1559 Will of John Warner
In the name of god Amen the yeare
of our Lord God mccccclviiii (1554) and the
10th date of October I John Warn[er] of
Waldryngfeld in the Countie of Suff[olk]
and in the dios[es] of NorwychMaryner
beyng in good & p[er]fytt remembrance
doordeyn& makethis my last testament
andwyll in man[or] &formefolowyng
First I bequeth my soule unto the hands
ofAllmyghtie God — ladieSaynt
Marie wi[th] all the blissed companie of
Sentes and my bodie tobe buried
in the churchyard of Waldryngfeld
Item I geve&bequeth toGrace Warn[er]
my daughter a gurled? cowe,/ the bets?
fetherbedde and all theretobelongyngwi[h]t
2 peyer of shetes of the best / a new? //
cuburde, It[e]m I gyve&bequethto Grace
my daughter 2 brass pottyls/ ii (2)tretelles
viii (8)peses of pewter / a Chafyngdesths
————— abasry? of—– / it[e]m
Scregeve&bequieth to Margaret
Warn[er] my daughter one Blackecowe,
The lesser fetherbedd and all that belonging
w[i]th 2 peyr of shetesviii (8)peces of pewter
——- ii (2) brassepotts& ii (2)candelstycks
ofbrast Item I geve&bequeth to Grace
Warn[er] my daughter my howse&landdes
set? lyeing and beying in the parish off
Waldryngfeld at the age of xviii (18) years
and also to the issue of hyrbodie lawfully
begotten. Item I geve& bequeath to Margarett
Warn[er] my daughter my howse and landds?set ?
lying&beying in the parish of Swilland
at the age of xviii (18) yeares. And also to the
issue of hyrbodielawfullie begotten
fertheryfthe either of my daughters afore
named dye afore the full age of xviii (18)
yeres I will the other to be hyr heir
—– — house &landdes& the movable
goods afore be wylled Item I wyllto
John Fatter whom? I entend toMarie?
Hawe the use?firstand bryngying up
of my forseidchildern and to —-
theunsipyeng of the forseidlandes
andhowsesw[it]h allthapp[ur]tensentslyeing
inSwilland&Walderyngfelduntill
theaforseid my ii (2) daughters be of full
— ——- age of xviii (18) yeres Item I will
Th[a]t theaforseid John Fatter in tymeth[a]t
shehathetheunrepyeng of theforseid
Lands& houses sufficientlie to repare
themwatergyght&wyndtyght and so
sufficiently repared at the age of xviii (18)
Yearesto -eldewxx e the forseid houses and
landes in Swylland&Walderyngfeld
to my forseid daughters according to this
my last wyll // Furthermore I bequeath
to John Fatter for the bryngyng up of
my children all the residew of my movea
bill goods unbequethedand a
afore willed and my funeral expense[es]
dischargedfynallie Iordeyn and
make this my last testament & will all
other wills & testaments before made
to be made frustrate and of no more effect
Also I ordeyn John Fatter and R[o]bart
—– mylawfull executor and
theseme? R[o]berdtp have hyspaynes
xs / Also I apluynte& make —– —– of
th[i]s y last will & testament John
Helmyesissue I will to have for hys
paynes taking in the executing of
this my last will & testament iiisiiiid (3/4d)
wrytten in the p[re]senc[e]of Adam Harte
and—- pryikewusewytness the same
Probating ???
John Warn[er] of Waldryngfeld – buried here
Grace Warn[er]my daughter
Margaret Warn[er] my daughter (my howse and landds?set ?lying&beying in the parish of Swilland)
Some relationship to John Fatter
Adam Harte – executor
1559 John Warner of Waldringfield. Occupation:- Mariner. Buried in churchyard.
To Grace Warner,my daughter, household items plus house and lands in Waldringfield
To Margaret Warner, my daughter, household items plus house and lands in Swilland
The residue of his goods to John Fatter for the bringing up of his children.