kichin, my chiste bounde with iron and coper over with iron. Unto Brogden, to fynde hym at Oxford, xiijs. iiij d. in the quarter for the space of two yeres. Unto my lorde of Northumberlandes grace my gilt bason and ewer, and to my Lorde Archebusshop of Yorke my greate large Turky carpett, and to Sir Richard Reede a drinking cup of silver and gilt with a cover chased, and to my chapleyn Sir Robert Huchenson vjli. xiij s. iiij d. and one of my blacke gownes. Towardes the begynning and furnyture of the device of the poore people in London twentie poundes. Unto Newgate, the Kinges benche, the Marshalsey, tenne poundes a pece, and to Bedlem, Ludgate, and Westminster, iiij li. a pece. To the poore prisoners that lyveth in almes in the Flete fourtie shillinges. To the poore prisoners of the gayle in Duresme and in the castell at Yorke tenne poundes, to be distributed betwen them. I will my executours shall se with convenyent spede Mr Olyvers legacies of xx li. a pece to the poore parishoners of Youle Hampton, Kingstanton, and Wolstanton, to be devyded unto suche as shalbe most mete betwixt this and the latter ende of August, and to Alington xx li. and Cocket vj li. xiij s. iiij d. Memorandum, the xjth daie of August, the yere above mencioned, the said Mr Doctor Bellasis, declaring his further mynde, willed that where Christofer Aththie, one of his executours, the testator hath caused a lease of the parsonage of the parishe churche of Tuckelde* in the countie of Yorke to be made in the name of the saide Christofer, but to thuse of the testator willed the said Christofer to make a good assignment of the lease to Richard Bellasis his nephewe, and if it shall fortune Richard to dye before his age of xx yeres than the residue to remayn to William Bellasis, brother to the said Richard. And more, the said testator named the right honorable Mr Doctor Nicholas Wotton, deane of Caunterbury and Yorke, one of the Kinges most honorable councellors, and Anthonye Hussie, esquier, to be his overseers and supervisours, desiring them to be aydefull to his executours. And that his nephewe Richard Belassis shoulde be educated and orderid by thadvise of his said overseers. [Proved 5 Sept., 1552.] CLXIV. THE WILL OF SIR RICHARD LYSTER, KNIGHT.† [Tashe, 30.] I, Rycharde Lyster, knighte, Chief Justice at Plees before the King to be holden, being hole of mynde this tenth day of Of an old Wakefield family. Married first, Jane, daughter of Sir Ralph Shirley; second, Elizabeth Stoke, by whom a son, Sir Michael, and a daughter, Elizabeth, married to Sir Richard Blount. See Glover's Visitation (Foster Ed., 547.) Octobre, in the sixte yere of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lord Edwarde the sixte, having no trouble withe sicknes of body, lawde be to God Almightie, remembring my greate age and uncerteyntie of this mortall liffe, preparing my selfe with the helpe of God to be in redynes when God will call for me fourthe of this present liffe, make my will. And furste, I bequeth my soule to Almightie God my maker and redemer, trusting in his mercye, and thereby and by the merittes of his passion to come to everlasting liffe and glory. And I will and desier that my deade body when God shall call it from this transitorye liffe shalbe buryed yn hallowed grounde ordeyned for Christian buriall where myne executours and freends thincke convenyent, and that to be don fourthwithe aftre my soule be departed out of my mortall bodye without prolonging of tyme for enny greate solempnytie thereaboute. And aftre that to have suche divyne service as is ordeyned for the buriall of Christian men, withe almes to be given to the pore and other dedes of charitie as shalbe thought convenable by the discretion of myne executors and freendes aftre the pleasure of Almightie God. And I will that the Kinge our Soveraign Lorde shalbe satisfied and paide of all his dueties whiche shall belong unto his highnes of suche landes as I have and wardeshipp, if anny suche be, withe all fines, reliefes, herriottes and other dueties whiche to his highnes shall lawfully apperteyn, as I am bounde of duetie, being long sarvaunte as well to his highnes for his reigne as for the tyme of his noble father King Henry the eighte, as of his noble graundefather King Henry the Seventh of noble memory, whose