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doon I will they be paid and content by the discretion of myn executours. Item, I will to Dame Johane, my wif, the residue of all my goodes, and hir I make my sole executrice, and she to have the disposition of the same, and I will that John Treswell and Henry Radeclyf be coadjutours with hir to helpe hir, and I will that either of them have xli. above theire resonable costes.

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19 Mar., 1504–5. Jane Haystynges, wedow, late the wif of Richard Hastynges, Knyght, Lord Willoughby. I bequeth my soule unto Almighty God, my creator, maker and Savior and Redemer of all the world, to our blissed lady Seynt Mary the Virgyn, his moste glorious moder, and to all the holy company of heven. My body to be buried in the conventuall church of the Freers Minors within Newgate of London, in the vawte there made purposely for my said lord myn husband and me. I will that there be spent aboute my burialles and funerall expences, and in other deedes of almes and pitie for my soule, by the discrecion of myn executors, cli. To the iiij orders of Freers of London, that is to sey, the Grey Freers, the Blak Freers, the Austyn Freers, and the White Freers, iiij li., to every ordre of theym xx s., to thentent that they shall pray for my soule, and that every ordre of the said iiij orders shall syng placebo and Dirige with masse of Requiem by note, and a trentall of masses for my soule and the soules of my said lord and husband, of Richard Pygotte soule, somtyme my husband, my children and frendes soules, and all cristen soules. I bequeth in lyke wise to the Crowchid Freers in London xx s., to thentent that they shall doo as afore I have willed the other iiij orders of Freers to doo. To the Freers Minors aforsaid a crosse of silver and gilt with Mary and John and our Lady at the foote of the crosse. To the Charterhous at Shene, xl s. To the Charterhouse in London, iijli. vj s. viij d. To the ladyes and brethern of Syon, iij li. vijs. viijd. To the ij Ancresses at Bisshyppesgate and at Westminster, xv s., that is to say, to the Ancres of Bisshoppisgate x s., and to the Ancres of Westminster v s. To the Ancker in London, to all to syng

* Daughter of Sir Richard Welles, Lord Willoughby, and sister of Sir Robert Welles, who were both executed by Edward IV for insurrection. She married first Richard Pigot, serjeant-at-law, a great and wealthy lawyer, who had large property in the North Riding of Yorkshire. His will, 14 April, 1483, was proved at London, 21 June, 1483, and at York, 3 Aug., 1484, and was printed in Test. Ebor., iii, 285. She married secondly Richard Hastings, Lord Welles and Willoughby, whose will has just been given.

a trentall of masses, x s. To the Freers of Northallerton, xls. To the aulter of our lady chapell in Northallerton a vestment. To the church workes of the same parishe church of Northallerton, xx s. Unto every ordre of the orders of Freers in York, xx s. To the house of the Freers in Richemont in the north countrey, xxs. To Sir Lawrence Butler, preest off Poules, xl s. To Sir Thomas Forman, preest, xx s. I will that every of my servauntes shall have half yeres wages. I will that myn executor shall kepe my household with the servauntes till the fest of Seynt Mighell tharchaungell next comyng. To Elizabeth Jerard, v li. To Thomas Rady, my servaunt, xls. To Thomas Lawday, xx s. To Mary, my servaunt, xx s. To Blaunche, my servaunt, xiijs. iiij d. To Sir William, my chaplayn, xls., to pray for my soule. To Sir Olyver, my chaplayn, xls. To Ric. Caleston, godson to my lord late my husband, xls. To Edward Caleston, my godson, xls. To the bretherhode of our Lady in the Quere in the parisshe church of Seynt Mary Woolnoth in Lombardstrete of London to pray for my soule as a benefactor of the same fraternytie, xl s. To the high Awter of Seynt Albons in Wodestrete, vjs. viijd. To the churche workes of the said church, xx s. To the priores and covent of Clerkenwell, xxxiij s. iiij d. To John Cresawell and to Margery his wif, and to Johane his doughter, my goddoughter, x marces amonges theym. litle Thomas, my childe, xls. To my butler vj s. viij d. To page, my servaunt, vj s. viij d. To William of Northallerton, my servaunt, vjs. viijd. To the boy of my kechyn, vj s. viij d. To Jane, my servaunt, xiij s. iiij d. To the Charter hous of Mount grace, vj s. xiij li. iiijd. As to the disposicion of all that my manor of Romanby and all other my londes within England, I will that myn executor shall sell all the same, and with the money, if it can be, provide vj preestes, that is to say, iiij of theym of the ordre of Freers minors, wherof iij of theym to syng for evermore in the conventuall church of the Freers minors within London at the awter before which the body of my lord and husband lyeth buryed, and the other preest of the said iiij preestes Freers to syng for evermore at Clerkenwell at the awter before whiche the body of Ric. Pygot late my husband lyeth buried, and oon preest, a monck of the Charterhous at Mount grace, to syng for evermore in the monastery of Mount grace for the soules aforsaid; and the vih priest to syng for evermore for the said soules at the Chauntry founded by my fader in the parishe churche of Northallerton. And I will that it soo be provided that the said vj priestes shalhave yerely for ever more among them for their salary xxxti markes, and if so be that conveynently it

