in breade xx S. To thuse of the comonaltee of thonorable crafte of Drapers of London, of whome I am a membre, my great white standing cupp and cover of silver. To Elisabethe Cresnor, professed nonne at Dertforde, a habyt clothe white. To everych off Beatrice Marshall, Margaret Mounteney, and Felice, sumtyme gentilwoman to my lady of Salysbury, nowe nonnes, a white habit. I will xxiiij new torches for myne exeguies, whiche shalbe holden by power housholders, and unto everiche a, gowne of blacke cotton. To the parryshe churche of Saint Martyn in Heyton, where I was borne, a coape of blue velvet, with my name and armes to be embrodered, of the value of four poundes. To the pour housholders in Heyton fourty shillinges. To Gregory Wylliamson and my cousyn Elenour his wyfe a blacke gowne. To everyche of Mayster Wylborne, Mr Bayly, Maister Rauffe Dodmer, knyghtes, Nicholas Lamberd, Alderman, and Sir Laurance Aylmer, knyght, a blacke gowne of vj s. viij d. every yarde. To everyche of Wylliam Brothirs, Thomas Perpoint, Anthony Burgh, Drapers, and Henry Barton, Skynner, a blacke gowne. To everyche of myne apprentices and servauntes a blake gowne. And wheras certeyne my frendes and their heires stond seased to myne only use and of myn heires in manours landes in Holdernes in the countie of Yorke, in the cyttie of London, Okysbridge in the countie of Midd., and Owndell as elleswhere, I will all my feoffes shall stond seased unto thuse of Ursula my wiff, unto suche tyme as my right heyre male shalbe of the full age of xxvj yeres. And after my heire shalbe of the full age, that all my londes shall remayne unto my next heire and to his next heire male, and for default of heire male of the surname of Rudstone I will all the londis unto my next and right heires generall, and for default unto my right heires. The residue of all of thirde part unto my childerne. I make Ursula my wyff, the right worshipfull Cristofer Askue, cityzin and alderman of London, and my nephew Nicholas Roudstone, esquire, my executoures, and I geve everyche of them twenty poundes and a blacke gowne. To the said Nicholas Roudstone my hollow silver bassin, whiche I occupied at my shavinge. To Dorathie, the wife of Robert Venables, x li., and to hur sonne, my godsonne, iij li. Overseers I ordeyne the worshipfull Sr. Robert Dymok, knyght, my wyfes father, and John Baker, Recorder of the cyttie of London, ann I give either of them tenne poundes, and to the said Mr Recorder and his wyf, either of them a blacke gowne. Witnesses, Hughe Welsshe, Gregory Williamson, John Ruter. [Proved 22 Sept., 1531.] XCI. THE WILL OF LADY LUCY BROWNE, FORMERLY FITZWILLIAM.' [Hogen, 15.] * 20 August, 1531. Lady Lucye Browne, widowe, late wife to Sir Antony Browne, knyght. To be buried within the monastery of Bisham,† where my lorde my father is buried. I will that there shall remayne and be in the lodge at the parke of Bagshote contynually during all the tyme my sonnes, Sir William Fitzwilliam and Sir Antony Brown, knyghtes, shalhave the office of custodye and keping of the said parke, six of my fetherbedes, foure matteresses with bolsters, pyllowes, blankettes, shetes and coverynges necessarye to the same for the lodging, ease and profite of my said sonnes when and so often as they shall happen to come and lye at the said lodge for their pleasure and recreation. The residue of all my householde stuffe I geve to my sonne, Sir Antony Brown. To my doughter Elizabethe, Countesse of Worcester, to pray for my soule, a paire of bedys of golde with tenne gawdies. To my doughter Gascoigne, the wife of Sir William Gascoigne, knyght, ten poundes in money and a standing cupp with a cover of silver and all gilte, to be delivered to hir at hir moost nede and for hir reliefe. To every of my servauntes oon hoole yeres wages. To Thomas Bone, my servaunt, xls. To the freres observauntes of Richemount and Grenewiche, to either of them fyve markes. To the said monastery of Bisham, yf my body be buried there, vj s., to pray for my soule. I bequethe that myn executours shall cause to be saide a trentall of masses in the conventual churche of the crossed freres in London, the same or as nere to the same tyme as they may that my body shall be buried, for my soule, and the priour and covent to have xls. I will that myn executours shall fynde som honest preest