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In the name of oure Lorde Jeshu, Amen. I, John, Viscounte lorde Wellis, uncle to the Kynge, oure soveraigne lorde, and brodre to the right noble prynces, Margaret, countes of Richemond, naturall and dere modre to oure said soveregne lord, beyng of goode and hole memory, ye viij daie of February, the yere of oure Lorde God 1498, and in the xiiij yere of the regne of our saide soverayne lorde, make this my testament. My bodie to be buried in suche place as [to] the kynge, the quene, my lady, his moder, and my lady, my wife, shalbe thought most convenyent, and the costis and charge of the same burying, the obsequyes, masses, funeralles and all oder thynges therto convenyent and necessarie. And also I remyt the makyng of my tumbe to the ordre and discrecionn of my saide soverayne lady the quene, my lady his modre, and my wife. And after these charges and costis aforesaid had and done, I will that all the dettis nowe by me dewe or to be dewe be treuly contented and paied. And I will that to the honour of Almighty God in the aulter afore which my bodie shall next lie my executors shall delyver a pair of candelstickes of silver, a masse booke covered with clothe of goolde, a chales of silver and gilte, a vestament of blewe velwet enbrodered with my armes, a pair of litle cruettes of silver and parcellis gilte, and a crosse of silver p[arcell] gilt, which I will do remayne there to serve Almyghty God with for ever and in noo oder place. Also I geve and bequethe to my dere beloved lady and wife Cecille, for terme of her lif, all my castelles, manors, landes and tenementes, aswell suche as I have purchased as all odre duryng only her life, whome I trust above all oder, that if my goodes and catallis wilnot suffice for the performance of this my laste will, that she will thenne of the revenues of the profittes of my inheritance perform this my laste will. Also I will that a preste be founde for ever after my said wifes decease to sey masse daily for my sowle and all Cristen sowles at the said aulter of the yerely revenues of my purchased landes, and oder which my saide lady hath promysed me faithfully to purchase to the same entent if my saide purchased landes suffice not therto. And I will yt suche residue as shall fortune to be of my goodes that my saide dere beloved lady and wife have theym to her owne use. And I make executors the saide Cecill, my dere beloved wife, and Sr Raynold Bray,

* John Welles, created Viscount Welles 1 Sept., 1487 (son of Lionel, sixth Lord Welles, who was slain at Towton and buried in Methley Church, and Margaret Beuchamp), K.G. Died s. p. 9 Feb., 1498-9; buried at Westminster Abbey. He married Lady Cecily Plantagenet, daughter of Edward IV.

knyght, and in my mooste humble wise beseche my said soverayne lorde the kyng and the quenes grace, my lady the kynges modre, to be supervisours.

[Proved 22 June, 1499.]

L. THE WILL OF WILLIAM, LORD HASTINGS, OF SLINGSBY.*
[Logge, 10.]

27 June, 1481. William Hastynges, knyght, Lord Hastynges. And for asmoch as the kyng of his abundaunt grace for the trew service that I have don, and at the lest entendid to have don to his grace, hath offred me to be buried in the collegge or chapell of Saint George at Wyndesor in a place by his grace assigned, in the which college his highnes ys disposid to be buryed, I therfor bequeth my simple body to be buried in the seid chapell, and will that ther be ordeyned a tumbe convenient for me by my executors, and for the costes I bequeth c mark. Also I will that myn executors dispose to the ministere of divine service and funeral observances the day of burying and to the por knyghtes ther present the same day, and in other dedie of almes by ther discrecon, xx li. Also I will that in all goodly hast after my decese a juell of gold or sylver, to the value of xx li., to be gevyn to the deane and chanons of the chapell to the honour of God and for a memoriall for me. Also I will that my feoffes gyf landes and tenementes to the yerly value of xx li. to the deane and chanons, that thei shall fynd perpetuelly a preste to sey dayly masse at the auter next to the place wher my body shalbe buried, and ther to pray dayly for the kinges estate duryng his lyff, and after his deth for his soule, for the soules of me, my wyffe and for all cristen soules, after the forme and effecte of and ordinance for the same preste by me or myn executors her after to be made, and that the same

