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In the name of God amen the yeare of our Lorde God 1566 the xii of October I Ales

Harte wedowe of the payrish ofWaldringfelde in the countie of Suff. Seke in body but

of good rememberancethankes be geven to god. Do make (this?) my present testament

concernynge herein my last will in maner and formefolowynge / firstly I commende

mysoule unto almyghtie God my maker and redeemer, and my body to be buried

In the churcheyarde of Waldryngefeldeaforesayde.  Item I gyve unto Agnes Baken

my daughter my byggestbrassepott, A puder(pewter?) platter, a (desnys) coverynge for a

bedde, a payreshetes? / twoyonge ewes that hade never lambet And two

kyichesses? andhalffe a rymble?ofhempe  Item I give unto MargreteDryver

my daughter a pnder (pewter?) platter / a workedy? appron / an olde ewe and and a yonge

wetherhalffe a rymble? ofhempe / and my kyrtle, / Item I geve unto

the a foresaid Agnes and Margrete to be equallye divided betwyne theme

ashovell? / alsoto each of theme  xii (12) cheses ii(2) bushelles of rye and two

busshelles of malte and one flytche of baken to be equally devided amongst

them / also I wyll that six Bushles of malte be solde to pay my debts / and

v(5) bushels di of rye ? iiibusshels of hempesede / and also a blackewether and

anhogge that to be sold by my executors all the rest of my gooddes not

geven and bequeathed I give and bequeath unto Jone Harte my daughter

and of that my present testament I make  and ordeyne Robert Harte

ofNewbune and John Hootyeof Martylsm my executors to se this my

testament and last wyll performed my body buried and my dettspayde

thesbyngewytnes        Henry Wardman

Thomas Bealewitness?

Quarto March 1566

P[ro]batumfuit —- testa’tum

Robti Hart ecors   John hobbye?

 

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crawlerm
crawlerm
10 years ago

Ales Harte wedowe
Agnes Baken my daughter
MargreteDryver my daughter
Jone Harte daughter

Robert Harte of Newbourne – executor

Michael
Michael
9 years ago

1566  Alice Harte,  widow of Waldringfield.  Buried in churchyard.

To Agnes Baken, daughter, household items plus livestock.

To Margrete Dryver, daughter,          ditto.

To Jone Harte, daughter,  residue of goods.

Robert Harte of Newbune,  executor.

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