soules God pardon. And because I am indebted to the Kinges hignes and dyvers parsonnes, I will that my debtes be paid by myn executours of suche mony, plate and goodes as I shall leave to theym, and of the profittes of my landes, tenementes, and heriditamentes, in as spedy and convenyent tyme as may be for the discharge of my soule, trusting to God to pay the greate parte therof or I departe this liffe if God suffer me. And I will that all my landes &c. at this side Trent shall goo and remayne unto Richarde Lyster, sonne and heire of my late sonne Michaell Lister, knighte, and to the heires of the saide Richarde for ever. And I will that all my landes &c. beyonde Trent aswell copie holde as free holde in Wakefelde, Wrenthorpe, Stanley and ells where in the Countie of Yorke, shall goo to Charles Lister, younger sonne of my said sonne Michael Lister, knighte, and to the heires of his body, and for lacke of such issue to the right heires of the saide Richarde Lyster lawfully begotten, and for lacke of suche issue to the right heires of me. And I will To that myne executours shalhave the custody of the said Charles Lister untill he come to thage of xxj yeres. And then I will that they give such bequestes as I make in loving and charritable wise to suche my childerne and kynnesfolkes, sarvauntes and freendes as I have cause charitably to remembre, that is to wete, to the said Richarde Lister, sonne and heire apparaunte to my sonne Syr Michaell, a gilte cupp, a cover and a gilt saulte. To Charles Lister, seconde sonne to my said sonne Syr Michaell and Dame Margery his wiffe, a nother gilte cupp withe a cover and a gilte saulte. And I will that they shalhave suche convenyent bedding and other housholde stuffe as shalbe thought mete for theym. Richarde Blounte and my doughter Elizabeth his wiffe, and to every one of his childerne, one silver cupp, and also to every one of my sarvauntes fyve shillinges besides theire quarters waiges, and to every one of my sarvauntes that used to ride with me an horse or gelding. And I will that myne executours shall give to all my late nephewes William Thorpes childern, after my debtes be paide, suche honest porcon of my plate and housholde stuffe as they shall thincke mete for every of them to remembre me with theire prayers hereaftre. I will that my nece Elizabeth Metheley the wiffe of James Kember shalhave xxj yeres of and in the mannor of Halyborne Estbroke within the Countie of Southampton, as by my executours they shalbe assuered in consideracon of theire long and true service that they have don. I make Sir Richarde Blounte, knighte, and Richarde Lister, esquier, my hole executours. And I will that suche tenauntes and farmers as I have shall enioy theire holdinges, doing theire dueties as shall becom theym to myne heires without expultion or strayte handeling, specialy when they have paide theire fynes or other pleasures. And I dowbte not but my sonne Richarde Lister will lovingly handle all my freendes, doing theym suche pleasures as he can because they may continue theire kinde and loving myndes towardes hym and his hereafter. Quia fideli amico nulla est comparacio, whiche freendes I pray God sende hym and me ever, and the grace of God with all. To whom be all honnor and glory for ever. [Proved 16 April, 1554.] Amen. Q CLXV. THE WILL OF ANTHONY BRAKENBURY, ESQUIRE.* [Tashe, 15.] * 14 Nov., 1552. Anthony Brakenbury, of Sellabie, esquire. I bequeath my body to be buried where it shall please God. To my son Henry a hundreth markes. To my son Richard a hundreth markes. To Cycilly my doughter a hundreth markes. The residue of my goods I bequeath to William Brakenburye my eldest sonne and heyre, and Elenor my wief, whom I ordeyne my executours. Thes being witnesses, John Egerton, Marten Brakenbury, Mighell Tomson, James Colpotes, Thomas Mussenge, surgen, Richarde Brakenburye. [Proved 27 June, 1553.] Definitive sentence 27 June, 1553, confirming the executorship to both executors, the son's appointment having been disputed by the relict. CLXVI. THE WILL OF SIR EDMUND MOLYNEUX.