1593 Will of John Rivers IC/AA1/32/168 IC/AA2/ 34/494

1593 Will of John Rivers     1593      IC/AA1/32/168               IC/AA2/ 34/494

In the name of god amen  I  the xixth (19)th daie of June in the xxxv (35th)

yeare off the reingnes of o[u]r Sovaigne Lady Elizabeth her?

Quene make there m(hole)s   I John Rivers of Waldringfeld

in the Countie of Suff[olk] yeman   Sicke in bodie yet of p[er]fit

memory thanks be unto god make this my laste will &

I com[m]ende my soule into the hands of almighty god my

Creator the holie Ghoste my comforter And Christe

Jesus my Redem[m]er by whose merits onlye are assured

of my Salvation And my bodie to the grave.  Item

I geve & bequeath to Margaret my wiefe all my

Goodes & chattals whatsoever whom I make my sole

Executore                       signed Jo:  Rivers   (his mark)  testator

Testantibus?      Edwardo Ball  Clico

Robto Sp[ar]ke

Thomas Briggs

— I left debtes & ingresses?

Debts dew to me the said John Rivers as followeth

Thom[a]s Scott of or Foxhall                                       xxxs (30/-)

Richard Free of M[ar]tlesh[a]m blacksmythe      xxs (20/-)

Chapman of Ipswiche glovier                        viii li  (£8)

John Arrold of Waldringfeld                                        xlviis viii d (46/8d)

Cocke of Brickless[a]m?  gelder?                  xxs (20/-)

Will[ia]m Wardman                                                         iii li  (£3)

Peter Smyth of Sprowton                                            xxxiiis iiid (33/4d)

Probate fuit & —- —- —-

Excutors 17 — m—  Septembere

Anno Dm 1593

John Talbolt

— of eighngish money  vili vis xid (£6 6s 11d)