Adam Hales alsHawis IC/AA1/29/243 1587
In the name of god amen th(blot)rtenth?daye of September in the yere of o[u]rlorde god
One thousand five hundred eghtie& three & in the ccvth (25)thyere of the reign of o[u]rsov[er]ingne
LadyeElizabeth by the grace of god of England Fraunce and Ireland Queen defender
of the faith etc., I AdhamHawisHales also Hawis of Waldringfield in the
Countie of Suff[olk] Turner being of hole myde and good & p[er]fect remembrance thanks
begiven unto almyghtie god for it I ordeyne& make this my last will & testament in man[ner]
andforme following that is to saiefirste and prinsipullie I bequethe my soule into
thehande of Almightie god my creator and redeemer by whose onliemercieI loke
for the remissioneof my sinnes and my body to the earthe to beburied accordinge to
thediscressunof my executors /Item I give and bequethe unto Rose my
wiefe all my houses tenements and lands withe and singular therappartances
as well free as coppiescituatlyinge and beinge in Sutton in the for said county of Suff[olk] or
elsewher within the said countie To have and to hold to the said Rose my
wiefe and herassignes ensuing her naturellliefekepinge and maynteyninge
thehowses& all other the forsaid p[re]mises in good and sufficient
rep[ar]atons?and making weyther stripe? Norwaste upon my 8?p[ar]te& p[ar]cell
of the for said p[re]misses duringe her natural liefeAnd this the said
Rose my wieffe shall becombonde by her —– bonde by writtinge obliged //
sufficient and the —-(latue?) in the sbblot)e of one hundredfortyepoundes of lawfull English
money to my Executores the expecutes and Administrators with comdicons to it
accomplish fulfil and paie all such Simple legacyes and bequethes as are assigned
unto her or her executors or assingnes by this my last will and testament and
the same bondesufficientlie to be Sealled&deliv[er]ed to my executors with in
twentiedaiesnexte after my decease my said wieffe being ther unto lawfullierequired
bymyne executors or anie of them And if it shall happen my said wieffe
to take a husband after my decease then I will and my intente and meanynge
is that before such?hersaidmarriadge my said wieffe shall cause and
p[er]mite? suche?her said husband as the intend to marrie with in becom like
wisebonde by writtingeoblyga–ie to myne executors ther executors or?
Admisetors in the sume of fortyepoindse with like condition as afor said to
to? accomplishfullfill&p[–]— all suche— legacies and bequests as are assigned
to my said wiefe her executors or assignes by this my last will and
testament with good and sufficient suerties with him such as by the
discresion of myne executors shall be thoughte make? Reqindite?andneccessarie
in this behalse?to the p[er]formnce of this my last will and testament
according to the -term? my — — herof //
And then I will and my meangeis that at(blot) the sealing of her —ghte obligation with —– that
Upon –d–ned that Jhon Ass–d the husband of ye forsaid Rose my wyef if she happen
Fort-?Wyede?to my — after my decease to— — —- —-ding: — I have assigned h—-fecte —
By this my testament & last will according to the true meaning and intentetherof this my
Executors shall de——– unto ye —— Rest th– my wyef the obligation of fortyepowndes
Wherin the ———- —— to my executors for the p[er]formance of this my Testament & last
Will according to ye true meaning & intent therof Item I gyve&bequeathe unto Willim Hales
Als Hawes my nephewe the sone of Georg Hales all my forsaidhowses tenement & lands wyth all
& singular therthapp[ur]tenceswhatsoef[er] as well free hold as copyd as to have & to hold
to the said will[ia]m and to the —– of his body lawfullybegotten after the decease of
Rose my said wyef And if it happen then the the said Will[ia]m to dep[ar]te this lyefe with out
Essue of his body lawfully begotten then I Will all the forsaidhowsestenem[en]ts and
Lands with all the forsaidp[re]mises with theapp[ur]tences to remain unto John Hales alsHowes
The sonne of Will[ia]m Hales the— —- Sutton? thatnowe is to have & to hold to hime the
Said John and his heires —- upon these condycions following that it so saye that ——
Said John his heires executors ———– or assignes shall well &trulie —————–
Sattysfye and pye the —- powndes of lawfullenglishe money in mannor&forme
Following that is to saye the first twentiepowndesfo– p-ayd to the ——— of
Sutton aforesaid within one yearenexte after the —– of the said John his heyer or
Assignes unto the forsaid ——–es —- a—- of this my last will & testament ——-
And twentiepouwndes aforesaid Iwill the same to be put out by the said -hur–