† 18 Feb., 6 Edw. VI. (1552). Edmunde Molyneux, knight, one of the Kinges Justice of his Comon Place at Westmyster. Where I have landes, &c., in Thorpe nighe Newarke upon Trent, Stoke nighe Newarke, and in Newarke, and in Hunton, Carleton, Gedlyng, Colwyke, Stokebardolff, Shelforde, Saxendale, Burton Jorce, Gyrton, Newton and Cutell in the countie of Nottingham, I will that my yonger children not maried, that is to saye, Edmunde, Thomas, Katheryn, Dorothe, Anthony, Christofer and Jane Molyneux shall have suche severall annuities as be expressed in severall wrytinges, and I will that John Broke, nowe or late one of ye bedelles of Oxforde, shall have quarterly during his lyfe of the said landes in Stokebardolf thirty thre shillinges foure pennce, and moreover when the landes be of greater yerely value I will that yf my heyre well and truly content the said annuities and also paye the said annuities to every of my doughters, Katheryn, Dorathe and Janne, fyve markes unto suche tyme as every of theym shall have receyved over their annuyties so myche of one hundreth poundes towardes their marriages as I shall not leave for theym in ridye gold or coyne of sylver at tyme of my deathe, then I will that my heyre shall have * Son of Ralph Brakenbury, of Selaby, co. Durham, and great-nephew of Sir Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower under Richard III. He married first Agnes, daughter and co-heiress of Ralph Wycliffe of Wycliffe ; secondly Eleanor, daughter of Sir Roger Brereton. (See Surtees Durham, iv, 19.) Son of Sir Thomas Molyneux of that family, of Sefton. He was of the Council of the North, and appointed 22 October, 1550, Judge of the Common Pleas. He married Jane, daughter of John Cheney, of Chesham-boys, and had a large family. (See pedigree in Visitation of Nottingham, Harleian Society, iv, 72, and Foss' Judges). thorder of all the landes as long as he shall performe my will, except of suche houses, landes, &c., in Stokebardolf in the possession of my sonne Fletcher or doughter Margaret his wief, wherof they shall paye the yerely rent, and yf myne heyre do not well performe my will then I will that my executours shall have thorder of the landes, &c., and yf their be defaulte then I will that all the landes shall be to my yonger children not maryed during the lyfe and the longer lyves of them. And wher I truste that my heyre will performe my will I have other landes, the manner and parsonage of Kneton in the countie of Nottingham, and other landes in Kneton and a pasture called Drinkshaw in the Countye of Lincoln, and landes aboute Chesham in the countee of Buck., and landes that I bought of Master Taverey, and landes in Swaldall, Helagh in Swaldale, in Grynton, and in the parishe of Grynton in the Countie of Yorke. I make my executours my three sonnes John, Edmunde, and Thomas Molyneux, and my sonne in lawe Robert Fletcher and my doughter Margaret his wief. As concernyng my goodes, cattalles, plate, money, juelles, stuf of householde, and the profyttes of my ferme at Hawton, I will that wheare my late kynde wyef, upon whos soule Jesu have mercye, aboute the tyme of her departing oute of this worlde, desired me to be good unto her childer, and bequeathed unto every of theym a ringe of golde, wherof my doughter Dorothe to have the beste, with a juell, and John Molyneux to have the seconde ring, and to me her weding ringe, I, in consideracon of her wylle haue given to John Molyneux one ringe, to Edmond another ringe, and to my doughter Fletcher an other ringe, and will that my saide wyefs legacie shalbe performyd to the remnant of her children, and I will that my doughter Dorothe shall have over the beste ringe the beste ouche of golde set with stones whiche was her kynde mothers. And wher my good and kynde father in lawe Mr John Cheney, Esquier, whos soule Jhu pardon, bequeath to me ten poundes whiche my brother in lawe Master Robert Cheney his sonne hath paide to me, I will that every of my children have some remembrance to praye for his soule and for my soule, and for their kynde mothers soule, and all Christen soules. To my sonne and heyre my greate giltyd goblet with a cover gilte where upon my armes be graven upon the cover, and my doughter Dorothe the best sylver goblet giltyd with the cover, and to my doughter Fletcher a cope of sylver, and to every of my other children a cupp of silver. To my cosyn Fraunces Molyneux my sylver goblet parcell gilte with the cover wherupon my armes be graven. To my cosyn Michaell Willoughby a lytell saulte gilted with a |