my sonne, Sir John Willoughby, and to the heires of his body, and for defawte of issue to the right heires of me. Also I will that all such sumes as I in my lief shall promyse be bounden to paye for the mariage of Mary Harbotell, doughter to my doughter, Jane Harbotell, which be unpaid shalbe levied of the rents of the manors of Wollaton, Cossall, Sutton Passez. I will that all my plate, juelles, and all my stuffe that I have had by my wife and by any of my ancetors, or of myne owne making or getting, be valued and kept for the performance of this my will. Also I will that all such somes as my sonne Edward Fylton owith to me by reason of a obligacon for the repayment of the inheritaunce descended to Mary Wife (?), oon of the doughters and heires of Richard Harbotell, that my sonne John shall receyve the same sumes of money to the use to purchase or bye a mariage for my sonne Hugh Willoughbye, if the same Hugh wilbe guyed by my sonne John, or elles the same somes to be despoased for the welthe of my soule. I will that all my inhousholde stuffe shall remayn as heirelomes that be at Middelton or Wollaton to my sonne John or to suche other as hereafter shall fortune to be heires of the said inheritaunce being of my blod, and that they shall not alien nor putt away nor sell noon nor noo parcell therof whether of the said manours they shall think better to abide, dwell at their pleasure. I will that all the ornamentes belonging to my chapell shall hooly remayn to my chapell at Middelton or in the chapell of Wollaton whersoever of the same manor my sonne John or suche other as shalbe heires will abide. (Annuities to servants.) I make myn executors my sonne John Willoughby, knyght, my sonne in lawe Antony Fitzherbert, knyght, Thomas Fitzherbert, clerk, Doctor of Decrees, Rauf Cantwell, clerk, Doctour in Decrees, and Sir Robert Perott, clerk, and to every of them I bequeth fyve marces, and I will and beseche my lorde Bisshop of Exetour to be the supervisour and overseer of my will. These being present, Laurence Woodnot, gentilman, Gabriel Barwike, gentiliman, William Egerton, gentiliman, Richard Egerton, gentilman, John Brendwood, yoman, Richard Eyton, cum multis aliis. [Proved 1 July, 1528.] LXXXVIII. THE WILL OF JOHN CONSTABLE, DEAN OF LINCOLN.* [Jankyn, 6.] 18 July, 1528. John Constable, Deane of the Cathedrall Churche of our Lady of Lincoln. First I bequethe my soule * Third son of Sir Robert Constable, of Flamborough, by Agnes, daughter of Sir Roger Wentworth. His nephew, Sir Marmaduke Constable, was one of the commanders at Flodden. to God Almighty, our blissed lady his moder, Saint Mary, and to all the blissed company of heven, humbly beseching theym to pray for me. And my body to be buried within the said Cathedral Churche in the body of the same nygh unto the sepulture of Maister George Fitzhugh, sumtyme Deane of Lincoln, and I bequeth to our lady werkes of the said church for my buriall there xls. Also I will that penny doole to be geven to pour men the day of my buriall. Also I bequethe tenne poundes for my obite in the churche of Lincoln, to every of the foure orders of freres within the citie of Lincoln x s., and they to doo oon obite for the helthe of my soule. Also I will tenne poundes for a stone to be bought and to be laide upon me where I shall be buried. To every of my servauntes his quarter wagis. The residue of my goodes I geve to my nevews Sir Robert Tyrwhit, Sir Marmaduke Constable, knyght, Maister Edward Darby, Archdeacon of Stowe, John Monson, esquier, Thomas Lylowe, clerk, whom I ordeyn myn executours. These witnesses, Sir Walter Irelond, preest, Thomas Gressington of the citie of Lincoln, Alderman Richard Burgh, and Richard Langdaile, gentilman, with other moo; geven at Fyskerton nygh Lincoln the day and yere abovesaid. [Proved 27 April, 1529.] LXXXIX. THE WILL OF WALTER FROST, OF FEATHERSTONE, ETC.