to synge yerely by the space of fyve yeres after my deceas in the monastery of Bisham to pray for my soule, the soules of my lord my father, my lady my mother, Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam, and for Sir Antony Browne, my late husbandes, and for the soule of John Fitzwilliam of Adwike, * Fourth daughter of John Nevile, Marquis of Montagu, by Isabel Ingoldesthorpe. She married first Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam, of Aldwark, whose will is printed in Test. Ebor., iii, 247. They had Thomas, of Aldwark, John, slain at Flodden, and William, Earl of Southampton, K.G., whose will follows in this volume. She married secondly Sir Anthony Browne, Standard Bearer of England and Constable of Calais, who died 1505-6. They had Sir Anthony Browne, K.G., of Battle Abbey, who had the monasteries of Bayham and Calceto on the death of his half-brother, the Earl of Southampton. Sir Anthony the second died 6 May, 1548, being buried at Battle, and had a son created Viscount Montagu. Her father, the Marquis, and her uncle, the Earl of Warwick, the king maker, were both buried at Bisham Abbey after the battle of Barnet, I me. whiche gave me all he had, and for all my kynne and frendes and all Christian soules, the same prest to have every yere tenne markes. I will that my feoffes shalbe seased of the manours of Barwaye in the countie of Cantebridge, of Rowherdoottes in Wilteshire, of Wodfolde in the same countie, of Shaldford, Bradston and Alfolde in the countie of Surr., of Estney and Eversley in the countie of Southt., of Snettesham and Churchwarden in the countie of Norff., of a rent of xxijs. in the manours of Basingstoke and Bottewell in Wilteshire to the use of me, and after my decesse the rentes shalbe taken by myn executours to the performaunce of my testament, and after then the said manours shalbe to the use of Sir William Fitzwilliam, knyght, my sonne, and dame Mabell, his wife, and heires of the same Sir William; and for lack of the heires shalbe to the use of Sir Antony Browne, knyght, my sonne, and for lack of heires males to the use of the right heires of And also of the manour of Wicambreux in Kent, of Alveley in Essex, of rente in Bassingbone, Fordham in Cambridge, Bradston in Gloucestr., to the use of me, and after my deceas to the use of Sir Antony Browne and heires, and for lack of heires to Sir William Fitzwilliam, and for lack to the right heires of me. Item, where by auctoritie of the parliament, the xxxj Marche, xxij Henry the viijh, it is enacted that Sir William Kyngeston, Sir Edwarde Guldeford, and Sir John Gage, knyghtes, shall holde to the use of me and of myn heires all the mansion places and precinctes of the late monasteries of Begham als. Bergham and Calceto in the countie of Sussex, the manors of Begham, Calceto, Sulham, and Bonine, the manour of Levenshothe in the parishe of Horsmandone in Kent, and other lands in Sussex and Kent, in recompens of oon annuell rent of fyve hundreth markes to be had at the kinges exchequer. I will the issues shalbe taken for the performance of my will, and after to thuse of Sir William Fitzwilliam and Sir Anthonny Browne, my sonnes. I wille that all thos personnes whiche stand seasid in oon meswage, one croft, and lxxx acres of lande in Cusworth in the countie of Yorke, late in the tenour of Richard Hanley, and lande in Lincoln and Nottingham, and in any myne of cole in Haugh in the parrishe of Rowmersshe in the said countie of Yorke, shall stand to the use of me, and after decesse to the performance of my will, and after to the use of Sir William Fitzwilliam and Sir Antonny Browne. The residewe of all my goodes to my said sonnes. Also I will that Sir Richard have a goblet with a cover gilte, and his brother Sir Ellis the fellow of it whiche is without a cover. To my nece Hurleston a standing cup with a cover gilte. To Johane Forde, xls, To Anne Bernerd xl s., and to Thomas Cutler four nobles, and to Margery Ambros a gyrdill with corses of golde damaske harnised with silver and gilte. Witnesses, Sir Edwarde Guldeforde, Thomas Davell of Scotney, Thomas Horden, Henry Parker, Thomas Hungate, Peter Lloyd, writer of this will. [Proved 30 June, 1534.] XCII. THE WILL OF RALPH HEDWORTH, OF STANFORD, CO. NOTTS.* [Thower, 16.] 