* Eldest son of Sir Leonard Hastings of Slingsby (See his will, Testamenta Vetusta, 279) by Alice, daughter of Lord Camoys. Grand chamberlain to Edward IV at the battle of Barnet. Suddenly charged of treason by Richard III, and beheaded at the Tower 14 June, 1483. Buried in St. George's, Windsor. He married Katherine daughter of Richard Nevile, Earl of Salisbury, widow of William, Lord Bonvile and Harrington. The will of his widow (Reg. Holgrave, fo. 7), dated Nov. 22, 1503, 19 Henry VII, and proved March 25 following, is in these terms: Kateryn, lady Hastinges, widow, late the wif of William, late lorde Hastinges. My body to be buried in Our Lady chapell within the churche of Assheby de la Zouche betwene the ymage of our lady and the place assigned for the vicares grave." Bequests to George, Earl of Shreusbury, and to my lady of Shreusbury, to son Edward, Lord Hastings, sons Richard and William, sister Fitzhugh, daughter Hungerford, son George Hastings, daughter Anne Hastings, nephew William Ferrers and niece his wife, niece Brokesby. Executors, Cecill, marquys Dorsett, widow, George, earl of Shreusbury, and Anne, his wife, my daughter, Edward, Lord Hastings, Richard and William Hastings, esquires, my [Proved 25 March, 1504.]

sons.

preste have viij li. yerly of the seid xx li. at the festes of Saint Mighell by eleven porcons, and the same deane and chanons shall dayly fynd to the same preste and his successors for ever brede, wyne, wax, vestmentes, boke, chalis and all other ornementes necessary for the same preste for the tyme beyng, and shall kepe a solempne obite yerly in the seid chapell. Also I woll that myn executors gyff to the deane and chanons ij vestmentes, ij auter clothis, a masse boke, a chalis, a paybrede, and ij cruettes of sylver to be occupyed by the seid preste. (Bequests to the abbey of Sulby, co. Northampton, Leicester, the church of Assheby de la zoch, Coventre.) Also I will that myn executors geve to my sister, Dame Elizabeth Donne, c mark. To the mariages of my neces the doughtres of John Brokesby cc mark. To the mariage of the doughtres of my broder Ferrers c mark. Also wher George, erle of Shrewesbury, whos ward and mariage to me ys graunted by the kinges lettres patentes, hath maried Anne, my doughter, I will that yef the same erle dye, as God defende, befor any carnall knowlich betwene the same erle and hir had, that than Thomas, brothir to the same erle, take to wyff the same Anne yf the law will suffre ytt. And yef yt happ the same Anne to dye, as God defende by for carnall knowlieh betwene the seid erle and her, or after the deth of the same erle betwene her and the seid Thomas had, that than the warde and mariage of the erle and his brother by sold, and the money be emploied for the performyng of this my will. Also I bequeth to my said doughter plate to the value of 1 mark, and bedding, chamberynges, and other stuff to the value of c mark. Also wher I have the ward and mariage of Edward Trussell, I will that by myn executors hit be sold, and the money be emploied to the performyng of my will, and yf my brother Sr John Donne will by the ward I will that he be preferred therin befor any other, and that he have yt better chepe than any other persone by xl li. Also I will that my feoffez of the manors of Bewik and Thurtilby in Holdernes in the counte of York, Bolton Percy in the shir of the cite of York, the manor of Barow and the hundred of Framland in the counte of Leycestre, the manor called Everingham in the counte of Notingham, the manor of Fynchley in the counte of Midd [lesex], the Rape of Hastinges in the counte of Sussex, and of all my other londes in Bewik, etc., shall suffre myn executors to take thissues therof unto the tyme that thei have performid my will and paid my dettes. Also I will that my feoffes of the manors of Lamley and Bleseby in the counte

* This will has been also copied in Testamenta Vetusta, where a fuller account of these bequests is given.