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can not be brought to effecte to have the vj preestes, I will that than the money comyng of the sale of the manor, lands, and tenementes shalbe bestowed by myn executors for the welthe of my soule after their discrecions. Item, where the forsaid Richard Pygot willed that certayn manors, londes should be sold by me, and wher as I have made sale of partes and parte I have not sold, I will that my executors shall sell the same yet not sold, and the money comyng to be disposed according to the last will of Ric. Pigot. I will that Henry Ratcliff shall have his fee of vli. yerely, and over that I bequeth to the same Henry x li. upon the condicon that the same Henry shall aide my executors for the performance of this my will. The residue of all my goodes I geve unto myn executors the which to doo and dispose in deedes of almes for my soule as by their discrecions shalbe thought most to the pleasur of God. And I make Mr William Atkynson, doctor of holy divinitie, Mr John Caleston, bachiller of holy dyvinitie, and Gilbert Caleston, citizen and goldsmyth of London, myn executors, and I bequeth to every of my executors xx marces; and overseer I make John Cutler, doctor of holy divinitie, freere of the ordre off Freers Minors, to whom I bequeth xx markes.

[Proved 7 April, 1505.]

LIII. THE WILL OF LORD HASTINGS AND HUNGERFORD.*
[Bennett, 37.]

4 Nov., 1506. Edward Hastynges, knight, Lord Hastinges and Hungerford. My body to be buried, if I dye in London or within xxti myles of the same, in the college of Wyndesor nyghe to the tombe of my lord, my fader, whose soule God pardon, if it may be convenyently, and elles I remytte the same to the discrecion of myn executors or to suche as shalhave the rule about me att my departyng by the oversight of the Erle of Shrousbery,† lord Steward of the Kynges most honorable housholde, and of my twoo brethern if they be at my departing. Also I will that an honest preest be provided and syng for my praye my soule and the soules of my fader and moder, and all other my frendes, in the chapell or churche where my body shalbe entered, by the space of seven yeres next ensuyng, and the same preest in every weke shall say placebo, dirige and comendacions with masse of Requiem on

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* Son of William, Lord Hastings, executed by Richard III. He was second Lord Hastings of Ashby de la Zouch, to which dignity he succeeded in 1485; having married Mary, daughter and heir of Thomas Hungerford, son and heir of Robert, Lord Hungerford, and Molines, he was summoned to Parliament as Lord Hungerford in 1482, and died in 1507.

+ He married the testator's sister, Anne Hastings.