20 June, 1532. Raff Hedworth, parson of Stanfeld, in the countie of Nottingham. To be buried within the churche yard of Stanford,† of the west side of the quere, a parte of my bodye to lye within the wall of the said quere. To the church of Normanton towardes their buylding, xx s. To a preest, for vij yeres, iij li. xiij s. iiij d. by the yere to say masses in the churche of Stanford. To the ij coventes of the white and gray freres of Nottingham, to either, xs. To the warden and his brethern of Derhm college in Oxford my ij pottes of silver, and they to remayn to their place for ever, they to pray for my soule by name every day after dynner and soper at their grace tymes. To the churche of Stanford ij kie, and to Normanton as moche and ij heves of bees. To the churche of Rempston and Westerlooke‡ and Sutton oon quarter of malt and oon heve of bees, to the churche of Esterlocke || oon cowe, oon quarter malt, oon heve of bees; to the churche of Loughborow, xiij s. iiij d. To every personne of Stanford and Normanton ijd. besides their dole, and to every child that I am godfather to oon heyfer or vjs. viijd. I will that my executors shall receve of Gabriell Armstrong in the countie of Notingham, iiijxx li., that so receved I will they pay it to the wardens of the observauntes freres of New Castell upon Tyne, and the said wardens to pay over to their brethern xx li., and to their ordre of the gray freres of Newarke xx li., and xx li. to other ij places of their ordre provided that the said freres shall pray for my soule, my fathers, mothers, my suster Denys soules. I will that Cuthbert Hedworth, my brothers sonne, shalhave xl s. and a colt. I will that all the maydens to the nomber of xxtie within the bysshoppricke of Derham shall have every oon vj s. viij d. towardes their mariage. Whereas I have enfeaffed my lorde Hastinges and other of my landes in the counties of Notingham and Leic., I will they stand seased of the * He was probably one of the Hedworths of the county of Durham, of which family Mr. Surtees has printed several pedigrees. + Stanford-on-Soar. West Leake. East Leake. premysses for the performance of this my will, provided that my suster Eleanor shall have the selling of all the premysses during her lyf only, excepted a close, also provided that all the landes in Rempston and Haughton that my feoffes shall stand seasid to the use of Margaret Richmond and Margaret Hedworthe. I will to the said Margarett xl li. I will that myn executours shall fynnysshe my purpos for the setting forthe of iij of the next of my kyn to their lerning according to their tenor and meaning of a drawght wrytten annexed to this my will. The residue to be at the disposition of Elenor, my suster, Stephen Marlar, the prior of Sancte Leonardes, Stanford, Robert Fernham of Querne, and of my cosyn Nicolas Vause, executors, and master Sr Richard Sacheverell, knyght, and master Rauf Sacheverell, his nephew, myn oversears. [Proved 29 June, 1532.] XCIII. THE WILL OF HUGH ALATT, OF POMFRet. 16 Sept., 1532. Hewe Alatt, servaunte to my Lady Margaret Dowglas, hole of mynde and sicke in boddy. Furste I bequeathe my soule to Allmighty God, my body to be buryed withyn the parryshe churche of our Lady of Pomfrethe. To the mother churche of Yorke foure pence. To my sonne Robert Alatt my proferte of my house yn Todington. To my suster Jane twenty shillynges. To my suster Margarett Merton twenty shillinges. To my suster Jane thurtene shillinges foure pence. To my son Robert Alatt my grene cote and my bucke skynne dublett. To my keap fyve shillinges. I will that there be a trentall of masses soonge for my soule. I ordeyne my brother Richard Alatt and my brother Gilbert Alatt to be myne executours. I will that my oulde maister, Mr Harve, be supervisor of this my will. And the resydewe of my goodes my brethern Richard Alatt and Gilbert Alatt they to have, and dyspoase for the wealthe of my soule. Thies being witnes, Sir John Stevenson and Thomas Barker and John Stanger and Robert Say and Thomas Candler and Richard Berde, withe diverse oother moe. [Proved 9 Sept., 1544.] XCIV. THE WILL OF CHRISTOPHER WILSON, OF WALKINGTON.* [Thower, 22.] 8 Oct.,1532. Christofer Wylsonne, parsonne of Walkingstonet in the countie of Yorke. My body to be buried within the *He seems to have been also Rector of Tewin in Hertfordshire from 1 Mar., 1508, to his death, 20 Nov., 1532, |