of Notingham, the manor of Drakenage in the counte of Warr', the manor of Sutton in Holdernes in the counte of York, mak estate to Richard my son when he comyth to the age of xviij yer, and for lak of issu to William my son, and for lak of yssu to the heiris malx of my faders bodi, and for lak of issu to my right heires. And I will my feoffes of the maner of Arnall in the counte of Notingham, the manors of Flekney, Litle Asshby and Brentingthorp in the counte of Leycestre, make estate to my sone William when he commyth to the age of xviij yeres, and for lak of issu to Richard my sone, and for lak of issu to the heires malx of my faders body, and for lak of issu to my right heires. And I will that my wif and, after her deth, thother myn executors have the governaile of my sonys unto the age of xviij yer. Also I will that my ij sonnys have plate to the value of cli., and eyther of them chamberinges, beddyng, and other stuff to the value of cli., and they to remayn in the kepyng of my wiff and myn execturs to the age of xviij, and then to be delyvered to aither of them or to ther issu. And yef oon of them by for that age dye withoute yssu, this parte that so dyeth aswell of plate as for chamberinges so remayne to his brothir. And yf both dye withoute issu, then the seid plate to be disposid for my soule, and the chamberinges, bedding and othir stuf by evynly devyded betwene my wiff and myn herez. Also I woll that my feoffez make estate to Kateryn my wiff of the manor of Stokdaubeney, Wilberston and Sutton in the counte of Northampton, the manor of Edmonton in the counte of Midd [lesex], the manors of Kyrby, Lubbesthorp, Bramston, Bagworth, Thornton and the parkes of Bagworth and Kyrby in the counte of Leycestre, the manors of Welborn and Aslaby in the shir of Lincoln, and all my other londis in Stok, etc., to Kateryn for her lyff as long as she is unmaried, so that she relese her dower in the seid manors of Bewyk, Thurtilby, Barow, Bolton Percy, etc., and in all the londis assigned to my ij yonger sonnys. I besech the kingis grace to take governance of my son and heyr. I make myn executors Kateryn, my enterly belovid wiff, myn eldist son, Sir Edward Hastinges, knyght, Sir William Husee, knyght and Cheif Juge of the Kinges Bench, Richard Pygot, oon of the kinges servauntes of the law, and that Sir William Husee and Richard Pygot have eyther of them xl li. I make the right reverend fader in God, John, bysshop of Ely, my good lord, and also John, Lord Dynham, my good lord and cosyn, surveyers, and to have xl markes. And in witnes that this is my last will, I did write this clause and last article with my owen handes at London the xxvj day of June the yer of our Lord

God aboveseid, and in the yer of my soverayn lord Kyng Edward the iiijth xxj, whose good grace in the most humble wyse I besech to be good and tender gracious lord to my soule, to be good and gracious lord to my wif, my son and myn heir, and to all my children, whom I charge uppon my blessing to be tru sogettes and servauntes to you. In the yer of my soverayn lord Kyng Edward the iiijth xxj.

[Proved 12 Aug., 1483. Administration by Lady Katerine, relict.]

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LI. THE WILL OF RICHARD HASTINGS, LORD WILLOUGHBY.*
[Blamyr, 29.]

In the name of Almighty Jhesu, Amen, the xviijth daye of Marche, 1501-2. I Richarde Hastinges,knight, Lord Willoughby, make my last will. First I will my soule to Almighty God and to oure Lady Seint Mary and unto all the Seintes in heven, and my body to be buried in the Grey Freres in London, in such place within the quere there or within the vestry chapell of the same Freres where as is moost convenable, and maye be ordrede and agreede by me or myn executors and the wardeyn and his brethern of this same. Item, I will to the parisshe church of Seint Gyless, to the high awter there, for tythes and oblacons by me afore this tyme forgoten, xiijs. iiijd. Item, I will that there be disposide aboute my burialles and other funeral expenses for the same to be doon, an c markes, or more and less as may be thought moost convenient by the discretion of myn executors. Item, I will to the Greye Freres for the breking of the ground and laying of my said body within oone of the places afore rehersed, and a toumbe to be made for me according to the saide aggrementes, xxli., and they to praye for my soule. Item, I will to the iiij ordre of Freres in London iiijli., eche oon of them to have xx s. thereto to bring me to the grownde where I shall lye the said daye of my buriall, and to syng Dirige and masse of Requiem on the morowe within their saide places and to do a trentall of masses for my soule for the same. Item, I will to the seid Grey Freres xx li., they to sey a dailly masse for me x yeres next, and immediatly after my decesse, at such an awter there as my body shall fortune to be buried by or afore. Item, I will that my dettes be paid such as shalbe duly proved, and if there be any wronges by me

* Son of Sir Leonard Hastings of Slingsby and brother of William, Lord Hastings, who was beheaded by Richard III. He married Joan (relict of Richard Pigot, whose will is printed in Test. Ebor., iii, 285), daughter of Sir Richard Welles, Lord Willoughby, executed by Edward IV. He was summoned 15 Nov., 1482, as Lord Hastings of Welles, but he also called himself Lord Willoughby. He had an only son, Anthony, who predeceased him, and died without issue. His wife's will follows.

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