——- andthere successors for— to the best advantage that it maye be and
The p[er]feighte thereof yearlie to be bestowed upon the poor people of the
—- p[ar]ryshe //
And I will the same? swentie pounds t– ——- as a Stoke? to the use of the poor of
Sutton aforesaid –ren- / Item I give and bequeath to the children of Alex wylles? The daughter of
JofferieHawis of Woodbridge the sonne of tennepoundes p[er]cell? Of the forsaide —– three
Score?Poundes to be p—-d by the forsaid John Hawis his executors or Assignes as and upon the
Feast daie of St Michaelltharchangellwich? shalbe next after one year accomplished after
The enter– of the said John his heires or assignes into the forsaidhowsesTenem[en]t
And lands he-d to h— bequeathed –th said? Tennepoundes I will to be devidedamongest the
Children of the said Ales whi[i]ch shall then lyvingep[ar]te and p[arc]le llike amongst them
Item I give and bequesth to the children of Ales Tavener of Alboroughe my sister the—–
some of thirtiepoundes the res–les of the forsaidsomme of three score poundes to be paid
by the forsaid John Hawis his executors or assigns in man[nor] &forme following that is
to same tenne pounds therof at in — upon the feast daie of St MichaellTharchangell
w[hi]ch shall happen or be next after the yearesaccomlplished after the —- of the said
John his heires&assignes into the forsaidP[er}—- h—- to h— bequeathed and —— —
Yereyerlieconsequentlie? Following one after another al——- at in or upon the feast daie
Of St MichaellTharchangell the some of tennpoundes until the forsaidsume
Of thirtiepoundes be fuliesattisfied—- —- —– To be devided amongst such her said children as shall then be lyvinge P[ar]te& p[ar]te like? Amongst them and if it shall happen //
That my said wieff shall not — and —- the forsaidp[ar]msses to ye? bequesthe in goodes
Sufficient —— duringe her natural llieff or if my said wieffe shall make anyie/
Voluntarie? Stripe or w=— after them? Shalbe -e–s– for her ——– & —-he mai?
Minge of the said — p[–]— — and if the saud? —- bonde shall not be put in by my
Said wieffe or c—l to be put and at suche —- & —– as then –ghte to be by the
Limitatons of this my will & testament in man[nor] &forme aforesaid then I will and my —
—– and —– or —- the forsaid —– of all & singular my forsaid —– —–
Te—- & ——– –ghtsrd before given &bequeathe to my said wife shall be -ttrlie
Void? As if my said wife —– —- —- –exs=—– or normal? In this my last will
and testament such — her I will that my executors shall enter & take the —fite of
all& singular the forsaid p[ro]misses to the use of Will[ia]m Hales aforesaid until the
said Will[ia]m shall accomplish his full age of twentie& one year And then I
will that the said Will[ia]m shall have the forsaidbondehowsestenem[en]tes and
lands to him & to the heires of his body lawfully begotten And for sa— — suche
—- the —– —- to John Hawis the sonne of Will[ia]m Hawis of Sutton aforesaid
In such man[nor] &forme as be— is sett —- & with like conditons as aforesaid as
Exspressed by him the said John to be p[er]formed& — Item I give &bequeth unto //
The forsaidWill[ia]m Hawis my —– —– pounde of lawfull English money to be —– unto the
Said Will[ia]m by Rose my said wife her executors or assignesIn —– &forme of —— that is to sayetennepoundes thereof? When the said Will[ia] shall
—— his said life of twentie& four years & the —– tene pounds —- of the said xxs (20/- when the said Will[ia]m shall —— —- hys age of xxvi (26) years) of w[hi]ch said twentiepoundes sixteen?
Poundestherof — given unto the said Will[ia]m by the last will of his father & the
Other four pounde I give & bequeath to thesaid Will[ia] of my sonne/sume —– —– and
g— will / Item I give & bequeath unto Rose my wieffe all my movable goodes and movable
cor— ca-aileesimplementes of — sole & other my chattels whts send upon ———–
And all the ———- of
My goodesunbequeathed Igive &bequethe them —- —- to kepe my said wieff and
She to paye my debtes& —- my debtes& —- my —– all ex——- and to—- unto my Executorestwentie shillings
A —- out& issue the ch—- ——- to be ——to theintent that they shall
— this my last will & testament ——– to my true ——yng —– as my —–
As in them that they will it / And I ordeyne constitute & make executors of this my
Last will & testament Rob[er}t Mylesof and Henrie -ashe of Sutton aforesaid
Wytness that thysys my last wyllRobartmeshe ———-Wyllm — wylll
1587 Adam Hales – burial at execs’ discretion?
Rose my wiefe
Seems to have been quite wealthy and concerned about remarriage of wife.