yeres of age &xxvisviiid (26/8d) of lawfullynglish money / Item more I geve to John
Hart me sone cl s (40/-) oflawfullynglyshe
money to be payd to hymme with yn a yere& a day
after me decese and yf that the sayd
John dep[ar]t the world before he receve his
geft then I geve to that l to John Hart
hyssonne tobe payd tohyme at cc (20) yeres of age
Item I geve to Anes Hart me goddawghter
One ewe & a lamb to be delyveryd to hyr
to take p[re}fet? ofyt at vi (6) yeres of age
all the rest of me goods not geven nor bequeathed
I geve them holly to Adam Hart me sonne whom
Iorden and make one of myne Executors
And John Elmes the other. And I geve to the sayd
John Elmes for hyslabor&paym[ents] vs (5/-)
And for the sup[er]visor of thys me last wyll
& testament I orden& make Wyll[ia]m Woode
And for hyslabor&paym[ent]s I gevehymiiisiiid (3/4d)
Wytness of thys Thomas Coale, JamyesSparkes Edward Tyndall wythye others
Probate
—- —– xxvii (27th) January
1557 —-cats Adam Harte
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Admittend John Elmesalsoi
Rxri on —– etc.,
John Hart ofWaldryngfeld me body to be buryedeyn the churche yard of Waldryngfelde
Alyce me wyff
Adam Hart my sone and to the yssu of hys body lawfully begotten . my tenement ynWaldrynfeld
Rychard Hart hys brother (ie Adam’s)
John Hart hyssonne
Margaret – daughter
Jone Hart me dawghter
Anes Hart me goddawghter
1557 John Hart of Waldringfield. Buried in the churchyard.
His tenement and lands to Adam Hart-his son and if he should die to his brother Richard Hart.
To Alyce my wife- fire wood,hempe seed, barley,rye etc.
Money to Margaret Hart-his daughter, A(g)nes Hart his daughter, Jone Hart his daughter, John Hart his son.
John Elmes-executor.