* [Jankyn, 4.] Unto 6 Mar., 1528-9. Walter Froste, esquier, of Westham in the dioces of London. To be buried in the churche of Westham besides my wife. Unto the highe awter there, iiij s. Unto our lady of Alhalowes there, iij s. iiij d. our lady of Pitie there, iijs. iiijd. Unto every light contynually founde and kept in the said churche, xvj d. Unto two hundred pour men and women of the parishe, eche of them, xijd. Unto the mariage of twenty pour maidens, eche of them, vj s. viij d. To be gevyn unto xviij my pour bedmen every weke, ix d. I will that myn executours every Lent by the space of fyve yeres geve in pease potage at the monastery gate of Stratford to pour people to the value of vs. Unto the fynding of an able preest to synge in the churche of * Son of Thomas Frost, of Beverley, whose will (with his father's) is printed in Test. Ebor., vol. iii, 237, by Elizabeth (probably) Amyas. His daughter Margaret married Josceline Percy, youngest son of Henry, fourth Earl of Northumberland. Their arms are on a bench end in Sandal Church, near Wakefield, about which the late James Fowler, F.S.A., gave an interesting account in the Yorkshire Archeological Journal, vol. i, 132. The testator had much property at Featherstone and Beverley. He had several brothers, John, archdeacon of Essex, Robert, rector of Thornhill, and William of Ackton, whose will is printed in Test. Ebor., vol. vi, p. 64. Also Westham by the space of fyve yeres every yere fyve marces, to make an able lyving for an honest preest, with the fyve marces of the gifte of William Heyward of the same parishe, and if the said William dye within the space of fyve yeres that than I will that the said preest doo singe in trentalles for my soule and John Rookes soule and all Christian soules till the said fyve yeres be full complete. I will that Sir Walter Froste, my kynsman, doo singe and occupie as is afore rehersed in maner and some for the said fyve marces. Unto my sonne Percy my blak velved gown furred with foynes, and also a cote of tawny velvet with a plackerd. Unto my sonne Percy and to my doughter Margaret, his wife, in plate to the value of twenty poundes. Unto my said doughter Margaret my cloke of scarlet, brodered with blak velwet, my tawny gowne of velwet lyned with blak branched damask. Unto Edward Percy, my sonnes sonne, my jakett of tynsyn satyn, and it to be kept to his use till he be able to occupye it, and if he dye I will it remayne to my doughter Margaret, his mother. I will of twenty poundes that William Heyward of Westham nowe doth owe unto me of the whiche I clerely forgive the said William. I geve unto Richard Freyston, esquier, my kynnesman, a cupp to the valure of vjli. or better. Unto maister Archdeacon of Essex, my brother, twenty poundes in plate, be it more or lesse, whiche he hath in his handes, in recompence of and for dwelling in his house belonging to his office, upon this condicion, that myn executours may have the ordering of all such goodes now being within his said house according to suche promys as he did make at the buriall of my wife, his suster, before his frendes and myn. Unto the said maister archdeacon a cupp of silver and gilt in valure of vjli. or there aboutes. Unto my cosyn, Sir Walter Froste, in redy money fyve poundes. And where as my brother, maister John Froste, bequethed unto our lady aulter in the churche of Fetherston in the shire of Yorke twenty poundes, I geve the same twenty poundes which come to my handes to be paid to the same use there to the churchwardens. Unto maistres Anne Wheatley, my suster, fyve marces over and besides whiche must have and hath during hir naturall lyfe, xxvj s. viij d. of annuytie. Unto the churchwardeyns for the tyme being of Kirkethorpe in Yorkshire, vj li. xiij s. iiij d., to contynue the obite for my mother there. Unto my lord abbot of the monastery of Stratford my ryng with a stone called a saphir, which I promysed and gave unto him at Cristmas before my death. Unto my said cosyn, Sir Walter Froste, my chalys, two crewettes of silver and gilt, and a bell of silver, with a vestment and all that therto belongith. Unto maister Robert Panter, vicar of Westham, a coffer wherin myn evidence doth lye. Unto Sir Roger Woode, parishe preest of Westham, foure brode yardes of blak clothe for a gowne. The residue of all my goodes I geve unto my said son Percy, Margaret his wife, and Sir Walter Froste, preest, my kynnesman, whom I make myn executors, and my said lord abbot of Stratford to be supervisour. These witnesses, thabbot of Stratford, William Hayward, Thomas Parker, John Byglond, Robert Snowe, Sir Roger Wood, Peter Waye, with many other. [Proved 5 April, 1529.] XC. THE WILL OF SIR JOHN RUDSTONE, CORNHILL, LONDON." [Thower, 7.] 