1557 John Hart IC/AA116/57

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 (27^th) January

1557 —-cats Adam Harte

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Admittend John Elmesalsoi

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