the morowe for my soule and the soules above rehersid and other orysons and prayers, and that the same prest have yerelie x markes. Also I will that during the same time an obite be kept in the same churche where my body shalbe entiered. Also I will that the last will of my lorde and fader be performed in every thing, and I will that all my dettes be paied and my servauntes wages. And if my wif and my son will take upon theym the admynistracon of my goodes and within oon yere fynde sufficient suertiez to the saide lord Steward and to my broder William Hastynges to pay my dettes and to performe this my will, then I will they shalhave all thissues and profittes of all my londes, and for the redemyng of the manor of Fyncheley charged as appereth by endenturez made betweene me and Sr Thomas Frowick, knyght, Chief Justice of the Common Place, and also for the redemyng of the manor of Welford by indenture betweene me and Thomas Jakes and Richard Sachewerell. And if my wif and my son refuse to performe my will, then I woll that the lord Steward and all other my feoffez shalhave full autoritie to make sale to such persons as they shall thinke good of the manors of Welford within the countie of Northampton, Lubesthorp, Wistowe and Bramston within the countie of Leycestre, Bewyk, Aldeborough and Slingbery (Slingsby) within the countie of Yorke, and with the money to pay all my dettes and performe my will. Also I will that my wif enjoye for the terme of her lif all suche manors as I have appoynted for the suertie of payment of certeyn somes of money due to the Erle of Derby for the mariage of my lady, his wif, my doughter; provided that if the same Erle be not contentid of his money at the dayes of payment, that then the said Erle may take thissues of theym according to such covenauntes as I have made, and after the money be paid and all my dettes paide, and my will performed and my faders will performed, my wife to have the manors duryng hir lif oonly. Also I will that my broder Richard Hastynges have oon annuytie of xxti markes by yere owte of my lordship of Thorneton and Bagworth, not oonly to hym, but also to my lady his wif, or to the longer living of theym. Also I will that my brother William Hastynges shalhave the stewardship and bayllifwick of my lordships of Thorneton and Bagworth and the keping of my parke of Bagworth, yelding accomptes of the same. Also where as I have graunted to my broder William oon annuytie of xx markes by yere, I putt it to be in the choise of my brother whether he will have the annuytie or elles my feoffez to make unto hym an estate owte of suche my landes as he shall thinke most profitable. Also I will that all my servauntes shalhave a

quarters wages. Also that my servauntes awaytyng upon me at this tyme at London after my deth have all the rayment belongyng to my body. Also I will that William Lolle have the house which he dwelleth yn in Asshby. Also I woll that the executors of my lady and moders have yerely xl li. of the manors of Bagworth, Thorneton and Lubesthorp unto suche tyme as the same executors have receyved asmoche money toward the payment of my lady moders dettes. I ordeyne my wif and my son executors, and the lord Steward to be thoversear, and if my wif and son refuse I make my twoo brethern my executors.

[No date of proof.]

LIV. THE WILL OF JOHN HOLME, OF ALDBOROUGH IN HOLDERNESS. [Holgrave, 22.]

In the name of the Holy Trinitie and of our Lady Seynt Mary, and of Seint John the holy Evangelist, Amen. The xviij day of Juyn the yere of our Lord MV and oon and in the yere of Kyng Henry the vijth aft. the conquest of England xvj, I John Holme beyng of hole mynde & goode disposicion ordeyne and make my last will. I geve and will my soule to Almighty God and to our Lady and all the Saintes of heven and my body to be buried in the churche afore our Lady. Also I geve and will my best beest to myn cors present. Item, I will to the high awter wher I am buried for tithes forgoten not duely tended, vs. Item, I will to the high awter at Alburgh for tithes foregoten, vj s. viij d. Also I will that there be xxxti masses doon for me the morow aft. that I am buried or within three daies aft. if they may be doon, x s. Item, I will that ther be geven to poore folkes at my buryall, xls. Item, to poore folkes at Alburgh where most nede is, xxs. Item, I will that a preest saye for me my dues in the weke placebo dirige and comendacion and masse every day by the space of v yeres, xxiijli. vjs. viijd. Item, I will that there be v tapers made and stand afore oure Lady and there to be kept the said space of v yeres, and at every doble fest and Sondayes to be light, 1s. Item, I will unto the church where I am buried, xiij s. iiij d. Item, to the churche at Alburgh, xiij s. iiij d. Item, I will unto my doughter Marye if so be that John of Moor wedde hir when he cometh to lawfull age, and he will make hir a lawfull Joyntor of xxli., I will that she have in queyne plate and household to the value of c marces. And if so be that he wedde hir not and she wilbe rewled and guyded as hir moder will have hir, I will that she have cc markes to hir mariage. Also I will that my broder William Holme have x markes of such dett as is owyng me in Holdyrnes. Item, I will that Richard

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