16 August, 1531. John Rudstone, knyght, citizen, an alderman of the cittie of London. To be buryed in the churche yarde of Saint Mighelles in Cornehill, where I am now a parochian, that is to say in the vaulte being under the crosse and pulpett there. All my goodes, merchaundises, plate, juelles, redy mony, debtes, and catall shalbe devided in three equall portions, of the which I give unto my right welbeloved Dame Ursula, my wiff, oon thirde parte. I give unto Robert, John, William, Jane and Elisabeth, our childern, to be devided amonges them, a second third parte, forasmyche as Emme, my doughter by my furst wife, hath had hur portion before by reason I have preferred the said Emme by mariage. And the last parte of the same I reserve to myselff for the accomplishing of this my will. I bequethe unto my wyff all the terme of yeres of the great messuage in the parishe of Saint Mighell in Cornehill, wherin I now dwell, and after hur departing I will that the terme of yeres shall remayne to the parsonne and wardeyns to thonly use of the same churche. To the high aulter vjs. viij d. To the churche for my sepulture xl s. Towardes the reparaciones of the church workes of Saint Edmondes in Lombard Strete fourty shillinges. To the every house and covent of the fyve orders of fryers of this cyttie, the blacke fryers besides Ludgate, the gray fryers, the Austyn ffryers, the whyte fryers in fletestrete, and the crowched fryers, fourty shillinges. To the nonnes of Mynoresse without Algate fourty shillinges. To the amendment of the walles aboute the monasterye of the nonnes * Younger son of Robert Rudston, of Hayton, co. York, by Elizabeth Yaxley. He married Ursula, daughter of Sir Robert Dymoke. The name of the first wife is not mentioned in Glover's Visitation. He was Lord Mayor of London 1528. His Inquisitio, taken 1 October, 24 Hen. VIII, says he died 28 August, 23 Hen. VIII, Robert, his son and heir, being sixteen years old. (See Glover's Visitation, Foster Ed., p. 126.) of Dertford in the countie of Kent twenty pound. Towardes the mariage of syxty pour maydens xx li. To everiche of my godchilderne iij s. iiijd. To everyche of the coventes of the fryers observauntes, Grenewiche, Richemond, Canturbery, Newark, Southampton, Newcastell, one long wollen gray clothe of the price of v marces for every clothe as it shall cost me in Blackwelhall of London over and besydes the charges of the workemanship. To the fraternytie of the preestes of Pappy twenty shillinges. To the fraternyte of Saint Nicholas of parryshe clerkes tenne shillinges. I woll be said in the parryshe churche of Saint Mighell three treigntalles of masse, and I bequethe xxviij s. Towardes thexhibicions of powr scolers not benyficed in eyther of thunyversites of Oxforde and Cambrydge there studying in holy Dyvinitie fyften poundes. I will myn executours ordeyne one of thenglyshe brethren of the covent of the crossed fryers to say masse at thon of thaulters of Scala celi in the conventuall churche there by the space of fyve yeres, and therfore I bequethe twenty poundes. I will convenyent loodis of carte coles, the sackes to be wele fylled with good coles, to be distributed unto pore housholders in the parryshes of Saint Michaell, Saint Edmondes and Saint Nichas Acon by Lumbarde streete, the weke next afore the feast of Crystmas, fur xxx carte loodis of colis. To every woman and mayden servaunt twenty shillinges. To my cousyn Robert Rudstone oone hundrythe marces. To my nephewe Walter Roudstone twenty poundes. To my cousin Elenor, now the wyfe of Gregory Wylliamson, skeynner, fourty marces. To everyche of the childerne of the said Elenour foure poundes. I pardon the said Gregory which he owe me. To my suster Elizabethe tenne poundes. To everyche of the childerne of my brythern in law and of their late wyfes my susters, that is to say of Margaret, Dorathe and Elisabethe, foure poundes. To my right welbelovid Syr Robert Dymok, knight, my wyfes father, a blacke gowne. To my lady priores of Dertford a white habit. To either of the doughters of the late Lyon Dymoke, my wifes uncle, a blacke gowne. To everyche of these parsonnes ensuyng, Thomas Davy, skinner, and his wyfe, my cousyns, and Alice Holgill, wyddow, and John Dentrup, skryvener, clothe for a blacke gowne. To Braunchis wyff, my wyfes kynswoman, fourty shillinges and a gowne clothe. To every power housholder in the parryshes of Saint Mighelles, Saint Edmondes and Saint Nicholas, xij d. To Edward Edington, draper, twenty poundes and a blacke gowne. To the wyfe of Sampier, clothworker, fourty shillinges and a gowne clothe. To the power prisoners in Ludgate, Newgate, the Marshallsee, and the Kinges bench, |