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1576  Will of Thomas Beale   IC/AAi/24/92

In the name of God amen the xxvii (27) daye of March yn the yeare

of our lorde god 1576  I Thomas Beale of Waldryngfeldtwyllweaver

in the Cou[n]ti of Suff[olk] of good and perfite remembrance thankes be

geven to god doe ordene and make this my testament conteyngynge

herin my lastewyll  / first I bequethe my sole in to the hands

ofallmyghtye god and I will my boddye to be buried in the

Church yarde of WaldryngefeldeAforesayde.  Item I geve&

bequethe to Jonemy wife my bakhose and my hemplond of

thenorthesyde of my house so longe as the saydJonekepehure

a widow.  Item I will my execkitor to set hur up achemney&

chamber& to saller the sam chamber In the saydbakhouse

Item I will that the saydJone have the hemplond no longer

and she do sowe it w[i]thhempe.  Item I g[e]vehuraletel kettle & a

beger kettle an Iron pootle  Item I gevehur a puterplater a sault

asawser half my dysshes / halfe my spones / halfe the trenchers

that be now in ocapynge / Item I gevehurabede of saktwyll

a bolster a pillow and the berether to / one payer of blanketes

a coverlet 11(2) payer of shetes a cob[e]red aboll the best sane one

Item I gevehurwhynes for hurfireinge / Item I gevehur

17s 8d of good and lawfullmony of Inglonge& ii (2) selver

spones / Item I gevehur my letell table & a forme in the barne

Item I will that the saydJone shall geve and delyver up all

suche right as she have or maye of right to have in my londes

according to the cost[u]me of the manner.  Item I wylll that yf

thesaydJone be not so content w[i]th that I have gevenhur before

then I will that she have non of the godes that I did gevehur

but to stand tot the Cust[u]me of the maner / Item I geve my

howses and londesfre and copy set lyinge and beinge in the parrishe

ofWaldryngfelde unto John Beale my sonn except the backhose&

thehempelonde on the northesyde of the house  Item I will that

John my sonn shall Inherit and com to his lands at the age of

xxiiiiti (24) years    ////

Item I will that my sonnJohnwythe in one holle year after he com to

his lands he shall paye to his brother Thomas Beallexxs (20/-) of good

andlafullmony of Ingelonde and the next yeare after that to paye

to his brother Robert Bealeother xxs (20/-) and the next yearefoloinge

xxs (20/-) to his susterDorethe BealeItem I will that so sone as the iii (3)

be fully experid and suchesummes of mony be payd then I wyll

mysonnJohn shall paye unto hys brother Robert the sume of vii li (£7)

of good and lawfull money of Inglonde that is to sayexxs (20/-) yearly

Item I will that yf my sonnJohn die without heirs of his body

lawfully begotten then I wyll my howses and lands remayne unto

mysonne Robert  Item I wyll that my sonn Robert shall paye all suche

leagasses of my syll out of my lands that ys to sayethenextholle

yeare after he come to his lands he shall paye to his brother

Thomas Beale xxs (20/-) to and the next year foloinge he shall paye

to his susterDorthe Beale other xxs (20/-)  Item I will that when the

ii (2) yeares be fully expired and suchesomes of mony be payde

then I will my sonnRobert shall pay vii li (£7) of good and lawfull

mony of Ingland that is to sayexxs (20/-) yearly unto it be foully

payd to Thomas my sonn and Dorethe my dauter to be equally partil be

twix them parte and parte lyke  Item I will that my brother Robert

Petgrave shall be gardiner to my sonnJohn and to my sonnRobert

also that I will my executor shall have the letinge of my howssess and

landes to the beynginge up of my CHildringe until thay com at the age

ofxxiiii (24) yeares  Item Iwill that the reste of my movable goodes

notgevie and be quethed.

and my detespayd to be at my executors descresion to distribut it

amonge my children as he shall thinke good  Item I geve my executor x s.  (10/-)

Item I geve to Wyll[ia]m puntyngeiiisiiiid (3/4d., and the saydWyll[ia]m I do mak my

superviser finally the sadeThomas Beale gave a surrender of all his howses

and lands accordynge to the costome of the maner in to the hands of

Adam Harte & John Gurlyng / in the p[re]sense of RobertPetgrave

Wyll[ia]m Puntynge witnesses unto all the words? above named

 

Probate  16 July 1576 to Robert Petgrave

 

 

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crawlerm
10 years ago

1576 Thomas Beale of Waldryngfeld – buried here.
Jone my wife
John Beale my sonn
Thomas Bealle son
Robert Beale son
Dorethe Beale daughter

Some relationship to Adam Harte & John Gurlyng

Gareth
9 years ago

Now three generations on from the first will in my set (Thomas Bulle – / ?antecedent of Boole and Bull.) Another candidate for Waldringfield churchyard. Married to Jone (Joan) to whom he bequeaths his bakehouse and hemp fields (hemplond) which are to the north side of his house. The executor is charged with ensuring a chimney and a room in the bakehouse for Joan. Theer is a lot of detail in this will and many words which differ from the modern equivalent. eg A letel kettle and a beger kettle , an iron pootle, whynes for hurfireinge, alfe the trenchers… Read more »

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